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2005 Morrow County Queen Jessica Wainwright has roots in fair and rodeo D ilu ii. ililiillliim ll,I,,,l| Bessie Wetzel I Newspaper 1 ibrary l University o f Oregon Eugene, OR Ç7403 Queen Jessica with her ‘love hug' Queen Jessica Wainwright Blue Eyes Red Hair VOL. 124 NO. 33 8 Pages Wednesday, August 17,2005 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Bash a car at the fair A big bull's eye on the back window of the “Car Bash" car marks the “favorite” spot. The Morrow County Fair is sponsoring a “Car Bash” throughout the fair to raise funds for the new fair dormitory. A vehicle will sit in a fenced-off area of the parking lot and for $5 you can bash away for one minute with the provided sledgehammer or carpenter’s hammer. O f course, there will be safety requirements such as no open-toed shoes or climbing on the vehicle and safety glasses will be provided. Bashing will go on each day of the fair from noon to 8 p.m. until there is nothing left to bash. Professional rodeo still going strong in Heppner S M aturday, the fam ous are close and personal to the orrow C ounty Jackpot rodeo action. There truly is Eighty-three years of professional rodeo is still going strong in Heppner. This weekend NPRA action will be in full swing at the rodeo arena on Aug. 19 and 20. This rodeo is the third largest NPRA rodeo in the Pacific Northwest so the top cowboys and cowgirls come to try their luck. O ver 350 contestants are entered over the entire w eekend. The Friday performance starts off at 6:30 p.m., with mutton b u stin ’ and G rand Entry begins at 7 p.m. Saturday’s action b egin s w ith the “Woolie Riders” at 12:45 p.m ., and the first chute should open about 1:15 p.m. If you can’t make Friday or Rodeo is still available on Sunday at 1:15 p.m. So bring the kids, family and friends for a weekend of family fun. Stock w ill be sponsored this year by B- Bar-D Inc. and they promise some sure fire action from the chutes. The announcer will be Kedo Olson from Redmond and the bullfighter th is y ear w ill be Tim V redenburg and G eorge Kinter wiU be the entertainer. They will keep the crowd laughing and inv o lv ed through the entire show. The facilities at the Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo are som e o f the best in the N orthw est. There is easy access for handicap parking and front row co v ered handicap facilities. All seats Like many o f her predecessors, 2005 Fair and Rodeo Court Queen Jessica W ainw right has a deep family heritage in fair and rodeo. Her mother. Stacey (Kennedy) Wainwright was a member of the court in 1985 and a pennant bearer in 1983. She is a member of the Fair Board, leads a 4-H Club and is the official court chaperone. Her dad, Buzz, who has helped out with the 4-H C lub and F air and Rodeo Court a lot this year, rodeoed himself “back in the d ay ,” says Jessica. H er m atern al g ran d p aren ts, Larry and Ellen Kennedy, have long been active in 4- H and on the Fair Committee and her aunt, Denise Riddle, is on the fair board. Jessica herself was a princess on the court last year and was a pennant bearer in 2000. She has been involved in sheep 4-H for the past nine years, was a junior leader for the 4-H Sheep Club, Critters w ith A ttitu d e , has been involved in dog 4-H for the past three years and over the years has volunteered in the fair office. Jessica’s family also includes her brother, Bubba, 15, who will be a sophomore at Heppner High School this year. On top of all her fair and rodeo activities, the spunky, five fo o t-eig h t redhead is busy with a ton o f o th er a ctiv itie s. This summer, with her dad’s help, she has been working on her b elo v ed 1972 o ff-w h ite “ B ug” . The Volkswagen, which has “a few electrical p ro b le m s ,” has been decorated with wings on its hood and pinstripes down the side. “Dad’s a mechanic, but right now we're learning together— neither one of us speaks G e rm a n ,” jo k e s Jessica, referring to the bug’s land of origin. “I’m definitely not the mechanic my dad and brother are, but I'm kind of catching on.” W hen s h e ’s not riding or fixing the “problem of the month” on her bug. Queen Jessica is riding her horse. Jazz, a 13-year-old quarter horse mare, that she not a bad seat in the house. The Spur Em’ bam is on the east end of the arena for re fre sh m en ts w ithout missing out on the rodeo action. Plenty of food, drinks and booths will be available as well. VIP seats are still available and advanced seats can be purchased from Lynn Dee Ramos at 676-9451 and credit cards are accepted. These are reserved so ushers will escort you to your seats. Bench seating is available at the gate as well for only $8. T he all around continued page seven saddle is back this year. S p o n so red th ro u g h the Oregon Trail Booster Club this gorgeous saddle will be ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. W ra n q le r . •£ 7 Snve Dun no Out B/u FA/R £ R O P IO S A IF / See p 8 2005 Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Queen Jessica WainwTight Unity man hired to replace retiring Neiffer at lone The lone School District is in the process of ramping up for the start of the ’05-06 school year. ISD A d m in istrato r Bryn Browning told the board at th e ir re g u la r m eeting M onday night that registration for students with incom plete schedules or conflicts will be held on T hursday, Aug. 25, by ap p o in tm en t only. P re registration was completed in June. Browning also told the board that K evin Campbell from Unity has been hired as the science/ m ath teach er to replace Duane Neiffer, who retired effective Aug. 1. Sports physicals for lone students will be held Monday, Aug. 22, at 6 p.m. at the school and are free of ch arg e. S tu d en ts are required to have a physical ev ery o th e r y ear to be eligible to play sports. SMART training will be conducted by coordinator Linda Neiffer on Thursday, A ug. 18. V olunteer applications are available at the school office. Collier’s M arket, W heatland Insurance-lone and the lone Post Office. The lone staff in- service will be held Aug. 23- 25. The to-do list, which includes a new art classroom in the shop, a new cafeteria window and built-in desk, moving the ice machine and v ario u s plum bing and e lec trica l jo b s has been completed. Installation of new sinks in the shop cannot he completed until the city of lone fixes a broken water v alv e, w hich B row ning requested. The new gutters are w orking c o rre ctly and flooding to the cafeteria has been eliminated by removing the wall gutter and routing the w ater to a d ifferen t location. The splash guards along the hreezeway are also red u cin g the am ount o f water the wind carries into the area. Browning reported that she is working with a trainer from North Central ESD for English Language Learner training. B row ning also reported that the school's A nnual Y early P rogress results are inaccurate for language arts. lone School District met requirements in all other areas. Incorrect continued page two w e w ill be clo sed SATURDAY, AUG. 2 0 . HAVE FUN AT THE M X ‘ EAIR AND RODEO! SEE YOU THERE! Morrow County Grain Growers Lexington 989*8221 • 1-800-452-7396 For fa rm rq u ip m e n t. v isit o u r w t b <ite at W W W m t(| i» t 1
