Queen
To daughters, each a pr
incfSa and queen has
been the xeitm( exHTieiu'r
o( Raymond jm!N niu Fren
ch from out on butler Crek.
This Saturday tlwir ni;et
d.iu-,-Mer. Susie (si.-t frow
ned as Queen of the Htrrt?r
U as Queen ol II"' Hen iter
Fair ami I(odoat f. stivitie
befitting ltTI.T Cenleif
mal e.r.
CODY JO and Susie are
This year is special in
another way to the French
family because jus: "0 years
ago at the first mieoSusie's
grandlather. Herbert French,
rode in the bronc riding.
He served as a director and
a contestant for years. He
was vice president of the
Heppner RodeoAssociationat
the time of his death in 1936
Henry Aiken was president at
the time.
Queen Susie's dad, wis a
member of the board 1962
1970. Her sister, Verina
French, was princess in 1966
and queen in 1967. Susie was
princess two years ago
in
1970.
They are related to Pete
French, the cattle k ng of
Frenchglen country. Dillard
French, Queen Susie's great
grandfather was his cousin.
It was Dillard who home
steaded the ranch just above
the Frenchs which Raymond
later acquired. They lived
in a comfortable ranch home
built in 1914 where Raymond
grew up. They have moder
nized their kitchen with bir
ch cabinets, dishwasher and
disposal. They have plans for
a carport and new patio....
after harvest!
While two of the French
girls are for the great out
doors, Norma had help in
Karen who preferred cook
ing and sewing. She gra
duated from Oregon State in
Home Ec and is employed at
Lipmans in Corvallis. She
was recently married to Joe
Wood.
Verina attended BMCC for
two years and is employed at
Credits Inc. in Pendleton.
She and Susie share an apart
ment as Susie is employed in
Umatilla
August 9 marks the open
ing date of the 1972 Uma
tilla County Fair which will
run through four big days
this year. Several feature
attractions will be unveiled
for the first time to delight
fair visitors.
Fair manager Bob Cooper
has acquired three huge open
air pavilions to house exhi
bits and displays as well as
to hold judging contests. No
more sweltering in the hot
August sun to view the ma
chinery display. It will be in
one of the tents. And in
the third, the Umatilla Catt
lemen in conjunction with the
County Fair will hold a car
cass contest.
In addition to the three
open-air pavilions, the swine
will be housed in a new ultra-modern
swine barn. Bill
W right, livestock department
head, is in charge of build
ing the new barn with most
of the work done by volunte
er labor. Wright works for
VY V - I 12 -
II I i - :
I "I I I 1
Susie is Outdoor Girl, inside is lor Eating
ttw uftuv of Wall.Ht aiulte
kom litis cummer. Tins fall
site ilans U return to
HMCC ti' continue Iter
Nsineii roures but Jitluu; in
Uh a man at f.xirse as
always ready to go.
she can. No matter when
she is, her heart is out on
Butter Creek.
A little wheat, a little hay
but mostly cattle are run on
the ranch. The whole family
goes to camp in the moun
tains to move cattle. Norma
cooks and the rest ride. Their
brand the Oarlock F is the
same as that of Herbert Fre
nch. One saddle out at the ranch
serves to recall many happy
memories. The junior size
saddle was made by Gene
Noble for Raymond French
before he started to school.
Each one of the girls
learned to ride on that sad
dle. French is tooled on the
cantle. They treasure the
half-pint sized chaps that Ray
wore when the saddle was
new.
They have a keen interest
in another Noble saddle. This
one is an, old Heppner Rodeo
Association saddle with HRA
on the cantle. Susie s grand
father used this saddle in
in the bronc riding in the
early 1920-s. It was traded
to Charlie McDevitt by Her
bert French when the saddle
no longer met the bronc
riding specifications for one
that did. Con Doherty of
Gurdane now owns the saddle.
