SPECIAL FAIR & RODEO SECTION
The Gazette-Times, Heppner. Ore., Thursday, August 18, 1977 THREE
Family Fun Night
Something for everyone
The old adage "something
for everyone" certainly ap
plies to the 1977 Morrow
County Fair and Rodeo.
Family Fun Night is one of
Butcher
while
you wait?
It's quite a bargain if you
happened to have bagged a
rhino lately, but even if your
animal is more of the farm
variety, you can still have it
butchered for only $18 at the
Fair.
Mobile Butchering Services
is planning a butchering
exhibition and demonstration
at the Fair on Thursday
beginning at 4 p.m. After the
demo, the men with the knives
will be glad to butcher your
animal while you wait. For
more information on the
service call 898-8189 or the
Fair office.
Kid's Day set
for Thursday
Lollipop tree. ..clown toss...
junior jaws...tic-Tacky-toe...
mini basketball.
All part of the fun for kids on
their day at the 1977 Morrow
County Fair and Rodeo
Thursday, Aug. 25.
Kids Day begins at 11:30
a.m. with the Pet Show held on
the Indoor Arean. The Parade
of Pets will follow at 12 noon.
Youngsters ages 5-11 are
eligible to enter with their
favorite domestic pet and
each exhibitor will be award
ed a silver dollar.
Following the Pet Show,
Tacky the Clown will open his
magic bag of tricks and games
and Bob Kroll of Kroll's
Department Store will emcee
the games mentioned in the
first of this article.
From Reno, Nev., Tacky
will be at the Fairgrounds
during the week but has saved
his special fun for Thursday
afternoon.
Tacky a new feature at the
Fair this year is also spon
soring a coloring contest for
youngsters ages 5-12 and
Thursday afternoon winners
of the contest will be announc
ed. Coloring entry forms can be
picked up at Kroll's Depart
ment Store in Heppner, Del's
Market in Lexington, Bris
tow's Market in lone, Thrifty
the main entertainment at
tractions that can be enjoyed
by the entire family and it
starts Wednesday at 6 p.m.
with a Kentucky Fried Chick
en dinner in the center of the
arena.
After dinner Gary Grieb will
climb atop the auctioneer's
stand and proceed to sell to the
highest bidder, guaranteed,
home-grown Morrow County
potatoes.
Bingo will be happening at
the Lions Club booth on the
fairgrounds from 4 p.m. to 9
p.m., with all proceeds going
' to the Oregon Lions sight and
hearing program.
Proceeds from the potato
auction will go to a building
fund for a structure that would
be used to house produce
exhibitions at forthcoming
fairs.
Family Night emcee D.O.
Nelson will have the pleasure
of introducing county officials,
the Fair Board and committee
members, the Morrow County
Fair and Rodeo Court, Potato
Queen Staci Ortega of Echo,
Food Center in Boardman and
C&H Market in Irrigon. Com
plete rules and age groups are
included in an advertisement
on page 22 of this section.
Carlson
named
4H rep
Louis Carlson, lone, has
accepted the position of Mor
row County representative on
the Oregon 4-H Foundation,
and as such will be involved in
a variety of meetings and
functions. He will represent
the Oregon 4-H Foundation
throughout the. county, meet
with the state committee to
voice local opinions, and in
general, be a local ambas
sador for the Foundation. He
will be attending his first
meeting with the committee in
Salem during the State Fair.
Carlson has been active in
4-H in Morrow County as a 4-H
member and leader for most
of his life. In addition, his wife
has served as a 4-H leader,
and all his children have been
involved in the 4-H program.
the Boardman Harvest Fes
tival Court and others.
Prizes will be awarded the
4H, FFA awards Thur.
No county fair is complete
without awards, those special
recognitions that are provided
by businesses, groups, and
individuals that mean so much
to the member who has
worked hard and achieved. A
special awards program for
both 4-H and FFA members is
planned for Thursday after
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oldest guest, the one traveling
the farthest and the couple
with the most children attend-
noon at 4:30 p.m., with
everyone invited to be there to
see the kids take a bow for
jobs well done.
Plan to attend as many
youth events and activities at
the Fair as possible. It is the
time to see many good things
kids are doing, and your
attending tells them you care.
Back-to-school and
Fair & Rodeo fun should
start with a trip
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ing Family Night.
As the natural light begins
to dim Marty Davis will again
this year take the stage and
thrill the audience with his
music, jokes and antics. The
Murphy Family will ac
company Davis.
Following the hour -long
show the teen dance featuring
David and the Murphy Family
will take place in the arena.
For adults, the Muddv Creek
ers will "trip the light
fantastic" in the Fairgrounds
Pavilion.
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