® I - J A 5J? f f< >' 'Bl 1 :''■'• 7'^ZOW^ . ■ M: ■: ■' w■■■.' <■■' ii» ■ ■• w ,^. . . <■ 1 ■? . .. ws . ;V ■ ;■-^ow ' A ’ ■ jfcsj Sr 7; .■ ; .. .. ■.. ■■/ ■ ¥■■■■;<■ " • '. ' ' sill® ■ asss™® I : ijBjfi k -" - : 7< ‘ ® % 1- : - - 3^®SS?®S SSSS ® w® ■ ■ KENNEWICK, WASHINGTON 99336 Pratt, Sr.Mrs. J. C. 3615 W. Canal Drive Kennewick, W**"’ S\ vi^ tv )XTC 3** I fl kCorV’ ■0,3.^ c/O0 at* ^e' of \jO^T 5.^°* or*s c°T ’ -^CU^e51 of ■^cv’ Our -Jte- on Please check Xi^■*-mo conformed copi ’ enabling I I No tw* Attach nL * a??t°or^°t e, J*e*s photo) Please check the two conformed or other enab / / Atta< name. ■Revenue for indicate b rsQ. purpc- you 4 p 11QT u ^stantiates s. TREASURE Dermal SIXT” SEAT June E'^STao, '• -'X r the legai filing th under The ' i-i- change lChed copies DEPARThAEtAT V -. seR^'cE ’’^BU.vOHO GTOX «'2’ 1965 ^ola}or, , - . ° In s''ichei s,u^lik. this UXU slul ‘rri-Ci‘TBlkJ r"°°n- The ^s' PUt °" hUniOrous ''n-Franklin Fair Assoc Kenneth E, Serrier 0. Eox 417 Kennewick, Washington •re recognizeS SerV of exewpt^on joseS were if apP^°A incorpot- name V2 >?oS^ ■ '^S3=' ^Ni _ ~ name of an .eturns. the name name nV-g. . n"°;hnifc‘’‘-ck. ’ ,heT doused Jh ' n Gulino. h° m^y records x. Fail. aT :-5s> 9‘ appropriate box below1 of your articles of instrument wherein your in legal name. of document “■ ■»> u___ Dear Ed:- Yours very truly, Thanks a million for the completed form to the Internal Revenue from the Benton-Franklin Fair. Eduard D. Hopkins Secretary. Mr. Edvard M. Petrask Nieme, Holland & Scott Reese Building 17 North Cascade St. Kennewick, Washington. | FIREMAN, SAVE MY CHILD—These zany characters, riding Kennewick's ancient firetruck, had 1 the Benton - Franklin rodeo parade crowd in stitches Saturday afternoon as they doused the crowds with water and put on humorous stunts like this "artificial respiration" routine. (News Photo) iFor your file and to keep the records straight - I signed the form" and dated it today and mailed it this morning. September 11, 1964 Benton-Franklin Fair AssociationRe: Dear Ed: Very truly yours, NIEMI, HOLLAND & SCOTT Edward M. Petrask EMPspl enc. I FIREMAN, SAVE MY CHILD—These zany characters, riding Kennewick's ancient firetruck, had the Benton - Franklin rodeo parade crowd in stitches Saturday afternoon as they doused iho crowds with water and put on humorous stunts like this "artificial respiration" routine. (News Photo] Col. Edward D. Hopkins 714 W. 5th Avenue Kennewick, Washington OFFICES Walla Walla. Wash. Kennewick. Wash. Richland. Wash. Fred G. Niemi, c. p. a. William H. Holland, c. p. a. Ralph K. Scott, c. p. a. Clifton E. LaHue. c p. a. T. L. Adlington. c. p a. Robert E. Marple, c. p. a. Reese Building. 17 N. Cascade Kennewick. Washington I am enclosing the Internal Revenue Service inquiry which we have completed for the above association. Would you please sign and date the enclosed and mail in the self-addressed stamped envelope which is attached. I theofcorners nnd Publication offices:—Repp Building, Benton City, Post Office in Benton City LEGAL NOTICES 1. the Chairman Memberthe Member ATTEST: Profile: Width: WASHINGTON fill Chairman side Member Member ATTEST; fol- FORM: Recreation BEAUTY FOR ’TEENS division America Passing- sensation<4 for this parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Kinlei’. Benton City; and his great grandmother. Mrs. Wan da Kinley of Mabton. Dorothee Brown, formerly of Benton City. at 8 a. Yakima to do and arriving at the been c, official Reso- as and read Girls. : 4-H Club or be in- of the is as County pub- ..radcd following all shall En- be and. ap- bo duly for Ditch vary ex- of I VEN: on above 29th 10:30 121 b; con- f he 9s newest^ fastest laundry ee of }*'■ — 'from and Board Benton Agriculture Firm 3. in on Uigust, M.. ; m missi i the Benton County Times Put Itehed evcrv Thursday LESLIE R. Town of Benton City Advertising rates furnished on request 13 -feet center .1-.. ------ . sloped for drain: Grades as approved Engineer. ■of n cant to s, and anchor: good repair ai of pr< Thai fol. Denton officio Cbunty Count v. APPROVED Tn the case 'of Field ineering Costs, such shall ed to the subdivider, be paid before final 8 Benton County Tinies Thursday, August 18th, 1960 following spe- 44 feet 9 feet each side .. each side of line adequately iage by GIVEN: will be held on adopt the above 29th 10:00 placed (1000) in UH<*. of "slow advertising tc property t from the ih not been the filing appli- S10.00 Benton County Auditor officio Clerk of the County Commissioners of County, Washington APPROVED AS TO FORM: as the result of injuries. Carol J. Swot of Pasco, fiance of Larry Kinley, was hospitalized ’ t broken clavicle and ©th in juries while Wayne Brehm Completely coin operated County Auditor and ex Clerk of the Board of Commissioners of Benton Washington AS TO use as chant , other us-e. the lately be shown A map Of the hereto attached ''■‘--ly under as net forth same is made 63. County 15th day amended of the sioners ruary, as fol Eusino«« ................ ............ - - Washington. Telephone congress 4-2151. Entered as second class mailer at 1 under the Act of March 3, 1879. Official Newspaper of Benton County and the Subscription:—S3 year. Colorful Parade 3-Yr. Boy & Uncle Highlighted Fair filled In Crash - Funeral Today Daniel E. Kinley, three year _,d son of Mr.-and Mrs. Eldon H. Kinley of Benton City, was! ..led in a two car crash one mile west of Richland Sunray evening. The car was driven by the boy’s uncle, Larry Kin fl s District. C Established January 19, 1956 KUEHL. PUBLISHER That 4 No- 63. County 15 th day amended appr< pay to t) Statutory Prosecuting Attorney, Benton County. Washi NOTICE IS ------- That a heari the proposal ordinance, d-;y of A o'clock A. County Cor County, Plosser, hearing may appear for or of said DATED Uth .CANDIDATE VISITS Willard A. Bergh and wife Maxine of Sea tie. candidate for state superintendent of public instruction was a visitor in the c5y. He was employed in the Seattle public schools working in the same office with Mrs. I TJONS THERETO: KNOWN AS THE AND SUBDIVISION TJONS: rRCVIDIN ALTY ....................... " TJKEREOF: NG W. Tl1 E R E-FO R E, PROTECTION OF TH SAFETY. -------- TE REST BENTON Tf) CHA.’ 1935 AND I \ AVS O I’" 4 . COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BENTON COUNTY. WASHINGTON DOFS ORDAIN NS FOLLOWS: ■SECTION 1. That Section VII of’ Ordinance No- 63. passed by . -------... Conimls- of Feb- to read within one | feet of any public phiy- publlc view '^ny :nanks to ”7 or m, v-y enjoyable outdoor tn a as part thereof other :> declared Invalid. AND PASSED this of . I960. OF TO R E PLATTING _ REGLTLA- ~ PROVIDING A PEN- FOR THE VIOLATION I The occupants of the second car were only slightly injured. Funeral srevices for Daniel E. Kinley will be held at 2 p. m. (today (Thursday) at Ein- an’s Deseret Memorial Chapel with Rev. John R. Reitan of the Richland Lutheran Church officiating. Interment will be in Desert Lawn Memorial Park in Kennewick. ' Daniel was born in Pasco Ju- ( ly 11, 1957. Survivors include ; his parents; three brothers, Paul, Leon and Leslie; and one classified applause for their, sister, Diana; his rigS. f ----------i-------------------- J. to -he Hl and (J) Unclassified 1 Thy boundaries of such use n- i b! x°/ Hho"»i on ' District .Maps”, which •en and hereafter be by resolution of the f County Commissioners in this Ordinance 9 feet 1 foot 6/1 3/1 iack slope may ..... _..X Qj. fj|| lOint to be out- —o o---------- ----------- A co:or' ’ P',u Q more I than a utile nolfdcking were ( high p’; 1* of Benton County Junior Fair, held Fri-c day and Saturday in Benton City. Determined young folk, mem bers of 4-H and FFA clubs dis played their livestock in enclo sures near the city i ark . ' at -- —- - - ■ - . the same -Im- eoraf- det-rmin- :„'V d ed o'dsters riirtflated through 1he crowd of fni- ■ goers and snoke the marie words which. . make big rolitma! medicine beJwiUi a fore election day. I " - - . . Most distinguished aspirant Richland was less seriously fair injured.- anl all external subdivision. Cb) The within marked If I rm I y to Be It ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Benton Coun- igton: (G The Zoning County, . 1946, I." FOR THE THE HEALTH. W 01,F A R E AND fN- O.F THE PUBLIC OF COUNTY. PURSUANT CHAPTER 41 OF LAWS OF CHAPTER 186 Ol- 1937. THE BOARD OF r O M M ISSI ON ER S C F ington FURTHER G ng will be held to adopt the i Monday, the 1960, ot at the office of ioners of Benton in the Court House nt Washington, at which any person or persons pear and be heard either against the the adoption ordinance as proposed, at Prosser, Washington, this Uth day of August, 1960. VERNER MILLER, County Auditor of Benton County and Ex-officio Clerk of the Board of Countv Commissioners Publish once on Augiust 18th, 1960 cr- op hearing NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That the Board of County Com- rnissi-oners of Benton Countv, Washington, have under con0d- a^o^ul^,oWsr DIVISIONS OR DEDICATIONS/' as adopted December 9, 1946. and as amended by an Ordinance by the Board of Commissioners of Benton County, Washington a hT,, °f Pr°l>osed ordinance being as follows: ORDINANCE NO ORDINANCE AMENDING RUT PROVIDING dX&at.^D1VpI^0^IbI^ standards for the df exceptions5 an^varia1- 0-f . ... I December 9, 1946, as amended, is amended to as follows: ! SECTION I. shall be know: Ordinance of L SECTION If. Ignat'lon 1. For the j Ing public hea( and accor of C] ington, within tion of the parade, -J because the (b) Ditch Section: Total — Depth: Ditch Slope: Back Slope: Slope and bai ' where excessive cut cause the catch po...; the right-of-way. (c) Road Gravelling: Ballast: 4 inches compacted (minimum) Top Course:2 inches compacted (minimum) 3. General: (?.) Monuments: Concrete or iron pipe monuments approved by the Ccunty Engineer shall be set nt the intersection of the center lines of all streets; all angle points of street center lines; all points of curvature and points of tangents in street center lines at the radial point on culs-de-sac; The10 avail: - - -..v .wpp si anon shai"0 supper and left -rr«tiTO dn^'rtL deld District, (h) Highway Scenic Districts. (1) Parks and Areas .P R. of su ns shot Maps”, distinguished aspirant for' office nitending fhe L.L was Gov. Albert D. Rosellini, who addressed a larpe crowd Sa urday evening, when troph ies were awarded fair contest ants. The "ave-nor a*-?nded a luncheon in hi= hon^r Saturday noon in a Benton City, restaur ant. and a Chprr>Sor of Com merce open house Saturday af ternoon . The parade —nrn- ing featured many gaily decor- a4e ii floatsr -o- bands, mountde groups and a number ! of fantasticallv garbed ; who won applause for their, sister, Diana; his maternal '■utiandish uys. S we'-^take | grandmo-her, Mrs. Myrtle Kis- honors went to '-he Prosser ling, Yakima; paternal grand Chamber Commerce Pont, bearing Miss Prosser, Judy Clore. and he" nrincesses. St.'