Interestingly enough it's only
5 or 6 miles by 4-wheel drive
from French's on up to Gur
dane. Susie could very well have
been nicknamed "Tag-along''
which is usually then
shortened to Tag because she
has followed her dad around
the ranch since she was very
small. She said, "My legs
were so short and Dad's walk
so fast, I developed a trot
like run that exactly matched
his pace.''
Susie tells another story
Co. Fair
the First National Bank ol
Oregon in Pendleton.
The usual 4-H and FFA
exhibits and contests will be
held along with open classes
in most categories.
Mid-day Heat
Discourages
Golfers
Extremely hot days make
for poor golfing enthusiasm,
and that must have been the
case Aug. 6 as only a small
group from the Willow Creek
Country Club turned out to
enjoy the Family PlayDayand
the barbecue that followed.
Winners for the women
were Vi Lanham. low gross;
and Bev. Gunderson, low net.
Two high school students,
Gary Hunt and Doug Gunder
son, took the honors for the
men, Gary low gross; and
Doug, lowiet.
Hosts for the afternoon
of her Wanting to drive.
When I started to dne
the ukmi., 4S o short
1 eouJJ Just see mer tin-
dash. Vh iMuldrl't See IIH
head over the steering wheel.
My dog used to sit beside m
and it looked like she was
driving down the ruad alone."
Susie and her Dad have had
some wonderful fun together.
When she used to ride the
school bus and petpie asked
her where she lived her Lad
taught her to say: "1 live
on Butter Creek. The far
ther out you go. the tougher
they get. And you better
watch out because I live at
the end of the line. ' Which
must have been pretty funny
because she couldn t have
been very big cause she
isn't very big yet!
Susie isn't all horsey, she
was an honor student at BM
CC as well as in high scho
ol. She received the OSt'
Dad's Club Award at high
school graduation. She was a
cheerleader, member of the
Homecoming Court and stu
dent council.
Two grandmothers are lo
oking forward to being here to
watch Susie come in on her
Grand Entry on Cody Jo, her
QUEEN SUSIE adds decora
tion and efficiency to the
offices of Walton and
Yokorn in Pendleton during
the week.
were Mr. and Mrs. Conley
Lanham, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry
Daggett and Mr. and Mrs.
Eddie Gunderson.
Winners at the Men's Golf
earlier in the day were Mike
Mills, low grossR.B. Cog
burn, low net; Dale Hedman,
high net; and La Verne Van
Marter, Sr., least putts.
Harry O'Donnell will be
host at Men s Morning Sun
day. Tee-off is at 9:00 a.m.
The next play day will
be Aug. 20.
MA J. AND MRS. KARL
BEACH were overnight
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ver
non Munkers last week.
They are being transferred
from Ft. Hood, Tex. to
Leavenworth, Kans. The
Major attended grade schools
in Lexington. His parents
were Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Beach, former residents.
Mr. and Mrs. Harley Har
ris, Sheila, Troy and Desiree
of Martin, S.D. are here for
a visit with her mother, Mrs.
Edan Bailey.
P:'AV ' "' ' ? I -
r Hr Kiu.,- "I'laj
UacK horse itlia shite bla
dottn his fait. Mrs. idtse
F ranoia of Irrigmi ant Nettie
IH-niun u( Jiilem are the gr
ami m 4lmm.
llie itirru ruuldtrt W shortened enoue.h
lor Oueeu Susie
- in,: in the saddle on the rmhl. The saddle
."rTJ. and ilup ere morn lu her Dud More he
started to sono4. i iw outer .ome saume
is an old Ass.-iatiii saddle used 50 years
' - ai-o b Iter giaisltather at Itie first llepner
Itnii'o,
'AEEKENDINC AT THE RANCH will find
Ouet ii Susie on the outside. The house is
oiilv for sleeping and eatuu;.
By Mary Lee Mario
Katln Case of llernuston
received the All around Cow
girl championship at the re
cent rodeo held at Washou
gal, Wa. She received a
bridle from the Double J Tack
Shack. She won first in Calf
Ridine. first in Pony Buck
ing fifth in Pole Bending and
3th ' in the Goat Tying events.
