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-rri,i . .ry.., , -l-l.-..,-nir".r-w ,nrTl--pr-r-Tri-r-ri--T-rr-i I, i ." i -rrrr m'm.T. T . jffifTTT,r ', ' TS- ?t Z-Z D"- r y'nt BESSIE WETZELL U OF ORE NEWSPAPER LIB EUGENE OR 07403 VOL 100, No. 33 Co. Fair & Rodeo gets underway this weekend The 1982 Morrow County Fair & Rodeo gets underway this weekend at the fair grounds in Heppner. Many activities are planned throughout the week. The Fair runs from Saturday, Aug. 21 Morrow County Fair & Rodeo Schedule of Events 9:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. ' 7:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 8.-00 a.m. 8:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 8:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. - 8:00 pm 4:00 p.m. 8:00 p m 4:00 p.m. 8:00 pm 8:00 a.m. 10:00 a m 8:00 a.m. 11:00 a m. -9:00 a.m. (time indefinite) 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. . 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. -2:00 p.m. -10:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m. -4:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. -Entertainment 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. -2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. -7:45 p.m. -8:00 p.m. -8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. 12 noon 7:00 p.m. -9:30 p.m. - 10:00 a.m. 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. - 7:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 1:30 p.m. GAZET1 Morrow County's Thursday, August II, 1982 through Tuesday, Aug. 24. The Rodeo opens Friday night with the Morrow County show, and runs through Sun day with the open rodeo. "There will be more ani mals, and generally a bigger OPEN WEEK BEFORE FAIR. AUGUST II -21 12 noon -Building hours 8:00 p.m. -Building hours 9:00 p.m. -Building hours (Thurs., Frl., & Sat. only) DURING FAIR, AUGUST 21 21 9:00 p.m. -Building hours (Aug. 25 until 10:00 p.m.) AUGU8T 20, FRIDAY 4-H Style Revue Judging (Heppner Jr. Hi. Gym) AUGUST 21. SATURDAY 4-11 IIORSESHOW -Admission will be charged daily. 8:30 a.m. -Get numbers for Horseshow. -4-H Horse Judging Contest -4-H Horseshow 9:00 p.m. -All Community Booths in place and areas left clean, (building will be open week before Fair, so organization may work on booths, check building hours.) AUGUST 22. 8UNDAY OPEN CLASS HORSESHOW Admission will be charged daily -Open Gass Horseshow. -All 4 H, FFA 4 Open Gass Exhibits in, except livestock. -Animals may enter Sunday night if prior arrangements have been made with the Superintendents. -Flower exhibits will be accepted. AUGUST 23, MONDAY Admission will be charged daily. -All Livestock will be accepted Judging of Open Gass Flowers, Cake Contest, Foods, Crops, all Arts It Crafts, Gothing, Vegetables, Small Animals and Community Booths. -ALL PREMIUM SHEETS INTO FAIR OFFICE. Interview Judging of 4-H Exhibits. -Judging of FFA Exhibits -Large Animal Livestock Judging Contest Small Animal Livestock Judging Contest -4-H Archery Contest -Evening Style Revue AUGUST 24. TUESDAY FAMILY FUN NITE Judging of 4-H Food Contests and. Presentations -Livestock Conformation Judging (FFA first) 4-H Fitting and Showing of Small Animals 4-H & FFA Tractor Driving Contest -PET SHOW, picnic area Most Nutritious Cookie Contest -4-H Small Animal Round Robin Showmanship -Cake Walk (subject to change) -JIM KESSLER ROAST BEEF DINNER -STODDARD & COLE Tony Lewis, dog races AUGUST 25. WEDNESDAY -Judging of 4-H Food Contests & Presentations continued -Livestock Showmanship Judging 4-H first in each division -4-H Dog Contests Livestock Round Robin Showmanship -Senior Citizen Cookie Judging Contest -CowBelle Build a Better Burger Contes -Miniature Car Races . -Rooster Crowing contest -Awards Program 4-H Pig Scramble -4-H & FFA Market Stock Sale -EXHIBITS RELEASED, upon release by Superintendents -Premiums Paid AUGUST 2, THURSDAY -Pickup of left over exhibits, Premium Check; cleanup all departments. AUGUST 27, FRIDAY -MORROW COUNTY RODEO -RODEO DANCE, PAVILION AUGUST 28, 8ATURDAY -MAIN STREET PARADE -RODEO -Episcopal Church Barbecue, Episcopal Church -RODEO DANCE, PAVILION AUGUST 29, SUNDAY -WRANGLER'S COWBOY BREAKFAST -RODEO The Heppner w 1 H V Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper 