Page 4. THE GAZETTE-TIMES. Heppner. OR. Thursday. August !9. 19. i
Davis will
highlight Family
Fun Night
This year marks the first year that Morrow County Fair
has brought in big name entertainment.
Marty Davis, a country western, down home style
recording artist, will highlight the fair's entertainment on the
family fun night, Wednesday.
Davis will appear with The Murphys at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday night in the arena. His performance will last
about 45 minutes. After that, he will entertain during a dame
from 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Davis began his musical career as a disc jockey in V.M
After flipping records day in and day out, he finally decided
that the flip-flop business wasn't for him . . . making others
flip was. .i
He and a few friends jumped in head first in the musical
industry, working various weekend gigs in Southern Oregon
and Northern California.
Their popularity among country western enthusiasts
ballooned. They decided to take that fateful step and in !.
five years after his start in a radio station, the Marty Davis
show hit the road.
Since those beginnings in 1969. Marty has worked with
several groups from Alaska, Colorado. Wyoming. Idaho.
Washington. California and Oregon, to Nevada . . in Elks
Clubs, and casinos, including the Golden. Nugget in Las
Vegas . . . doing country music, country rock, shows, dances .
. . and always doing well.
See Marty Davis for $1 50 Wednesday night. Family run
night at the fair, and enjoy a dinner of Kentucky Fried
Chicken for $2.
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By area businesses, people
Eleven new special awards
are being offered this year at
the county fair from special
sponsors. Besides these spe
cial awards, a large group of
other awards will be pre
sented. The 11 are for the following:
beef, from Sabre Farms;
sheep from Western Empire;
poultry and rabbits from
Sabre Farms; potatoes from
the Blue Mountain Potato
Council; other commercial
crops from Sabre Farms;
Fruits and vegetables from
John and Ann Prag; flowers
from the Heppner Garden
Gub; home economics from
Eastern Oregon Farms; arts,
crafts and collections from
Oregon Potato Incorporated;
children's corner from Lind
say Ranch; and teen corner
from J-S Ranch.
Along with those, the fair is
also offering these awards:
4-H presentations: Country
Critten, Irrigon to the out
standing agriculture presen
tation; DO. and Delpha
Nelson to the outstanding pre
sentation $15; Oregon Bee
keepers Assn. to the best
intermediate and senior pre
sentation using honey; Rhea
Creek Study group to the best
Individual and best team foods
presentation.
In the 4-H beef competition,
these special awards will be
offered: from the American
Polled Hereford Assn., to the
champ polled bereford , fe
male; Chris Rauch, Lexington
to the champ shorthorn steer;
C.W. Acock and Son. Board
man to the grand champ steer
and horned hereford heifer;
from Oregon Poll-ettes. a
trophy to best individual
polled hereford breeding or
market animal ; Western Stat
es Angus Auxiliary, a silver
trophy to outstanding 411
Angus exhibitor.
In 4-H swine. Country Crit
ters of Irrigon sponsor an
award to the champ market
hog. To 4-H Livestock contest
ants. Blackhorsc 4 11 Club
offers an award for the top
herdsmanship club. And Cal's
Arco offers one to the highest
scoring livestock judge.
Other livestock awards are
champ swine showman from
Country Critters, champ beef
showman and champ dairy
showman from Hcrmiston
Veterinary clinic; Champ
beef, dairy, sheep and iwine
Junior showman from Jordan
Elevator, lone; Champ beef,
dairy, sheep and swine senior
showman from Morrow Co.
Grain Growers; Grand champ
all-around showman from
N.C.Anderson, Dallas;
Champ sheep showman from
Norden Stefanides. DVM Hcr
miston; Champ beef, dairy,
sheep and swine intermediate
showman from Peterson's
Jewelers; and Champ dairy
goat showman from Scott
Acock. Irrigon.
In 4 II horse, working hunter
hack division special awards
from CenlrsI Market to the
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senior and junior horseman
ship and horse showmanship
champs; Paul Pettyjohn, lone
to grand champ horse show
man; and Turner, Van Marier
and Bryant to grand champ
horsemanship and horse sh
wmanship champs.
In 4 II knitting. Greenfield
Grange, Boardman offers an
award to the champ inter-
HEPPNER ELKS
Meet With Your
Friends At The
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Morrow County Fair & Rodeo
Dinner By Jim Friday
Aug. 20 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Friday 9-2 Sat. t-2
Sun 5:30 ??
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Eiks Lodge