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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 5, 2015 Knowles wrestles lead at Cheyenne Frontier Days By Johna Cravens for Cheyenne Frontier Days CHEYENNE, WY— Oregon cowboy Blake Knowles could secure his third trip to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) after taking the over- all lead in steer wrestling at the sixth performance of the 119th Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo. Knowles, who’s cur- rently ranked ninth in the world standings, had a total time of 21.3 seconds on two steers after stopping the clock in 11.7 seconds on Thursday. He is plac- ing fifth in the first round with a 9.6. He is out of the money in the second round, but still stands to win a pile of money. His consistency should put him in good position in Sunday’s final championship round. The ranch-raised cow- boy still works on Healy Ranch near Heppner, Ore., when he’s not traveling across the country with his cousin Trevor Knowles competing in rodeos. Trev- or is currently seventh over- all at Cheyenne and 11th in the world championship standings. Neither cowboy has The View from the Green Over the Tee Cup won a championship at Cheyenne. Blake’s father Butch Knowles, the 1987 NFR Champion in saddle bronc riding and a four-time qualifier in that event hasn’t won a Cheyenne champion- ship either. Blake could be the first in his accomplished rodeo family to win a pres- tigious Cheyenne Frontier Days buckle. Sandford treks to Wyoming to compete for rodeo queen title Ione student Ivy Sand- ford calls it “the trip of a lifetime” when she trav- eled with close to 30 ro- deo contestants and family traveling to Rock Springs, Ivy Sandford WY for the National High School Rodeo Finals July 10-19. “This portion of high school rodeo is like any other; you have to prac- tice, practice, practice,” she says. “Outfits to work out, write a speech and memorize it, study the Na- tional High School Rodeo Association rule book over and over again, and ride every day. Then you get to present all you have learned and know to a panel of six judges and an audience of peers and fans.” “Talk about stressful,” adds Sandford. “I felt like it was my first time roping in front of large crowd; total nerves” Sandford competed against 44 other young ladies representing their states or provinces and Australian High School Rodeo teams in a nine- day pageant. Competitions included photos, outfits, fundraising, speeches, in- terview practices, written test knowledge, modeling and horsemanship. “We left the Wednes- day before the pageant with horse trailer packed to the top and the whole family on one of the hottest days of the month headed for Rock Springs,” Sandford recalls. “We arrived early morning Thursday and started the process with all the other contestants for check-in.” Sandford says she got to work right away, intro- ducing herself and getting acquainted with several of the girls right away. “I also got to see sever- al families and queens that were competing again that we met the year my older sister competed there,” she says. The pageant started bright and early Friday morning with roll call and orientation for the contes- tants, as well as the offi- cial schedule for the week and draw numbers for the events. That afternoon the girls participated in horse- manship. “Then, after 45 of us running through the arena, we had the first set of in- terviews that evening,” says Sandford. “The next morning, I was up for my interview, so my family and I went to the Western Trade Show afterwards and I signed autographs, met sponsors, and shopped, of course.” That evening they all headed back to the college theatre for the modeling and speech portions of the competitions. “I got to wear my silver leather dress,” she says. “So many gorgeous dresses in one room, and about every color you could imagine.” That event was fol- lowed by team photos, mandatory meetings, then onto our the impromptu question session, in which Sandford placed sixth out of the 45. “I got to act out being the rodeo announcer of the first performance of the Na- tional High School Rodeo,” she recalls. “Right up my alley!” Sandford and the other contestants were in charge of representing each of their states or provinces with their flags being carried by a rodeo contestant and each queen contestant making the queen run for four of the 12 rodeo performances. “One of these run-ins was State Pride Day!” re- calls Sandford. “Well, let me tell you, Hope Lutrell, my teammate, and I dressed and decorated to the hilt in Oregon State colors. I even made the front page of the local newspaper with my football jersey and foam finger.” A few days of down time still had optional events, says Sandford, in- cluding Special Kids Ro- deo, performance awards, light rifle, trap shooting contest, and a scholarship auction; Oregon even won the volleyball tournament to be National Champions. “It is a full week of events, rodeo events, spon- sors, businesses, western heritage and our scholar- ship opportunities,” says Sandford. “We met so many nice people and found out so much more about high school rodeo and the op- portunities out there for us after high school.” Sandford said her par- ents and sister were very supportive throughout the crazy and hectic events. “I would have been lost without them there,” she says. “My Dad and sister helped care for and exercise the horse, and Mom made sure outfits were ready and hair was done. She also was the official photographer for us. It truly does take a team to be successful!” Sandford finished in the top 25 and says she now has friends all over the