' TW O - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 27,1997
OTPR contestants take home big payoff Stick Horse Race a hit with audience
The Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo
The Morrow County Fair and
(OTPR) boasted a grand total
Rodeo "Biggest Event of the
payoff this year of $25,493.10.
Year", the stick horse race,
All-around cowboy Fred
packed the new Oregon Trail Pro
Rodeo held Sunday, August 17, at
Whitfield,
1995-96
world
the
fairgrounds in Heppner.
champion calf roper, took home
The
bleachers were packed,- but
$ 1,195 in OTPR earnings.
they
quickly
emptied, as parents,
The total calf roping payoff
was $4,122.50; team roping,
grandparents, aunts, uncles,
$5,674.50;
steer
wrestling,
brothers, sisters, friends and
neighbors rushed into the arena to
$3,977; bull nding, $2,842.10;
cheer on the 40-plus stick horse
saddle
bronc,
$2,376.50;
racers and watched them sprint to
bareback, $2,066.10; bull tiding
the finish line.
day money, $1,660; barrel
The three and under winners
racing, $2,774.40.
were:
Chance Raver, first,
Whitfield was first in calf
Skyler Leasy, second, and Garret
roping with a time of 7.8 and
Gibbs. Four and five-year-old
took home $1,195. Mike Beers
Stick horse contestants.
winners were: Kristen Joy Van
from Powell Butte was second
Cleave, first, Brooke Davis,
ypr.
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with 8.4 and $989. Other winners
second, and Whitley Reese, third.
were Roger Branch, third, with a
Six and seven-year-old winners
L-R: Jerry Gentry accepts buckle for Fred Whitfield, Judy Currin were:
time of 8.5, $783; Richard
Katie Kilkenny, first,
Pederson, court.
Eiguren, fourth, 8.7, $577; Brad
Emily Rietmann, second, and
Goodrich,fifth, §.9, $371; Jason
Ashley Kannard, third.
"Congratulations to all of the
Stewart, sixth, 9.2, $206.
great
horses that made it to the
Linn Churchill was first in
'winners'
circle'," said organizer
steer wrestling with a time of 3.9
Sherree
Mahoney.
"And to the
for $1,153. Local Marty Britt
horses
that
over-reached
or
took second with 4.1 for $954.
""sulled"" up at the starting gate,
Other winners were Mike Jones
there's going to be another big
third with 4.4 for $755; Todd
race next year with more ribbons
Suhn and Ivan Teigen, a tie for
and trophies.”
fifth, 4.5, and $457 each; John
"If you didn't get to watch this
Hall, 4.6, $198.
tremendous race, you probably
The team of Speed Williams
felt it, as I think it measured a 4.9
and Rich Skelton took first in the
on the Richter Scale when the
team roping event with a time of
parents were jumping up and
down and cheering for their
5.0 for $1,134 each. Vic
favorite horse and rider," added
Morrison and Shot Branham
Mahoney.
were second with 6.0 for $851
The Morrow County Fair and
apiece; Dee Pickett and Brent
Rodeo
Queen Dawn Boor and
Lockett were third with 6.2 for L-R: Ken Eckman, Mary Ann Munkers, representing OTPR Board, Brett
Princesses
Maci Childers and
$567 each; and Guy Gregg and Goodrich, accepting saddle for Fred Whitfield, Rich Boyer, saddlemaker,
Kara
Miller
presented
the trophies Four and five yeai olds: L-R-Whitley Reese, Kristen Joy Van Cleave,
Roe Gardner, court; back, Mandi Gutierrez, Stormy Howard.
Wade Jess, fourth, 6.3, $283.
and ribbons to owners of some of Brooke Davis
Leslie Cottrell captured first
the "most famous stick horses" in
place in barrel racing with local saddle bronc nding atop #11 was second with 79 and $852;
the state of Oregon. Ken Bailey
Randy Rae Britt close behind. Holly Skoal. Ryan Rodewald was Gene Palmer, third, 75, $568;
had the difficult task of judging
Cottrell had a time of 17.28 for second with 77 and $701. Third Jeffrey Kuykendall, fourth, 74,
the race and Kelly Boyer, Brooke
$527and Britt had a time of was Toby Adams with 76 for $284.
