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Edythe Brasel
Denise Henkle
Greta LeBlanc
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Some of the nation's top
bucking horses and bulls will
meet the best collegiate cow-
boys in the nation May 30, 31
'. and June I when the North
; west Regional Rodeo Finals
; are held tn Pendleton,
To be staged at the Mustan-
ger Grounds just east of
' fendleton, the rodeo will
attract some 100 cowboys and
i cowgirls from at least 17
colleges and universities in
Oregon, Washington and Ida
ho. Oneof the nation's top rodeo
slock contractors, Stevens
. Brothers of Middleton, Idaho,
' will provide nationally-ranked
bucking horses and bulls,
' according to Dean Longgood,
', coach of the Blue Mountain
Community College rodeo
team. Many of the horses and
bulls were selected last year
by professional cowboys to
l appear in the RCA National
I Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma
t City, He added.
Co sponsored by the BMCC
Rodeo Club and Round Up
j Lions Club, the rodeo la
expected to determine which
. collegiate team wins the
J northwest championship.
J BMCC and Walla Walla Com-
munlty College are currently
leading the league, each
- having won four of the eight
; rwk-os staged to date.
"Standings of the two lop
, teams art so clone," Longgood
said, "that the whole season
- rests on the Regional Finals
here. Many Individual cham-
pionshlps will also be decided
here." Longgood added.
Points separating contest
ants are so close (hat most of
the Individual championships
are still up for grabs. BMCC
' cowboys who rank high In the
c standings are:
; Urry Patterson, Gofxllng,
Idaho, ranked 2nd In all
,4 around, 3rd In calf roping and
steer roping, and 4th in sleer
wrestling.
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Mary Dixon
3
Pamela Hug
v.
Karen Prooly
coivboys
rodeo fmols erf Of.lCC
Dan Roeser, Caldwell,
Idiiho, 2nd in calf roping and
3rd in team roping.
Jim Brewer, Pendleton,
leading in bull riding and 3rd
In bronc riding.
Randy Warnock, Baker, 4th
In bronc riding and bull riding,
6th In all around
Bill Peila. Burns, 4th in calf
roping.
Wade Kamm, Pendleton,
has placed high consistently in
the timed events and is
expected to place high in the
finals.
Leading the cowgirls from
BMCC is Milne Trowbridge.
John Day. She is 2nd In girls'
breakaway roping and 4th in
barrel racing.
Patty and Dana Miller, of
Powell Butte, Oregon, have
placed in several rodeos to
help the women's team to its
present ranking in the top five.
"No team is dominating the
women's competition," Long
good said, "and we expect the
winning team to be decided at
our finals here in Pendleton."
Top competitors in the
women's teams are Linn-Benton
Community College, Al
bany, Oregon; Oregon State
University. Walla Walla Com
munity College, Eastern Ore
gon Slate College, and BMCC.
Strong competition for the
men's team trophies is ex
pected from Walla Walla
Community College, BMCC,
Oregon Slate University,
Eastern Oregon State College,
and the University of Idaho.
Other schools competing in
the region are: University of
Oregon, Llnfield College, Ore
gon College of Education,
Central Oregon Community
College. Treasure Valley
Community College, Oregon
Institute of Technology,
Washington Slate University,
Central Washington Slate Col
lege, Eastern Washington
Stale College, Wenalchee Val
ley College, Big Bend Com
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Susan Doherty
Barbara Judd
Donald Russell
perform
munity College. Spokane
Community College, Yakima
Community College, College
of Id.iho, and Lewis & (lark
Slate College. Lewiston,
Idaho
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The rodeo will start 4 p.m.,
Friday. May 3(1. in the
Muslanger Grounds. Saturday
and Sunday events will start
at 1:30 p m. Tickets will be
available at the gate
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Blue Mountain Community College
Northwest Regional Finals
ustcngcr Grounds
Pcndbton, Oregon
Senator Ken Jernsfedf
reports on legislation
Wiin the 1975 session of the
Oregon Legislature adjourns
now rests squarely on the
shoulders of the Joint Ways
and Means Committee, still
haggling over the precise
details of a state employee
salary package.
The committee is caught
between the Governor's 24 per
cent pay increase offer, and
the employee request of 17 per
cent. In the midst of this,
Ways and Means Committee
members narrowly approved
underfunding the Governor's
. proposal to the tune of some
$20 million. The recommenda
tion to underfund came from
legislative leaders, who want
the dollars saved to help with
other programs and budgets.
To make up for the funding
shift, vacancies which occur
normally in the next two years
will not be filled as quickly as
they now are, under the
' underfunding proposal.
