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GAZETTE-TIME
Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursdoy, August 29, 1968
(Special Photo Section).
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Great Days
In 1968 . . .
. . . were those oi fair and ro
deo week In Heppner with plen
ty of color, action, and Interest
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At top left U the elerer and
attractive Jayceo float grand
sweepstakes winner at the Sat
urday parade and first place
winner in the adult division.
Float depicted four types o'f mu
sic in keeping with parade
theme. ""Medley of Songs."
At top right Princess Marcia
Jones presents rodeo awards to
Ron Currin, Morrow county all
around cowboy winner and bull
dogging champion. Tad Miller,
chairman of the rodeo (right),
looks on. Miller will retire from
the rodeo committee this year
after six years' service, doing
a fine Job as chairman for sev
eral years. Currin won Cuts
tforth all-around trophy and
silver buckle from Cornett Green
far bulldogging.
Queen Berniece and Court
congratulate Larry Smith of
Whiskey HilL Oregon (near
Canby), as chainpion all-around
cowboy at the rodeo. (Second
from top. left) Princesses from
left are Sheila Luciani. Kathy
Hinton, Sue Ellen Greenup and
Marcia Jones. Smith topped all
cowboys in the rodeo on accum
ulated points to win the custom
made saddle given by Morrow
County Grain Growers and Pad
berg Machinery, Inc.
Grand Champion booth at the
Morrow county fair was the one
of the Heppner Elementary PTA
(third 4rom top. left). It
showed the need for parents,
teachers and students to coop
erate in combatting problems c-1
the modern day.
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Even Tom Martin's horse is
happy as the Morrow county
cowboy grins upon receiving the
custom made saddle from Kin
zua Corporation as champion
Morrow Ccunty Amateur calf ro
per (second from top, right).
Queen Berniece Matthews makes
the presentation.
At bottom left ia the excel
lent booth of the Assembly of
God at the county Hair. This
was second place winner among
church groups. Several churches
entered fine booths at the fair.
Smokey the Bear is featured
on the float of the Cub Scouts
of Hermiston. bottom right The
Cub Scout pack is sponsored by
the Eagles lodge. It won sec
end for out of county entries in
the rodeo parade. As in former
years, neighboring towns had
many fine entries in the parade
to contribute to its success.
Details of fair, parade and
rodeo are in stories in this edit
ion of the paper.
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