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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 6,2013 Fab Four 4-H cooks Wee Bit O ’ Ireland up some warmth is on its way Renee Peterson, Morgan Orem, leader Nancy Jepson and Aaron Smythe discuss the new 4-H baking manuals. The 4-H baking and cooking curriculum was completely redone this year. -Contributedphoto On Jan. 24, the mem bers of the Fab Four Foods Group met at lone Com munity Church to make breadsticks and share soup. The group made Almost Famous Breadsticks and EZ Cheesy Breadsticks. Mrs. Jepson also made bread sticks from the recipe in the new 4-H manual. In the taste test, the clear winner was the EZ Cheesies. While the breadsticks were rising, the group dis cussed My Plate activities from the new 4-H books and took a quiz on kitchen terms. The group then shared soup they had brought. M organ Orem brought taco soup, which everyone agreed was a great winter- day soup. Aaron Smythe brought potato soup which was very thick and creamy. The group liked it and said it was like eating mashed po tatoes w ith bacon bits. Renee Peterson shared homemade turkey soup, which was quickly renamed, due to the directions, Tur key Carcass Soup. (You can’t get that great flavor any other way.) It was well received, and the lone male in the group had seconds, thirds and then took home the leftovers. Mrs. Jepson made a lentil, split pea and smoked ham soup that the adults enjoyed. The soup recipes all came from the kids’ grand mothers: Bonnie Ball, Anita Orem, Eunice McElligott, and the late Jo Huston. Sam ples w ere also dished up and taken to their missing club member Syd Stefani. Heppner’s 31“ annual “Wee Bit O ’ Ireland” St. Patrick’s Celebration will be held March 15-17. The Heppner community is al ready starting to get the town ready to celebrate. This weekend o f cel eb ratio n in cludes (ju st to name a few) Heppner cham ber’s Irish amateur boxing event, KUMA cof fee hour and the Ceili, with lots o f singing, laughing and celebrating. Those out on the streets w ill fin d le p re c h a u n s throughout the city; they also will want to check out the Cruz-In cars and save a spot to watch the Great Green Parade. Remember to take in the sheep dog trials and sign up to participate in the Irish road bowling team competition. There will be plenty o f Irish music and enter tainment, local shops for shopping, food vendors and books, crafts and photog raphy fairs. The entertain ment planned for this year includes The Cascadia Folk Quartet, Lindy Gravelle, who will be performing at H eppner Elem entary School gym, and The Old Time Fiddlers, who will be performing at the fair grounds dance hall. All of this great entertainment is sponsored by the Morrow County Unified Recreation District and is free to the public. “ So go ahead, mark your calendar and plan on participating in some good old Irish activities, rain or shine,” says a chamber representative. The new schedule is being finalized and will be out soon. Visit www.hep- pnerchamber.com or call the chamber office with questions or to get a copy of the schedule. Boxers wanted for amateur boxing The Heppner commu looking for individuals who nity will be getting “ready would like to box in the to rumble” at the sixth an event. Bouts are limited, nual amateur boxing event, so call the chamber office sp o n so red by H eppner at 541-676-5536 or email Cham ber o f Commerce, heppnerchamber@centu- on Friday, March 15, at rytel.net to have sign-up the Heppner High School information emailed. “We are looking for gymnasium. Gates will open at 6:30 ward to another great box p.m.; admission will be $10 ing event...com e and be for ages 12 and up, $5 for a part of the event!” says ages eight to 11 and free for Sheryll Bates of the Hep seven and under. pner chamber. plant commissioned and in H eppner cham ber is production during the first quarter of 2014. Additional staffing, as well as additional technical This week’s lunch meeting of the Heppner Chamber expertise, will be needed of Commerce will be held on Thursday, Feb. 7, at noon in to run the new plant, and the St. Patrick’s Senior Center dining room. The meeting TCCA is finalizing plans will be an all entities report. for hiring and technical Cost of lunch is $10. Howe’s About Pizza will cater. training as well. Lunch attendees are asked to RSVP no'later than the TILLAMOOK PLANT EXPANSION -Continued from PA GE ONE forward to the opportunities