^v Miller and Sandra Davis. In the children’s division, sweep- ,!‘ake honors were won by two brothers with a tricvele-t^'vei covered wage*1 inscribed ‘‘Ben- City or Bust”. First place in the comic di- visino went to Kenneth Lemin- -or pnH cproncl to PaHy Surch. Sherry Howard won first place in the bicycle division and Lila Garberg placed second. First place in the organiza tional division was won by the Grandview Chamber of Com merce folat, wil h the Pasco Jay- cee and Chamber of Commerce I oat second and the Kiona Re bekah Lodge third. The Amer ican Legion Drum and Bugle orps of Pasco was judged top band and the Ki-Be High School band second. Junior organization winner was the float of the Prosser Campfire Giris, and second place went to Whitman Counn1! CampfirG Gir]s The Highland Livestock won third place. waFilS the moun'division nas the Benton County Mount- Th S Tith ?e Ben on Cit-V2 b /PCond and the Sage and Sun 4-H Club third. winner in the commercial di- Prosecuting Attorney, Benton. County. NOTICE IS FURTHER That a hearing the proposal to ordinance, on Monday, the day of August. 1960. at o’clock, A. M., at the office of the County Commissioners of Benton County, In the Court House at Prosser. Washington, at which hearing any person or persons may appear and be heard either for or against the adoption >f saic| ordinance as proposed. Dated nt Prosser. .Washington, this Uth day of Aug-ust, 1960. VERNER 'MILLER, Co-untyAuditor of Benton County and Ex-officio Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners. Puhlish once August ISth, 1960. corners of nil lots subdivision shall bo a steel rod o>: post Into the ground al least 12". That Section IX passed by Corn mls- uf Feb- to read «D H tho iiH.ind public park iground and therefrom. 6. Erection or the following Is ) (a) Any visible from tiny which simulates . tional, warning, r. tion sign If likely st rued as giving traffic, such as i the words down’’ etc. (h) Any outdoor- structure on private the written consent owner of which ha: obtained. 7. All outdoor advertising structures, together with supports braces, guys, and anchors, shall be kept in good repair and in a proper stale of preservation. SECTION 3. That Section XXIV shall read as follows; SECTION XXIV; Penalty Any person, finm, or corporation who violales, disobeys. omits, neglects, or refuses to comply with or who resists the enforce ment of any of the provisions of tliis Resolution shall bo guilty of a mlsdcme'un'or and shall be fined in nny sum not to exceed . Three Hundred ($300.00) Dollars, or imprisoned in the County Jail for a term of not exceeding ninety (90) days, for each offense. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense. 'SECTION 4. Section XXV Shall read as follows; . SECTION XXV: Validity Should any section, clause provision of this resolution declared by the Court to be valid, the same shall not affect the validity of the resolution a whole or any r ' ‘ than the part so ADOPTED dayBOARD OF COUNTY COMAHSSIONERS, BENTON COUNTY, of prop are af . J and means medium of this ifl^tion^and -us/T class'- irty as now so/frtJIv their prop- referred to in On map '■’nra.. which mSf rap,h ,three nocompRshed only ^3lhoshn,1,( b<* hereinafter doonr ?he niedJum tion.q 20 . SECTION 2 Th-t °Ff 'nanc«- ru"°n and District. H.s. “ighway Scenic m»y bre‘ffhdeXnn®^n/c Districts estab- 3 Of with where REPPS HOSTS TO REBEKAHS IN MOUNTAIN RETREAT Kiona Rebekah Lodge held initiation for Mrs. Kenneth Ev ert at the last meeting. It was a very impressive initiation with all officers present but one. . Mrs. Maynard Repp, Noble Grand, appointed a committee of three to mee: with the Odd Fellows Tuesday evening. Mrs. Maynard Repp enter tained the Rebekah officers at the Repp Rimrock Retreat over the weekend. Saturday morning two ca-s *- ~- m- stopping in some shopping o -- ...a mountain home in time for dinner. The afternoon was spent in hiking and visi'ing. Then at 9 p.m. Jack Hamilton arrived with an other car load of ladies. After pIay*n£ and visiting they all drank coffee and had cake and cookies. Plans were made to arise early, fix a picnic lunch tvh- u rLVe ro Mount ^nier which they did and it was the first time for a number of the girls. vision was Vhe'enfry “Jf'TriCity CP2 -nd JackHam' Eleanc Utilities, with the Din Jiri *d the dr,vinS and the Inn, Kiona, second. Th^ f‘nd Th 8'ad .Ve™or's P,ane was ,• maintenance of prohibited; “ advertising sign if from any highway any dlrec- or Informa- / m be con- warning- to the ■'fstop". Grading: All Streets and roads shall be graded according to cificatlons: Total Width: Ditch Section Roadway: Surface; the by driven Il depth of ■SECTION 2. Ordinance No. Board of on the I960, is i Hows ; •SECTION IX. Fees. 1. At rhe time preliminary Plat, the shall pay a fee of the County 'Engineer. 2. At the time of the filing of a Pla.t for final approval, the subdivider shall pay to the Coun ty Auditor the Statutory filing fees. 3. . gineering Costs, charged to the shall be paid before proval will be given. SECTION 3. That this Ordi nance shall be in full -force and effect upon Its adoption. ADOPTED AND PASSED this .... day of Augugt, 1960.BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BENTON COUNTY, WASHINGTON Who want to go Back-To-School IN STYLE AUG. 18Thru26 TRY 0UR$6 CREME OIL PERMANENT REGULAR $10 - INCLUDING SHAMPOO STYLING AND HAIRCUT Ml H MUTISM OPEN EVENINGS BY APPOINTMENT BENTONCITY - CO4-2071 the Board sioners on ruary. 1960. a8SECTTON VTT . MINIMILNI ROAD IMPROVEMENTS. Iteoiifrc'1 improvements: AH Streets and other public rights Of wav shall be Improved in accordance with Minimum Ron«l Improvements as set forth here- aifter. before the Pint will bo accepted: or a bond of sufficient amount to Insure completion of said Improvements within one year (from the date of the filing of the Plat shall be filed with the Board of County Commis sioners. , 2. All streets and other pub lic rlghts-of-way shall be graded and gravelled to ’’ ’ specifications: (a) Minimum - tucre were may ecen-lc Distr ■the highway and n-hed on onf "o/'L,'!"'1 081 I'- was a beauti- hJ,l-:h'™.v In eombina,|S^e8 Sng in tha snoVas weK b^^r“',nK- D’"'r'Ct was he,d in "he park Inn- "Hited. J ESC rFair a.Junian. 2. ... districts : the "Use have bee adopt cd i Board of ^roudednafter in lh,\ Ordinance thThene Lafe To Classify I ; .777 11^ / 7j I / /J Mrs. Valda Reynolds has ac cepted a position with Kaiser’s Market. Agriculture Firm Foundation Says Gov. Rosellini Lauding the progressive and vision was the entry of Tri City Electric Utilities, with the Dip Inn. Kiona, second. The Kent Stepettes of Walla Walla won first place in the novelty divis ion. Ah the close of the parade, which started late because the governor’s plane was delayed enroute to Pasco, a flag raising ceremony was held in >fhe park. State Rep. Mike McCormack presented a new 50 star flag to Pack 239, Cub Scouts of Benton City. Jack HamiFon, president of the Benton County Junior Fair Association. introduced Gov. Rosellini. Al Kendall was master of ceremonies. ilton did the driving and the girls were glad they were on hand to do it as there were many rocks on the highway and much traffic. Th was a beauti ful, sunny day and all enjoyed playing in the snow as well as walking through the paths of beautiful blooming flowers at Paradise Inn. All drove back to the Repp’s Retreat and had supper and left for home with man}’ 'hanks to the Repps for a very enjoyable weekend of sightseeing, hiking, rock hunting, visiting and with all that luscious food the girls brought in they felt sure every one put on a few pounds. The officers who were fortun ate to be able to attend were Mesdames Louis Rowley. Thom as Stringer, George Hanson, Jack Hamilton, Lloyd Carnahan, Charles Lair, Thomas Evert, I Cliff l^inney, Harold Egbert, land Dossie McCarron. \ from West Rich iand about a I Dessie McCarroll moved here coonera'ive spirit of the Kiona-1 month ago having purchased Benton area and praising the I the Lockhart' residence after America’s fastest growing laundry service. It can’t be beat for speed or. economy. Best of all — you do your laundry yourself. Any hour, day or night. Bring your own bleach,, soap or detergents. Use as many machines as you need. Coin operated dryers are also available- Tay SPEED WASH this week. Opens (date) WASH 25c DRY 10c Open seven days a week — 24 hours a day. Division & Railroad Benton City, Wash. NOTICE! >. Hazel baton taken hamburger booth at of advertising st rim-’ prohibited within territories: n a. distance of throe feel of tho Junction of n or county F. ry with another state or C.onntv F. A. S Secondary highway, or with - railway at a point where il would obstruct or inte’-1"'"-'-- with the view of a vehicle train, o’- other moving- ohl*»rf .’on. the intersecting or joining ■hiirhwny or railway. (b) If placed along any high way in such a manner as to prevent a clear view of ve- iiirlpq apnroaching- within distance five hundred (500) feet alone said highway. (c) Tf placed closer than the fRontyard set back for the residential zone. *ECT TON X* A 7 High way Scenic 1. Highway scenic Districts may be designated and estab lished on one or both sides of any highway in combination with any other zoning District where ‘roadside scenic vistas are avail able to the passing motorist. •Within the considered H. S. Districts, no outdoor advertising structure or signs shall be per mitted ... .2. No person, firm or corpor ation shall, thirty days after the effective date of this amend ment, erect or maintain upon any real property in the County of Renton outride the corporate lim its of’ any City or town any outdoor advertising structure un til a permit for the erection and maintenance of same shall have been obtained >from the County official duly authorized for this purpose. 