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Special Edition • Morrow County Fair and Rodeo • Heppner G azette-Tim es, W ednesday, August 7, 2002 - Page 9 George Kinter, NPRA Clown of the Year, coming to the Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Laughter, smiles and being tormented by small animals are what George Kinter calls his passion. He is a rancher by trade. but on the weekends he hits the rodeo trail. He paints his face, throws in his Jack Russell Terrier, a skunk and whatever else he can use to make people laugh and he’s C om e join us a t the Morrow County Fair 7s" Rodeo tor our Sixth A nnual Mwviay & Count*# SI Site*, JL Wine Sotting, ^ on Thursday, August 15th . from 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. M imic fty, Joe t£ Jleanne JUndocup A ll age« are welcome! (Italian sodas lor the kids.) 217 North Main • Heppner • 676-9158 Serving Heppner, Lexington & lone 7 Ac Country Rose 233 N. Main • Heppner • 676-9426 A Tradition Sor Our County... See you A t The Tair! ■ Peterson's Heppner Jewelers 676-9200 o ff clowning around all over Oregon and Washington. He keeps his schedule busy with 16 to 20 rodeos each year during the summer. He has company on occasions, which includes his wife, Mary, and their two sons, Luke Coyote and Skye Hawk. Mary makes his outfits. George loves making people laugh, working with kids and traveling to small towns where people truly enjoy rodeo and the entertainment that comes with it. Kinter enjoys the spur o f the moment comedy that he can bring into the arena. He uses the audience and the action around him to entertain the audience. He changes roles often in a performance to fit the act he has prepared (and some he hasn’t). Cattle have been a huge part o f Kinter’s life. He ranches in Toppenish, Washington, raising about 200 head o f cattle and working at the livestock yard. George started com peting in rodeos in the 70s. He was a bull rider because of the thrill and the quickness the sport entailed. D uring a ju n io r rodeo in Toppenish, George jum ped in front of an angry bull and, with agility, skill and quickness, fooled the bull to go the opposite direction. Shortly after this, George went from bull riding to bull fighting. He had a fire for the thrill and danger this job entails. Injury is a part of this career and the question is “when” will it happen. Broken ribs, broken arms, feet and plenty of stitches are part of this sport and Kinter had his fair share. However, a serious incident was enough to let George consider other avenues of entertainment. During an Oregon rodeo, Kinter was hooked and thrown against a chute, separating a shoulder, putting him into shock and sidelining him for six weeks. This was another changing point in his life. This cattleman now enjoys putting on his funny face and loading up his props such as the motorized bull (a little safer than the real ones), his pet Jack Russell Terrier and, of course, the family skunk! His kids often come to help dad out and be a part of the act. He is a true entertainer. The NPRA has awarded Kinter the Clown Barrelman of the year five times. D on’t miss the fun and entertainment by Kinter at this year’s Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo, Aug. 16-17. The trip is worth it for the whole family. v George Kinter and friend Magical Puppet Family, contests and more at Fair Come see Neil Heilpem with The Magical Puppet Family and Gerry Giraffe on Wednesday, Aug. 14. From 11 a.m.-12 p.m., Gerry Giraffe will be performing. The Magical Puppet Family will be performing twice starting at 12:30 p.m. and again at 4 p.m. In between, from 1-4 p.m. there will be a lot of contests to enter. There will be Face Painting, Bean Bag Toss, Musical Chairs and a Duck Pond, along with the popular W aterm elon Seed Spitting Contest. Prizes will be given away to the winners, but remember all kids are winners! _______ Magical Puppet Family OSU Extension Service extends its services to diverse populations Mario A. Magaña, 4-H Youth Development agent in Morrow and U m atilla counties, is developing innovative, non- traditional 4-H clubs to serve diverse populations, m ainly Hispanics. Some of his new clubs are: 1) a computer club at Riverside High School with approximately 37 members; 2) a soccer club practicing at Sam Boardman Elem entary School with approximately 185 members; 3) a Mexican folkloric dance club at Riverside High School which will have approximately 40 members by mid-month; and 4) a sewing club meeting at A.C. Houghton Elementary School with between 10 and 20 members. Mario is also working with youth and adults in these counties informing them about GED and college opportunities in the State, developing sporting activities for adults and building better relationships among community members. About 25 women meet three tim es a week at Sam Boardman Elementary School to practice volleyball and talk about community needs, issues and problems. Mario’s office is located at 101 NW Boardm an Avenue (Docken Building) in Boardman and the mailing address is P.O. Box 1270, Boardman 97818. Call him with any questions you might have at (541)481-6610. r PORT OF MORROW M ORROW COUNTY, OREGON P.O. Box 200, Boardman, OR 97818 Just lik e m a n y f a r m fa m ilie s , w e've k e e n a r o u n d fo r g e n e ra tio n s. A t Farm C redit Service« we have the o pportunity to work with m any third, io u rth , and even fifth generation farm ers and ranchers. We respect th e co m m itm e n t these custom ers have to agriculture. It s a co m m itm e n t we share. You see, Farm C redit has been helping producers m eet th e ir financing needs for m ore th an 80 years. We u nderstand th a t there will always he good tim es and had tim es. Give Farm Credit a call. W? 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