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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1996)
Angela Munkers wins Morrow County all-around r> r U r- - ° f o o I P ORE s t a p e s EUGENE Oh 'A' F Z E L r L ! 8 ^ M C 3 TI0.Y b Jeff Bailey accepts saddle from members of Rodeo Court. VOL. 115______NO. 34_____ 8 Pages Wednesday, August 21, 1996______ Morrow County Heppner, Oregon HHS players, Lions, clean creek Members of the creek cleaning crew show the pile of brush pulled out of Willow Creek on Sunday. The creek cleaning was done as a joint money raising project by the Wildhorse Club and the Heppner Lions Club. The project is funded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a flood protection measure. Yes, even the kitchen sink came out of the creek, as Gary Watkins shows. Members of the Heppner High School football team and Lions Club, armed with chain saw s, rakes, pickups and anything needed, recently cleaned Willow Creek of trees limbs and debris that was blocking the passage way within the city limits. Market Report Power outage moved to Aug. 23 A power outage, originally scheduled for this Friday, Aug. 16, and affecting Columbia Basin Electric customers, has been rescheduled for Friday, A*ugust 23, from 2 to 4 p.m. The outage, planned for Bon neville Power Administration maintenance, will affect Hepp ner, lone, Lexington, Ruggs, Olex, Cecil, Morgan, Hinton Creek, Willow Creek, Rhea Creek, Rock Creek, Shutler Hat, Lower Willow Creek, Mik- kalo, Clem and Ajax. Compliments of the Morrow County Grain Growers Prison quilt on display at IUCC Tuesday, Aug. 20 Soft White Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. *5.06 *5.07/*5.08 *5.09/*5.10 *5.11/*5.12 *5.13/*5.14 *5.15 Barley Aug.-Dec. *134 A multi-cultural quilt made by inmates of Eastern Oregon Correctional Institute will be on display at the lone United Church of Christ (IUCC) Aug. 24-30. The men made the quilt in an exercise of racial harmony and understanding, said an IUCC spokesperson. The quilt includes panels from the Caucasion, African- American, Native American, Hispanic and Asian cultures. The quilt will be the illustra tion for the sermon "O n e Body, at IUCC on Sunday, Aug. 25. Worship begins at 10 am . Angela Munkers of Lexing ton won the all-around honors at the Morrow County Rodeo held Sunday, Aug. 18, at the rodeo arena in Heppner. Jeff Bailey won the amateur calf roping saddle sponsored by Pioneer Resources, LLC. Jerry Gentry won the open calf roping event with a time of 10.1. Gentry received the Neil Beamer Memorial Spurs, a new award this year. Beamer's fami ly sponsored the award in memory of Neil, who passed away last year. Complete rodeo results are as follows: Amateur calf roping: first go around-first Justin Matteson, $79.20, second Jeff Bailey, $52.80; second go around-first Jeff Bailey, $79.20, second Shad Bishop, $52.80; average-first Jeff Bailey, $79.20, second Shad Bishop, $52.80; Open calf roping-first Jerry Gentry, time 10.1, $126, second Kyle Robinson, 10.4, $84; Pee Wee barrels, 12 and under-first Lacey Matteson, 18.28, $48, second Tracy Grif fith, 19.26, $36, third Ashley Ward, 20.48, $24, fourth Sarah Eckman, 20.62, $12; Junior barrels, 13-17 years old-first Annie Hisler, 17.82, $74.80, second Angela Mun kers, 18.03, $56.10, third Tif- fanie Munkers, 18.06, $37.40, fourth Beth Hermanns, 19.18, $18.70; Senior barrels-first Lexi Mat teson, 17.41, $113.40, second Sue Gibbs, 17.72, $94.50, third Kelsie Evans, 17.73, 75.60, fourth Kelli Currin, 17.85, $56.70, fifth Janice Davis, 17.92, $37.80; Breakaway roping-first Lis- anne Currin, 3.8, $84, second Angela Munkers, 4.3, $56; Cow riding-first Jared Eck man, score 75, $121, second Kevin McCord, 71, $72, third Rick Osmin, 69, $48; Goat tying, girls and boys 9-13 years old-first Lacey Mat teson, time 14.1, $18, second Brett Barber, 15.5, $12; Goat tying, girls 14-18 years old-first Angela Munkers, 11.9, $30, second Tiffanie Munkers, 14.2, $20; Mutton busting-first Scott Maker, score 74, $80, second Che Green, 73, $60, third Nich olas Dyer, 67, $40, fourth Madison Bailey, 65, $20; S te e r w restin g-tie Mike Mahoney and Brad Foster, time 9.2, $96 each; Calf riding-first Sally McElli- gott, score 65, $150, second Blake Knowles, 64, $100; Team roping: first go