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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 16, 1984)
FO UR The lleppnrr G aiette Tim et Hrppnn Oregon Thurvdav Off the front page \uguvt I « is m Princess Shelley has a Grand Marshall George Currin to ride in parade natural love of animals and FFA His wife Helen also toot an active part serving on the fair committee and supervising the food division at the fair each year George also pitched in and helped with the rodeo Hu son Kon became a participant in the rodeo arena as well Currin delivers the Severe Bros saddles for the Morrow County Calf Hoping champion and the All Around Champion to the sponsors begore the show His tradition of attending and participating in the summer event has carried through to his grand children. Hon. Tony, Mike. Steve. Jennifer, and new comer Kyan. as they exhibit 4 H and FFA projects George stays young and in shape by traveling with his grandsons to rodeos He went to Kapid City, South Oakota to watch Steve partic ipate in the national high school rode«) finals last month He returned home by way of Joseph to watch his oldest grandson. Hon. win the all- around at the Chief Joseph Days ('urrin. the son of Heppner pioneer Hugh and Katie Brosnan was born in Heppner and raised on a ranch on Birch ('reek near Filot Hock with George Currin with his grandson Jeffrey tirothers Hugh. Halph. and Bob He met Helen Knotts, his future bride, while he was a first grader at Pilot the event was smaller and the fair Grand Marshall of the Morrow County Fair A Rodeo Farad«-. pavilion was located on property Kock After high school graduation. George Currin, 73. lives at a ranch* now occupied by the city park in Currin returned to Little Butler on Little Butter Creek with wife of 59 Heppner The arena and other Creek with brother Hugh in 1933 to buildmKs and grandstands have rais«- sheep He married Helen who year», Helen then was teaching school in I93S tieen rebuilt The Heppner man began hi* invol Currin The Currms had several thousand work«-d as a leader and vement with the fair and rodeo as a of sheep and moved the bands 4 II leader about 3S years ago when helpt-d with fair promoting both 4 II head to mountain pasture in the Wallowas each year Helen cooked each vear as George trailed without losing many head until 1950 when a freak storm the first week of June dropped six inch snowballs Currin herded the sheep into a canyon just out of Pilot Kock but lost several head The following year. George and Hugh quit trailing and in 1952 sold the sheep George started another tradition to his family when he began raising homed herefords His son Ron and wife Judy live at a ranch seven miles from the Currin home place where George s other son Tom and his wife Marlene live Together the sons have Boo head of cows and they raise wheat and alfalfa George is semi retired, however, this spring he took the 2 a m calving shift checking heifers He enjoys attending sales, and is involved in selection of replacements heifers He checks on tne cattle in the summer pasture When asked to ride in a model T car in the parade, Currin replied.” You won t see me in the car. but you'll bet I will be on a horse riding in the saddle my grandson Kon won The Grand Marshall will be at tending the fair activities, family fun night and auction He will lead the parade beginning at 10 a m Saturday. August 18 in downtown Heppner While attending the Rodeo this Currin will be a guest at a year tie sure to ke«-p your eyes open luncheon held in the 4 H annex follow ing the parade He will ride in during the barrel race for Morrow County Fair & Kod«-o Princess the grand entry at the rodeo Shelley Stroeber. who will be com peting in her first-ever rod«-o event The seventeen year-old brunette, daughter of Don and Jan Stroeber of Heppner. has been training with munity College or Kastern Oregon help from her sister Cindy, on the Stale College at l^Grande majoring barrels and says she is ready to go in physical therapy or a related Hiding • ince she was six years old Shelley has a love of animals eviden nursing field Bridgett considers representing ced by her affection for the family Morrow County an honor because dog Jenny, goat Nathan, and six she has wanted, for a long time, to year old mare Jeep become a member of the court Shelley has also been involved As Princess Bridged makes her with 4 If cooking and sew ing. but has official grand entry during the rodeo had to give up most of those she will be on a Palomino quarter activities tx-cause of the demanding horse named Bo, or a four year-old schedule of a Fair A Kodeo princess She has tx-en to 12 different events (Juarterhorse filly nam«d Ricky this year with the court, but each one Bridged trained both hors«*s has tx-en a family affair Princess Bridgett carries on family tradition Princ e » Bridged Greenup A native daughter of a Morrow County Irishman Is one of the princesses on this year's fair and rod«-o court Princess Bridget! Greenup is carrying on