3. An application shall be made to the County official duly authorized for this purpose for oach outdoor advertising struc ture to be erected and maintained and each application shall be accompanied by a )fee of one dol lar ($1.00). The application shall bn ’in writing upon forms fur nished by the county official dulv '•nthorized to do so and shall ron". 1 'In the full name and nost office address of the applicant and such other information as said official may require, and shall bo. signed bv tho applicant nr his dulv authorized agent. The applica tion for a permit also shall state the location of the structure for which the permit is asked and 1 shall be accompanied by construc tion drawings. No permit shall be granted the erection, construction or maintenance of any outdoor ad vertising structure whmh doos not coniform with the zoning code Benton County. 5. Signs and Lures shall be the following (a) Within hundred (300) intersection or stalo highway A. S. •Secondai. C.nun tv highway, at a ] achievements of 4.H and FFAI renting her home in West Rich- t club members, Gov. Albert D. I land. Mrs. McCarroll lived in Rosellini spoke Saturday even-1 Benton City for several years ing before a receptive crowd in (before moving to West Rich- the city park. His speech fol-1 land. She seated she always lowed the presentation of tro-i liked Benton City and decided , - j-:-------mave back to be with her friends here. She has in | been employed at G. E. for sixteen years. hundreds PLEASE Return tto Mrs ---- 'v * —bio.-fnrr that have come to me my appointment phies to fair contestants. “Agriculture is the third | many most important industry Washington State’s economy,” Gov. Rosellini declared. “We have made great legislative progress in bringing our agri cultural laws up to date and providing ways in which our farmers may assist themselves in improving markets for their crops. ‘T cannot tell you how many rimes I have felt pride and pleasure in my anpoinment o Joe Dwyer as 9 ate Director of Agriculture. I wish I could restd to you from the of letters t..- commending •of Joe.” - Pasco. Kennewick, Richland, Washington ephone but kept getting a rccord- :__ rri.* J___ ..._____. „„:.j I the first call it received was at Charred remnants of the covered bleacher section at the fair grounds will be cleared away and replaced by portable bleach- New Structure Will Be Fireproof ers for fair and rodeo patrons this summer. A new steel struc ture will be built at a later date. Posse To Build $150,000 Grandstand 7:49 p.m. Three others follow ed immediately afterward. Hooten agrees with telephone officials that the phone lines from the fairgrounds were be ginning to burn at the time Hoot en was trying to call. He added B. W. Hooten, fairgrounds caretaker, said he attempted to i cigarette butt would do it,” Gir- reach the fire department by tel- ' .. ephone but kept getting a rccord- Records from 1949 to 1967 also1 ing. The fire dpeartment said Bicounty fair has got their goats. Page 21. Attendance re cord set. Page 4. w******#/#****#*##****#**##*< made most of the pai ls him self in the machine shop at the family farm south of Kennewick. He searched through toy stores for the 26 horses and finally found what he was looking for at a Portland store selling English-made horses. None of the American- made horses looked like the working types that used to pull the combines,” he said. Smith was a boy of 12 when his father Hans first told him to climb aboard a combine and help out by driving the rig. His father settled in I he Horse Heaven Hills in 1885. Horse-drawn combines were a godsend to the wheat to reach “any kind of a num ber.” The fire also scorched a tick et booth. Nothing else was dam aged. The fire departments—Kenne wick and Kennewick rural—were v.. mm- mm---- -------- alerted by several calls of per lhat he was upset and trying I sons who saw the flames. Herald Staff Writer A pioneer Horse Heaven wheat rancher has built a miniature horse-drawn com bine for the Benton-Franklin County Fair that’s complete down to the 26-piecc harnesses for its 26 toy horses. Henry Smith. 7 2, Ken newick, said he spent 750 hours building the combine, doing it from memory’, since it’s been nearly 50 years since he last rode one. It is on display at the fair’s Grange booth section. The fair entered its second day today, with the first per formance of the Sun Downs rodeo at 8 p.m. The fairgrounds arc open until midnight. Smith’s combine is fully operational and when it’s hooked to electricity, each gear and wheel moves. A stickler for detail, Smith take their wheat to stationary threshers, Smith said. The hitch section of the Holt combine has 1,000 pieces, not including such details as the rock in the driver’s hand. “You often had to hit a reluctant horse in the rump with a rock to keep it mov ing,” Smith said. A box of rocks was a standard tool on a combine, he said. The header on the toy combine is 9- inches wide, compared with 16 feet for the original. The real combines had a crew of four, a driver, header puncher, machinist and a sack sewer, whose job was to fill and sew shut* 140-pound sacks of wheat. After the fair. Smith said he'll probably donate the combine to the Benton County Historical Museum at Prosser. (Tr if u ^Herald Telephone: 586-2121 M77day7Ap^H IsH968 VOL.~64TnO. 91 Benton County Sheriff’s Posse' intend to make it the latter." j Girton said many old pictures intends to bui'd a $150,000 grand-, “We assume a cigarette was and files of fairground activities stand for the Benton-Franklin j tossed in the middle section of: were lost. Fair and Rodeo this summer. ' the grandstand. It was old,' The old one was destroyed Sat- weather-beaten and dry, and a - . f. I U-.4A 2* ff /*** *urday by fire. Frank Girton, secretary-treas-1 ton said. urer of the posse which owned! E__________ the still smoldering stands, to- were lost in the fire, day said the posse intends to re- > build with a concrete and steel: structure about a block east of the present site. “The posse doesn’t have i $150,000," Girton said. “We are- j exploring avenues for a loan or ; any other way to secure money. Right now. we don't know where it will come from.” Girton said the posse will have something for fair patrons this summer—either portable bleach ers or a new grandstand. “We get top starsto it with fair • . -.Yi 9 Tuesday, August 22, 1972 I SECOND PAGE ONE 'i lU The booth “Like Richmond II, 1977 TRI-CITY HERAIPASCO, KENNEWICK, RICHLAND,? . - - F Benton County Historical and Pioneer Association booth at the Benton-Frankll n County Fair,, August 25-28, 19&&. was planned and managed by Mrs. H. E. CMvei Pictured and Mrs. Winnie Angell and Mrs. Mai -aret Thompson. d I on njt we have acts Walla and was a question asked by fair £°‘ewethdonl have a grand- heavy advanced^ stand where we can charge special admission to hold big shows,” answered fair of ficials, who are wondering if the lesser-known entertainers helped draw a crowd large enough to pay fair costs. However, less than 100 yards from the band stand where entertainers performed this year is a covered ^tert— . to spruce up the image of the \ Benton-Franklin County Fair, a survey of Eastern Washington fair managers shows. And working out an agree ment between Sun Downs Inc. and the fair board for use of the rodeo arena grandstands for the big-name shows is highly possible, fair and Sun Downs officials say. This year the Benton- • Franklin County Fair spent $10,000 on four entertainment acts that included singers Sally Flynn and Clay Hart, Pat" Roberts, the LeGarde twins and Bruce Mullens. “Why can’t like Walla Yakima?” repeatedly .. ... ' ' '................ ........ ' possibility for the future, fair officials say. (Herald photo by Bob Woebier) ■7 ffl Mary Richmond sunshine signs, painting poster letters — things men wouldn’t break their necks to do.” Women also have a n influence on the type of en tertaining, and continually --------------- 1Qok for things to advance the board, both said. Large fair? making it better for the ’■ no women board majority of the people. Grabers — the male cont- “Board ;cnt doesn't think women have the oXdnn> ? WayS ould do the ‘hard' work. the °f“V Vwe ‘We do the same work at SU8gest a good idea, we are me. in our yards, as we nvnoo‘^ l~ at the fair,” Mrs. Sim- riink said. Both feel there is a place ’ women on the board. Wo- -n can talk to women. They f more aware of what can | done, and do more to ad- rlise the fair w h e n iveling. ’Women also will try the , ^ngs, the touches that ike things go,” ac< Mrs. Richmond. ponders ways doesn’t use the Sun Downs grandstands for b i o aC,l-\’ou certainly have the people to draw from,” Bailey ^‘Tt puzzles me why our fair entertainment competes wi h the night-time rodeos, sad Wes Brown. Benton County commissioner. rAl.nfv All three Benton County commissioners said they could see no reason why the fair board and Sun Downs couldn’t work out some way to use the grandstand for double duly for rodeos and big-name entertainment. Both Yakima and Walla Walla use their rodeo arenas with a portable stage for the entertainers. Charles Pease, fair boaid member and past president, says putting the grandstands to more use has been a goal Of hiS* IhA “I think we arc on the verge of taking another ap proach to the w hole situation,” Pease said. The fair board meets next Tuesday to review this year s fair, which concluded Aug. 28. Dale Beltz, president of Sun Downs Inc., a private cor poration that leases t h e grandstands and rodeo area from the fair association, -air board women say it can be done first Kahlotus Grange booth. “It was sometimes hard to find willing workers but the fair get’s in your blood,” she said. Fairs are the last resort for the farmers to advertise themselves.” “People who don’t take the time to go to the fair are missing the pulse beat of the area and its people. It isn’t just limited to farming.” Both are longtime area residents. Mrs. Richmond, who operates a Kahlotus wheat ranch, started school in Finley, graduating from Rathbun, Idaho, schools before going on to Whitman College. The first woman on the Benton-Franklin Board, she has been a member since 1965. Mrs. Simmelink started her first year of school in the old Fruitland School which stood in what is now Fruitland Park in Kennewick, attended