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THREE - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 13, 2019 Murray Clan gathers for Robert Burns Supper in Condon Reprinted from the Condon Times-Journal As spring-time ap- peared ready to bloom in the unseasonable 60-de- gree temperature outside, over 100 Scottish clansmen gathered for the 22 nd an- nual Robert Burns Supper Jan. 26 at the Condon Elks Lodge. They came to honor the featured Clan, the Murray Clan of Heppner, and to enjoy the pipes and drums, some Robert Burns music and recitations and a hearty meal of haggis, neeps and tatties. The Murray and Lind- say families, at least 17 strong, commanded the table of honor at the festiv- ities, and provided much of the entertainment as well. Four generations of the families were in attendance. Clan ‘Chieftains’ Rod and Meg Murray and Larry and Corrine Lindsay headed the table. Kevin Murray, tall, kilt- ed, handsome and articu- late, presented the Murray Clan history, dating back nine centuries and 36 gen- erations to the Morays of Bothwell. The Murray Clan family history, as presented at the Burns Supper, can be found in its entirety on page 4 of the January 31 issue of the Condon Times-Journal. Musicians for the day, members of the Royal Condon Highland Guard, included Katie Santini of White Salmon, WA, Bill Shelton of Carson, WA And Rick McCaul of Portland, all bagpipe players, and Ann Rosen of Salem, tenor drummer. Others who took the mic offering lively musical renditions included Joe Lindsay, his wife Leanne with daughter Corrie Jo, and sons Andrew and Ryan; Larry Lindsay who added authority to “a good old Scottish custom that has stood the test of time, a custom that’s been carried out in every land and clime. When brother Scots are gathered, it’s aye the usual thing, just before we say good night, we fill our cups and sing, ‘Just a wee doech an doris.’” And we did! Patrick Flaherty of Clarno added some inter- esting comparisons in the lives of Robert Burns, Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie, along with mandolin and tin whistle accompaniment and an a cappella Burns song, ‘Silver Tassie.’ Andrew Jamieson, who is earning a reputation as Condon’s Harry Lauder, performed masterfully the Address to the Haggis in the ceremony surrounding the meal, and later offered the traditional Toast to the Ladies and finally a riveting rendition of Burns’ famous, and famously long, poem, ‘Tam O’Shanter.’ Also with a lovely clear rendition of ‘Skye Boat Song’ was Rebecca Bro- chu, new to the celebration this year from Hood River; and Sue Logan offered the heart-wrenching Bonnie George Campbell from memory. The Scottish Short- bread contest this year at- tracted 14 entries, all of varying versions of short- bread recipe, worthy one and all. Three judges, all un-related to any contes- tant, judged the entries and found the entry submitted by Lisa D’Arcy of Wasco to be number one. Also catching the judges’ atten- tion were entries from Jean Wilson of Condon, second; Nicole Jamieson Dyne of Portland, third; Karla Rob- inson of Pendleton, fourth; and Kevin Murray of Hep- pner, fifth. The Shortbread con- test prize table was laden with unique gifts from and associated with ‘the Home- land,’ and the five winners were allowed first pick of the prizes. The contest is unique in that those who enter the contest also bring enough to share for the din- ner’s dessert; and in the fact that no contest participant goes away without a prize. Everyone is a winner. Jannie Allen of Ione spearheads the Shortbread contest, with the help of Jan Stinchfield, and they both share the load, along with The Heppner Mustang JV boys’ basketball team won their final game of the season by defeating the Pilot Rock Rockets 74-17. The Mustangs led at the end of the first quarter 14-4 and the halftime score saw the Mustangs ahead 25-10. The third quarter be- longed to Mustangs as they outscored the Rockets 25-6 and they improved in the fourth quarter by outscor- ing the Rockets 24-1. That made the final score 74-17. Gavin Hanna-Robinson scored 15 points to lead the Mustangs. Roy Collins fol- lowed with 12 and Cannon Wilkins had eight. Scoring seven points each were Kellen Grant and Jayden Wilson. Casey Fletcher and Jackson Lehman each add- ed six points while Brock Hisler and Joe Sherman scored four each. Rounding out the scoring were Kason Cimmiyotti with three and Jorden Sweeney with two. The JV Mustangs fin- Seventeen members of the Murray and Lindsay families gathered to be honored by the Caledonians of Condon recently at the 22 nd annual Robert Burns Supper in Condon. From left are John Murray, Rod Murray, Kevin Murray, Sean Murray, Laurie Murray Wood, Olivia Wood, Ian Murray, Katie Siri, Corrie Jo Lindsay, Ryan Lindsay, Leanne Lindsay, Corrine and Larry Lindsay. Front row: Andrew Lindsay and Joe Lindsay. Mark and Cindy Murray missed the photograph. Dallas Harsin, Cassandra Flatt and Sheila McCoin, of the two-day preparation of the meal. The featured item of the meal, the Haggis, is a specialty of Charles Lamb of Lamb, Etc. in Roseburg. There are many who make possible each year this celebration of the area’s Scottish heritage. Support- ers include the Gilliam County Cultural Coalition, the Condon Chamber of Commerce, Don Dunbar, Patty Burnet, Hotel Con- don and the Condon Elks Lodge. Editor’s note: An ex- cerpt from Kevin Murray’s presentation of the Murray Clan’s history of 36 gener- ations. Reprinted from the Condon Times-Journal. On July 28, 1945 in