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Special Edition Morrow County Fair & Rodeo Heppner Gazette-Times, Wed., Aug 16, 1995-AITTEN SIX-Special Ecltion Morrow County Fair & Rodeo Heppner Gazette-Times, Wed., Aug. 16, 1995 Harold Peck Grand Marshall parade I The 1995 Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Grand Marshall, Harold K. Peck, is a native son. Affec- tionately know as 'Shorty', he ~ys he'll feel six feet tall as a familiar figure driving his 1906 antique " Sears Buggy" as the honoree at the head of this year's parade. Born in 1912, Harold's child- hood was spent on hi father's homestead on upper Rhea Creek during that horse and buggy era. He and his wife, Ed- na, continue to re ide at that location during their retirement years. After his primary education in the one-room country school of Willoughway, the family leased a wheat farm outhea t of Lexington. By the time he graduated from Lexington High School in 1931, he was driving a twenty horse team pulling a combine. This self-made man of many talents worked at various oc- cupations starting out in the midst of the depression of the '30's when jobs were scarce. In addition to working the land and harvesting crops he also became a carpenter, construc- tion worker and a highway and mill employee. He was employ- ed by Boeing Aviation Com- pany in Seattle during World War U, earning $1 .41 per hour. He eventually returned to hi father's homestead and leased additional land . After turning 1,000 acres of sod to farm ground, Harold developed a tock and wheat ranch on 6,000 acres. Harold married Edna Crump on June 20, 1934. He claims "a very good knot wa tied as it ha n 't frayed in 61 years." They have thr e daughters, Patricia Hardy, Salem; Shirley Palmer, Heppner and Majorie Church, Troy, Montana. There are nine grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. The county fai r became an important event when the Peck daughters became active in 4-H sewing and livestock. Harold served as a leader of a livestock club that grew to include pigs, sheep, dairy and beef cattle. An incident that tands out in the Pecks' memories happened during the years when calf scrambles were held during fairs. Youngsters who were for- tunate in catching and holding onto a calf were given that calf to grow out and bring back to show and sell at the following fair. When Patricia and Shirley entered a calf scramble they came away empty-handed with battered bodie and torn clothe . Consequently, local ranchers Don Greenup and Ebb Hughes generously gave these youngsters steer calves to raise, show and sell. Harold's involvement with 4-H and the county fair grew. The Pecks were !>uperinten- dent of the Collector's Corner for many years. A chairman of the 4-11 council, he was al o a fair committee member before a long-term commitment on the fair board, beginning in 1980. Harold devo ted those years to working on anything that needed upgrading on the fair- grounds. 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Thousonds cl new pom 30'- Off - 5 - r - <~ - = - - = - J.. I = - J.. = - - ! = - § - - .. J.. = ·-liii-~ - . - .. .L A LOG BUCKING & WRAPPER THROWING CONTEST Sunday, August 20 at 10:30 a.m., Morrow County Fairgrounds (Phi/lips, Shell & CMvron) TAICE CARE Of ALl YOCIRFARII PETROi.EUii NEEDS PRIDE Heller & Sons Distributing, Inc. 567-6582 615 N. 1st., Hermiston Box 357 - Hwy 74 lone, Oregon 97843 ~s, ~ A Tradition for Our County c!J "See You At The Fair!" . Restaurant Still time to 676-9200 Lin Jo Gitt Shop Lounge ¢1TY INN Joe C Alice Tatone owners lDD I. W. Front Street ,_u)"'~ Cash prizes awarded in: The Morrow County Class & Wrapper contest for up to 4th place. First-Montana Silversmith Belt Buckle, donated by Penland House. Open Class no cubic limit and pays a $100 jackpot plus entry fees. $1 0 entry fee per class. Contestants may use only stock saws and no modified