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Special Fair & Rodeo Section Page 13 Amateurs: Pick your favorite contest Start lifting those weights, girls. The Morrow County Fair will again be holding the Women's Nail Driving Contest at the picnic grounds begin ning at 3 p.m. Sunday, August 19. Gary Grieb, the event's chairman, said last year it attracted 32 women nail drivers, the first time it was held. The woman who won the contest drove a nail in a 6 by 6 ft. board stretched over two sawhorses with six swings compared to the average of 30 or 40. Entries are advised to practice their swinging with regular claw hammers. The event was staged on the spur of the moment, Grieb said, when an event was found to be needed. Women entering the contest will be furnished with ham mers. Grieb says the number of swings are counted rather than the speed in which it takes to drive the nail. There are other fun events slated during the fair. Follow ing the women's nail driving exhibition is the Kid's Coin Hunt at the Little League Field. Youngsters will be diving in sawdust to make their fortunes and at 7 p.m. the same night is the 4-H Public Style Show. The amateur horseshoe pitching contest, which drew widespread interest last year, will occur on both Saturday and Sunday beginning at 12:30 p.m. Harold "Shorty" Peck is the event's coordinator. In the first horseshoe pitch ing contest held in many years last year, County Judge D.O. Nelson claimed the men's trophy, shooting at a distance of 40 feet. There were trophies given to the top man, woman and See Morrow County at the Oregon State Fair August 25 Morrow County will again be represented at Oregon State Fair, with a county booth sponsored by the Cham ber of Commerce. Theme for county exhibits at the state event this year is "Almost Everything Starts on a Farm." . County exhibits are in the Jackman-Lon Building, Ore gon State Fairgrounds along with home economics, arts, crafts, and agriculture. Many improvements have been made in the arrangement and display areas including an area where the various com modity groups provide food preparation demonstrations. The Jackman-Long building is also the place where Morrow County wheat and potatoes are exhibited a I state fair. Chairman for the Chamber state i. : booth is Birdine Tullis. Judging of booths will be done on August 24, prior to the fair opening on the 25th. 4-H Style Show Sunday at county fair offers a wide variety of events, including the Wrangler's Open Class Horse Show during the day, followed by the 4-H Public Style Show at 7 p.m. Prior to the public style show, contestants are judged wearing their garments. They are scored on poise and zaz o o o o Enjoy All The Exhibits v At The Morrow County (And Get The Bug Yourself.) rAMDI ETC rOACT tWlf II late f NEEDLEPOINT, YARN C STICIIERY SUPPLIES! Ufa & Otak Heppner 676-5051 Consignments Taken Gladly confidence, grooming, as well as how well chosen and attractive the garment is on the girl or boy, and quality of workmanship. The style show is a favorite activity with 4-H'ers. State Fair partici pants are chosen from the intermediate and senior age group. 4-H food prep demos offer samples You'll see 4-H members participating in new food preparation contests this year at county fair. State-wide 4-H food contests have been changed, offering the mem bers a wide choice of topics ranging from the popular sandwich contest to mini meals. Food preparation contests and presentations are sched uled for Monday and Tuesday. Everyone is invited to come to the 4-H Annex and observe our talented 4-H'ers as they cook and serve their chosen prod uct. Some samples are usually available to the crowd. o o o o 0 Gazette-Times Classifieds Bring Quick Results Phone 676-9228 youngster last year, based on le competitors' performance in a tourney bracket. At the ' , the pitchers were paired I H final elimination und. to judge the event this year but will arrange for a stand-in. He said he might give Nelson a handicap to shoot for since he to was no longer an amateur after last year's champion ship. The horseshoe pegs and boxes were removed after the fair last year but will be there when the fair opens. Sorry, tobacco spitters, no tobacco spitting contest is scheduled this year. fc neppner WWsp SEE OF AID. y n AND RODEO AND SEE US FOR ALL YOUR BUILDING NEEDS! o Lumber & Building Supplies o Boysen Pcints Unfinished Furniture Wallpaper Glass LEXINGTON LUMBER YAED 3 3 LEXINGTON 989-1516 "" iiiiinnititmiiit
