M.C. Fair and Rodeo Supplement to the Heppner Gazette-Times - August 7, 1991 Page EIGHT
1991 Grand Marshal Don Greenup has long family history of rodeo royalty
Don Greenup
Kane rung, riding and family royal
ty has dominated the lifestyle of Don
Greenup, the 1991 Grand Marshal
of this year’s Morrow County Fair
and Rodeo parade.
Greenup was bom in 1924 at
Hamilton, Montana and became an
East Oregonian in 1938 when his
family moved to Echo. With a zest
for cowboy life, he began working
for South Morrow County ranchers.
Riding the rough stock at ranches
and rodeos, he met and roped the
heart of the 1945 Morrow County
Fair and Rodeo Queen Colleen
Kilkenny. They were married that
same year.
In 1952 he won the Morrow
County amateur calf roping event at
the Heppner rodeo. The new saddle
that he won was a prize addition to
the Greenups’ horse tack.
The Greenups’ had six children,
two boys and four girls. Sons Greg
and Bill and their families continue
to reside in South Morrow County
and their daughter Mary Ann Davis
and her family live and work on the
Hinton Creek ranch. Other
daughters followed in their parents
footsteps as horse lovers and
members of the court. Tag Greenup
Ashbeck lives on Buttercreek and
was a princess in 1964. Susie
Greenup Walton, Longcreek was a
1968 princess and became queen in
1969. Bridget Greenup Blair,
Pendleton, a 1984 princess was
selected as queen in 1985.
They also have second and third
generation nieces and grand
daughters taking active roles in
rodeo horsemanship playdays and
royalty courts.
“Last year’s professional rodeo is
the way to go,” says Don and his ex
pertise stems from serving for about
eight years on the Rodeo Board dur
ing the 1960's. In that era, Hepner’s
rodeo was a sanctioned professional
show before the rodeo was changed
to Open and Northwest Rodeo
Associations’ approved event.
Don also served on the Fair Com
mittee for several years. He took an
active role while his children par
ticipated in 4-H and FFA livestock
and horse shows and that family
tradition is also bein carried on by
his grandchildren as active fair
participants.
In 1960 Don was selected as the
Cattleman of the Year by the Mor
row County Livestock Growers. At
that time, in addition to commercial
cattle, he also had a purebred Angus
herd. His purebred Suffock sheep
flock provided many lambs for
4-Hers.
The CattleWomen’s organization
named Don Father of the Year in
1964 and currently he could be a
strong contender for a grandfather ti
tle. After his wife Colleen passed
way, he and Theo Budke were mar
ried in 1985. At the last count he and
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pit beef barbecue
All Saint’s Episcopal Church is
again preparing for their annual
barbecue beef dinner for Saturday,
August 17 from 4-7 p.m. following
the rodeo.
Menu includes pit barbecue beef,
garlic bread, baked potatoes, cole
slaw, warm or cold beverage and ice
cream.
Prices are adults $7, Senior
citizens 60 and older $6, children
6-12 years $3.50.
Early dinner will allow people to
eat after the rodeo and before the
livestock auction. The public is in
vited to take a break from the
fairgrounds and visit with friends
and neighbors in a cool setting and
enjoy a delicious meal.
All Saint’s Episcopal Church is
located on the comer of Church and
Gale streets.
Theo have 29 grandchildren with
more on the way, they say.
The everyday life of this rancher,
with a love of Thoroughbred horses,
will take a new turn. After several
years spent trucking daughters and
their horses to rodeo court perfor
mances, it will be his family’s turn
to polish Don’s boots and saddle. A
large contingent of family members
should provide a good cheering sec
tion as he rides up Main Street at the
head of the 1991 parade.
“I’m thinking of buying a new hat
for the occasion,” Don says. He ex
plained that though he is pleased to
be honored as this year’s grand mar
shal , it hasn't created a need for a
larger size hat. It’s just that through
the years many of his cowboy hats
have often been hand-me-downs
from daughters who have been on
rodeo courts.
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Tim Coe work on stabilizing the roof on the sheep barn at the
fairgrounds in preparation for fair and rodeo to be held Aug.
14-18.
Homemakers to raffle
Before, during and after the Fair
and Rodeo Parade, the Morrow
County Extension Homemakers will
be selling cold lemonade, homemade
cookies and coffee from a table in
front of Murrays Drug store. They
will also display a photograph of a
fundraising quilt project, assembled
by Oregon Extension Homemaker
Councils. Raffle tickets for the quilt
drawing will be available at the
lemonade stand. The drawing will be
held at the state meeting; the winner
need not be present to win.
The handmade quilt for 1991 is an
Amish design The donation is $1.00
per ticket or $5.00 for six tickets.
Representatives of the Pine City,
Rhea Creek, Heppner, Ione and
North Morrow Study Groups will
prepare refreshments and staff the
table from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
on Saturday, August 17.
Proceeds from the refreshments
will assist the local council with their
‘Focus On Literacy’ projects. As a
result of the year-long literacy pro
gram, parents of newborn Morrow
County babies have received a book
to read aloud to their infant. Pro
ceeds from the quilt raffle will help
Oregon meet state expenses for
hosting the National Extension
Homemakers Conference in
Portland, August 24-29.
When meeting friends and
neighbors for parade viewing, enjoy
cool lemenade and homemade
cookies.
Bob Ployhar
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South Morrow County.
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