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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 18, 1983)
4-H Snack Shack offers expanded menu New ideas at the 4-H Snack Shack will include barbecued beef, sloppy Joes, chili, pins and other goodies as well as the usual hamburgers, hot dogs, cold drinks, etc. The menu has been expanded to add variety for the benefit of the busy families and workers at fair who find the Snack Shack the most convenient place to grab a bite between chores. Breakfast will be served early each morning, with a menu of hot cakes, eggs and bacon at a very low price. The Snack Shack is a money making project of the 4-H Council Episcopal church gears up for B.B.Q. If you enjoy barbecued beef, you won't want to miss this year's Episcopal Church Barbecue on Saturday, August 28. from 5 to 7 p m The event, held on the church lawn, has been a tradition for over 20 years with a menu of beef, baked potatoes, beans, bread, salads and ice cream. Each year a new pit was dug until 10 years ago when Bob Lowe built a permanent one using material he acquired from Kin zua Corp. "Middle Kitchen" converts to demonstration booth Promising to be one of the most popular ideas a t county fair, the "Middle Kitchen" will be transformed into an agricultural demonstration booth for wheat and beef. Local women involved in Cow Belles and the Wheat Growers League will be on hand to furnish tt ruiigiers-spuiisui cu nurse snuw upeu to all county residents If you are a horse owner and live in Morrow County, plan to compete in the Morrow County Open Class Horseshow on Sunday August 21 at the fairgrounds. The Wranglers-sponsored horse show began over 20 years ago and" is open to all residents in Morrow County who have owned and kept their horses In the county at least 60 days prior to the day of the show. Classes will convene at 8:30 a m. and will continue throughout the day. Ages ranging from five years and up are expected to which provides funds for all needed projects such as scholar ships, improvements at 4 II camp, assistance to members traveling on exchange programs, 4-H Summer Week and many other needs. Parents of 4-H members and other friends of 4-H provide the man-power to run the 4-H food concession. You are sure to see someone you know flipping a pancake, working at the grill or serving cool drinks. Join the crowd and take advan tage of the good food, convenient ly served at the fair. You'll be helping The art of preparing the beef to its succulent flavor starts Friday evening when the men of the church build the fire and stay up all night keeping the fire going. The boned beef is wrapped in foil and sewn in burlap and put to cook around 8:30 Saturday morn ing The temperature of the pit is cheeked periodically until the meat is pulled out of the pit about eight hours later. This year's chairman for the event is Merlin Hughes. Tickets are $7 for adults, $6 for seniors and (3.50 for children under 12. information regarding their in dustry and products as well as demonstrating various food products. Take a minute to talk to the producers. Pull up a chair or bench and enjoy one of the 1983 new ideas for county fair! participate. Classes include con formation and halter, perfor mance division including Eng lish, western, trail, working cow horse and games. Welcome to the Morrow County Fair 8c Rodeo SWANSON INSURANCE 422-7410 lone Anotlier winner OWGL's Truly Oregon Cake Excitement is great while the crowd awaits the judging of the Oregon Wheat League cakes! Truly Oregon Cake, selected as the contest recipe, has been a popular treat with many fami lies. Now is the time to see who baked it best! Last year a record number of 29 cakes were entered in the Morrow County contest. Will the Truly Oregon cake bring that many entries? Local businessmen compete If you enjoyed watching local merchants conquer the stubborn likes of a mule last year, you won't want to miss the event this year. Some 16 businessmen will par ticipate in Saturday's and Sun day's rodeos. Each team will consist of two partners and one reluctant mule. An award will be presented to the team with the fastest time. Ken Moorehouse of Arlington will provide the mules. Wranglers to prepare Cowboy Breakfast again this year If the smell of pancakes, ham, potatoes, eggs and hot coffee tempt your appetite you won't Suicide Race A thrill for riders and spectators Racing uphill and downhill on a treacherous course will again thrill spectators and participants alike on Sunday, August 28, as the Morrow County Fair and Rodeo features the suicide race again this year. Racers will leave the arena and race just prior to the grand entry so plan on getting to the rodeo This year's show secretary is Sue Evans and she is assisted by ring master Lee Palmer, arena director Howard Bryant and su perintendent Marlene Currin. Judges are Lyman Nash and Eric Hansen of Hermiston. Any resident of the county 18 years or older may participate by baking the cake (according to recipe and specifications in premium book) and entering itat the fair. The winner will receive a trip to the bake-off at the Oregon Wheat Growers Convention in December and a silver plaque. Judging of the cakes starts early Monday morning, so the news of who won will soon be available! - ... Tom Elliott (foreground) wrestles stubborn mule in 1982 donkey race. want to miss this year's Wrang lers Cowboy Breakfast on Sun day, August 28 at the fairgrounds. early. The race will start at approximately 1:15 p.m. A trophy will be presented to the winner along with a cash prize. Interested riders can enter by contacting Joe Yocom, race chairman. Last year's winner was Debra Palmer of lone. CUSTOMIZED CHAPS Green Special Fair & Rode Seetloa Pat I Fantasyland promises 7 days of fun Fantasyland Carnival will tic kle every young-at-heart person with its rides and midway at the Morrow County Fair and Rodeo. The carnival will run from Mon day, August 22 through Sunday, August 28. Some of the rides that will be featured are sea of balls, bounce, chair plane, rollo-plane and octopus. Special coupon day will be August 25. Hours of the carnival will be announced later. h M i mil lid i " 1 1' V . ft' ii- The breakfast will begin at 7 a.m. and will run till 10a.m. Cost of the meal is $3 for adults and $1.50 for children 12 and under. This annual event started in 1949 with Merlyn Robinson as its chairman. It was first held on the lawn of the Morrow County Courthouse and later moved to the fairgrounds and then to the city park. Last year the club moved it back to the fairgrounds. The breakfast is under the direction of its officers: Presi dent Gail Papineau, Vice-President Burke O'Brien, Secretary janet Greenup and Treasurer Sherry Kemp. Fee j k ..... d
