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
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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.
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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!
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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.
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