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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 24, 1972)
AO ) ;.' May iiMi:r Plant Lena ristriet, u Coleman, lone. Maxine Sioard. Ivurd nun. and r.t: Steairall of Lex ington. Mr. and Mrs. bill Sm-th-urs! crajt renedtlu. Court and Qufi'ii Tat rode a horse be long,; to lull Smetnurst. The 1936 Court colors v.-re a deep purple with lavemkr hats similar to the l"2 co lors. Luring Hie summer, the Court traveled to Para des and Rodeos, including I'nutUU. Vkiah, the Shrine Parade in Pendleton and the Dress-up Parade and West ward Ho! Parad. in Pendle ton. It as during her reun as Cue. n that Patsy nwet her husband, ln Anderson of Arlington. Don on the Ud co milking event at the Mor row Ccui.t) Fodeo that year., Bud Godb of Goodins. Id won the Northest Amateur Bucking Contest tnat year, Roice Fulieton won the Mor row Countj Amateur Calf Hoping, and Christine Swag part won the Morrow County Lerby. Pa:s and her fam ily live on a ranch near Ar lington, and also manage her folks cattle ranch south of Heppner. H37. Christine Swaggart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Swaggart. wasCueer, of the 1937 Heppner Fair and Fiuueo. Christine was brought up on the tuck of a horse on her father's ranch, and root many a horse in the races at the Hodeos. She also participated m the wr angler Riding Club events. Queen Christine and her Cou rt were all blue-eyec! blondes, and the princesses were Lo rena Coder, Boardman; Sha ron Cutsforth, lone; Barbara Steagall, Lexington; and Ja net Wright, Phea Creek. The Queen was dressed in white and the Court was attired in blue. Christine was winner of the Morrow County Derby during her reign. Mrs. Don Heliker of lone was chaper one. Christine Norden and her husband, Don, now reside in Kimberly, Ore. 1958. Pat Steagall, dau ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil bur Steagall ofLexington, was named Queen in 1338. Her Court was Annabell Coleman Swartz, Karen Valentine and Joan Brosnan Robison. Cha perone for this Court was Mrs. Al Fefsci. Pat rode a registered thoroughbred, Justine K. Kraster, given to her by Frank Turner. Theyat tended the various neighbor ing shows that year. It was at L'kiah that this Court plac ed first in the Queen's Race, and Queen Pat received a trophy presented by Farley Motor Co. of Heppner. The Queen's coronation, which took place down town, follow ing the dress-up parade. Pat particularly remembers the Grand Entries, whichallQue ens look forward to, Pat and Jerry Dougherty and fam ily now live on a ranch near Heppner which was owned by Jerry's father, Cliff Dough erty, a member of the Hep pner Rodeo Court. 1959. The daughter of Mr and Mrs. Orville Cutsforth of Lexington, Sharon Cuts forth Gorman, was chosen Queen of the 1959 Heppner Rodeo. Sharon's princesses were Susan Partlow, Board man; Judy Cochell, Lex ington; Joan Moe, Rhea Cre ek; and Jams Martin Lena. Queen Sharon was dressed in white and her princes ses were dressed in teal blue. 1959 was the Oregon Centen nial. This Court was on the road throughout the summer by appearing at Rodeos, On T.V. and in Parades. They met the Oregon Centennial Wagon, the mock hanging at the Boardman Centennial ce lebration and attended numer ous dancesand banquets. Sha ron, a 3' 3" state!) blond and excellent horsewoman re sides with her family in lone. 1960. Susan Partlow was Queen of the i960 Fair and Rodeo. Princesses were Ge- Reigns in Retrospect ruldine Sw-i-irt, Marine Peek Sturiii Crabtree and Cturleiw June. Chaperones were Mr. and Mrs. lull Sunt- Thi Ou' n first official apt arum. a in the Port land Meadows Race Track. The attended as nun) Pa rade;, ami Koiieooas possible. The) enjoyed a Ainci each Saturday night, tvginnmc with a Kick-off daiu-i. To ijuiit. Cueen Susan, "We did so ii.jct;, it would take a Wk U tell about it:" l'.iol. Joan X! v. daughter of Mr. am! Mrs. LTmer Moe of Heppier was s lected as Cueen in L'Ol. Princesses that ear wer Patty Partlow of lkuriinun. Ronnie belsnu, Lena. Marlene Ktsch, Lex ington, and Sandra Eubanks, Kw, Mrs. John Lubanks was eh.iiH.roiK. Joan was dress ed in white trousers, shirt, rut and boots am! the court wore purple pants and pur ple flowered shirts. This Court was present at nun) Rodeos ami met nuny jvoj le. On the las: day of the Rodeo, Cueen Jean was presented with a set of luggUfte from the Kituua Corjxiration. Joan, K:s. J.D. Hudson), lives near Heppner on the' Lexington highway. She has three daughters. 