EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 12, 2015
4-H members jump-start fair with hands-on
competitions
Ashley Price gets hands-on as she educates the crowd with her
presentation on how to unload and tack your horse. –Contrib-
uted photo
On July 29 Morrow
County 4-Hers participated
in the Presentation contest
as well as the Measuring
and Quick & Easy Ground
Beef contests.
Fourteen exhibitors
presented on various edu-
cational topics through-
out the day, ranging from
“What 4-H Means to Me,”
to “How to Make Home-
made Snowglobes,” and
“How to Unload and Tack
Your Horse.”
Junior foods partici-
pants competed in the 4-H
measuring contest to show
their knowledge of proper
measuring skills.
The Morrow County
Livestock Growers sponsor
the Quick & Easy Ground
Beef contest in which ju-
Cody Fletcher proudly displays his cheesy beef tostadas that
he made for the Quick & Easy Ground Beef Contest. –Con-
tributed photo
nior 4-H members had one
hour to prepare a quick and
easy dish with ground beef;
judges declared every dish
absolutely excellent.
MUSIC AMBASSADORS
The next stop was said.
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but it did provide some
memories. Peterson said
his most memorable—but
not necessarily best—event
from the trip was getting
lost in Paris, an experience
the other two apparently
weren’t in on.
“Everyone got lost in
the Louvre,” Morter com-
mented.
“But that was a good
lost,” Peterson quipped.
“Mine was a bad lost.”
They next left France
and moved on to perform
at the ski resort Crans-
Montana in southwestern
Switzerland.
“The views and the
relaxation of Switzerland
was nice,” Morter said. “If
they didn’t get four feet of
snow in the winter, I could
live there.”
The three returned with
a souvenir that could only
come from Switzerland—a
photo of the three of them
with the Matterhorn in the
background and a St. Ber-
nard dog—complete with
whiskey barrel—at their
feet.
Seefeld, Austria, where
they also performed.
“That was a hot perfor-
mance, right in the sun,”
remembered Morter.
During their time in
Austria, they also took a
day trip to sightsee in the
legendary city of Venice—
another hot stop. “Humid,”
they all agreed, adding that
the 85 percent humidity of
was a far cry from the near
five percent humidity folks
back home were experienc-
ing. Despite the heat, the
students said Venice was a
high point of the trip.
“There were a lot of
tourists, but it was really
cool to see the historical
things in the city,” said
Peterson.
At the same time, one
of the things that surprised
the youth might seem—
well, surprising.
“The amount of pi-
geons over there,” said
Taylor.
“Especially in Ven-
ice,” added Peterson, while
Morter agreed. “I think the
pigeons outnumbered the
people in that town,” he
One of the other things
that surprised them through-
out Europe was not how dif-
ferent everything was, but
one thing that was similar.
“I was surprised I only
met one person from an-
other country who did not
speak a lick of English,”
said Morter.
“It was pretty impres-
sive,” agreed Peterson.
Next on the tour after
Venice was Rothenburg,
Germany, a perfectly pre-
served medieval city com-
plete with walls. Peterson
said that was a personal
high point for him.
“The town of Rothen-
burg was magical,” he said.
“It was like going back in
time.”
“Definitely well-pre-
served,” added Morter.
After Rothenburg, the
group traveled to Frankfurt,
where they boarded a plane
for their return flight to
Portland.
The students returned
home with stories and
memories to last a lifetime.
When it came to the best
part, for Taylor it was all
Everyone is invited
to come check out more
contests during the Morrow
County Fair coming up next
week, Aug. 17-22.
about the music. “Playing
there….” She said. “The
music was really fun.”
“I went back and played
some music from our Dis-
neyland trip and couldn’t
play it because it was too
easy,” she added. “I was
like, ‘This is boring.’”
Of the three, Morter
made an observation that,
perhaps, only a country boy
could make.
“Believe it or not, you
will not see a Ford car over
there. Or a Chevy. Or a
Toyota. And the only semis
you’ll see will be cab over,”
he said.
In the end, though, all
of them agreed that the
best part was right back
where they started, with the
friends they made.
“The best part was en-
joying some fantastic atmo-
spheres with new friends
and old friend,” said Pe-
terson.
“You don’t get this kind
of opportunity, ever, to trav-
el to Europe and play music
with kids your own age,” he
said. “I’m very grateful for
the opportunity.”
‘American Pickers’ looking for local antiques
Mike Wolfe, Frank
Fritz and antique archeol-
ogy are coming to Oregon.
The team from the hit
series “American Pickers”
is set to film episodes in
Oregon in September, and
they’re looking for infor-
mation regarding possible
treasure-troves throughout
the state. The show is look-
ing for leads and would love
to explore what locals may
Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz check out a unique item. –Photo
have.
courtesy of the History channel
Wolfe and Fritz are
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4-H horse show sees
good turnout
The Morrow County
4-H Horse Show was held
on Saturday, July 25, at
the Morrow County Fair-
grounds. Morrow County
4-H agent Ashley jones said
the show had a great turnout
and an increased number of
participants this year. Rita
Bergstrom served as the
4-H Horse Superintendent
this year.
