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a . m " r.l ' V t v - J ? 1 o - I - V V Betty Gross, of Cove, one of two women in the event, concentrates before tossing her axe in the axe throwing competition. While she finished out of the money in this contest, she and her husband Chuck placed third in the Jack and Jill Crosscut event. Axe Throwing 1. Jim Taylor, Redding, Cal. 2. Doc Parret, Anderson, Cal. 3. Barton Wood, Baker Horizontal Chop 1. Bob Weibel, Sweet Home, 19.16 sec. 2. Roy Booth Sr., LaGrande, 19.78 3. Ron Gibson, Veneta, 22.4 Vertical Chop 1. Roy Booth, Sr., 15.34 sec. 2. Dan Jackson, Bellingham, Wash., 24.19 3. Arden Corey, Sweet Home, 24.29 1 1. 4 1 Final Standings Stock Power Saw 1. Jim Bob DeMastus, Baker, 12.58 sec. 2. Chuck Gross, Cove, 12.82 3. Jack Stewart, Meridian, Ida., 12.865 ' 'Mens Double Bucking 1. Jim Bob and Bill DeMastus, 15.98 sec. 2. Roy Booth Sr. and Roy Booth Jr., 16.26 sec. . 3. Bob Weibel and Ron Gibson, 18.52 Jack and Jill Crosscut 1. Roy and Joan Booth, Sr., 13.725 sec. ..; Photos and story by Elane Blanchet 2. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bob DeMastus, 15.71 3. Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Gross, Cove, 17.055 Choker Race 1. Roy Booth Jr., 16.63 sec. 2. Jim Taylor, 17.095 3. Jeff Poppe, Skamokawa, Wash., 19.03 Hot Power Saw 1. Jack Stewart, 3.75 sec. 2. Roy Booth Sr., 3.805 3. Claude Fields, Cascade, Idaho, 4.96 - . if Lumberjacks Excitement as well as sawdust was in the air at the Morrow County Fairgrounds last Saturday afternoon as professional contestants from five states entertained a crowd of more than 800 with exhibitions of skill and power in the first annual Heppner Spring Lumberjack Show. Roy Booth Sr. of LaGrande, a past world champion in three events, earned the trophy for best all-around lumberjack and collected $150 dollars for winning two events and placing second in three others in the face of tough competition. Donna Palmer, queen of the Morrow County Fair and ... i ''it V ! I v . I . Fiddler Willard Noble of Hermiston was one of approximately 15 Blue Mountain Fiddler Association members who entertained a large audience Saturday night. v It's easy to see why the choker man, as front-runner Roy Booth Jr. the race. Second place Jim Taylor Brothers Jim Bob and Bill Demastus of Baker teamed up in a winning effort in the Men's Double Bucking competition, sawing through a 22-inch log in 15.98 seconds, edging out Roy Booth Sr. and Jr. by only .28 of a second. The expressions of spectators in the background display the intense interest shown in the competion. as 800 gather to watch Rodeo court, presented Monte Stookey with a well-deserved trophy for best county contes tant amid much applause. While Stookey didn't make much headway against the pros, he competed gamely in five out of eight events. Wife Sharon was his partner in the Jack and Jill Crosscut contest, while Mike Stookey joined his father in Men's Double Buck ing. Stookey was also awarded a plaque for his part in organizing the show. Harry Kennison, manager of Kinzua Corporation, accep ted a plaque in behalf of the company for its donation of the logs essential to holding a lumberjack competition. x race is considered an event for the athletic, younger shows the winning form that gained him first place in of Redding, Cal., gives him a run for his money. The make the sawdust fly -ft.' Though Heppner's contest did not offer points to lumber jacks looking for a champion ship, 54 members of the N.W. Association of Logging Sports used this first show of the season to polish their skills Gazette - Times, Heppner, Oregon, ooooooo and tune up their equipment. The Fair Comittee was complimented by several con testants for running an ex tremely well organized show, and plans are already under way for next year's event. In the evening, musicians 4 ?: While Dick Hoffman of Lexington didn't come close enough to challenge the champions, he gave it his all in the stock chain saw race (above) and the axe throwing competition. Thursday, April 20, 1978 SEVEN from the Blue Mountain Fid dlers Association kept toes a'tapping and couple of all . ages a'swinging during a concert and dance offering good old-time fiddle music. Around 200 persons attended the evening's festivity. F5! 4 I I X t ? 1 A it i'. f.jt 4 m j 4
