line up at last Saturday’s Morrow County Open Horse Show Look tor a list
VOL 104 NO 35 Wednesday. August 27, 1986 Heppner. Oregon 25‘ 8 Pages of Entries
the horse show winners in next week's newspaper
Tony Currin attains Morrow County Saddle
Having won the Morrow County
calf roping saddle. Hcppncr csiwtviy
Tony Curnn says there's one other
big goal in his career, to finish "in
the money" at the Pendleton Round
Up Over 100 calf ropers compete
at Pendleton, "so if you win there,
you know you did good." he said
Curnn, 23. the son of Ron and
Judy Currin. has lived at the family
ranch between Heppner and Echo
since shortly after he was bom. w ith
only a bncf two-year sahatical while
attending California Polytechnic at
San Luis Obispo where he majors in
Agri Business and will graduate at
the end of fall quarter
Currin explains matter-of lastly
that he has four other saddles so tar
in his career last year's Northwest
Rode«) Assoc calf roping saddle,
last year's Oregon Rodeo Associa
tion Steer Wrestling saddle, the IV8I
Morrow County All Around Saddle,
and a steer wrestling memorial sad
die at a competition in Norco,
California
So far this year, in addition to the
Morrow County calf roping chain
pionship. Curnn has als«i won the
All-Around title at Morrow Coun
ty. Spray. Fossil He competed
at the collegiate national rodeo finals
for four years
“ It doesn’t seem like there shtmld
be. but there kind of is s«>mcthing
special about the Morrow County
Calf-roping saddle," the veteran
cowboy acknowledges "The other
saddles are easy to win You just
tar as the different circumstances
horses meet at rodeos is concerned.'
he said Horses arc under as much
or more pressure as the cvwboys at
a r«*lco and "your h*>rse is about
75*3 of whether you win or lose,
because cowboys are pretty evenly
matched and make lewer mistakes
than luirses d*> "
TJ and Tony Currin, Morrow County calf-ropmg saddle winners
earn the most points from the event
during the seas«>n In Heppner. you
only have two shots just two calves
and all your friends and the people
you grew up with are watching if
Mimething is going to go wrong, it
will go wrong at Heppner
“ Kin/ua has donated the sacklle
every year n«>w for 3h years, they
even let the crew off at I p m to at
tend the rodeo And Severe Brothers
arc as line as any saddle makers in
the country There's a tw«*-year
waiting list for one of their saddles
It s a top-ot the line hand tooled sad
die It makes it tto win. the saddle)
real special,"
"I had ahtiut given up on ever
winning the Morrow County sad
die," the impressive cowboy sun^
but now that he * won. he v
automatically eliminated from future
competition for the county calf
roping saddle He has entered the
call roping event every vear since he
was in seventh grade and says he
would probably have tried again and
again every year "until I died."
alth«>ugh "I've probably already
paid enough entry fees to have
bought it "
"It was nice t«> win on my own
h«>rsc. to«)." he said TJ is a sis
earold Quartcrhorse which the easy
going wrangler has trained himsell
TJ is considered voung, "green as
Area schools open Tuesday, Sept. 2
Morrow County schixils will
resume Tuesday. Sept 2 following
the three day larlxir Day weekend
The first day will be a full day
Heppner and lone %ch«xil prin
cipals encourage new students t«) the
county to slop by and register prior
to the first day of school School ol
fices are open this week from X
a m 4 p m Returning students or
their parents are encouraged to stop
by and pay fees before the first day
of school
School lunches are 50* day or
(SlO/month) for grades 1-6 and
65‘/dav ($13 nmnth). for grades
7 12
Class assignment lists are posted
at Heppner Elementary Sch«>ol.
