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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 1, 1991 - FIVE ‘Catch the Pioneer Spirit’ at this year’s fair and rodeo It's time to “ Catch the Pioneer Spirit“ at this year’s Morrow Coun ty Fair and Rodeo, August 14-18. Local rodeo fans and hometown visitors should mark calendars for the trek to this year's PRCA rodeo, August 17 and 18, which has been appropriately dubbed “ The Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo". Fair premium books will be ready for circulation by June 1. And it’s not too early to make fair booth reservations or to plan exhibits, says fair secretary Darlene Scroggins. This year’s theme should provide lots of ideas for a very western-type parade entry or for fair exhibits, she added. While the Heppner rodeo has been a tradition since 1922, last year was the first professional rodeo since 1977. About 238 PRCA contestants competed for a total purse of around $20,000. Sponsors have again pledg ed $1000 per event for purses. That, added to entry fees, will help attract national contenders from the profes sional rodeo circuit. A new event this year will be steer wrestling. A first-time award of PRCA all-around saddle, made by Boyer’s Saddlery, is being donated by Roe and Marilyn Gardner, owners of Gardner’s Mens Wear in H eppner and R oem ark’s in Hermiston. Local Eastern Oregon $1000 sponsors for calf roping, barrel rac ing, team roping, bull riding, saddle bronc, bareback and steer wrestling are Miller Wheat, Inc., Anderson Seed Com pany, Les Schwab, Graybeal Distributing, Morrow County G rain G row ers and Hawkeye Construction. The Heppner show has also been chosen as one of the 10 Wrangler- sponsored Northw est C ircuit Rodeos. About 125 tickets are to be given away with the purchase of Wrangler jeans. Specialty acts will feature Joe San ford, a well-known Kennewick, WA.-based clown. Additional thrills are anticipated by professional bull fighter Bruce Kinsey, of Chelan, Washington. The rodeo will again be staged in side a professionally-designed arena in front of the north grandstand. Por table bleacher seating on the arena’s south side will accommodate an an ticipated crowd of 2000, judging from attendance at last year's show, officials said. This year the old wooden bucking chutes will be tom down and replac ed with portable chutes designed to handle larger bulls provided by stock contractors Kelsey McLean and U N D E R C A R R IA G E R E P A IR ^ N E W & REBUILT RAILS - RIMS — ROLLERS^ sM A C H IN E BUILD-UP _____ OF IDLERS & ROLLERS ^ RERIM SPROCKETS | T _ T„ y i> ^ d e s ig n & b u il d o u r L 1 U l N E - U r OWN CABS & PRESSURIZER UNITS TRACK PRESS TO TURN OR REPLACE PIN & BUSHINGS’ 4 TIME FOR B&C REPAIRS, INC. 4 2 2 7418 4 2 2 -7 4 0 » IONE. OREGON Look what we have for your Mother! (For Mother’s Day - May 12) Cards! This year's selection is better than ever Morrow County's fair and rodeo week will also feature the traditional Morrow County Amateur Rodeo on Friday night, August 16. In addition to eligible participants residing within the county. Morrow County alumni rodeo hands have been in vited to participate. This year a separate rodeo gate of $6 per person will be charged. However, fair admission is $1 per person, compared to last year’s season ticket of $12.50 for all events. After two weekends of traveling through the state promoting the Mor row County Fair and the Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo, the 1991 Fair and Rodeo Court came away with a first- place trophy at the Pioneer Posse Parade in Milton-Freewater last weekend. This marked the first mounted parade appearance of the season. Last weekend the young am bassadors represented the county at Portland Meadows, where the fair and rodeo sponsors a race each year. Queen Jodee Ashbeck and her princesses, Jodi Vandeventer, Elizabeth Doherty, Kristine Bedor- tha and Jenni Ashbeck, presented “ Lincoln Logger” with a beautiful turquoise horse blanket. The next scheduled appearance will be the Arlington Rodeo the first weekend of May. See our NEW ARRIVALS: Dish Towels & Bath Towels - Placemats & Napkins Fragrances - Liz Claiborne, Colors, Knowing & many more Potpourri - Bubble Bath -Mr. Coffee Iced Tea Pot - Cotton Throw Blankets *29** - Hitachi Automatic Bread Baker ALL Crystal 10% off thru Mother’s Day Mut/tfliJ'J D/uuj IN C . 