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RODEO
Top cowboys are due in Heppner this
weekend to compete in the Morrow
County Rodeo. The rodeo will feature
three RCA approved shows. Saturday
shows begin at 1:15 and 7:15 p.m.
Sunday's afternoon performance will be
held at 1:15.
Contestants will compete in bareback,
saddle bronc and bull riding, calf roping,
steer wrestling and team roping. Cow
boys will add their entry fees, ranging
from $20 to $30 a man, to bring the total
purse to near $11,000.
1975 county fair
figures show growth
The niimtxT of commercial fair The ground have never
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exhibitors has increased, nil
rnmmunily booth apace is
filled; individual entries are
up in number although the
actual number has not been
lot j led at this lime.
Li Curtis. Morrow County
Fair Hoard Secretary, says
the board and fair committee
are very pleased with the
response from the county this
year. She points out that the
number of commercial txxilhs
this year is more than double
last year I number
Fair goers are remarking at
the quality of the displays.
Kach department has done a
special Job of decorating in
line with the Bicentennial
theme Many of the exhibits
also stress this year s 2m) year
theme
County Extension Agent
Harold Kerr remarks enthusi
astically that "this is a great
New conservationist
for Morrow County
Hob Adelman will assume
the duties of district conser
vationist for Morrow County
on September 1.V Adelman
replaces Dave Franen who
has held the position for a little
more than two years
Franen will fill the same
position for Harney County
and will move to Hums oxer
the Labor Day weekend
Franen ' training has been
more in the field of range
management and his duties in
Harney County will center
around this area of work
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looked better.' The buildings
are all in good shape. The staff
iiff
be
el-
and work crews are to
commended for their excel
lent work "
Other random comment
include. "I like that music
outside and inside- it really
sounds like a fair this year,"
"Look at the kids with
tialloons that is the carnival
look '" "All the red white-und-blue
looks super' " "This feels
like a reallv successful fair."
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Heppner High School foot
ball players are minded to
check out their football gear
Friday. Aug 22. from 9 12
a m and I 4 p in
The first piaclicc Mill be
held Monday. Aug 2.V Sam
Adelman ts presently soil
conservationist at Tangent in
Linn County He has been
there lor the past two years.
I'rior to going to Tangent he
worked two years at The
dalles
He is a graduate of OSt'
where he majored in agricul
lure engineering and techno
logy He graduated in 1'aml
spent the next two years with
the Army
Adelman has a wile Chris
and a I year old son Hy.in
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Tophands sometimes compete in 150 or
more rodeos annually and win upwards of
$30,000. Reigning world champion all
around cowboy Tom Ferguson won
nearly $67,000 in the arena last year, plus
another $20,000 in bonus money. Fergu
son, of Miami, OK, also reigns as world
calf roper.
Stock contractors for the RCA shows is
Stevens Bros. Rodeo Inc. of Middleton,
ID.
The Morrow County Rodeo will feature
local cowboys performing in several
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History of fair given
at Lions meeting
Heppner Lions held their
regular meeting at the fair
grounds on Tuesday morning
and enjoyed breakfast from
the 4 II Snack Shack The
meeting was held at that
location to supNirt the 4 II and
fair opening Twenty attended
in the brisk morning air
(luesi sH-aker for the morn
ing was Floyd Jones, a long
lime memfier of the Morrow
County Fair Hoard Jones told
the group the fair had its
beginning in and w as held
where the library and mus
eum are now located It was
held the third week in Septem
ber as harvest was usually
over by that time.
Entries at the first fair
included such items as home
cured meats, canned fruits
and vegetables Most of the
exhibits were home made or
home grown. Several of the
larger producers of sheep and
cattle exhibited In all there
were about 2(H) entries and no
premiums were paid and only
a few ribbons were awarded
The exhibitors paid a small
entrance fee and admission
was charged as this was the
only financial support for the
fair. Entertainment Included
such activities as a tug of war,
fool races, horse shoes and a
baseball game.
