BESSIE:
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OF
Princess Brooke, a combination of
beauty, brains and athletic ability
Morrow County Fair and
Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Princess
P r in c e s
Brooke Boyer is not just another
pretty tace. This beautiful,
Brooke/
blonde, blue-eyed princess is also
a scholar and an athlete.
Boyer
Brooke, the 17-year-old
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Wednesday, August 11,1999
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
Quilt commemorates 30 years of teaching
Karen Dubuque, Heppner Elementary school teacher who retired after 30 years of teaching thisyear,
poses with a quilt given to her by the HES Parents Club.
The quilt, made by Babette Wall, of Heppner, has photos of every class she had taught over the past 30
years.
Court rejects bid for museum renovations
By Doris Brosnan
The Morrow County Court
opened the only bid received for
the colinty museum renovations,
but it did not meet the bid
requirements, so the court and
Museum Board Chair, John
Church, discussed the project
further and decided to bid one
trade at a time.
Computer manager Ed
Struthers reported that he plans
to put a new server in Lexington
and requested the court to
consider a possible location.
The court agreed to use of the
economic development office.
Morrow County Behavioral
Health Director Gary Oberg
reported approval by Grant
County of the affiliation with
Morrow County.
He also
reported that one la^ge care
facility has withdrawn from
contracting with the managed
care organization with which
Morrow County contracts, and
that such a withdrawal impacts
that organization's finances.
Should further withdrawals
occur and the organization not
withstand the losses. Morrow
County would have to seek
another provider, he said.
The court approved changes to
some job titles-not affecting job
descriptions, classifications, or
pay-in the Behavioral Health
Department, as requested by
Oberg, to be "more in keeping
with the profession."
Representatives of the
Tounsm Committee thanked the
court for past financial support
I
and described how some of the
resources provided by the county
were used.
The committee
requested that the county
continue participation in the
Eastern
Oregon . Visitor
Association and the court
approved
paying
the
membership fee out of tippage
fees. Committee representatives
presented information on the
Eastern Oregon Visitors Guide
and reported that EOVA claims
$ 11 returned to an area for every
$1 invested in the guide. They
explained the costs for full- and
half-page advertisements and
they and the court discussed
information pertinent to a county
advertisement, as differentiated
from business advertisements.
The court agreed tentatively to
pay half of a partial page layout,
if the Tourism Committee
matches that expense.
The court approved a resolution
for an inter-fund loan from the
general fund to the bam reserve
fund and approved payment of
some late CSEPP claims. They
approved an amended order
naming road #529, "Jason
Road,"
and
approved
amendment
#5
to
the
intergovernmental agreement
with the Child Development and
Rehabilitation Center at Oregon
Health Sciences University,
thereby extending the agreement
through September 30.
The court also readopted the
county's investment policy and
signed the resolution approving
the addition of Houndstongue
and Whitetop to the noxious
weed list in the Weed Control
Ordinance.
After discussion
with county counsel Bill Hanlon,
the court approved addenda to
the Wilkinson Arena electrical
and sprinkler-system contracts.
They reviewed a memorandum
of agreement with the National
Weather Service and approved
radio transmitters for CSEPP.
The court discovered that
without revenues to replace the
Regional Strategies Grant, only
$15,000 remains for funding an
econom ic
developm ent
coordinator position. The court
decided that hiring someone
without enough funding for
more than a few months would
be unfair.
Should funding
become available, the position
will be re-advertised.
Health Dept,
provides services
A nurse practitioner will be
available at the Morrow County
Health Department above Coast
to Coast in Heppner this
Thursday, August 12, from 8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m.
The practitioner will provide
annual exams and family
planning.
Appointments
are
recommended, but walk-ins are
also welcome. Fees are based on
income.
The Health Department plans
to provide the service once a
month in Heppner.
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daughter of John and Kelly
Boyer. Lexington, earned an A
average at Heppner High School,
was a member of the National
Honor Society and was selected
as an honor speaker at her
graduation from HHS in May. At
graduation, she was awarded a
GEM Scholarship which entitles
her to an out-of state tuition
waiver at Boise State University,
where she plans to enroll in the
live-year nursing program, and
scholarships from the Elks, Dr.
Richard and Kristi Carpenter and
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
Foundation.
Brooke w as a member of the
1999 Heppner High School girls'
1600 relay team which took first
place at the state 2A competition
and captured a new school
record. She was also a member of
the girls' 400-meter relay which
ended up seventh in the state and
had the second fastest time on
record at HHS. The HHS girls'
team took third place overall at
state. During her senior year
Brooke went to state in all three
sports-the HHS volleyball and
basketball teams also qualified
for state competition..
In addition to acadenflcs and
athletics, the 5'4" princess has
had a long involvement with 4-H,
having been a member of horse
and sewing clubs since the fourth
grade.
Brooke has had a horse of her
own since the eighth grade.