She rides in the junior division-six
through ten. Also in
the juniors, Jay Sullivan of
Irrigon won fifth in Calf Rid
ing and fifth in Pony Bucking.
In the senior division-11
through 13-DonaldLeightonof
Boardman won first in Pony
Bucking, Kerni Case of Her
miston fifth in Calf Riding and
fifth in Pony Bucking. Kurt
SUSIE started riding young..
Cal's Cafe
and Lounge
is announcing its
3) A
in
Set for August 12
between the hours of
2:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M.
and Sleeping
UU-E SAD1U.ES and i noble Cueen!
Vthen she first started rid-
Boardman riders place
Case of Hermiston won third
in Pole Bending and fourth
in Goat Tying. Valerie Sul
livan of Irrigon won fourth
in pole bending. Others rid
ing were: Jeff Hoffman of
Hermiston who rode in the
Pee Wee Special; Deeno Lei
ghton of Boardman, VickiKei
th and Wayne Huwe of Irri
gon; Debbie, Uavid and Gregg
Hoffman of Hermiston; riding
in the Grand Entry were Prin
cess Debbie Hoffman and Pr
incess Kathy Case of the 1972
court for thp Irrigon Lions
Pee Wee Rodeo held in Her
miston in May. Also riding
were Queen Kerri Case and
Princess Vicki Keith of the
1971 Court. Mrs. Kent Case
is court chaperone.
Wayne Huwe Sr. acted as
ring steward and Don Leigh-
..here she is only 2 years
lllrft
Fair to be
An action tucked eek a
alts Morr County 4-H'eri
as Fair ek amvs,
"llure'a a preview of
events," says Hirdine Tullis.
Extension Aide, andtliey ant
every one to come out and
aee v. tut the 411 kids are
dome
Suture dance exhibit and
Favorite Food Shots ill be
the highlight event Tuesday,
night, August 22. The Favor
lie Foml Stum will be 0en
p.m. The square dancers
will exhibit at 8 00 p.montha
Little League field Just out
side the main exhibit lull.
Livestock judging and agri
cultural demonstrations will
be daytime events Tuesday,
as well as judging of all
4 11 Home Ec exhibits.
Style Kevue Ul tie pre
sented to the Hiblic Wednes
day evening, August 23, at
8:00 p. ni III front of the main
arena. Tins event, popular
Superintendents
Reminder
Final preiurations and de
corations of Ihe4-H Annex for
County Fair is scheduled for
Wednesday, August 1G. Don
and Bird l lie will be at the
Annex all (tut day to assist
suiH-rmtendents In their pre
parations for exhibits in the
4-H Annex
HEAD YOUR FAIR
PREMIUM IKV.IKS
Times for entry, and judg
ing of many 4-11 and oen
class classes and events are
clunged this year, so be sure
to read the Premium Hook!
4-H'ers with questions mty
call Hirdine Tullis nr Don
Jtaagel at 670-9642.
Don't for get to send in
your snack shack work sche
dule sheet. Thanks in ad
vance for your help from the
4-H Office.
Mrs. Bergen Ledlietter re
cently broke bones in her
shoulder.
in Rodeo
ton assisted all the riders at
the chutes in the Calf Riding
and Pony Bucking events.
Ordained
Mrs. Lena Kelly went to
Portland this week to attend
the ordination ceremony of
the Episcopal Church of her
grandson, Heime Harris. He
graduated in June from se
minary in Berkeley. Mrs.
Kelly went down with her dau
ghter, Mrs. Mike Saling, who
is Renne's mother.
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Action-packed weeK
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theme of the Fair.
The"DtK Fun Match", ne
last year. ill be repeated.
All 4-H members from six
counties have ben Invited to
come join the fun. Ribbon
will tie awarded to all con
testants but premiums paid
only to Morrow County 4-H
dog club members. A placq
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highest scoring dog In the
natch
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