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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,
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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Fiddler Willard Noble of Hermiston was one of
approximately 15 Blue Mountain Fiddler Association
members who entertained a large audience Saturday night.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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