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to tjii I t U OF, ORE 'NEVSPA PER Ey3i OR 97403 FEME Morrow County's Award-Winning Weekly Newspaper VOL. 97, NO. 35 HEPPNER, OREGON 12 pages THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1979 20 cents ' ''tfl'V 1 """', 'ftww;' 4iTT7'T- " " ' . "V " I Tl " "PC,- K3 v. ' N , V: itl1 r v & . kt. JFid JFesf takes over in I Rodeo town U.S.A. Donald F. Gilliam, official weather observer for Hepp ner, reports the following high and low temperatures and measured rainfall for the past week, starting Tuesday, Aug. 21. HiLowPre. Tues.,Aug. 21 75 57 .32 Wed., Aug. 22 79 52 Thurs.,Aug. 23 79 55 Fri.,Aug.24 80 50 Sat., Aug. 25 83 49 Sun., Aug. 26 85 55 Mon., Aug. 27 81 59 mmmmmm:mmm Western Rodeo action and pageantry marked the 1979 Morrow County Rodeo this week with cowboys attempt ing to wrestle steers in Saturday and Sunday's Open Class Rodeo to the winning of the Grand Sweepstakes Award by the Grand Square at Saturday's Parade on Hepp ner's Main Street. Both the rodeo and parade drew size able crowds and turned llepp ner into Rodeo Town, U.S.A. . : j: 'fr'' 5U . ", 1 Floats, royalty on parade Saturday county's 3- rodeo bash A full weekend of Western Rodeo held the attention of Morrow County residents at Friday's Morrow County Ro deo and the Open Class Rodeo Saturday and Sunday after noons. In the final results, the Morrow County Ail-Around saddle donated by the Morrow County Grain Growers was won by Jana Steagall who originally tied with Jerry Gentry on the two point system but defeated the male rodeo cowboy by a slim $22.08 on the money system, accord ing to Judy Currin. Jana recently placed tenth in the nation in high school rodeo and is Oregon State High School Ail-Around Champion for 1979. The county cow roping honor went to Blair Philippi of Boardman and he received a saddle donated by the Kinzua Corporation. Philippi earned the honor with an amassed time of 27.50 seconds com pared to Joedy Marlatt's 46.91 and Tony Currin 's 60.02 sec onds. Helping Steagall to her all-around victory was her second place finish in the team roping finals with partner, Roice Fulleton, her second place in the open barrels in 18.83 seconds behind Janice Healy in 18.38, and a first in the breakaway with a 4.03 time (which gave her spurs donated by Fulleton Chevro let). The N.R.A.-W.R.A Rodeo Ail-Around Buckle, sponsored by Pettyjohn's Supply and Bob Harris Insurance, was won by Rick Thompson. In the County Amateur Cow Roping Contest, a record 18 cowboys vied for the Kinzua saddle with most competing Friday night. That was out of the 80 county cowboys compet ing in Friday's Morrow Coun ty segment of the three day rodeo program. In the first go-around, Blair Philippi led the ropers with a time of 14.07 seconds trailed by Joedy Marlatt, 23.81, Tony Currin, 36.03, and Roger Henry, 38.98. Philippi led the second section of the event with a time of 13.43 over Ron Currin's 15 seconds, David Steagall 's 19.20 and Don Papineau's time. The Morrow County Rodeo Friday night began with the grand entry of the Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Court and the first event was the Calgary Wild Cow Milking Contest which produced a wild scene of horses and riders chasing a herd of beef around the arena until pairs of cowboys managed to wrestle the animals to the ground and run with their beer bottles to the judges' corner. Bob Mahoney was injured in the event and received the rodeo's hard luck cowboy award a horse blanket and a certificate presented by Kit and Shirley George from the Sears' Catalogue Store. Jerry Gentry and Jim Lynch won the cow milking contest and second was the team of Dick Hoffman, and Rick Johnston, third, Blair Philippi and Rick Samples, fourth. Rocky Steagall and Eric Glow, fifth, Roice Fulle ton and Archie Ball and sixth, Monte Evans and Dwight Bailey. A belt buckle was awarded by Black Mt. Repair and Bucknum's. In the open barrel competi tion, Janice Healy won the event in 18.38 seconds; Jana Steagall was second in 18.83; Sherree Block was third, 18.85; Mary Daly, fourth