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Special Edition Morrow County Fair & Rodeo Heppner Gazette-Times, Wednesday, August 7, 1996 - NINETEEN TWO - Special Edition Morrow County Fair & Rodeo Heppner Gazette-Times, Wednesday, August 7, 1996 How to dress three princesses and a queen Many people have donated time, money and expertise to keep this year's Morrow Coun- ty Fair and OTPR queen, prin- cesses and pennant bearers looking sharp. The elegant ultra suede of- ficial outfits-complete with boots, belt, hat, and gloves- furnished by the fair board, were complemented by belt buckles donated by area banks: First Interstate of Heppner donated Princess Dawn 's buckle; Inland Empire of Boardman, Princess Beth; Bank of Eastern Oregon, Princess Heppner ChambeT of Commerce I I I encourages you to ... * Enjoy the parade and fair * Check out the Friday Sidewalk Sale * Let'er Rip at the Rodeos * Visit the Morrow County Museum * Cool off at Willow Creek Lake * Experience our Volkswalk (info ac Red Apple) Let 'Er Grow in Morrow County Money donations from area businesses, and earned at car washes and bottle drives, pro- vided the money to purchase fabric, custom-made wool jackets, and incidentals which were not donated. Pennant bearers and their families were responsible for providing their own o utfits; however, Penny Krebs donated the Pendleton wool for the vests and Linda and Dot Holvorsen sewed them. The horses need special things, too-Princess Beth's family donated leg wraps to protect the mounts during travel. Chaperone Glenda Taylor donated matching stor- age buckets for their grooming needs. Princess Dawn' s family donated tail bags to keep those endings looking dean and com - bed after bath. Queen Brenda's oldest brother donated mat- ching sad dle pads. Princess Stormy's mom has been the number-one organizer for fund raisers. In addition to two car wash es, with the help of Martha Mu nkers and some generou s people donating the fixings for a spaghetti feed at one of the Heppner High School basketball games, she managed to earn enough money to buy saddle flowers. Julie Ashbeck made the saddle flower arrangements and donated the flowers the court uses on their breast collars. The Howard s also d onated sturdy p lastic totes to keep the flowers clean and " un-smu shed" bet- ween parades. It's been said more than once that Rooster Kersten is one of the funniest clowns in pro rodeo today. His uncanny abili- ty for off-the-cuff chat with the announcer and his hilarious view of the world are very entertaining. Rooster, formerly from Texas, now making his home in Thermopolis, Wyoming, really enjoys his work. " I don' t even consider it work, it's more like ... playtime ." Rooster's " playtime" usually includ es visits from various animals that are sure to tickle your funny bone, and different gadgets and friends of unknown credi- bility. Rooster got his start in ama- teur rodeo and it has snowball- ed to where he is now recogniz- ed as one of the best in the in- dustry . Even though Rooster jokes a lo t, he also realizes the responsibility of his job and will haul his portable bomb shelter to a bull or even ju mp out of the barrel whenever the bull- fighter or bullrider need assist- ance. This " b ull-sense" has earned Rooster acceptance in- to th e Coors " Man in the Can" program. This program ac- knowledges and sponsors some of th e top barrelman in the Professional Rodeo Cow- boys Association. A lot of time and patience spent training animals and a full-time devotion to entertain- ing people has allowed Rooster to work rodeos all over the United States and Canada, in- cluding the Mountain States Circuit Finals and the world- famous Calgary Exhibition and Stampede. One thing for certain , you will be sure to remember Rooster a long time after the rodeo. He will be at the Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Aug. 16-17 at the Morrow County Fair- grounds in Heppner. I I I P.O. Box 1232, Heppner; 9-S