chainsaws are allowed in the Morrow County class. The contest is for amateurs only THANK YOU to our Log Bucking Contest Sponsors: Wood Pecker Truck, Devin Oil, Western States Equipment, John Day Rigging, Rowand Machine, Pettyjohns, Oregon Tractor, Jay Coil Fabricating, Green Feed, D & L Repair, Heppner Auto Parts, Eagle Truck, MCGG, Van Arsdale Construction, Mentzer & Elliot, LeRoy Britt Logging, B & C Repair, John Britt Logging, First Interstate Bank, Columbia Basin Electric Coop, Matt's Mowers & Saws, Miller's Mini Mart, Bucknum's, Kate 's Pizza, Bud's Pub, Wright Chevrolet, Skagg's Auto Clinic, Frank Fanciullo (Lawson Products), Ployhar Insurance, Kinzua Corp, Miller & Sons Welding & Exe .. RJ 's Steak House & Lounge, Hessel Tractor, Halton Tractor, Morrow County Fair & Rodeo. The time has come to register for the 1995 Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Parade, ched - uled for Saturday, Augu t 19, at 10 a .m . The parade will run through downtown Heppner. Judging starts at :30 a.m. at Green Feed and Seed. The pre-registration deadline is Tuesday, August 15. Orga- Motel 481-2441 Support the Fair & Rodeo •Polaris Snowmobiles & ATV's (Certified Mechanics) Stains & Watco O i l s ~ •Whitfield Pellet Stoves & Pellets (fulJ service) LEXINGTON POLARIS Lexington, OR 989-8586 nizer tress pre-registration becau e it makes the parade run much moother. A regi tra- tion form is located in the back of the Fair Premium Book, or may be obtained at the Hepp- ner Chamb r of Commerce office . This year' parade theme, an Do" , " Look What Kid "opens the door for ~?me .uni- que parade entrie , said a parade spokesper on. . For registration or mor~ infor- mation, call parade chairman, Bill Karwacki, 676-9128 day , or Donna Moeller, 676-5101 even- ings . Registration form may also be mailed to the Chamber office, P.O . Box 1232, Heppner, 97836. DID THE RECENT RAIN DO SOME DAMAGE WE CAN FIX IT - Repair Roads & Washouts - -Clean Creeks ~nd Ponds - Install Culverts and Crossings Clean & Patch Diversion Ditches MILLER & SONS EXCAVATING 235 Linden Way • P .O . Box 650 676-9613 • 676-9428 Fax See You At The Fair For more information call 676-5083 or 989-8549; Umati11a 922-4496 Heppner, OR 97836 .. ' . entertained well over a million people. Davis believes that by taking positive action through hand -on education, we can bring an understanding to young and old of the impor- tance of pre erving the animal of the world and that we hare with them. wide variety The " All tar" pettin zoo i compn ed of dome ticall born, hand-rai ed ex tic ani- mal with over 100 animal f over 35 peci . Zellers lone Market ' 'Biggest Little Store in the State 11 Serving Ione Since 1914 Main treet '422-71 I ne retk)n register for parade --·-, SAVI S-11¥1 $-11¥1 $-SAVI $-SIYI $-SAVE $-SAYE S . Jack Davis Carnival company will be at the fair Wednesday, August 16, through Sunday, August 20. The rides will in- clude a large swing ride. For the little tyke , there will be a merry-go-round, ferri whe I and airplane. The Jack Davi Carnival will bring along a petting zoo, which feature a large number of animals, including camel , kangaroos, zebras and foxes . The "AIJ Star" petting zoo is the largest petting zoo " We t of the Mississippi" and has We are proud to aerve your grain storage needs ENTER OUR ANNUAL *Kerosene *Lubricating Oils Carnival rides for the little ones Petting zoo brings 1 Free Estimate - Quality \Vorkmanship Jepsen Pest Control, Inc. DBA: Dobyn P t ontrol \Ve Fioht Di ea e Through Pe t Control and anitation Have Fun at the Fair & Rodeo John Jean & Jim Jepsen , Chuck Holt & Arlynda Cat Phon 422- 71 0 OCB #79070 l one, Oregon 97 43 Proudly supports the Morrow County Fair and regon Trall Pro Rodeo Come to the rodeo August 18-19 and listen to the sounds of the Country Music from the late 50s and early 60 ' pomort>d b~ th e Bank of Ea!)tern Oregon Member FDIC .-
