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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 19,2008 Larry Lindsay named grand marshal of St. Patrick’s festivities Editor s Note: There were some inadvertent er rors in last week s story about Larry Lindsay. The following is the corrected story'. As is the tradition for the St. Patrick’s Celebration, a g ra n d m a rsh al is nam ed each year fo r th e “ Great Green P a r a d e ” . Larry Lindsay This year is no exception, with the honor bestowed on Larry Lindsay o f Lexington. Larry Lindsay was bom in 1937, the only child o f Alex and Rosella Lindsay o f Lexington. His mother, Rosella, was the daughter of Barney P. Doherty and Cath erine Doherty. Barney Do herty, a true pioneer sheep man of Morrow County, was bom in 1857 in Glenkeen, County Donegal. He left Ireland in 1885 to work as a carpenter in Boston. In 1887, he came to Eastern Oregon to work for Cunningham Sheep Co. building lambing pens. The founder o f C unningham Sheep Co. was Charles Cun ningham, an Irishman from Galway who married Sara Doherty, a cousin o f Bar ney Doherty. That couple helped to bring many young countrymen from Ireland for employment as “greenhorn” sheepherders. B a rn e y D o h e rty chose to take his wages in the form o f sheep. In 1888, he claimed a homestead site near where Highway 207 crosses Sand Hollow. That property became a “C en tury Farm” in 1988 and it is still occupied by Barney D oherty’s grandson. Bill, and great-grandson, Brian, and their families. In 1895, Barney Doherty married a young colleen from Carn- donagh, Donegal, who had left her home in Ireland in 1890. While raising nine children, Barney and “Ka tie” increased their sheep business to a total o f 10 b a n d s - w h ic h m ean s 10,000 sheep - and 10 full tim e sheepherders. They grazed open range from the desert “ sand country” o f north Morrow County to the mountains around Starkey and Wallowa. Larry Lindsay remembers trailing sheep to Wallowa when he was five years old, "h elp in g ” his father, Alex, and his Uncle Barney Doherty, who were partners in sheep. Prior to 1910, Bar ney Doherty’s sheep used to graze over the Finley Buttes, where today a million dol lars per year flow s into Morrow County’s coffers as Landfill Tippage Fees. In 1947, Alex Lind say acquired rangeland in lower Sand Hollow from Bill Kilkenny which includ ed portions o f the legendary John Sheridan K ilkenny sheep em pire. Since the 1970’s, Lindsay cattle have grazed on irrigated grass circles next to the old Kilk enny headquarters where massive sheep sheds were once used for lambing and shearing. S p e a k in g w ith a sense of awe, Larry Lindsay says, “ While working in the feedlot, I can gaze eastward in the morning at the same Public open house meeting scheduled March 20 for Heppner Transportation Improvement Project The Oregon Department o f Transportation (ODOT) will host a Public Open House Meeting re garding a 2009 project that will include bridge repair work, highway widening, new sidewalks and school crossing improvements in Heppner. The project will also flattening the curve at the Stansbury intersection, construct drainage facilities for the roadway and other safety improvements. The meeting will be held March 20 at 6:30 pm at the Columbia Basin Electric Co-op facility in Hep pner, 171 W Linden Way, Heppner. Local community members and other interested parties are encouraged to attend. The meeting is being held to provide local residents, community members and other interested parties an opportunity to hear information and ask questions regarding this project planned for construc tion next year. The estimated $2 million project, currently in the design phase, will improve traffic safety for school children, pedestrians and all motorists. • More information about this project is available by contacting ODOT Public Information Officer Tom Strandberg at 541 -963-1330, or ODOT Project Leader Tim Rynearson at 541-963-1364. S cien ce fa ir h eld at lo n e C o m m u n ity S ch o