Tues. & Wednes. Serving area farms and ranches for more than 3 7 years * Bulk Gas after the parades, so after a shopp ing trip with the queen and h er m om, Princess Beth's mother sewed flared skirts and cream-colored shirts to comple- ment tapestry vests made by Queen Brend a' s mom. As weather became warmer, Princess Stormy's brothers and sisters decided the girls need- ed so~ething cooler to wear, so they gave them a gift of short- sleeved green, white and black tops and white shorts. Princess Stormy's parents made a gift of cream-colored Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo T-shirts to complete their wardrobes. Accessories? The court earn- ed money to buy their pins and - earrings. Montana Silver bar- rettes were donated by the queen's parents. To keep their boots parade-fresh , Tom and Anne Bedortha donated boot bags. ICABO donated clear rain coats to pro tect hats and outfits from inclement weather. Even the accessories need accesso- ries . Exquisite bead ed h at bands don ated by Jean and John Jepsen add a tou ch of style to their hats, and Princess Dawn ' s parents donated stampede strings to keep the -, girls' hats in place during grand entries. ... Princess Beth's mother has been the court' s unofficial seamstress whenever a button needed re-sewing or something needed to be taken in just a bit. She also made attractive padd - ed scrapbooks for the court to store their once-in-a-lifetime memories. Stormy; and BEO lone, Queen Brenda. Sandi Shook of Her- miston sewed t he official outfits. The girls' families purchased a work shirt with green and black yoke, green sleeves and cream body to go with green jeans from Gardner's Men' s Wear in Heppner. They soon found a need for an extra pair of jeans, so black jeans to match the shirts were purchased. After the first few court lun- cheons, they discovered the rest of the courts were chang- ing out of their official outfits * Diesel Fuel * Heating Oils * Kerosene * Solvents * Lubricating * Lube . Oils in Oils Shell Phillips, & Bulk Quantities Chevron 1-800-698-6582 Heller & Sons Distributing, Inc. 567-6582 615 N. 1st., Hermiston Rooster Kersten, one of rodeo's funniest, takes job seriously Oregon Wheat Growers Cake Official Contest Rules 1. The cake baking contest will be held at your local county fair and cakes will be exhibited and judged at your fair. 2 . Each contestant must use the same 1996 Pumpkin Cake re- cipe. 3. No substitutions, additions, or deletions will be allowed to the official recipe, except for those necessary at altitudes over 3,500 feet. 4. Each contestant must be a resident of the county in which he/she enters. 5. Premium books with rules regarding entries for this con- test are available at your local extension office and fair offices. 6. Contestants must be 18 or older to enter. 7. The cake baking contest will also be held at the Oregon State Fair and is open to those who had not entered their local county fair Oregon Wheat Growers League (OWGL) cake baking contest. 8. OWGL will pay premium awards after notification from your local fair office. Premium awards are: first-$10 .00; se- cond-$5 .00; third-$3.00. 1996 Cake Baking Contest Pumpkin Cake ½ Cup Shortening 1 ¼ Cups Sugar 2 Eggs 2¼ Cups Cake Flour 2 tsp. Baking Powder 1 tsp. Salt ½ tsp. Baking Soda 2 tsp . Ground Cinnamon 1 tsp. Ground Nutmeg ½ tsp. Grou nd Ginger 1 Cup Solid Pack Pumpkin ½ Cup Milk Preheat oven to 35()0_ Beat shor- tening and sugar until fluffy; blend in eggs. Sift together flour, baking powd er, salt, bak- ing soda and spices. Add dry ingredients alternately with combined p umpkin and milk, mixing well after each addition. Spoon into two greased and floured 8-inch pans. Bake 30-35 minutes or until cake tests done . Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans. Cool completely on wire racks. Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo to provide lots Morrow of rodeo action . County Grain Grow- Dessert organized for M.C. court Rodeo lovers-we have just the weekend for you. Th e O regon T r ail P ro R o d eo (OTPR) w ill be h e Id a t th e M or _ row County Fairgrounds on Friday, Aug. 16, starting at 7 p.m. an d S atur d ay, A ug. 17 , with the performance getting d 1.15 unSlerwk ~y at · p.Sm. d ac 1s at 8 a.m. atur ay . A nnouncer will be Bob Tallm an . h B d R d C k wit ear o e~ . o. stoc contractor. (n addition to top ers, Coca-Cola, Carner Auto, Finley Butte Landfill, Partlow Livestock and Bank of Eastern Oregon. · · Special awards will be the PRCA All A d Ch · roun amp1on Saddle, donated by Gardner's , . Men s Wear, and the Mike Currin Memorial Calf Roping Champion Buckle · Tickets are $8 for adults $5 ' for children six to 12 with . . , . children five and under adnut- ted free. !l~'l 18111111 I Ill JOIP 1 ~11,H w11m 'R,i ~m1t1 t1nn 11~1~-Utl-ffll' 111-llll'l ui ~Ill! I' ' n,t~H 1,, MIi tin,· 'ib I~ ~~e, lirticiputs I lisit1r1 11mr1-,1K1-IIII lili11re11 ·1 11n-11r-a1n1m-11 uau ,~-tit W111e There's just nothing like-thi Cou~t~ Fair And there's nothing lilce the people young and old who take the opportunity to show off their efforts at the Morrow County Fair: Whether it's a 4-H project, an FFA project or the work of those entering in open classes, we like your spirit and_ support your · many fine efforts. Cream Cheese Frosting YOU'RE ALL WINNERS. Best Wishes from the folks of + • LAMB-WESTON BOARDMAN .................................................. . I f I t t f J r:--.-. ,1.: . - Princess Dawn Boor, Queen Brenda Holtz, pennant bearers Sybil Krebs and Nonnee Walters, and Jean Jepsen J ean Jepsen and Sylvia Ladd-Sanford organized a dessert for the Morrow County Fair a nd OTPR Court a nd pennant bearers. Ladd- Sanford , 1984 Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Court Queen , shared some of her experiences representing rodeo throughout the nation and gave the girls 'a few tips about grooming and dealing with some of the contingencies which crop up. 11 ½ Cup Butter 1/8 tsp . Salt 3 oz. Cream Cheese 1 tsp. Vanilla 1 Pound Powdered Sugar Combine melted butter ancl cream c heese and blend thoroughly . Add sugar, salt, and vanilla and beat well. If the mixture is too thick to spread easily, add milk ½ teaspoon at a time. cowboys, the OTPR will f~atw:e -~own_ R?Oster Kersten ~ th his Squirting Tank Act a nd bullf" 1g ht ers . Danny Newman and Mark Nichols · . . New to the OTPR this year IS . , . mutton bustin , along_ With bar- 1 c·ng team roping bull- r~ . ra 1 ' '.din ndmg, saddle bronc n g, steer wresting, bareback riding d alf · an c roping. · l d Event sponsors m e u e Gra beal Distributing, Wheat Y . Growers, Les Schwab Tires, Watermelon seed spitting contest set In answer to summer athletes across the state, the Hermiston Watermelon Growers are proud to sponsor a county- wide Watermelon Seed Spit- ting Competition Thursday, Aug. 15 at 4 p .m . County competitiors will fol- low the rules established for the Oregon State Fair event, now headed for its third annual Spit-Off with defending cham- pion (32', 11") Sue Lundin in the women ' s division; Larry Hobart (33', 2") in the men's division, and Gunnar Micksell (24', 6") in the children's diVl- sion for those 15 years and younger. Rules Contestants select five seeds from a slice of Hermiston w a- termelon. Each contestant is allowed two practice spits, followed by three competitive spits. Sideline judges measure distances of three competition Restaurant spits, taking the longest spit for the record . (It is recommended to spit on white craft paper and if the competition is outside, make the spitting area two widths.) Winners in three division , Men' s, Women's and Children (12 and younger), receive a 1996 red-ripe Hermiston Watermelon Lovers tee shirt. The entire audience receives free Hermi ton watermelon slices. Logging contest is cancelled There will be no logging con- test during the Morrow Coun- ty Fair this year. Lin Jo Gift Shop - 101 & IUca Tm awnn 1GD I. I . Front 1tr8e1 Lounge ~ITY INN 411-lffl