a family tradition as she tx-comes the eighth member of her family to represent the county on the court The legacy started in 1925 with her aunt Mae Kilkenny, serving as queen Bridgett's mother. Coll«*en Kilkenny Greenup, serv«-d as qm-en 20 years later in 1945 followed by Bridgett’s sisters. Princess Tag in 1964. and Princess Sue Ellen in 1968 Cousin l-ottie I-aughlin 1198.1 qu«*en, continued as the seventh family member on the court Princess Bridgett was a perfect choice for this years court because she has a natural way with animals and very contagious snnle Bridgett is 17 years-old and the young<*st daughter of Don and the late Colleon Greenup She was horn and raised on Hinton Creek where her mother grew up Her early years were influenced by the gutd ance of her older brothers and sisters Tag Ashbeck. Mary Ann Davis, and brother Greg from Hep pner and sister Sue Ellen Walton of Ding Creek and brother Bill of lone The princess "grew upon the back of a horse” and her love for the animal blossomed She was riding for cattle before she entered school and Joined the Wranglers Hiding Club The blue eyed brown haired beauty participated in Wranglers play days and horse shows as she became older Princess Hridgetl's interest in horses has led her to make a business out of them Her day begins early and ends late as she works with more than 50 head of horstrs, including three stallions The latest stud was acquir«-d a few months ago at a sale in llermiston Bridget! and her sister. Mary Ann. went together to purchase a four year-old paint The duo hoped to capitiliie on the popularity of paint" colts A senior at Heppner High School. Bridgett is presently halter breaking 20 foals After they are "broke to lead” they are turn«-d out and If they are not sold by the time they are two or three years old. Bridgett and sister Mary Ann take to the task of breaking them This spring Bridgett was on a work study release program from school so she could ride the colts When the spunky 5'2" girl isn't working with horses she is tending to a band of ewes She started out with "bummers and has had as many as 80 ewes Fach winter Bridgett travels to Butter Creek to live with sister Tag and her family to help with lambing This means feeding before and after school and checking the ewes at night After lambing she returns home to help her father with calving An adtfc-d hobby for the princess is raising dairy heifers She has 10 cows and has milked as many as five, twice a day. by hand Bridged sells the heifers as "springers” when they are two--years-old Four H and FFA are important parts of the princess s life She started showing sheep, dairy cattle and horses at the age of nine When sfw- became a freshman she joined FFA and competes at the county fair every year in both FFA and 4 H She has collected many ribbons and awards throughout her years of showing 1-ast year she received the honor of the all around FFA Showman at the fair and has been awarded the chapter's star farmer award along with a proficiency honor This ambitious princess plans on using the money she earns from her animals to pay for college She plans to attend Blue Mountain Com "It's a family thing,” she says. We take the camper and all go down to where we're going." Shelley says her sister Cindy,a sophomore at Heppner High.helps the court get ready for parades and rodeos 'She's our personal groom She helps us get ready, checks us over and makes sure everything is okay " Shelley also has a sister. Christy, who will be in eighth grade She say s she plans to go out for the high school rodeo team next year, concentrating on poles and barrels A varsity cheerleader last year, she won't try out again to devote more time to her rodeo events After graduation. Shelley says she plans to attend Oregon State Univer sity. majoring in accounting Her hobbies include water skiing and snowmobiling She was pennant bearer for the court in 1980 Heppner FFA places first Monday afternoon at the Morrow County Fair, the Heppner FulUTf Farmers of America placed first in the adv anced liv «-stock judging con test with 781 out of a possible 9uo points announced an FFA spokes person The Pendleton (Tub plactd second with 774 points Six teams competed In the beginning division. Weston McEwen placed first with 713 points. Riverside placed second with 710 points, and Heppner placed third with 709 points Melissa Matteson of Klgm was overall high individual scorer with 274 points Steve Currin of Heppner scored 288 points to earn first place in Morrow County and third overall Kim Wright from Heppner placed second in Morrow County with 262 points Paula Heatherly earned 253 points to place third in Morrow County and earn the high individual spot in the beginners division a rf W — ^ ' Shelley with 1 ~ ■ her dog ■ ■ \ Jenny and goat Nathan -----------------------------------------------* Celebrate Rodeo at the Elks! S tea k Barbecue S atu rd a y Night Starting at 6 p.m. !Live Music! Friday & Saturday ISights Heppner Elks 358 — t I ^ i