Boyer, Jan McDowell and Donna
17.34 for $471. Other barrel $467 and fourth was Gary Alger,
Steve Kenyon was announcer
Rietmann took entries for the
racers placing were Petyon 72, $233.
for the event. Judges were
Stick Horse Race and helped in
First place in bareback nding, Wayne Bronson and John
Raney, third, 17.38, $416; Jamie
the arena.
Sponsors for this
exciting event are Bob and
Richards, 17.39, $360; Kay on top of #41 Rawhide was Gwatney and timers were Ellen
Sherree Mahoney and Peterson's
Blandford, 17.41, $305; Kathy Sheldon Ayres with a score of 82 Pederson and Evie King. Clowns
Jewelers.
for
$826.
Russel
Devoogd
came
Petska and Caitie Pearson, a tie
and bullfighters were Danny
in
second
with
78
for
$619;
Matt
Newman and Tim Vredenburg
for sixth and seventh, 17.50,
$221; Dawn Gibson, eighth, Weishoff, third, 77, $413; and with barrelman Flint Rassmussen
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17.57, $138; Heather Buchanan, J.P. Sample and John Tumey, and pickup men Ricky Shannon
tied
for
fourth,
75,
$103
each.
and Deward Gill.
ninth, 17.62, $83; and Jenna
Jason Jackson rode K9 Dog
Big Bend Rodeos was stock
Beaver, 10th, 17.56, $27.
Glenn O'Neil earned 80 points Face in the bull riding event for contractor.
to take first place and $935 in 86 points and $1,136. Jeff Jonas
Style Revue
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w inners'
announced
Heppner Preschool plans open house
Heppner Preschool has planned
an open house at 330 Gale St.,
Thursday, Aug. 28, from 6:30-
7:30 p.m.
This will be an opportunity to
meet the teachers and familiarize
Kristi Worden of Heppner
captured the champion award for
the senior division at the 4-H
Fashion Revue held during the
Morrow County Fair.
Worden also won the senior
clothing style revue wool award.
Reserve champion in the
senior division of the fashion
revue was Dawn- Sheirbon,
Lexington.
In the intermediate division
Jodie Carlson was champion and
Macy Rhea, reserve. Rhea also
won the intermediate clothing
style revue wool award.
Kristi Danielson earned the
champion award in the junior
fashion revue and Sally, Calvert,
Heppner, took reserve.
In the beginner division Julie
Gordanier
was
selected
champion and three girls, Kasie
Peterson, Sarah McNamee and
Hannah Close, tied for reserve.
In the "my favorite outfit"
category, Brooke Boyer of
Lexington and Jill Holmes tied
for champion honors in the
senior division. Mandi Gutierrez
was reserve champion.
Three girls tied for champion
and three for reserve in the
intermediate division. Shannon
Wetherell, Erin Crowell, lone
and Jodie Carlson, Heppner, tied
for
champion.
Adrienne
Swanson, lone, Julie Proctor,
Heppner and Sarah Beatty, ended
in a three-way tie for reserve
champion.
Kristi Danielson and Stephanie
Turner tied for champion in the
junior division and Sally Calvert,
Heppner, was reserve.
Beginners Kelsie McKinney
and Hannah Fry tied for
champion.
Julie
Gordanier
earned reserve honors.
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school before actual classes be-
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Three and under: L-R-Chance F^aver, Skyler Easy, Garrett Gibbs
Six and seven year olds: L-R-Ashley Kannard, Emily Rietmann,
Katie Kilkenny
Register fo r school this week
lone Schools office manager
Cathy
McCabe encourages
students to register and pay fees
this week before school starts.
For more information, call the
school, 422-7131.
The offices at Heppner
Elementary (HES) and Heppner
High School (HHS) will also be
open this week. Office staff at
the two Heppner schools also
encourage early registration,
especially considering the first
week of school will be extremely
busy. For more information call
HES, 676-9128, or HHS, 676-
9138.
School starts in Morrow
County on Tuesday, September
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