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SIX • Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 30,2006 Court had a busy fair week 2006 Morrow County Fair results ...continued from pane 5 A ndre Rauch (Senior)- Livestock Judging Contest. Blue; Market Beef, Blue; and B eef Showmanship, Blue. N atalie Rauch (Junior)- Livestock Judging Contest. Blue; Market Beef, C h am p io n ; and B eef Showmanship. Blue. W hitley Reece (Intermediate)- Educational Display, Reserve Champion; P rese n tatio n , Blue; Art P ain tin g , line & shade co m bo, Red; C lo th in g , garment/outfit. Champion; Fashion Revue, Reserve C ham pion; My Favorite outfit. Reserve Champion; Clothing Judging Contest, Red; Wheat & You, Blue; Foods, shortened cakes. Blue; F av o rite Recipe Collection, Blue; Mini Meal, Blue; Foods Judging, C h am p io n ; English Equitation, Red; Western Equitation, Champion; Hunt Seat O v er Fences, C h am p io n ; Trail H orse, C h am p io n ; Horse Showmanship, Blue; Ranch H orse, Blue; B areback E q u itatio n , C h am p io n ; Figure 8, Champion; Barrels, C h am p io n ; Key Race, C h am p io n ; and Pole Bending, Red. Matthew Richards (Intermediate)- Livestock Ju dging C o n test, Blue; Market Swine, Blue; and Swine Showmanship, Blue. Keshi R ichm ond (S en io r)- Art Painting, shaded draw, Champion and Art Painting, acrylic, Champion. T rev o r R iekkola (Senior)- Livestock Judging Contest, Blue; Market Beef, Red; and B eef Showmanship, Blue. Em ily R ietm ann (Senior)- Livestock Judging Contest, Blue; Market Beef, Reserve C ham pion; and B eef Sh o w m an sh ip , Champion. Mary R ietm ann (Junior)- Livestock Judging Contest, Blue; Market Beef, Blue; and B eef Showmanship, Champion. D evin R obinson (In term ed ia te )- M arket Beef, Blue; Angus Junior Cow, Blue; and B eef Showmanship, Blue. G arrett R obinson (Junior)- Market Beef, Blue; Saler Junior Cow, Blue; and Beef Showmanship, Reserve Champion. Angel R odelo (Intermediate)- Livestock Ju dging C o n test, Blue; Market Swine, Red; and Swine, Blue. B rynna Rust (Intermediate)- Livestock Ju dging C o n test, Blue; English Equitation, Red; Western Equitation, Blue; Trail Horse, Blue; Horse S h o w m a n sh ip , Reserve Grand Champion; Figure 8, Red; Barrels, White; Key Race, White; Pole Bending, Red; Flag Race, W hite; Market Lamb, Blue; and Sheep Showmanship, Blue. E sg ar S anchez (Intermediate)- Livestock Ju d g in g C o n te st, Blue; M arket Lam b, Red; and Sheep Showmanship. Blue. G a b rie la Sanchez (Intermediate)- Livestock Ju d g in g C o n te st, Blue; M arket Lamb, Red; and Sheep Showmanship, Blue. Stephanie Schuler (Junior)- Presentation, Red; Pho to g rap h y , c o lo r snapshots. Red; Clothing Ju d g in g C o n te st, Red; Wheat & You, Blue; Foods, quick bread muffin method. Blue; Quick & Easy Ground Beef, Blue; Foods Judging. Blue; Livestock Judging C o n test, Blue; M arket Lamb, Blue; and Sheep « Showmanship, Blue. W hitney Smith (In term ed ia te )- M arket Lam b, Blue and Sheep Showmanship, Blue. D evin Stout (Junior)- Market Lamb, Blue and Sheep Showmanship, Champion. Kylee Svetich (Senior)- Market Swine, Red and Sw ine Showmanship. Blue. Tyree Svetich (In term ed ia te )- M arket Lamb, Blue and Sheep Showmanship, Blue. Emily Thom pson (Interm ediate)- Clothing Judging C ontest, Red; Wheat & You, Blue; Foods, shortened cakes, Reserve Cham pion; Foods, yeast bread. Blue; Foods Judging, Blue; Livestock Judging Contest, Blue; Angus Junior Yearling Heifer, Blue; Beef Showmanship, Blue; Market Lamb, Reserve Champion; and Sheep Showmanship. Blue. Lacey Thom pson (Junior)- Fashion Revue, Blue; My Favorite outfit, Blue; C lothing Judging Contest, Reserve Champion; Wheat & You, Blue; Foods, quick bread muffin method. Blue; Foods, Quick bread, biscuit method. Champion; Favorite Recipe Collection, Blue; Foods Judging, Blue; Western Equitation, Blue; Trail Horse, Red; Horse S how m anship, Reserve Champion; Market Swine, Blue; and Sw ine Showmanship, Blue. Stephen Thompson (Junior)- Livestock Judging Contest. Blue; Angus Junior Cow, Blue; Angus Junior Calf, Blue; Angus Dam & P roduce, Blue; B eef Showmanship, Blue; Market Lam b, Blue; and Sheep Showmanship, Champion. Daniel Van Cleave (Junior)- Market Lamb, Blue and Sheep Showmanship, Blue. Kristen Van Cleave (In term ed iate)- M arket Lamb, Blue and Sheep Showmanship, Red. Teonna V andever (Senior)- Market Swine, Blue and Sw ine Showmanship, Blue. R ichard W addell (In term ed ia te )- Foods, sh o rten ed cakes, Blue; Foods, yeast breads. Reserve Champion; Foods Judging, Red; R anch Horse, Champion; Figure 8, White; Barrels, White; Key Race, Red; Pole Bending, White; and Flag Race, White. Samantha Waddell (Junior)- Clothing, garment. Blue; Clothing, item for home. Red; Fashion Revue, Blue; B eginner Button Sewing, Reserve Champion; Clothing Judging Contest, Red; W heat & You, Champion; Foods, cookies. Blue; Foods, cookies, Blue; Foods, quick bread muffin method. Blue; Food Prep, Snack, Red; Food Prep. C o o k ie, Red; Foods Judging, Red; Figure 8, W hite; Flag Race, Red; Ranch Horse, Blue; Barrels, Red; Key Race, White; and Pole Bending, White. Lacie W agoner (Intermediate)- Livestock Ju d g in g C o n test, Blue; Market Lamb, Blue; and Sheep Showmanship, Blue. W illiam Wehrli (Senior)- Dog Obedience, Blue and Dog Showmanship, Champion. Christopher Wellington (Intermediate)- Market Swine, Blue and Sw ine S h o w m a n sh ip , Champion. Joey W helan (Senior)- M arket Lamb, Reserve Grand Champion and Sheep Showmanship, k Blue. Tanner W ightman (Intermediate)- Wheat & You, Blue; Foods, shortened cakes. Champion; Favorite Recipe C ollection, Red; Food Prep, One Pot Meal, Blue; Foods Judging, Blue; Livestock Judging Contest, Blue; Market Swine, Red; and Swine Showmanship, Blue. Taylor W ightman (Junior)- Wheat & You, Blue; Foods, foam cake, Reserve Champion; Favorite Recipe Collection, Reserve C ham pion; Food Prep, Salad/Sandwich, Reserve Champion; Foods Judging, Red; L ivestock Judging C ontest, Blue; M arket Swine, Red; and Swine Showmanship, Blue. A lana Wilson (Junior)- M arket Swine, Blue and Swine Showmanship, Blue. Kassey Wilson (In term ed ia te )- Swine Showmanship. Blue. A shley W olff (Intermediate)- Educational Display, C ham pion; Art Painting, Sketch, Red; Art Painting, water color. Blue; Wheat & You, Blue; Foods, yeast bread m achine, Champion; Food Prep, Fruit or Vegetable, Champion; Mini Meal, C ham p io n ; Foods Judging, Blue; Dog Obedience, Red; and Dog S h o w m an sh ip , Reserve Champion. K elsey W olff (Senior)- Wheat & You, Blue; Foods, yeast bread m achine. C ham pion; Favorite Recipe Collection, Reserve Champion; Food Prep, Fruit or Vegetable, C ham p io n ; Mini Meal, C ham p io n ; and Foods Judging, Reserve Champion. Sam m y Woodall (Junior)- Figure 8, White; Flag Race, White; Ranch Horse, Blue; Barrels, White; Key Race, White; and Pole Bending, White. R obert Worden (S en io r)- Photography, C o lo r self-e n larg em e n t, Blue; Photography, series or story. Red; and Photography, creative uses, Champion. H eath er Yocom (S en io r)- M arket Beef, Reserve Champion and Beef Showmanship, Blue. Yocom Justin Sw ine (Junior)- Show m anship, Blue and Market Swine, Red. Yocom Z achary (Junior)- Market Swine, Red and Swine Showmanship, Blue. (L-R): Pennant Bearer Jessica Hamilton, Princess Josie Miller cutting watermelon. Pennant Bearer Jarreid Miller handing out watermelon and Queen Heather Yocom taking entries for the watermelon seed spitting contest on Wednesday, Aug. 16 at the Morrow County Fair. Photo by Renee Yocom. Saturday was a busy This last week was ex trem ely busy for the Morrow County Fair and OTPR Court. They had a full schedule starting Wednesday and ending Sunday, Aug. 16- 20 . On Wednesday, they directed the kid's games including the watermelon seed spitting contest and a few carnival games for the little ones. They were also involved in the Pet Show, then the RDO tractor pull, which was attended by a record number of children. To finish the day, they modeled their outfits in the 4-H Style Revue during intermission. This year, the Pee Wee Style Revue was a big hit, with more than 20 kids participating. On Thursday after finishing conformation, the court helped out with the Columbia River Processing sponsored ice cream social, they donated six tubs of Tillamook Ice Cream. Many kids and adults enjoyed the ice cream. Then the court relaxed a little bit before going and helping with slack at the OTPR arena. On Friday, after Heather, Josie and Jarreid finished showmanship, they had little time to relax before having to do Grand Entry in the arena. AWANA leader training workshop to be held There will be an AWANA Bible Club training workshop for any adults and teens interested in helping with the local AWANA Club this year. The basic training session will begin Thursday, Aug. 31 at 6 p.m. in Heppner at the Willow Creek Baptist C hurch sanctuary, which is in the Seventh