the grade school on Washington Street where the post office now stands, and graduated from Kennewick High School. Working with the f i r started for her in 1947 as a member of the Locust Grove Grange. She ak$o was superintendent o£ the Home Economics Division. Secretary o* the board, she By BOB WOEHLER Herald Farm Writer Bringing in big-name ;■ j Ruth Simmelink By ESTHER KNOWLES Herald Staff Writer Mary Richmond and Ruth Timelink, Benton-Franklin I iir Board members, have I bwn there is a place for imen on fair boards. (Few women arc members a Lvuiu^ ____ t • rs have no women board majority of the peoph jent doesn’t think women have the the board for c suggest a goodVer „pAected., to 8° ahead and p™e„lhe idea worth while, Mrs. Richmond said. Women on the board are Prone to listen to i------ ■ C follow them through?” Si«- the°fai,-Xmen "Orkcd -ding SingbpXX°sre^ Like Rlchmond WQrked w.thMrs. the board -J requests and ac- aPt to say, it can’t has been a member since -- ■ 1965. As th^ fair approaches each year ai.ad runs its course, both ‘women’ board members are looking for additional ways for a ‘bigger and better’ fair next year. Using ‘^c^trS^t:tE^rau^ during’ the Benton-Franklin County Fair is a Fair organizers grandstand that can seat 3,000. It is owned by the fair association and leased to Sun Downs. While the Benton-Franklin County Fair was spending $10,000 for its entertainment, Walla Walla was paying $13,000 for one night of Jeanne C Riley and Freddy Fender, packing tlie house and makino money, according to fair manager Frank O Leary. Walla Walla also paid $3,750 for an auto demolition derby, which reaped sizeable profits for the fair. O’Leary' said Greg Slewart. manager or the Central Washington hair and Rodeo in* Yakima wouldn’t say what the fair is paving Bill Cosby and Jim Nabors, this year s headliners, but did say acts like these cost $25,000 or more. . “We are planning on mak ing money and have had 11V,„ L;c:d ticket sales, including many from the Tri Cities,” Stewart said. “We depend on big-name entertainment. Io create ex citement for our fair and draw people to the grounds, he added. Stewart, O’Leary and Bill Bailey, who is manager of the Grant County Fair, wonder why Benton-Franklin County @Iri-(htu Me which is controlled by the lair UHe‘ said he knows of no reason why something can t be3 worked out and wouM be Alling to discuss it with fan board officials. Max Smolinski, forl.nnen manager of the Ben F-anklin County Fair, saja ^county fair is unusual because of the complex ownership and control of the fair facilities. “The only way this is going to work is to tic it together under one board of control, Smolinski said. Pease said he thinks the fair board would be receptive to anvthing that will increase attendance and revenue lor the fair. “I like what Walla Walla does and perhaps we could do it here,’’ he said. Walla Walla has big-name entertainment one night to kick off the fair, follows up the second night with something like the demolition derby and then finishes it off with three nights of the rodeo. “I think we must expand our five-day show to take- in the horse fair and d o something like Walla Walla is doing,” Pease said. Wednesday, July 28, 1978Page 4 TRI-CITY HERALD, PASCO, KENNEWICK, RICHLAND, WASHINGTON [CHLAND, V co TRI-CIT?Tuesday, November 22, 1977 1. 1st Row: 2nd Row: Not pictured: Bill Preston Itel Fair and rodeo court s ii secretary of the racing com mission, said the commission chose not to make a judgment on the validity of the lease but would accept It unless a court injunction or restraining order questioned its validity. An eight-month battle bet ween the fair board and Sun Downs over the writing of a new lease had put the race meet in jeopardy. A suit has been filed in Benton County Superior Court by the fair board for damages and pay ment of taxes. By JAY MacDONALD Herald Staff Writer Although local legal battles still threaten to block horse racing at the Benton-Franklin County Fair, the. Washington State Racing Commission has given Sun Downs, Inc. a rac ing license. The racing commission on Monday granted the license to hold the Aug. 26-29 races if Sun Downs shows that: • A valid lease exists. • Some $110,000 in debts owed to creditors of Tri-City 9 % The 1978 Benton County Junior Fair and Rodeo court is (left to right) Princess Lori Thompson, 15, Ken newick; Queen Candace Henrich, 16, Kennewick: Princess Michele % Something to thistle at Linda Miller, 20, found it easy to get a suntan while hoeing thistles in a wheat field on the Glenn Miller farm south of Kennewick on Clodfelter Road. (Herald photo by Lon Martin) McCoy, 15, Finley, and Princess Susie Shields, 17, Kennewick. They will preside over the August event in Benton City. Neither would the com mission withdraw the lease if “three or four disputed ac counts” were unsettled at race time. Some TCRRA creditors are at odds with Sun Downs over the percentage of payment they expect to receive. While earlier estimates of repay ment were near 80 per cent, Sun Downs now says it will pay at near 70 per cent. Heinemann said the escrow fund, often not required of Sun Downs gets racing license, if... tracks which show good past records, was made a con dition to August racing at the Kennewick track because it is under new ownership. The fair board had earlier threateped to tie up the rac ing at this year’s fair by filing suit to invalidate the original lease. It chose to withhold the action when it was learned the racing commission would not confirm racing dates r court action on the lease was pending. BENTON-FRANKLIN COUNTY FAIR BOARD Jan Russell, 1st V.P., Bonnie Andrews, Bill Heaston, Ruth Simmelink, Sec’y., Mary Richmond, Cork Simmelink. Gordon Lueck, Pres., Cliff Rasch, Dave Alme, Bob Brown, Dick Moore, Treas., Charles Pease, Don Bauermeister, 2nd V.P. Rodeo and Racing Association, the former lessee of the track, are paid. O Money is put in escrow under commission control to cover the advertised purses of the races and the costs of the race services to assure hor semen will be paid. Sun Downs has held that the lease that existed between the TCRRA and the Ben ton- Franklin County Fair board remains valid and is transferred to them. Ed Heinemann, executive Heinemann said the com mission prefers to have the dispute settled locally. “It’s kinda like a neighbor getting into a squabble bet ween a husband and wife,” he said in stating the com mission’s approach. Heinemann said the license would be in effect even if a suit is filed against Sun Downs but that the com mission would have to abide with an injunction o r restraining order against the lease. WASHINGTONHIGHLAND,X TRI-CIT' KENNEWICK.PASCO.'Thursday. December?, 19.8^- TRI-CITY HERALD. million ©xpcmsion!plansSon Downs iris Downs BE BUILT IN 1979TO NEW SUN Sharif Lambeh©p FI will has 1 1 T] awa the Fat net E Pic res let Ca de Hi sa el se Pi \ n C E ( 1 . in Sun general part- They gave her a badge of the Mid-Columbia Council and in exchange got a warm hug and posed for pictures with the famous ventriloquist and her pup pet Lambchop. The perky Miss Lewis, who will perform with the Mid-Columbia Symphony Orchestra in concert al 8:15 p.m. tonight in the Ken newick High School audito rium, says Scouting is an important part of her life. She became a member of the National Girl Scout board Oct. 24. The top level will be serviced by an elevator and will house a turf club that will seat 400 patrons. A restaurant, lounge, parimutuel facil ities and closed circuit television will be included. The club house on the By BEVERLY JACOBSON Desert Living Editor When Shari Lewis arrived at the Tri-Cilics Airport Wednesday night there were two little Girl Scouts to greet her. When Shari saw that she wasn’t going to make it as a ballerina she brought out the hundreds of puppets she kept in drawers and boxes under her bed. Lambchop was introduced on the Captain Kangaroo television program "1 had been working with the hig, hard dummies and for that show I was asked to bring something smaller because, they said. 1 was small and delicate and needed something more my size," said Shari. expenditures which puls the expansion program total at $1,096,737. The new facility will be a. three-level building, its front and sides enclosed with thermal pane glass and providing 13,680 square feet of space. The existing structure will be extended 40 feet to the west and will be completely renovated. ventriloquist went on to de scribe how she had been a scout leader for five years, from the lime her daughter Mallory, was 7. “There were 27 girls in the troop. My husband was super. 1 had to work every weekend so when there were camping trips and outings, he took them. The girls called him “Uncle Daddy,’ ” said Shari. Ventriloquism was some thing that always came nat ural to her. Her father was the official magician for New York City and her mother was a musician. ing in September. “We see this as a vole of confidence in the Tri Cities,” said Simons. “This is already the fourth largest marketing area in the state and we feel certain it can and will support an operation of this scope." The Tri-City area, Sim on pointed out, is over twice as large as Yakima where Yakima Meadows has made substantial progress in recent years. During is just com pleted meeting Yakima Meadows experienced a 34 percent increase in pa rimutuel handle and is now averaging $247,000 a day. parking lol landscaping. No definite dale for the start of construction could be given at this time but Simons said he hoped to be in a position to put the construction contract out for bid by early spring. It's estimated that con struction will take four or five months. While the building won’t be avail able for the six-day spring meeting which will get underway March 17 and finish with the $60,000 Fun Sun Quarter Horse Futurity there’s a chance at least a portion will be completed in time for the 16-day fall mcel- "My mother was a Girl Seoul leader and I’ve been in Scouts all my life. When 1 was lilile I went to a camp called Laughing Wa ter. What’s the name of your camp?" asked Shari turning to the girls. Placing Lampchop back hi its protective case, the mezzanine floor will have two restaurants, a lounge, parimutuel win dows and a 3,300 square foot observation deck. Located on the ground floor will be three food service locations, a lounge and