WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2018
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STAFF PHOTO BY KATHY ANEY
Murray Dunlap sings Irish music Saturday morning during
the Rainbow Cafe’s all-day St. Patrick’s Day celebration.
STAFF PHOTO BY KATHY ANEY
St. Patrick makes an appearance during the Wee Bit
O’Ireland parade Saturday in Heppner.
STAFF PHOTO BY JAYATI RAMAKRISHNAN
A border collie herds sheep at the St. Patrick’s Day sheep
dog trials in Heppner on Saturday.
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STAFF PHOTO BY KATHY ANEY
A man on stilts strolls down Main Street during the Wee Bit
O’Ireland celebration on St. Patrick’s Day in Heppner.
he region was awash with green on Saturday as area resi-
dents celebrated St. Patrick’s Day.
Gray skies and rain didn’t stop hundreds from lining
the streets of Heppner for the annual Wee Bit O’ Ireland fes-
tival and parade. Locals and out-of-town visitors cheered as
decorated vehicles and decked-out pedestrians made their way
down Main Street. The floats included local student organiza-
CRYPTOQUIP
STAFF PHOTO BY KATHY ANEY
The March’n Mommas compete in the Bed Race at the Wee
Bit O’Ireland celebration on St. Patrick’s Day in Heppner.
tions, Congressman Greg Walden, State Rep. Greg Smith, the
U.S. Forest Service, and the Bank of Eastern Oregon, whose
float proclaimed, “Leprechaun Kisses — 25 cents.”
For Hermiston residents who would rather head east than
west, the Rainbow Cafe in Pendleton also offered an all-day
St. Patrick’s Day celebration with live music, costumes and a
mini-parade.
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