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SIX- Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday. August 26. 1992 Mike Mahoney wins Kinzua saddle New Mexico cowboy captures Pro piw ios by Joyce H ughes Rodeo all around title saddle L-R: Morrow County Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Court princesses Angie Partlow, Shelly Ashbeck, Staci O’Brien and Queen Jenni Ashbeck present Mike Mahoney with saddle. Tony Currin was the all-around champion at the Morrow Coun ty Rodeo held Friday, August 21 at the fairgrounds in Heppner. Currin had a 21.79 team roping average, along with his partner Jim Ward. Currin and Ward had a 13.94 time in the first go-round and a 7.85 in the second go-round. Currin won the second go of the open calf roping with a time of 10.74. His average time in that event was a 23.77. Currin also had the top steer wrestling time with a 25.53 average. Following are other Morrow County results: Breakaway-a breast collar donated by Green Feed and Seed, first-Maureen Crossley, 3.79; second-Tiffanie Munkers 5.97. Calf riding-buckle by Paul and Susie Hisler, first-Blake Knowles 63; second-Brian Knowles. Pee Wee Barrels, buckle by Wrangler’s Riding Horse Club. first-Blake Knowles 19.63; second-Kathleen Greenup 19.66; third-Shad Hisler 20.02. Cow riding, buckle by Coast to Coast, first-a tie between Jason Britt and Russell Britt 62; third a tie between Brett McDowell and Rick Osmin 60. Barrel racing, buckle donated by the Healy family, first-Stormy Howard 17.39; second-Kim Burke 17.50; third-B rian Knowles 17.90. Barrel racing, gold watch by Peterson's Jewelers, first-Tiffanie Munkers 17.06; second-Maureen Crossley 17.14; third-Penny Hoffman 17.62; fourth-Terri Gentry 17.67. Team roping, buckles by Mur ray Drug and Ployhar Insurance; first go-first-Tony Currin and Jim Ward 13.94; second-Bob Steagall and Bob Kindsfather 14.13; third- Rain stops just in time for parade The rain, while needed, stop ped just in time for the annual Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Parade down Main Street in Heppner Saturday, Aug. 22. In keeping with the fair and rodeo theme, “ Hats off to Mor row County" Kinzua Corpora tion’s entry easily ran away with the prize for the most hats. Around 30 past winners of Kin zua’s Morrow County calf rop ing saddles along with their hats, rode horseback in the parade. First Interstate Bank took first in the commercial float division and the Hardman community en try won first in the community float division with their covered wagon with Mildred and Johnny Eubanks handling the reins. Marie and Leslie Huston of Hard man followed the pioneer theme, riding in an old-time tack. The Pendleton Round-up direc tors won first in the mounted riding division and the Round-Up court took first in the mounted court division. The Umatilla Sage Riders earned first in the family riding division. Ronda and Jeff Wallace and their family rode alone with 41-year Sage Rider Minnie McVae on her horse drawn wagon. >' 4 Nine-year-old Katie Bacon of lone received the award for best mounted individual. The Desert pegasus 4-H riding club from Boardman won the best junior riding group. Kitty Roach of Heppner won the blue ribbon for her mule- driven entry in the teams, wagons and buggies division. The horse- drawn cart entry by the North Lexington 4-H Livestock club placed second. First in the civic and service division was the Hermiston DARE car. They were followed by the Kiwanis Club entry. The Morrow County com- , munity band played their way to the first place in their division. A 1950 Chevy pickup display ing deer and elk horns, labeled the Potamus Poachers, by John and Dorothy Edwards of Lex ington, captured first place in the comic division. The Potamus area was once a popular hunting place. Daryl Wilson of Heppner took best of show in the antique car division with his 1925 Model-T Ford. Bob Harrison of Lexington took second with his 1919 Model-T. Bob Steagall and John Moyer 14.36; Second go: first-Ron and Brett McDowell 7.24; second-Tony Currin and Jim Ward 7.85; third- Bob Mahoney and Brett McDowell 9.32; Average: first-Tony Currin and Jim Ward 21.79; second-Bob Steagall and John Moyer 28.33; third-Ken and Jeff Bailey 30.06. Open calf roping buckle donated by Van Marter and Kahl Ins. first go-Mike Mahoney 10.35; second go-Tony Currin 10.74; average-Tony Currin 23.77. Mutton Bustin' 60 poounds and under buckle by Court St. Market: first-Jode Coil 58; se cond Kelsey Greenup 40. Steer Wrestling buckle by Shoe Box and Miller and Sons: first go- Jason Britt 6.40; second go-Clay West 5.17; average-Tony Currin 25.53. Princesses Angie, Shelly, Staci and Queen Jenni present Marty Jones (far right) with sad dle donated by Roe Gardner, Gardner’s Men’s Wear and saddle maker Rich Boyer, Hermiston. Marty Jones of Hobbs, New Mexico, captured the all-around title, a $1,717.56 purse and a sad dle donated by Gardner's Men’s Wear at the Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo held Aug. 22 and 23 at the Morrow County Fairgrounds in Heppner. Ken Bacque of Scott, Louisiana was the champion PRCA calf roper with a time of 8.1. Bacque won the Mike currin Memorial Buckle, sponsored by Judy Jean Currin, Sid and Randi Britt, Bob and Sherree Mahoney, Jim and Susie Ward and the Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Committee. Todd Boggust of Payton, CA. was top steer wrestler with a time of 4.3; the team of Jake Barnes and Clay O ’Brien Cooper were first in team roping with a time of 5.1; Marty Jones won the first go-round in steer roping with a 9.8; Paul Rice, »V .lulciuu, lUOK the second go with 12.2 and the top average of 24.2; Matt Weishoff was first in bareback riding with a 78; Rod Hay won the saddle bronc event with a 76; Scott Raley was top bull rider with a 75; and Marilyn Camarillo finished first in the barrel races with a 16.25. Local cowboy. Butch Knowles ended up in a three-way split for fourth place in the saddle bronc division, along with Darrell Schneider of Walla Walla and Gary Alger of Pendleton, each with a score of 69. Complete Oregon Trail Pro- Rodeo results will be in next week's Gazette-Times.
