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Good News Only by Doris Brosnan
~ Letters to the Editor ~
Thank goodness for the Harrisons! Last Thursday,
Cara Osmin was driving herself and Claudia Hughes
back to Heppner from Ione, where they had attended the
Ione School’s Drama Club’s comedy. Cara had no soon-
er wondered what a dark thing in the road was when
her tire hit it and “Exploded!!” It was a rock with sharp,
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driver’s front side, Cara was able to control the car to the
edge of the highway. The Ione School principal, Tracey
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could, a call to her husband in Heppner, but his heading
their way became unnecessary. Brett Harrison’s home
was nearby, he noticed the lights at the scene, came to
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far from the scene, and the two of them got the “donut”
spare tire onto the car, and the women went on their way
very slowly for the remainder of the trip, somewhat of
a challenge for Cara, the driver, whose home is about a
mile beyond Heppner, but an opportunity for more vis-
iting?
The weather was close to perfect this past celebra-
tion weekend. The organizers and helpers young and old
and the huge crowd of locals and visitors ensure that it
will go down as one of the best ones.
Speaking of “helpers,” an outstanding example of
civic-minded youth are those of the Mullins family:
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their mother, Jamie, at last Sunday’s O’Brunch as it end-
ed at the senior center and went to work helping to clean
up! Washing dishes, clearing tables, sweeping…. If it
needed to be done, they were there to do it. When asked
why they volunteered to do this, they said that they want
to “Give back” to the community that they have called
home for twelve years.
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ia contest sponsored by Heppner Day Care. “Two Dads
Tipsy Trivia” handled the event attended by eleven
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St. Patrick’s history, Oregon history, Sports, 90’s music,
and pie day (as in “pi,” 3.14). First-place winners were
“Luck of the Irish” – Brandi, Corey, and Jorden Swee-
ney, Toni Nichols, and Aymee and Jaiden Wilson. Sec-
ond place went to “5 Guys and a Katie” – Katie, Ian, and
Sean Murray, Donald Mathews, Jared Huddleston, and
Joe Armato. Third place was won by “Risky Quizness”
– Chelsea, Stefan, Sarah, and Shane Matheny and Lynn
and Jake Calvert. A great, sometimes riotous evening!
Many local residents hosted guests for Wee Bit O’
Ireland newbies and returnees. Among them:
Diana Ball was pleased to welcome back Bruce,
Diane, and daughter Randi Moyer from Missoula and
Spokane, all of whom are seasoned celebrants. Adding
to that family’s weekend this year were daughter Cyndi
and grandsons Ryan and Chaise and Chaise’s friend Bel-
la, also from Montana. This year, Diana was pleased to
have her grandson Carter come for a good visit and the
fun from Cashmere, WA.
Corey and Brandi Sweeney enjoyed the return of
sons Kane and Jorden and Kane’s wife, Haille. They
brought along six friends and all “had a wonderful
weekend!” Brandi reports that their favorite activities
included helping with the Leprechaun Run, watching
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the Elks. Loving the “beautiful weather,” they all plan to
return next year!
Corey’s sister Nikki Coe played host to her return-
ing son, Jace, and his friend Katie when they had down
time from activities and visiting with friends.
Merlin and Claudia Hughes were pleased to have
many Irish descendants of William and Kathleen, Percy
and Mable, and Ebb and Pauline Hughes join them for
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represented by Hugheses’ daughter, Kimberly Dennis.
The sixth generation included her son, Austin, joined by
his wife, Angela, and daughter, Destinee, who surprised
everyone by showing up from Beaverton! A highlight
for all was watching two seventh-generation cousins
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A great time for all the visiting and the local Hugheses!
Terry and Karen Thompson welcomed daughter,
Shelley Connelly, and son, Eric, and his wife, Tracy for
the weekend. Team Thompson was an “also played,”
that had fun at the trivia competition, apparently, but
Shelley and Karen retrieved the family pride by winning
the Faded Joe’s Chili Competition with their lamb chili
on Saturday!!
