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iN SIX--Thr Heppner Cazette-Tlmm. Heppner, Oregon, ThunuSty, Jane 1 1980 33 enter Mcmtow Junior six - Rodeo Heppner will be packed with horse trailers and campers from five western states this weekend as people come to town to attend the Morrow County Junior Rodeo. About 133 entries have been , submitted to compete in 400 events for an average of about four events for each junior rodeoer. Youngsters from the ages of nine to 18 from Oregon, " Washington, California, Nev ada and Idaho are expected to compete. Rodeo secretary Sherree Mahoney said the rodeo is not as large as some of the other junior rodeo events because "It is the beginning of the season and Heppner is pretty far for some of them to come to." , The rodeo will begin at 7 p.m. tomorrow. There will also be shows Saturday and Sunday afternoons beginning at 1. Each show will last about three hours except Sunday's show will be longer because it is the finals and the awards will be presented. Mahoney said there is a high school redeo in Pendleton this weekend so many contestants in the senior division, age 15 to 18. J will have to compete Sunday in the Morrow County rodeo. ' Cost to attend each show is $2.50 for adults and $1 for students. Heppner Lions Club members have volunteered to take tickets and sell conces- sions while local Cub Scout members will sell programs. 3 local horse riders win all-around titles at rodeos Jana Steagall of Heppner won the girls all-around title and Rocky Steagall of Board man won the same title for the boys at the Chiloquim High School Rodeo JJay .11 and-18. Jana Steagall was first" in the goat tying, first in the pole bending, seventh in the barrel race and seventh in the team roping with partner Brett Sherer. Rocky Steagall was third in ;he calf roping, sixth in the saddle bronc riding, seventh in the bull riding, seventh in the bull dogging and seventh in the cow cutting. Sherer was ninth in the bull dogging. At the same rodeo, Tara Mahoney was seventh in the cow cutting, seventh in the goat tying and ninth in the barrels. Anne Van Schoiack finished eighth in the pole bending. Mike Currin was seventh in the calf roping. Tony Currin was fourth in the caff roping, second in the cow cutting, fifth in the bull Healy girls lead Blue Mountain at Regionals College students from Mor row County performed well at the Regional finals of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association competi tion May 30 and 31 and June 1 at the Pendleton Round-Up Arena. Rodeo teams and individ uals from 12 colleges in the Pacific Northwest competed. Blue Mountain Community College in Pendleton came in first place in the boys competition and will compete in the national finals in Bozeman, Mont. After winn ing the regionals, BMCC's girls team came in second place in the region so that team will also compete in the nationals as the top two teams in each region go. Spokane was second for the boys and Walla Walla first for the girls. Blue Mountain Coach Dean Longood said a strong showing by Janice and Maureen Healy of Heppner led the girls to a tie with Walla Walla at the ' rodeo for first place with 280 team points for both teams. That moved the BMCC from The rodeo Is limited ot Western State Junior Rodeo. Members. Awards will be given to the senior all-around and junior (ages nine to 14) all-around girls and boys. High point contestant will receive the Harold Erwin Memorial Trophy. Contestants pay a fee to enter each event. The top six finishers in each event will get some of that money back in the form of prize money. For senior division events, each contestant pays $12.50 that goes into a jackpot with the top six finishers splitting the pot in descending amounts. In the junior division, $7.50 will be put into the jackpot. There will be a stock -show fee to help pay for stock used in the show. Event fees for the senior boys are $20 for the saddle bronc. bareback, bulldogging, and calf roping with $22.50 for bullriding and $17.50 for each person in the team roping. . Fees for the senior girls are $20 for breakaway roplngand $17.50 for barrels, pole bend ing, goat tying and team roping. In both senior divi sions. $12.50 of each fee is put into the jackpot for the winners., In the boys junior division, the cost is $12.50 for the