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.