parimutuel windows. When completed the new building which will have air-conditioning and healing will accommodate between 3,000 and 4,000 patrons in either winter or summer. Plans also call for the construction of new jock ey quarters adjacent lo the grandstands. Included in the $957,737 figure is $117,737 ear marked for access roads, From here she goes lo Tulsa and Minneapolis and then lo New York City where she will tape an ap pearance on the “Kids are People Too” television show. "Seventy-one music and art students from my high school will be on I hat show with me," she said proudly. The energetic comedienne has written 15 books and writes a syndicated column "The Kids Only Club," which appears six days a week in 67 newspapers around the world. Shari says the column is about things kids can do without grownups. “Il offers creative inde pendence for kids," she said describing a recent ar ticle showing ways young sters can make money through projects like Trash for Cash; collecting and re deeming used aluminum cans for money. Her latest publication is “The Kids-Only-Club-Book" which (ells kids how lo slart their own clubs “without a leader. "Given a comfortable, attractive facility we’re confident lhe Tri-Cities will support quality 1 Quarter Horse racing. "In fact this program should be the realization of the partners' avowed goal of making Sun Downs lhe Quarter Horse capital of the North west,” said Simons. Sun Downs was estab lished in 1976 lo succeed lhe former tumbleweed Race Track. Principals Downs, are g.... ners, Dr. Dale Beliz. Ed McKay. L.W. Vail, Walt Slipp, Vern Gramling. Jim Simons, John West land, and Sun Downs Inc. Shari Lewis arrived at the Tri-Cities airport Wednesday and quickly got acquainted with Richland Girl Scouts Kay Pennell, left, and Mar- nae Collins, Lambchop, who arrived with Miss Lewis, found a comfy spot on Kay’s shoulder. The troop representatives were chosen to meet Miss Lewis because of their perfect attendance records. Girl Scouts greet By IFEC HANCOCK Herald Sports Editor A $1,096,737 expansion program which will pro vide the Tri-Cities with the only major race track in the Northwest offering- Quarter Horse, Thorough bred and Appaloosa rac ing was announced Friday by the Sun management. Clearing the way for the ambitious under taking was the author ization received earlier this month from the Ad ministrator of Securities for the stale of Washing ton and the Securities Exchange Commission of the federal government to issue 1,100 units of limit ed partnership shares at $1,000 for additional capi talization of $1.1 million. The additional capital, Sun Downs General Man ager Jim Simons report ed, will be used to underwrite the new con struction as well as re ducing outstanding indebtedness. “We will proceed on a two-fold basis," Simons explained. “First, of course, we will now sell the limited partnership units to interested per sons. At the same time we will be seeking out long-term financing for the building project.” Under the terms of the authorization Sun Downs can’t take out any monies until $500,000 has been received in limited part nership interests. Principal outlay will be an all-weather grand stand, club house and turf club to be erected al an estimated cost of $957,737. Already completed al a cost of $120,000 arc eight new barns which can house 160 horses. That brings the total stall ca pacity to approximately 380. Another $19,000 been committed to barn 7 i downs grandstand and TRI-CITY HERALD, PASCO, KENNEWICK, RICHLAND, WASHINGTON Page 39^3- iday. August 20, 1978. Kiddies h Newest ®ddffi©tni 'S/x/lrt'7? T.t.Al,\ND. WASHINGTON Page 5 Baking competition andchampion Fair snack glade made Die, e’re ties lily am ion ied un rse th- n t- d It They spent $351 earned at plant sales and 112 hours completing the planting which will be maintained by the Eair hoard. The board had the tables built, placed the boulders and provided the gravel surrounding the tables which they have set in concrete. Parade is ; Tuesday The kiddies Parade for costumed is scheduled Tuesday as part of the an nual Benton-Franklin Coun ty Fair and Rodeo. flowers and shrubs was the community project of the Flower Fiddlers Gar den Club. Kathryne Flora. Rich land. designed the land scaping which includes boulders, more than 75 plants and flowers in curved beds that are edged with bender board and covered with a thick ■ ■ 1 bark mulch. The area is protected with a service fence on two sides and a decora tive split rail fencing on the entry side. The project was sub mitted to the fair board in February and the 17- member club did a ma jor part of the planting March 29 and 30. A new outdoor eating area near the food booths will provide fair-goers with space where they can rest and enjoy a re freshing snack at the Benton-Franklin County Fair. The landscaped space with its round, blue and white tables surrounded by evergreens, trees, . -XL - x Louise Creighton and Kathryne Flora rested in the new eating area at the Benton-Franklin County Fair after a weeding session in the gar dens surrounding the space they landscaped. Rembrandt PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — The Norton Simon Mu seum has acquired another Rembrandt, an early por trait titled “A Bearded Man in a Wide-Brimmed Hat.” grand reserve. Best youth educational— Swine. Basin Pioneer; Dairy, Wliitstran Dairy 4-H Club; Beef, Kahlotus Live stock; Sheep, Valley View; Goats, Livestock Trainer. President's awards for outstanding exhibits—Com mercial Display, Shelby Plant Show; Youth Live stock, Pasco Heights; Open Livestock, Leon and Su zanne Kennedy; Overall- Sheep barn. George and Mary Ward, superintendents. Two results ommitted from the Kiddies Parade Tuesday included Grand champion, Chris Hender son, as a green martian and Michael Gonzales, third place in Space cate gory ages 1-6. -J A UAA CHIU AVVUV.U, . The parade will be held V along the Kennewick Park- ade starting at 7:30 p.m. Youngsters who wish to enter should be there by 6:30 p.m. for judging, a Kennewick Jaycee official . said. /- There will be awards for p two age groups, 7 and un der, and 8 to 12, in three categories — western, pels and science fiction. The parade route is west along Kennewick Avenue from Washington Street, then south on Dayton to Keewaydin Park. Each youngster who en ters will get a certificate for a free hamburger and milk shake. The Benton-Franklin' County Fair and Rodeo court will lead the parade. 12 events in pony show The Cavalcade of Ponies Show at the Benton-Frank lin County Fair and Rodeo Friday and Saturday will feature a dozen events. The program Saturday begins at noon at the horse and pony arena. Events include Western equitation, pct pony driv ing, pleasure pony driving and lead line class. There will also be a puny ‘ team pulling contest; scurry; chuck wagon race; flag race; hitch driving for four ponies; English equita tion; roadster, and pony chariot : driving competitions. : b- jFair awards announced The fitting and showing awards were presented at the Benton-Franklin County Fair Thursday. The win ners were: Beef—4-H junior cham pion, Kenny Richardson; reserve, L’Rae Moore; In termediate champion, Dawn Cargill; reserve, Mike Lou der; Senior champion, Hooly Haffer; reserve, Su san Richardson: FFA champion, Debbie Lyon; re serve, Randy Haffer. Swine—4-H senior cham pion, Andy Hanks; reserve, Monte Andrews; inter mediate champion, Casey Cochrane; reserve, Leslie Barrow; Junior champion, Cindy Easlerday; reserve, Mike Pink. Dairy—4-H Junior cham pion, Deri Howie; Inter mediate champion, Cathy Boone; senior champion, Mike Boone. Sheep—4-H senior cham pion, Connie Brown; re serve, Martina Irribirrcn: Intermediate champion, Tony Zilar; reserve. Mich ele Taggares; Junior cham pion, Miguel Irribarren; reserve champion, Terry Brown; FFA champion. George Sharp; reserve champion. Ken Bradley. Ball Brothers Co. special award—Beth and Caroline Mooret both 4-H. Dairy judging—Holstein junior champion, Keri Howe; reserve, Alice Baker; senior champion, Cathy Boon, also grand champion; Jersey junior champion, Mike Boone; reserve, Alice Kamrowski; senior cham pion, Mike Boone, also A horse barn Is the new- • est addition to the Bent on-Franklin County fair grounds. The project ot the Ranchetto Saddle Benders 4-H club the 50- foot barn has stalls for 20 horses. The Saddle Benders helped raise the money for the materials for the barn and the fair board provided the funds to erect It, a fair official said. ’ Teri Van Hollebeke, showed off a pan of rolls just prior to popping them in the oven in the Benton-Franklin County Fair’s home eco- nomic competition.. ■ ■ f Page 37 Sunday. \ugu*t 20. 1970 fur in erly GROUNDS 1 County use gate \id on a sign times .Sun Downs officials said chousing the queen and her court in October will give The court has appeared al Walla Walla, Pendleton, H fair. be known, how much ey the fair made. ■■■ M October. , Queen Dori and her prin cesses. Toni Garrett and Rhonda Kromer, were cho sen just prior to last year's fair and will serve until October. Dori Ramsey, center queen of this year's Benton Franklin County c~“ 1 n-J‘ " ’ - - - - and runs through traditionally Saturday to entertainment there Riders and the and ’’each 25,000 Attenda Benton-Franklin expect the ••I crowds twist this tendance on X.. •; downs Rodeo at 8 and Saturday. For c ' • '....... is the Rainbow grandstand show at 7 - ,1?ri(iay and at 7 and peeled arc Don Gay of Mes quite; Denny Flynn of Charleston, Ark.; Jordie Thomason. Black Diamond, Alberta, and Randy Ma gers, Comanche, Texas. Top calf ropers include Turn Ferguson, Miami, Ohio; Willard Moody, Wyn newood, Okla., and Jeff Co penhaver, formerly of Spokane. Loading bareback bronc riders expected to come are Bruce Ford, Evans, Colo.; J.C. Trujillo, Steamboat Springs, Colo., and Jack Ward. Springdale, Ark. Tom Ferguson also heads (he steer wrestlers. Others expected are Dan Torri- ccllas, Eugene; Larry Fer guson, Miami, Ohio, and Dan Ackley, Boise. 