Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - FIVE
Leprechaun Run to be held on Saturday
A view from the Hill
By Doris Brosnan
By Doris Brosnan
The L ep rech au n s
have added an event for
energetic elementary-school
folks in Heppner this year
for “A Wee Bit O ’ Ireland.”
“They run for fun,"
says a Leprechaun spokes
person, “and they know that
kids like to run, too, so they
are holding a ‘Leprechaun
Run' up Main Street on Sat
urday. The run is free to chil
dren who are in kindergarten
through sixth grade.”
Each runner m ust
have a permission slip signed
by a parent or guardian and
be at the Veterans Memo
rial Park at 11 a.m., to get
checked in and instructed
on details of the run. Permis
sion slips will be available
at the Inform ation Booth
on Main Street and at the
gathering site.
A Leprechaun will
be ready to sprinkle magic
gold dust on runners when
the run begins at 11:30.
Each age group will take a
turn at the starting line, with
the sixth graders first o ff the
line. The run will take them
up Main Street to the inter
section by Les Schw ab’s
and back to the Shamrock
that is painted on the pave
R esidents o f W il
low Creek Terrace have a
spectacular, green view this
month, magically coincid
ing with the “ Wee Bit O ’
Ireland” celebration in Hep
pner this weekend. The hills
are turning green and the
green o f spring plants be
comes more noticeable each
day. But though weather has
allow ed some w alks and
talks outside this month,
most viewing o f the envi
ronm ent still takes place
through windows, as inside
activities continue to keep
most residents on the go.
February held cel
ebrations o f Mardi Gras and
Chinese New Year. Valen
tin e ’s Day co u ld n 't have
been more romantic, with
a candlelight dinner for all.
Ash Wednesday saw several
residents at their churches’
services, and eleven resi
dents went to the Shrove-
Tuesday Pancake Supper at
All Saints Episcopal Church.
And who can forget the im
portant, special days such
as National-Cherry-Pie-Day
(mmm, good), French-Fry-
Friday (merci, Cook Gump),
Banana-Bread-Day (if only
all bread tasted so good),
and Tootsie-Roll-Day (yes,
honest). Who knows who to
thank for these tasty days?
T he o u ts ta n d in g
celeb ratio n in February,
however, had to have been
the observance o f Kathleen
Hisler’s 100th birthday, when
the Terrace overflowed with
Kathleen’s friends and fam
The Leprechaun Run will begin at 11 a.m. at Veterans Memo
rial Park.
ment in the middle o f Main.
No “heelies” are allowed -
running shoes only because
leprechauns always play fair
and know that running is
tougher than rolling.
A Leprechaun will
be ready at the finish gate
to reward each runner who
finishes. Though the Lepre
chauns have not told anyone
w hat the rew ard w ill be
(Heppner Leprechauns do
Steppin' Out With Family a success
not talk), reports have been
receiv ed o f at least one
Leprechaun seen around
town with a pot o ’ gold by
its side.
The Veterans M e
morial Park is a grassy area
at the north end o f town,
noticeable beneath the tall
flagpole. It is beyond the
City Park and the Willow
Creek bridge, just around
the curve o f the highway.
Spray Rodeo
queen tryouts
and board
branding to be
held March 29
Queen tryouts will
begin at 1 p.m. at the Spray
Rodeo grounds. Contestants
do not have to be local or
Wheeler County residents,
but must be at least 15 years
old and never been m ar
Friday Night’s “Steppin' Out With Family” proved to be a
ried.
huge success. Over 250 people attended the pasta dinner held
Following the try
at Heppner Elementary School and enjoyed dancing with
outs
there
will be a ham
family and friends.
burger bar-b-que and board
branding on the new beer
garden structure. Cost for
the branding $10. Branders
are also invited to the bar-
b-que.
The Heppner Chamber o f Commerce has canceled
For more informa
their weekly luncheon meeting because o f St. Patrick’s
tion call 541-468-2442.
Celebration preparations.
Chamber cancels weekly
luncheon meeting
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HHS Spanish
students raffling
dinner and golf
H e p p n e r H ig h
School Spanish students
are raffling an Italian dinner
for eight and a golf package
to raise money for their im
mersion trip to Mexico this
summer.
The raffle will also
be taking place on March
15th in front o f the Heritage
Land Company.
For more informa
tion or to place an order, con
tact Petra Payne at 676-9138
or 676-5466.
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Irish Road Bowling to be held Sunday
By Doris Brosnan
T he 2 6 th A n n u a l
“Wee Bit O ’ Ireland” Cel
ebration will draw to a close
on Sunday, March 16, with
the Road Bowling Competi
tion. This year, the course
will begin by the reservoir,
at the junction o f Willow
Creek and Balm Fork Roads.
