FOUR-The Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday. August 27. 1981
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Here we are again at our county's BIG WEEK -the County
Fair and Rodeo. Last weekend participants and spectators
saw fine horses and skilled riders during the 4-H Horse Show
on Saturday and the Wrangler's Open Class Horse Show on
Sunday.
Monday was a very busy day as all exhibitors and fair
workers checked in exhibits (except the livestock). Work on
the community booths had been going on for many days, but
it had to culminate at 10 p.m. on Monday. The 4-H fashion
revue provided extra morning excitement. All week this
year's royal court, Queen Nancy Miller and Princesses Anita
Palmer and Kathy Hansen ruled most graciously as they will
continue to reign until after the rodeo finals on Sunday.
Tuesday, livestock entries came in. Much judging and the
Pet Show and Horseshoe Pitching Contest led up to the
evening's top event, the 4-H Style Show. Yesterday,
Wednesday, more judging and 4-H contests along with the
Kids Coin Hunt, more horseshow pitching, the Senior Citizen
Cookie Judging and the Rooster Crowing contest, all during
the day, led into the Chicken-Dinner Family Fun Nite with
promised entertainment.
Today, Thursday, there will be many more 4-H
presentations, the finals of Livestock Showmanship, the
finals of horseshoe pitching, the miniature car races and at 8
p.m. the 4-H and FFA Market Stock Sale. After 8:30 p.m.
exhibits will be released until 10 p.m., and premiums won
will be paid out between 9 and 10 p.m.
Tomorrow remaining exhibits must be picked up and the
fair sections cleaned out. The Morrow County Rodeo begins
at 7 p.m . and the Rodeo Dance will commence in the Pavilion
at 9:30 p.m.
Four big events are slated for Saturday. The Main Street
Parade starts at 10 a.m. The WRA-NRA Open Rodeo begins
at 1 :30 p.m., the Episcopal Church Barbecue begins at 5 p.m.
and the Rodeo Dance beginning at 9:30 will terminate that
busy day. Next Sunday will feature the Wrangler's Cowboy
Breakfast from 7 until 10 a.m. and then the Rodeo Finals
which begin at 1:30 p.m.
Although this week is the BIG WEEK, many people have
been working on the Fair and Rodeo for the entire year. They
saw that the building and grounds were clean and in good
shape and that all department superintendents and their
assistants were briefed. The big unknown quantities about a
Fair are the enthusiasm and participation of exhibitors and
of the viewing public. If people don't participate, don't enter
the events scheduled and don't attend the contests the whole
week will suffer and the Morrow County Fair and Rodeo will
fail to be the great community event it should be.
Some folks may remember that there used to be three fairs
in the county - a North County Fair, a South County Fair and
a separate 4-H Fair. Now these have been combined and the
single event is a unifying happening that brings folks from all
parts of the county together.
It is great to have County Court members, Fairboard
personnel. Fair Committee members and department
superintendents who represent different areas of the county.
They all work diligently at planning and providing
arrangements for the scheduled events. But the success of it
all depends on us, on the support they get from the good
participation and attendance of the public. It seems like
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ose residents who never take exhibits, who never
fair or rodeo events, who "Couldn't care less" are r
attend
really
hurting a good thing and are missing lots of fun, too.
Maybe this is enough said about the 1981 Fair and Rodeo.
Most of us will sort of forget about the event until about July
1982. Those with Fair and Rodeo related responsibilities will
not forget. They are already beginning to make plans for next
year's big week.
Last week much interest focused on Columbia Basin
Electric Co-op and the problems related to power and its
increasing cost. The community meeting on Tuesday night
surely did not have anything to do with the total blackout in
Heppner on Thursday night which many of us had somehow
missed learning about in advance. What a difference
electricity makes. Candles may be romantic, but they are not
good reading lights. Because in almost every home family
members of every age are so addicted to nightly TV, they
really were thrown off schedule by the power outage. With
reading and TV almost impossible, did family members
enjoy visiting with one another for a change that evening? I
was delighted to find that my telephone still worked - that
helped me feel not quite so helpless and alone.
Last week I wrote about the Heppner fieldtrip to Ashland.
A significant part of that column needed to be dropped
because of space pressure. It dealt with the learning
experience that the high school students had - saying, "As
we traveled homeward on Friday there was much discussion
of the five plays we saw. The students carefully analyzed
each performance. Besides becoming acquainted with the
Ashland and Jacksonville communities they all had their
first look at Oregon's magnificent blue jewel, Crater Lake. I
surely hope that Jane Rawlins will be able to continue to
arrange these excellent field trips long into the future."
Because I haven't spent too many hours with a group of
highschoolers recently, I was very interested in their
conversations. I found that as we went toward Ashland much
of their talk centered on TV programs and performers.
However after being in the uplifting Shakespearean
atmosphere, the homeward conversation differed. Of course,
they had been away from their TV's for five days.