breakaway roping, ribbon dogging, steer riding and calf tying with $10.50 each for the team roping. In the junior division, $7.50 of each fee goes into the jackpot. dogging and 10th in the team roping. At the Vale High School Rodeo May 31 and June 1. Tara Mahoney won the girls jLa-around. Jitle . and Rocky Steagall agailPwdH the boys title. Mahoney was third in the team roping, fourth in the pole bending fourth in the barrel race and fifth in the cutting. Steagall was second in the cow cutting, second in the saddlebronc riding, third in the bull riding, seventh in the calf roping and seventh in the bull dogging. Jana Steagall, at the same rodeo, was first in the break away roping first in the pole bending and third in the barrel race. Tony Currin was first in the cow cuttihg and second in the . team roping. Brett Sherer finished ninth in the bull dogging, Joedy Marlatt was third in the calf roping, Lee Rice third in the fourth in the region to second. Maureen Healy won teh breakaway calf roping as she roped two calves in 4.7 and 4.2 seconds for a combined total of 8.9 seconds. Janice Healy placed second with 3.9 and 5.2 ropes for a combined total of 9.1 in the breakaway roping. Maureen Healy was runner up to the all-around girls title at the rodeo but still won the all-around title for the year as the champion of the Northwest Region. For other BMCC competi tors. Lawrence Rice tied for second in the saddle bronc riding. Janice Healy placed second in the barrel racing. Dawn Peterson was sixth in the barrel racing. For other colleges at the rodeo.' Jerry Gentry of Oregon State University placed first in the calf roping, Tim Daly of Walla Walla Community College was third in the team roping with partner Joel Price. Cindy Dougherty, also of Walla Walla, was fifth in the . breakaway roping. For the girls, cost Is $12.50 , for breakaway roping. $11.50 : for barrels, pole bending, and , goat tying and $10.50 for team roping. Mahoney said each contest ant will compete once at each ant will compete once at each event they enter during the three-day rodeo, fees is given back to the Crook leads golf en again Ladies Day Play May 27. at Willow Creek Country Club was cancelled in the morning because of rain. The afternoon group was able to play and the winners were: Fran Crook, Low gross; Betty Carlson, low net; and Muriel Palmer, least putts. June 10 will be the Local Fun Day. Lady club members and their guests will partici pate in a morning of golf to give people who are interested in golf a chance to meet many of the women in the club. Play will be team scramble format with a few obstacles thrown in to make it interesting. Members may invite as many guests as they wish and are asked to bring a salad for the luncheon. There will be a charge of $1 per person to cover prizes and additional refreshments. Coffee and rolls will be served beginning at 8:00 a.m. and play will begin about 9:00 a.m. team roping and Cliff Dougherty eighth in the calf roping. Anne Van Schoiack was fifth in the pole bending and eithth in th barrels. Marie Van ' Schoiack was ninth in the breakaway roping. Heppner's club won the team trophy at the Vale Rodeo. Rocky and Jana Steagall also excelled at the Western State Junior Rodeo at New Plymouth. Idaho May 29 and 30. Rocky Steagall won the boys all-around title by coming in second in the bull riding, second in the calf roping and third in the saddle bronc riding competition. Jana Steagall tied for the girls all-around title by plac ing first in the pole bending and second in the breakaway roping. . Tara Mahoney was first in the breakaway roping and Brett Sherer fifth in calf roping. Water use restricted As of June 1, City of Heppner water customers are asked to do their, watering between 6 a.m. and noon and 6 p.m. midnight. The request is made annu ally at the beginning of the summer by the Heppner Water Dept. It is not because of a lack of water in the summer months that causes the restriction. It is because of the heavy load on the old pipes in the system that can cause major water leakage. Baby born at Pioneer Roger and Katherine John son of Kimberly had a fcaby boy. Troy John Johnson. May 27 at Pioneer Memorial Hos pital in Heppner. He weighed eight pounds, one-and-three-fourths ounces. He has a brother. Monte, at home. Grandpjirents are Mr. and