Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - SEVEN
MC Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo court coronation celebration a success
On March 2, the 2008
M orrow County Fair and
OTPR court was officially
announced and crowned at
the first annual coronation
/ fund raiser event that was
held at the fairgrounds pavil
ion. The hall was decorated
with lights, brightly colored
tables and Mardi Gras décor.
Taylor’s Restaurant of lone
with the help of Roy Taylor,
cooked the prime rib for the
dinner which was served
to the seated guests by the
International club lead by
Anne Morter o f lone.
The 2008 court con
sists of Queen Becky Schil
ler, Princess Cheyenne Ward
and Princess Torri Lovgren.
Queen Becky’s parents are
Shari and John Schiller of
Pilot Rock. Becky served
as a princess on last year’s
court as well. Princess Chey
enne’s parents are Nancy
Porter and Curtis Ward all
o f Pilot Rock and Princess
T o rri’s parents are Bob-
bette and Pat Lovgren o f
Heppner.
The guests were en
tertained in between their
bidding, on numerous do
nated auction items from
Morrow and Umatilla coun
ty businesses by: Barbara
Nelson, country singer from
Pendleton, Marty Campbell,
C ow boy poet and m u si
cian from Pilot Rock high
school and the local favor
ites closed out the evening;
the Old l ime Fiddlers.
Rod Taylor, Morrow
County Fair Board Chair
m an a n d
K en B a i
ley, OTPR
year w ith the largest family
bringing over 15 people.
Having the coronation as
a separate event, made it
where all friends and fam
ily could
C o m
mi t t ee
P resid e n t
stepped
in as auc
tioneer and Torri Lovgren, Cheyenne Ward,
bid spotter Becky Schiller and Miss NPRA,
for the live Alice Monroe
auction
portion
with the help o f Lynn Dee ford.
Ramos and Dawn Eynetich
The 2007 M orrow
keeping track o f the auction County court was present to
items and buyers purchases. hand dow n their crow ns and
Rick Sandford, Glenda Tay words o f wisdom. Outgoing
lor, court chaperone, Cheryl Queen Josie Miller, Princess
Taylor, fair board member M akayla A n d erso n , and
and Sylvia Sandford, court Princess Jessica Hamilton
director were busy with the all shared their best wishes
court, dinner tickets, silent and hopes for the new' court
auction and announcing the members. The best piece of
event for the 110 people in advice being, “ Work as a
attendance. “ It has been a team,” which Queen Josie
team event from the begin Miller attributes to making
ning and it is a team success their year the best it can
we have seen here tonight,” be.
stated Sandford. “ We de
The 2008 court was
cided that with the cost of presented roses which were
gasoline and travel for the given by Queen Becky Schil
court we would make the ler’s grandmother, Marilyn
coronation a fund raiser as Schiller. Each court mem
well as a dinner to introduce ber also received beautiful
the new court m em bers. Montana Silver belt buckles
We have large families this
which were sponsored by
Bank o f Eastern Oregon,
matching M ontana Silver
star necklaces and earrings,
sponsored by Banner Bank-
Boardman Branch, match
ing bridle headstalls from
the M orrow C ounty fair
board, custom travel totes
w ith their names and buck
ing horses embroidered on
them from Q ueenie’s cus
tom creations and Sew What
by mt - lone. This year's
court o u tfits are custom
made ultra suede split skirts,
vests, and soft yellow west
ern shirts. The outfits were
designed and made by court
director, Sylvia Sandford.
“The court’s colors this year
are beautiful and so comple-*
mentary o f all the girls. We
are really excited to show
them off in their official out
fit which also represents the
true western heritage here in
Morrow County,” said court
chaperone Glenda Taylor.
T he fa ir b o a rd ,
court chaperone, director,
volunteers, family members
and court members thank all
their supporters, sponsors
and well wishers for helping
them get off to a great start
with their year. Don’t miss
seeing Queen Becky and
her princesses this weekend
at the Heppner St. Patrick’s
celebration in Heppner.
Tarish will perform
Saturday night from 7:30-9
p.m. at the Heppner Elemen
tary gymnasium. There is
no admission for this event.
The concert is funded by
the Morrow County Unified
Recreation District.
Tarish features three
virtuosic melody players,
Hanz Araki on the Irish flute
and whistles, Eddie Parente
on the fiddle, viola, and
bass, and button accordion
ist Johnny B. Connolly.
Flute player/singer
Hanz Araki is the quintes
sential w orld m usic m u
sician. Araki perform s a
blend of traditional Scottish,
Irish and English songs and
instrum entals with fierce
musicianship and an origi
nal approach. Araki played
with the perennial favorite
Picture left to right are, Jesus, Rev. Keith Brudevold; Simon of
Irish rock band the Paper
Cyrene, Dick Jones; back ground, Dan Van Schoiack; Soldiers,
boys
for many years, as well
Ashlev McCabe, and Mark Miller.
as Setanta and The Bridies.
