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Queen Elizabeth Doherty reigns in ‘93
Vivacious Queen Elizabeth
Doherty of the Morrow County
Fair and Oregon Trail Pro
Rodeo, has a very busy agenda
this week. After a summer of pro
moting this August 18-22 event
at other rodeos and festivals, it’s
her turn to head up Heppner's
Saturday morning parade, hand
out awards and perform in the
grand entries. In their working
outfits the court will also run back
stock during Friday night’s Mor
row County show.
This petite 19 year-old Irish
lass, the daughter of Buttercreek
ranchers John and Doris Doher
ty, personifies a ranch girl that
can quickly exchange jeans, to
take center stage as a fashion
model. Her official divided skirt
and vest riding habit is accented
with teal accessories that coor
dinate with her princesses' attire.
On her court mount “ Spud” , a
10 year-old dark quarterhorse
gelding, her white ensemble com
pletes a striking picture.
As a former Pendleton Round-
Up pennant bearer and a 1991
Morrow County Fair and Rodeo
princess, court life is familiar to
her. But her every day role on
their large sheep ranch centers
around outside chores and gather
ing of cattle. Yard work also falls
under her armpower, although
she quipped that her folks claim
that lately she is seldom at home
Queen
Elizabeth Doherty
Height: 5'2% "
Eyes: Hazel
Hair: brunette
Parents: John and Doris
Age: 19 year-old Graduate
Pilot Rock High School
Activities: pennant bearer
Pendleton Round-Up, stu
dent
governm ent,
cheerleading, speech, drama,
track, pep club, gymnastics,
Morrow County Fair and
Rodeo princess 1991
for work details.
Practice time is required for her
part as a Happy Canyon dancer
in the frontier scene during the
Pendleton Round-Up. And this
summer Elizabeth has been a tour
guide
for
P en d leto n ’s
Underground Tours helping to
greet visitors experiencing
Oregon Trail adventures. When
the official Sesquicentennial
Wagon Train arrives in Morrow
County Queen Elizabeth will be
riding out to officially welcome
these travelers.
This spring Queen Elizabeth
Photo by Joyce Hughes
Queen Elizabeth Doherty puts finishing touches on the Court
booth at the fairgrounds, one of her many duties during fair
week.
The Morrow County School
District will feature a new con
cept for school lunches starting
this school year.
Instead of the previous lunch
program, in which a child is
given a plate with the entire dai
ly menu, students will be able to
choose from a variety of offer
ings. All five food groups will be
offered daily-meat, milk, fruit,
vegetable and bread. The child
may pick all five, but must pick
from at least three groups. Four
choices for the entree or main
dish will be offered daily. Three
of the entrees will remain the
same every day, but the fourth
will alternate.
Seconds will be eliminated, but
the child may purchase additional
items at a la carte prices. District
business manager Shirley Lan-
dauer said that some of the foods
will be pre-packaged.
Landauer said that the program
worked “ very successfully” dur
ing a trial period last spring at
Sam Boardman Elem entary
School, adding that the children
“ liked having choices” . She add
ed that more fresh fruit and
vegetables will be offered and the
children chose them as options
during the trial period.
Landauer said that the new
district program will bring costs
down and will help eliminate
waste. “ We’re trying to become
self supporting and not use educa
tion dollars to support the lunch
program,” she said.
Lunch prices will remain the
same as last year, $1 for
kindergarten through sixth grade;
and $1.25 for seventh grade
through 12th.
Breakfast prices have been in
creased from 50 to 60 cents for
students and from 50 to 75 cents
for adults. A la carte prices have
not yet been established.
In other business at the board
meeting August 16, the school
board:
-accepted resignations from
Tim McCreary, Riverside High
School science teacher: Bob
Byrd, bus driver; Terri Sandlin,
learning center educational assis
tant; and Florestella Flores, Col
umbia Junior High School educa
tional assistant;
-accepted transfers and recalls
for Betty Carlson to library
technician position at lone; Both
bi Childers to library education
assistant at lone; Linda Lappen to
the Learning Center; Pat Quarisa
to special education assistant;
-approved employment of
Christina Kennedy to work with
a disabled student at Sam Board-
man Elementary; Jeanne Carroll
science and math teacher at RHS;
Mary Omberg science teacher at
RHS; Leo Cappello Chapter I
reading and math teacher at CJH;
-approved extra duty contracts
for Vicki Broden, assistant
volleyball coach at Heppner Mid
dle School; Leo Cappello, basket
ball coach at CJH; and Ben Houk
and Tom French to share head
and assistant football coaching
positions;
-heard reports from superinten
dent Chuck Starr concerning
school funding; Senate Bill 26
which will result in the formation
of a Umatilla/Morrow Education
Service District; the school addi
tion bond issue; playground
equipment evaluations; and
district zoning;
-learned that the following
budget committee positions ex
pire this year: Zone IV
Lexington-now held by John Ed
wards and Zone V Heppner-now
held by Jerry Healy;
-set substitute teacher pay at the
state minimum for 1993-94,
$89.10 per day and $109.30 after
10 consecutive days;
-received notice of a $ 180 fine
from OSHA for using a regular
gas can instead of a special safe
ty can;
-learned of assistant superinten
dent Roger Helmer’s collision
with a deer, resulting in $480
damage to the vehicle, but no in
juries to Hclmer or serious in
juries to the deer;
-approved requests for a county
student to attend the Echo school,
a Gilliam County student to at
tend lone; and students of the
Olex School District to attend
lone;
-heard reports from the district
principals concerning the start of
school;
-approved bids for bread from
Adams for South Morrow County
City purchases new fire truck
graduated from Pilot Rock High
School. She was active in student
governm ent, cheerleading,
speech, drama and track. She was
also a pep club member. An ac
complished gymnast who placed
at the state level, she has been
teaching gymnastics to Pendleton
children.