Waiting in the wings for the
state employee salary issue to
be resolved at the Ways and
Means committee table are
several other major budgets,
including human resources
and higher education. How
quickly the legislature ad
journs depends on the resolu
tion of the remaining budgets,
and possibly the field burning
controversy. Traditionally the
legislature has taken a full two
weeks to wrap up its business
after Ways and Means shuts .
down for the session.
The field burning contro
versy took an abrupt shift last
week, with the dissolution of
the special field burning
committee by House Speaker
Phil Lang. His action was
based on allegations of a
"secret deal" to extend the
open burning ban. As a result
of a closed-doors meeting of
the committee early this
month. Now the senate-passed
measure. Senate Bill 311.
moves to the joint committee
on trade and economic deve
lopment, on which I serve.
Co-chairman Victor Atiyeh
has assured committee mem
bers that the action on field
burning will be prompt, com
prehensive and well balanc
edleading to speculation
that the trade and economic
development committee can
consider the issue and send it
to the house floor for action
before the session ends.
The question of annual
sessions of the legislature
came before the senate last
week as well, in a measure
allowing for odd-year sessions
of no more than 130 session
days, and even-year sessions
of no more than 50 session
days.
I voted against the measure,
because 130 session days
converts to nearly six months
of legislative work. The dif
ference between a "session
day" seen in the bill and a
"calendar day" (including
non working days) is confus
ing to many Oregonians. who
may see the issue on the ballot
next year. 130 session days
means over ISO calendar
davs more than six months.
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That is simply too much.
The Senate Consumer and
Business Afairs Committee is
now considering the house
passed medical malpractice
bill, House Bill 2647. It is my
hope that the committee can
work through the bill and get it
to the senate floor, to help
Oregon avoid the doctor strike
plaguing other parts of the
nation. The measure is long
and involved, with many
ramifications, and deserves
proper consideration. Let's
hope that there is enough time
left in the session to allow that
consideration.
Sen. Ken Jernstedt
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A chorus and band concert
was held Wednesday night at
the Heppner Elementary
School auditorium. The pro
gram started at 7:30 p.m.,
with students from the fifth
through the eighth grade
participating in the choral
event.
A junior high group also
entertained the audience with
their rendition of some Dixie
Land jazz favorites.
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Irrfgon news
Recent visitors at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Chester
Wilson were their son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
John Wilson and three sons,
Boise, Idaho.
The family of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Wilson gathered for a
reunion last week. They in
cluded Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Wilson, Rosemea, Ca., Mr.
and Mrs. Leonard Wilson and
family. Walla Walla. Mr. and
Mrs. Dale Rodgers and three
children of Cheney. Wa.. Rose
Marie Brasel and family and
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wilson and
family, Irrigon.
The Julian Trevino family
were visitors at the Chester
Wilson home on Sunday. They
have been working in Dayton,
Wa.
Visitors at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Harvey Warner were
Mr. and Mrs. Ponteleis Vron
takis and sons of Salem.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Parke
and family, Portland, visited
at the home of Mrs. Park's
parents. Mr. and Mrs. E.A.
Stephens. Irrigon. The family
visited Parke's mother in
Umatilla and helped celebrate
her birthday.
Mrs. Floyd Mesteth and
daughter Rosie. New Boston.
Texas are visiting at the home
of her son and daughter-in-law.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon
Mesteth. McNary. They were
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of her son Mark Mesteth, from
Riverside High School.
The Irrigon Assembly of
God congregation gathered on
the banks of the Columbia
River at First St. Sunday at
6:30 p.m. for a baptismal
service. Pastor Robert Sch
moll baptized five persons,
Roy Davis, Wallace Fredrick
son. Eric Hixson, Sue Pugh.
and Irene Smith.
Mrs. Ruth McCoy was
honored on her 90th birthday
with an open house in the
Baptist Church basement
Sunday. May 25. Over 100
friends and relatives dropped
in from 3-5 p.m. to convey
birthday greetings. The guests
came from LaGrande. Cor
vallis. Elgin. Pendleton.
Umatilla. Hermiston. Port
land. Walla Walla. Richland.
Aberdeen. Vancouver, Wa..
and Irrigon.
Relatives present included
children. grandchildren,
great-grandchildren, a sister,
and many nieces and neph
ews. Mrs. McCoy's daughter.
Mrs. Frank Stewart, cut the
beautifully-decorated birth
day cake and serving the
coffee and punch were Mrs.
Vernon Stewart. Mrs. Don
Eppenbach. .Mrs. Earl Isom
and .Mrs. Warren McCoy. The
basement was decorated in
red and white, with red floral
arrangements.
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