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9 ' SIXTEEN Special Edition Morrow County Fair-& Rodeo Heppner 6azettejTimes. Wed ÉÉMÉttNAMÌÉitNnMMA Awards recognition night Do vou ever feel like there is too much focus on what is wrong with vouth today. Here is vour chance to come and see what youth are doing well. The fair Awards Program, Satur day, August 20, at 4:30 p.m. is a must for4-M Youth, parents, leaders and anyone that enjovs young people. The 4-H and FFA awards are given during the awards ceremony, as well as the Open Class Creative Hands Award. "It is always fun to see who wins the traditional "Grand ! - ----------- T— --------------------------- Added purses climb to $ 1 ,2 5 0 per event Pager 564-5798 Country Animal Hospital James A. Burgess, D.V.M. Large and Small Animal Sen/ices Office Hours Buttercreek Hwy. P O Box 721 8 - 1 2 Saturday Herm iston, O R 9 7 8 3 8 Agricultural Testing G R O W IN G WITH UMATILLA BASIN AGRICULTURE SINCE 1976 AGRI-CHECK, INC. AGRICULTURAL TESTING LABORATORY ONE DAY TURN AROUND We T reat F a rm in g A s A S c ie n c e ! 323 6th St. - P.0. Box 1350 - Umatilla, Oregon 97882 (503) 922-4894 TOLL FREE 1-800-537-1129 (i.-R) Rich Boyer, saddlemaker, and Marilyn and Roe Gardner display saddle to be given to the all-around cowboy donated by Gardner's Men's Wear, Heppner Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo add ed purses have climbed to $1,250 per event this year, with the bull riding event added purse totaling 52,500. The Heppner Elks Lodge and Heppner Les Schwab are co sponsoring this event that should draw’ some outstanding PRCA athletes.. Other events and sponsors of Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo events are as follows: Bareback Riding, Tidewater Barge Lines; Saddle Bronc Riding, Coca Cola Bottl- »004 PLOYHAR INSURANCE ing Company; Calf Roping, Gravbeal Dist. Coors; Steer Wrestling, Morrow County Grain Growers; Barrel Racing, Carner Auto Supply; Team Roping, Wheat Growers; All Around, a champion saddle provided by Gardner's Men's Wear. WALCHI / FARM V O w ned & O perated By SKIP AND SHERRY WALCHI • CANTALOUPES • ASPARAGUS • WATERMELLONS ■rALFALFA 1 127 N. Main St. Heppner, OR 676-5818 567-5721 Rt. 5 B ox 5192 H erm isto n , OR Serving area farms and ranches for more than 36 years We’re proud to be serving the citizens of South Morrow County. Annuities - Life • Health - Auto - Farm - Home * Medicare Supps. ¿Ski P P P ^ — P — PO PP PPPP O PPPPP PPPP PO PPPP O PO PPPP O PO B »8 ■ Cr 2r. ¿“ ^ - 1 "■ We Print B u s in e s s C a r d s Many styles and colors to choose from Gazette-Times 676-9228 trailers w eren't prevalent the courthouse lawn during then. Rodeo directors, in rodeo. During the years that cluding Harlon McCurdy and the family participated, she Lee Beckner, usually rodeo was active in club events and with the courts. playdays while serving as an "I'm not the first ex-court officer and board member. For many years she show mom to have a daughter and grnddaughter become court ed horses at the fair's open members," she says. But she horse show that began in 1947 is the first 'ex' to have a son managed by the Wrangler win the Morrow' County Club. She also helped coor amateur calf roping saddle dinate the open and 4-H horse shows. And she has officiated at many horse shows as a 4-H when he was 16. For many years the family horse judge. She has been a fair com- showed a string of purebred cattle at fairs as the Robinson mitte member and secretary children also competed in 4-H and she served 10 years on and FFA livestock events. the fair board. She says it was Merlyn was a 4-H horse club a rew arding experience as one leader for 20 years, w'hich she of many volunteers who con says was an opportunity to tribute their time to pro learn along with young peo gressively improving fairs and ple and to appreciate the rodeos. Morrow County is a great rewards of these youth pro grams. The Robinsons are also place to live, an added incen honorary Heppner FFA tive to w rite about its people Chapter members and events as a jounalist, she As a charter member of the claims--an activity that she Wranglers Riding Club, she has pursued for the past 10 said they developed a drill years. "A nd it's exciting to team that traveled to other note how fairs and rodeos places. She also organized the have been upgraded over the first cow boy breakfast put on years, all a part of our history bv the club that was held on and heritage,” she says. This year's 1994 Morrow County Fair Premium Book was dedicated to Merlyn Robinson, a native daughter. She grew' up on ranches of her parents, Merle and Altha Kirk. Follow ing her Heppner High School graduation dur ing World War II she attend ed Oregon State University, then known as the 'Cow College.' Merlyn and her husband, Donald, are the parents of three children, Kirk, Kyle and Krvann Parham. They have three grandchildren. The Robinsons continue to live on the Sandhollow century farm that was homesteaded by her M mother's parents, the M.J. Devins. "Fair and rodeo have always held a special place in mv heart,” Merlyn savs. It's the opportunity to showcase what Morrow County pro- < duces. "Though fairs once were mainly livestock and DOC DOC DOC DOC^J home economics entries, to 5 - > day's oustanding exhibits by local artisans continue to amaze me," she says. Est As a youngster, she says S o *°O r she never missed the oppor tunity to be in the fair and rodeo parade, often riding a 3 ® f t horse to town. Role models were former court members, including an older sister, Evelyn Broun. Fairs and OVER 5,000 Oaslyn* 6 mo thru XXX T rodeos were not held during F ull C o lo r i ( Cot»«» World War II years. But in Photo Muy» I toiniiskx AAcNary Hwy 396 N PHONE or FAX S* 7 ^ 96 i 1947, Merlyn was chosen as Color Photo T-Slurts queen. FRIA S A U RACKS Things were much different then, she recalls. 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"I encourage family, neighbors and friends of 4-H members to attend the awards program and con gratulate youth for their par ticipation in the 1994 Morrow County Fair.” 8 - 12 & 1 - 5 Daily ™ Special Edition Morrow County Fair & Rodeo Heppner Gazette-Times, Wed.. Aug 10, 1994 - NINE Aug 10 1994 Champion” and "O utstan d in g ...” aw ard ,” said a spokesperson. "Everv youth that plans to participate in fair, registers and competes is a w inner from mv viewpoint,” shares 4-H Youth Bus 567-6086 r Heller & Sons Distributing, Inc. 567-6582 615 N. 1st., Hermlctc- Quality Selection, Service & Price C A S ID A Y BATTERY C O . 567-6041 1-800-233-6041 HWY. 3 9 5 & P U M P K IN C E N T E R RD , H E R M iS T O N • - I ” i