10 i................... Sheb Wooley show 10 p.m. Saturday. - •;...7j included in (he field arc expected to be such well known local contestants as Marlin Happonslall of West Richland. Happonslall.a deaf mule, is one of the lop bull riders in the area. Also entered is bull rider Mike Ring of Toppenish, usually included among the top point earners in the country. Among the contestants expected for the Sun Downs Rodeo are the following: In saddle bronc riding. Joe Marvel. Battle Mountain. Nev.; Monty Henson. Mes quite, Texas; Bud Monroe, Billings; Jim Kells. Con sort, Alberta and Dave Bothum, Redmond. Ore. Among the bull riders ex Ramsey of Kennewick. Princess Toni, 18. is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Garrett, who serves as the court's chaperone. Princess Rhonda. 18, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Kro mer of Kennewick. Fair and Rodeo, is flanked by her court, Toni Garrett, left, Rhonda Kramer, right. Yakima, Omak and Grand view this past year repre senting the fair and rodeo. They will preside over a luncheon for visiting fair and rodeo royalty Aug. 26 following the fair parade. They will also lead both the grand parade and the kid dies parade. time Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association bare- back bronc riding champ. Joe Marvel and Monty Hen son. top saddle bronc riders. Challenging the cowboys* skills will be the slock of Harry Void uf Fowler. Colo. Void stock has been fea tured al more than 30 ro deos including the Pendleton Round-Up. Cheyenne Frontier Days. Sign of theKathie Langston put finishing touches on a sign for the Aug. 23-27 Berton-Franklin County Fair. Other weekend events in clude the fajr parade at 10 a.m. Saturday m downtown Kennewick and the Suu- tonight somclhilig new and , ’ ----5 out,” said . —board For I he second year in a row. Queen Dori Ramsey and her court will reign iver the Benton-Franklin County Fair and Sun Downs Rodeo. Due to a change in the time of selecting the queen and her court last year, the 197.9 Fair and Rodeo court will not be chosen until 250 entries due at Sun Downs Rodeo More than 250 entries, in cluding some of the lop names in the sport, have been received for (he 30th Sun Downs Rodeo Thursday through Aug. 27. Heading the field that will compete for' approx imately $15,000 in prize money, including $6,000 added, are such standout performers as Tom Fergu son, world all-round cham pion, Joe Alexander, six- Minday. lugu-t 20. 1979_________________________________________________TRI-CITY HERALD. PISCO. KENNEWICK. RICHLAND. WASHINGTON Queen Dori and court to reign over fair again the now court several months to order uniforms and prepare for personal appearances, which usually start in April. “It will also give more girls a chance to compete,” a fair official said. Dori, 19, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Everett nee tops 1977 by 4,587 treasurer. 7 ^Saturday Midnight Fc- president. Fair officials say with wr” a person have unlimited carnival to country ‘Twill say the record at tendance has prompted the fair board to think se riously about making some major improvements to the fairgrounds for next year,” he said. These could be remod eling, or expanding the livestock barns, or further improvements to the gounds and parking area. ”1 think we should start looking at some long-range programs,” Alme said. hc°?sEMEN.ver.” For $6.50, can 1” ___ rides and dance and western music between midnight and 3 a.m. ‘‘We’ll limit tickets to the first 2,000,” a fair official said. ••it’s}- .. we hope it works c.. Dick Moore, fair was one of 40 signs being readied for th* (Herald photo by Bob Woehler) n people at. 1 1,e fair and rodeo Jh,,r^ay. uhieh ls •> 0Ver \^r ago.” sai(I“ Alnie» fair board The 1978 Benton-Franklin County Fair and Rodeo that ended Sunday set an at tendance record of 113,214 for the five-day event. Fair officials said Satur day’s crowd of 42,076 was the largest in fair history. The 113,214 total com pared with the previous record of 100,690 in 1976 and the 95,800 last year. “We managed to set the record in spite of poor at tendance on Sunday,” said David Alme, fair board Ellensburg and Edmonton. Alberta. Cowboys from throughout the West and Canada will compete in steer wrestling, calf-roping, saddle bronc riding bareback bronc rid ing and bull riding. In addition, cowgirls will compete for nearly $2,000 including $500 added in barrel racing. Sessions Thursday through Saturday will start al 8 p.m. while next Sun day’s concluding perform ance will start at 6 p.m Special attraction of the Sun Downs Rodeo this year will be Francisco Zamora, a popular figure on the ro deo circuit. Zamora, who bills himself as a Charro — a professional Mexican cow boy — is well known for his artistry of classical Maguey roping and horse manship. He'll ride the Ti juana Taxi, a well known horse. "We're expecting one of the best fields of con testants in recent years and are looking forward to an outstanding rodeo,” reports Peggy Girton. Sun Downs ______ __ rodeo director. Record 113,214 attend fair, rcj'*oT-* treasurer. On Sunday 4,500 attended, about half the number that showed up last year. “We’re really pleased with the attendance record. It shows our efforts to make the fair attractive as' possible is paying off,” Alme said. He said it will be a while before all the bills are in and paid. Only then will it mon Fair officials event’s biggest b’night and Saturday and attendance so far is .mt- Pacing last year's total by any break hMheTealhcr! attendance could top 80,000. the fair Sunday and Friday crowds 30,000 each day. . Thc fair'"ill try a new year to boost at- Salurday with Sunday. August 27, 1978^ Parade entries The Benton-Franklin County Fair and Rodeo fakes 7^ KENNEWICK AVE. g START Kennewick High School and end near the Sen- tAV lllaVAMf KX f S 11 M M AM AitUiiMn richlandTwashingtoiATRLCITY HERALD. Doyle criticizes highway proposal This map shows route of Benton-Franklin Coun ty Fair Saturday. The parade will start near the Howie, Alice Cathy Kennewick High School eluding some from as far away as La Grande, Ore., Post Falls, Idaho, and West Seattle. Ronald McDonald is the parade grand marshal and the U.S. Army Reserve will provide the color guard. There will be three high school bands, Kennewick, Kamiakin and Pasco. Also to appear is Kim Miracle, Miss Washington Teenager, who's from Bent on City. She placed in the top 10 in the national competition. The parade will form and end at Keewaydin Park and travel on First Avenue, Fruitland Street, Kennew ick Avenue. Washington Street and Auburn Street. Novelty entries include City Hall 000*00 County PUD t N competitors in this year's muscular dystrophy bed race and the Kennewick fire fighters and Keystone Cops. North Richland Bridge, widening of the bypass highway and aid to cities to help them handle increased traffic. Highway 395 connects Pasco with Spokane. Oliver has proposed getting it on the Interstate system to guarantee construction of four lanes. The state De partment of Transportation ■ has directed an application prepared for including Highway 395 on the inter state system. The Kennewick Jaycees arc expecting the largest Benton-Franklin County Fair and Rodeo parade in 10 years Saturday, with 109 entries signed up for the 10 a.m. event. The parade will be held in downtown Kennewick for the first time in at least seven years. In the past, it has been held in Pasco but vas shifted to Kennewick his year after participation aid interest in the parade declined. James Bateman, Kennew ick Jaycee chairman, said 19 floats have entered, in Robert Doyle, Kennewick, a candidate for state repre sentative, has criticized a proposal to include High way 395 in the interstate system. The proposal was made by Rep. Claude Oliver. R- Kennewick, whom Doyle, a Democrat, hopes to defeat. "I am disappointed that Oliver has failed to recog nize the pressing needs in his own district,” Doyle said. “One of my top prior ities in Olympia will be to work for funding of high way projects in this district." best opposite, Mary Kloep pel; Red Satin, best of show, and best opposite, Debi Sauer; Future Farmers of Amer ican rabbits—White Satin, best of breed, best of show and best opposite, Brian Westfall. Open Class—New Zea land, best of breed and best opposite, Jeff Fri- chette; Siamese Satin, best of breed and best opposite, Sue Monteith. Californian, best of breed, Kristin Scf- fens; best opposite, Debbie Parch er. Fitting and Showing Rab bits—Junior. Jiauna Sam son grand champion; Sherri champion; reserve; Wellenbrock, fryer. Marty Wellenbrock, first fryer. 4-H and FFA dairy—Fit ting and showing, 4-H — Junior, Keri Howie, cham pion; Intermediate, Cathy Boone, champion; senior, Mike Boone, champion. Holslcins—Keri junior champion; Baker, reserve; ior Citizens Building on Auburn Avenue. Largest parade expected Maling, reserve. Inter mediate, Sheri McCorkle, grand champion; Heidi Her man, reserve; Senior. Mar ly Wellenbrock, grand champion; Mike Lee. re serve; FFA, Brain Westfall, grand champion; Kevi Gray, reserve; Fryers, Brad Wellenbrock, top Results in the rabbit competition at the Benton- Franklin County Fair and Rodeo arc as follows: 4-H Rabbits—Best of show. 4-H, Mike McCorkle, Burbank; Best opposite of show, Heidi Herrman, Connell. Standard Chinchilla, best of breed and Best opposite, Brian Lee, Benton City. New Zealand, best of breed, Marty Wellenbrock, Kennewick Californian, best nf breed, Mike McCorkle; best opposite. Mike Lee, Benton City. Flemish giant, best of breed, Trina Gib son. Pasco French lop, best of breed, Mike McCorkle; juniors. Poultry—FFA champion and reserve bantam, Brian Westfall; -MI champion bantam Elan Campbell: re serve, Tom Pitkin; FFA champion and reserve chicken, Brian Westfall; 4- 11 champion chicken Leiton Zunker; reserve Cathy Alex ander; 4-H champion and reserve turkey, Bernard Lind: FFA champion and reserve duck, Brian West fall: 4-H champion and re serve duck. Bernard Lind; FFA champion goose, Ber nard Lind: 4-11 ; champion and reserve goose, Bernard Lind; 4-H champion; pigeon and reserve 'pigeon■ Tom Thiberl. Boone, senior champion and grand champion. Jerseys—Mike Boones, junior champion: Alice Kamrowski, reserve; Mike Boones, senior and grand champion; Mike Boone, re serve senior and reserve grand champion. Large animal round robin showmen—Connie Brown, Selah, 4-H senior; Dawn Cargill. Finley, 4-H inter mediate: Cindy Easterday, Mesa. 4-H junior; Debbie Lyon, Benton City, FFA. Small animal round robin • showmen—Marty Wcll- enbrock, 4-11 senior; Kelli Shannon, 4-H intermediate: Shauna Samson, 4-H |V sought Applications for entries in the Benton-Franklin County Fair Grand Parade are being