Eight-year-old
"Dawg,"
a
registered AQHA sorrel gelding,
is quite a character, according to
Brooke. "He's a nut," laughs
Brooke. "He's got lots of
personality. He chews on
everything." "If you walk by with
a hot dog, you'd better watch
out," chimes in Arlington Rodeo
Queen Katie Bacon."
"He's
accident prone," adds Brooke.
"This year both of his shoulders
went out and he's had stitches.
But he's really calm in the
parades and run ins-he’s not
stupid, just calm." Brooke has
had Dawg since he was three,
years old and just green broke.
Brooke is the first in her
immediate family to become
rodeo royalty, but this year her
.cousin, Carrie Barrier, is the
Wasco County Fair and Rodeo
Queen. "We get to see a lot of
each other this year,” says
Brooke. In addition to her father,
John, who owns Gar Aviation in
Lexington, and her mother,
Kelly, who is a homemaker (both
are Heppner High alumni),
Brooke's family includes her
brother, Tyler, 12, who was
involved in a dog 4-H club last
year and was a member of the
Willow Creek Majors All Stars
this
summer.
Brooke's
grandparents are Dave and
Norma Harrison of Vancouver
and the late Mel and Anita
Boyer. Her great-grandmother,
Mary Harrison, lives in Iowa.
Brooke spent this summer
working in Hermiston as a
receptionist for the law firm of
her aunt, Val Doherty.
While Brooke is just starting a
rodeo tradition, she has had a
long-term interest in participation
on the court. "I've just always
thought it would be fun to get
involved with the rodeo," says
Brooke. "Carrying the sponsor
flag was fun and I wanted to do
more," she says. "You get to
meet a lot of people. There are so
mdhy girls on other courts that
are so fun. They're all such really
nice girls. You get a chance to
meet a lot of friends you'll have
for life."
Brooke says that her best
experiences so far this year were
at Joseph and Sisters because the
Morrow County Court members
were able to stay the weekend
and enjoy themselves. "It was a
toss-up between the two," says
Brooke. "They were both a blast-
-and Elgin would have to be right
up there." Dawg and Queen
Bobbie Rankin's horse also had
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Blonde
Age: 17 years old
HHS graduate
Parents:
John and Kelly Boyer
Activities: 4-H horse
and sewing, National
Honor Society,
varsity volleyball,
basketball and track,
member of 1600
relay team that took
first at state
Princess Brooke Boyer
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Princess Brooke with "Dawg”
a pretty good time at Joseph and
decided they would take a little
romp in a pasture there. "They
(the horses) were feeling really
good and we could not catch
them," laughs Brooke. "Bobble
put both arms around his neck
and braced herself, but he would
not stop. She swung out of the
way or he would have run right
over her. We finally caught the
brats. They really liked that
pasture."
The Dalles rodeo this year was
more of a challenge because it
was such a long day and the
weather was cold. "We had to
leave at 5 a.m. and we didn't get
home till midnight," says Brooke.
"Usually it's the hottest day of
the year but this year it was
around 60 degrees and it was a
pool party luncheon.”
The court this year is stylish,
even at work, in their denim
jeans and shirts, accented with
silver collar tips, silver earrings,
buckles and hair clips and lace-
up boots. Brooke and the other
court members are looking
forward to seeing everyone at the
Morrow County Jackpot Rodeo,
for county residents and alumni,
which will be Sunday, August
22, with slack at 10 a.m. and the
performance at 1:15 p.m. Brooke
also invites everyone to the
Wranglers' Cowboy Breakfast
that Sunday, from 8-11 a.m. at
the fairgrounds park near the
snack shack.
Museum ag display to
roll out Aug. 21
M embers of the Morrow
County Museum Commission and
other volunteers will “roll-out”
part of the museum's agricultural
collection for public viewing on
Saturday, Aug. 21 from 9 a.m.-l
p.m. at the museum's elevator on
Riverside.
Threshers, tractors, buggies
and more, from the Harold and
Edna Peck collection, and several
other donors, will be on exhibit
Volunteers w'ill also be able to an
swer questions about the ag col
lection development project. Ev
eryone is invited to come and v iew
the collection
Dorthy Wilson wins rodeo tickets
Dorthy Wilson of Heppner w as
the first person to come into the
Gazette-Times and correctly
identify the 1949 Fair and Rodeo
Court.
The court, which included
Ingrid Hermann. Betty Walker.
Shirley Wilkinson Rugg, Faye
Cutsforth
and
Dorothy
Wigglesworth, will ride on
horseback at the 1999 Morrow
County Fair and Oregon Trail
Rodeo Parade, rhe parade begins
at 10 a.m. Saturday. August 21.
Wilson won two free rodeo
tickets, courtesy of the Rodeo
Committee.
Special Fair & Rodeo Section Inside
This weeks edition of the Heppner Gazette-Times contains a 12-
page Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo special
section. The section contains articles, schedules and
advertisements about the many fun activities you'll find going
on at the 1999 Fair & Rodeo.
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