this expansion will provide us, including the ability to provide more jobs here in Morrow County.” Construction of the new facility is expected to take just over a year, and TCCA intends to have the nqifti, Chamber lunch meeting morning of the Wednesday before. Neighborhood Center receives donation Pastor Jonathan Enz presents Jan Skaggs, executive director of the Heppner Neighborhood Center, a check in the amount of $232, which was given in the offering plates of the 2012 Christmas Eve candlelight service at Heppner United Method ist Church. -Contributedphoto Road bowling returns to St. Pat’s Heppner’s Irish Road Bowling event will draw the St Patrick’s Day week end celebration to a close on Sunday, March 17. Par ticipants in this event will gather on Sunday afternoon before the 1:37 p.m. activity commences. Participants must be 18 years or older. This Irish sport that dates back to the 1600s was played in America by the Irish troops in West Virginia during the Civil War. In recent years, a resurgence of interest in the sport has developed in both Ireland and the United States. Hep pner’s event has gained popularity since it was first offered in 2006, and entries are limited (maximum of 20 teams), so interested persons should pick up en try forms at the chamber of commerce office and return them, filled out (with pay ment), soon. Teams of two to four members compete over a course o f approximately one mile by tossing the iro n -an d -steel “ b o w ls” that weigh 28 ounces and are slightly smaller in di ameter than a tennis ball. The team that completes the course with the fewest tosses wins. Each participant must pay $5 to play. The purse is then divided, with half going into the St. Patrick’s Weekend fund and h alf being divided among the top three teams. Names of the winning team’s mem bers will be added to the trophy that is on display in the window o f Peterson’s Jewelers. The starting point o f the course will be on Balm Fork Road. Spectators are welcome at the event but are cautioned to remain a safe distance from the ac tion because the bowls are heavy and have been known to break bones in unfortu nate situations. Interested participants should remember to sign up early to guarantee a spot in the event. The forms can be picked up at the Heppner Chamber office, or call 541 - 676-5536 to have a form mailed. Community invited to Valentine breakfasts Meals will welcome new priest The men of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church of Heppner and St. William’s Catholic Church of lone will prepare breakfast in honor of St. Valentine on Sunday, Feb. 10. The lone breakfast will be served at 9:45 a.m. and the Heppner breakfast will start at noon. On this occasion, the parishes will also welcome Father Kumar as their new priest. Community lunch menu Willow Creek Baptist and Elohim Covenant church members will serve lunch on Wednesday, Feb. 13, at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. The meal will include a baked potato bar with chili, cheese, sour cream, broccoli, onions and tomato; green salad; hot rolls; and brownies. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. Chamber Chatter H eppner BMCC is offering some social media classes, which will be taught by Heidi Nelson: Classes are $49 each and will be held in the HHS computer room. The classes that will be offered are: Twitter/Pinterest for Business - Thurs., 2/7- 5-7 p.m.; Blogging for Business -Thurs., 2/21-5-7 p.m. and Social Media Management on Thurs., 2/28 5-7 p.m. To register, contact Anne Morter at 422-7040. Take advantage o f this great op portunity to become more familiar with social media and the advantages it brings to business. 31* St. Patrick’s “Wee Bit O ’ Ireland” Festivities: Mark your calendars now for this great w eekend, March 15-17, 2013; in fact this would be a great time for you to volunteer how ever much time you have or whatever event you would like. We are always in need o f volunteers, so give the chamber office a call and get involved. Morrow County Relay for Life: Mark your calen dars for the upcoming local Relay for Life event, which is scheduled for June 29-30 from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m. at the Morrow County Fair grounds. This would be a great time to get involved in a very worthwhile event and be part o f the cure. You can create a team, be a sponsor, volunteer or participate in some way. Contact the chamber for more information.