Horses and livestock have been
a big part of Elizabeth’s growing
up years. She confesses that she’d
rather feed animals than cook. So
it’s natural that she has annually
enjoyed participation in the
Pendleton Round-Up Wagon
Train trek in the Blue Mountains
where the meals are all catered.
However this fall she may find
herself “ batching” as a college
student seeking an accounting
career.
Several of Queen Elizabeth’s
relatives have been role models
as royalty. And it’s the support
and help from families, friends
and chaperones that have made
this outstanding year possible, she
says. Morrow County’s royalty
families have formed a close
association and every weekend
seems like a family reunion, she
added. Then there are the perks
like a recent day-long swimming
party near Pilot Rock that was en
joyed by both the Heppner and
Pendleton courts.
Queen Elizabeth's immediate
family includes a 15 year-old
brother and an older sister who
lives in California. But when the
entire Doherty clan gets together
it usually becomes a foot-
stomping Irish hoedown. So there
will probably be some guitar-
picking to accompany those Irish
songfests during all the fair and
rodeo activities this week.
The city of Heppner has bought
a new fire truck. The city award
ed the fire truck bid to low bid
der H & W of Forest Grove at a
special meeting held Monday,
Aug. 16 at the city hall.
The four-door m id-ship
pumper has a double cab, and a
750-gallon water tank with a
1250-gallon per minute pump
capacity. City administrator Gary
Marks said that H & W ’s bid of
$165,792 was “ right on bid.”
Bids were also received from
Western States Fire Equipment,
Cornelius, at $178,795 and from
Oregon Fire Equipment, Boring,
at $178,925.
Marks said that the truck will
be delivered within 11 months.
“ Pacific Gas Transmission is
our sponsor for this event," con
tinued Day. Since it had to be
cancelled, the committee has
decided to put PGT’s money
toward a “ showdown” . This will
be a special bonus fund awarded
to the cowboy if a qualifying ride
is made on the chosen bull or
horse.
Details will be explained dur
ing each day’s performance.
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Newly hired principal William
Karwacki is on the job at
Heppner Elementary/Middle
School.
Karwacki, previously from
Silverton said he is happy to
be here and is anticipating the
start of the new school year.
County offices to
close during noon
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The Morrow County Court has
declared that effective August 25,
its official courthouse hours for
all offices except the sheriffs of
fice will be 8 a.m. to 12 noon and
1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Fri
day.
“ These have been the business
hours for most departments for
many years, so does not represent
a significant departure from
former practices,” said a cour
thouse news release. Besides the
sheriff s office, a 24 hour a day
emergency service, the assessor’s
office was the only office in the
main courthouse that did not close
for the lunch hour.
“ This change is not expected
to diminish service or be a cause
of substantial inconvenience to
those wanting to do business with
the county,” said the release.
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Local cowboys compete at home
Morrow County and the sur
rounding area is home to many
PRCA cowboys and cowgirls
who will be performing in the
Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo this
weekend. Local contestants com
peting include Jerry Gentry, Ron,
Tony, Kelli and Steve Currin,
Kyle Robinson, Mike Mahoney,
Butch Knowles, Holly Eckman,
Tricia Hall, Mary Ann Munkers,
Jim Ward, Sid, Randi and Sherie
Britt, Clay West and Mark
Holmquist.
Hermiston area contestants are
Shane Crossley, Dave Cannon.
Kelly Gregg, Brett Kamm,
Russell Davis, Duane Sawyer,
Mike Meads, Tom Camarillo,
Brad Rosenburg, Joe Rosenburg,
Kurt Massey, Tiny Bertsch and
Curtis Pederson.
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The Oregon Trail wagon train entered Morrow County Tues
day, camping at Well Springs. Next stop is Cecil Wed. and
Thursday.
Football practice at Heppner
High School will get underway
next week with daily doubles set
for Monday and Tuesday, Aug.
23 and 24 at 7 a m. and 6 p.m.
Volleyball players will also
have daily doubles with practices
scheduled for 9 to 11 a.m. and 4
to 6 p.m. on Monday and 6 to 8
a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday
through Friday.
Sidewalk Sale
this Friday
The Heppner Merchants' an
nual Sidewalk Sale will be this
Friday, August 20 beginning at
9 a.m ., lasting all day.
Merchandise will be displayed
on the Main Street sidewalks and
many specials and sale items will
be featured.
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Women’s bull riding canceled due to injuries Daily doubles begin Aug. 23
Due to unfortunate c ir
cumstances, the women's bull
riding had to be cancelled. “ Ap
parently, numerous injuries
plagued the ladies' season," said
Sandi Ford-Day, rodeo commit
tee member.
and Snyder’s Bakery for north
Morrow County. They were the
only bids received and each bid
for only half of the county;
-approved bids for milk from
Daisy II for the north Morrow
County and Central Market and
Bristow’s Market for the south
end;
-rejected all bids for other
foods. The district will purchase
the best buys from various sup
pliers, said Landauer;
-accepted donations from John
Britt Logging for $3,400 in
donated work for the Heppner
baseball field and from the lone
Coordinating Council for $2,000
from the county Finley Buttes
Tippage Fees to purchase four
stainless steel ladders for the lone
pool.
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