Day Adventist building on Minor Street. Jim Van Mersbergen of Spokane, WA, who is the AWANA Coordinator for E astern O regon and W ashington, will be conducting the training from 6-10 p.m. It you can't come to the entire session, you are encouraged to come for as much o f the evening workshop as possible. T here are some m ajor ch an g es taking place the local AWANA Club this year. AWANA will be held on Thursday nights from 6:30-8 p.m., rather than on Wednesday nights. The location has also changed. AWANA will be hosted by W illow C reek Baptist Church in Heppner instead of at Lexington Baptist. BEO donates $2500 for upcoming INWM presentations Heppner Dance registrations to be held Elyshia Rennison will once again be offering dance classes in Heppner for ch ild ren ages 3-12 on M ondays in Heppner. R eg istratio n will be on Monday, Sept. 11 from 4-7 p.m. at the fairgrounds. Students will be measured for tap and ballet/jazz shoes at that time. Preschool dancers will reg ister at 4 p.m., kindergarten through second grade at 5 p.m. and third grade and up at 6 p.m. The stu d en ts of H ep p n er D ance learn elements of tap, ballet, jazz and hip hop from R ennison, o w n er of Perform ing Arts of H erm iston. The dancers perform in two recitals during the year, as well as other performances in the community. We Print Business Cards Heppner G azette day with the parade starting at 10 a.m., the group was lined up by 8:30 a.m. afterwards they attended the luncheon in the old beef barn, where they received gifts and were thanked by the Rodeo committee for doing a good job of promoting them. After eating, they rushed to get their horses ready for the Grand Entry. Then they attended the 4-H/ FFA awards ceremony and participated in the livestock auction. Finally, Sunday after attending the W rangler’s breakfast the court was able to relax and help out with MOCO day. Sharon Harrison (right), with BEO, presents Louis Carlson, INWM member, with a check for $250« for support of upcoming presentations. , The John Day, H eppner and C ondon branches of Bank of Eastern Oregon jointly presented Inland Northwest Musicians and the W illow C reek Symphony and Singers with a $2500 c o n trib u tio n to support upcom ing presentations in Heppner on Nov. 4 and in Condon and John Day in April of 2007. This contribution will go tow ard en h an cin g local school music programs and assist with additional ex p en ses, such as transportation costs and new music. Bank o f Eastern Oregon is a major supporter of these c o m m u n ity p re sen ta tio n s and is d ed icated to prom oting cultural enrichment. BEO Bancorp is the holding company for Bank of Eastern Oregon, which operates 11 branches in six eastern Oregon counties. Branches are located in Arlington. lone, Heppner, Condon. Irrigon, Boardman, Burns, John Day. Prairie City. Fossil and Moro. Bank of Eastern O regon also op erates a m ortgage division, has loan production offices in Hermiston and O ntario, and o ffers brokerage services through BEO Financial Services. The b a n k 's web site is www.beobank.com. Sept. 14 is the ten ativ e starting date. Dale Bates of H ep p n er is the new Commander for the Club. AWANA is an i nt e r n a t i o n a l , non- denominational Bible club for children in kindergarten through sixth grade. If you are interested in learning more about AWANA and perhaps getting involved in some way, please come to the train in g m eetin g or contact Dale Bates (676- 5773) or Bill Jepsen (676- 5244) for more information. Fair and Rodeo Court finish parade schedule in Pendleton On Saturday, Aug. 26, the Morrow County Fair and Rodeo court was in G oldendale, WA for the Klickitat County Fair and Rodeo, where they attended the parade, luncheon and grand entry. It was a long but enjoyable day. They received a blue ribbon in the parade and then received goody bags at the luncheon hosted by Queen Gabriel Demolt and a fte rw ard s Q ueen Heather Yocom and Princess Josie Miller received a great welcome from the crowd during grand entry. Their final parades will be in Pen d leto n in September for the Dress-up and Westward Ho parades. They hope to see all of you there. Booster Club to discuss Cycle Oregon The Heppner Junior/ Senior High booster club meeting will be held a week earlier on Sept. 6 in the home ec room at 7 p.m. This will be the last meeting before Cycle Oregon. All booster club board members, class representatives and anyone interested are encouraged to attend.