S|H *ul F a ir A K«>dro t <1 ilion August 7. IM1 THHKK
Welcoming Morrow County Fair & Rodeo goers
highlight of busy court schedule
nulls the court looks sh arp in two
work outfits ami skirts which they
will wear to th r ilancr anil barbecue
Pennant h e are rs Kristi O 'B rien,
N ancy H ailes
A ngie Ash heck
Sheila Coe, and I o n Cecil were
selected in M arch to join the enlour
aye
Princess Stacey
Officially crowned at March Ul
cerem onies the new nueen and her
court joined m any friends and well
wishers at the coronation dance with
m usic by S u s p e c t’ of l a G rande
In addition to attending H cppnrr
Hi|(h School and rem aining active in
4 II and FFA court m e m h rri have
had a full schedule of rodeos and
parades which he|(an with the
Arlington p arad e and Hodeo m ay 4
Following by a Mas II ride tn me
Stanfield 75lh anniversary parad e
the fo u r! earn ed a third place
aw ard Finding the month of Mas
'h e Court rode in the spray parade
and Hodeo
June began with a first place
aw ard at the Sage Holers rodeo and
a ride in the C m atilla I-uniting lia ss
p arade on Ju n e H Another parade
and rodeo June Cl at I -a G rande
im luded an a p p rarn a n ce at a lun
cheon
lo the top winners at the rodeo
the Court will have a booth at the
fair with pictures of their activities
the a w ard s that th ey've won, and
friendly sm iles from each one ready
lo a n sw e r q u e stio n s ab o u t th e
county * first five day lair
The Morrow County F a ir and
Kodeo m ay be the highlight of their
year but It's not the end August 24
the court is scheduled lo ride in the
Irrig o n
W a te rm e lo n
F e s tiv a l
parade, and lo attend a luncheon and
festival activities there
Septem ber 7 will lx- an especially
tiusy day with a ride in the
B oardm an H arvest F estival p arad e
in the m orning amt in the 1‘endleton
Hound up D ress up p a rad e that
evening Septem ber I I the Court
will rule in the W estw ard Ho p a rad e
in 1‘endleton
An overnight trail ride sponsored
by the W ranglers Hiding Club
Septem ber 21 will be their Iasi
official ride together
Then in
October, tryouts for next y ears s
court will sta rt a busy year for the
next year s royal am bassadors
The five young ladies representing
Morrow Counts as royal am hassa
dors have kept up a buss schedule
since their selection October 78 to
the P air and Rodeo Court Bridgetl
Greenup, a princess on last y e ar's
c o u rt w as n a m e d q u e en and
Robbette Angell. Stacey Kennedy.
Sheila Sieler. and Cindy Davis
becam e her four princesses For the
past several years, the court has
included only two princesses by
expanding the court, the rodeo
com m ittee hoped to bring m ore
enthusiasm to the this y e a r's annual
county event
First introduced to the county at
the N ovem ber 5 Morrow County
G rain G row ers annual m eeting, the
Court had not even had a chance to
pick out their official outfits which
were ordered from G ardners in
Heppner just before C hristm as
MCGG and Kinzua are the two
largest sponsors of the fair and
rodeo
In addition to the official
Prince« Gndy
During July th r Court won a
second place aw ard at the Condon
Fourth of July p arad e and rodeo
rode in the Pendleton Rendezvous
p arad e on July 6. placed first at the
Fort Dalles Day p arad e and rodeo
on July 2o amt attended the three
day Chief Joseph D ays celebration
which included two rodeos carnival
events a dance and picnic at
Wallowa l-uke
In addition to m ounted appear
ant es the Court has attended many
local luncheons and teas to prom ote
the fair and rodeo They m ade a trip
tolhe T n Cities to film a television
com m ercial and a re scheduled for
live radio interview s W ednesday.
August 7
Being a m em ber of th r Court,
however, is not all work A large
picnic at the hom e of Court Chape
rone Ginger <) Brien on July 14 gave
queen, princesses and flag c a rrie rs
a chance to relax with their fam ilies
and friends
A p a r a d e a n d lu n ch eo n in
H rrm islon on August 10 w ill be their
final ap p earan ce before the big show
in Morrow County
In addition to
riding in the p arade down Heppner i
Main Street and presenting aw ards
P rin ce« Sheila