Page 10-SpecUl Fair k Rodeo Section
Fair grounds keeper works year-round
Many people vital to the
success of the Morrow County
Fair and Rodeo never seem to
get credit for it.
Steve Estberg, who is in
charge of grounds and build
ing maintenance year-round,
and his wife, Dorothy, who is
Fair secretary, seem to fit in
this category.
During the year many
organizations use the facilities
at the fairgrounds. Steve is
always available to aid them.
This week and during fair,
you will find Dorothy at the fair
office in the Pavilion from 8-5
and 7-9 daily.
Steve was raised in Heppner
by his grandparents, Lewis
and Margaret Cason. They
moved to Beaverton when
Steve was 16. Steve always
dreamed of returning to
Heppner to live and that
dream came true in 1978.
Always interested in farming,
he enjoys his closely related
work.
Steve gives much credit to
his summer helper, Cindl
Bergs trom. Cindi's job is
funded by CETA. Clndi has
repaired, scraped and painted
many chutes and corrals.
Are you a slipper kicker?
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Have you ever sat around
the house and seen how far
you could kick your slipper
across the room?
Well now you can turn those
special talents developed over
the years into use, by entering
the all new slipper kicking
event in this year's county
fair.
The ladies should practice
with one of their husband's
shoes, "says fair organizer
Delpha Jones. She says the
shoes would be heavy and
good training for someone who
is in serious training for the
slipper kicking event.
The contest will be held
Monday, August 18, 3:30 p.m.
at the fairgrounds.
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Pierce has 10
years as
announcer
This year's Parade and
Rodeo announcer, Gene
Pierce, packs a lot of exper
ience behind that microphone
- he's been doing it here in
Heppner for the pant 10 years.
Gene, who has been involv
ed in fairs and rodeos all his
life, came to Heppner from
Pendleton in 1957, 23 years
ago. In Pendleton he was
director of the Happy Canyon
night show. He was born in
Haystack on the land his
grandad homesteaded, and
has lived in eastern Oregon all
his life.
He said he first began
announcing when, minutes
before a show was to begin, he
discovered that the Kodvo
Cowboy's Association
announcer did not announce
for hometown shows. Tom
Currin came in and said'You'
ve got a Job, Gene,'". Gene
stepped in and pulled it off at
the last minute.
Gene will announce for the
parade which will begin ah 10
a.m. on Saturday, August 231
and for the hometown night
show which will begin at 7:30
p.m. Friday, Aug. 22.
"This fair ought to be a good
one," says Gene, "we have
good facilities for a fair."
"Its an all volunteer effort.
If it wasn't for those people,
(volunteers) we wouldn't have
a fair or rodeo. Its a whole
town project."
Gene is the president of the
Bank of Eastern Oregon in
Heppner. He and his wife,
Faye, have five children.
Good breakfast
Sunday morn.
If ham, eggs, hash browns,
pancakes and coffee sound
good to you during the Rodeo,
then be sure to stop by the
Heppner city park Sunday,
Aug. 24, between 7 a.m. and 10
a.m. for the Wrangler break
fast. All you can eat is only 2.75
for adults and $1.25 for
children under 12.
The breakfast is sponsored
by the Heppner Wranglers.