accepted by the Kennewick Jaycees parade committee. The parade this year will be held in downtown Ken newick at 10 a.m. Aug. 26. People or groups wishing to take part in the parade should contact Jim Bate man at 783-4438 or Jim Robanske at 586-2749. Entry blanks also can be obtained by writing to the Kennew ick Jaycees, parade com- WASHINGTON 27 Benton-Franklin County Fair. H. TONY INGRAHAM 5W//W Heather Parker, 8, pinned the neck of 11-year old Chris Schadler’sil cotton knit blouse. “Rocky Mountain” to Clint Eastwood in “The Outlaw Jos- /. / Fair” can for 20 cents, to be in the advertised. Non-stamped. • £ Arts awards given •Ellopia, watercolor, $25, Lois Borg; collage, $25, De nise Evans, Prosser; batik, $25, Julie Inlravartolo; drawing, $20, Cynnie Little; County ’ pottery, $20, .Elva Roh rman; sculpture $20, Jack Hess and prints, $20, Lynn Johnson. Second and third place winners received $10 and $5 awards. All during the fair Tri- City artists will be demon strating oil, watercolor, acrylic painting, drawing and pottery in the Fine Arts building. -J " is in of the fair booth k J ■ Garden Club 1511,0 I Ingraham The Sorts of the Pioneers, Sheb Wooley, Toni Ingraham ' and the Rainbow Riders have been signed to entertain at the Benton-Franklin County11 - Mid-Colurnbians were awarded II cash prizes by judges Don James and Mary Fenslermacher at the Fine Arts division of the Benton-Franklin Fair Tuesday. “We had more than 135 entries and the quality is excellent this year," said Fran Spooner, superintend ent of the division. Winners were: Presi dent's award, $50, Sandee McVeigh; Best-of-Show, $50, Edie Johnson. Other awards include oil painting, $25, Marian Hart; acrylic, $25, Jean Hutflcss, nia Cowboys, will be making a return visit to the fair. They are a country and western music group. On Saturday Sheb Wooley, who also performs under the name of Ben Colder, will perform. Wooley has been in several movies with stars the Memorial Rosebud gar den at the VA Hospital. Money from the sale of this card will go to the pur chase of honor rose bushes, care products and to the placing of names of de ceased veterans from Bent on and Franklin Counties on honor plaques. The second card pictures the Wishing Well located in Volunteer Park. Pasco, ' which was originally used for coin deposits to benefit COHMC. Due to vandalism, coins are not collected in the well anymore, but mon ey from postcard sales will be contributed to COHMC to help Benton and Frank lin County children who re ceive care there. The BPW Club is also conducting a Card-A-Thon at the fair. Cards stamped with "Mailed at Bcnton- Franklin be purchased including stamp, mailed anywhere United Slates. Club women will keep a record of stales receiving cards to deter mine how far the fair can I be t_____ ’ 1 cards sell for 10 cents. The Wishing Well in the park was built by the Pas-. \ co Orthopedic Guild and Auxiliaries and The Queen of Spades __ built the planters around the well. The rose garden is a project of the r1— Mountain District of Feder ated Garden Clubs. Photos on the cards were taken by Geneva Newell, a BPW member. Nita Retlinghousc charge g........ _* ’ project. _.....<1 The Sons of the Pioneers have been signed to perform, at the Aug. 23 to Sons of Pioneers, Wooley, booked for fair RI-CITY HERALD, PASCO, KENNEWICK, RICHLAND, WASIlliWiv^__________ Commemorative plates sold by BPW at fair Decorated plates com- nA<:nh,’d car- Franklin County Fair” can memorating the naming of * the Franklin County Court House'as a state and na tional historical site are for sale this week at the fair. The Pasco Luncheon . group of the Business and Professional Woman’s Club is selling the plates and picture post cards in a booth at the Benton-Frank lin County Fair. . Proceeds from the sale of the plates will go to the club’s student scholarship fund. One plate shows the exterior of the Court House and the other pictures the tiffany dome. The Walla Walla Veter an's Hospital and the Chil dren’s Orthopedic Hospital and Medical Center, I Seattle, will benefit from 'j the sale of picture post cards. One postcard shows Fair this year, fair officials announced today. Each will present two shows on their night during the Aug. 23-27 fair. The Sons of the Pioneers, a long-time western singing gayar,-. group, will perform at the Wednesday night fair opener. * On Thursday, Toni Ingraham, a country and western singer who has ap peared at fairs and rodeo audiences throughout the country will perform. The Rainbow Riders, for merly knowns as the Cali for- ey Wales. , |Besides acting I also recording art‘J' 3 1 singer and has "r‘ J number of well including “The Pur Eater” and Are Satisfied. ,Jf - several movies wnn stars » I ranging from Errol Flynn in television western ’ “ ‘ with Eastwood and trii ming. Sunday, Auguxt 20, J97«, Pagr 19TRI-CITY HERALD. PASCO. KENNEWICK. RICHLAND. WASHINGTON 4-H families faw © Today’s crowds should be larger, fair officials, said, Combine ground cookies and butter in medium size bowl, mix, spread over a 9 by 13 inch pan. Slice ice 1 eight-ounce can to mato sauce I slices Provolone or sharp cheese of rain 40 percent tonight and 20 percent Friday. The high Thursday was 73, low today 55. The high a year, ago was 91, low 54. J ... jf z-; a good kickoff for us,” said David Alm, fair board treasurer, who keeps track of attendance. Fair officials are hoping at tendance will reach 100,000 by the Sunday closing. Becky Parker, 15, carded her Suffolk sheep, Caesar, before blanket ing him to keep him clean for the fair. (Herald photos by Mary Jane Lewis) There are 130 hogs, an other record number, but only 65 beef, down 20 from a year ago. "Beef costs so much this year many youngsters went to the smaller animals in stead,” Bauermcistcr said. Don Bauermcistcr, fair board member in charge of livestock said the total number of animal entries is up this year. He said there arc 350 sheep entered, “the largest in history,’-' he said. , 2 '< I ers Weather Chance of showers with partial clearing tonight and Friday highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s. Variable winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance F t cream into slabs and lay evenly over top of cookie mix. Pour chocolate syrup over the lop and freeze un til ready to serve. In addition to sewing and cooking and special proj ects the Parker girls. Beth any. Becky. Heidi and 1 leather also have sheep in a club which their father leads. “We don’t know quite how we are going to man age caring for the sheep and entering all the con tests we have planned.” says Mrs. Paker. She also has promised to help supervise food proj ects. and intends to keep an eye on all her club members demonstrations. “But il will all work out somehow.” she said. because the Sundowns Ro deo will have its first per formance at 7 p.m. in Hie rodeo arena. More than 240 cowboys have entered. Headlining tonight’s en tertainment on the fair grounds will be country and western , singer Toni Ingraham. “IL was $32,000 The Benton-Franklin Coun ty Fair board has requested $32,000 from the state to erect a new metal show’ building. The request is in addition to $16,000 the fair board wants to improve parking lots at the fairgrounds. The money would come | from the state fair fund, • which is administered by the State Agriculture Department. Fair officials said the , $32,000 is a special request . and didn’t know the chances of the Benton-Franklin fair to . get the money. The building would be used to house livestock, fair of- , ficials said. j The $16,000 request is the top priority and includes fencing, blacktopping o f walkways and parking lot improvements. In other business, the fair board is attempting to sign up entertainment acts for this August’s fair. The budget includes $10,000 for entertain ment. No names were men tioned as possible acts. Fair board. president Dick Moore has been talking with Sun Downs Inc. officials on use of the grand stand area for a night of entertainment at the fair, but nothing specific has come from these talks, a fair official said. 1 ©50© ©fruwdl ' First-day attendance at I the Benton-Franklin County I Fair topped 11,500 Wednes- 'day, fair officials said, 20 • ': percent more than last i year’s first-day crowd of 9,500. Helping bring the crowds in Wednesday was a break in the wet weather and the “Sons of the Pioneers," who played before 4,000 people at two performances. Heidi Parker at left and Carol Andeline, both 11, put the finishing stitches on blouses, shorts riFW© iO. • Ifp Kt? ^•r >F- F; '-.©J Cook rice according to package directions. Com bine meal, sail, onions, and sauce. Line an 8 by 9 inch pan with half lhe mixlure, cover with rice and lop with cheese. Spread re maining meal mixture over lop and bake 30-40 minutes at 375 degrees. MUD PIE •I cups of ground chocolate cookies >2 cup builcr (melted) l2 gallon ice cream chocolate syrup busy preparing for Benton-County Fair By MARY JANE LEWIS© Herald Staff Writer Sewing machines are whirring and the fragrant smells of fresh bread come from the oven in lhe Wil liam Parker homo in Pasco as 4-H’ers practice cooking and finish sewing projects for the Benton-County Fair. “We stand in line for the machines this time of year,” said Phyllis Parker, mother of four of the girls in the 4-H clubs she leads. Three of the machines belong to Phyllis and the others in the room are brought in by club mem bers on sewing days. There arc eight girls In her Busy Bodies Club and nine in the BusyBodies Two, a younger group. The older group act as big sis ters for the first year members. The older girls are in volved in photography, gar dening, leadership, sheep raising, sewing and cooking activities. They are pre paring to enter the style •show revue, Expo sewing contest and team cooking as well as demonstrations at lhe fair. The younger girls are fin ishing simpler items like double-knit shorts and t- shirl tops they will exhibit. In the winter the two clubs each meet twice a month, once to sew and once to cook But after they come home from lhe 4-H camp-out al Camp Woolen in the Blue Mountains, they take their projects more se riously and one or the other club meets daily in the Parker home during the week. The girls that plan to prepare a meal for four to six guests al the fair have practiced their specialties on their families and neighbors. “We make a list of all lhe utensils and supplies wcAvill need as we prepare the practice meals so we know exactly what we need to take to the fair,” said Debbie Lofton. Debbie and Bethany Parker, both 14. have se lected the following menu: Layer Beef Bako, muffins, tossed green salad, peas and Mud Pie. LAYERED BEEF BAKE 1 cup quick brown rice 1 pound lean beef >,2 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons minced onions A ••■J Wednesday opening day of the Benton-Franklin made of yeast dough. (Herald photo by Bob Woehler) of Devine red at year sold J -A >#****4******+#*w*+*#*****+ Other fair stories, picture on Pages 2. 