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Special Ed1t1on Morrow County Fair & Rodeo Heppner Gazette-Times, Wed , Aug 10. 1994
Cowboys lead rough life on road
Rodeo ,.., morl' th,rn ,l ,port.
It ' -. ,11-.n a lill'"t\ k
A prulp-.-;inn.11 nxil'll um boy
dot.•-.n't get p,11d t11 u1mpelt>--lw
p,1y-. tor th,11 prn ilt·gl' I It>
d11t•-.n ' t tr,n t•I t' pt.·n-.l··lrt•t• 111
,1
lull\' l'quippl·d l>u-. ,,r
,1irplant.' ht• pl'nd, hour-. upon
hour-. dri\'ing tu the m•,t l'\.l'nt
Ill ,l lM th,1t likl•I, d1>ul>ll''i .i-;
IH, lll1nw 1111 till' n1,H.i. II he pt•r-
t11rm, \H'II, tlw p,,ylht.•lt...., lw
t .1rn, in thl· <lrl'll,l ,, 1ll t.'lJt1al tht·
m,11w~ lw ,pt•nt ~t'lting tlwr,·.
It ' , ,1 ta,in~ l1tl•.,tvlt•, to bt.•
,me, but om• that i-; intinill'I,·
n•,,Mding tor th11,l' \\ho
,hon'-t' t11 pur,ut• it.
R,,dl'l' 1, tlw only ,ptirt 111 tlw
\\111ld to h,1\t.•t.it•H•lopt.•d trom
tht.• ,kill, rt'lJllirt.•d in ,1 ,, urk
,1tu,1t1011 , .incl t'\ l'n tnd,I\' it n•
1.1111, tht• fiL•rn• indl•pt•ndl'nll' ol
thl' r,rnd1 h,rnd.., 11t tlw I ()(1,
,, lw turnl•d ,,l,rt.. into -.purt.
lmkpt•ndt.•nt ,1-. tht•y .irt.·, ll'\\
n dt•u u,,, bo\', tr,1, 1.•I ,1lunt.•
\ h ,,t tal,..l' ,,d ,,..u1t,1gl' lll t tw I 'ro-
h'...,.., Ill n .i I Ro d t.•u (o \\ bo\' !->
\ ,-.,uci,1tion·., "budd\' 'i\'<,tcm·."
"h1ch allm,~ up to fo u r
cowboy'> to t.>n tt.•r rodeo'> a~ a
group ,rnd rt.'ljU(.''>t h1 cnmpl'le
during tht.• ,,1nw pt.•rtnrmam L'
H,· t.•n..,unng that tht•v "111 um,-
pl'll' on the ..,,,ml' d,1\ . thl•
u1\\ bo,.., can tr.wt.•I togt.•ther
,md ..,hart.• e,pen'>t.''>.
~hi t nal1un,1lh ranked
Cln, bo,-. 1.ompete l',Kh yeM 111
100-12:::; rodeo, throughout the
Ln1tt•d '-italt.'" ,ind l,1nad,1 .
\\ 1thuut tlw l>uddv .,, . .,tem . it
"uuld l>l' tinanu.ill~ i1~po.,..,ible
h ,r ,111 but ,1 tt.'\\ to tr,n l'I '>0
mt1d1 \\ ithuut any gu,1r,1ntet.• ot
,1 p,1n:ht.>1.l-..
(. O\, bm.., u'>u,1llv tr,wel "ith
,omt.'Onl' t•l-,t.• "ho' compete.., in
tht.•1r l'\l'llh.
f1nwd-e, t•nt contl'.,t,rnh, .,..,
,l rule, t,1 1,. e lo nger to get fro m
ont.• rod eo to a1111ther--a nd
tlwrl'l11n• U'>u ,111: 1.ompl'te in
IL'" er
rodeo., than tht.•
rnugh.,tock crn, l-><1v<,-- b ca Ll'-l'
1 lw\' ta ke the ir lwr e -. w ith
thl'm . Mo<;t " timies" drive
pickup truck,; a n d travel in
pai r!,.
Occc1s1onc1lly, e ·pecially dur-
ing the bu..,y '>Limme r mon t hs,
tlwv hire '>0mt•one to drive tht.•
h11r-,t • .., or ,1rrc1nge to use other
umte-,tant<;' hnr<;e,:; so thev can
ti, to rodeo<, and ,;a,·e travel
time .