Mrs. Frank Johnson of Condon and Mr. and Mrs. Hallis Dill of Condon. The great-grandmother is Florence Clark of Oregon City. contestants in the form of prize money." Mahoney said. "II costs a lot but they can win a lot of the money back if they win or place. "They are not considered professionals so they can compete in high school rodeo events. Unlike other high school sports, they have to pay entry fees. That is why they get some of the money back when they win. Mahoney said many local merchants are donating prizes for the junior rodeo. She said the rodeo has no local sponsor and it is put on by a small Rodeo starts In the 1940's, Ernie Pyle is said to have called the Sisters Rodeo, "The Biggest Little Show in the World"... Today the nickname re mains, and the Sisters Rodeo retains a reputation of being fast-paced, action-packed, and, one of the outstanding rodeos in the entire Pacific Northwest. This year, on June 13. there will be an evening show, starting at 7 p.m., followed by the Queen's Ball at the Sisters Shelly Stroeber wins county Three Morrow County Rodeo Clubs particiapted in the Warm Up Horseshow last weekend at the Heppner fairgrounds to get ready for the county fair horse show competition August 16. The Royal Riders and the Desert Pegasus from Irrigon and the Two Trackers from Heppner competed. Contest ants competed in eight events Saturday and attended a clinic Edmundson beats 'Educators The Annual Educator's Golf Tournament took place May 31 at Willow Creek Country Club with 46 area golfers participating. In charge of the tournament were John Sporseen. Duane Neiffer and John Edmundson. Muriel Palmer was in charge of preparing the meal. She was assisted by Fran Crook. Dorris Graves, and Judy Stevens. Winner of the green jacket for low gross was John Chamber committee formed to solicit new business A committee is being form ed by the Heppner-Morrow County Chamber of Com merce that will look into the possibility of bringing new businesses to the county. Chamber President Bill Kuhn said Monday that he has been approached by many local merchants who say they are hurting in- retail sales because of the Kinzua Mill situation. He said the Cham ber Economic Development Committee will solicit busi nesses into the area and gather information on what the county has to offer to new businesses. The chamber members also discussed efforts in the membership drive. Chamber members will be asking pro spective members to attend a meeting in the near future in an effort to get new members. The chamber is for everyone in south Morrow County. Cost is $150 full membership and $50 for associate membership. Chamber member Gene Pierce said a postcard fund has been formed from sales of Heppner postcards. About $250 is in it. He said they are for sale at the courthouse, local banks and at Murrays Drugstore. Pierce said he thinks a new picture should be taken of the City of Heppner when it is not so brown. Pierce said not many post cards are left of the County Courthouse. He said it costs five cents to buy the post cards and they sell for 10 cents so any business that sells them group of volunteers who just try and "break even." Some local people signed up to compete this weekend are: Lee Rice. Jeff Bailey. Don Kindsfather, Anita Palmer, Jana Steagall. Bridget! Greenup. Pat Schwarz. Brad Huwe. Andrea Ball, Maureen Henly. Rocky Steagall. Brett Sherer and Jack McGuire. Family members compet ing include; Tom. Mike and Steve Currin: Cliff and Jason Dougherty; Tara. Trisha and Mike Mahoney; Bert, Jim and Frank Cason; and Kathleen and Marie Van Schoiack. June 13 School where Kanoelani Dur dan of Sisters will be officially crowned the 1980 Sisters Rodeo Queen. Saturday's events include a parade in downtown Sisters starting at 10 a.m., another rodeo show at 1 p.m.. and . the Buckaroo Dance from 9 p.m. to l a.m. Sunday. June 15 starts early with a Buckaroo Breakfast from6a.m. to9a.m. Sunday's rodeo, the Sisters Finals, begins at 1 p.m. Sunday to learn from horse show judge Arleigh Isley, Grant County Extension Agent, what they can do to Improve their showing. All of the contestants pro vided the prizes for the show. Each of them was asked to bring three items from home with a value of about 50 cents. Prizes ranged from candy to feed for the horses. The Morrow Countv Grain Grow Edmundson