22 PAGES Fair," says Fair Committee Chairman Roger Records. Some of the new attractions t will include an agri -computer on display to show new uses of computers in agriculture, a teepee and exhibits from the TIMES 25' HEPPNER. OREGON Confederated Tribes of Uma tilla, and for the Rodeo fans, a suicide race on the hill behind the rodeo arena. Fair & Rodeo Queen Anita Palmer along with her court; princesses Nancy Paine and Local cowboys to vie : for saddles m . ' if L Queen Anita Palmer and Lorry by AA.CG.G. , Queen Anita and Harry Kennison with saddle contributed by Kinzua Corp. Local cowboys from Mor row County will be competing In the rodeo next week for two of the most coveted prizes to be given away. The best all-around cowboy in the rodeo will win one of the famous Severe Bros, saddles, donated each year by the Morrow County Grain Grow ers. The best Morrow County Calf Roper will win a Severe Fair & Rodeo section included in this week's G-T A special 1982 Morrow County Fair & Rodeo section is included in this week's issue of Gazette-Times. In the special section readers will find articles of interest about this year's Fair & Rodeo events. Much thanks is given to those who contributed articles and information for the section, and the local advertisers who made it possible. Annette Wileers, will reign over the weeklong events. For a complete schedule of events and more information on the Fair & Rodeo, see the special Fair & Rodeo supple ment included in this week's Gazette-Times. ... . Mills show saddle donated saddle donated by Kinzua Corp. The saddles are on display now at Kinzua and the Grain Growers. Spurs, blankets, a watch, a sot of steak knives, gift certi ficates and other prizes will also be given away by many of the area businesses. Award presentations for the rodeo winners will be held Sunday afternoon. Weather by The City J School District to levy $200,000 less in taxes Taxpayers in Morrow County got some good news from the school district Mon day night. Because of an excess in funds, the district will levy $200,000 less in taxes this year. A good tax collection rate, good interest earnings and an underestimate of the amount of money the treasurer held that was uncommitted are the reasons for this," School Sup erintendent Matt Doherty ex plained to the board. The board had the option of reducing the tax by $200,000 this year, or by a like amount next year. 'Let's give the taxpayers a Hnvprnnr Ativp.ti to visit Morrow lii U : 11 Governor Victor Atiyeh will arrive in Morrow County next Tuesday, Aug. 24 and plans several stops in the area to which the public is invited, announced -.Don Peterson, lone, Morrow County cam paign manager for the gover nor. Atiyeh is scheduled to arrive at the Lexington Air port about 2 p.m. He will visit Judge McElligott recovering from heart attack Morrow County Judge Don McElligott is recovering from a sub endocardial heart attack at Emanuel Hospital in Port land. The judge's head nurse said Tuesday that he had a small heart attack that didn't go completely through the heart muscle, and that "his heart is working real well and he is feisty as ever." McElligott developed chest pains during the weekend of August 7 and 8 and was taken by his wife to the hospital on Monday. Tests were complet but not like Harvest in Morrow County is about finished for this year, reported Morrow Co. Exten sion Agent Bob Costa. Only about 10 to 15 percent of the farmers have wheat left to cut, he said. A preliminary estimate shows dryland wheat averag ing about 30 bushels per acre and irrigated at about 80, Morrow Co. School District drops student insurance Morrow County students re turning to school this fall will find a change in the district's plan for student insurance, according to a Morrow Co. School District news release. In the past, the school dis trict has paid half the cost of the student insurance, and participating students have paid the other half. The district's involvement in the amount of approximate ly $20,000 was dropped from the school district budget by the budget committee this year, according to Superin tendent Matt Doherty. Several reasons prompted Tues., August 10 Wd., August 11 ' Thurs., August 12 of Heppner . August J r Sat., August 