FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Street games to be
held before parade
Several street relay
games will be held on Sat-
urday, Mar. 16 on Main St.
while waiting for the Great
Green Parade to begin.
Registration forms may be
downloaded and printed
from the Heppner Chamber
website at www.heppner-
chamber.com under the
Wee Bit O’ Ireland heading
or picked up at the chamber
or city of Heppner offices.
One race to be offered
is the O’Planky Team relay
race where the teams race
on a course beginning at the
Shamrock while walking on
a plank. All team members
that start must arrive at the
finish line. It is permissible
for all players to step off
the plank to turn around
and return to the Shamrock.
O’Planky racers are asked
to meet at the barricade
between Heppner Market
Fresh and the senior center
at 11:30 a.m. to compete.
The Welly Toss will
be held on Willow Street
between Murray’s Drug and
the Artisan Village from 10
a.m. to noon for teams and
from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. for individuals.
Winners of the street
games will be announced
during the parade and all are
encouraged to participate.
Flood insurance
seminar scheduled
A seminar on the latest reforms to the National Flood
Insurance Program is schedule for March 28 in Eugene.
The program is for insurance agents who wish to learn key
elements about the National Flood Insurance Program,
NIFIP. It is a free seminar, but seating is limited.
Flood insurance is important to property owners in
this area as a large portion of South Morrow County lies
within the flood plain.
Community break-
fast scheduled
St. Pat’s buttons
now for sale
Collector’s buttons for
the 37 th annual Wee Bit o’
Ireland celebration are now
available for purchase at the
Heppner Chamber, Hep-
pner City Hall and Murray’s
Drug for $3 each. Each
button purchased qualifies
for a chance to win a $100
prize drawn Saturday eve-
ning, Mar. 16 at the Tiller’s
Folly entertainment event able for sale for $3 each. All
at St. Patrick’s Parish Hall. funds raised go to the St.
Koozies will also be avail- Patrick’s committee.
The Heppner United Methodist Church will hold a
free community breakfast on Mar. 10 from 8 to 10 a.m.
in the church basement. Guests are invited to create their
own omelet in a bag.
The Heppner prayer
Any free will offerings in the month of March will team will meet Wednesday,
go toward building a house in Kenya.
March 13 and 20 at 5:30
p.m. at the SDA Church on
Minor Street.
The topic for March 13
will be “The Early and Lat-
Thursday, March 14, 2018
er Rain” and the community
9:30 AM-5:30 PM: Vendors Square at the Neighborhood Center on Main Street across from City Park.
prayer focus will be our
7:00 PM: “The Tale of Two Lives” Play performance at St. Patrick’s Catholic Parish Hall, 560 NW Jones. Play
local volunteer fire fighters.
written by Father Condon, with original music. Free Admission
Prayer team to meet
2019 Wee Bit O’ Ireland Schedule of Events
Friday, March 15, 2018
9:00 AM-5:00 PM: Friends of the Library Annual Book Sale at City Hall.
9:30 AM-5:30 PM: Vendors Square at the Neighborhood Center across from City Park.
10:00 AM-5:00 PM: Morrow County Creative Arts & Crafts Show in the front room of the Senior Center on
Main St.
1:00-5:00 PM: Morrow County Heritage and Agricultural Museums
4:00-7:00 PM: Irish Dinner: at St. Patrick’s Parish Hall, 560 NW Jones: sponsored by St. Patrick’s Altar Society.
Irish Potato Soup, Rolls, Homemade Dessert and Beverage, $8 for adults, $5 for children 10 and under.
6:00 PM: 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament at Heppner High School Gym. Sponsored by Boys Basketball Program.
8:00 PM-12:00 AM: Murray’s Irish Beer and Wine Fest, featuring Dan Burns 3D Productions at Mo. Co. Fair-
grounds. Food by Breaking Grounds; $5 cover charge (all ages)
Saturday, March 16, 2018
Daylight to Dark: Sheep Dog Trials are cancelled due to weather conditions.
8:00 AM-1:00 PM: Saturday O’ Brunch at St. Patrick’s Senior Center Dining Room. Serving Pancakes, eggs,
bacon and sausage with juice and coffee. $8 adults $5 for ages 5 to 11, under 4 is free. Sponsored by Heppner
Christian Church and a fundraiser for their local benevolence fund.
