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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
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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
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IPage 36
1985
Fair Premium
Book dedicated
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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