19GC. Marlene Fetseh pre sided as Queen of the 1902 Heppner Rod. o. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Al Fetsch, long-time ranchers in Morrow County. Al was a member of the Rodeo board and helped to put on nuny shows. Edna Fetsch was a chaperone of the 1338 court. Queen Mr.lene's court was Jackie Brindle. Lena; Diane Pettyjohn, lone; Diane Fulie ton, Heppner, and Irene Putts Boardnjn. Mrs. Roice Fulie ton was their official chaper one. The Queen wore white and the princesses wore bright blue pants with blue and white printed shirts, blue hats and tan boots. This group did an outstanding job representing the Heppner Ro df o at Arlington, Spray, Po rtland, Wallowa, Elgin. Pen dleton as well as going to Yale for the Fourth of Jul) weenend. Marlene recalls the summer with pleasure from selecting their outfits, the cr owning on Mam Street, the hustle-bustle of getting readv for Parades, the dances for each individual member of the Court, the luncheons, to many friends that were made with other courts. To quote Mar lene, each year holds a sig nificance for the Court. Mar lene Longgood and her hus band live at College Place, Wa.. and she attends many Rodeos where her husband competes. Each time when introductions are made, many fond memories are recalled. 1963. Sandra Eubanks, dau ghter of Mr. and Mrs. John Eubanks, was chosenfor head of the Rodeo Court in 1963. Having been born and rear ed on her parents ranch where many horses were raised, she became an experienced rider and rode many race Jim Mihalek. Broom f i e I d , Colo , on "Hud." Kareback bronc rulinu is out- of the most physically-demanding events in prolessional rodeo. The 4 horses during the Heppner kodeoH, Cueen Sandra's prin cesses were Nancy Cleve land, Louue Pointer. Sha ron luviuvon and Shannon Ma honev. k'.rs, John FuUittks was ctueroik The group travelled to man) rodeos and won first place honors in the Cueen' Court division tn the Portland Rose Parade. The) also ruie in the Chief Joseph Lns Parade and had their pictures taken with movie star Waller Hren nan. The lfodriUti'. live near Irrigon. 1-L Shannon M-ihoney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Mihonev. lorn time residents of Ihf wr, J picked for Heppner Rodeo Queen. Shannon acquired her first horse, Kemper, at the age of ten. This horse, for merly owned by Keiit;vr Snow! loved to a ripe old age of 37. Shannon's nding ex perietice included helping man) times to drive cattle belonging to Steve Thompson to tne Summer Rane. As Q'nen, Shannon rode her sorrel mare " Princess." Princesses that uar were Dowena West. Terrvl Green up, Judy Sherer ami Martlia Dohert). This court, oflrish descendents, chose to wear kell) green pants, hats and boots with flowered shirts. Cueen Shannon also wore ttie green flowered shirt with white hat, vest, pants, and boots. They traveled to nuny Rodeos including Condon. Ar lington, Joseph, Elgin and Pendleton as well as parti cipating in the Rose Festival Parade in Portland. Shannon was also a princess on the Round-up court of QueenJudy Curcio in 1953. Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Smith now live in Canb), Ore. 1963. An lone beaut), Judy Sherer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sherer, was cho sen for Queen in 19C3. Jud), an accomplished rider, rode in Heppner Parades, compe ted in the races and shows from the ear!;, age of five. Princesses that year were Erna Lwir. Winchester, Hep pner, Ginger Majeske. Lex ington; Karla Luciani, Butter Creek, and Susan McCoy, Bo ardman. Jud) was the first one to wear the now popular western suit complete with jacket in white. Her atten dants wore purple suits with white boots and blouses and lavender hats. Judy'shorse, Rock), a sorrel thorough bred, is now being used by their chaperont Mrs. Archie Munkers. This court alsoat tended a long list of rodeos that summer including going to Redmond. Judy and her husband, Jerry Ritka, live on a farm near Salem and still enjoy the pleasure of hav ing horses. 