students may stop by and check to
find their name
Additional fees at Heppner Junior
High include a $2 50 towel fee. and
a $b per year lee for Occupational
Versatility Homemaking and Shop
Heppner High School fees include
a $b student body fee. a $3 refun
dahle test book deposit, a $2 towel
fee for all physical education
students and athletes, and an optional
$12 30 yearbook tic
Additional tees at lone schools in
elude a $2 fee for grade I b in
dust rial arts protects. V> student
body fees for grades 7 12 and $2
towel fee for grades 7-12
Teachers have requested students
bring the following supplies to
Heppner Elementary School
Kindergarten old shirt or apron
for painting, large bos facial (issues,
small bottle Elmer's Glue and bos
eight crayons (not fat crayons)
First gratle bos 16 crayons. 2 No
2 pencils, pink pearl eraser, small
bos facial tissues, small bos for desk
items, old shirt or apron for painting
and one small glue stick
Second grade pink pearl eraser,
pencil tablet 8'6 s II white, four
No 2 pencils, box eight crayons,
large bos facial tissues, two red pen
ells, PeeChec folder, glue stick ami
zippered pencil bag
Third graile one wide lined spiral
noleh«)ok. four N«i 2 pencils, pink
pearl eraser, small Fx>x facial (issues
bos crayons, bottle Elmer's Glue,
pencil tablet, bos to hold pencils, red
pen. and ruler
Fourth grade wood ruler (inches
on one side, metrics on the other).
b«)s crayons, pink pearl eraser.
Erascmiatc pen (blue), ted ball [sunt
pen. five No 2 pencils, package
wide line notebook paper. Spiral
notebook (wide lined), bottle
Elmer's glue. PeeChec (older and
colored pencils
Filth and sixth grades notebook
cover <3 ring), package wide lined
notebook paper 3 hole, two No 2
pencils. 2 spiral notebooks (wide
lined), two ballpoint pens I blue,
and I blue erasable, pink pearl
eraser, set colored pencils. wood
ruler inches on one side, metric on
other, set notcNmk dividers, and
protractor
Seventh and eighth grades two
ball point pens blue ink. two No 2
pencils, eraser (ink and pencil com
bination), wood ruler inches on one
side, metric on the other, coltired
pencils, plastic notebook lor science,
b«)s gummed reinforcements, pro
tracto r, com pass, two spiral
notebooks (wide lined), lixiselcaf
notebook cover (3-ring), one
package wide lined notebook paper,
one set notebook dividers, and one
hard bound writing journal
lone schools rec«immend the
following
Kindergarten three primary pen
cilx. pink eraser, large bos tissues,
small bos of crayons (8, 16, or 32
size), small bottle of sch»ml glue,
bos water color paints with brush,
paint shirt, set water soluahle
(writing point) felt tip pens
First grade two pencils, pink
eraser. )ar paste (not liquid glue),
bos crayons, box walercolor paints,
bos facial tissues and paint shirt
Second grade pink pearl eraser,
two No 2 pencils, bos 16 crayons,
small bos lor desk items, small bos
facial tissue, composition tablet
4)» " s 736" (wide ruled). 4 oz
bottle Elm er's Glue and old
shirt apron f«>r painting
I hird giauc. m ice spiral
notebooks, pair sciss«>rs. Elmer's
glue, three pink erasers. 10 No 2
ITns rocks' season seems to be go
ing well for the call rojx-r and for his
older brother Ron who is a proles
sion.il rodeo cowboy It hasn't
always been so lor the seasoned
hiirscman His mother recalls that
when he was in first grade riding in
the Heppner parade, his horse, a
former racehorse named “ Peanuts,"
ran away with him when it heard
Tnots from the Main Street
Cowboys fhc horse was going last
enough that nobody could step out
to stop it witUsut causing a wreck,
she said "That was Peanuts' last
[crude with the Mam St Cowboys."
she said
Currin said when his horse took
off. "I just hung on." but admits that
he still doesn't care much for
parades
I.ust year he bought a permit
which entitled him to enter proles
sional rodeos after earning a total ol
$2500 in competition at approve«!
