The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, August 17, 1978 B -THIRTEEN
Bechdolts, long-time County residents, are
King and Queen of '78 fair & rodeo
Serving as goodwill ambas
sadors at this year's Morrow
County Fair and Rodeo will be
Adrian and Velva Bechdolt,
this year's King and Queen.
The couple should be stran
gers to few Morrow Countians,
since the two have been
involved in teaching and
farming in the Hardman,
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Heppner, Lexington and
Boardman areas for many
years.
Mrs. Bechdolt is a descen
dant of the Hardman family,
for which the southern Mor
row County community is
named. Her first teaching
experience involved a student
body of three at a schoolhouse
on Rood Canyon. She later
taught at Boardman for two
years, then served as a
Heppner elementary instruc
tor for 27 years;
Mr. Bechdolt was a member
of a three-man graduating
class at Hardman High
School. He taught mathema
tics and business subjects at
Boardman and Lexington, and
operated farms at Boardman
and in the Hardman area.
The Bechdolt s have enjoyed
attending many past Morrow
County fairs and rodeos,
which have traditionally pro
vided county residents with an
opportunity to relax from
harvest worries and catch up
on visiting. Public appear
ances by the King and Queen
will include riding in the
Rodeo Parade, and serving as
honored guests at the Fair's
Family Fun Night.
County wheat cake bakeoff
first step to state crown
Mr. & AArsAdrain Bechdolt
Cheryl Ammons of Board
man will be vying for her third
consecutive win in the state
bakeoff of the Oregon
Wheathearts cake contest.
The first leg of the state
wheat cake contest will come
during the Morrow County
Fair, and other county fairs
across the state. First place
winners at each county con
test earn the right to compete
for the state title, which
includes a $100 award to the
finalist.
Contestants in the county
contest must be 21 years of
age or older, with the excep
tion of married persons under
the age 21. Professional bak
ers will not be allowed to
compete.
All those competing for the
county cake crown must
follow the 1978 official Wheat
hearts recipe.
This year's official recipe
calls for a fudge-mallow cake,
topped with chocolate cream
cheese frosting.
Tuesday
Aug. 22
8:08 p.m.
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