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S IX The ttrp p n rr b a n t t o - T l M I . H rppoer Oregaa. Th w sd a y August I. Rodeo Court follows busy schedule The Morrow County Fa ir and Rodeo Court began the month of July by taking first place for the court division at the Condon Fourth of July celebration »aid a »poke»per »on for the Court The Court appeared at the »econd annual ‘ Rendezvous f'srade" in f'endleton July 7 and at the parade in Prtnevdle. July 14 At Hnnevtlle. the court placed third of the over V) courts participating The court‘a last scheduled appear ance during July was at the Elgin Stampede This year s court con sista of gueen Sylvia 1-add. Prut ceases Bridget! Orernup and Shelly Stroeher. and pennant bearers Dy- ann Broanan. Stacey Kennedy. Christy siroeber Lori Cecil, and Hobbettr Angell I •H Sign up tune for tfte Morrow t otally Horse Show was incorrect in tlie Premium Book Enlnea for the Morrow County Open Horae Show will be taken Sunday. August 12. from 2 to 6 p m at the Morrow County Fairgrounds in the grandstand There is no entry fee for the county horse show Entry fees for the Open Horse Show is 12 per class A $2 flat fee for Eclmundson completes term on commission Morrow County Juvenile Service* Commission Chairman. Tom Jones, has announced that John Edmund »on. assistant to Morrow County School Superintendent, has recently completed a four year term as a member of the commission Edmundson was instrumental in organizing the commission in Mor row County, said Jones Members serve on a volunteer basis Ed mundson » organizational skills and annual presentations to the State Commission resulted in the approvt al of funds for programs sponsored by the commission which are sime at deterring Juvenile and providing positive experiences for young people Edmundson said that although he will no longer be an active member of the commission, he will follow its activities closely and is looking forward to many m orr innovative youth programs sponsored by tbe commission W hat s your opinion'* The Fifth Quarter S p o rts by M ike O th s llow many of us lake our ability to do our job» for granted' Most of us would be lost if we had to get out of our Job because of a disability Consider then the case of James Rodney Richard formerly a major league baseball pitcher, and now a car salesman By I hho J K Richard had become one of the premier pitchers in all of baseball At 6'8", Richard was an imposing sight Hatters would swear that he didn't let his tw mph fastball go until he was about two steps from the plate Having finally conquered his earlier control problems. Richard was at the top of his profession, and the ace of a pitching staff that seemed destined to lead the Houston Astros to the promised land In I960, all of that changed J R Richard. 30 year old professional athlete, suffered a nearly fatal stroke He spent four years in recovery, trying to regain his past form Ironically, the reason given for his eventual release from basetiall was not that he couldn't throw the baseball, but that he didn’t have sufficient athletic ability to field his position The great athlete had become the kid they put in right field because he couldn t catch Except that you can't hide something like that for long in major league baseball Would other teams really instruct their players to keep bunting when J R pitched' Of course they would They have to When I read a recent account in the "Sporting News ' about J R Richard, detailing bis adjustment to becoming a car salesman, I wondered what a shock to the systrm it must be to a professional athlete to be thrust into the world of <e to five Even more so than the rest of us. an athlete must take his ability ,.r granted The athlete must know that he or she Is "the best or they will very likely not be there to start with The smug confidence that must come from working one's way through the minor league jungle to the major leagues would make losing the requisite skills quite a blow Consider then a player of the magnitude of a J R Richard He certainly was on the brink of a strata of stardom that allows for million dollar a year salaries If the team offers only 870H.IXX) per season, and the player isn't satisfied, there will tie bushel baskets full of irate letters to tbe management demanding that the ante be upped another hundred grand or so These letters will be from people who make I2S.0WJ a year and feel pretty good about it These letters will be from people who work twelve months a year, five days a week, eight hours a day Imagine going from t l.000.000a year for six months work to that Consider that it would take forty years for the 25k a year guy to make that million This is not written to criticize today's athlete Who among us wouldn't take the same deal' It is certainly not written to gloat about tJie plight of an athlete who. like J R Richard, has met with misfortune I guess it’s not really written to make any dramatic point at all Rut then again, the saga of J R Richard should be of some interest to the players who sit out a full year rather than play for a measly 85(10.000 It should be of some interest to the college athletes whose "futures are guaranteed" before their studies are over Emally, it should be of some interest to those of us who don't make megabucks, but who at least are doing what we want to do Ear all his money, J R Richard can't do that, which is the real shame ♦ ♦ Subscribe to T he Gazette-Times O p o n S a tu rd a y G ilb a rt Luta«, 10 to 2 Owner Willow Creek Country Club has submitted the following results for Ladies Day. July 17 I-ow gross Harriet Pierson low net Lucille Perk least putts Martha Peterson The results for July 24 play were low grows Lois Hunt, low net Doris d r iv e s . least putts Lorens Jones For the String Tournament. July 26 the following results were sub milted Nine holes first Betty Christ man. second Bche Munkers. third Judy Stevens Eighteen holes first Bev Wilson, second Ians Hunt third Sharon Har rison During Wednesday. July 25 Wo men’s Play at the Willow Creek Country Club Hebe Munkers won low gross and least putts Inez Erwin placed closest to the pin on No 2. she chipped into the hole said a spokesperson for the women golfers Dee Jones won the longest drive Hostesses were Vern Batty, Kal Healy, and Dee Jones ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ The available booth and outside commercial spacr can be reserved by calling the Fair Office, <76-6474. before August 2 (ILUTES B ¿T T ) RADIATOR SERVICE I Over the Tee Cup ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ "Have you been following the Olympic (lames on T V . and what have you enjoyed the m o st'" "Swimming, of course, exclaim ed Lottie Laughlin. Hepper Swim Team Coach " I also really enjoyed the Opening Ceremony - it really made me proud to be an American Space is still available for some community and commercial booths says Fair Secretary Ruby Munkers late entries will be charged to those registering after 10 a m August 25 Late entries will be accepted until three classes before the class enter ed said Sue Evans secretary for the Open Horse Show ♦ ♦ Schoolhouse painted M ikr Oths. legal advisor for the Morrow County Museum Hoard, carries a ladder into the museum Friday afternoon. July 20 He was preparing to paint the little schnolhouse which sits next to Ihe museum Since the county, the city of Heppner and the Museum Hoard are unsure who is responsible for maintenance of Ihe museum annex. Olhx volunteered to paint the building Morrow Co Judge. Don McElligott donated the paint Orville Cutsforth had previously offered lo donate paint for the building but withdrew his offer when the city and county were unable to come up with someone to do the painting Some booth space still available Enter County Horse Show 30 % discount AAov . o*wi ei slock to» fo rd 8 O e v y pickup». 67 *vu 7V 1 y r. w a rra n ty on th a a b o va 20% discount on truck and tra c to r co ra«. Have your radiator cleaned in minutes instead of hours! - ULTRA SONIC SOUND-WAVES (The only one in the Hermiston area) 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mon. - Fri. 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