—
He is currently a member
o f the new ly successful
“K.M.R.I.A.,” a Pogues in
spired Irish rock band based
in Portland, Oregon.
Guitarist Cary No
votny has reco rd ed and
p e rfo rm e d w ith m an y
great bands in the world
o f Irish music, including
Bridgetown, Kevin Burke,
and the “The Bridies”, fea
turing fiddlers Maire Egan
Pictured left to right are Simon of Cyrene, Dick Jones; Eliza
beth, Janet Greenup; Joseph, Brian Kollnian; Magalene,
Stacie Cooley; and Timothy, Larry Lutcher.
Drake. Condon notes that
Handel’s Messiah was first
performed in his hometown,
Dublin, Ireland.
The stage produc
tion is truly an ecumenical
presentation, with cast and
crew from Heppner, Lexing
ton, and lone, from six area
churches. C om m entators
will be Joe Lindsay, Rick
Drake, and Cory Cooley.
Taking to the stage will
be Rev. Keith Brudevold.
Gayle Arbogast, Dan Van
S choiack, Stacy C ooley,
Ken Turner, Rita Van Schoi
ack, Brian Kollman, Janet
G reenup, Larry Lutcher,
Rev. K eith P ric e , Josh
Coiner, Ann Morter, Debbie
Gutierrez, Tom Wolff, Rev.
Tim Van Cleave, Elizabeth
Jones, Dan Lindsay, Barney
Lindsay, Dick Jones, Ash
ley McCabe, Mark Miller,
Rev. Janice Johnson, Leann
Lindsay, A shley Lindsay,
and Nikki Coe. The pro
duction crew includes Nel
son C onnor, Kim A rm a-
to, Janet G reenup, Doris
Brosnan, Martha Munkers,
Lois Connor, Mary More
house. Mark Miller, Ashley
M cCabe, Leann Lindsay,
A shley Lindsay, D ebbie
Wryn. Myrna Van Cleave,
Laura M cE llig o t, N ikki
Coe, Judy Laughlin, and
Sheridan Tamasky. Hosting
w ith refreshments following
the performance will be Ev
elyn Sweek and Mary Ann
Elguezabal.
From C enacle to
Calvary will begin at the
St. Patrick Church parish
hall at 7:30 on Thursday,
March 13. The performance
is free to the public. Any
donations at the door will
be given to an area charity
selected by the actors and
production crew. An encore
presentation w ill occur at St.
Patrick's on Monday, March
17, at 7:30 p.m.
Morrow County Creative Arts and Crafts w ill
be at the Les Schwab showroom on Friday, March 14,
from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. and on Saturday, March 15,
from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. for the St. Pat’s celebra
tion.
Among those members putting on the sale and
show w ill be Betty Christman and Lorene Montgom
ery with a country collection o f quilts, pillow s, hand
tow els and a variety o f other hand made items.
Robert Reed w ill have a display o f his wood
work with items for sale, we will also have framed
photography from a new member, and Mary Ella
Johnson has pictures framed w ith mat board.
Sandra Haynes will have her prints of animals
and western art on display also. Mary Ella will be tak
ing care o f her display while she attends the Russell
Show in Montana.
If you are hungry, Roquel Herrera w ill have
homemade tamales and breakfast burritos for sale.
Come and see the variety o f things the local
artists make and take home a special gift for someone
or a something new for your own home. If you would
like to join the Morrow County Arts and Crafts Club
please call Trisha at 5 4 1 -676-9226 new members are
always welcome.
Poems on display
First and fifth graders at Heppner Elementary
School, sponsored by the Heppner Garden Club, recently
wrote nature poems for state competition. The poems are
on display in business windows for St. Patrick’s week
end.
Tarish to perform Saturday night
“From Cenacle to Calvary” to
begin showings on Thursday
By Doris Brosnan
“A Wee Bit o ’ Ire
land” begins in H eppner
in the Catholic Church (on
Gale Street) parish hall on
Thursday, with From Cen
acle to Calvary, the fifth
dramatic production w rit
ten by local Catholic priest
and Irish playwright Gerry
Condon.
Motivation to write
From Cenacle to Calvary
came, Father Condon ex
plains, from a suggestion
by M eth o d ist R everend
Keith Brudevold last year.
He noted that this y e ar’s
St. Patrick’s Day falls on
the Monday of Holy Week,
which preceeds Easter Sun
day. Thus, a dramatization of
Christ’s final days on earth
would seem appropriate.
F a th e r C o n d o n
agreed to work on a produc
tion if Joe Lindsay would
agree to w rite music and
lyrics for the play. Irishman
Lindsay, local singer, com
poser, and teacher, has been
on stage in all o f Condon’s
plays and has written origi
nal works for the last two
productions. O f course, he
agreed to collaborate with
his parish priest.
