Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 6,1997 - THREE
Scholarship trust deadline, Sept. 12
The South Morrow County
Scholarship Trust has announced
that applications are now
available for the Lexington
Precinct Scholarship.
College students must reside in
the Lexington voter precinct and
be a sophomore, junior, senior or
graduate student of an accredited
college, university or trade
school.
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Applications may be picked up
at Morrow County Grain
Growers in Lexington or the
Bank of Eastern Oregon in
Heppner.
Application
deadline
is
September 12. Applications
should be returned to: South
Morrow County Scholarship
Trust, P. 0. Box 755, Heppner,
OR 97836
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EVENTS:
★ Bareback Riding
★ Calf Roping
★ Steer Wrestling
★ Barrel Racing
★ Team Roping
* Saddle Brone Riding
★ Bull Riding
Princess Maci Childers active on family ranch
Morrow County Fair and
Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Princess
Maci Childers is as much at
home at her grandmother's ranch
on Buttercreek as she is at her
own home in Ione. The 17-year
old princess will spend her
summer at the Vey Ranch,
owned by grandmother Marilyn
Schiller,
working
sheep,
following a family tradition.
"When I was a kid, it was a big
thrill to come out here and spend
a week in the summer," says
Maci.
The ranch on Buttercreek was
settled in 1861 by Maci's
grandfather's uncle, Antone Vey,
Sr., who came from Portugal.
The family first ran sheep, then
cattle and now the current
generation has both.
Last year the family had sheep
dog trials at the ranch in memory
of her grandfather, Bob Schiller,
who has passed away. "I came
out and helped put on the
dinner," said Maci. "It took a lot
of work running the sheep, so the
whole family had to jump in."
Maci has something of her
grandfather's that she cherishes—
his horse and saddle. Maci rides
his horse, Chuck's
Fritz,
(nicknamed 'Baby') as her
official court mount. She says
that
the
12-year-old
bay
quarterhorse's
personality
"differs from day to day."
"Sometimes, he's most mellow,"
says Maci. "But he wants to jog
through parades and he watches
little kids really carefully. He
spooks if he's tied up and you
have to talk if you come up
behind him. He's just jumpy, but
you couldn't ask for a better
horse." Baby spent five or six
years as a roping horse.
Maci sports a new set of Garcia
spurs this summer, which she
paid for herself by raising rams.
Like many of the fair and rodeo
royalty over the years, Maci's
family has been well represented
on Morrow County Fair and
Rodeo courts. Her mother's
sister, Bonnie Grant, was a
princess on the 1976 court, her
father's sister, Laurie Barrow,
was a 1978 princess and her aunt,
Verenia French Schiller was the
1967 Morrow County Fair and
Rodeo queen.
Long involved in rodeo, the
family has an old poster and a
photograph of a rodeo held at the
Vey Ranch in the early days.
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AWARDS:
PRCA All-Around
Champion Saddle
Maci says that she has really
enjoyed her experience on the
rodeo court. "Everything has
been a lot of fun," says Maci. "I
like traveling and when you go to
other towns, it's amazing how
nice the people are." "But," she
adds, "Morrow County is just the
greatest place. I've really enjoyed
being an ambassador for Morrow
County. Without all of the
support from our families and the
people and businesses of Morrow
County, everything we do
wouldn't be possible. Being on
the court gives you a chance to
know the people in the county
and it other areas around us."
She adds that she had a great
time
representing
Morrow
County at Chief Joseph Days in
Joseph near Wallowa Lake.
"There were so many people
there-we went to dances and
swimming in the lake." She also
liked the horse races at
Prineville.
During the school year, Maci
is at home in Ione where she will
be a senior this fall. Maci's dad,
Harvey is a mechanic and a
wheat farmer and also volunteers
as an EMT. He volunteers time
in the ambulance at the Morrow
County Rodeo every year and
was voted EMT of the year.
Maci's mom, Bobbi, who has
spent a lot of time chauffeuring
her daughter to court functions
this summer, is employed during
the school year as the library
technician at Ione High School.
Maci also has a brother Kacy, 15.
Her
paternal
grandparents,
Marilyn and Cleo Childers, also
live in Ione.
Besides riding and working on
the ranch, the dark-eyed, dark
haired beauty enjoys knee
boarding and tubing.At Ione
High School, she is a member of
the honor society, the Letter
Club, was junior class secretary
and was a member of the tennis,
basketball and volleyball teams
her freshman and sophomore
years. She is active in 4-H horse,
swine and cooking clubs and has
been in 4-H sewing and food
preservation. Last summer she
was a pennant bearer. Her
Princess
Maci
Childers
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
. Parents: Harvey &
Bobbi Childers
Age: 17 years old
Senior at IHS
Activities: 4-H sewing,
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horse, swine, cooking,
kneeboarding, IHS tennis,
Honor Society, basketball,
volleyball
sophomore year, she was a
member of the school's Positive
Action Committee, serving as a
role model for younger kids and
belongs to the Ione United
Church of Christ.
