Griffith gets all-around, Knowles
takes calf roping
Bessie A’etzol1
U of J Neespaper Library
Eugene,
OR
97403
The M orrow County
J a c k p o t R o d e o w as h eld
Sunday, A ug. 17, ending the
M orrow C o u n ty F air and
Rodeo events. The M orrow
County rodeo is only open to
M orrow County residents.
Tracy Griffith earned
the all-around title. Griffith also
e a rn e d first, w ith p a rtn e r
E m m et Evans in the team
roping w ith a tim e o f 7.8
seconds. Griffith also teamed
up with Jennifer Griffith for a
s e c o n d p la c e ru n o f 9.8
seconds. Rounding out the
team roping in third place was
Tara and Mike M ahoney with
an 11.1 -second run.
Brian K now les took
the amateur calf roping saddle
donated by Kinzua Resources
LLC. His tw o-run tim e o f
43.14 seconds won him the
s a d d le as he p u t R y an
Matteson’s 45.18-second time
in second place. Shad Bishop
finished third with a tim e o f
53.51 seconds.
The c a lf riding title
w ent to Willy G entry with a
78-point ride. Luke Shover
took second with a 75-point
ride. Shaun Eng had a 75-
point ride in the cow riding
com petition giving him first
place over a tie for second
between Ty Hurl and Madison
Bailey, who both brought in
71-point rides.
M atteson also gave
th e b e st run in th e s te e r
wrestling with 12.0 seconds.
Evans took second with 15.8
seconds and Jack M cG uire
took third with 26.6 seconds.
The open calf roping
title w as ta k e n by D av e
Cannon with a tim e o f 16.53
seconds.
Jennifer Griffith also
participated in the senior goat
tying taking first. Amy Jepsen
finished second in the event
w ith a tim e o f 12.5 seconds.
In ju n io r goat tying, M ary
Shae Hays placed first with a
time o f 12.9 seconds and Eric
Jepsen finished second with
15.6 seconds.
C o m in g d o w n to
tenths o f a second, Tiffanie
Greenup took first in the senior
barrels w ith a tim e o f 17.67
seconds, with Angie Hughes
ta k in g s e c o n d at 17.94
seco n d s. T h ese tw o w ere
fo llo w e d by M a ry A nn
Munkers with a time o f 18.42
seconds and Tracy Griffith at
18.63 seconds.
J e s s ic a
H ughes
claim ed first in the Pee Wee
Barrels w ith a tim e o f 18.44
s e c o n d s an d H ay es to o k
second with 18.88 seconds.
Lane Bailey earned
the breakaway calf roping title
with a time o f 4.5 seconds.
J u s tin S ch w ab ro w
took first in the mutton bustin’
w ith a 71 -point ride on Ewe
Turn. Aidan Wright and Kyler
Lunny tied for second with 69-
point rides.
Rodeo authors visit Heppner during Fair
VOL. 122
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NO. 34
8 Pages
Wednesday, August 20,2003
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
2003 Morrow County Fair and Rodeo
Parade winners
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(Clockwise from bottom): l)oug and Kathy Jory, Barb Orwick, OTLD-Heppner Librarian, and Gail and
Forrie Burkenbine. Doug and Kathy Jory, co-authors of “From Pendleton to Calgary”, an oral history
of rodeo, were at the St. Patrick’s Senior Center, Saturday, Aug. 16, as part of the Morrow County Fair
and Rodeo. The Jorys signed copies of their books and shared stories and poetry. The book signing was
sponsored by the Friends of the Heppner Library.
HHS cheerleaders raise money during fair
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1" Place Community Float- Irrigon Moose Lodge.
For
th e
o th e r
c a te g o r y : 1st- N a th a n ie l
Roberts, red, w hite and blue
bike and 2nd- N ancy M iller,
horse-draw n cart.