In 1915 some horse events
were added to the fair. An
arena was made by parking
the cars, wagons, hacks and
buggies in circle. The horses
were brought Into the circle,
aiuiMinl, saddled and then
would be ridden. Some rode
until the time was up. others
rode until the horse quit
iMicking If the horse should
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MOlUtOW CotNTVS FA I H AND KoDKO COCHT From the left. June
McLean. H.irli.ira Palmer. Queen Mickey Hoskins. Donna Kea and Mary Ann
Proctor
lucik oul ol the arena the
l ider gol oil the best he could
I'llii through I'M'l there was
no lair held because ol Wmld
War I In Pi-1ithc lair resinned
with an addition ol a c.irnnal
In I'lJI saw the addition ol
boxing and wrestling matches
that pitted local talent .ii;,iiiisI
the carnival pro s In this year
more rodooevenN were added
and the site ol the horse events
was moved to where Kiiuii.i
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events. Trophies and prizes will be
awarded to the top performers in each
event. The Wranglers Horse Show will
run all day Friday, Aug. 22 at the
fairgrounds with a starting time of 9 a.m.
Saturday morning at 10 a.m. the street
parade will get under way with a variety
of riding units, floats and individual
participants. Nine rodeo queens and their
courts are scheduled to appear in the
parade along with a stagecoach driven by
John Hoskins. Several organizations have
entered floats and Oregon High School
Aug. 21, 1975
Mill is now located The arena
h.is made m the same manner
il was in the past years
The uevl year some impor
tant changes were made The
Ian was still held at the
bin ai y site with more and
lieltci exhibits The rodeo was
moved lo what is now the lair
grounds location The land
was donated to the city by
C W. McNamer The arena
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JONKS
For school use
No decisions on
mobile homesite
A variance permit request
ed by the School District,
allowing them to place a
mobile home on school prop
erty, was tabled Monday night
at a special meeting of the
Common Council The issue
was referred lo the City
Planning Commission
Sujcnn!end4f;t of Schnnls.
Mall Doherty. requested plac
ing the mobile home on the
Heppner High School property
staling the following reasons
there is an increase in
valid.ilism on the school
property . especially glass
iwcak.ige. with the shortage
ol homo in i he Heppner area
this would also creale a place
lo live tor one ot the new
teachers
Hcasons lor referring the
issue lo the Planning Com
mission are although the
mobile home would be on
School District properly, the
mobile home would Ik- owned
b an individual, rather than
the School District, three
Idlers ot piolesl Iri'lli adja
cent properly owners had
been received by the City
pioii-simg the mobile home
Alter the adiaccnt proM-rty
owner had liccn contacted.
Idlers ol protest were receiv
ed by Hie i lly stating they fell
the mobile home in the area
would lessen their property
value
Alter the adjacent property
owners, had Ikvii contacted,
letter ol piolesl were receiv
ed by the City slating they felt
the mobile home in the area
would lessen their property
values
ll was pointed out that a
commercial building now ex
ists within the residential
area At the time of the
hearing lor the commercial
building although it met with
objections from residents in
the area, the objections were
overruled and the commercial
building was constructed
I'rior to tabling the request.
Doherty was asked if the
school district could locale the
mobile home on another site
where il could nut be seen by
the objecting property own
ers. Doherty replied. "This is
the most suitable location on
the 3 acre site that can be
served by both sewer and
water. "If the site has to be
changed we would not have
sewer and water facilities
without added expenses, mak
ing the site economically
unfeasible." In some areas
Wasting has lobe done prior to
the installation of the sewer
line
Councilman Mills asked for
an explanation for notifying
property owners within a Jox)
ft area According to the
present standards the MO feet
Is not from the building site
but rather from the exterior
property line
A portion of the school
district property is within the
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Rodeo Queen Reta Ericksen will be in
attendance. Probably the oldest partici
pant will be Ethel Lehman, 83, from
Echo. Participants will share in the
nearly $475 of parade prizes.
Dances will follow the Friday and
Saturday night rodeo performances.
Music for the dances will be provided by
The Muddy Creekers and feature local
singer, Sandy Matheny.
Queen Mickey Hoskins and her court
will reign over the activities.
