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VOL. 115________ NO. 31________ 6 Pages Wednesday, July 31, 1996,________ Morrow County Heppner, Oregon
Football cam p
Mattesons w ’n national rodeo awards
set for Aug. 5-8
South Morrow County Foot
ball Camp for boys in grades
five-12 will be held Monday
through Thursday, Aug. 5-8,
from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the
Heppner High School practice
field.
Registration forms are avail
able at the high school, Miller's
Mini-Mart and Murray Drugs
in Heppner. Coach Greg Grant
says thaf*late registrations
be accepted.
Cost is $25 for players in
grades five-eight; and $30 for
those in grades nine-12. Fifth-
eighth graders will received a
hat and ninth-12th graders will
receive a polo shirt.
For more information, call
Grant, 676-5257.
Lexi and Justin Matteson
Weather goes all to hail
The Matteson kids of Hepp
ner won more than their share
of awards at the National High
School Rodeo Finals held in
Pueblo, Colorado, July 15-21.
Justin Matteson, who will be
a senior at Heppner High
School this fall, finished fifth in
the nation in bull dogging.
Justin was fourth in the short
round.
Lexi Matteson, who will be a
junior at HHS this fall, was
ninth in the nation in barrels.
She was third in the short
round.
Justin and Lexi, the children
of Chuck and Sherry Matteson
of Heppner, each won a $500
scholarship, a buckle and a
plaque.
Annie Hisler, also of Hepp
ner, and Angela and Tiffanie
Munkers, Lexington, also com
peted at nationals.
Bible school
planned for
Aug. 5-9
The weather went from sunshine to clouds and thunder to hail and
torrential downpour in the space of about an hour Tuesday afternoon
in Heppner.
The extent of crop dam age, if any. was unknown at presstime.
Jesus' Kids in the Kitchen is
a "unique fun-packed Vacation
Bible School (VBS)" for kids
ages four-12, beginning Mon
day, Aug. 5, at the Heppner
Seventh-day
Adventist
Church. The school runs from
9-11:45 a.m. through Friday,
Aug. 9.
Trained adults will teach kids
health, fitness and how to fix
healthful snacks. Songs, skits
and activités will help instill
"old-fashioned values based on
Bible principles," said a VBS
spokesperson.
All needed supplies are fur
nished without cost. Certifi
cates of achievement will be
presented to all who complete
the course. To pre-register by
telephone or for more informa
tion, call 676-5851.
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Blue-eyed, blonde, Morrow
County Fair and Oregon Trail
Pro Rodeo Princess Elizabeth
(Beth) Hermanns is the 17-year-
old daughter of Charlie and
Karen Hermanns of Irrigon.
She has an older brother,
Andrew.
Born in Walla Walla, Wash
ington, she has lived 16 of her
17 years in Irrigon. She will be
a senior at Riverside High
School this fall, where she
managed the track team for two
years and played freshman
basketball.
This summer, she is working
at the family business, C & K
Farm Equipment Repair. She
spends her free time helping
her friend, Alexis Clark, with
barrel racing.
For parade and rodeo duties,
she will be riding a 10-year-old
paint "N ekona," owned by
Tina and Theron Thomas of
Boardman. She credits her
11-year-old sorrel registered
quarter horse mare "Dido
Mist" for her riding ability. She
has owned "M isty" since she
was six-years-old and uses her
to run barrels. The princess'
friend, Pam Christopher,
taught her the fundamentals of
barrel racing.
Elizabeth has extensive 4-H
experience as an eight year
member of Spools and Spills
cooking and sewing club. She
is a past member of the Desert
Pegasus Horse Club of Board-
man and a sheep club in Irri
gon. She is currently a member
of the Riverside Critter Fitters
of Boardman.
The princess has won numer
ous champion and reserve
champion cooking and sewing
awards. This year, her projects
include: a dress for her niece
Samantha as a Skill Level Eight
sewing project; a yeast bread in
a special shape for cooking; and
showing her Red Angus
Limousin cross steer, "R e n ".
She won the 1994 Reserve
Grand Champion Beef Show
man award.
The princess has competed in
junior jackpot rodeos for five
years. She is a past member of
the Umatilla Sage Riders,
where she won a buckle series.
She placed in both barrels and
goat tying at last year's Morrow
County Rodeo; won the senior
girl's barrels at the Umatilla
Sage Riders Junior Rodeo; and
placed third in the senior girls
barrels at the Eagles Junior
Rodeo in Toppenish, Washing
ton. She is currently a member
of the Greater Columbia Barrel
Racing Association in Hermis-
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Elizabeth
Hermanns
Premium books
still available
Premium books are available
at the fair office.
ber (cooking & sewing),
competes in rodeos in
barrel racing/goat tying.
Beth Herm anns concentrates on the first barrel at an Oregon Barrel
Racing Association race in Hermiston
Gardner's once again will
sponsor all-around saddle
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L-R Tiny Bertsch, Roe G ardner and Rich Boyer
Gardner's Men's Wear was
in the Gardner family 20 years
before Roe took over the store.
The store caters to people in the
area and will special order if
something is needed that is not
in stock.
Tiny Bertsch, pictured above,
won the all-around saddle last
year, placing in the team rop
ing and calf roping. He also
won the calf roping event at the
1°92 Pendleton Round-Up.
"This saddle really fits a horse
and I'm using it," said Bertsch.
He added that Boyer used parts
of the pattern from an old sad
dle of Boyer's father.
Unfortunately, Bertsch won't
be competing at the Oregon
Trail Pro Rodeo this year. He
was injured at the Reno, NV,
rodeo and will be having knee
surgery. He is expected to be
out of competition for four to
six months.
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Eyes: Blue
Hair: Blonde
Parents: Charlie &
Karen Hermanns
Age: 17 years old
Senior at RHS
Activities: 4-H mem
Gardner's Men's Wear in
Heppner is once again sponsor
ing the all-around saddle for
the Morrow County Fair and
Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo, held
this year Aug. 14-19.
Gardner's Men's War has
sponsored four all-around sad
dles. Last year's saddle, valued
at $3,700, was made by Rich
Boyer of Hermiston. Boyer,
who was with Hamleys for two
years, has 11 years of experi
ence and has made 115 saddles.
He has also made two of the
Pendleton Round Up saddles.
Roe Gardner, who has own
ed the store in Heppner since
1983, says that he takes a lot of
pride in being able to support
the local professional rodeo.
"The local support is tremen
dous," said Roe. "It's fortunate
the local people are able to
watch these professionals per
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Elizabeth tried out for the
court to meet new people, see
new places and to promote the
fair and rodeo, since she par
ticipates in both.
Most memorable thus far in
the season, the princess says,
has been meeting and getting
to know the Chief Joseph Days
Court, Amber Locke, Amber
Follett and Dena Rynearson,
and meeting the 1995 Miss
Rodeo Oregon at Sisters.
The worst part about being
on the court, she says, is get
ting up early to curl her hair
and get on the road to the
parades and rodeos.
Princess Beth is looking for
ward to this year's Morrow
County fair and rodeo because
so much has been added, like
dancing by the Umatilla Indian
Reservation Dancers at the
Tuesday night Kessler's kickoff
barbecue, and the Flying
Kosaks and Rooster Kersten
and his barrelmen act at the
PRC A rodeo. She would like to
remind everyone to stay for the
Sunday Morrow County
Rodeo.
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