o l The Lindsay Family Back row (L-R) Dan Lindsay, Barney Lindsay, Alex Lindsay, Theresa Lindsay Pihl, and Joe Lindsay. Front Row (L-R) Cathy Lindsay Pedro, Larry Lindsay, Corrine Lindsay and Ann Lind say Murray. curving track s dropping into Sand Hollow Canyon where an Irishman, Thomas Fitzpatrick, brought the very first wagons west on what came to be called “The Old Oregon Trail.” Larry Lindsay and his w ife, C o rrin e , have raised seven children: Ann M urray, a pharm acist in Heppner; Cathy Pedro, a cattle and alfalfa grower in Herm iston; Alex, a com puter engineer in California; Theresa, a former teacher at Blue M ountain C o m munity C ollege living in Hermiston; Barney, a for mer teacher and a family farmer currently serving on the Morrow County School Board; Dan, assisting with the family farm as well as custom farming; and Joe, who assists the family op eration while teaching music at Heppner High School. Two other children, John Paul and Claire Michelle, are deceased. St. Patrick’s Church in Heppner has a long tradi tion o f presenting a com munity ham dinner in honor o f St. P atrick’s Day. The Larry Lindsay Family has provided Irish musical en tertainment at this dinner for the last 32 years. Additional grandchildren keep adding to the assortment o f instru ments. The Lindsay Ranch has been transformed from a dry land wheat farm to an irrigated enterprise with the goal o f feeding cattle for a specialty market. Larry Lindsay has also devoted over 40 years to service on the M orrow C ounty Port C om m ission becau se o f his deep interest in the eco nomic development o f this very special county. His admiration and high regard for the early pioneers, es pecially his Irish ancestors, has inspired a determination to continue their efforts to improve living conditions for all the families of Mor- row County. Chess Mates celebrate with party Back row (L-R) are sponsor Mary Ann Elguezabal and Coach Wayne Seitz. Front row (L-R) are Ross Cutsforth, Joe Jones, Kai Arbogast, and Shane Miles. Not pictured are Zach Hintz, Conner Pappas, Cody Nelson and Kelly Nelson. These students will compete in the state tournament this weekend. Heppner Chess Mates held their “end o f the sea son” party on March 17 in the HES cafeteria. The party marked the last day that the entire group would meet this school year. A drawing was held for three chess sets. The win ners were Cara Arbogast, Keegan Gibbs, and Andrew Ames. Another drawing was held for a chess cake. The winner was Patrick Collins (pic). Several students will be participating in the state chess tournament on Friday and Saturday, March 21 and 22. Competing as individuals will be Zach Hintz, Kai Arbogast, Ross Cutsforth, Joe Jones, and Shane Miles. Competing as a junior high team will be Zach Hintz, Con ner Pappas, Cody Nelson and Shane Miles. Kelly Nelson will be an alternate for the team. The students have been coached by Wayne Seitz. Becca Jepsen won People's Choice for Middle School. —How ow Tb % Eric Jepsen, RJ Ramos and Patrick Lee won Overall Judge’s Pick for creating biodiesel. lo n e C o m m u n ity School hosted a science fair this past week for grades kindergarten through high school student that boasted over 150 people present and thirty nine entries. Student were accountable for devel oping a project, creating a report complete with objec tive, hypothesis, materials, procedure, data, conclusion and b ib lio g rap h y in a d dition to a display board. Each project was unique and different and catered to the individual interest of students. “I was really proud o f these k id s,” said sc i ence teacher, Erin Heide- man. “Their projects were wonderful and they did a tremendous job at the fair. This is the second year for the science fair and*it keeps getting better.” At the fair, students were responsible for giving a brief presentation about their project to the two judges in their category. Elementary judges were Dale Holland and Bink Ramos, middle school judges were Glenda Taylor and Allison Rudolf and high school