HeppnerGazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 27,2013
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St. Patrick’s promises toe-tapping
entertainment
GRAND
MARSHAL
Planners of Heppner’s herty, Kevin Shay Johnson,
31st St. Patrick’s Wee Bit Lawrence Huntley and Chip
O’ Ireland Celebration say Cohen have performed and
this year’s entertainment toured together for many
promises a great evening on years. The quartet will pro
Saturday, March 16, with vide a memorable evening
music that will be sure to of superb music presented
get toes tapping, heads nod with wit and charm. Tra
ding and, possibly, force ditional and original songs
hands together in a clap with harmony vocals are
or two.
accompanied by hammer
W ho’s co m ing? O f dulcimers, guitar, fiddle and
course, our own Old Time bass. The quartet will also
Fiddlers will be providing be singing an original song
good-time fiddle music at about the Heppner Flood.
the Morrow County Fair
Lindy G ravelie is a
grounds dance hall at 6:30 singer-songwriter-pianist
p.m. The Cascadia Folk who began her m usical
Quartet and Lindy Grave lie career in Tillamook, OR
will be perform
at the “ rip e ”
ing at the Hepp
age o f three,
ner Elementary
s in g in g and
School gymna
“playing” the
sium at 7 p.m.
ukulele in the
Leonnig Fam
The Casca
dia Folk Quar
ily Band. Their
repertoire was
tet, which calls
rooted in coun
O regon’s Wil
try music, with
lamette Valley
added elements
home, plays“ ...
o f rockabilly,
an exquisite and Lindy Gravelie
versatile blend
swing and pop,
o f modern folk m usic.” all of which are still evident
Sharing a love of music in in her sound today. The
the folk tradition, Mick Do-
-Continuedfrom PAGE ONE smaller Pendleton. It’s got
hometown. He never got a some great character and
chance to finish his degree, lineage, great tradition and
as his father’s failing health history.”
required him to re
His time as Cof
turn to Pendleton
fee Hour host, he
and take over the
says, has produced
fam ily business,
many unforgettable
Ken Mountain Ath
memories. When
letic Supply.
asked, though, one
Melton ran the
came to the fore
com pany for 13
front. It involved
years, until it went Tom Melton
another Pendleton
out of business in
resident...one who
1981. He then worked for apparently didn't realize the
U.S. Bank for the next Coffee Hour was broadcast
seven years. It was in live throughout the KUMA
1988, when approached by coverage area.
KUMA owner Greg Smith
“We always have our
(not to be confused with Irish joke period. He had
Rep. Greg Smith), that he no idea how far the coffee
entered the world of radio. hour was carried,” Melton
“ G reg S m ith from recounts, laughing at the
KUMA called and wanted memory. “He got up and
to know if 1 would be inter did some traditional jokes
ested in being their sports that had two or three ques
director,” Melton remem tionable phrases in them...
bers.
some pretty blue speech. 1
Since it meshed with had to go up to him after
his love of athletics, Melton and say, ‘Did you realize
took the position, in which you just said that to around
he remained until 2008. A 5,000 people?’ Poor guy, he
few years after going to thought it was only over the
work for KUMA, around PA, not over the radio. He
1993, Melton got the chance was pretty embarrassed.”
to host a live radio show
With his long involve
from Oregon's Irish capitol, ment in the Wee Bit O ’
Heppner.
Ireland Celebration, Melton
“Greg asked me one says he realizes w hat a
day if 1 would like to do privilege it is to be chosen
the Heppner Irish days. I as grand marshal, especially
said, 'W hy not?’,” says for someone who only visits
Melton. “I’ve been there Heppner once a year.
ever since.”
“At first I thought she
Since leaving his full (the Heppner chamber rep
time position at KUMA, resentative) was kidding
Melton only broadcasts me, being a Pendletonian,
special events for the sta being there once a year,”
tion, focusing instead on says Melton.
his jobs selling coffee for
“I’ve taken some guff
Pendleton’s Best Coffee from people here in Pend
and being football coach to leton, especially being the
Heppner’s arch-rivals, the Pilot Rock coach. It’s a
Pilot Rock Rockets.
real honor though; my kids
“I keep pretty busy for are real excited,” Melton
an old man,” says Melton, continues, referring to the
who just turned 60. “And son and two daughters, who
I’m still not rich.”
will be joining him in Hep
One event he retains pner on March 16. “They’re
in his broadcast schedule, giving me a bad time, too,
though, is the KUMA Cof of course. That’s just part of
fee Hour, which is broad being Tom Melton.”
cast live from the Heppner
Melton says he realizes
Elk’s lodge on the Saturday many Heppner residents
of the St. Patrick’s weekend may wonder about having
every year. What brings an out-of-towner as grand
him back, he says, are the marshal, but reiterates how
people, the music and the privileged he feels to be
tradition.
chosen.
“To know Dominic
“I know a lot of people
Monahan...Father Condon will be looking at me won
is just a joy to be around, dering why I'm up there...
and seeing people from especially Greg G rant,”
all over the place. Seeing says Melton, unable to re
people that you only see sist a dig at a rival coach.
but one time a year, and “Through the years it’s been
they’re always happy. It’s an eclectic group. I don’t
just a great time,” he says. feel I’m part of that group,
“Plus, Heppner’s a great but it’s an honor.”
place; it reminds me of a
TheCascadia Folk Quartet (L-R): Lawrence Huntley (hammer
dulcimer, bass), Chip Cohen (fiddle, bass), Kevin Shay Johnson
(guitar, harmonica, vocals), Mick Doherty (hammer dulcimer,
bass) -Contributedphoto
family moved to Heppner
when Lindy was five. It
was here that she spent
her formative years, and
she still calls Heppner her
“hometown” today.