1966. The 1966 Morrow County Fair and Rodeo was reigned over by Erna Lynn Winchester, Heppner. Prin cesses were Barbara Bloods worth, of Lexington, Susan Lindstrom, lone; MardeeChi lders, Boardman, and Verina French, Lena. ridf-r has onlv a suitcase-type handle, atop the leather rig ging, to hold onto He points his chest skyward and wings Fnu, a lifetime resident of Heppner. is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernie W in chester. Her family heri tage had Its place in Heppner history. Great gramtiurents Mr. and Mrs. James Held came to llepi ner in 1910 ami built a house in tli. same place tlie Win chester home now stands. te liinJ the house James oerat ed a lumber yard. 1966 saw Bob Steagall take the Morrow County Calf Roil ing Championship and Art ance ride "Frosty" to tlie All Around Champion posi tion. The court this year was clad in bright blue tailored wool suits with tlx Cueen in the now traditional white, high crown tuts came back this year leaving tlie flat top, large brimmed hats behind. Gardner's Men's Wear start ed a new tradition by fur nishing the royal wardrobe for the second year. Erna, now a graduate of Oregon State University, is presently in Heppner with plans of attending medical school in the field of Medi cal Technology this winter. 1967. Morrow Count) Fair and Rodeo Queen of 1967 was Verina French and her Court was princesses Ru biann Fulieton. Heppner Wranglers; Linda Tatone, Boardman; Maureen Doherty , Lexington, and Berniece Matthews, lone. The chape rone Dimple Munkers, her self a past Queen, guided this group. The princesses' offi cial suits were burnt orange, white blouses andbrownhats, gloves and boots. The queen wore the traditional all-white suit with a hat band of rhine stones. The Court traveled to many parades and shows. One of the outstanding events was to have as their guest the Shrine Queen, Darlene Kuehn uf Milton-Freewater, at the Hppner Sidewalk Ba zaar. Luncheon for them was held at the Wagon W heel Cafe with the Shriners as hosts. The Court modeled past Queen's official suits at the 4-H Style Show it the Fairgrounds. Queen Verina' s Parade was one of the long est in history and was head ed b Lewis Cason as Grand Marshall. Verina is the dau ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray mond French and was reared on the family ranch on But ter Creek. Her younger sis ter, Susan, is Queen of the 1972 Fair and Rodeo. Verina is now employed in Pendleton. 1968. Berniece Matthews, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Matthews of lone, was crowned Queen of the 1968 Heppner Fair and Rodeo. The new grandstand was used for the first time at her coro nation. The Court was Shei la Luciani, Sue Ellen Green up, Marcia Jones and Kathy Hinton, who wore bright red outfits with white accessor ies. Dimple Munkers cha peroned them to many Fairs and Rodeos. They won blue ribbons at the L'matilla Cou nty Fair and Elgin Stampede Parades. Berniece recalls the night her parents called her at college to tell her WiT his feet outward from the horse's shoulders throughout the ride Great balance and exquisite timing are prime requirements. she had been chosen Queen, She said the roof almost went off the dorm. To her, the Grand Entries were particu larly exciting and she math' a lovely picture on her hor se, "Sunday Driver." Ha rold L'rwin was Grand Mar shall of the Tarade that year. To quote her, "...there were so nuny people who worked so hard and unselfishly to give my Court a ttreat Rum mer and a fabulous Rodeo." Berniece now lives In Aa toria with her husband, Pat Thornton where thev both teach school. 