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- - - - ,, - - > - - - • - - ' • .....4... - to.~" - - - - .. - Special Edition Morrow County Fair & Rodeo Heppner Gazette-Times Wed . Aug 10 1994 • FIFTEEN Wranglers to Rodeo contestants need to hold cowboy stay in shape to perform breakfast b Morrow County Wranglers Cowbov Breakfast will be held on u~day, Au g. 21 from 7 a. m.-10 a.m. in the p 1rnic area of the fairground . The menu will include hot c,1ke , ham, eggs, h,lshbrown , milk and coffee ,lt ,1 price of S4 for adult and 3 for c h ildren 10 and under. Wrangler m mber are a k- ed to contact Tara Adam for \\ ork hedule . Everyon is invited to come ea rlv and tav for the Morrow' County Rodeo. Thi year the Morrow County Ro d eo will be held unday, Aug. 21, in tead of a Friday night ho\\ . A prntessinnal rndt>o nintt•s- tant mu..,t rely upon more than hi-; O\\ n talent ,md skill tor ,1 \\ inning ride or run. Rough~tod.: nm boy., !,..no\\ \\ ell the impmt,mce of hc.ilth,. ,1thldic 11, t> toe!,... In thti1r ..,pt.>1..i,1llit.'s, thl' pcrformilnCt' ol tht' animal ,l(COunt tor half the ., ore. They get paid onl~ it the ,mi mals perform \\ e II Timed-e\'ent LO\\ bnvs con- ..,,der their horse'> e·sst:nti,ll nit.•mbl.'r.., of tlwir te,1m--,1nd a ,, mnmg run rl.'quirl's thl' bt.>..,t etil1rt ot both p,,rtner.., 1ost timed-en~nt horse<. ot thl.' PRCA are registered Anwncan quarter horses. The c,1h e and -,teer usl.'d in timed evenb ,11..,11 must be in peal,.. lorm. Arn (0\\ bov will '&l11111'11 1 i® B111 WAREHOUSE FOODS Locally Owned & UDl!llated We Gladly Accept FAIR & RODEO Don't miss our gigantic tell you that a quick, alt'rt c,, lf m slet.>r es ·ential to mal,..irg c1 "inning run . Thell\\ ner.., oi the top pmiL",- <. in nal rodeo animal are rewarded each var through c1 , ·.uiety ot spon~or prngram'- C l,pe n hagen l,..oal Pro Rodeo .iwcirds bonusec; to tl·e ll\\'ners ot teh roughstm k c1nrmc1ls selected b~ lop PRC cn\\'boy., il'> thl' bec;t buckwg <;toe!,.. of the year. Wrangh r leans reward the O\\'ner oft~ e fighting bull of the \'l'cH , ..,elected b~ fullfrghtl.'rs o;, th.• \\'ringler Bullfii-;ht Tour. The American Quarter I im L' As..,ocic1 t i11n an n lid II,. re1.ogni/es the 11,p hor<,t>.., n prnte<, ionc1I rodl.'ll ·s timLd L'\ ent..,--c.1lf roping , stl.'1'r wrestling, team roping (both he,1ding ,,nd heL•ling), ... tL'• ·1 roping .ind bc1rrel r,King--,1rd their 1)\\ 1wr.., Onl\' reg1'>ten d qu.utl.'r hor..,e.., t]L1,1ltf~ for ti 1..' '1\\ c1rd.., OPEN 24 HOURS Hwy 395 Theatre Lane Hermiston 567-3829 Doing what we do best Selling groceries for less Shop N Kart Supporting Morrow County kids See you at the Fair ~s,7'~ A Tradition for Our County SIDEWALK SALE Friday, Aug .19th c!J We have a great selection of · Heppner T-shirts and hats ., , 676-9200 "See You At The Fair!" Serving Heppner and Condon for over 35 years M-F 8 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. ~Mw.y~ 1>~ - 217 orth Main He) ner • ... 676-9158 i ......... -- Complete Western Wear = El Now s1521 Western Blouses 16'" 17'" Zimectrin l ,. 1 0 Wormer Everyday & . 4 E Mens • Ladies • Boys • Girls Reg. 19 96 ,. J' . ,, . . .... .. , .. ,,. - ·"' ~ . - ..... ~ , ':' .! ... :.. ... - Wranglers Matheny to lead parade Back by popular demand i the Morrow County Talent Show . This years shov .. will be held Wedne day, Augu t 17 at 7 p.m. on the Outdoor tage m the picnic Area. Plea e contact the fair Office at 676-9474 as ·oun as possible if you or so- meone you know would like to . perform. .......... . .. . . . , .... ~, Pro Rodeo Cowboy cut USDA Food Stamps Talent show back by popular demand Welcome to 1994 TEN · Special Edition Morrow County Fair & Rodeo Heppner Gazette-Times, Wed., Aug. 10, 1994 Boots 7 27' to 59 97 everyday low price Shirts • Belts Hats • Boots - - - Horse Tack - - -- 1350 N. First St. Hermiston 8 a.m. ·9 p.m. Monday thru Saturday 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Sundays = II i I ·· Full line of supplies for your horse halters, bridles, blankets, cinches "We Sell For Less." Always Have ... Always WIii. -= I i WAL*MART® · L--~-==-J - . ...... ' - -----· ·------· Sotne Thl.ng§ Are Worth Holding On To. Like A Good Pair Of Boot§. tr,·1L, a c"mpld,• li11c "l ,l'11t.'1ul1/,/,·, /,ar,J-ll'orl..