14 Sun., August 15 Mon., August 16 break," boardmember Pat Wright said. "I vote in favor of this." In other business, the board: decided to ask for bids on two new and used vans, and one new and used pickup. The district has $22,000 bud geted to buy two vans and one pickup. The vans would be used for transportation at Riv erside and Heppner High, and the pickup would be used for maintenance work at the north end schools. -heard a report from Assist ant Superintendent John Ed mundson, who gave an outline for future expansion of the Co. next Tuesday . . the Morrow County Grain Growers at about 2:15 p.m. At 3 p.m. he is to stop at Kinzua Corp., and then tour the Wil low Creek Dam project at 3:45 p.m.- - - " ; . .v . A reception for the governor will be held at the Heppner Elks Lodge from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. with a session for the news media to follow. ed on Tuesday, Aug. 17, said the judge, and he hopes to be coming home either this Thursday or Friday. On June 9, McElligott underwent triple bypass heart surgery at Emanuel and was rushed back into surgery June 15 to have his gall bladder removed. His nurse said it is impossible to determine why he had the attack, that it can happen to anyone at any time. He said he hopes to attend the August 25 session of County Court, but will be on a last year's Costa said. "The yields are just a little better than the long term average, but aren't nearly as good as they were the last two years," ne explained. "Test weight has been pret ty bad. The hot spell in June pinched the kernels when they were filling. The hot weather came at the wrong time," the the budget committee action, the major being that the Ore gon School Activities As sociation, who sponsored the plan, was forced to drop the non profit insurance program because of financial losses. This would have forced the district to seek a new carrier at a much higher cost to the district. Other reasons includ ed parental dissatisfaction with coverage and failure of students to pay insurance fees resulting in further losses to the district, according to Do herty. The district has arranged with a private insurance car High Low Prtcip 75 74 80 80 67 78 83 50 50 48 52 53 50 53 .11 computer program in Morrow County schools. "Compared with other districts our size, we're not on the cutting edge, but not in the tail end either," Edmundson said in explaining the district's computer classes. Although the schedule presented by Edmundson did not call for any new purchases this year, it did lay out future equipment and program ex pansion through the 1986-87 school year. appointed Jack Strege, Boardman, and Gay Harsh man, Lexington, to the school district budget committee. Both are three year terms. At 6:15 p.m. he will attend the Family Fun Nite and dinner at the fair. Peterson said he expects the governor will have an opportunity to speak to the crowd before returning to Salem. Peterson said he would be happy to answer any questions and furnish informationa dur ing the governor's campaignn. reduced work schedule for a few weeks thereafter. The judge has been keeping in touch with county officials about every day or every other day, he said. After re turning home, he said they would continue to discuss any business over the phone that couldn't be taken care of when he is in his office. When asked how he felt, the judge replied "You know what they say - that we Eastern Oregon people are the tough est folks around..." extension agent said. Even the irrigated wheat got pinched in the hot spell, he added. Costa said this year's barley crop looks pretty good, that the dryland yield has been just a little better than the long term average but again, not as good as it was the last two years. rier to make a program avail able to all students which will provide low cost coverage but which will be totally funded by the students. The cost will be somewhat higher than last year, Doherty said. Morrow County School Dis trict policy requires students who participate in school ac tivities to furnish evidence that they are covered by acci dent insurance. Information about available insurance and fees is avail able at all schools in the district or from the school district office in Lexington.
