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
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