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land, Corvallis, and Madras. Scott Healy, the son of
childhood friends Mike and Ferne Healy, brought his
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Wee Bit O’ Ireland experience, wanting to introduce
them to the celebration of his memories. They didn’t
seem to miss a single activity geared to young people,
so by Saturday evening they were slowing down even
in their play with the Perky Puppy! Visiting with grand-
son Conor was delightfully squeezed in among his visits
with many HHS-alumni friends. And brother Kip Mor-
ris, his wife, Theresa, and her mother Pat Hyatt, were
brief visits while out and about and then at the house
before they headed home shortly after the parade.
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SPRING CHICKEE 101
Spring is in the air!
Sun is shining. Birds are
singing. Chore list is grow-
ing. Man, I love spring. It’s
the season of new life, new
hope, new seed packets,
new unrealistic dreams….
it suits me. THIS time, I
WILL get things to grow.
I WILL beat those nasty
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painting project I started
five years and three col-
ors ago. I WILL make my
farm look like the cover of
Hobby Farms instead of Di-
sasters in American History.
So, where do I start? Chick-
ees are always a good way
to usher in the springtime.
Though it doesn’t look like
any of my mama hens have
gotten that memo. A quick
trip to the feed store, next
thing you know I’m nur-
turing 10 baby chicks in my
dining room.
The next and very im-
portant step is the Chickee
Butt Monitoring. For those
of you foreign to chick rais-
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chick’s life are spent trying
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so to speak. The keeper of
the chicks needs to provide
a little help by gently clean-
ing their bottoms on a reg-
ular basis (the chicks…not
the keepers). A soft tooth-
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some warm, soapy water
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bottoms. Just a note: do
NOT put chickees in your
Air Fryer. This machine
was not made for this pur-
pose and produces less than
desirable results.
Never being one to
remember “enough is
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be a good idea to supple-
ment my chickee supply by
incubating my own brood.
Since my hens apparently
don’t all have to “go” at
once, I had to check the
nest boxes several times
during the day, stealing
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them into the incubator.
Only AFTER (of course) I
had a good supply of eggs
settled in, I read the in-
cubator instructions:
“Avoid touching the eggs
you plan to incubate”.
Ok…. I’m sorry….
but how exactly do I go
about doing that? Set the
incubator in the chicken
house with a sign and ar-
row “DELIVER HERE”?
Number one, I doubt their
aim is that good. Number
two, I doubt I have that
many hens that can read.
Number three, though my
handwriting has, at times,
been rudely described as
“chicken scratch”, I don’t
write Poultry and my under-
standing of the language is
a bit rudimentary. Now….
we wait…. for 21 days. I’m
not a good waiter. Patience
is not one of my outstanding
virtues. I will, however,
refrain from doing anything
that may put the unhatched
in jeopardy. This includes
occasionally putting an egg
or two up to my ear, while
listening for the slightest
“peep” …which means…
for 21 days… I will be
watching them intently….
while sitting on my hands.
Shameless Plug: If you
like stories like the one
you just read, you can read
more by heading to Morrow
County Grain Growers in
Heppner and picking up
The Farm Report: Con-
fessions of a Single Farm
Lady (also on Amazon).
Get yours today….so I can
buy more chickees!
By Susie Crosby from
Prineville
Morrow County Republican
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The Morrow County
Republican Party (MCRP)
is excited to announce the
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$10 each. Only 250 tickets
will be sold. “This is a very
nice item and the MCRP
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tickets are selling quick-
ly!” said MCRP Chairman,
Clint Carlson. You can
contact Clint Carlson, Jack
Meligan, Raymond Akers,
Ethan Akers, to purchase
tickets. The tickets will
only be sold to those qual-
ifying for an FFL back-
ground check. The drawing
will be held at the Morrow
County Fair in August.
MCRP funds Morrow
County delegates to the
Oregon Republican Cen-
tral Committee meetings,
supports voter education
and voter registration in
Morrow County, as well as
the “Get Out the Vote” ac-
tivities in Morrow County
in election years. MCRP
is looking for fellow Re-
publicans to join us in our
election-year activities. The
Republican Party is open
to individuals interested
in conservative ideals and
values. The Republican
Party platform can be found
at https://oregon.gop/. If
you have any questions or
want to know more about
the MCRP you can contact
us at PRFRUHSV#JPDLO
com.