By the age o f eight,
Lindy was playing piano
and singing as a regular
member of the band at the
Wagon Wheel, Heppner’s
preeminent restaurant and
watering hole, owned and
operated by her parents,
Aggie and Ron. The family
eventually sold the Wagon
Wheel and moved to Mc-
Minnville, OR. where Lin
dy completed high school
while continuing to perform
both w ithin school and
professionally at various
venues throughout Oregon
and Washington. It was dur
ing her high school years
that she started writing and
recording her own music
and gained notoriety around
the Northwest as an up-and-
coming star on the country
music horizon. Lindy will
be including some Irish
songs during her perfor
mance.
12th annual Cruz-In Remembrance
Walk/5K Run
planned
On March 16, the 12th businesses, with cash prize targets senior center
annual St. Paddy’s Cruz-In
will be held during the 31st
annual St. Patrick’s Cel
ebration in Heppner.
The car show area will
be on Willow Street between
Heppner Family Foods and
St. Patrick’s Senior Center
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
For anyone who has a
classic vehicle and wants to
join the show, registration
will start at 9 a.m. and finish
at 11 a.m. The price is $20
per vehicle.
Awards will be given
this year for Leprechaun’s
Choice, Mustang’s Choice,
Best Convertible, Teenage
Driver/Owner, Best 1910s-
1920s Car or Pickup, Best
Motorcycle, Best of Show,
and more. Also, there is a
Participant’s Choice award
to be voted on by the car
owners themselves. Judg
ing will begin at noon. The
awards will be given out
around 2:30 p.m. on Wil
low Street.
The event will include
a participant’s poker walk
through five dow ntow n
for the first and second best
poker hand.
The public is invited to
come and walk through the
cars and reminisce as long
as they wish, and ask any
questions that they have...
the car owners love talking
about cars. Depending on
the weather, cars from all
over are expected to be at
tending.
The 2013 St. Paddy’s
Cruz-In awards are spon
sored by: D&L Auto Parts,
Heppner High School, Les
Schwab Tires, Lexington
Auto Body, P ettyjohn’s
Supply, Morrow County
Grain Growers, Lexington
Machine, Hatt’s Fuel Stop-
Lexington, Looslie Towing,
Heppner Family Food’s and
Osmin Century Welding.
If anyone has ques
tions, w ishes to have a
registration form for the
Cruz-In, or wishes to vol
unteer, contact the Heppner
chamber at 541-676-5536
or Gary Jones at 541-676-
5456.
Little League
tryouts planned
Little League Majors Baseball will hold tryouts
Wednesday, March 6. and Thursday. March 7, from 4-5:30
p.m. at George Waterland Field (between Hager Park and
the dam). It is mandatory that players attend at least one
tryout session for the entire length of time. Attending both
sessions is preferred.
Minors baseball, softball and T-ball will not have
tryouts.
Call Corey Sweeney at 541-256-0355 for more in
formation.
V
Friends Helping Friends
is planning its annual spring
event for St. Pat’s weekend.
Planners say response and
comments for the Remem
brance Walk/5K Run have
been extremely positive.
The bracelets are here and
the memory shamrocks are
being made.
The festivities will start
on March 16 with a coffee
hour/registration from 8:30-
9:30 a.m. at the Heppner
United Methodist Church.
C om m em orative sham»
rocks will guide walkers
through the streets of Hep
pner beginning at 9:30 a.m.
The three-mile/5K Run gets
underway at the same time.
Janelle Healy has posted
the run route via email and
flyers.
T he re m e m b ra n c e
fundraiser is inspired by the
memory of Donna Schon-
bachler, an RN, Home
Health and Hospice nurse
who was known for con
tinually giving beyond her
job responsibilities. One of
Schonbachler's pleasures
was her work with senior
citizens, which is why all
proceeds this year will go
to Heppner’s St. Patrick’s
Senior Center.
The center is looking
at a sizable expense to re
place the building heating
unit where the weekly se
nior and public Wednesday
meal is held. With “meals
on wheels” limited in this
area, the senior center pro
vides a much-needed meal
site. CAPECO provides the
food provisions, while local
volunteers and churches
prepare, serve and clean up
the meal each week. The
rental of that room provides
the needed hub for senior
activities and is manned
by volunteer help only. All
donations, once again, stay
in this community.
Pre-registration and
a $5 gift donation to St
P atrick’s Senior Center
can be made in memory of
your loved one. Please send
photos of those you would
like memorialized to Susan
Hisler, 56504 Little But-
tercreek Rd., Heppner, OR
97836, no later than Friday,
March 8.
Vocational scholarships
available
Catholic men to hold
Holly Rebekah Lodge in Lexington will once again
be donating a vocational school scholarship to a student
from Heppner and lone high schools. The scholarship
will be awarded to a graduating senior who is planning
on attending a vocational school (i.e. beauty, lineman,
mechanic/diesel or business) but not a two- or four-year
college. For more information and an application, students
should contact their school counselor or LaRae Kindle at
541-676-5223.
first Friday meeting
The men of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church of Heppner
and St. William's Catholic Church of lone will hold their
first Friday of the month meeting on March 1 at the parish
office in Heppner. The meeting will start at 6:45 a.m. and
will be followed by First Friday Mass at 7:30 a.m.
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