Special Edition • Morrow County Fair and Rodeo • Heppner Gazette-Times. Wednesday. August 11,2004 - Page 13
See what’s new
at fair
There are two things
new this year to the fair. On
Friday the exhibitors of the
fair can get their premiums
in cash. If you want some
playing money for fair, come
to the office from 8-12 a.m.
and receive your premiums.
The Fair Board is
also trying something new.
On Friday starting at 6 p.m.
there will be no charge at the
gate. Also Saturday will be
family day at the fair, and
there will be no charge to
come into the fair. (This
does not cover entry into the
rodeo.) Com e and take
advantage of these special
offers and enjoy the last day
of the fair with your family.
Court tryouts set
Sept. 19
The Morrow County
Fair and Oregon Trail Pro
Rodeo Court tryouts will be
held Sunday, Sept. 19 at 1
p.m. at the Morrow County
Fairgrounds. A pplication
deadline is Friday, Sept. 17
at 11 a.m.
A pplications
are
available at local high schools,
or call 541-676-9474 or write
to the Morrow County Fair
Office, P.O. Box 464, Heppner,
OR 97836 for more
information.
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Looking back—Businesses give
awards prizes for 1968 Rodeo
,
MANY BUSINESSES support the Morrow County Fair and Rodeo
in many ways, not the least of which is donating prizes and trophies.
This group includes some of those who are giving prizes to the
rodeo, as well as some of the fair and rodeo officials. Standing from
left are Oris Padberg, Padberg Machinery, Inc.; Herman Green;
Harlan McCurdy. Jr., general manager. Morrow County Grain
Growers, Inc.; Terrel Benge, representing the Heppner Elks Lodge;
Jim Farley, Farley Motor Co.; P. W. Mahoney, Mahoney and
Abrams, attorneys; Mrs. Nona Sowell, Kinzua Corporation; and
Earl Ayres, Heppner Auto Sales, Eric. In front are (from left) Archie
Munkers of the rodeo committee; Paul Hisler, chairman of the fair
board; John Venard, secretary, fair committee; Charley Daly, vice
chairman of the rodeo committee, who is in charge of trophies and
prizes, and Rod Murray of Murrays Rexall Drug. The saddles
pictured are two of the major prizes, one going to the all-around
cowboy and the other to the winner of the Morrow County amateur
calf roping. (G-T Photo).
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(Story submitted by Charlie
Daly. This is a GT article
printed in 1968)
Trophies, prizes and
awards totaling an estimated
$13 0 0 w ill be given to
winners at the 1968 Morrow
County Rodeo, according to
Charley Daly, vice chairman
o f the ro d eo , w ho is in
charge o f trophies. Cash
purses for ev en ts in the
rodeo total $1785.
Heading the list of
prizes again are the two
custom made saddles. One
is presented to the champion
all-around cowboy and is
donated jointly by Morrow
County Grain Growers and
Padberg M achinery, Inc.,
L ex in g to n . The o th er is
g iv en
by
K inzua
Corporation to the winner of
M orrow county am ateur
roping. Both of the beautiful
hand-tooled saddles were
made this year by Severe
Bros. Saddlery, Pendleton.
The Morrow County
a ll-a ro u n d cow boy w ill
receiv e a leg on the
revolving three-year trophy
presented by the O rville
Cutsforth family as well as
a $50 cash award from the
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family. Sid Britt was last
year’s winner of this event.
A total of $100 in
cash will go to the winner of
the Morrow County derby,
$50 of which is donated by
the Heppner Elks lodge and
$50 by P. W. M ahoney,
attorney.
The “ hard lu c k ”
cowboy again will receive
fine consolation in the prizes
given by Jack Saul of the
New York Store, Pendleton
A Bailey fur felt hat will be
given each day to the
cowboy who is judged to
have been victim o f the
poorest luck.
Second
place
fin ish e r in the M orrow
county amateur roping will
receive a gift certificate for
a pair of handmade boots
from H eppner L um ber
Company. For a number of
years this has been donated
by Del Brown of Pendleton,
but illness has prevented
him from making the offer
this year. Heppner Lumber
Co. kindly offered to give
the prize.
Third place finisher
in the amateur roping will
receive a gift certificate from
G a rd n e r’s M en ’s W ear,
Heppner.
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