Jerry Gentry probably has
big imile on hia face.
He's riding around on a
brand new Severe Brothers
saddle with over $135 stuffed
in his hip pocket.
Gentry was proclaimed the
Ail-Around Morrow County
Cowboy Sunday after excep
tional performances in calf
roping and cow milking.
Gentry won the Morrow
County calf roping title, secur
ing the saddle and a hundred
dollar bill for the Heppner
cowboy.
His Friday night time in the
first go-round was an impres
sive 17.6. His closest competi
tor was Don Papineau, a long
way back at 27.8.
Gentry had the $100 in his
hand after that fast time but
was eyeing that tan Severe
Brothers saddle, donated by
Kinzua Corp. On Satuday
afternoon, he went out with a
27.4 giving him a 45.0 total for
the two head.
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The cowboys had to hit two
head to stay in the competi
tion for the saddle. Gentry
was among six that did out of
the 20 vying for that big
chunk of leather.
Hia 45 flat clocking was
moved up on by Dick Hoff
man, a Lexington cowboy and
Bob Mahoney, Heppner. Hoff
man needed a 15.3 to tie
Gentry and came up with an
18.1, giving him second with
47.8 total
Mahoney had a 28.9 Friday
night performance and a 21.5
on Saturday for a 50.4 total,
worth third place and $40.
In the Calgary cow milking,
Gentry couldn't beat Max
Hellberg but he came close.
Hellberg was first for $51.20
for the Irrigon cowboy. Gen
try was second for $38.40.
Third was Cornett Green of
Heppner and fourth, Bruce
Bergstrom of lone.
Other Morrow County cow
boys and cowgirls showed
their rodeo talents to a large
crowd on the hot Friday
evening show and through
intermitten events in the
RCA shows.
In team roping, Neil Brea-mer-Kyle
Robinson, Heppner,
teamed up for the first place
prize of $112 each for a two
head time of 78.6. Their first
time was a 50.8, the average
of their two Friday night
tosses. A 27.8 in their third
shot Saturday was good
enough for the title.
Dave Steagall-Bob S tea gall,
Lexington, were second with
an 87.2 total, followed by
Monte Evans-John Wilgers at
91.7 and Jane Steagall-Sue
Evans, 106.3.
in the cowgirl races, Lu
wanda Bronson of Pendleton
won four events. She won the
Saturday cowgirl race, the
Saturday quarter mile open,
the Sunday cowgirl race and
the Sunday quarter mile open.
In all, the Pendleton cow-
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Sue McLean broke somewhat of a chauvinistic
barrier last week when she rode with five other
men in the Morrow County cow riding. At left,
her cow got a little tired of being cooped up
and a watchful cowboy helped Sue out of the
chute. At right, she was on the cow but not
long enough to hear the eight second whistle.
(G-T photo)
In Boardman
Planners, residents disagree
A little conflict was brought
befor the Morrow County
Planning Commission Monday
night by Boardman residents.
The planners received a
letter signed by Henry B,
Gantenbein, chairman of the
Boardman planning cotnmis
! slon; Dewey West, Mayor of
Boardman and Jim Thorn p
, son. eity manager.
The letters uld "the Board
man City Council, at their
i regular meeting on Aug. 17,
' and the Boardman Planning
. Commission, at their regular
I meeting on Aug. 25, have
j passed a joint policy state-
ment to rwtrki future rtunn
ing applications outside the
city but inside the designated
; urban growth boundary for
; period of one year."
I Dave Moon, planning dir
ector for the county, said the
letter la "not moratorium or
ban on one acre lots. The
city (Boardmsn L. klng the
rounty planning fommlon
to take a hard took at things
and make sure any future
growth la eonsistenl with the
city's plana, It's Jut coordin
ated effort for logical growth
in the area." he said.
Evidently, Boardman resi
dents didn't think on the same
wave length. They passed the
letter off as a moratorium on
building on one acre lots and
produced a petition with 75
Boardman resident signatures
on iU
The petition said "The
undersigned residents of the
Boardman area are in favor of
the approval for additional
toning of one acre lots."
