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New groundskeeper, helpers
spruce up fair grounds
E d S tro th ers
Kd SlruthiTs is the new caretaker
at the Morrow County F air grounds
He went to work for the F air Board
June 1 and wil kw p the grounds in
order year round
He and his (amity have lived in
Morrow County since Haiti Kd and
his wife. Marie, have four children
Pat. Renee. Sophia and Dan In his
-purr time he likes fishing golf amt
hunting
Struther* has l>een husv painting
making repairs to huilidings and
pens, and (Hilling weeds Since June
10. three teen age girls (untied by the
Fast Central Oregon Association of
Counties employment training pro
gram have t>ern helomg with what
ever needs to be
>ne to get the
grounds in shape for next week’s fair
and rodtsi
Sheila Coe graduated from
Heppner High School last June and
plans to attend Blue Mountain
Community College this fall major
mg in nursing she is active in three
4 II projects this year in addition to
traveling with the Court a- a pen
nant bearer
('indy 1’iper ha- livrd in Heppner
all of her life she took 4 II projects
to Fair when she was younger She
is now active with the II II S dance
team and outdoor club She w ants to
attend college in Bend
Stacey Kennedv will be a Junior
this fali She is active in 4 II and
FFA
She went out for track last
year and plans on it again next year
She also has la-on busy sine«- last
November serv ing as a princess on
this years F air and Rodeo Court
Since all three girls are involved
with activities which take place at
the fair grounds they have shown
much enthusiasm for their work,
says a fair committee spokesperson
They are taking pride in their work
because it's more than just a
summer job
F air Board
includes 5
farmers
Charlie Daly. Chairman
Boh
M cLaughlin
Vice
C hairm an
Harold Peck. Pete Richards and
Merlyn Robinson, comprise the
Morrow County F air Board Mem
bers are appointed by the County
Court for three year terms
The duties of a Fair Board include
the supervision of the usage and
maintenance of the Fair and Rodeo
Grounds This includes long range
planning to stretch budget dollars to
upgrade facilities, and keeping a
work use schedule for everyone's
benefit This past fiscal year saw
163 use days by organised youth
groups, and t4o use days by com
munity groups
Planning for Fair and Rodeo is a
year long endeavor, and with RMS's
combined new format, the F air and
Rodeo run concurrently
Many
adjustments have tieon made This
year the Board has engaged more
food service people to accommodate
bigger crowds, and personal con
tacts with businesses and major
industries has encouraged partiel
pa Ron
Fair and Rodeo participant* will
notice extensive painting new car
peting in the South Grandstand,
thorough clean up of all areas of the
grounds and the added attraction of
extensive landscaping by south end
Garden Clubs in addition to con
sidetablr repair and maintenance
Board members willingly donate
time from their personal lives
towards keeping the Fair and Rodeo
Grounds in quality condition for the
benefit of the public, with emphasis
on community pride
F air and
Rodeo time not only exemplifies the
best that the County has to of.er but
generate* a profit which everyone
looks forward to
Open rodeo offers good purse
Mans sponsors help the Morrow
Counts Ojirn Rinb-o slay competi
tive with other rodeo for the draw
of top cowboys Without good purse
money the top cowboys would sim
plv overlook the Morrow County
Rodeo and travel further for better
monev say* a roilco committee
I’¿irk downtown
and ride the bus
Fair officials have announced that
the parking space inside the lair
grounds this >ear « til be given only
to the handicapped, emergency
vehicle** and some j**oplr working
directly *»th putting on the fair and
rodeo This is because combining
the fair and rude« and the increased
commercial and open class exhibits
have made parking space extremely
limited
Visitors will park outside the
grounds
When nearby space is
filled, they may juirk in town nr on
the lots ¿it the high school and take a
bus H m I
W ill
run f r o m
s|M»kesj*er>on
Morrow ( vinfv (¿ram Growers
have generously donated a total of
$nnu in purse money to the open
Kodeo which will support four
events .it
jver event
Hop s ltt»dv shop has a strong
interest m the Bareback event and
M.irk Hopkins has donated IBM)
to help this event
\ special event this vear is Barrel
Hating besides purse monev. Man
Tolley. of Folley Construction. •»
donating .» silver Belt Buckle valued
at Ho* Kollev s interest in Barrel
Hat ing stems from hi» daughter *
active participation in th»» event
(¿reen Feed anti Need and Tri
County seed Cleaning Co are also
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l'**> T I I I H I t K \
d o natm g cu xto m in a ile h re .is t col
l.irs lo thè top tea m roj>ers in thè
i ij»eri Kod«s»
Morrow County ts certam i) lucky
to bave sui h thoughtlul business
prople in their countv continue* thè
spokesperson
w ithout
these
peoplo s Mip|Mirt many mee projeets
ttesofes thè fwo rodeos would not te
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Dther businesses whiefi bave con
tributici at this time include
.swamwm Insurance \genc>. Ione
la*s Stfiwab Tire ( eflter Heppner,
Devin (>il Company
Heppner
W lington
( e n tra i
M a rk e t.
Heppner Coast to Coast Heppner
Heppner
G arbage
Heppner
Heppner Bowl Heppner. la*xmgton
Oieveron. Lexington
and Del s
Market lexington
Specializing In
Petroleum Products
the school
every hour from 10 a m to 10 p m
with »top*» at Water Slreet and (¿ale
t*v I VNp.1 '
G a l e a nd M a in
& Farm Chemicals
t>\
McDonald » (*hevrolet and on Court
Street m front of the Courthouse
The rides are free
These parking regulations will
l**gm on Wednesday. August H
Open access to the grounds on
Tuesday will allow exhibitors ami
performers to set up the show
Richardson to demonstrate skill
PETTYJOHN OIL CO.
and Chemical Co.
122-7254
Ione
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Sandy Richardson, owner and operator of Sandy s Gourmet Soup and
Sandwich Shop and Catering Service in downtown Rend, will fa- giving
demonsl rat ions of her culinary skill on the indoor stage of five main exhibtf
hall on Friday, Aug 16 A! II a m she will show how (o make her Teriyaki
Steak, at I 30. Chocolate Almond Bread, and af 4 30. Fajita a Mexican
meal dish
Richardson Ihe daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Carlson is widely known
for her cooking ability A winner in the national Reef Cook o ff a few years
ago she has since won other gourmet cooking pnres and has established a
reputation for giving both informative and entertaining cooking demon
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SWANSON
INSURANCE
AGENCY
Well simplify your Insurance. "
P.0. Box G. Main St.
Office: 422-7410
lone. OR 97843
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