Competitor!> 111 ro ugh~tock
1.•, t•nh U'>uallv travel fou r to a
, t•hide, and tlit.•, often stop on-
1\ lnng enough to com pete. As
,oon as thev'\'l' ridden, th \' all
pile b,11.:k in.the c,u and head otf
to ,lnother rodeo.
!though the budd y )''item
11 a, dl'\'i'>t.'d to ea<;e the tinan-
n,11 <,trai n o t traveling, it h ,,.,
h,1 d t hl' ad d ed effec t of
u il t 1va t i ng
lo n g- 1,-i!> t i ng
lril•lllhhip-. .
C,n , boy "hli com p e te
,lgain..,t one a no tlwr ,ire o tt en
e,1t.h o t her'. d 1ht.''>t frie nds a nd
mo.,t ent hu~i,l!->tic s up porter.,_
Sweethearts to make
second appearance
Special Edition Morrow County Fair & Rodeo Heppner Gazette-Times. Wed • Aug 10, 1994 • SEVEN
Clowns return to Heppner
Rodeo Clowns T.C. Evans
and Mike Gothum will make
t he ir first appearance at the
Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo this
year. However this will be their
eco nd trip to Heppner after
performing here during the St.
Patrick ' s Bull Bus tin ' held thi
Grain growers encouraged
to enter crops in fair
s pring.
Evans hails from Parma,
ldaho and is the barrelman of
this c rowd-pleasing team.
Bullfighter Gothum of Colville,
Was hingto n and hi partner
1oined the PRCA ranks in 1993.
Morrow County growers are
encouraged to bring a sample
of their cro p s in to the fair thi
year for exh ibiton . " The Com-
mercial Cro ps exibit at the Mor-
row Co unty Fair is a g reat w ay
to d isp la y and pro mo te your
p roducts," said Bill Brode rick,
OSU Extension agent in M o r-
ro ,...- Co unty.
Wagons Ho to Morrow County
n11<I lo
!\II th<· .f .. f-{ and FFA m ember.'> pnrtil'ipo f i11~
i 11 IIH' Morro w Co1111ty Fair
11111:l~G
Boardman
Addi ng das h and colo r to t he
parad e and grand entrie , the
Coor Rodeo Sweetheart w ill
re turn to Heppner this year .
T hi Portland-based m o unte d
drill tea m are flamboyant in
T he e wom e n s pecia lize in
rod eo g ra nd e ntries and per-
fo rm a variety of mounted drills
set to music. re am m embe rs
also assis t in running back
s tock during performa nce s a
w ell as presenting s po nso r
flags a nd perfo rming closing
ceremo nie .
their e legant outfits, dark col-
ored hor e and fas t-paced
drills.
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Morrow County Fair & Rodeo
Miss Rodeo
Oregon to
make
appearance
:
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According to t he 1994 M or-
row Co unty Fair Pre mium
Book , grain e xhibits sho uld be
a t least a half a bushel, plu
eno ugh extra to allow for clean-
ing losses. Exhibits should be
cleaned before s ubmitting them
this year.
All grain exhibits w ill be
judged on unifo rmity, freedom
fro m foreign material, sound-
ness and on weight per bushel.
Grasses and hay exhibits are
welcome as well . Silage should
be at least five pounds in a
plastic bag. Grass exhibit size
varies, depending on the intent
of the lot. Alfalfa hay exhibits
require three bales produced
during the current year in the
county . Grower are required
to s ubmit core ample fro m
the exhibit to be analyzed for
m o isture and crude protein .
Mo rrow County i o ne o f the
tate's lead in g po tato pro-
d ucer ; and it only take 10
pound of pud to make an ex-
h ihit. Potato p roducers are e n-
couraged to get their entries in
to the fair also.
Other possible commercial
cro p entrie are field com,
watermelons, cantaloupe. ap-
ples, grapes, popcorn, berries,
peas, beans, or any other crop
raised in the county. Check the
premium book for sample size,
class and lo t number.
Any grower w ith a que tion
about commercial crops entries
for the fair is encouraged to call
Larry
Palmer,
crops
s uperintendent.
:
Horseshow held first Sun. in Aug.
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<1fternoon PRCA performances.
Mi'- Sharp, Prinevill , ,., ill also
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* Talent Contest, 7 p.m. Wednesday, August 17
* 4-H Fashion Revue 7 p.m. Thursday, August 18
* Rodeo Dance, 9:30 p.m. Saturday, August 20
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