judges were Della Heideman and Deacon Heideman. The winners of each category listed below received science medals and the judges picked an over all fair exhibit and people who attended voted for a 'people’s choice’ award in each category, grade, middle or high school. Winners are as fol lows: Grade School - l sl High Individual, Jake Heide man, P h y sics; 1st High Individual, Ann Rietmann, Chemistry; l 51 High In 2008 HEPPNER L IT T LE LEAGUE \1 arrow County Historical Society and Boardman Senior Citizens invite you to attend Goaidm an ’Then & Ployer Tryouts Morch 18th, 2008 Softball : 4:00—6 00 Bob Kilkenny Field A v« Ployer Tryouts Morch 19th. 2008 Major Baseball: 4 00—6 00 A two-hour narrated bus tour of historical landmarks, early property own ers, “Old Town’’ Boardman location and businesses, and rural family life along the Columbia River. The tour is narrated by Harold Baker. George Waterland Field (Dam Field) Softball 4 :0 0 - 6 0 0 / Bob Kilkenny Field A When: Tuesday, March 25 from 10 a.m. -12 noon Ployer Tryouts Morch 2Qth. 2008 Where: Boardman Senior Center, 100 Tatone, St., Boardman Cost: FREE (A $2-3 donation toward fuel expense would be appreciated) Minor Baseball: 4:00—6 00 Shad Hisler Field Tour Schedule: 9:45 a.m. - bus loads up; 10 a.m. - tour leaves; 12 noon • bus returns to Senior Center, lunch available. Lunch is $4 for 54 and under, $3 for 55 and over. Major Baseball: 4 00 - 6 00 George Waterland Field (Dam Field) Softball : 4 00—6 00, Bob Kilkenny Field Each Child must participate in 50% of the tryouts Visit or call the Boardman Senior Center at (541) 481 -3257 to register for Coaches and Volunteers at this the tour. time please fill out an applica 2 ° ln the A io tto w County J jiito tic a lS o ciety ! Purchase your 2008 membership at the tour. Dues are just $5. Members receive first notice of future tours. M orrow C o u n ty H is to ric a l S o c ie ty u tion, With it we need a copy of your Photo ID/Driver s License Remember Deadline for sign-ups NOW . For more information contact Sandi Putman 541-676-8469 Home or 541-240-1761 Cell L4STCH4NCE t * d ividual, Aaron Sm ythe, Entomology; and 1st High Class, 1st Grade, Botany. Middle S chool-M i crobiology: Stacee Halvors- en, Julianne Carlson, Lacey T hom pson, and Shadow Kendrick; Chemistry: Becca Jepsen; Gravity: Gus Peter son, Joel Stillman, and Bai ley Haguewood; Physics: Steven Holland and Adam Collin; Entomology: Mason Haguewood; and Botany: Christine Raible. High School - Mi crobiology: Jake Trahan and Kevin LaRue; Botany Behavior: Tyree Svetich, Matt Hams, and Stefanie A rcher; Physics/E nergy: Tom Holland, Mary Gates, and Beth Morter; Chemis try: RJ Ramos, Eric Jepsen, and Patrick Lee; and Other: Tanner Rietmann and Alex Rietmann. Overall judges pick for middle school went to Mason Haguewood for his work with worms and over all pick for high school went to RJ Ramos, Eric Jepsen and Patrick Lee for creating biodiesel. People’s choice went to the kindergarten and 4th and 5th grade class in the grade school, Becca Jepsen in the middle school and Beth Morter, Tom Holland and Mary Gates in the high school. Bank of Eastern Q |* 0 g o n o f f e r s scholarships “ Bank o f E astern Oregon will again award 12 $500 Agriculture/Business Scholarships for graduating seniors at Heppner, lone, Ar lington, Condon, Boardman, Irrigon, Spray, Fossil, Bums, John Day, Monument, Long Creek, Dayville, Prairie City, Moro, Enterprise, Wallowa, and Joseph,” announced E. George Koffler, President o f Bank o f Eastern Oregon. This marks the 16,h year the bank is sponsoring the $500 scholarships to students. The awards total $6,000. A p p lic a n ts m u st plan to enroll in college in either agriculture or busi ness. Selection will be based on scholarship, leadership, and citizenship. Applications can be picked up from school coun selors or at a branch of Bank o f Eastern Oregon. Or, go online and download the ap plication at www.beobank. com (Community Commit ment link). The deadline to submit applications is May 9, 2008.
