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The llcppnor Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, August 16, 1979 SEVEN
orrow County Fair and Rodeo starts Friday at Fairgrounds
The Morrow County Fair
and Rodeo opens its gates
Friday for two week of
activities. ..the county's big
event of the year.
It all starts Friday with the
judging of 4-H clothing and
knitting style revue at the
Heppner Junior .High Gym,
beginning at 9 a.m. All
exhibits will foe accepted at
the Fairgrounds from 11 a.m.'
to 8 p.m. and community
booths completed by 9 p.m.
On Saturday from 8 a.m. to
noon, is the acceptance of all
livestock, poultry, small ani
mal, adult, open fruit, vege
table and flower exhibits, with
judging beginning at 8 a.m.
There will be judging of 4-H
clothing at 9 a.m. and judging
of commercial potatoes at the
FFA shop at 10:30 a.m. At
12 : 30 p.m . , the amateur horse
shoe pitching contest starts
and at 1 p.m., all premium
sheets are to be turned into the
fair office.
Judging starts at 1 p.m. for
open class flowers, vege
tables, home economics,
crafts and collections, kids'
corner vegetables, judging
wheat, hay and grass.
At 3 p.m. is the Day's
Butchering Service Demon
stration. Family Fun Night starts
about 5 p.m. and runs until
midnight with an antique car
parade leading off the events,
the crowning of the Pioneer
King and Queen following the
dinner of Big Jake's Fried
Chicken, from 5:30-7 p.m., a
potato auction at 7: 15 p.m. and
entertainment and dance by
the Jesse Rucilez Group of
Nevada.
Artist in
residence
Sunday, August 19 is Senior
Citizens Day at the fair
beginning at 8:30 a.m. with
judging of all poultry, rabbit
and small animal exhibits,
judging of the children's
corner, judging of the open
class home economics and
collections. At 9 a.m. is the
Open class horse show on the
rodeo grounds which will
feature all-day show of eques
trian skills. The amateur
horseshoe pitching contest
starts again at 12:30 p.m. for
competition left over from
Saturday's contest and at 1
p.m. is judging of the teens
corner.
From 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
is the annual pet show parade.
The event is open to children
aged 5-11 and all pets are
eligible.
The senior citizen cookie
judging contest is also slated
for 1:30 p.m. and at 3 p.m. is
the women's nail driving
contest in which women strive
to drive nails with the least
possible swings.
The kid's coin hunt in
sawdust will be held at the
Little League field between 4-5
p.m. and at 7 p.m. is the 4-H
Public Style Show.
. A highlight of Sunday's
events with the scheduled
landing of a motorized hang
glider into the fairgrounds
arena between 6-6:30 p.m. by
Rick Peterson of lone. The
event is tentatively scheduled
after the Wrangler Horse
Show and weather permitting.
Rick will take off from the
Heppner High School Field. In
the last two weekends, the
national hang gliding competi-
Marlene Gray of Heppner
was hard at work during
Sunday's clean-up day at the
Morrow County Fairgrounds.
Volunteers were active in
readying the site for this
week's fair.
tor has made several flights
over Heppner.
Fair activities run through
out next week beginning with
Monday's scheduled judging
at 9 a.m. of 4-H and livestock
conformation classes, 4-H con
tests and presentations. Be
tween 1-5 p.m. are culinary
demonstrations. At 5 p.m. is
the judging of the open class
livestock division.
An entertaining event, the
adult livestock showmanhip
exhibition in which adults try
their hand at showing live
stock, is slated for 8 p.m.
Monday night.
Beginning Tuesday at 9 a .m .
is the 4-H and FFA showman
ship contests and 4-H contests
and presentations, at 3 p.m. is
the all-around showmanship
contest; at 5:30 p.m. is the
awards program for 4-H, FFA
and open class in the covered
show ring. Exhibits will be
released between 9 a.m. and
10:30 p.m. The fair clean-up
will be on Wednesday from
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10:30 a.m. and noon.
The Morrow County Rodeo
starts at 7 p.m. Friday night
and at 9:30 p.m., the rodeo
dance is scheduled at the
Pavillion.
