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Special Edition Morrow County Fair 4 Rodeo • Heppner Gazette-Times, Wednesday, August 1 1 ,1999-Page 9 Pennant bearers help promote fair and rodeo IAN MARTER & HAVE AT FUN I ahl I nsurance '0 THE FAIR! 10» 7SS • I I ) NORTH MAIN STREET • HEPPNER OREGON D I M • S i t i l i ] W e lc o m e t o t h e F a ir Si R o d e o Genia Grant Chantea Macaulay Tracy Griffith During the fair and rodeo season the Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo pennant bearers do an outstanding job of representing our county and its fair and rodeo. This year's pennant bearers include Salli McElligott and Tracy Griffith of lone; Nichole Marshall, Boardman; and Chantea Macaulay and Genia Grant of Heppner. Salli McElligott is the daughter of Paul and Charity McElligott of lone. Salli will be a sophomore this fall at lone High School. She is involved in several community activities along with 4-H and sports. She was a member of the 1998 State 1 A volleyball team, and is class president and lone student representative to the park district. Salli has competed in 4- H horse, sewing, beef and swine. Chantea Macaulay is the daughter of Bill and Lizz Green of Heppner. Chantea attends Heppner High School and has three younger brothers. At Heppner High she is a honor student, a member of student council and a member of the Outdoor Club. She participates in Ponies basketball and volleyball. Chantea has taken Nichole Marshall part in lamb and horse 4-H for the past four years. Her mount for this rodeo season is an eight- year-old thoroughbred named "Wyatt". Tracy Griffith is the daughter of Glen and Kelly Griffith of lone. Tracy is quite the accomplished cowgirl. She has spent all of her life working on her family ranch. Most of her spare time is spent rodeoing or riding her horses for fun. She will be a freshman at lone High School this fall where she will play volleyball and basketball. Nichole Marshall is the daughter of Donna Neighbors of Boardman. She has been a junior leader for the All- American Cowgirls (a drill team on horseback) from 1994-97. Nichole has participated in many junior rodeos. She has been FFA Chapter President and the district photographer and is involved in OHSRA and NHSRA. Nichole enjoys running track, playing basketball, high school rodeo, barrel racing and exercising other people's horses. Genia Grant is the daughter of Bonnie Grant, a former Morrow County Fair and Rodeo princess, of Heppner and the late Mike Grant. She attends Heppner High School. Genia has two older brothers, an older sister and a younger sister. Her hobbies are volleyball, basketball and softball. Genia is looking forward to spending time with the court and representing Morrow County at different places this summer. A g r i c u l t u r a l Test ing Salti McElligott SCRATCH PADS J & D ELECTRIC 481-2571 ¿T01 E. Columbia Ave. • Boardman, OR $ 1 .0 0 lb. B.B.#14129 Gazette-Times ■ 676-9228 77i^ TWO BIG PRCA SHOW S n r id iiL E n r s t Friday, A ugust 20 - 7:00 p.m . AAxjlts $s - - Saturday, A ugust 21 - 1:15 p.m . For 6 Information, * under - free call Marlene Currin. 676-9711 - Slack - Friday night following performance 12 Mutton Busters -1/2 hr prior to performance Events: t is - $ s VIP Seating: 10 seats - $360 Call Nicole Mahoney, 676-5157 Awards: Bareback Riding • Calf Roping PR CA All-Around Champion Saddle (donated by Gardner's Men’s Wear) Steer Wrestling • Team Roping Mike Currin Memorial Calf Roping Barrel Racing • Bull Riding Champion Buckle Saddle Bronc Riding AN N O U N CER: Steve Kenyon • CLOW N: Mark Swingler STO C K CONTRACTOR: Big Bend Rodeo Company BU LL FIG H TERS: Danny Newman & Tim Vrendenburg 1999 Event Sponsors: Graybeal Distributing • MC Wheat Growers • Les Schwab Tires of Heppner • Gardner’s Men’s Wear Morrow County Grain Growers • Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Pendleton • Bucknum's Tavern Finley Buttes Landfill Co. • Bank of Eastern Oregon • Thunder Country FM 94.9 * United Rentals Thews Sheet Metal • Frontier Resources, LLC • Round-Up City Dodge, Pendleton EXPERTS IN THE LAB! EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD! SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 1:15 p. A G R I-C H E C K , INC. A G R IC U LTU R A L TESTING LABORATORY Computer Results Available — All Formats NOBODY BEATS OUR OUTPUT! 323 6th St. — P.O. Box 1350 — Umatilla, Oregon 97882 (541) 922-4894 TOLL FREE 1-800-537-1129 Contestants must be Morrow County residents and school alumni ONLY Tickets: $6; 6 & under FREE • Free Parking Slack: Team Roping Two Go Arounds -10 a.m. Awards*: Frontier Resources, LLC Amateur Calf Roping Saddle Trophy Buckles donated by local merchants & Morrow County families Neil Beamer Memorial Champion Calf Roping Spurs * w inners m ust be present to obtain awards To enter caU Marlene Currin, Rodeo Secretary, 676-971! Sunday and Monday, August 15-16, 9 a m -6 p m aiMit «m ax* wet» *itei w w w .b e o .c o m
