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Fair and Rodeo cap court's busy schedule
A busy appearance schedule kerf» deaths in their families
The true test of royalty is under
three heautiful poised girls going
several times a week doing adversity, says Papineau "Con
something U> get reads as thc> repre don's ci*ld. wet weather rcallv tested
sent the Morrow Counts hair anst yueen Dawn and her attendants She
Rode«' yueen Dawn Timms of Ir
passed with flying colors as thes
rigon. and Princesses Missy won first at Condon and added a lit
Schoonover and Sandi Wright of lie warmth with their smiles, she
letington, this sear's court
said
rhe Morrow County Court was
July 2b at Chief Joseph Davs a
selected this sear by the Rodeo luncheon with more than 100 peo
Committer at trsouts November V)
pie attending was fun for the girls
Since yueen Dawn was a student at The court is presently looking for
Oregon State University she was ward to Umatilla s parade and Grand
available tor appearances on a Fntry at the tumor rode< on August
limited basis until June when she
could come home for the summer
Never the less, she made several
trips home to represent Morrow
County At the St Patrick's Day
Parade on March V the Court went
slow mown and met their public for
the first time as a representing court
Coronation h r the yueen was
March 29 at the l.lks Club in Hepp
tier Many people came to the cor
onation dinner and dance w ith music
by Dan Burns
April 12. the court started a new
tradition by sponsoring a race at
Portland Meadows They spent the
day watching and betting on the
races and touring the facilities with
their parents. Micky Madison court
director and husband Scott and Gall
Papineau. court shaperone The girls
presented a horse blanket to the win
tier ot their race
Gearing up tor appearanc es started
full time in Mav Die girls attended
Ihe Arlington parade, luncheon, and
Grand F.ntry on Mas ? At the Spray
Rodeo Mas 14. they won first in the
mounted courts division June 14.
they placed second at Umatilla in the
parade andd attended a luncheon and
the Grand Fntry
On June 15 the court, pennant
hearers and their families went to
Lehman Springs tor a relating day
at the pool
July 4. yueen Dawn and two pen
nant bearers. Michelle Papincau and
Rachel ITannagen. attended the Con
don fourth of July festivities Both
princesses were excused because of
Queen Dawn Timms
‘ Then we nave the husv week of
our own Fair and Rodeo August
14 |7 IJon t miss seeing sour girls.
Morrow County they will dar/le
.you and nuke you proud the court
chaperone says
the sear will not be over tor the
court at the finish of our counts s
fair They will still have five ap
pearances Irngon s Watermelon
Festival and Morrow Countv's
Horse Show are August 2 V thes will
participate in the Boardnun Harvest
Festival and Pendleton Dress up
Parade on September b, and the
Roundup parade September 12
Princess Sandi Wright
It's the greatest little show
that anvone could see
Created here at home bv
neighbors tust for vou am! me
Once a year tor barely a week
The town outgrows uselt and harms
seems to sleep
Now sou can take sour choice
of tust what you wish to do
Check the ladies lanes cooking o r
their sewing
Then watch the tat livestock
as a terrier fits a shoe
Bid on the stock at auction
or cheer the »ramble kid' and pig'
Then take a rest bs dam mg up a ig
And as the week is winding down
Here come the cowgirls, cowhovs ant.
the clowns
Buss djvs of contest
between man and beast
Final davs filled with more
cmtrment celebration and on going lea
contributed bv
Dar lem- Xrrignton
Heppner, OR
Court’s wardrobe parts with tradition
One of the yueen » respon
sibilities each year is choosing a
main color combination for the
court » new wardrobe The war
dmbe includes a complete riding out
fit. purchased by the Fair Board, a
houuve skirt outfit and mi» n match
work outfits that are purchased by
the girls families
The riding outfit style has been
modified by yueen Dawn from the
basic polyester suit look to a newer
sleeker hip-length jacket contrasting
with basic ruling pants Not only is
the style new but its metalic material
is also something new for a Morrow
County court
A black material interwoven with
silver, fuchsia, and metalic threads
was chosen for the princesses'
jackets Black hats, boots, gloves
and ruling pants complement the
jacket A high-collared white dress
blouse with a small black bow tie
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Ya’ll Conn*
complete the outfits
yueen Dawn's suit has the same
lacket made of while silver metalic
material Her white hat. gloves
riding pants and hoots complete her
basic outfit She chose a bright
fuchsia high collared blouse with
white bow tie to finish her outfit
The court's jackets were custom
made by Fmia Koltila of Irngon
She also made the while ruling pants
because these are also not available
in stores at this time
F.rma is a very talented person
who has created exactly the lacket
yueen Dawn was looking for
Because the blouses for the suits
were not available in the style or col
or needed, they were sewn by
Mickey Madison, court director
A skirt blouse outfit has been a
part of the court's wardrobe for
several years now In the past a more
western look was used This year a
simple short sleeved lee blouse am'
a gathered pocketed skirl was
chosen A light pink linen look
fabric was chosen for the princesse'
with a darker pink tor the cjueer »
outfit Whai really tops these outfit'
is an oversized pink flowered lac kei
These outfits were made bv Princes*
Nandi's mother. Pal Wright Sht
constructed all three jackets am
dress outfits A summer hat heads
earrings and pink flat shoes finish the
outfits
The court also has purchased a
Burgundy pair of jeans pink plan
blouse and a cool tee shirt to com
plete their work outfits I he court is
looking forward to fair and rodeo
and will be wearing all of their out
fits at the different activities