MCHD to hold
meeting
2"d Place Court- Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Court Princesses
Megan McCabe and Lexi Kennedy
For individual horse
T he 2 0 0 3 M o rro w
C o u n ty F a ir a n d R o d e o a n d r id e r : 1st- M a K e n z i
P arade w as held Saturday, H u g h e s a n d 2 nd- D ia n a
Aug. 16 in Heppner. W inners “Boone” Healy.
For senior horse and
w ere announced in several
rider: Is1-R o d e o Bandits.
different categories.
For antique vehicles:
For community floats:
1st- Irrigon M oose L odge; l 5'- G ary and D oris Jones,
2nd- Friends o f the H eppner Model A street rod; 2nd- Alvin
L ib rary ; and 3 rd- St. P a t’s Gallaway, John Deere Tractor;
and 3rd- R obert K ilkenny,
Antiques.
For courts and royalty: 1930 vehicle.
For m usical groups:
1 •*- P e n d le to n R o u n d u p
C ourt; 2nd- M orrow C ounty 1*- Pendleton Mounted Band.
For commercial floats:
Fair and R odeo C ourt; and
l -- Bank o f Eastern Oregon.
3rd- Helix Rodeo Court.
The M orrow County
Health District will be holding
their regular board m eeting,
M onday, Aug. 25, at 7 p.m .,
at the Hom e Health Office in
Heppner.
On the agenda are the
resolution o f an amendment to
the bond, the meeting date and
time and the June financials.
G-T closed for
Labor Day
The
H eppner
Gazette-Tim es will be closed
M onday, Sept. 1, for Labor
Day. T he d eadline for the
Wednesday, Sept. 3 paper will
thus be Friday, Aug. 29, at 5
p.m.
The office will re-open
at its regular tim e, Tuesday,
Sept. 2.
B I G S A L E on
■ B IfTY TnTRHEAD GUN RACKS
Model BSR-2: Reg. $59.95 SALE $49.95
(ov«ftM(4*orteofltal mount)
Model SBR-2G: Reg $77.00 SALE $65.95
Sale good through Saturday, Sept. 6th
Morrow County Grain Growers
Lexington 989-8221 * 1-800-452-7396
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Baillie Keithley (right), HHS cheerleader serves Barb Orwick (left), while fellow cheerleader, Ashley
Zimmerman and others form a line. The Heppner High School cheerleaders sold hotdogs during the
book signing on Saturday, Aug. 16 and held a Kiddie Carnival on Thursday, Aug. 14, to raise $140 for
their cheerleading program.
Stickhorse Race winners announced
T h e “ S tic k h o r s e
Race" held during the Morrow
C ounty R odeo on Sunday,
Aug. 17 was wild and wooly.
Thirty-nine contestants in three
age divisions vied for “Gold
Medals” and trophies.
Winning the three and
u n d e r d iv is io n w ere: 1
B rooke W heeler, 2nd-Joey
Olson and 3rd-Linsey Soggee.
In the four and five
year old age division: 1st-
C olby C urrin, 2nd- B ethany
V anC leave and 3rd-L auren
Daley.
In the six and seven
year old division: P -E m m a
Shover, 2nd-Patton Daly and
J^-M ichaH intz.
Som e o f the riders
had a little trouble controlling
their horses and had runaways
to the “Spur ‘ Em Bam" which
delighted the audience.
T h e s e r a c e s a re
sponsored by Tami and Mark
R ietm ann, Kelly and John
B oyer and D onna and Joe
R ietm ann, the HM Ranch,
Peterson’.s Jew elers and the
O TPR Com m ittee. M adison
Bailey took entries, the Rodeo
Bandits helped organize and
ju d g e th e p la c in g o f the
contestants, Sandy M atthews
was the official photographer
and the O re g o n Trail Pro
Rodeo and M orrow County
Fair Court Princesses Lexi
K ennedy
and
M egan
M cCabe awarded the medals
and trophies.
Doug “the S chw an’s
Man" had popsicles waiting for
the participants at the “ Little
League Snack Shack" to cool
off'the tired and hungry riders
at the end o f their races.
The OTPR committee
e n c o u r a g e s e v e ry o n e in
M orrow County to join them
next year and w atch this fun
event.
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