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VOL 113
NO 33
30 Pages Wednesday, August 10, 1994
Morrow County Heppner, Oregon
Ranching way of life for Jossie
Ranching is a way of life for
Princess Jossie Evans of the
1994 Morrow County Fair and
Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo
Court. This 16 year old
daughter of Monte and Becky
Evans is a top hand who en
joys working with her horses
and cattle.
That family interest is shared
with her younger brother
Casey. As a support of this
year's court, Casey is a pen
nant bearer, a role that Jossie
herself has done for the past
two years.
Active in both 4-H and FFA,
princess Jossie's livestock pro
jects are one of her major in
terests. She has received the
4-H county beef production
award and the Angus Aux-
illiary awards, in 1990 Jossie
had the champion market
steer. At last year's fair she
won the champion round
robin showmanship and she
was the reserve champion
beef showman.
A bevy or ribbons attests to
her horse show wins. Princess
Jossie won the champion
senior performance horse
awards at both the 1993 and
1994 Morrow County Open
Horse Shows. She received
the High Point rider award at
last year's 4-H horse show.
Last Sunday, she received
blues in all 4-H classes and
was the champion winner in
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Princess
Jossie Evans
Height: 5 '9 "
Eyes: Blue
Hair:Blond
Parents: Monte & Becky
Age: 16 year old senior
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Activities: 4-H Horse &
Beef, FFA, volleyball,
basketball & track,
Wranglers
the English and Trail classes.
Switching to a faster pace,
Jossie placed in the junior bar
rels at the 1993 Morrow Coun
ty Rodeo She also enjoys
other gymkhana events while
participating at Wrangler
Riding Club playdays.
This young lady will be a
busy junior at Heppner High
School this year. She par
ticip ates in basketball,
volleyball and track. Last year
she qualified in three events
for the state track meet and
she was voted "th e most im
proved trackster". During her
sophomore year she served as
class secretary. This year she
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Princess Jossie Evans, an accom plished horsew om an
participates in the horse shows.
is reporter and an officer of
the Heppner FFA chapter and
also participates on the judg
ing team.
Rodeo in terests com e
naturally to this pretty blonde
princess. Her father, Monte is
a former Morrow County calf
roping winner and he often
serves as bucking chute boss
during rodeos. P rincess
Jossie's mother, Becky, is a
form er
queen
of
the
Pendleton Round-Up. Jossie's
grandfather, Don Evans was
honored as the 1992 Heppner
rodeo grand marshal. An
au nt,
M ichelle
Evans
Bergstrom was on royalty
courts for both Heppner and
Pendleton. Jo ssie's other
gran d p aren ts, the Royal
Raymonds, are active sup
porters
of
Pendleton
Round-Up.
"I'v e always wanted to be
a court m em ber," Princess
Jossie says. A busy summer
has lived up to her expecta
tions, she added. For those
mounted court appearances
she is astride her 10 year-old
sorrel quarterhorse named
"M urdoc M albec".
Princess Jossie says she is
looking forward to the fast
paced fair and rodeo week in
volving grand entries, the
parade and handing out
awards. As a fair participant
with a steer and breeding
animals, she may also be
receiving as well as handing
out some of those ribbons.
Community band to practice
Musicians interested in play
ing with the Community Band
for the Fair and Rodeo parade
will practice Tues. Aug. 16 and
Thurs. Aug. 18 from 6-7 p.m.
in the Heppner Junior High
,
band room.
The music is not difficult, but
at least two years of playing is
helpful, said a spokesperson
"W e plan on making some
music and having a lot of fun,"
l-r C assandra, M e g h an and R og er G reen , A m b er and Krystal M ang and Kim ber K ennedy with
K en n ed y’s 1929 M o del A R oadster.
It may be called the Rusty Krystal Mang, 7, and Amber available as an option. His front
Wheels Car Club, but those Mang, 3, who were visiting window slides out for ventila
wheels looked pretty darn their grandparents from the tion. He said that the autos
shiny as they motored their Willamette Valley. The Ken- were originally constructed
way through Heppner Friday, nedys drove a 1929 Model A with parallel front and back
Aug. 5.
Roadster and Green drove a windows, but that created such
A portion of the club, 1931 Town Sedan.
a problem with mirroring, that
represented by four antique
Green said that the group every auto since then had
autos in mint condition and 11 tries to avoid interstate slanted front and back
people, stopped in Heppner en highways, not just because the windows.
route to Condon and Shaniko antique autos drive slower, but
Green says that the club
because other drivers on the travels mostly in " fa ir
on a three day tour.
tend
to get weather", from May through
The entourage was part of a highways
60-member club out of distracted. He said that they October. This year the group
LaGrande. "This kind of club average around 45 miles per has already taken a three-day,
gives an excuse to meet people hour, but added that most 529-mile trip through Walla
and eat food," joked the club's Model A's have overdrive and Walla and Lewiston, Idaho, to
secretary Roger Green as he can cruise down the highway Cambridge, Idaho, east of
and other members of the club at around 55 miles per hour.
H ell's
Canyon.
Several
Green says that he has been members of the group took a
enjoyed a lunch stop at the R
"doing old cars" since he mar trip to Yellowstone, which was
& W Drive In at Heppner.