Moon said the petition was
"misunderstood" and "that it
is not a moratorium."
"Applications for reaoning
will be received and the
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county will still consider
them. If they are good,
well thought ideas, and meet
present trends in the area's
development, I'm sure they
will be looked at favorably,"
Moon said.
Moon said the petition
signers thought the city's
letter was a moratorium.
Moon said there was a
possibility of a town hall
meeting in Boardman to let
people know exactly what was
going on.
In oth"r buttinrss, the com
mission: e Approved a tone change
for Clarence and Mary Ncl
son, Hermiston. for 20 acres
near the Port of Morrow from
farm to industrial
e Tabled a lone application
from Earl Trudeau on 0 '
acres from farm to farm
residential near Boardman.
e Approved with condi
tions, a conditional ue permit
for Peter Keiwit and Sons Co.,
contractors for I'ortlnml Gen
eral Electric The company
plana to do surface mixing in
Six Mile Canyon, above the
high water line of the Colum
bia River. The permit was
approved subject to a letter of
approval from the Veterans'
Administration and from Boe
ing and on condition that the
company use the present
irrigation system and keep it
there until re-growth of natur
al grasses.
Straub
appoints
Nistad
Gov. Rob Strsub named
Allen NUUd, llrppnrr to the
Enerjy facility Siting Council
this week.
..Nistad, St. succeeds John
llryfton, Portland, who resign,
ed. The nr appointee will
serve thranga June 1979.
Nistad la general asaMger
of Klntua Corp. He ale serve
on (he State Hoard of Forestry
and will hold that pot HI a
replacement Is found.
girl pocketed $140.
Her worthy adversaries
just couldn't keep up. In the
Saturday cowgirl event, Bron
son was first, followed by
Sandra Rodriguez of Irrigon
and Betty Adair of Pendleton.
In the afternoon quarter mile
event, she was followed by
the same duo in opposite
order.
Sunday's cowgirl race saw
the trio go one, two, three
with Bronson, Adair and
Rodriguez. The afternoon
quarter Sunday threw an
other girl into the limelight
and knocked Rodriguez into
the shadows. With Bronson
first and Adair second, Laurie
Cassens of Hermiston, road
into third place and picked up
$27.
In the Wrangler Cow Ri
ding, Scott Acock of Irrigon
took first with a score of 72.
He was followed by Tony
Currin at 69, Virgil Morgan at
68 and Wade West at 64.
Currin and West are from
Heppner, Morgan from Irri
gon. In Junior girl's barrel
racing, first went to Mary
Daly of Buttercreek with a
time of 19.2. Tied for second
was Trisha Mahoney and
Maureen Healy with identical
19.3 times. Healy is from
Buttercreek, Mahoney from
Heppner. Third went to But
tercreek cowgirl, Jo Lynn
Daly at 19.6.
Senior girl's barrel racing
champion was Janice Healy
who circled the three barrels
in 18.7 for her Buttercreek
name. Jana Steagall fo Lex
ington was second at 18.8,
followed by Mary Healy,
Buttercreek at 19.0 and Kathy
Gilbert, Heppner, at 19.8.
Money was given out to calf
ropers for their day's work.
Gentry had the fast time on
Saturday, taking the $100 and
followed by Papineau and
Mahoney. On Saturday after
noon, Dick Hoffman had fast
time of 18.1 for the $100 prize.
Mahoney was second and
Dave Daly third.
In novice bull riding, Tony
Currin bounced his bull for a
65 point showing and first
place. Wade West was second
at 64 and Larry Pettyjohn
was third at 62.
Flag
nappers
caught
The flag napping that has
plagued this community dur
ing the summer could be over.
Heppner police and Morrow
County sheriffs arrested two
young Heppner men last week
in connection with the theft of
a reported eight flags, belong
ing to Morrow County and
Columbia Basin Electric Co
Op. James M. Richardson. 19,
and Ed Schwarzin, 19, both of
Heppner, were arrested last
week. Both were released on
10 per cent of their total $2010
bail on each.