I already felt rather acquainted with three of the students,
but getting to know comparative newcomer Glenn Smith was
such a pleasure. Glenn is a fellow who has read a great deal
and who retains so much of what he reads. He initiated a little
game of "Who am I?" and far outdistanced the rest of us. His
breadth of knowledge thrilled me. He is by far the most
knowledgeable person I have met in the field of various
mythologies. Maybe Glenn Smith will come up with the
correct names for the female statues at the front of our
courthouse. I think he has a better chance of success than
almost anyone.
Now as the school year begins, I am looking forward to
seeing the four traveled, young thespians, Polly Fortenberry,
Lisa Nix, Wes Marlatt and Glenn Smith appear in more
Heppner High School dramatic productions.
Unit IX Retired
Teachers to
meet Sept. 5
Unit IX Retired Teachers
will meet in Hermiston, Satur
day, Sept. 5, at 11 a.m. at
Frasu's, 675 N. 1st.
Bonnie and Rudy Rada will
show the pictures from their
trip to India.
Miss Northwest Rodeo to attend
Morrow Co. Fair & Rodeo
Miss Northwest Rodeo for
1981, Diane L. Elverud of
Hillsboro, Ore., will be attend
ing the Morrow County Fair
and Rodeo on Saturday, Aug
ust 29, and Sunday, August 30.
Diane will be riding in the
Main Street parade on Satur
day morning and will greet
everyone at both performan
ces of the rodeo by riding in
the Grand Entry each day,
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Diane proudly represents
the Northwest Rodeo Associa
tion throughout Washington,
Oregon and parts of Idaho,
She also attended the Calgary
Stampede In Alberta, Canada,
where the Northwest Volcanos
took the Team Rodeo Cham
pionship for the second year in
a row. Her duties include
attending over 20 N.R.A.
approved rodeos this season,
riding in parades including the
Portland Grand Floral Parade
and various other types of
personal appearances.
Diane is a 1979 graduate of
Hillsboro High School and is
now employed by Washington
County as a data processing
technician. She also works
parttime at a local Western
wear store to help with travel
expenses as she must travel
mostly at her own expense.
She likes sewing and has other
hobbies but her main Interest
Is In horses. She enjoys
breaking and training colts,
barrel racing and Is learning
to team rope.
One other duty Diane has is
to recruit young ladies to
compete for the title of Miss
Northwest Rodeo 1982. The
horsemanship portion of the
competition will be in Olympia
on October 17 and the person
ality portion will be during the
N.R.A.'s annual convention on
November 21 in The Dalles.
Anyone interested can get
more Information by writing
to Diane at: P.O. Box 953.
Hillsboro, Ore, 97123.
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has forever changed the way
people exchange property.
In Colonial times, land trans
fers took place on the actual
property with buyer, seller and a
few witnesses present. Condi
tions of the transaction were de
clared and the seller symbolized
the transfer by presenting the
buyer with a twig and a handful
of earth. If there was a home,
the buyer was given the door
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Judd appointed
to Irrigon
City Council
By FRANCES ROSE WILSON
Robert Judd has been ap
pointed to the Irrigon City
Council to fill the seat vacated
by the resignation of former
Mayor Vernon Stewart. Stew
art said he found it necessary
to be out of town much of the
time, since his father's death,
to care for his mother's ranch
in Elgin.
By C'Im KEKGSTItO.M
Kelli Bergstrom. Heppner.
won high honors swimming in
the last meet of the season.
Kelli won five of six events
and placed second in the sixth
event. Trophies were given to
each high point winner in
every age group.
Kris Donaldson also swam
in Lewiston. Kris won medals
in the 50 m. free. KM) m.
freestyle and KH3 m. back
stroke. Kris said "It's not the
freestyle it's the Australian
crawl."
The Heppner Swim Team
ended the season Aug. 24 at
Hager Park with a picnic. AH
team members and their
families attended. Ann Metz
gave out the last awards
saying, "We blew them away
in district". The Heppner
team was small, but strong
and hones to be stronger next
year.
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certain communication services in Oregon, The request includes an increase
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exchange rates were last increased in 1975. In addition, increases are pro
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installation related charges. The total proposed increases amount to an
immediate annual increase, upon approval, of $35.5 million or about 7.2
in Oregon revenues.
The three main reasons for this request are:
First, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has ordered
changes in methods of accounting for the recovery of capital investment. The
cost associated with this mandated change would be met through the rate
increase for which PNB has filed.
Second, PNB's labor contracts require wage increases, which would be
partially recovered through this proposed rate increase.
Finally, the Company has made significant investments for facilities to
continue to meet customers' telecommunications needs. We are asking that
this increase in our rate base be recognized by the Commissioner.
Copies of the Company's testimony, exhibits and tariffs are available for
inspection in selected offices throughout the state. For additional information
about this filing, write Pacific Northwest Bell, Room 814, 421 S.W. Oak Street,
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This notice is made to provide general information regarding the
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