Easter Bunny and
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ington to have Breakfast
with the Easter Bunny on
Saturday, March 23 from
9-11. For only $5 the Hol-
ly Rebekah Lodge will be
serving pancakes, sausage,
and eggs. Julie Kenne-
dy will be present to take
pictures at no charge. The
Easter Bunny is looking
forward to giving treats to
all the little ones.
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Spiritually Speaking
Father Thankachan Joseph
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Happy Patrick’s day Greetings to everyone. I am sure
it was a wonderful opportunity, as family and friends to
came together again to celebrate the great things that
St. Patrick did in Ireland. With the same sentiments of
joy, happiness, and enthusiasm, Christians all over the
world will be entering into the Holy Week. I am sure
that many of us cannot believe how quickly this time of
Lent is passing. On this Palm Sunday, we remember the
solemn entry of Lord Jesus into Jerusalem. The crowd
who accompanied the Lord, shouted out; let us also shout
out, “Please Lord, please save us. Please, Lord, please
give us success” (Psalm 118:25). People all over the world
still feel threatened and anxious about what is going to
happen next. There is an air of anxiety, fear, depression,
dejection. Disappointments grip us.
The beginning of Holy Week is marked by the cele-
bration of Palm Sunday when we remember the solemn
entry of Lord Jesus into Jerusalem. “The crowds who
went in front of him and those who followed him were all
shouting, ‘Hosanna to the son of David!’” (Mt 21:9). The
etymological meaning of the Hebrew word “hoshi’a na”
is translated into Greek as “(h)osanna.” In English, we
know it as “hosanna.” The original biblical dictionaries
of scripture describe it as “Save!” It is viewed as a plea
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disciples in the boat who cried out, “Master, don’t you care
that we are about to die?” (Mk. 4:38), the whole world,
too, is faced with the same situation of troubled seas and
a heavy storm in front of us day by day.
The introductory rite of the celebration begins
with the Gospel reading from Matthew 21: 1-11, which
starts on a triumphant note, the celebration of a victo-
ry parade. Parades and processions have always been
part of worship in Jewish and Christian tradition, and
they were the most normal way for people to acclaim
the victories and triumphs of their heroes and heroines.
When the parade is over, the heroes fade away and are
forgotten, and Jesus, whom we acclaim in today’s vic-
tory procession, will momentarily fade into His passion
and death, but then He will rise again and live on. What
is worth noting is the attitude of Jesus as He is about
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holy city of Jerusalem boldly, fearlessly, triumphantly,
though He knows that He will meet His end there. He
went riding in and they acknowledged Him: “Hosanna
to the son of David!!!” We remember that the palms we
carry today will be burned and the ashes for next year’s
Ash Wednesday will be made from them. Thus, the sign
of glory and the sign of conversion are made of the same
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Palm Sunday reminds us all of an important
thing: Though He is the King, He is coming on a mule.
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stands for humility, simplicity, ignorance, demureness,
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answer this question of the Lord: Can you be a donkey
for me this Palm Sunday? Can you take me to the cities
and towns shouting and yelling “Hosanna to the son of
David?” To be a donkey for the Lord, what are the things
we need to leave aside? This post pandemic period in-
vites every one of us to have an introspection of oneself
and to get rid of those things that make us boastful, ar-
rogant, non-caring. Scripture says, “The greater you are,
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favor with the Lord” (Sir 3:18). Then Hosanna will be
accomplished in our lives too. I would like to remind
you all once again of the little prayer that the Holy Fa-
ther has taught us all during the time of the pandemic as
a source of inspiration for us all: “I am vaccinated by the
precious blood of Jesus Christ. No virus can touch me.”
As the crowd shouted with Jesus during His entry into
Jerusalem, let’s to shout out to him, “Hosanna to the son
of David!” (Mt 21:9). Save us Lord from this present
situation that we are going through.
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