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M.C. Fair and Rodeo Supplement to the Heppner Gazette-Times - August 7, 1991 Page SIX
Court Pennant Bearers young but experienced
A busy summer has been the norm
around the Tom and Anne Bedortha
house this summer, with pennant
bearer Kimberly, and Princess
Kristine, both members of the Mor
row County Fair & Oregon Trail Pro
Rodeo court.
Kimberly is 13 and will enter Ione
High School this fall as a freshman.
Many hobbies keep Kim busy
riding. volleyball, basketball, track
and swimming.
Kim has been in 4-H horse for five
years and is secretary-treasurer for
the Martingales 4-H Horse Club in
Ione. She has been busy the past few
months preparing for the many ac
tivities of fair week.
Kimberly rides an 18 year old
quarterhorse. ‘P.J.’ and has been a
welcome addition to the court.
Stephanie Haguewood, 12 year
old daughter of Kevin and Linda
Haguewood of Ione, takes time from
her busy schedule to ride as a pen
nant bearer for the Morrow County
Fair & Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo
court.
Besides horses, Stephanie’s hob
bies include swimming, playing the
piano and clarinet. She also enjoys
basketball and volleyball and will be
part of the lone Middle School teams
this year. Stephanie has a younger
brother, Dustin.
Stephanie belongs to the Mar
tingales 4-H Horse Club, the
Wranglers Riding Club and is a third
year member of the North Lex
Livestock Club, where she will be
taking a steer and a heifer to the fair
this year.
Stephanie rides and eight year old
quarterhorse mare, ‘Crystal’
While Dawn Boor may be a ‘petite
L-R: Jossie Evans, Dawn Boor, Casey Evans, Joe Doherty, Kimberly Bedortha and Stephanie
Haguewood
young lady’ —she is nothing but a
‘large asset’ to this years Morrow
County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro
rodeo court. As a veteran pennant
bearer, 11 year old Dawn, daughter
of Jim and Marie Boor of Ione,
returns to the court with a good han
dle of what representing her county
is all about.
Dawn is a member of the Mar
tingales 4-H Horse Club, and the
Two Trackers Horse Club. Besides
her love for horses. Dawn enjoys
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ground training a colt. She also par
ticipates in the Ione Community
Band.
Dawn’s parents, Jim and Marie,
are once again the pennant bearer
coordinators for the court. They take
many hours to see that all the
children are organized for parades,
adding lights for night parades, and
helping out whenever needed.
Dawn has an older sister and four
older brothers, and will be entering
Ione Middle School this fall. She will
be riding her 25 year old
thoroughbred gelding, ‘Ivan’.
Carrying flags is nothing new for
Joe Doherty. 13 year old son of John
and Doris Doherty of Pilot Rock. As
a former pennant bearer for the
Pendleton Round-Up. young Doher
ty has taken a leave from the Round-
Up court to bear the colors for Mor
row County Fair and Oregon Trail
Pro Rodeo. Joe’s sister, Liz, is a
princess on this years court.
Joe’s hobbies include riding, foot
ball. baseball and roping. This year
Joe was an All-Star player on the
Pilot Rock Little League baseball
team.
Joe has two older sisters, Shelley
in Alaska and Princess Elizabeth at
home. Joe will be riding a 12 year
old gelding named ‘Sunny’.
Jossie Evans, 13 year old daughter
of Monte and Becky Evans of Hepp
ner, loves ‘everything' about horses.
As an accomplished rider, Jossie has
won many honors such as: Cham
pion Sr. Performance Horse, Grand
Champion Mare and All-Around Jr.
Showman. She says her favorite
thing to do, though, is to ride with
her Dad in the Wai owa mountains,
where the family pastures their
cattle.
Jossie will enter Heppner Junior
High this fall as an 8th grader. She
is active in volleyball, basketball and
track, and was 7th grade High Point
Individual for her track team. She is
quite busy this summer preparing for
the fair, where she will participate
as a member of the North Lex
Livestock Club. Jossie’s Market
Steer was Grand Champion at last
years fair.
Jossie is a member of 4-H Horse,
North Lex Livestock Club,
Wranglers Riding and the Lutheran
Church. She will be riding her 15
year old registered quarterhorse
gelding, “Barney".
Ten year old Casey Evans, son of
Monte and Becky Evans of Heppner
is no stranger to horses, riding and
helping out around the family ranch.
As a pennant bearer for this year's
Morrow County Fair and Oregon
Trail Pro Rodeo Court, Casey adds
a great deal of sparkle to the court.
Casey is a first year member of
4-H Horse and the North Lex
Livestock Club and enjoys horses,
sports, running and swimming and
was a member of the Major League.
Little League. Casey has qualified
for the past two years in the State
Games of Oregon track meet in the
sprints and the long jump.
Casey has an older sister, Jossie.
also a pennant bearer and will be
riding his 14 year old quarterhorse
gelding, ‘Roca-.
Dance to J.T. & the Best Westerns
Dancers will get caught up in the
pioneer spirit at the street dance
Saturday night. August 17, at the
Morrow County Fairgrounds park
ing lot.
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For the second year in a row, you
can dance to the music of J.T.
Johnson and the Best Westerns from
9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.