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city limits while the remain
ing portion is in the county
List year the school district
asked to be annexed into the
city The city refused on the
Imsi that it could not furnish
adequate police protection to
I be school because of the lack
ot police olficers S.nee that
time the city has acquired two
more police ofliccr and while
die city cannot promise the
school district 24 hour protec
tion it was suggested that
ierh.qs the school district
re-apply tor annexation This
was laken under advisement
by Siqicrmtcndent Doherty
He aKo remarked. "School
property require 24 hour
surveillance at all time He
pointed out that team mem
ber have had their cars
ainlalied while they were
playing hall game away Irom
liiitne
In lieu ot the compexily ol
ihi situation the common
council moved and unani
mouslv approved the follow
mi; motion in the future all
(Kinuts requiring either
conditional Use permit or a
variance shall U- relerred to
the City Planning Commission
tut their approval
In other business Ihe council
tt anted llene Wy man a day
extension on her building
' pel nut at Stmlh Chase St
Approved an alteration per
mit lor Lirry Anderson .Vsi
No Flder to place a Inunda
tion and insulate his existing
siriH lure
lielcrred a renewal for a
variance application, on the
MvFwen property lo the
Planning Commission for
their decision
Approved five liquor re
newal applications. Central
Maiket. Court St Market.
Jt; Thomson. Jim Rogers,
and Hon and Olivia Palmer
Award winning booth
The Grand Sweepstakes
ribbon for community booths
was awarded to the Heppner
Garden Clubs entry that
features a mixed flower ar
rangement m the style of 177
and a modern arrangement
ala 1976
Other winners included
youth organuations-lst
Heppner Future Farmers of
America. 2nd. Assembly of
God Youth . 3rd. Merry Mixert
4 11 Morrow County Cow Bel
les won 1st for farm organiia
bons and Morrow Soil and
Water District was 2nd
The large group of com
munity service and social
organizations saw its blue
ribbon go lo the Heppner
Garden Club. 2nd place went
to the Heppner American
Legion Auxiliary; 3rd place
was awarded ihe lone Garden
Hub
Accepted the recommenda
tion ol Div ision of Highways to
have preliminary plans drawn
lor the construction of a new
ln-idge at Morgan St. The cost
to the city for the plans
amount to $1.1(18 or 22 per
cent ot the total cost The State
will pay the remaining 78 per
cent Thi is a preliminary
engineering survey ; however,
i' I the opinion of the engineer
that the Slate will accept the
plans once they are complet
es! The next scheduled meeting
ol ihe Heppner Common
Council will be held Tuesday.
Sept 2. lHsvause of the Labor
Day holiday
As prev imi.sly reported Ihe
City ol Heppner had plans ol
installing their own gas tank
lor city vehicles However, the
city was contacted by gasoline
distributor in Ihe area who
agreed to sell the city the
g.iM.liue at a dicount
The council voted to accept
tin- g,i at a discount rather
than spend the money putting
in the necessary tank and
related equipment
llnltsF MH FHIUW
The Morrow County Wrang
ler' llote Show will be held
at the fan grounds. Friday.
Aug 22
Ttie halter classes will start
at H a m with the perform
ance show beginning at 1pm
Anyone wishing to enter the
horse show is asked to contact
Mis Dick SJierer. 422 T42S
Merchant have donated
prize to he awarded to
winners ol the events
Ml Wranglers planning to
participate in the Saturday
morning parade are asked to
nice! at Beckel Equipment
wearing white shirts, dark
(suits and a hat
First for church organic
lions went to the Seventh-day
Advent ist Church. 2nd was
won by the Heppner Christian
Church
Prtirs for commercial
booths went to Oregon State
Forestry Department. First;
Kiniua Corporation, First;
Morrow County Chamber of
Commerce. First. Arte Dec
orating System. Second,
Actually each orgamtation
was winner as each was
awarded 110 for entering
Mary Lindsay. Lexington, a
fair volunteer with many
years of service, was the
superintendent of this divi
sion Fair records show that In
1973 ther wrt 11 community
bonihs; in 1974 only 13, and
this year there were 20
carefully arranged booths.
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