with a score of 59. Other low gross winners were: second-Mike Wealherall: third-Jim Harper; fourth (tie)-Gary Hunt. Dennis Schweitzer: and sixth-Harold Kerr. Low net winners were: first-Thad Killingbeck: sec ond (tie)-Linda Shaw. Pat Edmundson and Gary Nelson : fourth (tie)-Dean Naffziger. Cliff Nicholson. Dave Laven der. Larry Wolfgram; eighth (tie)-Bob Porter. Mike Lindle. can make 100 percent profit. President Kuhn said a com mittee will be formed since he did not receive much feedback from the chamber on the idea. NOTICE TO WATER L'SKRS Limited watering hours for yards and gardens will begin on June I. l!Wfl and will be In effect until further notice. All watering should be done between 6:00 a.m. and I2.-.MI noon and :0fl p.m. and 12:00 midnight. This method was used last year and was very successful for keeping a safe amount of water In our reservoirs in case of fire. We appreciate your cooperation. We would like to take this opportunity to thank voters for passing our water bond election. Hopefully. In the near future, this will end our need for watering regulations. Karl Pupineau Citv Foreman jln M!eDonalci? Ik r" ' r Come in and get Service Dept. ,-Hk M Denise Brownlee holds tight on Morse Show" at the Heppner ers donated hats for some of the winners. Shelly Stroeber won the competition with 425 points with Andrea Ball second with 412.5 total points and Annette Wilgers third with 407. Cindy Stroeber was fourth, Romaca Douglas fifth, Christine Jones sixth. Yvonne Gilliam seventh. Bobbette Angcll eighth. Lorcne Gilliam ninth and Down Timms loth. Bren- Scott Wilson. Jim Thompson. Low gross for women was Imx Hunt with an 8.1 Eddi Skow had second low gross. Special event winners were: High Gross-Mark Batte: high net-Nancy Myklehust; most out of bounds on No. 1-Jim Bier: most in the water on No 4-Larry French; second shot closest to pin (KP on No.tJim Harper: KP on No. 3-Harold Kerr; KP on No. 4-George Koffler: long putt on No. R-Pnul Curtis: women's long drive-Eddi Skow: and men's long drive-Don Jamison. Among the prizes awarded , were a green jacket donated by Kimmel Athletic Supply in Spokane, slacks and shorts donated by Portland Athletic Supply, and two dozen golf balls donated by Dave Laven der's sports shop in Pendleton. Inc. 676-9921 ?Af)r Introducing LaVerne Webb . . Mr. Webb comes to Heppner from Madras where he has been a mechanic for fi years. 4 years as an automomotive mechanic. He also was em ployed for ! years at Chevrolet assembly plant in Wisconsin. He is married and has .1 grown children. acquainted Now Open " mmm the reins to control her horse In one fairground lust weekend. horse show da Mathis. Duane Ball, Tonja Van Dorn. Lanita Aylett and Denise Brownlec also compet ed. In the team competition, the Two Trackers first team of Wilgefs, Stroeber and Angell won with the Two Trackers second team of Andrea Ball, Duune Ball and Cindy Stroe ber second. Desert Pegasus No. 1 was third with Timms and Jones and Yvonne Gilliam and Desert Pegasus No. 2 fourth with Aylett. Van Dorn and Brenda Mathis. In the Showmanship compe tition. Duane Bull won the junior division, Dawn Timms the intermediate division and Anita Palmer the senior division. Andrea Ball won the Aust ralian Pursuit Race in her class with Anita Palmer winning the older division. A' Attention: Farmers & Ranchers Now is the time to get your HAIL & FIRE INSURANCE Please contact us! M TURNER VAN MARTER BRYANT r o to7ss- Be Ready For The Rodeo With Boots & Moccasins From Shoe Box Various Styles & Colors To Please Everyone Prim U fit row ,B'ii MM wm w w www ETOWKA V MOCCASIN I i O ,tB 1 or the events at the "Warm Up Bobbette Angell won the Ride-a-Buck competition with Denise Brownlee winning the combined intermediate and senior divisions. Mathis won the bareback Equitation for the younger division and Dawn Timms won the other class competi tion. In the Western Equitation competition, Mathis won again while Wilgers won the older group's competition. In the Western Equitation on a Borrowed Horse, Mathis won and so did Dawn Timm. In the egg and spoon race, Cindy Stroeber won for the juniors and Denise Brownlee won for the intermediate-senior division. Brenda Mathis won the Trailhorse competition at the junior level and Wilgers won at the older level. INSURANCE ' 676-5241 Heppner 0ager. ill 0