around- first Justin Matteson and Ron McDowell, time 9.6, $150/$75 each, second Chuck Matteson and Blake Knowles, 16.8, $90/ $45, third Jack McGuire and Jerry Gentry, 18.3, $60/$30; se cond go around-first Jerry Gen try and Brad Foster, 7.1, $150/ $75 each, second Jack McGuire and Jerry Gentry, 9.9, $90/$45, third Justin Matteson and Ron McDowell, 12.2., $60/$30; short go (top eight)-first Justin Mat teson and Ron McDowell, 33.5/3, $150/$75 each, second Jack McGuire and Jerry Gentry, 28.2/2, $90/$45, third John Steagall and Brad Foster, 31.4/2, $60/$30; Team roping auction: first go arou n d -first David Daly, $143.50, second Joe Yocum, $86.10, third David Daly, $57.40; second go around-first Ron Haguewood, $143.50, se cond David Daly, $86.10, third David Daly, $57.40; short go- first David Daly, $143.50, se cond David Daly, $86.10, third Cliff Dougherty, $57.40. Morrow County Rodeo spon sors are as follows: All A round Bu ckle-L es Schwab Tire Center; S te e r W restling Buckle- Turner Ranch; Cow Riding Buckle-Coast to Coast; C alf Riding Buckle-Paul Hisler, Jr. Family; Senior Goat Tying Buckle- Gar Aviation, John and Kelly Boyer; Photo by Joyce Hughes Junior Goat Tying Buckle- Dick Temple, D.V.M.; Team Roping (H eader) Buckle-Pettyjohn's Farm and Builders Supply; Team Roping (H eeler) Buckle-Heritage Land Com pany; Amateur Calf Roping Saddle- Pioneer Resources; Open Calf Roping "N eil Beamer M em orial” Spurs- Beamer Family, made by Ken ny Hansen; Calf Roping Buckle-Van Marter and Kahl Insurance; Mutton Bustin' Buckle-Court St. Market and Frontier Buck les; Breakaway Roping Breast Collar-Green Feed and Seed; Senior Barrels Watch-Peter- son's Jewelers; Second Place Senior Barrels Jewelry-Montana Silversmiths; Junior Barrels Buckle-Healy Family; Second Place Junior Barrels Jewelry-Montana Silversmiths; Pee Wee Barrels Buckle- Wranglers Riding Club; Audience Program Jewelry G iveaw ay-M ontana Silver smiths. Cowboy dies en route to OTPR Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo an nouncer Bob Tallman gave a "m ovin g" tribute to Shawn McMulIan, professional calf roper, who was killed in a traf fic accident Saturday, Aug. 17, while en route to the OTPR from another rodeo in Canby. McMulIan, 26, of Iraan, Texas, was killed around 3 a m. when the pickup in which he was riding was struck by a sta tion wagon traveling the wrong way on Interstate 84 in the Col umbia River Gorge near the Multnomah Falls exit. The driver of the station wagon, Dawn Marie Ryba, 28, of White Salmon, Washington, was also killed in the collision. Jarrod Grieve, 25, Australia, dirver of McMullan's truck and horse trailer, was airlifted to Emanuel Hospital in Portland. He was treated for facial lacera tions and released Sunday morning, Aug. 18. Calf roper, Stran Smith, 26, Tell, Texas, who was riding in the living quarters of the trailer, sustained minor injuries. One of the tw'o horses in the trailer sustained minor cuts. Both vehicles were traveling an estimated 65 mph, according to a Multomah County Sheriff's office news release. The accident closed the east- bound lanes of the freeway for about five hours. McMulIan, one of the Profes sional Rodeo Cowboy's Asso ciation's most successful calf ropers over the past four years, finished third in the world stan dings the past three seasons. He had career earnings of $511,451. In eighth place this season, McMulIan was on the way to qualify for his fifth straight ap pearance in the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. Pre-school screening slated A free vision and hearing screening for three and four- year-olds will be offered Wed nesday, Aug. 28, from 1-3:30 p.m. at the Neighborhood Cen ter in Heppner. Also on hand will be Morrow County Health Dept, personnel to review immunization re cords, and Morrow County Behavioral Health Services per sonnel, Heppner and lone pre- school teachers and ARP per sonnel will answer questions parents may have about pre school, child behavior or lear ning disabilities. The screening is sponsored by Morrow/Umatilla County Head Start. For more informa tion or to make an appoint ment, call Kathy Cutsforth, 676-9150. Walk-ins are also wel come. SEED TREATING Vitavax and Dividend NOW IN STOCK Morrow County Grain Growers Lexington 989-8221 1-800-452-7396