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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 1980)
Special Fair & Rodeo Section-Page 13 It's Rodeo Time August 22-24! 7T 'if Many prizes wait winners 1 r Jf' I "if f J J f . v V f -f o 7 j; 7f :; o:v -jr I f I I" VJ ; U l rl ' " fA, v. Good Luck To All th Youth Participating 1980 Sf1 ) Morrow f s . WT County fejj I'. 1 ' See action like this at the Rodeo . -T V i - . ' Ik's. y - -- ;- 1 " ' w "ft $.Jf Rodeo sign ups Quite a few prizes will be on the line next Friday, Saturday and Sunday as riders, ropers and steer wrestlers and others compete in the 1980 Morrow . County Rodeo. Events begin Friday night, August 22, at 7 p.m., when rodeo competitors from Mor row County only will go after two saddles, buckles, boots, cash and other prizes in 11 different entries. On Saturday and Sunday, August 23 and 24, beginning at 1 :30 p.m ., contests will start in the open rodeo events. Winners here will receive cash, spurs and a trophy for best all-around cowboy. In Morrow County only events, entries must have lived within the county for one year. Prizes include: a watch from Peterson's Jewelers, spurs from Fulleton Horse Trailers, Buckles and boots from Gardner's Mens' Wear, a gift certificate from Columbia Basin Electric Co-op., $50 cash for the all-around Cutsforth award, and two fine highly coveted saddles, one from Kinzua Corp. for the winner of the calf roping, and one from Morrow County Grain Grow ers for best all-around. Events in the county rodeo will include calf roping, steer roping, cow riding, senior barrels, breakaway and team roping. In the open rodeo, events include bareback, team rop ing, saddlebronc, bull riding, steer wrestling, calf roping, barrels and breakaway, races and pee-wee barrels. The open rodeo events begin each day, Saturday and Sun day at 1:30 p.m. at the rodeo arena on the fairgrounds in Heppner. If you wish to sign up for either the Morrow Co. Rodeo (limited to one-year residents of the county), or the Open Rodeo, follow these sign up times: Morrow County Rodeo: Enter Monday, August 18, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. by calling the rodeo office phone: 676-5836. Open Rodeo: Enter Monday, Aug. 18, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. for rough stock and 2:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for timed events. Call 441:3388. SI ly. W Rope younelf fa w Vj . . a new pair of "AT V l boots for the oj ' I Fair & Rodeo JivjS- dsi 1 'Hcppntr 6765241'