rodeos He reached that amount lust
year, so now. he says he will ' enter
the pr«> rodeo ranks and hope to hit
the big time "
New teachers at lone schools (from left): G Ann New teachers at Heppner High School (from left): Bill
Thomas-Heddle. Mary Holmes, and David Presley
Hudson. Terri Gentry, and Steve Wicks
Bob Smith
Congressman Bob Smith will
make a campaign swing through
Heppner Friday . Sept 5 Pic Con
gressman is up for re election on the
November general election ballot
He will begin the day with a col
lee hour followed by visiting on
Main Street in Heppner A noon lun
c hex in is planned also with an alter
noon tour ol local businesses Time
will be pr«)vi«tcd for the Con
grvssnun to meet with local grou|>s
For further information about
Smith’s agenda, contact local cam
paign chairman. Merlin Hughes
Schools may close as soon as
November, says Superintendent
pencils, bos 16 crayons, ruler
(metric inches), small bos facial
tissue, old shirt or apron lor painting
and pair old tennis shoes for gym
McCaslin said that district ad
Fourth grade tour wide lined (not m iniiirators and school board
college) ruled spiral notebooks, four members weren't sure why people
pencils, bos colored pencils, bos
have voted against the levy He said
crayons (24 or more) small Elmer s distncl efforts to ask voters why they
glue and art gum eraser
voted no. have produced many
Filth grade three three subject varied and dillcrcnt answers
spirals 150 page, two seventy page
McCaslin saul volunteers would
spirals, one gum eraser, three No
be culling voters in the district soon
2 pencils to begin school, two to find out reasons for the levy
eraseable pens, and standardmetric defeats
ruler
McCaslin said that the district
would be able to operate until
Several teachers, new to Morrow
N«)vember without a levy approval
County School District will greet
using state and federal funds, and
students on September 2. including
cash on hand at the district
Cara Costa at Heppner Elementary
He said if the special levy ol $5
School. Martin Perlot at Heppner
million
pusses, but not the three year
High School, and those pictured
serial levy, the district will be able
below
to operate until March of nest year
"W e will have to make some hard
dei isions in March it that happens."
he said
Morrow County schools may run
out of money and be forced to close
as soon as mid November it the cur
rent tax levy request is not approv
ed by voters Superintendent Doyle
McCaslin said luesday
It had earlier been reported thut
the schools would be able to stay
open until December 3| without a
levy request. h«>wever. McCaslin
told the Heppner Chamber of Com
mcrce at a noon luncheon Tuesday
he saw no way the district could
operate that long
The district is asking for two
levies on a mail in ballot to end Sept
16 One levy is for $5.140,64 3 for
one year only, and the other is for
a three year levy ot $473,786 each
year for the nest three years
"I can tell you the schools will not
be able to stay open until December
31. without borrowing a third of a
million dollars." McCaslin said
He said earlier estimates saying
the schools could remain open that
long were incorrect, and that
although he could not give a specific
date, there might only he enough
money to operate until "maybe mid
November "
He urged voters to approve the
current levy requests "It's crucial
we pass both levies." he said "W e
need both of them "
McCaslin went over a list of extra
curricular activities and the amount
that could be saved if thev were cut.
New teachers at Heppner Elementary School Robert
Briggs (left) and Terri Gentry
Congressman Smith’s
campaign swings
through Heppner
but said no activities or programs
had been cut. because "we don't
believe p«x>plc want extra curricular
activities cut "
Reminder
Ibis is your last chance to "tell
all" why you voted tor or against the
school budget in the last election
Friday. August 2V is the deadline
tor returning coupons to the Hepp
net Gazette Times. Bos 3 37. Hepp
ner. or the Boardman Enterprise.
Bos 21. Boardman
Remember to check if you voted
lor or against the levy ami limit your
reason to 40 words or less Replies
may be anonymous, there is mi need
to sign your name
We promosc to print all replies
received by August 2*3 (except those
which jrc libelous or personal at
lacksl in the September 3 ivsue of the
Gazette Times and the September 4
issue ot the Boardman Enterprise
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