·i,~,J .,tyl,•.,, / J u w ),, l"""'")~I/ mt1/.:,·,, /,.,.,,., u•itl, tl1t• ,,amt' 1•al11i•., a. , ll1t• l"'"I'/,, wht111w1r tl1t•111. ------+· ·----- ROPERS LACE-UPS KID'S BOOTS 11 · .. l.u·r'.' thin.it You .4-,~nd lor. P66 EVERYBODY'S HOMETOWN STORE ! Athena 566-3545 Hermiston 567-5591 Milton-Freewater 938-5551 Pendleton 276-7611 Prosser, WA 786-3031 Dmting oft hrs CO\\ bt)~ hat and boots, Orval 1.:ithenv is readv to nde m the parade a the 1994 Grand Mar hal ot the 1orrm, Countv Fair ,ind Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Born in tanfield and grow- ing up near Echo, Orval \,·orl,..- ed on ranLhe~ as a young man During World War II he\\ as a p.ir.itrooper in the I 1th Arr borne and he er\.l'd three vear in the luth Panfic. After the \\ ar Orval worl,..ed al ..,e\ er,11 Job .... !·or s1 \'ears he \\ ,1s an emplo~ ee oi' PacifiL l'm,er and Light ompany. .., a lineman he \\ orkl.'d for ,1 um- trac..tor helpmg to build Rur,11 Llectric Admini<;trat,on line.., in th, ,ire.:i. That career ended ,, h ' n h "a e, erelv in1ured m an accident m 195 . mce 19'i9, rval ha-, been f.irmmg the Rauch farm 111 lt"'er Sand Hl'llm, which ,., no\\ bemg farmed by a son, David . rval and Pauline Rc1u(h were marri d on e,,. Year Eve in 1945. They continu to live in their country home that they built in 1950.- That home on Hinton reek is the hi torical ite of an 1 ' · bn 1,.. factorv that later became a . laughterhouc,e . rv,11 Uu nng the 1960' , erved six vears on the Rodeo Board. He spent long hour as the grou nd keeper of the large rodeo field . rval says t h a t they didn't have much to work with in tho e days. It was dif- ficult to preven t the ground fro m becoming too muddv or dusty, particu larly in front of the bucking hutes . And the race track had a dangerou th,lt t,lUSl'J m,111\' accident... . The fathenvs -;l•ldom rnr..,.., a rodeo. On.ii ..,,1v.., th,1t tlw ne\\ rodeo arena \\ it h it... ..,,in - d, "oil is a big imprmem •nt thanks to ,1 hard\\ orking rodeo commitle • ,1nd manv volunt,,\.'r', The ..,m.iller .irena (ontribute.., to a t,1..,ll'r -.1111" ,1.., rodeo ..,tlxl,.. 1...in be h,llldlt•d lllUl h t',l',1(.'r The 1athl'n\'s ha, l' thrt.'l' \'.hrldren A d.{ught •r. S.rnJ, Fel..'ne..,,· and lwr hu..,b.rnd :\!,irk I I\ e I n Mo 11 t ,1ll ,l. T lw ir \.l)Unge ... t d,1ughter, S,1lly. j., married to M1l,..e lngr,lh,1m. Son 0,l\ id ,rnd t,,.., \\'ift•, 1\111\', ,h \\ ell ,1.., thL' l11~r,1h,1m" h,1, t ' honws on th ~.rnd I h1lh1,\ farm th,11 b •longed lo tlw1r gr,1ndpc1r nts . There ML' thr • grand(htldn•n ~a..,L'\" ln - gr,1h,1m and - hanl' ,md Ste: t,m I\ 1,1thenv lthough rv,1I d,11m.., to be retired he strl helps out at haf\.est ,ind with tield \\llrk. However, thl'v mn, h,n more , acation time u..,ing their rt>cre,1ttonal , ehr I . I or m,1n\ 11 v ,1rs ., tam11v t,1vont • h<l'> " tn to the \ allo\\ a \\ h rl..' they enjov camping and hur eba k riding . And the\ al o en10_ big game hunting ea on . The Matheny' -, ar members oi Hope lutherim hurch Tht>y "ere active 4-H par nt and \ ra n gier Riding tub member when their children \\er involved . r al nm'> en- joy · r fini hmg furniture and hi wife, Pauline, is ,ln al..'- rnmpli hed artr t But th ir tavorite pa trme is "atchmg their grandchildren p,1rti 1pate in sport . (Uf\' \.' r Didier's Locally Grown F r t I i t <..~ P 1· ( l ( 1 u c c Open: June 'til November 200 S. 1st Pl., Hermiston • 567-5591 Hwy 730 • Irrigon 922-3109 ....