Participants and results
are as follows:
Bareback Equitation
Intermediate
Alexis Villegas, Red
Ashley Price, Blue, Grand
Champion
Ivy Sandord, Red
Jordyn Hendren-Schaible,
White
Senior
Morgan Haselbusch
Horse Equitation
English Equitation (Saddle
Seat), Int
Alexis Villegas, White
Western Equitation, Be-
ginner
Alexis Villegas, White
Horse Gaming
Beginner, Figure 8
Corbin Price, White
Emama’lee Brown
Gaming, Figure 8, Inter-
mediate
Alexis Villegas, White
Ashley Price, White
Emily Taylor
Ivy Sandord, Blue
Jordyn Hendren-Schaible
Keziah Birt, White
Kylee McClure, White
Gaming, Figure 8, Senior
Vizta Sifford, White
Beginner, Barrels
Corbin Price, White
Gaming, Barrels, Inter-
mediate
Alexis Villegas, Red
Ashley Price, Red
Emily Taylor
Ivy Sandord, White
Jordyn Hendren-Schaible,
White
Keziah Birt, White
Kylee McClure, White
Gaming, Barrels, Senior
Vizta Sifford, White
Morrow County 4-H Horse Show exhibitors listen to instruc-
tion and ask questions for the Trail Course from trail judge
Robert Aycock July 25 at the Morrow County Fairgrounds.
–Contributed photo
Corbin Price, Red
Emama’lee Brown
Western Equitation, Int
Alexis Villegas, Red
Ashley Price, Red
Emily Taylor
Ivy Sandord, Red
Jordyn Hendren-Schaible,
White
Kaylee Seelye, White
Keziah Birt, White
Kylee McClure, Red
Western Equitation, Sr
Morgan Haselbusch,
White
Vizta Sifford
Horse Trail
Trail Horse, Beginner
Corbin Price, Red
Emama’lee Brown
Trail Horse, Int
Alexis Villegas, Red
Ashley Price, Red
Jordyn Hendren-Schaible,
White
Keziah Birt
Kylee McClure, White
Trail Horse, Sr
Morgan Haselbusch,
White
Vizta Sifford, White
Beginner, In-Hand Trail
Emama’lee Brown
In-Hand Trail, Int
Alexis Villegas
Horse Showmanship
Beginner Horse Show-
manship
Corbin Price, White
Emama’lee Brown, Red
Intermediate Performance
Showmanship
Alexis Villegas, White
Ashley Price, Red
Emily Taylor
Ivy Sandord, White
Jordyn Hendren-Schaible,
White
Kaylee Seelye, White
Keziah Birt, White
Kylee McClure, Red
Senior Performance Show-
manship
Morgan Haselbusch,
White
Vizta Sifford, Red
Horse Hunt Seat Over
Fences
Hunt Seat Over Fences,
Int
Beginner, Key Race
Corbin Price, White
Emama’lee Brown
Gaming, Key Race, Inter-
mediate
Alexis Villegas, White
Ashley Price, White
Emily Taylor
Ivy Sandord, Red
Jordyn Hendren-Schaible
Keziah Birt, White
Kylee McClure, White
Gaming, Key Race, Senior
Vizta Sifford, White
Beginner, Pole Bending
Corbin Price, White
Gaming, Pole Bending,
Intermediate
Alexis Villegas, White
Ashley Price, White
Emily Taylor
Ivy Sandord, White
Jordyn Hendren-
Schaible
Kaylee Seelye
Keziah Birt
Kylee McClure, White
Gaming, Pole Bending,
Senior
Vizta Sifford, White
Beginner, Flag Race
Corbin Price, White
Gaming, NSCA Flag Race,
Intermediate
Alexis Villegas, White
Ashley Price, White
Emily Taylor,
Ivy Sandord, White
Jordyn Hendren-Schaible,
White
Kylee McClure, White
Gaming, NSCA Flag Race,
Senior
Vizta Sifford, White
Beginner, Two-Barrel Flag
Race
Corbin Price, White
Gaming, Two-Barrel Flag,
Intermediate
Alexis Villegas, White
Ashley Price, White
Emily Taylor
Ivy Sandord
Jordyn Hendren-Schaible,
White
Kylee McClure, White
Gaming, Two-Barrel Flag,
Senior
Vizta Sifford, White
and learn a thing or two
about American history
along the way.” They are
on the hunt for interesting
characters with interesting
and unique items. They
are looking for vintage
bicycles, toys, unusual ra-
dios, movie memorabilia,
advertising, military items,
folk art, vintage musical
equipment, vintage auto-
motive items, early fire-
fighting equipment, vintage
clothing, pre-50s western
gear, etc.
Anyone who thinks
they have something that
might fit the bill, or who
knows someone who does,
is asked to email name,
phone number, address and
description of the collec-
tion with photos to ameri-
canpickers@cineflix.com,
or call 855-OLD-RUST.
Contact the Heppner Cham-
ber if you think you have
something that would inter-
est them.
“American Pickers” is
a History channel documen-
tary series that explores the
world of antique “picking.”
The show follows Mike
Wolfe and Frank Fritz as
they embark on a road trip
across the U.S. in search of
America’s most valuable
antiques, with finds ranging
from motorcycles and clas-
sic cars to one-of-a-kind
vintage memorabilia.
The show is produced
by Cineflix Productions for
The Morrow County Special Transportation
History and airs Wednes- Committee will meet on Aug. 13 at 6 p.m. in the
days at 9 p.m. ET.
Boardman SAGE Center.
Special transportation
committee to meet