Biloxi, Mississippi, Rod married Margaret Gwin (obviously from that neigh- boring country, Wales), and they have five children. Well, hardly ‘children’ now, and they have added more descendants to the Murray clan, descendants who are now increasing our Mur- ray line, so far with 13 great-grandchildren of Rod and Meg. Apparently, carpentry and construction work were the chosen enterprises of most of the Murray and Ma- cInnes men in Oregon. So Rod’s interest in pharmacy was a new direction for our branch of the clan. Eager to serve his country in World War II, Rod joined the Army Air Corps and served in the European Theatre as crew chief on a C47. Using the GI Bill he studied at Oregon State University in pharmacy and graduated in 1950. One of his early jobs was for a drug company as a sales representative. This job allowed him to see many parts of Washington and Oregon and showed him the beauty of Eastern Oregon. Seeing hundreds of pharmacies in rural set- tings allowed him to find a great place to raise a family and operate pharmacies, Condon was one of those places. In 1959 Rod and Meg purchased Humphrey’s Drug of Heppner in the building originally built as the Rock Saloon. Not many years later in 1963 they opened what is now known as Murray’s Condon Pharmacy. At one time, two other pharmacies were in the fold though they closed during the course of the 60-year history of Murray’s Drug, one was in Prairie City (later owned and beau- tifully operated by Mark and Sandy Murray) and another in Arlington. Added to the fold lately is Murray’s Boardman Pharmacy in June of 2018. Three generations of Murrays have lived and served in Morrow and Gil- liam counties thus far and we hope to continue for many more. Rod and Meg, then Mark and Sandy Murray, then John and Ann Murray (she could not be here today as she is visiting a girlfriend in Sweden this week), and now Laurie Murray Wood and Sean Murray. In my im- mediate family, my siblings are Luke, Laurie, Sean, Ian and myself, Kevin Murray. We look around today at the many friends we have gathered in this room and recall many fond memories of working with and truly enjoying being a part of Condon. We Murrays have always felt at home in this kind and generous Scottish community and we grate- fully count you among our blessings. Thank you for these past 57 years and the enjoyment of being the hon- ored family of this year’s Robert Burns Celebration!! Students take Time Out for Reading JV boys win final game of season Free movie to be shown Friday Hopeful Saints free Friday movie for February will be shown Friday, Feb. 15 at the All Saints Parish Hall beginning at 7 p.m. The movie, rated PG, tells the story of a disfigured child who doesn’t let his de- formity define who he is and who he will become. Every- one is welcome. Additional information is available by calling the church office at 541-676-9970. ished the season with a 19-2 record. They scored 1,183 points over the season to average 56 points per game. Their opponents scored 614 points, averaging 29 points per game. It was an out- standing season of growth and improvement for the young team. Prayer team to meet The Heppner prayer team will meet at the SDA Church on Minor Street in Heppner on Wednesdays, Feb. 20 and Feb. 27 at 5:30 p.m. The Feb. 20 topic will be “Fervent in Prayer” and the community prayer focus will be the sheriff’s depart- ment. The topic on Feb. 27 will be “What to Pray for” and the community prayer focus will be the Morrow County Municipal Court staff. For additional informa- tion contact Wendy Bleth at 509-540-8800. FOR SALE 235 SKYLINE DRIVE, HEPPNER Enjoy a great view of Heppner from this well- kept 3 bedroom 1700 square foot home with large double garage on a .7 acre lot. Also available, .7 acre adjacent lot with easy access to Chase Street and all utilities. Accepting purchase offers until March 1. Call Bill Jepsen- 541-667-7498 DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5PM Pictured back row (L to R): Delilah Sauceda, Rylee Palmer, Caleb George, Sierra Greenup, Connor Wilson, Jaime Cavan and Aden Lathrop. Front row (L to R): Makiyah Christian, Jackson Coiner and John Lindsay. The fifth- and sixth-graders of Heppner Elementary recently com- pleted their yearly reading incentive program, Time Out for Reading. During this four-week program, students keep track of min- utes they read each day. At the end of each week, the minutes were added to their total. Each student is on a team and they work towards earning individual and team prizes. The goal of the pro- gram is to encourage read- ing for fun and teamwork. The fifth- and sixth-graders read a total of 92,866 min- utes this year. This years’ top reader was fifth-grader Delilah Sauceda with 10,133 min- utes read. Jackson Coiner, a sixth-grader, was second with 7,893 minutes. The students culminat- ed Time Out for Reading with their prize party on Thursday, Feb. 7. Students were allowed to choose prizes, many of which were related to the basketball theme, in the order in which they finished with their total minutes read. Each stu- dent received a prize and a book. Prizes and books are purchased from donations from community members, local organizations and the H.E.S. Parent Teacher Club. 122nd Elks Annual Saturday Feb. 23 "Diamonds are Forever" Ladies Tea 2 pm - Indoctrination 3pm Lodge 4pm Dinner 6 pm Live Music by Wicked Mary 8 pm Tickets will be available to RSVP purchase at the lodge 541-676-9181 for a men's and women's raffle basket. elks358@centurytel.net Drawing will be Feb. 23
