Special Edition • Morrow County Fair and Rodeo • Heppner Gazette-Times, Wednesday, August 7, 2019 - Page 17
Ventriloquist to
entertain at the Fair
Ventriloquist Vikki with her ‘friend’ will be entertaining fair goers
this year.
Ventriloquist Vikki Gas-
ko will be entertaining at
this year’s Morrow County
Fair. She will be strolling the
grounds of the fair and also
putting on shows. Check the
schedule for times.
Vikki is an entertainer
based out of Washington and
the Portland area. She has been
entertaining live audiences
with singing, dancing, and
acting since the age of five. An
award-winning Ventriloquist,
Vikki delights audiences na-
tionally as well as internation-
ally with her unique blend of
drama, magic, education and
audience participation exciting
young and old alike.
Cabins ~ RV’s ~ Tents
Fishing ~ATV trails
Concessions
Reservation Line
541-989-8214
Chili Cook off scheduled
Sponsored by Christian Church
Do you make the best chili
in the county? Then come out
the fairgrounds Friday and
show everyone your master
chili skills. Prizes will be
money and a trophy. The chili
cook off will be held Friday,
August 16.
Morrow County Chili
Cook off rules
-Chili is defined as any
combination of ground,
chopped or cubed meats to-
gether with spices and sea-
sonings along with tomatoes,
onions, peppers, beans and liq-
uids such as broth. Ingredients
may not be pre-cooked in any
way prior to the commence-
ment of the cook-off. The
only exceptions are canned or
bottled tomatoes, sauces, pep-
pers, broth, beans and grinding
or mixing of spices.
-Contestants should sign
up at the Fair Office by 2
p.m. to register. Food prepara-
tion and cooking begins at 3
p.m. Chili must be ready for
judges by 5:30 p.m. This al-
lows a preparation period of
2.5 hours.
-One entry of chili per
table.
-Contestants must cook
at least six quarts of chili;
one pint will be submitted
for judging. Keep in mind the
more chili you make the more
available to taste by the public
for the People’s Choice Award.
-Each contestant is respon-
sible for supplying a 2.5 lb. fire
extinguisher.
-Each contestant is respon-
sible for supplying cooking
apparatus and cooking utensils
along with food supplies. The
Morrow County Fair will sup-
ply judging cups and 2 oz cups
and spoons for tasting samples
by the public.
-Chili will be judged based
on flavor, color, aroma, use
of spices and aftertaste. Each
criterion can be awarded up to
five points for a possible total
of 25 points. In the event of a
tie; the final chilis will be re-
judged for the top three.
-Morrow County Fair will
provide two chairs, a table and
electricity.
-Contestants will be as-
signed a number and given an
official judging cup, which will
be turned in to the judges table
at the official time for judging.
-Winners in the following
categories will be announced at
5:30 p.m. 1st place, 2nd place,
3rd place.
-Judging will be blind as
the judges will only know the
numbers for the chilis. A blind
sheet will be provided to the
judges and competitors names
will be applied after the judges
select the chili that place first,
second and third.
-For people’s choice chili
the public will be provided a
ticket to place in a bucket at
your table. The booth receiv-
ing the most votes will be the
people’s choice.
-Ambiance is great; plan to
decorate your table if you like.
-Representatives of Mor-
row County Fair will be avail-
able to direct set-up.
-Except for chili tasting;
contestants will sell no food,
drink or novelties to the public.
-Plan on having a good
time.
Have fun at the fair!
Website: morrowcountyparks.org
Email: mcparks@co.morrow.or.us
Morrow County Public Works
365 W. Hwy 74, P.O. Box ~ Lexington, OR. 97839
541-989-9500 Office
124 N Main Street, Heppner
541-676-9481