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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1986)
TWO - Th* Heppner (dueite-Ttme», Heppner, Oregon Wrdnevlav. July M) |</*z> Busy princess enjoys meeting new people lone athlete returns from China tour HorsehnLk ruling is a main interest said Prim e« Missy Schoonover. member of ibis year’s Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Court The 17-year old daughter of 1-aurem.e and Sharon Schoonover of l.etington. Princess Missy will he a senior at Heppner High School this fall She has four sisters. Kay. Tartu, l-aun. and Sheiiie In this year's parade, she will he riding a light sorrel quarterhorse named "Mustard, just for the season because it goes with (Princess» San di's horse Ketchup," she said Hie princess has been a member of Wranglers for four years, is a member of Barrel Club, and 4 H Horse Club She has competed in barrel racing and has several ribbons and trophies from the Wranglers rewarding her efforts Although she has not traveled with previous courts, she has been a Hag bearer at the Morrow County Rodeo for several years "I always intend ed to try out for the court." she said, "but this is the first year I had a chance to do it " I'm really looking forward to being at the Morrow County Fair and Rodeo each day from beginning to end. she said Definitely the best part about he ing on the court is meeting new peo pie and going places, she said, although it requires a lot of riding and getting horses ready for judging in a short time During the Arlington rodeo, "my horse bucked during the whole grand entry I just hoped I stayed on," she said The busy princess said she is working lull time at The Country Rose in Heppner this summer and. in addition, she takes care of her own horse, and rides for two hours each By Eva Hamlet! Decna Hants left Ponland. July 14, at 11 20 a m for Canton. China to compete in the International Sports Eschange On the plane with her were 15 tricksters. two owches, and one wife of the coaches a girls volley ball team, and boys basketball team They stopped in Seattle and picked up 40 more track people, then on to Korea, where they met a track team from Montana which numbered 40 and two tracksters from Iouisana. and a girls basket ball team from that stale Then on to Hong Kong, where they arrived at 4 30 a m Wednesday morning, (they lost a day going across the In tematmnal Dale Line) after spending 16 hours on the plane First on the agenda Wednesday morning was a team meeting, then they went on a "Whites Walking Tour" of Hong Kong where they were allowed to buy cameras and watches Thursday they packed and took a four hour Hydrafoil Boat to Conton where they stayed at the White Swan Hotel. which is said to be the nicest hotel in the world Lunch was their first meal in Inland China, which was a real espenence. Hams said On Thursday and Friday they took tours of factories in Canton which were jade, porcelain, ivory. Free Peoples Market. Canton Third signup begins Aug. 4 /« / Ì ' Princess Missy Schoonover day She feeds Mustard before going to work in the morning and again at night, spending about 20 minutes with him each time Because he's been sick. I have to take care of him at noon, too I have to wet his food down because dust makes him sick She rules for about two hours each day. practicing keeping Mustard along the fence and making him run without breaking his gait Friendship Store. Temple of the Gnat, and a city tour of Macan. which showed them how the rich and the piaw live over there Friday night was a team banquet a fourteen course meal of Chinese food Saturday was an all day track meet in which Hams placed third in the Javelin The Chinese were in the peak of their training seawn and were fine competitors Saturday night they had a danse in the Hotel which included all the United States teams Sunday they took a train back to Hong Kong, through mainland China They saw a kit of people out working in the rice fields Teen brings home award h i . Starling August 4. Morrow Coun ty fanners may volunteer highly erodihle cropland for entry into the Id87 Conservative Reserve Pro gram The third sign up period for the new USDA program will end August 15. according to Judy Buschke. F.secutive Director of the Morrow County Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Service The Conservation Reserve Pro gram encourages farmers to stop growing crops on highly erodihle cropland and plant it to grass or trees through 10 year contracts with USDA “ Farmers will have an opportum ty during this nest sign up period to bid on a program contract for the 1987 crop year, ' Buschke said Sue cessful bidders will be allowed to harvest their IV86 crop before the contract becomes effective, if nacessary. she said 1 and designated may not he grazed after Oc tuber I. W For retiring highly erodihle cropland from production, farmers will receive conservation payments of up to 50 percent of the eligible cost of establishing trees or grass on the acres placed in the program In Hong Kong they stayed at the New World Hotel Tours they took there were to Aberdeen Bay. where they rode in a junk, and saw the Nut people. Victoria Park. Stanley Bay. a subway. Women's Street and a jewelry factory (hi Wednesday they took a boat out to one of the islands for the day. and Hams succeded in getting a bad sunburn Thursday morning, it was time to start home They again crossed the International Date Line so they went through Thursday two days straight Their parents and friends were at the air port and as they departed the plane they were given a nice welcome home Kimberly Wright Kimberly Wright of Heppner was named Personal Development Award Winner at ihe 1*186 Miss Teen of Oregon Scholarship and Recognition Pageant held in Cor vallis. July 18 20 She was one of 111 leenaged girls between the ages of 13 and 18 who competed in the event Darla Goodno of Tigard was nam ed Miss Teen of Oregon al Pageant Finals held on Sunday. July 20 She will receive a $1.000 scholarship, a host of merchandise awards and an all espense paid trip to the eight day National Miss Teen of America Pageant to be held in February of |*ZH7 All candidates competed in the areas of Service and Achievement to School and Community. Scholastics. Personal Development of Hobbies. Talents and Interests. Written General Awareness Test, Personality Projection and Judge's Interview Wright says she was awarded for personal development based on in formation she provided the |udges about her 4 H and FFA activities and projects, and school awards She has participated in 4 H sheep, clothing, and cooking clubs, and the style revue She is the daughter of Ken and Judy Wright of Heppner She won the first place Soroptimist Citizenship jward last spring and will attend Mt Hixtd Community College this fall After a year, she plans to transfer to Rassist, a Ponland school where she will leam fashion retailing continued page Five princess Missy at Spray parade Shop At T he >1 o r ro w C o u n ty (g ra in G r o w e r s & S a v e A t T h e F a ir & R o d e o M Ö ’ÖW Ö Ö ö ö ööö ö ö ö ö ö ö ö ö ö ö ö ö ö ö ö ö ö ö ö ö ö ö ö Ö 5 „'„•■"K JOIN AT THE 1986 morrow countv T àìr hiS SC A n ^0 * .... . . be'usftH cer,i,ica,e oe used toward the m ay y purchase of- •F a ir Buttons ' f ,odeo Adm ission •Family Fun Night .... .................. a 5 ’* * • — »» M,rr7 I of AXL- o VOID In support of the 1986 Morrow County Fair & Rodeo, the Morrow County Grain Growers will give you a special certificate good for MONEY OFF during Fair. For each $100 in merchandise* purchased, you will receive one $5 certificate good towards the puchase of: ★ Fair Buttons ★ Rodeo Admission ★ Family Fun Night (Not reOeemaoie EARRINGS ■ EARRINGS EARRINGS Morrow County Grain Growers.« 1 8 0 0 452 7396 H o fo IO County residents may have to look specialist, helped make a r a second lime to recognize Sharlene rangements for a special wig which Arends. longtime resident Arends, will fit Alyssa’s head so tightly she the daughter of Adon and F.va won't need to take it off even to wash Hamlett of lone, has had waist it The $1800 hairpiece is made in length blonde hair for the last 15 years Just over a week ago she had Australia with a thin fiber plastic base that allows the scalp to breathe 12 inches cut off. "I was the first person that called She has donated the hair to a nine year old girl she read about in a that had blonde hair, which is what she (Alyssa) wanted. 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