in 18.86; Dawn Peterson, fifth, 19.11 and Rocky Steagall, sixth, 19.48. A watch was presented to Janice from Peterson's Jewelry. Neil Beamer won the open calf roping event and a belt buckle from Les Schwab Tire, compiling the lowest average on two go-arounds or 31.18, Blair Philippi turned in a time of 32.22 for second place, Ron Currin was third with 44.10 and Wayne Evans had the fourth place slot with 51.36 seconds. In the team roping finals, the team of Howard Bryant and Tony Currin each won buckles from Gardner's Men's Wear for their first place time; second was the team of Jana Steagall and Roice Fulleton, third the team of Cliff Dougherty and Jerry Dougherty and fourth, Ron Currin. Sr. and Ron H. Currin; Everybody loves a parade and Heppner was no exception as people lined Main Street Saturday morning to catch a glimpse of floats, royalty, antique cars, horse riders and bands in the 1979 Morrow County Rodeo Parade. With Cornett Green, a long-time rodeo cowboy, rid ing at the head of the parade as grand marshall, parade entries featured everything from antique automobiles to square dancing at the rear of a pickup truck. The grand sweepstakes win ner was the Grand Squares of Morrow County, who dosie doed while their truck drove up the street. In the adult organization division, the Morrow County Search and Rescue Posse claimed first prize trailed by American Legion Post No. 87 of Heppner in second, the Boardman Harvest Festival float in fourth and the Whiskey Flats Gang (Pat Patterson's logging crew) in fourth. First in the business floats was Pioneer Memorial Hospi tal, second, Bucknum's Ta vern with its characterization of early-day Western enter tainment, the U.S. Forest Service's Smokey the Bear float, and fourth, the Morrow County Grain Growers. Best out of county float winner was the Mainstreet Cowboys of the Pendleton Roundup, Happy Canyon of Pendleton and Gus Peterson's old engine, Monument, Ore gon. This year's parade had an abundance of horse groups entered and the Rainbow Riders of Milton-Freewater Recreation plan is scrapped now A proposal to split the cost of a future recreation area with the Corps of Engineers at the proposed Willow Creek Dam site has been scrapped by the Morrow County Court because of the estimated cost of $125,000. Jerry Eyestone, Corps pro ject manager, Walla Walla, has estimated the recreation orea with such planned im provements as restrooms, lawn, trees, paved parking area and other amenities would cost around $250,000. The Corps suggested an agree ment with the county dividing the cost equally and before the amount was reached, county officials had hoped to provide in kind work from volunteers of local service clubs and the community. On Thursday, Judge D.O. Nelson phoned Eyestone and told him to provide the minimum recreation facilities without the county splitting the cost. The Corps will provide gravel parking and access and a boat ramp on the lake which will be created in back of the earth-filled dam. Nelson had just returned from a trip with Commis sioner Dorothy Krebs. Hepp ner District Ranger Ben Siminoe to tour pine beetle damage in the Ukiah area. Accompanying the group wee representatives from Con gressman Al Ullman's and Sen. Mark Hatfield's staff, a representative of the Blue Mt. Resources Council and state and federal fish and game officials. Commissioner Krebs said the group viewed the pockets of pitch created by the burrowing beetles and accord ing to officials, the damage to the Ponderosa trees is slowing down and being allowed to run its course. What sparked the trip was a request by Orville Cutsforth to undertake more timber-cutting in areas hard-hit by the pine beetle. While not announcing any conclusion drawn from the tour except for the observa tion of the infestation slowing down, Krebs said the county might someday form a re source council. The group was informed by two ranchers, Ray French and Alan Hughes that a large herd of elk was seen last year in Kelly Prairie on the Western Route Road between Ukiah and Cutsforth Park, then stopped at Cutsforth