Richardson, also last week,
was fined $255 and had his
license suspended in justice
court for reckless driving.
Schwanin was sent to
Wasco County jail this week
to serve a 90 day sentence for
his third minor in possession
charge in a month and a half.
He worked out two of hia MIP
charges.
There has been a report of
eight flags stolen. Among
thiMte were a Bicentennial,
American and state ftag off
the courthouse flag pole,
allegedly stolen election day
this year. AWo, flags at the
Murrow County fairgrounds
have been taken and are
believed to be ones Involved.
Richardson pleaded not
guilty. He lives with Schwsr
sin. Srhwartin pled guilty.
Both face a jury IriaL
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tics Wednesday. (G-T photo)
68 entries,
bund produce
great parade
Calling it a success, Jim
Wishart, Morrow County pa
rade chairman, said 68 en
trants, including a band for
the first time, enhanced the
streets of Heppner last Satur
day. For the first time, a band,
made up of musicians ranging
in age from 10 to 70, partici
pated in the activity. Jim
Ackley, Heppner band in
structor, got together the
close to 70 participants that
added a musical tribute to the
parade.
The band was among many
that earned a blue ribbon for
their performance.
The American Legion and
Auxiliary, post 37 walked
away with the adult organiza
tion blue, followed by Morrow
County Search and Rescue
and Boardman Lions and
Auxiliary.
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
won the business float divi
sion, sneaking in ahead of
Dean's Appliance, the Wagon
Wheel Cafe and the lone
branch fo the Bank of Eastern
Oregon.
While those divisions work
ed for top honors, the Hepp
ner Soroptomists Internation
al of Heppner strode away
with the Grand Sweepstakes
winner from those divisions.
In other divisions, winners
were: Best out of rounty
Twe srJ JvuVe tress
Uee U1 he (Wged with first
eVgree Wmrgtary this week,
toAewtag a keeefc la taxi fire
that gwtled flaw et aa
apartmeet fca the laee apart
SBeet kaSding.
Larry ferh, actiag eaaaty
sheriff, said Hedaeaday bmt
aing that the I we javeailea,
admitted that they were la
the apertateat aad admitted
that they had hwa m iking.
There was a imlMHi la
starting the fir.
Oregaa State rUe aad
are saads wit! roatinwa ta
iavevtigat (Hi Hre, the aer
aad to fwa weeks to tawe.
float: Hermiston Women's
Bowling Association, first:
Mainstreet Cowboys, second;
ARZ Farms, third: Baker
Livestock Co.. fourth.
Best Riding club: Blue Sage
Tac Team, Union, first; Uma
tilla Sage Riders, second.
Best Mounted Family
group: John Eubanks and
family, first.
Best Mounted Cowgirl:
Kathy Moore, Hermiston,
Miss Oregon Pinto Queen,
first
Best Mounted cowboy:
Ralph Beamer, first
Best Comic: Merling Bo
zarth as Davy Crockett
Oldest cowgirl: Ethel Leh
man. Oldest Cowboy: Dorey
Miller.
Bands: Heppner town band.
Queens and Courts: Pendle
ton Round Up Queen and
court first; Boardman Har
vest Festival Queen and
court second; Oregon Trsil
Appatoosa Queen and court
third; spray Rodeo Queen and
court fourth.
Cars: Robert and Elaine
Slickney. first: Elwayoe
Bergstrom. second; Robert
and Sharon Hsrrison, third.
Wagons: Jim Orgrll and
Brian Thompson, first Lex
ington Whiskey Runners, sec
ond; Floyd Huntrhens and
family, third.
Children division, floats:
Kim George, Stack Toil ad
Teri Nolan, firt
Birycles: Michael Rie
mann. firt; Trku Matam,
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GoCartt; Chris Ilieimann,
first.
Tricycles: Derek Dollar
hide, first Melia Powers,
seeond.
Youfi(et roagtrk Cherry
Boisrth. seven months.
You(et coaboy: Trsl
Greenup, two years.
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