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Page 14 - Special Edition • Morrow County Fair and Rodeo • Heppner Gazette-Times, Wednesday, August 6, 2003 6 Blonde, blue-eyed, bright and busy’ describes 2003 Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Princesses M egan and Lexi “B londe, blue-eyed, b r ig h t a n d b u s y ” c o u ld describe the young ladies who are representing the M orrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo this year. The two pretty overachievers, Princess M egan M cCabe, Lexington, and Princess Lexi Kennedy, Boardman, are presiding over th e 2 0 0 3 f a ir a n d ro d e o festivities. i---------------------------------------------------- 1 ‘Princes# ‘Megan ‘McCabe fro m Lexington Princess Megan McCabe at the Baker City Parade. Eyes: Blue Hair: Blonde Age: 17 lon e H igh School sen ior th is f a l l i________________________________ i M egan M cC abe, 17, the daughter o f Kevin and Lori M cCabe, will be a senior this fall at lone High School. M egan was bom in Pendleton and in 1997 the family m oved to Lexington, where her m om grew up. H er dad is a native o f lone. At lone High School, the 5 ’6” Megan has been active in volleyball, basketball and softball. Besides volleyball, her favorite activity is riding her 1 5 - y e a r - o ld so rre l Quarterhorse, Ginger. M egan says that “anything goes” with G inger, w hom she describes as “ laid b ack ” and adds that G inger “ loves to eat.” M egan also has a cat, Socks, w ho she says is “adventurous and loves to roam .” B esides h er school activ ities, M egan is a 4-H ambassador and has exhibited 4-H pigs. She is a m em ber o f the lone Youth G roup, is the student representative to the p ark s d istric t and w as the ju n io r c la s s h o m e c o m in g p rin c e ss. M eg an h as a lso Princess Megan McCabe. assisted w ith the lone ju n io r high basketball and volleyball program s. On top o f it all, she is on the honor roll at 1HS and w orks during the sum m er at the M o rro w C o u n ty O H V Park. A fter g raduation from high school, M egan plans to a tte n d C e n tr a l O r e g o n Com m unity College at Bend. M egan’s fam ily has a rich rodeo heritage. Her great- great-aunt, D im ple C rabtree M unkers, w as queen o f the M o rro w C o u n ty F a ir an d Rodeo in 1934. Her mom, Lori E dw ards M cC abe, w as the M o rro w C o u n ty F a ir an d O re g o n T ra il P ro R o d e o princess in 1979 and queen in 1 9 80. H e r g r a n d m o th e r , C a ro ly n C r a b tr e e , w a s a M o rro w C o u n ty F a ir an d R o d e o P rin c e s s . P rin c e s s Princess Lexi Kennedy. Princess Lexi Kennedy on parade mount Jacki. M e g a n ’s a u n t S h a r o n Crabtree was a fair and rodeo princess; her cousin, N onie W a lte rs , w a s a p r in c e s s ; cousin Salli M cE lligott was both princess and queen; and cousin Charity McElligott was a m em ber o f the Grant County c o u r t. M e g a n ’s g r e a t grandm other, Ruth M cCabe, has been active in the M orrow County Fair for over 60 years. Princess M e g an ’s other fair and rodeo connections are just to numerous to get into, laughs m om Lori, who is a chaperon continued next page
