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Page 29. THE GAZETTE - TIMES, Parade despite band, Entries are still rolling in, despite the lack of a band, for the Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Parade Saturday. The one and one-half mile, parade through the downtown area of Heppner and on through towards the court Parade 9 house and fair grounds should prove to be one of the biggest and best parades ever. Highlighting the parade will be the Heppner-Morrow Coun ty Chamber of Commerce float, with the theme "We've Come a Long Way." Also, some out-of-town guests, including Baker Live stock Auction's 20 mule team, the Eastern Oregon Historical Auto Club and Pendleton's Main Street Cowboys will en hance the streets Saturday morning. The parade is slated to start at 9 a.m. from N. Main near Pettyjohns Supply. It will come up Main Street and take a left on Court Street. Some floats will go on to the fair grounds and others will turn left again at the grade school and end up their tour. at the Please drive TTTTT W BOARDMAN MOBILE STATION AKERS MOTOR SERVICE REED'S MOBILSERVICE -Rtptir Work- MWMart 481-9212 IONE 422-7112 Heppner 676-5800 pat qAnrn STATION LEXINGTON CHEVRON CAL S An CO STATIUN HEPPNER CHEVRON UIUis Heppner 676-5062 676-9907 989-8540 VERN'S 76 STATION INDEPENDENT GARAGE GENE'S CHEVRON MobfefWuete Heppner 676-5184 lone 422-7222 lone 422-7541 I T ' ' - Heppner, OR. Thursday. Angut entries, lack of roll in The mounted riding group of the Morrow County Fair and Rodeo court should be a favo rite among Heppnerites and Morrow County residents. The riding group has picked up top hardware at every event they've ridden in this year. a.m. Sat. Queen Patricia Van Schoi ack will be Joined by Prin cesses Kate Evans, Bonnie Schiller, Janice Spa ul ding and Kimee Haguewood in the parade. The Boardman Harvest Festival court of Queen Kathy Hilling, Princess Charlotte Hilling and Princess Cally Broadbent will also be in the parade. Other entries already in clude the Boardman Lions and Auxiliary, the American Le gion Post and Auxiliary Post and Unit 87 from Heppner, the Bank of Eastern Oregon lone Branch, the SoroptimisU In ternationa of Heppner, ARZ Farms of Boardman, Pioneer Memorial Hospital and the Oregon State Forestry Department. e Iiope youi enjoy your visit Morrow Co. F carefully and stop by for tt. lttt Fair briefs Passes Senior Citizen passes are available from Pat Brindle at the Neigh borhood Center for all Morrow County Senior Citizens, 62 and over. Those who have their passes from last year may use them again this year. Locations The location of the va rious exhibits in the pavilion have been cha nged around this year by the fair committee. Kmoral of the changes St were initiated at the Q request of the fair sup- Q erintendents. uuiers s were made with the g hope of Improving the g fair. AH lunch Anyone is welcome, especially 411'ers to a Saturday noon lunch at the fairgrounds during the RCA rodeo. The Blue Sage Tack Team will be there from Elgin. Salads and des serts are requested and meats and drinks will be provided. It will take place In the grassy area near the Snack Shack. Court honored by rodeo board The 1976 Fair and Rodeo Queen Patricia Van Schoiack, joined her parents, Bob and Katie Van Schoiack as they hosted a pre-rodeo party, Saturday night. The Heppner Elks Lodge, was the scene of the buffet dinner given for the court and rodeo board members and their wives. Princesses Kate with Vern and Francine Evans, Princess Kimee with Ron and Lynn Haguewood, Princess Bonnie with Bob and Marilyn Schiller and Princess Janice with Carl and Betty Spaulding enhanced the evening dinner. Other guests Included pen nant bearers, Debra and Donna Palmer, Shawns Seitz, and Kathleen Van Schoiack. Court on radio Friday, Aug. 13, the Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Court traveled to Pendleton and were guests at the KUMA coffee hour. The girls were introduced on the air and out lined the busy fair and rodeo week for radio listeners. Later in the day, the court made spot tape commercials at radio station KT1X. Station manager Marilyn Reeves hos ted a luncheon at Indian Hills for the queen and court, along with chaperone Darlene Hos kens and Lee Palmer. This Thursday, the girls, Queen Patricia, and Prin Kodleo any of your automotive Parents Lee and Maryann Palmer and Tony and Fay Seltx also attended. Court chaperone Darlcne and Robert Hoskens, June McClean, Jane Bailey and Martha Van Schoiack, the queen's grandmother, also were present. A special guest at the party was LaWanda Lindsey, country-western recording artist. She also was the featured en tertainment to a sell out crowd for the court dance following the dinner. This was the last dance leading up to the rodeo and was "special to the girls" si a large crowd came to dance and enjoy LaWanda Lindsay's performance. cesses Kate, Bonnie, Janice and Kimee will be featured on KOHU radio in Hermiston at 9 a.m. Following interviews, they go back to Pendleton as luncheon guests of the Lions club. Band? A band rehearsal for the rodeo parade has been set for Monday, Aug. 23. 7 p.m. at the high school band room. Anyone who plays an instrument is urged to attend.