Traveling with Green were ried his wife and began work over one thousand miles, and
his two daughters, Meghan, 14, ing on them with his father-in- one man in their group has
and Cassandra, 11; the club's law. But, he says, many old-car traveled in his antique car to
president and founder, Richard enthusiasts have been driving the farthest point east on the
North American continent.
Hoskin, and his wife, Joan the same car all their lives.
Hoskin, Island City, driving a
G reen 's auto averages
Rusty Wheels, which was
1938 Oldsmobile; Lovene Case, around 15 miles an hour and formed around 13 years ago,
the club's vice-president and was $650 new. It has mechaniz accepts
people
with
Wren Case, out of LaGrande, ed brakes; he says that hydralic automobiles that are 30 or more
driving a 1930 Model A Sport brakes came around 10 years years old. The club's members
Coupe; and Maxine and
later. One stop light was stan have around 200 restored cars.
Kimber Kennedy, Elgin, and dard with his Town Sedan, but
their two grandaughters,
the second stop light was
said the spokesperson. Those
interested need only show up
for rehearsals and the parade.
For more information contact
Geneva Mathews, 676-5550.
The Morrow County School Marilyn Winters, Sam Board-
Board at its monthly meeting man Elementary School library
Aug. 8 awarded the bid for technician (classified position),
repair of the Columbia Junior replacing Jerry Alldredge
High School gym and cafeteria (licensed media specialist);
roof areas to low bidder, Grif Patrick Sherrett, A.C H. and
fith Roofing for $167,893. A C.J.H. music teacher, replacing
third area will be repaired if the Tonya Martin.
school bond levy passes this
-appointed Sheridan Tar-
fall.
nasky to replace Chloe Pearson
If the levy passes, the entire in position No. 1 on the
project will be funded through Heppner-Lexington Advisory
bond levy monies. If the bond Committee.
-learned that Morrow Coun
levy fails, $100,000 of the
reroofing costs will come from tv is now a part of the Umatilla-
the building and maintenance Morrow Education Service
improvement budget and District, which also includes
$67,893 will come from the con Umatilla, Stanfield, Echo, Pilot
tingency fund.
Rock and Ukiah school
In other business the board; districts. Representative for
-accepted resignations from zone 1, which includes Morrow
Katy Belanger, art teacher, Sam County, is Sharon Kelly, whose
Boardman Elementary and term expires June 30,1998. The
A.C. Houghton Elementary board also includes three at-
schools; Tonya Martin, music large positions, position 5, now
teacher, ACH and Columbia Jr. represented by Richard Currin,
High schools, extra duty assis whose term expires June 30,
tant volleyball coaching CJH; 1995, and positions 6 and 7,
Lisa Beyeler, Riverside High represented by James Smith
School PE assistant/laundry and Don Phillips, both of
person; Jane Swann, RHS whose terms expire June 30,
English Skills Center educa 1997.
tional assistant; Larry Zum-
walt, head custodian at Hepp
ner Elementary/Middle School.
-approved employment of
Mary Lue Hart, RHS English
Skills Center teacher, replacing
Heppner Elementary Middle
Courtenay Deniston; Thomas School registration for new
Logan, lone PE, science and students and kindergarteners
health teacher, replacing Greg who have not yet registered
Liken; John Moody, CJH will be held Monday, Aug. 15,
language arts teacher, replacing to Friday, Aug. 19, from 8 a m.
John
Larson;
Kathleen to 4 p.m. at the school office.
Nightskye, CJH counselor,
The tentative dismissal times
replacing Ron Jones; Joseph for the new four-day school
Bell, RHS language arts/jour- week at HES/HMS will be as
nalism teacher, replacing April follows: first and second
Edson; Tom Graham, RHS grades-2:49 p.m,; third and
technology education teacher, fourth grades-3:19 p.m.; fifth
replacing Alan Haskins;
-learned of a break-in at a
storage shed at Riverside High
School.
According
to
Superintendent Chuck Starr, a
set of keys and walkie-talkies
were stolen. The doors for the
keys have been re-keved, said
Starr.
-voted to increase the price of
extra milk from 20 cents to 25
cents.
-heard the revision for the
first reading for policies on stu
dent records and site councils.
-learned the rate for
substitute teachers is $91.52 per
day, up to 10 days. The rate for
substitutes for more than 10
days in a single position is
$116.68 per day.
-heard the announcement of
the
following
events-
Classrooms for Kids meeting,
district office, 7 p.m. Aug. 10;
district-wide inservice day,
Riverside High School, Aug.
23; teacher work/inservice
days, Aug. 24 and 25; first day
of school, Aug. 26; Labor Day
holiday, Sept. 5; next regular
board meeting, district office,
7:30 p.m., Sept. 12.
HES/HMS school hours
through eighth grades-3:34
p.m. School will begin at 7:55
a.m.
Heppner High School
students will attend from 7:55
a.m. to 3:32 p.m. Hours for
lone students are as follows:
kindergarten through second
grade-8 a.m. to 3 p.m.; third
through 12th grades-8 a.m. to
3:32 p.m.
The first day of school for all
Morrow County students will
be Friday, Aug. 26.
Horsin' Around
at the Morrow County Fair and Rodeo
August 17-21
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