19M. Queen of the 1969 Morrow County Fair and Ro deo was Sheila Luciani, dau ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Geor ge Luciani of Butter Creek. George is a member of the Pair board, and has help ed with the Fairs for a num ber of years. Queen Sheila, a stately brunette, was brou ght up on the (amity ranch, and rode from the time she was little. She was a prin cess on the court of Queen Berniece; her ulder sister Karla was a princess in 1963, and her younger sister, Pat ty, is a princess (his year on Queen Susan French's court. Sheila's Court was Sherl Lynn O'Brien, Janet Palmateer, Rhonda Bell inger, and Patti Healy. The Queen wore the traditional white western suit and her Court wore green suits with white blouses, hats and boots. Sheila particularly remem bers the good times and thrills they had at dances, as well as to tlie nuny Fairs and Rodeos. One particularly enjoyable day was an tnfor maf gathering at the river wh ere they all went water ski ing and picnicing. This was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Lu ciani. Sheila and her hus band Robert Cozad. are ore sently living inSherwood.Or. 1970. A typically Irish lass, Sheri Lynn O'Brien, was crowned Queen of the 1970 Heppner FairandRodeo. This vivacious brunette, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pat O'Brien, rode from the time she was a child. She competed niany years in the Wrangler Riding Club events participated in the Morrow County Horse Show and car ried banners for nun) Rodeo Courts before her reign. H father has assisted many ye ars on the Rodeo Board. Que en Sherri s princesses were Vivian Phillips Parideso, Bo ardman; Jeri Krebs Lathrop, lone; Michelle Miller Burns, Lexington; and Susan French, Lena. They made approximately thirty appearances through out the summer. Some of the special highlights were the Milton-Freewater Pea Festival receiving 3rd place in the Parade; the Portland Rose Parade, 4th place; the Elgin Stampede, 1st place; and the L'matilla County Fair Parade, 1st place; and ot her shows. They were host for the Court of the Blue Mountain Community College Intercollegiate Rodeo held at Heppner that year. Sherri Lynn made a striking pic ture on her horse" Monkey," a bay gelding, in the Hepp ner Rodeo Parade and Grand Entries In the arena,. Tlte Court was assisted that year by Dimple Munkers. 1971. The honors (or 1971 went to Michelle Miller when she ws crowned Queen of the Heppner Fair and Hodeo. Mi chelle, tlie daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tad Miller, brought up on a ranch out o( Lexington. Her father serv ed on the Rodeo Hoard as president. Queen Michelle's princesses were Jeanne Daly (rom Butter Creek; DovleAl dernun, Heppner W ranglers; Jan Schllchting, Boardman; and Jerl Snow, lone Mich elle was dressed In the tra ditional white western suit and the princesses wore elec tric blue outfits. They had a busy summer making appea rances at Arlington, Milton Freewater, Spray. Condon, Elgin, Joseph, Hermiston, Juhn Day, Pendleton and the College and Junior Hodeos at Heppner. Michelle rode her registered quarter horse "Hot Walker" and the Court made a striking group In the Heppner Parades and Grand Entries. Michelle and her husband, Donald Burns, are living In Baker I n -rJ J da vie Cox Krcnil GAYLE COX Gayle has accepted the position of Regional Marketing Administrator, for Honeywell Information Systems Gayle most recently held the Branch Administrator position in San crancisco West. Since his date of hire in October, 1969, Gayle has also been a Reuional Administrator with I.S.O. and a Systems Analyst with G.E. Previous employers were Boise-Cascade and United Airlines Above and beyond handling the normal administrative traffic, Gayle's initial assign ments include interfacing between the RegionBranches and Operations to align reported performance figures within the Operations Area with reality. Gayle is a graduate of Portland State University and lives in San Mateo. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cox of Heppner. F rom Honevwell's News Leter! Mr SUITING UP Don't Forget that this is 7C3L1 PD.AGG YOUR TTC3G DDG! It's No Accidtnt That NopU Soy Wt Strvt THE BEST FOOD in TOWN W. Work At Itl Cal's Lounge & Cafe TO Till-: ivs IIHi'NUt IIK.M -M IHMll. CLASS ..A Minister on radio a tew dii vs ago wild. "If you have Thank you note to net out, do it today, aonie times tomorrow never comes " This IdW rt'Ht leation pHpe In my son Lowell loe Turitt-r'fc i l minunl is the highent honor and tribute Ihiil could ever huve ln bestowed on a parent. Since I'm only sixteen year lute with my thanks I doubt if a better time will come aloiiK than The (Vnntennial Paper lo trv to convev lust a Irnclmn of my heart (ell grulilue and -thanks to all of those wonderful kids, for their nrecious words and thought -fulness It's a most enjoyuble memory to reeull the school parties, picnics, dress up contests, games, races, the pony curt rides behind old spotted Jeep, and all the other horse back rides on the trails at the two mountain cabins, that we shared together In the CiKiD OLD DAYS-The School Picnics were some thing all the children and parents looked forward to and could shout about! (Those days are gone (or ever I guess). Indication "A star of the east, guiding, assisting, and urging us on..." with (his sentiment in our minds we. the class of 195C. dedicate our nniiuul to Lois Velma Winchester, a woman who will always Ik a portion of both our high school and grade school memories. We dedicate this nnnuiit. in appreciation of the innumer able gilts that Mrs Winches ter has bestowed upon us, gifts not of gold but ot friendship, time, effort, and thnughtlul-ness Promo I ion Hotr My Sumner The "Most Unusual Vacation" award for 1972 goes to Gayle Cox, Northwest Region's Administrator. On July 19th, Gayle headed south to would you believeV-the Mojave Desert, destination "Jim Russell's Racing Drivers' School" in Rosamond, California, where in mid summer a cold day is 105. Gayle's purpose week of driving lessons in a "Formul Ford" on the 2. 5-mile desert course.. After the week's instruction, those students qualifying trekked to Riverside, California, to run on the famous Riverside Raceway. Time trials and practice laps were held on Saturday, and Sunday's activities capped the week with two races held to qualify the participants for their Novice Licenses. Gayle, driving a new "Merlyn", moved up from fifth on the starting grid to place second in a field of 17, hitting speeds of over 140 mph in order to do so. Gayle joins such other illustrious graduates of Russell's Driving School as Steve MctJueen and James Garner, who were tutored there for their roles in "LeMans" and "Grand Vi.v". Gayle plans to attend additional races at both Riverside and famed Laguna Seca in the Bay Area, and would be interested in talking to fellow employees regarding sponsoring of a racing team. As we advance into the future, among our goals we will strive lo Ik- the tyie of parent that our children will turn lo in the (ace ot necessity, as we have luriied, again and again, to tans Winchester. The Seniors of fifty six With these difficult times involving morality, dope, drugs, disease, violence, crime and tragedies of all kinds on an all time high. I (el! to reprint this dedication page might give young parents and incentive lo give more time and concern to the greatest priviledge on earth- HKIN'tl A PAKKNT. When I decorated the ward in the new wing of the Heppner Hospital several vear ago I painted on the bird hest "THKltK IS NO SHUltT ("IT TO HKINCt A (JOOl) PAKKNT". Also the family chipmunk train up there (arm's tins essential message to voting parents for a successful family relation ship There must be I.OVK KINDNKSS ATTKNTION AKKKCTION SKCl'KITY AND DISCIPLINE! Humane education in our schools lo teach kindness and compassion in all living crea tures, could Is- THK KEY TO WOKIJ) PEACE! Most Sincerely, Mrs Ernie ilaiisl Winchester P.S -My ceramic green lazy susan server that your class gave me. has given me real pleasure and service over the past years I value it among my most treasured possess ions Thanks for every thing the memory of the good times that we shared together are worth a nullum Vacation Spent Me . 27
