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
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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. When that complex
was modernized by merging
with the city waste water sys-
tem, he spent most of one sum-
mer working o n the project.
Harold also converted a fomer
barn on the grounds that now
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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
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A Tradition for Our County
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"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
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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
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people. Davis believes that by
taking positive action through
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bring an understanding to
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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 .
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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
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