U.S. and Canada. She adds that she now wants nothing more than to “improve her skills and abilities to repre- sent Oregon to the highest level.” “I look forward to my year as Miss Oregon High School Rodeo and hope- fully competing at nationals next year,” finishes Sand- ford. “Our first rodeo is Labor Day in September in Condon. I am very excited to be there and see all my teammates. What a great honor to hold this title and I look forward to every minute of it!” Slottee memorial scholarship applications available Applications are now available for the Elizabeth Slottee Memorial Scholar- ship. They are available on- line on the Morrow County school website. The dead- line for these to be turned in is Sept. 20, 2015. Ques- tions, call Bill Rietmann, 541-422-7296 or Sharon Harrison, 541-989-8496. The Slottee Memorial Scholarship is awarded an- nually to a junior, senior or graduate student at an ac- credited four-year college or university. The scholarship is given annually in order of priority, with first priority given to students major- ing or minoring in music and second priority going to students who have been Pioneer Memorial Clinic For Any Morrow County Students - THREE accepted into a school of education. Criteria used in awarding this scholarship include scholarship, leader- ship, citizenship, financial need, and probability of success in the students cho- sen field. All Deadlines: 5 P.M. MONDAY The ladies of Willow Creek Country Club said the weather was “perfect” for the 18 women who participated in the July 28 ladies’ play day. Low gross of the field went to Nancy Propheter, with low net to Jan Paus- tian. Least putts saw a tie between Betty Burns and Shirley Martin. For flight A, Virgin- ia Grant took low gross. Low net was a tie between Pat Edmundson and Eva Kilkenny, while least putts went to Corol Mitchell. Kristi Smalley had the long drive. For flight B, Pat Dough- erty had low gross. Jan Paustian had the long drive and Shirley Martin KP. For flight C, Kathy Martin took low gross. First low net went to Sharon Harrison and second low net to Karen Haguewood. Judy Harris had least putts and Karen Haguewood the long drive. Chip-ins were Pat Ed- mundson, 13; Shirley Mar- tin, 18; and Nancy Proph- eter, 15. Birdies were Vir- ginia Grant, 10, and Pat Edmundson, 13. Kirk & Robinson Ranch joins American Angus Association Kirk & Robinson Ranch, Heppner, is a new member of the American Angus Association, reports Richard Wilson, interim CEO of the national breed organization headquartered in Saint Joseph, MO. The American Angus Association, with nearly 25,000 active adult and ju- nior members, is the largest beef breed association in the world. Its computerized records include detailed in- formation on more than 18 million registered Angus. The association records ancestral information and keeps production records and genomic data on indi- vidual animals to develop selection tools for its mem- bers. The programs and ser- vices of the association and its entities—Angus Genet- ics Inc., Angus Produc- tions Inc., Certified Angus Beef LLC and the Angus Foundation—help mem- bers to advance the beef cattle business by selecting the best animals for their herds and marketing quality genetics for the beef cattle industry and quality beef for consumers. Electric co-op announces notice of nominations Columbia Basin Elec- tric Cooperative has an- nounces that nominations are open for three director’s positions in zones one and seven of the CBEC cover- age area. All positions are for three-year terms. Zone 1 covers territory served by the co-op and lying west of the Morrow-Gilliam County line and north of the Township line dividing Townships 4 South and 5 South. Zone 7 includes co-op coverage area lying south of the Township line dividing Townships 4 South and 5 South and lying West of the Morrow-Gilliam County line. The members of the nominating committee are Paul Bates, Condon, for Zone 1, 541-384-5056, and Mary Mountain, Fossil, for Zone 7, 541-763-2070. The nominating com- mittee will accept nomina- tions through August 31. Nominees must be members of Columbia Ba- sin Electric Cooperative, Inc. and they must reside in, and receive electrical ser- vice in, the zone in which they will be running. Chamber lunch meeting The next lunch meeting of the Heppner Chamber of Commerce will be an all entities report on Thursday, Aug. 6, at noon in Heppner City Hall conference room. Also at the meeting, the Heppner Chamber Board of Directors will go over a three-year strategic plan it has been work- ing to develop. Cost of lunch is $10; Murray’s will cater. Chamber lunch attendees are asked to RSVP at 541-676-5536 no later than the Wednesday before to guarantee a lunch. FREE SPORTS PHYSICALS Tuesday, Aug. 11 th , 1:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13 th, 1:30 to 5 p.m. If exam is not done during these two days there will be a $34 charge. Pioneer Memorial Clinic is located at 130 Thompson Avenue, Heppner, OR 541-676-5504 Murray’s 19th Annual Beer & Wine Tasting Thursday,August20,2015 6:00–10:30PM MorrowCountyFairgroundsFair admissionrequired Price$10.00StarterPack 2drinktickets&takehomeglass Additionaltickets$5.00each St.Patrick'sAltarsociety Award Winning Wines From all over the World! Featuringreceiptsfromupcoming"TasteofHeppner" cookbook. BBQBeefDinner -BakedBeans -Coleslaw -MonsterCookies -Drinks (Nonalchoholicdrinksavailable) $10-Adult $5-Kids10&under CometoastLaurieMurrayand SeanWoodfortheirupcoming weddingSeptember5th Be sure to bring lawn chairs! LiveEntertainment: JetTeasforthekids JoeLindsayFamily/Friends: 6:00–8:00 PM LukeBasileandDakotaBrown: 8:00–10:30 PM