8:30 AM-4:00 PM: Morrow County Creative Arts & Crafts in the front room of the Senior Center on Main St.
9:00 AM-3:00 PM: Friends of the Library Annual Book Sale: at City Hall.
9:30 AM-5:30 PM: Vendors Square at the Neighborhood Center across from City Park.
9:30 AM: Remembrance Walk and 5K Run Meet at United Methodist Church; 183 W Church St. social hour/
registration begins at 8:30 AM.
10:00 AM: Registration for St Pat’s Polar Plunge: at Willow Creek Dam $20 entry. Plunge at 11:00 AM. Register
early at Eventbrite.com, fundraiser for FuzzBall Pet Rescue.
10:00-11:30 AM: Irish Coffee Hour upstairs at the Elks Club. Enter the Irish Brogue Contest and win cash prizes.
10:00 AM-12:30 PM: Welly Toss Held on Willow Street; Team Toss 10-12:30; Children’s and Individual Toss
from 10:30-12:30.
10:00 AM-3:00 PM: Basket Raffle in front of the Elks Lodge, fundraiser for “Critters with Attitude”.
10:00 AM-3:00 PM: Cruz-In vehicles will be parked and displayed on Willow Street between Heppner Family
Foods and St. Patrick’s Senior Center. Entry Registration starts at 9:00 AM.
10:00 AM: “Corn-Hole Tournament” Teams of 2 & singles tournament.
In front of BEO. Free Entry Children’s games, cotton candy for sale. Sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-Day Saints.
10:00 AM-3:00 PM: Gold Nugget Treasure Hunt on Main Street between (Baltimore and May St) Look for
a “Gold Nugget” with a number on it and take it to the information booth to claim your prize. Limit one per
family please! Sponsored by Morrow County Veteran’s Services.
10:00 AM-5:00 PM: Morrow County Heritage and Agricultural Museums
11:00 AM-2:00 PM: Wranglers BBQ Raffle Fundraiser for Wranglers Riding Club. In front of Peterson’s Jewelers.
11:00-2:00 PM: Irish Goodies & Gear in front of Home Health & Hospice. Fundraiser for Hospice.
11:15 AM: Leprechaun Run for grades K-6; meet at 11:00 AM in front of the library/museum. Free Entry
11:30 AM: Bed Race Teams meet at 11:15 near the Cruz-In. Race starts immediately after the Leprechaun Run.
Free Entry
11:30-12:55 PM: O’Planky Team Relay Race Teams meet near the Cruz-in at 11:30. Race starts immediately
following Bed Race. Free Entry
1:00-4:00 PM: Neighborhood Center Bag Sale clothes, shoes, & books. First bag $15, additional bags are $10
each. Proceeds help fund the food pantry.
1:00 PM: THE GREAT GREEN PARADE! DOWNTOWN MAIN STREET! DON’T FORGET TO WEAR
GREEN!!
1:30-5:30 PM: Bouncin’ Leprechauns Fun Zone at HES Gym Mountain climbing, bungee run, slides, bouncy
house and obstacle course. This event is free for all Preschool through High School aged kids due to funding
provided by Morrow County Unified Recreation District and organized and coordinated by Heppner Day Care.
Water and snacks available for purchase.
2:00 PM: Ewe-Do-Bingo Live sheep activity between BEO/AmeriTitle. Sponsored by HHS Girls Basketball;
$5 per square, for a $300 prize. Bingo squares sold until full or at 2:00 p.m.
2:00-4:00 PM: CEILI Irish entertainment, upstairs at the Elks Club. Drawing for $100 Pot O’Gold
3:00 PM: O’Ducky Race Starts at the bridge in front of the Morrow County Courthouse. Adopt a duck to win
prizes from $10 to $100. Ducks can be “adopted” at the table in front of Bucknum’s. Sponsored by the Colt
Football Program.
6:00-7:20 PM: Local Talent Show at St. Patrick’s Parish Hall. Free Admission
6:00-8:00 PM: Elks Irish Buffet Dinner at the Elks Club. Corned Beef & Cabbage. Entertainment “Wicked
Mary” from 9:00 PM to 2:00 AM.
6:30 PM: “Old Time Fiddlers” Show at the Fairgrounds Dance Hall. Free Admission funded by the Morrow
County Unified Recreation District.
