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VOL. 123
NO. 33
8 Pages
Wednesday, August 18, 2004
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Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
MC Fair & OTPR Queen Lexi Kennedy
Hailing as the first
queen from Riverside High
School,
Q ueen
Lexi
Kennedy, 18, is this year’s
2004 Morrow County Fair
and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo
Court queen. Kennedy has
also served as a princess in
2003 and a pennant bearer
in 2002.
K ennedy is no
stranger to the fair and rodeo
as her grandfather was team
roper Larrie Knaggs. She
has also showed lambs for
4-H.
Kennedy has had her
15-year-old quarter horse
sorrel mare, Jacki, for three
years and is glad to have her
along for the ride.
K ennedy said she
has ridden horses all her life
and recen tly has been
working with Jacki in roping
and breakaway.
Kennedy has greatly
enjoyed her reign as queen,
en joying m eeting new
people at several different
fairs, rodeos and festivals.
One great honor she
received was riding in the
te le v ise d Rose Parade.
“Knowing I was on TV was
really fun,” said Kennedy.
K ennedy has also
enjoyed spending time with
her court. Princesses Emily
B ergstrom and Jessica
Wainwright, and Pennant
Bearers MaKayla Anderson
and A m anda K ennedy
(L ex i’s sister). K ennedy
knew
B ergstrom and
Anderson from last year’s
tour and has enjoyed getting
to know Wainwright, who
she’d heard a lot about.
Kennedy graduated
this year from Riverside
High School and is
preparing to go to Eastern
Oregon University to pursue
a degree in early elementary
education. “I love little kids.
They are so fu n ,” said
Kennedy. She hopes to one
day teach kindergarten or
first grade.
W hile in high
school, K ennedy was an
honor roll student and a
Heppner Garden Club volunteers (L-R): Dorothy Jackson
flower entrv from Julianne Carlson.
Live entertainment
Flowers, vegetables
and ceramics are just a very w ill also be provided
o f the many exhibits on th ro u g h o u t the w eek.
include
display at the 4-H Annex P erform ances
m
agicians,
m
usic,
talent
B uilding at the M orrow
show,
pet
show,
dancers
and
County Fairgrounds. Final
preparations o f bringing in a 4-H Style Review. Special
displays and judging are food experiences include an
underway in preparation for Ice Cream Social sponsored
the 2004 Morrow County by Tillam ook, M urray’s-
Fair to be held Aug. 18-22. Country Rose Wine and
W hile
at
the Micro-Beer Tasting and a
C ow boy
fairgrounds you can also W ran g ler’s
Breakfast.
enjoy the Oregon Trail Pro
Come out to the
Rodeo, Aug. 20-21 and the
Morrow
County Fair Aug.
Queen Lexi Kennedy, with her horse Jacki, at the Rose Festival M orrow C ounty Jackpot
18-22
and
discover all the
Rodeo, Aug. 22.
4
u
Volunteer Liz Green displays
a gourd entry.
other fun and exciting
activities.
in Portland.
m em ber o f the N ational
Honor Society. She was also
active in the Youth Alive
program and the Fellowship
o f Christian Athletes.
In her free tim e,
Kennedy also enjoys fishing
and cam ping and ju s t
recently learned that she
enjoys miniature golf. “We
had a chance to go mini
golfing after riding in the
Joseph parade and I found
out that it was a lot of fun,”
said Kennedy.
K ennedy is the
d au g h ter o f K evin and
Tracie Kennedy and Tami
Kennedy, all o f Boardman.
Her sister, Amanda, is 14
and has been a pennant
bearer for the past two years.
“I really would like
to say how m uch I
appreciate my parents and
the other court families for
all they have done for us
over the years,” expressed
K ennedy. “ I am also
a p p reciativ e
of
the
overw helm ing response
from our sponsors. We all
appreciate everything they
do for us.”
Come out and enjoy
the Morrow County Fair and
Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo
Aug. 18-22 and you might
ju st come across, Queen
Lexi Kennedy, Princesses
Em ily B ergstrom and
Jessica W ainw right and
Pennant Bearers MaKayla
A nderson and A m anda
Kennedy.
OTPR committee to hold ticket
the Gazette.
give-away •
The O regon Trail
Pro Rodeo Com m ittee is
giving aw ay tick ets to
individuals who can answer
one o f the following four
questions. Only one person
may win per question, and
only one ticket per person
will be given away.
Participants may call
the Heppner Gazette-Times
with the correct answer to
see if they are a winner.
Tickets will be picked up at
The questions are as
follows: 1) Name all the
major OTPR sponsors; 2)
Name all the com m ittee
members involved in the
Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo; 3)
Name all of the events in the
M orrow C ounty Jackpot
Rodeo; and 4) Name all the
sponsors for the Morrow
County Rodeo.
Contact the Gazette
at (541) 676-9228 or stop by
in person at 147 Willow
Street in Heppner.
ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE:
MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M.
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and Eve Ironhawk register a
p
lone School District approves $84,000
agreement with MCURD
The lone
one School
Board, at its regular meeting
Monday night, unanimously
approved
an
intergovernmental
agreement with the Morrow
County Unified Recreation
D istrict for funding o f
athletic programs and other
extracurricular activities at
lone Schools. According to
the agreement, the school
district will receive a sum
not to exceed $84,000 from
MCURD for the 2004-05
year.
M CURD
Board
member Del LaRue, lone,
told the board that the
district is to bill MCURD for
actual costs incurred in
running the ISD athletic
programs. However, he said
that the M orrow County
School
D istrict
had
previously asked for more
money than they actually
incurred, which resulted in
3 “$ 175,000 carryover of our
money (for MCSD),” said
LaRue. “We were generous
to Morrow County this year
and we may not be next
year,” he added. He also told
ISD that, contrary to rumors,
M CURD has not yet
decided how much money
they will disburse to lone
next year. “We all know that
you’re operating on a bare
bones budget,” said LaRue.
“ I’ve made that real clear.”
Also at the meeting,
Joel Peterson was appointed
as a new board member,
replacing Debbie Radie,
w ho m oved out o f the
district, and was sworn in by
board Chair Joe Rietmann.
Joe Rietmann was
reappointed board chair and
Gregg Rietmann, vice-chair.
Newly-hired
su p erin ten d en t
Bryn
Browning attended her first
m eeting as adm inistrator
and
presen ted
her
adm inistrative report as
follows;
-student registration
will be held on Monday,
Aug. 23, facilitated by Cathy
McCabe, Tara Proudfoot
and Browning. Proudfoot
will be the counselor on
M ondays for the school
year;
-the gym floor is
finished and students and
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Another soldier
prepares for Iraq
SPC
M itchell
Mathews, a former I leppner
resident, and a ju n io r at
Oregon State University,
was recently called to active
duty and traveled to Ft.
Bliss, TX with several other
local soldiers. There they arc
receiving training before
being deployed to Iraq.
Cards can be sent to
Mathews at the following
address: SPC M itchell
Mathews, MRCS/116 BDE/
6 Troop. 8 2 r 1 C i\ .ilry.
BLDG 2444 Cassidv Road,
Ft. Bliss, TX 79916.
WE WILL BE CLOSED SATURDAY,
AUG. 21 st FOR THE FAIR & RODEO.
Everyone enjoy the 2004 Morrow County
Fair and OTPR ! W eit see you there!
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