Weather causes some changes
to St. Pat’s events
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VOL. 138
NO. 11 8 Pages
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
Due to the unseason-
ably cold and snowy weath-
er, a few of the weekend’s
events have been changed
or cancelled. The Heppner
public works department
is still working hard to
remove excess snow from
streets and sidewalks in
preparation for Saturday’s
events.
The annual Remem-
brance Walk/5K Run will
still be held beginning with
registration, check-in and
social hour at the Heppner
Methodist Church at 8:30
a.m. The walk will begin at
9:30 a.m.at the church, then
will go up Main St. and turn
left at Les Schwab towards
the court house. At Two
Old Hags Pizza the course
will continue past the ten-
nis courts and Heppner
Elementary School, ending
up back at the church. The
event entry fee is $5 per
person, with kids accom-
panied by an adult free.
Wristbands will be fur-
nished to all participants.
Remembrance shamrocks
will be displayed along the
new route and in the base-
ment at the church.
The St. Pat’s Polar
Plunge, a fundraiser for
Fuzz Ball Pet Rescue, has
been moved to the Willow
Creek Park District Fitness
Park on Riverside Ave.
Registration begins at 10
a.m. and the plunge will
take place at 11. Tee shirts
will be available for sale
for $15 each, with proceeds
also going to Fuzz Ball Pet
Rescue.
Cancellations for this
year’s event, due to the
weather, include the sheep
dog trials, Ewe-Do-Bingo
and the O’Ducky Race. All
cancelled events will be on
the schedule next year as
usual.
For additional informa-
tion, contact the Heppner
Chamber at 541-676-5536.
An updated schedule of
events can be found in to-
day’s issue of the Heppner
Gazette-Times.
American Legion named 2019
Lighted shamrocks now
St. Pat’s Grand Marshal
on display
Shamrocks are now on dis-
play at the Morrow County
court house and on the
Legion members Ed Baker (front), Mike Sweek and George Norris display the colors during windmill at Heritage Park.
a parade in Heppner. American Legion Post 87 is Grand Marshal of this year’s St. Patrick’s -Contributed photos.
Day Celebration.
The St. Patrick’s com-
mittee has named American
Legion Post #87 as Grand
Marshal for the 37 th annual
St. Patrick’s Wee Bit O’ Ire-
land celebration. American
Legion will be celebrating
their 100 th year in 2019. The
group consists of veterans
who support their country
in their own communities
by carrying flags in local
parades and putting out
flags during holidays and
at cemeteries.
The local post had as
many as 78 members when
the mill was running and
currently has 44 members.
Commander Ed Baker has
served on the post for 40
years and secretary Grace
Baker has served 38. Ser-
geant-at-arms Wayne Wil-
son will be riding in the pa-
rade with Baker on March
16.
Due to the long parade
route from Morrow County
Grain Growers Green Feed
to Les Schwab Tire Center,
the representatives will be
driving a pickup carrying
the flags.
According to a spokes-
person, the St. Patrick’s
committee appreciates the
American Legion Post’s
many years of service, in-
cluding the many volun-
teers who have supported
the cause that reminds ev-
eryone how fortunate we
are to live in a free country
and how important our
flag is.
Dr. Wenberg petitions available at G-T
By David Sykes
A petition drive has
been started to urge the Mor-
row County Health District
to retain Dr. Wenberg as an
Emergency Room doctor.
The petition is in response
to the doctor’s recent guilty
plea to one count of Federal
tax evasion. Pat Walker of
Heppner is spearheading
the petition drive by urging
people to sign the petition
in support of Wenberg.
The petition is included in
this week’s paper and also
available at the Heppner
Gazette-Times office.
Walker wrote a letter
to the editor last week in
which she said in part: “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. He is a caring,
decent man. I am signing
the petition and urge all of
you to do the same thing,”
she wrote.
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.
The petition says in
part the signers support the
retaining of Dr. Wenberg at
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
and that Wenberg has “good
Team games scheduled
Bring your team to
compete in the Bed Race,
O’Planky, Road Bowling
and Welly Toss games
scheduled for the weekend.
There’s still time to get a
team together and complete
the entry forms found on
the chamber website, www.
heppnerchamber.com under
the Wee Bit O’ Ireland tab.
Entries will also be accept-
ed the day of the event.
The Welly Toss team
competition will be held on
Willow Street from 10 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m. Children and
individual competition is
scheduled to begin at 10:30
a.m. Prizes will be awarded.
The Bed Race will be-
gin and end at the Shamrock
and teams need to arrive at
the beds between Heppner
Market Fresh and the senior
center by 11:15 a.m. The
race will begin immediately
following the Leprechaun
run. There will be prizes
for the top two teams and
a koozie for all who par-
ticipate.
The O’Planky team
relay will also start and
end at the Shamrock and
teams are asked to be at the
CenturyLink truck between
Heppner Market Fresh and
the senior center by 11:30
a.m., with the race to begin
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.”
Local talent to perform
The St. Patrick’s Day
talent show will be held
Saturday, Mar. 16 from 6 to
7:20 p.m. at the St. Patrick’s
Parish Hall. The talent show
is open to any kind of talent
and can include children,
youth, adults or groups. The
event is not judged.
Those interested in
participating need to sign
up at the St. Patrick’s Par-
ish Hall from 2 to 3 p.m.
on Saturday. Participants
will be allowed to practice
during that time as well
and guitar accompaniment
will be available if needed.
when the Bed Races finish.
Prizes will be awarded to
the top two teams and all
participants will receive a
koozie.
Road Bowling on Balm
Fork Road will wrap up the
weekend festivities on Sun-
day, March 17. Registration
will begin at 12:45 with the
event scheduled to start at
1 p.m. Entry fee is $20 per
team, with a portion of the
cash to be split between the
top three teams.
For additional informa-
tion or entry forms contact
the Heppner Chamber or
city of Heppner offices.
ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE:
MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M.
Contact Leanne Lindsay at
541-379-6331 for addition-
al information.
The talent show is the
opening evening entertain-
ment, with Tiller’s Folly to
perform from 7:30 to 9:30
p.m. Everyone is invited to
attend.
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