217 North Main Heppner Sfi K 1 1 H I: - 'M Wheatland Pomona Grange holds meeting By Delpha Jones Wheatland Pomona Grange met at the Clamo Hall on Saturday. The meeting was presided over by the Overseerer Dot Halvorsen. Reports from various Granges were heard giving news of regular meetings, benefits and giving to the Neighborhood Centers and day care centers. The lecturers report fine programs with speakers on various subjects, movies of interesting topics and programs on agriculture and others. -Cards were sent to the members who are ill, and others needing a bit of cheer. A report was heard that Spray Grange recently initiated 27 members into the grange. The granges are getting new members from insurance programs by the grange insurance companies. Lexington will host the 5th degree later in the fall at the Lexington Grange Hall. The resolution com mittee was Barbara Gilbert, Jean Nelson and Helen Crawford. A lovely lunch was served after which a cake walk and program by Phil Neese, Giliam County agent, on the topic of micronutrients for soils were enjoyed. Most soils in Morrow and Gilliam can use applications of nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium and sulphur. Organic and inorganic nitrogen are very much the same in value to the soil, he said. Pamphlets from the extension vegetable crop specialist at Oregon State Universi ty were handed out. This is one of the services of the extension in the state. Grangers say they hope this project will not be curtailed because of budget cuts. Eldon and Barbara Gilbert were elected as voting delegates to state grange session. A resolution "New redistricting of state legislature by population” was read and passed, unfavorable to the new redistricting. The resolution states that Morrow County he represented by one representative and one senator. The next meeting will be the an nual picnic on July 28 at Anson Wright Park. Roll call of Granges was Lexington eight; Williams nine; Clamo three; and visitors three. The yellow fields of grain near Echo are reported to be rape. This is harvested and the seeds sent to the Orient where there is much call for the oil. The members attending from Lex ington and Willows Grange motored over in the St. Patrick’s Senior Citizen bus. Fred Lundin presents pin to Rachel Harnett Photo by Carol Atherly Pam Sagely, Morrow County Encourager, explained the services pro vided by the Community Action Program of East Central Oregon at the senior dinner April 24. Extension agents Fred Lundin and Carol Bennett presented pins and cer tificates of appreciation to the senior volunteers who folded news letters for the Extension Service during the past year. There were 103 present for the dinner. Pete Schwarzin won the meal ticket and VoJean Forquer won the door prize. The guest prize was won by Jean Crawford of Portland and R.G. Watkins the birthday gift. Members from the Christian Church served. The menu for the May 8 Mother’s Day dinner is roast turkey, whipped potatoes with gravy, green beans, hot roll and surprise dessert. Members of the Catholic Church will sene. Hosts for the May dinners are Barton Clark and Ed Dick. The Senior Center Board will meet at 1 p.m. following the dinner. The activities committee set a tentative date of May 19 for the "Spring Fling” , an afternoon of fun, food and music beginning at 2 p.m. The public talk series will begin at the Heppner Senior Center May 5 from 6 to 8 p.m. The topic will be “ America’s Role in the Middle East” . Everyone is invited to participate. Residents of St. Patrick’s Senior apartments were saddened by the death of former tenant Charlene Isom. The flag from the front of St. Patrick’s Center has disappeared. Whoever took it please bring it back. Upcoming events: Monday Quilter's and Company 1 to 4 p .m .; Tuesday Exercises 10-10:30 a m. hobby time 1-4 p.m.; Wed. senior dinner 12 noon; Thurs. exercise 10-10:30 a.m. Gazette-Times ALL For Inside: A grease lire. Gifts! St. Patrick’s Senior Center Bulletin Board Stam pede. 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