Maci enjoys her language arts
class at school and plans on
attending college, perhaps going
into
the
medical
field—
"definitely something where you
work with people, helping out."
Master Gardeners plan produce stand
The Blue Mountain Master
Gardeners will have a limited pro
duce stand at the Heppner com
munity garden across from the
new pool every Tuesday, from 7-
8 p.m., beginning Tuesday, Aug.
19. The stand will offer tomatoes
for a donation. Later, sweet com
at 10e an ear and pumpkins at $1
each will be available.
On Thursday of fair week,
Aug. 14, the Master Gardeners
will have a plant clinic offering
help with gardens or plants. They
will also kick off their produce
sales at that time.
Head Start seeks eligible families
health, nutrition, social services
and
parent
involvement.
Assistance is also provided to
children with disabilities.
To be eligible for Head Start,
families must meet the federal
income guidelines and the child
must be three or four years old
on or before Sept. 1.
To apply or for more
information,
call
Kathy
Cutsforth, 676-9150, or (541)
278-0770 in Pendleton.
Umatilla-Morrow Head Start
has begun recruiting families for
the 1997-98 Head Start program.
The program will start Sept. 8
in Heppner in conjunction with
the Heppner Daycare/Preschool
and Ione Preschool.
Head Start is a comprehensive
program for families of three and
four year old children, funded by
state and federal grants. The
program offers comprehensive
services which include education,
News Deadline: Mon. 5 p.m
Road work begins on Court St. in Heppner
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Buckle
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Celebration
TWO BIG PRCA SHOWS
Friday, August 15 - 7:00 P.M.
Saturday, August 16 - 1:15 P.M.
Slack - 8:00 A.M. Saturday
12 Mutton Busters - 1/2 hour prior to performance
Road work began on Court Street near Coast to Coast in Heppner this week.
Brolt & Janet Tucker
and Bill & Cindy Greeny I
Invite our friends to the
7-12 yrs. - $5
10 seats : $360 ‘C all :
Adults - $8
VIP S eating
6 & Under - Free
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676-5157
CLOWN: Flint “Elvis” Rasmussen
ANNOUNCER: Steve Kenyon
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STOCK CONTRACTOR: Big Bend Rodeo Company
SPECIALITY ACT: Ute Olsons
BULL FIGHTERS: Danny Newman
Mark Nichols
1997 EVENT SPONSORS;
♦Graybeal Distributing ’Wheat Growers ’Les Schwab Tires ’Morrow County Grain
Growers *Coca-Cola ♦Garner Auto ’Finley Butte landfill ’Bank of Eastern Oregon
♦Power Rents ’Thunder Country
MORROW COUNTY JACKPOT RODEO
For Morrow Couhty Residents and County School Alumni ONLY
Sunday, August 17, 1:15 P.M.
TICKETS: Adults = $5; 6 Years and Under = Free
FREE PARKING
Slack: Team Roping - Two Go-Arounds - 10 A.M.
AWARDS
Pioneer Resources LLC Amateur Calf Roping Saddle
Trophy Buckles donated by Ixxal Merchants and Morrow County Families
Neil Beamer Memorial Champion Calf Roping Spurs
To enter call:
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2:00 p.m.
Hermiston Christian center J
9 A.M. to 6 P.M.
Dr. Donald Carlson,
podiatric foot and ankle specialist,
will be at the Pioneer Memorial Clinic
August 13 for the diagnosis and
treatment of all foot problems.
Call now: 676-5504 or Hermiston Clinic 567-8750
Meeting Time
Day
Type
Name
Team
Time
Sunday
Mixed
Dime A Dozen
2+2
5:30 p.m.
Sept 7
Monday
Mixed
Seniors
Ind
9:30 a.m.
Every Monday
Monday
Mixed
Non-Smokers
4
7:00 p.m.
Sept 8
Sparetimers
3or4
7:00 p.m.
Sept 2
All Nighters
3
9:30 a.m.
Sept 3
Mens
Blue Mountain
3or4
7:00 p.m.
Sept 3
Ladies
Koffee Kup Keglers
3
9:30 am.
Sept 4
Mixed
Thursday Mixers
7:00 pm.
Sept 4
7:00 p.m.
Sept 5
9:30 am
Sept 20
Ladies
Mixed
Wednesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Mixed
4
4
Saturday
Juniors grades 9-12
3
Saturday
Juniors grades 4-6
3
9 30 a.m.
Sept 20
Saturday
Junior Bumper K-3
3
1130 a.m.
Sept 20
Thursday
‘Widow Lanes ItowCing
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Marlene Currin. Rodeo Secretary. 676-9711
Sunday and Monday. August 10 and 11.
FOOT PAIN?
fail Leagues 1997
Tuesday
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180 N. Chase, Heppner OR — Phone 676-9935
Bowling Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily
Restaurant Hours: 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily
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