Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Blue Mountain eagle. (John Day, Or.) 1972-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 26, 2020)
A8 FAIR Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, August 26, 2020 Finley and Barrett take top spot at Dog Trials Starr and Anderson come in second and third By Steven Mitchell Blue Mountain Eagle The Eagle/Rudy Diaz Grant County Fair grand mar- shal John Aasness’s truck toss- es candy towards spectators during the sunny parade. Grant County Fair parade results Grand marshal John Aasness and family win sweepstakes award Fleet-footed cow dogs were the stars Aug. 14 during the Dog Trials at the Grant County Fair. Eight handlers, many ranchers and ranch hand cowboys, directed their dogs as they whizzed across the Outdoor Arena at Grant County Fairgrounds through various obsta- cles and into a pen to herd cattle in a timed, competitive event after Team Branding. Chad Finley of Mt. Vernon and his dog Barrett took the top prize, while Katie Starr and her dog Lucy took second and M.T. Anderson and his dog Whiskey took third place. The Eagle/Steven Mitchell Lucy, Katie Starr’s dog, competes during dog trials Aug. 14 at the Grant County Fair. The Eagle/Steven Mitchell Katie Starr during the first round of Dog Trials Aug. 14 at the Grant County Fair. The other competitors and their dogs included: Kyler Beard with Fringy, Clint Weaver with Rose, Jack Field with Ted and Alec Oliv- ier with Alice. The competitors and their well- trained dogs used a start-and-stop whistle with mostly border collies. This year’s ranch rodeo, mod- ified and socially distanced, was dubbed a ranch rodeo, in that many of the events were day-to-day ranch tasks. The event drew competitors from around the area. Oliver, Burril, Knowles and Taylor win team branding Ten teams of four competed By Steven Mitchell Blue Mountain Eagle Blue Mountain Eagle There were 40 entries in the 11th Grant County Fair parade this year. Joelene and Saman- tha Floyd were the national anthem singers. Mark and Logan Bagett were the announcers. Benny Santos operated the sound system. Brenda Mosier was the parade director. Grand marshal John Aas- ness and family won the sweepstakes award. ANTIQUE VEHICLES First: Ron Phillips VISITING ROYALTY First: Hells Canyon Court Second: Miss Nyssa Night Rodeo Third: Courtney Nichols Harney County Court PAST ROYALTY First: Cheyenne Maley DECORATED VEHICLE First: People Mover Second: Sleep Heavenly Peace COMMERCIAL FLOAT First: Chester’s Market FAMILY FLOAT First: Dowdy Family, four generations WALKING GROUP First: Gabriel Pogue Republican Party The Eagle/Steven Mitchell Ryan Verling, left, and Chad Finley chase down a calf during team branding Aug. 14 at the Grant County Fair. POLITICAL DECORATED VEHICLE First: Jim Carpenter for Circuit Court Judge First: Kim Thatcher For Secretary of State POLITICAL FLOAT First: Rob Raschio for Circuit Court Judge DECORATED ATV First: Republican Party Second: Moon Mountain POOPER SCOOPER First: Old West Federal Credit Union The Eagle/Steven Mitchell The Eagle/Steven Mitchell Riders rope a calf Aug. 14 during team branding at the Grant County Fair Chad Finley prepares to rope a calf at team branding at the Grant County Fair. Columbia Power Proudly Celebrating being a part of Grant County’s Agricultural Industry since 1948 • Irrigation • Plumbing • Electric 311 Wilson St. Monument 541-934-2311 S202214-1 S200708-1 First place: Alec Oliver, Jay Bur- ril, Trevor Knowles and Jake Taylor. Second place: Casey Shelman, Jack Glascock, Willy Stoddard and Eric Steen. Third place: Chad Finley, Ryan Verling, Jim Jacobs and Justin Jacobs. OTHER COMPETITORS Team one: Rocky Marsh, Cut- ter Marsh, Steve Gilliam and Tate McNab. Team three: Clint Weaver, Cinch Anderson, David Wratchford and Carl Gray. Team four: Glen Adams, Seth O’Crowley, William Clark and Jus- tin Hill. Team 6: Jack Field, Austin Chippewetti, Kyler Beard and Jake Winona. Team seven: Brent Clark, Rusty Clark, David Clark and G.W. Clark. Team eight: Kenny Nunez, Shane Sheets, Levi Harrris and Ty Harris Team 10: Tim Messner, Russel Cordoza, Brandon Beers and Sam Willis. Team 11: Trevor Faulkner, Thad Harris, Mary Lee White and Hunter Hopkins. s lation u t a r Cong 20 Fair 20 pants! ci Parti Congratulations to all the 4-H and FFA fair participants! S202080-1 HORSE RIDING FAMILY First: Nodine, Marciel, Wilson Family Second: Sherri Giffin, Paisley Hueck- man Family Over a dozen ranch hand cowboys and ranch- ers gathered together at the Grant County Fair Aug. 15 to compete for the top spot in team branding. Unlike most profes- sional cowboy rodeo events, team branding is a competition of day-to- day activities at a work- ing ranch. In the event, each team must rope four head of cattle with their desig- nated team number on them in under 10 minutes while all un-roped cattle stays on the other end of the arena. Jake Taylor, whose team took first place, said this is an event from years past. He said there has been a longtime friendly rivalry between Grant and Harney counties. “It’s a lot of fun”, he said of team brand- ing. “We were just grate- ful people were able to bring the cattle out for the event.” Taylor said ranchers came from as far as Har- ney County and beyond. Ten teams of four competed. One Telephone Drive Mt. Vernon, Oregon 1-800-848-7969 • 541-932-4411 S202308-1