The resulting script
was written in great part in
Ireland last summer while
Condon visited his home
land during an especially
rainy period that kept him
off the golf course and in
doors. Lindsay has written
eight o rig in al songs for
C enacle , w hich is not a
musical by definition, but
the lyrics capture the intense
emotions o f two particular
characters.
The play o f four
scenes opens in the cenacle
- the room in which Jesus
and his disciples have eaten
the last supper - and takes
the action to the second trial
o f Jesus before Pilate, to the
road to Calvary, and, ulti
mately, to the crucifixion.
In this most complex
play yet written by Fr. Con
don, a dramatic denouement
comes in the form o f the
“ H alleluia C horus,” per
formed by a choir o f over
20 voices directed by Rick
Arts and crafts to be
seen at Les Schwab
and Brenda Curtin o f Mi
chael Flatley’s “Lord of the
Dance.” Novotny infuses
the trad itio n al m elodies
played by Parente and Araki
with undeniable contem
porary groove, appealing
to the tastes o f the modem
audience, yet based in the
centuries old tradition o f
Irish music.
Johnny Connolly has
generated a reputation as an
accomplished button accor
dionist of the highest order.
Johnny’s talents have paved
the way across continents
and provided him opportu
nities to perform and record
with many intemationally-
renowned artists including
Kevin Burke, the Chieftains,
Patrick Ourceau, and Aidan
Brennan. His first solo CD,
entitled “Bridgetown”, on
the highly esteemed Green
Linnet Records label has
earned critical claim and
brought C onnolly to the
forefront o f the younger
generation o f traditional
Irish musicians.
Eddie Parente is a
musician’s musician of note
in many genres o f music,
including the world of jazz,
w here Parente is one of the
most respected violinists in
the United States. Having
toured and recorded with
a wide variety o f musical
groups in the US and fre
quently in Russia, Parente
brings innovative chops and
a fresh perspective to Irish
traditional music, adding a
spicey zing to the Tarish giv
ing the band its own uniqtie
and exciting flavor.
Matty Sears, origi
nally from Wales, is the new
est addition to Tarish, bring
ing his seasoned bodhran
playing to the mix. Matty
has honed a b eau tifu lly
subtle yet powerful style of
percussive accompaniment,
making him the most sought
after bodhran player in the
Northwest.
A T arish p e rfo r
mance is always complete
with a plethora o f singing,
songs which are old, some
new, some Irish, and some
not. Two and three part
harmonies add drama and
excitem ent to the perfor
mance. Tarish is not to be
missed and plays some o f
the most innovative music
in the m odern w orld o f
Irish music today. Tarish's
cred its include frequent
performances at the nation
ally renowned Kells Irish
Restaurant and Bar in both
Portland, and Seattle, WA,
the Sandy Mountain Festi
val, and the Cycle Oregon
event in Heppner.
Raible selected for Student Ambassador Program
lone middle school
student, Christine Raible,
has been accepted into the
People to People Student
Ambassador program.
S in c e O c t o b e r ,
Raible has been attending
classes in Portland, learning
about the history, culture,
and political system s o f
Italy, France, and England.
In July, she and 39 other
Oregon high school students
w ill then explore these coun
tries over a 20 day period.
In an effort to raise
funds for this trip, Christine
will be selling Sandy Can
dy® and Candy Pebbles k at
the Neighborhood Center’s
Vendor Square Friday
Sunday as part o f the St. Pat
rick's Day celebration. A six
inch tube o f Sandy Candy k
will cost $2 and a 20 inch
tube will cost S4. She will
also be selling raffle tickets
for a laptop computer. Only
100 raffle tickets will be sold
for this item. Raffle tickets
w ill cost $10 each.
For more informa
tion about the People to
People program, or to pur
chase a raffle ticket contact
Christine at 541-454-2830.
HHS grad to participate in ASB program
This spring break
HHS g ra d u a te M ahaley
Huddleston applied for and
was selected to take part in
an alternative spring break
program through the Uni
versity of Oregon's Serv ice
L earning Program . This
year the group is working
with Tenderloin Health in
San Francisco, CA whose
mission is to optimize the
health o f the Tenderloin's
homeless, poor, and most
vulnerable residents.
The group will be
traveling to San Francisco
on Sunday, March 23, and
returning Saturday, March
29. The group will be driv
ing in vans, staying in a
hostel and sharing meals
to reduce the cost for each
participant. Each student
pays $200 toward the costs
o f the trip, with the rest of
the costs paid for by the
Service Learning Program
and other ASB sponsors.
Anyone wishing to
help sponsor Huddleston's
trip can make checks pay
able to her. Checks can be
sent to her school address
V
at P.O. Box 3583, Eugene,
OR 97403. H uddleston's
fundraising efforts are for
her indiv idual trip expenses
and do not become part of
the Service Learning Pro
gram's budget. For this rea
son any gift made towards
her ser\ ice experience is
not considered a charitable
do n atio n under the IRS
guidelines.
To show her appre
ciation. Huddleston would
enjoy setting up a time after
the trip to talk about her
experience.
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