Page 14 - Special Edition • Morrow County Fair and Rodeo • Heppner Gazette-Times, Wednesday, August 6, 2008
The O regon Fryer
C om m ission’s Big Cluck
Grill-Off will be held this
year on Thursday, August
14, at the Morrow County
Fair.
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grill masters please apply.
Ilie top placing contestant
will advance to compete in
the Grand Cham pion Big
Cluck Grill-Off Competition
during the Oregon State Fair
on Saturday, August 23.
Anyone interested in
participating can enter on the
Oregon Fryer Commission’s
w ebsite at w w w .oregon-
chickens.com or fax an entry
form to 503-537-6224.
Prizes include: 1st
place, Traeger Lil Tex Wood
Pellet Grill and ribbon; 2nd
place, Traeger Junior Wood
Pellet Grill and ribbon; 3rd
place, grill accessory set and
ribbon.
New exhibitors welcome
Have you attended previous county fairs and in look
ing at the exhibits thought to yourself “I can do that?”
Whether it is baking, canning, growing fruits, veg
etables or flowers, sewing, crafts, taking pictures or painting
there is a category for you at the fair.
It is simple to become an active participant. All one
needs to do is to go to the fair office, pick up an exhibitor
number and a premium sheet and then take the items to
the various departments on Monday, August 11 between 1
p.m. and 8 p.m. Fruits, vegetables and flowers are accepted
Monday 4-8 p.m. and Tuesday morning from 8-10 a.m.
Ren'ee Yocom, fair secretary will be happy to an
swer any questions. Office hours are Monday through Friday
from 8-12 and 1-5.
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son said. “Robinson said, ‘I
never criticize a player until
I am totally convinced that
they believe that I believe
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T h o m p so n 's approach is
the product o f too much
new-age thinking, consider
the evidence that shows his
strategies lead to victory.
He cites studies by
sports psychologist Joan
Duda. In one study, Duda
tracked 62 athletes at the
2000 O lym pic G am es in
Australia. She found that
athletes who were coached
to m aster their skills and
compete to the best of their
ability won more m edals
than athletes whose coaches
focused solely on winning
gold.
It makes sense: Ath
letes perform best when
relaxed and confident, not
w hen looking over th eir
shoulder at a slightly apo
plectic coach.
T h om pson th in k s
a coach can free his or her
athletes by erasing fear o f
failure. In its place, confi
dence and joy take root. The
kid continues to play and
bump into the life lessons
sports offer.
That's Thom pson’s
view of a new youth sports
culture, and a grand one it
is.