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Special Edition Morrow County Fair & Rodeo • Heppner Gazette-Times. Wednesday. August 8. 2001-Page 13 Q ueen Tammy, P rin cess K elsey Morrow County 4 -H helps build character preside over festivities Raising children to become decent and responsible adults is a complex and challenging job that is becoming increasingly difficult in our society. "To be a person o f good character, youth must develop strengths o f the 4 "H's": head - they must know what is good; heart - they must desire to do the good; hands - they must be willing to do good; and health - they must develop a lifestyle that supports the desire and willingness to do good," said Bill Broderick, OSU Extension agent. "The Morrow County 4-H program strives to develop good character in 4-H members." Qualities that define good character have been debated by various groups, said Broderick, but in 1992, the Josephson Institute of Ethics with the help o f scholars, parents, youth workers and others published the Aspen Declaration. This Declaration has become the cornerstone for the character development education programs in the United States. The Aspen Declaration states: 1. The next generation will be the stewards o f the world. 2. The well being of society needs citizens with good character. 3. People do not automatically develop good moral character. Children must be taught so that they develop the values and abilities necessary for moral decision making and conduct. 4. Character education is based on core ethical Hands-on museum illustrates pioneer living Queen o f the 2001 Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo is Tammy Booth, Board man. Princess this year is Kelsey Greenup o f Heppner. Queen Tammy is the 16-year old daughter o f Sherrie Smiley of Boardman. Tammy is a home- schooled student and this year has taken on two grade levels. Tammy is a long-time member o f 4-H and participates in horse and swine. She is an accomplished horse person and has gone to the state Fair in a variety of classes with her horses. When she can find time in her busy schedule, Tammy enjoys showing horses in open and Class A horse shows. Tammy likes to train horses also, and does so with her mother. Tammy showed at the Morrow County Horse Show and she may be competing at some of the rodeos that she will be attending with the court. Tammy's official mount this year is a black quarter horse mare named Skips Passing Fancy and known •as simply "Fancy." She is being trained by Tammy and is just "green broke". Tammy and Fancy spend a lot of time together moving cattle, showing and competing at rodeos. Queen Tammy says she has enjoyed her reign as Queen for the 2001 Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo and hopes to meet a lot of people from Morrow County. Princess Kelsey is the 16-year-old daughter o f Greg and Janet Greenup o f Heppner. She has three older sisters, Amy, Sara and Kathleen. Kelsey will be a senior this fall at Heppner High School where she is an honor student and is involved in the W ild Horse Club and participates in basketball. Kelsey is a member o f the St. Patrick Catholic Church. She is also a 4-H member, in horses and sheep. She is a member o f the Wranglers Riding Club and Barrel Club. Kelsey is continuing a long standing family tradition by being a member o f the Morrow County Court. This tradition started with her grandmother, Colleen Kilkenny Greenup, and has continued with aunts, cousins and sisters. Her grandfather, Don Greenup, was honored as grand Marshall m 1991. Kelsey stays busy with her job, riding her horse and spending time with friends and family. She especially enjoys going to the mountains, hunting and going on family cattle drives. Kelsey's official mount for this year's activities is her nine-year-old mare named "Eat my Dust" Pnncess Kelsey says she is looking forward to seeing everyone at the Fair and Rodeo this August. Pioneer Living, an "incredible" hands-on museum that families can go through at their own pace, is planned for the Morrow County Fair Thursday through Saturday. Displays in seven different "Learning Centers" each feature a different aspect o f life in the 1800s. Each o f the seven displays houses artifacts and antiques from the 1800s. The seven Learning Centers are the Kitchen, Clothing, Children’s, Gold Rush, Ma and Pa. Crafts and Native American. Hundreds o f items hav e been collected for the displays, which are all hands-on. In addition each Learning Center also features an activity station with one or more hands-on activities, some o f which have crafts to make and take home. Children o f all ages will enjoy this hands-on museum. Families can come to the fair Thursday through Saturday and get an idea o f w hat life was like in the 180()s. Get involved in M orrow County Fair Have you ever attended a county fair, looked at the exhibits and thought to yourself, "I can do that"? Whether it be baking, canning, growing fruits, vegetables or flow ers, sewing, crafts, taking pictures or painting, there is a category for you at the fair. It is simple to become an active participant. All you need to do is to go to the fair office, pick up an exhibitor number and a premium sheet and then take the items to the various departments on Monday. August 13. between I p.m. and 8 p.m. IaRae Kindle, fair secretary, will be happy to answer any questions. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a m.-noon and 1-5 p.m. If you are a Morrow County resident and also a new exhibitor, please let the office staff know so that your name can be put in the drawing for a gift basket from the Morrow County Fair. values - pillars o f character development-trustworthiness, respect for others, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship. 5. These core values transcend cultural, religious, and socio-economic differences. 6. Although character education is first and foremost an obligation o f faith communities, the community in general, schools, and youth and family serving organizations are also responsible. 7. Youth have a better chance o f learning moral values if all groups work together to teach and reinforce moral values. 8. Every adult must take responsibility to model and teach the pillars o f character development. "You can see," added Broderick, that although this declaration was only developed in 1992,4-H. as the youth program o f the land-grant universities (Oregon State University) has been using similar guidelines for the past 75 years." D B A V vtweawD) INSURANCE CENTER INC UWOJTAfCl Q A N MARTER Q ahl Q nsurance IONE OFFICE HEPPNER OFFICE 265 N. Main Street, lone (541) 422-7410* 1 -800-585-7410 187 N. Main Street, Heppner (541) 676-9113*1 -800-504-9113 H A V E F U N A T T H E F A IR ! Jim, Haney, Slacie, Steve, Janet, Kim and Molly PORT OF MORROW MORROW COUNTY, OREGON P.O. Box 200. 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