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Special Edition • Morrow County Fair and Rodeo • Heppner Gazette-Times, Wednesday, August 8, 2012 - Page 11 Meet the fair board M orrow C o u n ty ’s fa ir board has worked hard again this year to put together the 99th Morrow County Fair. Members include Shirley Sweigart from Heppner, Tra vis Harrison from Lexington, Cheryl Taylor from Boardman, and Sylvia Sandford and Rod Taylor from lone. They are available if anyone has any questions, but ask for patience. as some o f them are relatively new to the board. The fair board also is in need o f m em b ers; anyone interested can contact the fair office for information. Get ready...get set... exhibit! Are you anxious for the 2012 M orrow County Fair? The fair superintendents are. Once again, the fair super intendents will be anxiously awaiting exhibitors on Monday afternoon, August 13, from 1-8 p.m. to receive entries in the fair. Open Class fruits, veg etables and flowers will be accepted on Monday from 4-8 p.m. and Tuesday morn ing from 8-1(1 a.ill. This year, all Open Class exhibits will be released on Sun day m orn ing, A ugust 19, from 9-11 a.m ., at the same time 4-H exhibits are released. If, for some reason, you can’t make it on Sunday morn ing, the Fair Office will be open Monday through Friday the week following fair from 8 a.m. till noon and again from 1-5 p.m. for pick-up o f items. After 30 days, those exhibits that are left will become the property of the Morrow County Fair and may be discarded. Canning contests offered for adults and youth If you’ve ever wanted to try your hand at home canning, here is your chance. Ball and Kerr are again sponsoring adult Supporting Our Local Communities Whether you're a bull rider, bareback rider, barrel racer, calf roper, saddle bronc rider, steer wrestler, team roper, fan, announcer, volunteer, spectator, community member, rodeo clown, 4-H member, fair exhibitor or Morrow County resident, you’re a part of our community. ~ and youth food preservation awards during the fair. Look on pages 51 and 52 in the Pre mium Book for more details. Veteran Owned ~ A-PLUS CONNECTORS 1055 N. 1st Place, Unit 3-G • Hermiston, OR 97838 A-PLUS CONNECTORS, Eastern Oregon’s largest independent fastener distributor, carries an extensive inventory of nuts, bolts, screws, along with transport chain and accessories, pipe fittings, drill bits, taps and dies, crimp-on electrical connectors and a variety of tape products. If your business is agricultural, industrial, construction or manufacturing, we are ready to serve you. Next day service is available and special orders are always welcome! We re a small-town community bank, but.... we’re big o n ¥ Q U Community BANK Local Money Working For Local People H eppner 127 N Main Street 541-676-5745 Member FDIC www communitybanknet.com ^ T e l: 541-567-3231 » Fax: 541-567-7541 J The Whitney Land Co. E A S TE R N O R E G O N FARM & R A N C H P R O P E R T IE S (541) 278-4444 • (541) 276-0090 FAX Jim Whitney, CCIM/Broker Robin Fletcher, Broker • Todd Longgood, Broker Gary Jellum, Broker • Henry Wilkins, Broker 101 S.E. 3RD STREET • PENDLETON, OR 97801 E-Mail: farms@whitneylandcompany.com Web Site wwww.whitneylandcompany com