1981 Grand Marshal 'rode against the best'
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1981 Grand Marshal Vic Lovgren
Vic Lovgre n has been chosen grand marshal for this year's
Morrow County Fair and Rodeo.
Vic. 73, lives with his daughter and son in law on the
Gabhtrt Ranch south of lone. He is a retired rancher and
wheat farmer, who was born and raised here and is the third
generation to live in this area
I call the area from John Day to the Columbia my
country." says Vic. who took over running the family ranch
on Eightmile Canyon when he was thirty years old.
"My father was a pretty god hand with horses, and I
picked up on it and broke and trained horses up until four or
five years ago when I finally had to quit.
Vic says he has attended every rodeo held In Heppner and
used to ride in some when he was young.
"I rode against the best." he says, mentioning such names
as Turk Greenough, Eddie Woods, Frand Studneck and
George Fletcher.
H was the bronc rider of the family," Vic says as he recalls
one of the more memorable b rones.
"The worst horse I ever rode was one they called Super Six.
He was a rough one, but I successfully rode him. I went to the
finish and all the big boys shook my hand and congratulated
me on the fine ride I'd had. That was the one best ride I ever
made in my life," he laughs.
In another rodeo experience he remembers the time he
broke his back after being thrown. "Didn't go to a doctor
though, just went to bed for a month. In those days it wasn't
too easy to get to a doctor." he recalls.
Vic didn't ride the rodeo circuit however, "too busy on the
ranch," he says. Breaking and riding horses was his real
love.
There were a few differences between breaking horses
back then and now. he says. "We used to run into a wild
horse, catch him, put him in a corral, ride him for 15 minutes
and then turn him loose and ride him 'till he calmed down."
Now he says the young riders use more by-the-book methods,
which he says he respects, they (books) know what they're
talking about.
He says in the old days he wouldn't even break a horse until
it was at least three years old and under eight. "Now they
start at two years.
"The old guy that taught me to ride said 'stick your spurs in
the manure and leave them there," Vic says.
He recalls what his friends would do upon coming across a
horse a little tougher than the average. "When I was a kid
everybody broke their own horses. And when they got a
rough one they called old Vic, and I've been called old Vic all
my life," he says with a grin.
Vic says he is honored to be named the grand marshal for
this year's Fair and Rodeo. "When they asked me, I proudly
accepted the job."
In addition to his daughter, Donna Peterson, Vic also has a
son. Larry, of Louis Creek, British Columbia, and another
son, Arthur, who lives in the Milwaukee area of Portland.
Special Fair k Rode Section - Page 7
Tole painters
back again -
and more
By BIRDINE TTLLI8
The Lexington Tole Paint
ers, under the guidance of
Eileen Padberg, Phyllis Pip
er, and Linda Padberg, will be
back again at fair, and this
year the club has grown to
even greater numbers! There
will be beginners showing
their painting skills, along
with the members who have
been winning all the big
awards at state fair for a
number of years.
The Lexington group is
famous for its tole painting;
it is an exceptional exhibit,
whether at the Morrow County
Fair, or the State Fair.
Dedication is demanded by
the three instructors, mem
bers seldom miss a meeting.
The project teaches members
a lifetime skill they can use in t
home beautification, recrea
' lion, or as a money-making
project.
. The 1981 Morrow
bounty Fair & Rodeo
promises to he one
you icon Y want
to miss.
See ya all there!
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