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
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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.
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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
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girls' hats in place during grand
entries.
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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
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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
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1.15
unSlerwk ~y at · p.Sm. d
ac 1s at 8 a.m. atur ay .
A nnouncer will be Bob Tallm an
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contractor. (n addition to top
ers, Coca-Cola, Carner Auto,
Finley Butte Landfill, Partlow
Livestock and Bank of Eastern
Oregon.
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Special awards will be the
PRCA All A
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Saddle, donated by Gardner's
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Men s Wear, and the Mike
Currin Memorial Calf Roping
Champion Buckle
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Tickets are $8 for adults $5
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children five and under adnut-
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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
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BOARDMAN
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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.
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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
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New to the OTPR this year IS
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mutton bustin , along_ With bar-
1 c·ng team roping bull-
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steer wresting, bareback riding
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Event sponsors m e u e
Gra beal Distributing, Wheat
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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.
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