The county rodeo will fea
ture competition in Calgary
cow milking, open calf roping,
bulldogging, cow riding,
junior and senior barrels,
breakaway, team roping and
calf roping.
The Rodeo Parade begins at
10 a.m. Saturday with floats
and horse groups parading
through the streets of Hepp
ner; at 1:30 p.m., the open
class rodeo begins and will be
held two days on Saturday and
Sunday with competition in
bareback, team roping, sad
dlebronc, bull riding, steer
wrestling, calf roping and
barrels.
On Sunday, the 1979 Morrow
County Parade and Rodeo
ends with more of the open
class rodeo events beginning
at 1:30 p.m.'
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Local community needs to become
involved during county fairtime
County fairs have occupied
an important place in the long
history of our country.
Some might argue that
county fairs are no longer
appropriate for the way of life
in America today. Others have
many strong arguments for
their contribution.
It is of no consequence at
this moment which philosophy
you hold, for Morrow County
does have a county fair,
August 18-21. It is about to
happen. It is not intended as a
youth fair, or an open class
fair, nor is it operated that
way. The Morrow County fair
is a total county fair. It is for
everyone! Our pioneer heri
tage impels us to believe that
the county fair is important,
and it's success is the respon
sibility of everyone living in
the county. ,
Everyone is invited, and
encouraged, to be a part of the .
fair by exhibiting and partici
pating. Everyone has some
thing to share. It might be a
flower or a cake. It might be a
garment made or some art or
craft; or even a piece of
antique furniture restored;
animals poultry, cattle,
sheep, horses too have their
place at the fair.
There are classes for all
ages, ranging from Kiddle
Korner fi the very young
through ,.e Teen Corner for
that generation on to thi pen
classes for adults. There are
classes for wheat and classes
for all other produce. There
are classes for the individual
and for the commercial pro
ducers of the county. Youth
programs, 4-H and FFA, have
their departments where
those who are actively in
volved show and share their
accomplishments and skills. If
it was produced or made in
Morrow County, bring it to the
fair.
Community participation is
necessary for the success of
the fair.
Who makes a fair happen?
The list is long and varied.
Start with the Fair Board, for
instance. Five individuals who
donate time and expenses to
the year-long project of the
fair. Then there is the fair
committee, 10 interested citi
zens who also work year
around with plans and prep
arations for the fair. How
about the fair board secre
tary, and the caretaker? Their
work also goes on all year.
Who are the superintend
ents? Where do they come
from? They are your neigh
bors, from all parts of the
county who volunteer their
time and talents to helping
make the fair a success.
Without them, there would be
no fair. The list of super
intendents is long. You see
them in all departments. The
job is hard and the hours are
long. The pay is zero, just the
satisfaction of helping make a
county event worthwhile and
pleasant.
Very important to all events
and activities is the audience
who come to enjoy. Your
attendance and appreciation
is needed.
Fairs are synonamous with
the harvest season, dating
back through history. Our
forefathers shared their prod
ucts by showing them at fairs.
Fair has taditionally been
the time when rural people get
together. ..see those whom
they have not seen for a time,
and re-new acquaintances. A
social time, a time for
remembering, as well as
enjoying the progress of the
area. A time to see the new,
and reappraise the old. A
prideful time, where the best
of all things receive recogni
tion and where you may learn
something new.
The Morrow County fair is a
true county fair, a special
event in our fast moving
society. If you miss the fair
you'll miss something good.
Think of it as a heritage event
and get involved. It's the best
way to see a fair.
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getting the job done. The effort marked pre-fair clean-up
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efforts before this week's fair and rodeo.
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MIS UKay LJail at the Morrow County Fair. Hard at work were Bob Laughlin,
his son Chris and I.oren Hayes.
Residents of LeiifigfoiiiieppiierloEie Urea
Peter lliewit Sons' C. m stm 1 construction
on Heppner-Lexington roati cud up to tlie Bfifirdmcin
road turnoff.
There will be traffic delays end rciogli road
for the next 14 weeks.
We would appreciate your cooperation and
patience while we complete this project. Hopefully
with your help we can finish before winter and have
a newly paved road open for voiir use.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Harry Dosler
Job Superintendent
Peter ECicwit Sons' Co.