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Special Edition • Morrow County Fair and Rodeo • Heppner Gazette-Times, Wednesday, August 10,2005 - Page 5 83rd Annual Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo August 19-21 I t’s saddle bronc, bull riding and barrel racing time in your own back yard. The Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo will present its 83rd annual pro show this year in Hepp ner. One of the longest run ning rodeos in Oregon, this little town can turn on some fantastic weekend entertain ment. The town will come alive on Aug. 19-21 with NPRA rodeo action, and tal ent. On Friday night the small cowboys and cowgirls start the fun off with mutton bustin’. This will lead right into the grand entry action at 7 p.m. Saturday’s Pro Show starts at 12:45 p.m. and 1:15 p.m. S unday’s show brings in the locals with the M orrow County Jackpot Rodeo beginning at 1:15 p.m. The rodeo will fea ture some of the best rodeo talent the sport has to offer. Being the 3rd largest pay out rodeo in Oregon, this rodeo p ro m ises to b rin g well known cowboys and cow girls in the Pacific Northwest to compete for the awards and cash money that Hepp ner has to offer. Very few rodeos offer a saddle for all around cowboy along with added money, buckles and spurs. The JackPot rodeo offers your own friends and family from Morrow Coun ty the Amateur calf roping saddle and the prestigious all around buckle along with each honored event award. COLLIER’S MARKET 285 M A IN STREET, IONE Grocery - Fresh Produce Deli ~ Video Rentals Beer & Wine ~ Liquor Open Monday through Saturday 422-7122 The “famous” dog calling contest will be dur ing the Friday performance, so money is to be made if you have a fast and focused canine who can com pete with the defending champi ons o f M orrow C ounty. Each pro show will feature the rough stock from bull riding, saddle bronc and bareback riding. The timed events will bring the big mans sport of steer wrestling and the only team event in professional rodeo; team roping. Time and money pushes talented cowboys and cowgirls riding some of the best trained and bred horses in the Pacific Northwest in both calf roping and barrel racing. The town of Hepp ner, along Hwy 207 near the Um atilla National Forest, welcomes visitors to their community to watch and be apart o f rodeo w eekend. SEED CLEANING ON FARM SERVICE “Have Cleaner. Will Travel” Seed Cleaned and Treated with Farmer's Choice Jim’s Seed Cleaning & Treating Jim Harting ( 509 ) 382-4874 627 Hartem R oad -PG M PO R T OF MORROW Dayton, W A 99328 This year the VIP seats are even easier to access and plan for. The VIP seats are in the grandstands but offer the closest rodeo action with the luxury of backed and armed seats. These seats can be purchased in advance to secure the finest view of the rodeo. Ushers will help you to your seats and give you the freedom to move around without risk of loosing your seat to other viewers. The best seats can be purchased in any quantity for any or all three days at $ 12 a seat. An entire box of seats (10 seats) can be purchased for all three days o f rodeo action for $360. The seats are avail able on a first come, first serve basis. The best seats move quickly but some VIP seats may be purchased at the gate. Bench seats are available the day of the ro deo for $8. Children seven- 12 are $5 and six and under are free. Visa, Master Card and American Express are accepted for advanced VIP seating and two numbers are available. Ask for Lynn in the evenings at 422-7559 or during the day at 676-5583. Camping, fishing and RV hook ups are also available close to town or a short dis tance away. For more inform a tion on the Heppner Rodeo v isit the w eb site at www.heppner.net/rodeo. R E C Y C LE T O D A Y P.O. Box 200, Boardman, OR 97818 Morrow C ounty Transfer Stations accept: Aluminum. Glass Bottles, Scrap Metal, Newspaper, Tin Cans, Tires, Yard Debris and Household Appliances. Finley Buttes accepts: Aluminum. Batteries, Cardboard/ Brown Bags, Glass Bottles, Tires, Scrap Metal, Tin Cans, Used Motor Oil, Newspaper lone (at the Post Office): Newspaper. Heppner (on Riverside): Recycle Bins-most items to be recycled. Boardm an (on N E Front St.): Recycle Bins- most items to be recycled. Irrigon (at Stokes Landing): Aluminum, Cardboard. Glass Bottles, Scrap Metal, Tin Cans, Newspaper. For More Information, Call (541) 989-9500 M O RR O W C O U N T Y PUBLIC WORKS Phone: (541) 481-7678 • Fax (541) 481-2679 We are proud to support the Morrow County fair, Oregon ‘TraiC 9^WfPro %pdeo and Morrow County Jackpot %pdeo Port of Morrow Commissioners: Marv Padberg, President • Jerry Healy, Vice-President Larry Lindsay, Secretary • Don Russell, Commissioner • Joe Taylor, Commissioner J .
