SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 6,2008
The Wranglers Riding Club - a brief history
The original Wranglers Riding Club members: (L-K): Beulah Mankin; Fred Mankin; Harry Dinges; Katie Monahan Hager; Elaine George; Harold Evans; Jack Wright; Bob Gammell; unidenti
fied; Merlyn Kobinson;unidentitied; Don Robinson;unidentified; Altha Kirk; unidentified; unidentified; Kit George; Roy Quakenbush; Phyllis Piper; unidentified; unidentified; Dimple Munkers;
unidentified; unidentified; Juanita Martin; unidentified; unidentified; Jerry Dougherty; Al Fetsch; unidentified; Roy Martin; unidentified; Norman Nelson; Les Wyman; Cal Sumner; Oscar George;
Jim Lindsay. The top photograph shows the Riding Club members on their horses. -Contributed Photos
M erlyn R obinson
graciously submitted these
photos o f the W ranglers
Riding Club and was able to
identify most o f the partici
pants. Readers are asked to
submit names of the uniden
tified people to the Heppner
G azette-Tim es. Robinson
also submitted a brief his
tory o f the club to accom
pany the photos:
The Wranglers Rid-
ing Club (of Heppner, OR)
was first organized in 1946-
47. Clubhouse records seem
to have been lost over the
preceding decades.
O rig in a l c h a r te r
members include the follow
ing, most o f whom were of
ficers during various years:
Oscar George; Howard Bry
ant; Bill Sm ethorst (sec
ond president); Altha Kirk
(secretary); Merle Beckett;
Fred Mankin (horse show
m anager); G erald Swag-
gart; Carl Sum ner (first
president); Cornett Green;
Frank Turner; Merlyn Kirk
Robinson; Harry Dinges;
Beulah Mankin and Johnnie
Eubanks (organized horse
races during the fair and
rodeo).
The drill team was
organized with 20-30 riders.
The club initiated the first
Cowboy Breakfast which
was held on the courthouse
lawn. Breakfast chairman
was Merlyn Robinson and
Dimple M unkers chaired
the same for years. The club
also had two sets for square
dance horseback routines
which showed at Condon,
Heppner and Arlington.
The Wranglers Rid
ing Club was famous for
their extravagant weekend
trail rides which were held
at D itch C reek, Johnson
C reek and other various
locations.
There was always a
large showing at fair time.
The (fair) horse show was,
during that time, managed by
the Wranglers. Fred Mankin
was the superintendent o f
the show for many years.
Additionally, there
was always a big turnout
o f riders for parades. The
uniforms included yellow
long-sleeved shirts made
o f wool, W rangler patch,
brown tie, hat and pants.
Several Wrangler banners
with the club’s insignia were
also evident.
Fair contests underway
USD A extends application deadline for
non-insured crop disaster assistance program
Darcy Vial, county
executive director for US-
DA’s Farm Service Agency
in Morrow County, has an
nounced that the application
deadline to apply for crop
year 2009 coverage under
FSA ’s N oninsured Crop
Disaster Assistance Program
(NAP) has been extended to
December 1, 2008.
Vial also detailed a
crop year 2008 opportunity
to obtain crop disaster pro
gram eligibility.
“The new Farm Bill
created several new disaster
program s w hich require
that producers at least have
catastrophic coverage for all
insurable crops and/or NAP
coverage for noninsurable
crops,” said Vial. “Because
the enactment o f the Farm
Bill was so late in the year,
coupled with the expected
increase in NAP activity for
2009 crops, it was prudent to
extend the 2009 application
deadline.”
Regarding the 2008
crop year NAP coverage,
Vial recently announced
that producers who did not
obtain 2008 crop insurance
or NAP coverage by the ap
plicable sales closing date
can still obtain 2008 disaster
program eligibility. Produc
ers can obtain that eligibility
by applying for a waiver and
paying an eligibility buy-in
fee equivalent to the 2008
NAP or catastrophic risk
protection plan fee for the
crop or grazing lands. The
deadline is September 16,
2008 to complete this 2008
program buy-in.
NAP provides finan
cial assistance to producers
o f noninsurable crops when
natural disasters cause low
yields, loss o f inventory
or prevented planting. The
extended 2009 NAP dead
line applies to 2009 crops
whose insurance deadlines
were prior to December 1,
2008. Producers interested
in 2009 NAP coverage are
advised to apply at their
earliest convenience and
not wait until the extended
d ead lin e because actual
crop loss coverage does not
activate until 30 days after
application.
For more informa
tion on the NAP or other di
saster programs, contact the
local USDA service center
or FSA county office.
Sheriff's Report
in Boardman that someone
opened a door and scuffed
his vehicle.
B oardm an P o lice
Dept, received a report from
a caller in Boardman that
a male subject was outside
starting a fight with a subject
on a bike then both went into
the bar.
Irrigon am bulance
received a request for an am
bulance from a caller in Irri
gon for a 72 year old female
having difficulty breathing.
The patient was transported
to Good Shepherd Hospital
in Hermiston.
June 1: MCSO re
ceived a report from a caller
in Irrigon o f two males fist-
fighting in a parking lot.
It was verbal only and the
parties were separated. A
male subject was trespassed
from Bakes.
M CSO received a
report that a male subject
was racing around town. A
deputy contacted the driver
and found vehicle damage;
the driver possibly hit a
fire hydrant or other object.
The driver later requested
a deputy contact to file a
report; he hit a vehicle last
night.
MCSO deputy ad
vised subjects sleeping in
their car that the Heppner
park was closed.
MCSO received a
report from a caller in Ir
rigon that three unknown
male subjects entered her
granddaughter’s house; one
went through a window and
let the others in. It was de
termined the subjects were
friends o f the granddaughter
and had permission to be
there.
The Morrow County
Sheriff’s Office reports han
dling the following busi
ness;
M a y 31 cont . ;
Boardman Police Dept, re
ceived a report from a caller
FA IR & RODEO SALE!
M o n t a n a S il v e r
2 0 % OFF
- MCGG Green Feed ••
242 W. Linden Way, Heppner • 676 9422
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Pictured is Alex Carlson of lone competing in the senior level
presentations. Alex received a champion ribbon in his class and
the opportunity to compete at the State Fair in Salem. Contrib
uted Photo
Fair began for Morrow County 4-H’ers on Wednes
day, July 31, when 18 youth from grades four to 12 par
ticipated in the presentations.
This contest is open to all 4-H members and is held
two weeks prior to fair in the 4-H Annex. Junior contes
tants (grades 4-6) have three to 10 minutes to complete
their oral presentation and intermediates (grades 7-9) and
seniors (grades 10-12) have 10 to 20 minutes.
Topics ranged from “archery” to “cake decorating”
this year. These presentations are great experience for
kids to get used to public speaking and all 4-H members
are encouraged to participate. It is also a requirement if
you’re applying for the prestigious All-Around Achieve
ment Award or Allied Livestock Industry Award. Morrow
County 4-H Agent, Claire Sponseller, was really impressed
with this year’s participation and efforts.
Those participating this year were, Willy G en
try, Tate Gentry, Brett Harrison, Kyle Harrison, Devin
Robinson, Garrett Robinson, Rebecca Jepsen, Morgan
McPherson, Emily Doherty, Julianne Carlson, Jlyn Keefer,
Rylee Kollman, Marissa Pratt, Jenna Taylor, Alex Carlson,
Jacquelyn McPherson, Loran McPherson and Kristen
Frederickson.
A complete list o f fair results will be available after
the remaining fair events.
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