Special Edition • Morrow County Fair and Rodeo • Heppner Gazette-Times, Wednesday, August 8, 2011 - Page 23
Hold
on to those bracelets 2012 OTPR Champion Barrel Racer
Again this year, the fair will hand out bracelets as adult and
child passes instead of paper ones. This was done to make it easier
buckle to be given in memory of Janice
for people manning the entry gate.
Everyone who receives a bracelet is asked to hold on tight
Davis
and keep it on his or her wrist throughout the fair; anyone
who loses a bracelet will not receive another one.
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By Susan Gibbs
Barrel racers will compete this year at the Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo for a buckle in memory of
a determined, courageous, competitive cowgirl, Janice Healy Davis.
Davis’ love for barrel racing, rodeo and livestock started at the Morrow County Fair and Rodeo
at a very young age. Being the fifth of six girls, Davis learned to work hard and pursue her love of
horses. With father Bill Healy on the rodeo board
and mother Kite Healy as her 4-H leader, she not
only had the horse power under her, but also had the
support to achieve her dreams.
After graduating from Heppner High School in
1978, she achieved the All-Around Cowgirl title for
Oregon’s high schools. She continued her talents in
college. Davis attended Blue Mountain Community
College and Eastern Oregon State College on rodeo
scholarships. Her riding highlights included placing
third at the National College Rodeo in barrels. She
competed in the World Cup barrel race as a team
of three in Calgary with Randy Rae Britt and Jerita
Belyea. In 1979 and 1980 Davis was a princess, then
the queen, of the Pendleton Round-Up. Her ultimate
pageant title was in 1981 as Miss Rodeo Oregon,
riding a beautiful and well-trained palomino named
“Brandy.” She finished her college education with
a secretarial science degree.
Davis continued competing and barrel racing
until the day of her death on June 11,2011. She was ,anice Healy Davis
always fierce competition on the Columbia River Circuit, the National Pro Rodeo Association and
the Greater Columbia Barrel Racing Association. Davis loved to compete and share her knowledge,
techniques and a warm smile, and her work ethic stood above all others.
The Champion Buckle will be custom made by Ralph Maynard this year. This fine craftsman
said he was honored to create the buckle in her memory because he bought the beautiful Brandy
from the Healy family after
Davis’ reign. The connection
is special and unique. The
one-of-a-kind Ralph Maynard
buckle will be given by Davis’
mother Kathryn Healy Thome;
children, Hailey and husband
Jason Minor, Paige, Brooke
and Zane; and Grandson Wy
att. Her sisters, Patti Adair,
Joan Hays, Susan Hisler, Mary
Knowles, Maureen Crossley,
and extended families are also
proud to present the cham
pion barrel racer of this year’s
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