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
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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
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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
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