Park to learn of watershed problems and concluded their day of activity with a lunch at the West of Willow Restaurant in Heppner. won first place followed by the Umatilla " Sage Riders in second place and the Morrow County Wranglers in third. The best mounted family group was Monte, Becky and Josilyn Evans, in second place was Joan, Heather and Holly Eckman and in third place, the Bruce Bergstrom family. Merlyn Robinson, was named as the best mounted cowgirl and the best mounted cowboy, Jim Monahan. Jim Farley was the best comic. Eighty-seven year old Ethel Lehman of Echo was unable to attend the parade this year with her 18 year old horse and there was no "oldest cowgirl" title this year. The Morrow County Volun teer Band won first place in the band division with assis tance provided from Jim Ackley of Heppner, Rick Bateman of Riverside High School, Bruce Martin ,new band instructor at Heppner High .School, Gene Surtain of lone and Kathy Doherty of Stanfield. The Morrow County Fair Cont. on page 10 Man indicted on arson charge at Kinzua fire Steven Neal Pratt, a resi dent of Wheeler County, has been indicted by the Wheeler County Grand Jury on a charge of Arson I. The 27 year old is charged with intentionally setting the fire which destroyed the Kinzua Sawmill August 5. Pratt was arraigned before Justice of the Peace Milon Boring Wednesday, August 15, according to the Condon Times-Journal, and pleaded innocent to a complaint signed by Sheriff Caldera. Bail was set at $20,000. Cont. on poge 10 School starts Tuesday for youngsters; new teachers arrive , take bus tour School starts next Tuesday for hundreds of Morrow County secondary and ele mentary school children after Monday's Labor Day holiday and gearing up for the event, the County School District's new teachers were given a guided tour of Morrow County by Supt. Matt Doherty and County Extension Agent Har oid Kerr. The 37 new teachers saw such sights in North Morrow County as a potato flaking plant, the new schools at Boardman and Irrigon, ate lunch at the school district headquarters at Lexington and toured the Kinzua facili ties at Heppner before a full week of in-service activities. Students who have not registered for classes at Heppner and lone Elemen tary. Junior High and High Schools at the requested times may arrange a special time at their schools. Hot lunch fees have been kept at 30 cents per child and 40 cents for an adult which Assistant to the School District Administrator. John Edmundson. says are the lowest in the state. New teachers at Hcppwr Elementary and Junior High School under Principal Don Cole are Jean Strange, physi cal education and art; Linda Shaw. reading; Dennis Kaehelmier. science; Lisa Nelson, librarian; Brenda Weygandt. grade 6; Palm Ausman. grade 5: Barbara Fairchild; Grade i. P.K I Counseling. FJ;iul Shringer: Kus Hwl. mathematics at lone Elementary: Nancy Wil son, grade 2; at lone Jr. and Senior High School. Duane Payne, language arts and Spanish; GeneSartain, music, instrumental and vocal: Dan Adams, science, social studies and boys' physical education. Dan Adams and Carol Rod ger, home economics and art i two-thirds time) al Heppner lliih School.' Brent Euuers language arts, physcical edu cation and coaching; Bruce Martin, instrumental music; Gordon Munck. language arts, photography and journalism and Reginal Clark, language. .Spanish and reading. At Riverside High School and Columbia Junior High, new teachers are Principal Vic Marchek. Cynthia Ken nedy, science. Spanish: Kathryn Dean, language arts and business education; Pat rick Christensen, business education, Benny Heape, in dustrial arts; Roger Ross berg, language arts; Maureen McEIligott, social studies; Mark Bake, language arts, social studies and Rosanne Casseday. language arts. New teachers at A.C. Houghton Elementary in Boardman are Principal Su san Black, Mary Taleck, grade 5; Geneva Coker, grade 1; Jennifer Byron, kindergar ten; Karen Gronquist, grade 3; Al Roehl, art and Phyllis Geiger, grade 6. New special education in structors are Kim Webster and Kathleen Chinen.
