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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (June 19, 1985)
TW<>—M arre» ( w i l y K a ir and K udrò Prem ium Hook Table of Contents COME! Dedication F air A Rodeo Court < Ipen Rodeo Morrow County Rodeo F air 4 Rodeo Schedule Grounds le g e n d & Map G eneral F air Rules OPEN CLASS Dept 1, Booths Dept II, Livestock HAVE FUN AT THE FAIR Dept Dept Dept Dept Dept Dept Dept Dept III. Poultry 4 Small Animals IV Saddle Horse Show V, Com m ercial Crops VI, F ru its 4 Vegetables VII, Flower Show VIII, Home Economics IX Arts, C rafts 4 Collections X, Youth 4 H Rules Dept 1, Contests Dept II. Livestock Dept III. 4 H Animal Contest Dept IV, Poultry, Rabbits, and Small Animals Dept V, Horses Dept VI. N atural Science Dept VII Home Economics Dept VIII, C reative Arts liept IX, M echanical Sciences 4 II Market Stock Sale FFA FFA Rules Dept I. Livestock Dapt II. Poultry 4 Rabbits Dept HI Crops Dept IV. Farm Shop Dept V, Vocational Ag Record Books Page 4 Page 3 P age 38 Page S Page 5 P age 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page tl Page 12 Page 13 P age , 5 P age 19 Page 22 Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page P age P age Page 26 26 27 28 28 29 31 31 34 34 34 Page 36 IPage 36 1985 Fair Premium Book dedicated i Utimate gift for him — To dazzle her heart — Gemane Black Hills Gold jewelry Large selection to chose from — A dash o f diamonds — . ^ to Eva Griffith Dedication of this prem ium book to Eva Griffith aptly culm inotes her Ion# standing interest in rodeos as well her active participation in the fair through both exhibiting and serving as a superintendent Eva was Queen of the second Morrow County Eair and Rodeo at age 14 She has alw ays been an avid horse enthusiast and outdoors person In 1975, Eva was selected as G rand M arshal of the Heppner Rodeo parade, and again headed up the parade from astrid e a horse Eva P adberg Griffith, was born to William H and Mary Blake Padberg on Jan u ary 30. 1909 at the Padberg ranch in C larks Canyon She had one brother. Irvin, now deceased Mis son Hill and wife. Annette, presently live on the home place While living all her younger years at the fam ily ranch. Eva attended the Social Ridge grade school by riding there on a mule each day She attended Lexington High School by riding a horse for the first two years, boarding in Lexington one year, and when Eva becam e a senior, the d istrict procured a bus and she becam e both student and bus driver Following her local schooling. Eva went to college at Monmouth, and returned to teach school out of lone In 192». she met and m arried J J G riffith, who had com e to this area from Salem for construction work J J and Eva took up farm ing near Spray, and all of the seven children born to this union attended a country school in the Kahler Basin and later went to school in Spray Her husband passed aw ay in 1957 her y oungest son, Mac. an ardent n d e r of rough stock in rodeos, who once participated at Madison Square G ardens, was killed in 1964, and a daughter. Eaye. died in 1970 E v a's daughters a re Bev Denney and Sue Robinson of H erm iston. Rene ledhetter of Heppner. and Shirley Cunningham of Steven ville. Montana A son. Don G riffith, still resides at Spray The royalty tradition was handed down to daughter. Bev, who served on the Spray Rodeo Court, as well as her granddaughter. Donita Adams, who was queen of the Spray Rode Eva has 23 grandchildren and is presently aw aiting the 24th g reat grandchild After the present Heppner High School was built. Eva served as cook for nine years and enjoyed the association with youth of the com m unity Besides being active in thé Morrow County F air. Eva enjoys bowling her host of friends in the com m unity, and alw ays looks forw ard to gatherings with any num ber of her large fam ily E va depicts a comm unity minded individual who continues to give of herself during retirem ent years
