Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current, August 17, 1988, Page page 9, Image 17

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Queen Missy Then ....and Now
IVKM MomM CuuMy Fair A Rode» l-dition page 9
RODEO
Queen Missy with her helpers. Shelly (on the horse) Shan­
non and Greg
Morrow
County
Rodeo
Fri. Aug. 19
7 p.m.
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Cammie Papineau (L) and Missy Schoonover (R) on "Cocoa
Missy Sc ho» «over 19, is the I9HK
M orrow County Fair and rode»»
queen She represents the county hy
attending parades and other events
through»«! the area She is attended
by tw»> princesses. Kristi O 'Brien
and Nancy Bailey Missy is the
daughter o f Sharon and Laurence
Schoonover. Lxxmgton She has
three older and one ytiunger sister,
and a niece and nephew at home
The older girls arc gone from home
Mivsy has been riding horses
"e ve r since I can remember" she
says When she was small her
ly owned two ponies. "Coc»»a" and
“ Prince’ ’ . She participated in the
Wranglers ruling club play days on
her ponies, and did quite well She
also was a member in Horse 4-H.
barrel club and played volleyball in
high school
Representing the county is not new
to Missy. She was a pennant bearer
for the fair and rodeo for four years
fami­
and was a rodeo princess in 19Kb
This in itsell was a feat as Missy is
the only one in her family that rides
She had a colt a few years ago and
taught it to shake hands
Missy is employed full time at
Pioneer Memorial Hospital as a Cer
tificd Nursing Assistant This fall she
plans to become a nanny and go to
college. she is not sure yet just where
this w ill happen For the last few
summers. Missy has lived in Walla
Walla and "p o n y e d " race h»»rses
This means she rode and exercised
them for the owners
Her favorite rode»», she says is
Heppner because she knows
everyone She is also looking for
ward to attending the Walla Walla
Night Rode»)
"L would like to invite everyone
to come out to the fair and rode«» and
especially the dance Saturday
night,*' say» the queen Look for
Mivsy on her registered quarterhorsc
mare " K it t y "
Open
Rodeo
Sat & Sun
Aug 20 & 21
1:30 p.m.
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