Tossing starts at 1:30.
Road bow ling has
been popular in Ireland for
centuries, introduced by the
Irish who would abscond
with the English cannon
balls under dark of night and
use them for some mischief
and friendly com petition.
The Heppner celebration
introduced the event two
years ago, when Tim Daly, a
Westem-Oregon man raised
on Little Butter Creek, near
Heppner, provided the bowls
and encouragement needed
for the event.
The rules for road
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bowling are simple: Teams
o f two to four bow lers take
turns tossing the small, iron
bow ls through a course
about a mile long. Each
team is responsible for keep
ing track o f the number of
tosses it takes. At the end of
the course, the team with the
fewest tosses wins.
Half the entry fees,
which will be $5 per team
member, will be returned
to participants of the first-,
seco n d - and th ird -p lace
teams. The first-place-team
members' names w ill he en
graved on the Road Bow ling
Trophy, which is displayed
in City Hall. The “Wee Bit
O ’ Ireland” fund will also
receive h a lf the entrance
fees.
Entry is limited to
the first nine teams to turn
in their entry forms and fees
- at City Hall or the Cham
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will probably be filled with
headgear, since it has been
declared Baseball-Cap-Day.
Those caps will come off,
though, when several resi
dents attend the Passion
play at St. Patrick Catholic
Church. One must wonder
w hat antics m ight occur
on the 22nd, since it will be
You're-As-Young-As-You-
Feel-Day, And Easter comes
especially early this year -
the earliest in 60 years, one
observer reports - so many
residents w ill attend services
and spend time w ith family
on the 23rd.
M arch has turned
thoughts to the greening-up
outside, so plans are under
way for the Terrace garden.
Everyone seem s eager to
get outside and play in the
dirt. Thanks go out to Jerry
Baker, the groundskeeper,
for the preparation o f the
flowerbeds and the pump
kin-patch space. Last year’s
pumpkins created quite a
view, fun to watch grow,
and fun to share with the
pre-school students.
Two special occa
sions for two residents go
nearly hand-in-hand this
month. On March 21, Har
riet Batty will celebrate her
93rd birthday with friends
and pie, not cake. On March
23, Harriet and Bud will
celebrate their 64th wedding
anniversary. Fellow resi
dents must surely view these
two neighbors as especially
fortunate. Maybe they enjoy
the luck o ’ the Irish?
Osborn graduates from basic training
lunday, March 23, 2008 ~ 10am to 2pm
Adults: $25, Children Ages 6-12: $15
(Plus Gratuity)
Reservations Recommended
ily. “It was a wonderful day.
1 got to visit with many
people and spend time with
my family,” says Kathleen,
who looked stunning in pink
that day.
Residents enjoyed
another visit from the OF
Time Fiddlers last month,
too, always appreciative of
their music. And more music
and motion held everyone’s
attention when Alicia Renni-
son's dance class performed
two days later. Both events
were so pleasant.
Last m onth, also,
residents welcomed a new
n e ig h b o r, G lo ria K lim -
aschesky. Gloria is not new
to the Willow Creek Val
ley, having spent several
years here, off and on. She
lived on the family farm,
the Christophersons’ place
near lone, until the family
moved to Western Oregon
in 1941. She then returned
a couple more times over
the years, but moved again
to Western Oregon in 1965.
Last summer, Gloria came
home again and now enjoys
life on the Hill. Her return
last year was prompted by
her two daughters, Arlinda
Gates and Arlita Arnspiger,
who wanted her near them.
T h is m o n th has
started with an absorbing
project. During Celebrate-
Y our-N am e-W eek, re s i
dents and staff explored the
meanings o f their names.
Some interesting discover
ies were shared. This week,
on Thursday, the Terrace
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A local leprechaun practices
his road howling technique.
available at the Cham ber
O ffice and will he at the
Information Booth on Main
Street, until the slots are
taken. If openings remain at
the time of play on Sunday,
teams may still sign up on
site. A sheet o f complete
guidelines will he distrib
uted there.
Organizers suggest
that each team bring a small
rug or bulky jacket, some
thing to stop the bowl if
necessary to keep it from
dam aging anything in its
path. “The bowl is small
hut heavy," cautions the
chairperson. Some rugs will
be available at the gathering
site.
M ore inform ation
about the Heppner competi
tion is available from Doris
Brosnan, at 541-676-5382,
and at the C h am b er O f
fice. Information on “road
how ling’’ is available on the
Internet.
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