7:30-9:30 PM: “Tillers Folly” at St. Patrick’s Parish Hall. Free Admission funded by the Morrow County Unified
Recreation District. Dessert by St. Patrick’s Altar Society. Drawing for $100 Pot O’Gold
9:00 PM-3:00 AM: Wee Hours O’Benefit Breakfast served at the Old Fire Hall/Public Works Building on Willow
Street. $7 per plate; Biscuits & Gravy, Hash browns and Eggs.
Sunday, March 17, 2018
All Day: Sheep Dog Trials are cancelled due to weather conditions.
8:00 AM-12:00 PM: Vendors Square at the Neighborhood Center across from City Park.
Visit Local Churches: Attend the church of your choice. All Visitors Welcome.
1:00 PM: Road Bowling at Balm Fork Road. Sign up a team of up to four people. Meet at 12:45 PM.
Park on Balm Fork Road. Sign up at information booth. Teams are limited to 20. $20.00 for a team of 4.
Community-Wide
Salute to Veterans
Dinner
Friday March 29th at Stokes
Landing - Irrigon Sr. Center
Doors open at 5pm - Purchase tickets at
Boardman & Irrigon City Halls or BEO
Hosted by Irrigon Sr. Center, Morrow Co Veterans
Services & OR Dept of Veterans Affairs
The topic on March 20 will
be “Prayer and Rejoicing”
and the community focus
will be Heppner and Ione
Elementary schools.
For additional infor-
mation or to submit prayer
requests contact the prayer
team at heppnerprayer-
team@gmail.com.
Petition started in
support of Dr.
Wenberg
By David Sykes
A petition drive has
been started to urge the
Morrow County Health
District to retain Dr. Wen-
berg as an Emergency
Room doctor. The petition
is in response to the doc-
tor’s recent guilty plea to
one count of Federal tax
evasion. Pat Walker of Hep-
pner is urging people (see
this week’s letters to the
editor) to sign the petition
in support of Wenberg. “At
some time or another, all
of us have made errors in
judgement, possibly there
were misdeeds, but be they
small or large, what we
would want is that chance
to make things right. Please
give Doctor Wenberg that
chance,” Walker wrote in
her letter. “He is a caring,
decent man. I am signing
the petition and urge all of
you to do the same thing,”
she added.
Wenberg pled guilty
Feb. 12, after which Mor-
row County Health District
CEO Bob Houser issued
a statement which said in
part: “Currently Dr. Wen-
berg has a medical license
to practice in the state of
Oregon. If that changes ei-
ther before or after sentenc-
ing, the district would then
have to deal with the effects
of that decision. Currently
the district is considering
its options in this matter.”
Wenberg has worked for
the health district for over
30 years.
Walker did not say in
her letter where the peti-
tions would be available
to sign, however, she did
mail one to the Heppner
Gazette-Times and it said
signers support the retain-
ing of Dr. Wenberg at Pi-
oneer Memorial Hospital
and that Wenberg has “good
character while providing
excellent medical services
to our small community.”
The petition also asked that
he be treated with leniency
in “any proceedings re-
garding the resolutions of
his legal issues with our
government. “
Wenberg faces a maxi-
mum sentence of five years
in prison, a $250,000 fine
and three years of super-
vised release. He will be
sentenced on June 6 before
a U.S. District Court Judge.
As part of the plea agree-
ment, Wenberg has agreed
to pay restitution to the IRS
in the full amount of the tax
loss as determined by the
court after sentencing.
2019 Welly Toss
scheduled
The “2019 Boots in
the Air” Welly Toss event
will be held Saturday, Mar.
16 beginning at 10 a.m.
on Willow Street between
Murray’s Drug and the
Artisan Village. Team play
will be from 10 a.m. until
12 noon and individual play
from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m.
Teams are asked to
return registration forms
to the chamber office by
Monday, Mar. 11. There is
no charge for the event for
teams or individuals. Indi-
vidual age brackets are two
to 12, 13 to 17 and adults 18
and over.
All kids will receive a
gold coin for playing and
there will be a prize for
the top man, woman and
youth brackets. The num-
ber one team will receive
a prize plus get their name
engraved on the traveling
boot award that is currently
on display at the chamber
office.
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Back By Popular Demand
Goal Setting Meeting
There will be a goal setting
meeting for the Town of
Lexington at the Lexington Town
Hall on March 7th at 7:00pm.
All citizens are welcome and
encouraged to attend.
Come help us Make
Lexington Great Again!
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