Special Fair and Rodeo edition August 12, 1992 - Three
Pennant bearers active accomplished riders
Pennant Bearers l-r: Tom Skultety, Shannon Walton, Michelle Brown, Jossie Evans, Stephanie
Skultety and Casey Evans
Jossie Evans, 14 year old
daughter of Monte and Becky
Evans of Heppner loves
“everything” about horses. As
an accomplished rider, Jossie has
won many honors such as 1992
champion sr. performance horse,
1991 reserve champion all-
around showman, 1991 reserve
champion intermediate horse
showman, and was the recipient
of the 1991 angus auxiliary
award. She says her favorite thing
to do, though, is to ride with her
Dad in the Wallowa Mountains,
where the family pastures their
cattle.
Jossie will enter Heppner High
School this year as a freshman.
She is active in volleyball, basket
ball and track. Jossie is busy this
summer preparing for the fair,
where she will participate as a
member of the North Lex
Livestock Club. Jossie is also a
member of 4-H Horse, and the
Wranglers Riding Club. Her nine
.year old registered quarterhorse
named “Murdock”.
Eleven year old Casey Evans,
I
son of Monte and Becky Evans
of Heppner is no stranger to
horses, riding and helping out
around the family ranch.
Casey is a second year member
of 4-H Horse and the North Lex
Livestock Club and enjoys
horses, sports, running and
swimming. Casey participated in
the Colt Basketball program as
well as playing AAU Basketball.
Curing track season he ran in the
Oregon State Hersheys track
meet on a relay team that placed
Seventh in the state.
Casey was the reserve cham
pion high point rider at this years’
Open Horse Show; 1991 cham
pion jr. beef showman; and the
1991 reserve champion jr. all-
around showman.
Casey, along with sister,Jossie
and their parents are very excited
and proud of the fact that
“Grandpa Don Evans” is this
year’s Grand Marshall for the
Morrow County Fair & Oregon
Trail Pro Rodeo.
Stephanie Skultety is the 14
year old daughter of Chris and
See You at the
Judy Skultety of Heppner. The
Skultety’s recently purchased the
Raymond and Norma French
place on Hinton Creek. Stephanie
will be entering Heppner High
School this fall as a freshman.
When it comes to family par
ticipation, the whole Skultety
family gets into the act. Stephanie
serves as a turnback rider when
her father, Chris, competes in
cow cutting. She has attended the
Cascade Cowcutters workshops
in Ellensburg, WA. and rides
turnback for several other com
petitors. Stephanie won the 1992
reserve champion junior perfor
mance horse winner at the Open
Horse Show
Stephanie attended St. Joes
Academy in Vancouver, WA
before coming to Heppner. Her
hobbies include horses, drawing
and sports. She recently attend
ed a volleyball camp and will par
ticipate in the HHS volleyball
program this fall. In addition to
working with her horses,
Stephanie finds time to exercise
her fathers two cutting horses,
and takes cutting lessons.
Stephanie will be riding a 4 year
old, Arabian named, “Enrilla”.
Stephanie's 11 year old brother
Tom Skultety is a welcome addi
tion to the Fair & Rodeo Court
this year. Tom will be entering
the fifth grade at Heppner
Elementary School this fall.
This being Tom’s first year in
4-H has proven to be a grand time
for this experienced rider. Tom
won first place in maiden western
equitation at the Open Horse
Show held last month.
Hobbies include horseback
riding, sports and taking care of
the landscaping at the family
farm. Tom played on the winn
ing Bruins Colt Basketball team
and played right field and catcher
for little league baseball. He also
is an altar boy at St. Patrick’s
Catholic Church.
Tom will be riding an 18 year-
old registered Quarterhorse nam
ed, “Hillbilly Sam”.
Twelve year old Shannon
Walton, daughter of Paul and
Susie Walton of Long Creek is no
stranger to court life. Shannon is
the oldest of four children and
will be a seventh grader at Long
Creek school in the fall.
Shannon belongs to the Ewes
R Us 4-H Club, and was the 1991
Jr. Champion Showman. She also
belongs to a 4-H ceramics club.
Other interests include playing
the piano, babysitting, sports and
riding horses. She is a member
of the Heppner Wranglers Riding
Club and St. Catherines Catholic
Church in Long Creek.
Royalty is abundant in Shan
non's family. Her mother, grand
mother. several aunts and cousins
have all represented Morrow
County Fair and Oregon Trail
Pro Rodeo royalty, and Shannon
is carrying on a rich tradition.
Her grandfather, Don Greenup
was the 1991 Grand Marshall and
the 1992 Princess Shelly Ashbeck
is Shannons cousin.
Michelle Brown is the daughter
of Rob and Judy Brown of Ir
rigon. She will be a senior at
Riverside High School this fall.
Michelle was the sophomore
class president and the ASB
parliamentarian in her junior
year. In addition, Michelle has
won many academic awards, and
recently went to Washington,
D.C. with other students from
Oregon. She has maintained a
3.98 GPA.
Her hobbies include golfing,
English and Western riding, and
she is currently training in karate.
She also enjoys playing the piano,
reading and swimming.
Michelle wrote for the Colum
bia Valley Chronicle in Board
man and also works as a nanny.
Michelle is a welcome addition to
the 1992 Morrow County Fair
and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo
Court.
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