Page 10-Special Edition Morrow County Fair & Rodeo • Heppner Gazette-Times, Wednesday, August 8, 2001
Bullfighter earns claim to
“ Barrelmaniac” to liven up rodeo
“ Runnin^ Rebel” moniker
Tim Vredenburg
"Runnin'
Rebel"
Tim
Vrendenburg, who will make an
appearance once again this year as
bullfighter at the Oregon Trail Pro
Rodeo, credits his strong faith with
his success.
Vredenburg. bom and raised in
Roseburg. Oregon, the "R unnin1
Rebel earned his name while fighting
bulls in high school rodeo. It was
there that he realized his love,
passion and gift for the sport that
he ultimately commits to God.
During his academic career at
Georgetown College (Kentucky),
Tim maintained a healthy schedule
o f bullfighting in the southeast as
well as his homeland, the Pacific
Northwest. In just a few short years
in the Northwest Professional Rodeo
Association. Tim won the respect
ofhis peers by receiving "Bullfighter
of the Year" both in 1996 and 1997.
With a few accolades under his belt,
the "Runnin’ Rebel" took his talents
to the Professional Rodeo Cowboy’s
Association where he continues to
impress upon others his ability to
"save cowboys from bulls with God.”
W hile attending Georgetown
College. Tim met and married Darcy
Foust, a native o f Lexington.
Kentucky. On O ctober 31, 2000,
the Vredenburgs welcomed their
newest addition, Owen Taylor. Tim,
Darcy and Owen rely daily on their
faith in the Lord, Jesus Christ, and
are active in the Fellowship o f
Christian Cowboys. They are
committed to having church services
at rodeos and welcome the
opportunity to share their faith with
others.
What is 4-H?
What is 4-H?- Friends, fun and
learning about nature, cooking,
growing plants, photography, animal
care or working together to help
others.
Who can belong to 4-H? - Anyone
kindergarten through 12th grade.
You'll find 4-H throughout your
county, state, country and the world
Kmdergartners through third graders
must join 4-H adventure clubs. In
Morrow' County, there are over 450
members in grades four through 12.
Look what you can do in 4-11? -
Members are enrolled in animal
science, natural science, home
economics and expressive arts project
areas.
What do you do in 4-H? - It
depends on you. 4-H members may
be friends in the same grade or
school, or groups may include people
from other communities. Clubs
decide how often to meet and elect
officers to conduct club business.
Your club may decide to be active
in the community, raise money for
chanty, become involved m recycling
projects or build nature trails You
can go on field tnps or to 4-11 camp.
The choices grow as you get older
Does 4-H cost a lot? - There are
no state or national dues nor is there
a required uniform You pay S3.50
per year tor project materials and
insurance in most clubs. A horse
project is $4.50. Your 4-H club may
decide to collect dues to fund special
activities.
How do you join 4-H? - It’s easy.
Choose the project you like. Ask
some friends or brothers and sisters
to join you. Ask parents,
grandparents, adult friends or
neighborhood adults to be your
leader. Several adults can share this
responsibility. You need only two
members, but you can have as many
as you like. Determine the projects
your club would like to enroll in and
visit the Fxtension office or call an
agent for help There are also
numerous activ e clubs that welcome
new members.
4-H is" Learning Today, l eading
I omorrow" and "learning by doing."
- 1 earning how to set goals and work
toward those goals; responsibility
—for an animal, finishing projects,
choosing how much to leant and
deciding how involved in 4-H to
be; leadership, decision-making,
cooperation and how to present
yourself and ideas to others.
For information alxiut the 4-H
Youth 1 Yvelopment program. contact
the OSLI Extension office in
Heppner. 676-9642. or 1-800-342-
3664.
Joe Sanford
Sylvester "Joe Sandford, rodeo
clown and barrelman, plans to get
a real workout at this year's Oregon
Trail Pro Rodeo.
While Sandford is an expert in
the rodeo arena, he also has an alter
ego-as a husband, father and
educator.
Sanford. 47, lives in Pasco,
Washington, with Linda, his wife
of 18 years, and their two children.
15-year-old daughter. Kali Lynn,
and 17-year-old son, Cody Joseph.
Sandford teaches school in Pasco
as an elementary physical education
instructor. He is also a high school
wrestling coach and has been
coaching for 22 years. In addition
he also coordinates and coaches a
youth program of over 180 wrestlers,
ages five-14.
When possible his family
accompanies him to the rodeos. Kali
and Cody are both a part o f clown
acts while Linda helps prepare and
takes videos. Cody is in most ofhis
clown acts and has become quite
a performer and celebrity, especially
with the kids in the audience. He
has worked the barrel for the past
couple o f years and is now learning
to fight bulls.
Cody is also quite an athlete. He
plays football, wrestles and runs track
in high school. This year he made
the varsity wrestling team again and
Pedal Power tractor
pull just for kids
Attention all kids-get those leg
muscles ready for fair. Steve and
the crew from Pioneer Implement
in Hermiston arc bringing back their
tractor for the Pedal Power Tractor
Pull at 5 p.m. Wednesday at the fair
Kids can sign up at the Fair ( )f)ice
prior to the event or at the time of
the show .
was first team all conference. He
placed ninth at the AAAA state
tournament. He also participates in
track and has qualified for the first
round o f the state track meet in the
pole vault.
Sandford started competing at
Little Britches Rodeos at age 10 and
retired from riding in 1982 at age
28. He won various junior rodeos
titles from calf roping to year-end
all-around awards. In 1977 he was
Region IX Collegiate Bareback
Champion and a CNFR qualifier
forCentral Washington University
in Ellensburg, Washington. He also
won a NAIA 150 lb. National
Wrestling Championship forCWU
in 1978.
Sandford began fighting bulls
and clowning at age 16. He has
w orked at Little Britches, high school
and college rodeos throughout his
career as well as some amateur
associations . He has won various
competitions, awards and honors
as a bullfighter and clown and strives
to maintain that same quality in every
performance as a barrelman and
clown today. In 1989 he joined the
PRCA as bullfighter/clown and since
1992 has worked mainly as a
barrel man/clowm.
Have a laugh
with
JIMnALAN
The JIMnALAN SHOW is about
"feeling good-about life, yourself
and the people around you.”
Their performance emphasizes
being able to laugh with and at
yourself. " The JIM nALAN show
is amusing to kids o f all ages.
W hether it's a county fair or a
gymnasium packed with school
children, Jim and Alan are received
w ith enthusiasm and delight," said
a spokesperson Their love of
performing and entertaining is
reflected in their energetic
presentations.
Jim and Alan provide a fun slice
o f folk-flavored musical history from
the 50's and 60's. They go beyond
rehashing old folk songs and reach
out to include their audiences in sing-’
a-longs, comedy, dances and other
activities.
And in the end, the biggest
question they're asked is, "When
are you coming back?".
You can catch the JIMnALAN
SHOW on ITiursday night from 9-11
following the 4-H Style Review.
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Extends our congratulations and best wishes to all the participants in the
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