4. and 1*2 ribbon she and her hog Wilbur WaBbw ^Mi«i vii~i i miiri County Fair. (Herald photos by Bob Woehler) ©iDD wasted) . .. J i cars the of Bloo- a dessert. got a red rib- -- -t probably Holly Sitton, 8, showed her father Jack the ■ won a yeast dough run a pizza machine Pratt the customers back for nunc. Prior said the lamb, be cause its unusual is the fastest seller. A beef sand- which is SI.75, a lamb sandwich $2.25. “We use store-bought barbecue sauce, but have our own special seasoning salt,” Prior said. He said a lady from Texas raved about the sauce last year and de manded the recipe. “When we showed her the bottle from the store, she couldn’t believe it,” Prior said. Besides barbecued meat and elephant cars, fair food booths offer a variety rang ing from hamburgers to fried chicken and home made pecan pie to ice cream dipped in chocolate and rolled in nuts. Both items draw lines hungry eulomers. This is the second St. Joseph Church has barbecued beef and lamb. They desserts necr who often had .flour, sugar and spices on hand. pig is By BOB WOEHLER Herald Farm Writer Holly and Wilbur went to the fair Wednesday. It was Holly’s first, and Wilbur’s last. Holly is an 8^-year-old Finley 4-H member, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sitton:. Wilbur- is her 235-pound Fair results, schedule on Page 4. Pictures on Page 20. Hampshire hog. Wilbur will be sold Friday at the market stock sale to the highest bidder. Then it’s off to parts unknown. Holly said she’ll be sorry to see Wilbur go, because he was a like a pet, but she understands why and knows he’s destined to end up as someone's ham dinner. Holly is already making plans of what to do with the money she earns from the sale of Wilbur and an other pig that doesn't have a name. "I might buy another pig for next year, but I think l‘d rather have a lamb,” she said. “Pigs feel tough and scratchy.” Both Holly and Wilbur showed signs of nervous ness Wednesday when they went into the judging ring. “It’s through . ............- Pages 2, 4, and W. »nd toP tri;d-” said. He hinted the recipe They earned $8,000 last year, half of which went to help pay for teachers sala ries at the school. It's the first year for the Mormons and if opening night was an indication of what's ahead, they’ll make money loo. Ray Pratt said they sold 1.500 elephant ears Wednes day. At 65 cents each that’s $1175. Pratt said elephant were developed by early-day Mormons minglon, Ind., as i ....... They are similar to other desserts made by the pio- npor - - J only a few employee and part-time farmer. However, because Wilbur shared the same roof with the Sittons, he gained something Holly’s other pig didn’t, a name. The other pig won a blue ribbon, but isn’t considered a member of the family. Holly and Wilbur arc des tined for a farewell per formance in the areila Friday when Wilbur will be sold. she’s bad trouble go where to. Most of . .... wanted to root ground in lhedirt floor - -e arena, an act that with the pig and vmun naa their eyes on the judge during ay competition at the Benton-Franklin County Fair. ..... wasn’t his performance nmnlnvno ■ that earned him the red, but rather his home life environment. Holly’s dad Jack explain ed that Wilbur was the runt of the litter and spent a month in the Sitton’s house in the laundry room where he was nursed by the family. “Even with this help, he didn’t fill out as well as the other pigs," said Sit ton, a Burlington Northern ■'./ ... r ’ for the dough is a secret. But their popularity is no secret at the fair because anytime you get within 50 feet of the booth, you can expect to see people stand ing or sitting around chew ing on something that really does look something '.ike an elephant’s car. The smell of the bar becuing beef and lamb from St. Joseph's booth is one of the first things fair goers encounter as they come in the main gale. Parents man the booth and Prior and Bob are the captains. Slow-cooking over coals and then serving up a lib eral quarter pound of lean sliced meat is what bring roam Katrina Gauger, 15, a Utah visitor to the Tri Cities, sampled an elephant ear, a dessert treat lephant ears, lamb ig hits at fair M ‘ By BOB WOEHLER Herald Farm Writer This year’s gastronomical hit of the Benton-Franklin County Fair is barbecued lamb sandwiches ana ele phant cars. The lamb sandwiches arc served by sheepman Greg Prior on behalf of St. Jo seph Catholic School's par- ’ents club. The elephant cars, a throwback to the pioneer days of the Mormon Church, taste like a deep- fried sugar and cinnamon crisp and look like a pizza. They arc being sold by the Kennewick Mormon Church. Wilbur the Wednesdr- Wilbur was a little'shy especially after he was at tacked by a bullish Du roc Pig. And Holly, because pounds, making Wilbur” •she wanted him the time Wilbur Holly Sitton had their of the U1J win points judge. So Wilbur got a bon, not a blue. Ji Friday, August 28, 1973 TRI-CITY HERALD, PASCO, KENNEWICK, RICHLAND, WASHING! Friday. Angust 25, 1978 : icrs TRI-CITY HERALD. PASCO. KENNER I it was a short rodeo for .Joe Alexander Thursday night. The seven-time Profes sional Rodeo Cowljoys Asso- 7:00 PM Sheb Wooley Stage Show 8:00 PM Sundowns Rodeo-arena 8:30 PM Ronald McDonald 10:00 PM Sheb Wooley Stage Show 12:00 PM-3:00 AM Saturday Mid-Night Fever I < ( ( ( ( ( ciation bareback champion failed to score in his ride al the Sun Downs Rodeo. Alexander, board Two Spot in the first event of G.L. Longgood of Walla Walla brought down this steer in 9.9 seconds at the Sun Downs Ro deo Thursday night. Longgood’s time was good mounts out of nine riders and only four competitors were able to obtain a clocking in the calf roping. Too, just five of the steer wrestlers out of 'll) com petitors were able to bring down their bull. Roy Smith of Challis. Idaho, second in the cur rent PRCA standings, had the time ride in the bare- back riding. Smith totaled 65 points aboard IIell to Sei. giving him an excel lent chance of improving on his earnings of $17,141 in the event this year. Rawley Stanley rode Red Gold to a score of 60 points for second place. There was a three-way tie in the saddle bronc com petition with Jim Pratl of Alturas, Calif.. Oliver Louis of Vernon. B.C., Can., and 7? 7P 12:00 NOON Calvalcade of Ponies Show 1:00 PM Rick Vale Vocal Stage Show 2:00 PM & 4:30 PM Dick Harward & Collies 5:00 PM Dairy Milking Contest 6:00 PM 4-H Style Revue-Franklin County 6:45 PM Introduction-Queen & Cour' fair itself 7 tonight when enough for second place behind Kennewick’s Colby Combs. (Herald photo by James Mason) sports Youngsters and horses will be put to the test at the annual Benton Franklin County Horse Fair sched uled to start tonight and run through Sunday. Fair offfcials said they have 296 entries, who will compete in 12 different classes at the Sun Downs rodeo arena in front of the grand stands. Most of the horses will be kept at barns on the fair grounds in southeast Ken newick off 10th Avenue. A highlight of this year's horse fair is to be the Pa rade of Stallions scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission to the horse fair is $2, but people wish- - jug to see only the Parade ] of Stallions can pay a spe- | c-ial admission of SI for [ that event. The parade is to feature 25 horses, each to perform in the main arena. They represent a dozen different breeds. The three-minute demon strations include pleasure driving, costume, stock horse patterns, English and western under saddle and halier. Many of the stallions are champions and many are ing twice in one night if lime permits. ■‘Actually I’ve cut way back this year on attending rodeos." said the man called 'Alexander the Great* around the rodeo circuit. "1'11 probably go tn 65 rodeos this summer. Normally I’ll go to about 90 "I'm taking it a little easier this year, relaxing a little more." he said "If you’re ahead in the point standings like 1 was before you go all out But if you’re not you lend to lake it a little easier." Alexander said he will probably pul 60.000 miles on his car this year, al lhough he has put on as much as 100,000 in previous years—a 300 mile per day average. "You get used to it.” he said. "It's fun. I enjoy it or I wouldn't be doing it." • ond-place G.L. Longgood of Walla Walla. Combs trailed Willard Moody of Wynnewood, Okla., in lhe calf roping. Combs tied his calf in 16.2 seconds while Moody turned in an 11.2 clocking. Moody is hoping to im prove on his third-place standing in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association calf roping. Moody has won $18,636 this season. lie’ll be anxiously awaiting the time of the nation’s lop cowboy— Tom Ferguson of Miami. Okla..—in the event tonight. For the most part, it was the stock and not the cow boys who scored most of lhe triumphs after lhe first day. Only two bareback riders were able to lame their coming to the fair from ' Oregon and Western Washington. The horse ' starts at ~ horse judging begins. Most of the competition will be Saturday, with judging of various classes starting al 7:45 a.m. and lasting until 9 p.m. • Fitting and showing com petitions test both the horse and owner, halter com petition is on lhe horse itself. There are seven different performance ; classes, in cluding trail, western equi tation, western pleasure, English equitation and By ED CLENDANIEL Herald Sports Writer In a rodeo featuring lhe top cowboys throughout the nation, a pair of Kennewick riders snared the limelight Thursday. Joe Raymond and Colby Combs of Kennewick snatched leads in two events after the first of four nights at the Sun Downs Rodeo. Raymond was the only bull rider to accumulate a score out of the five cow boys in the event, register ing a 62 to stand in first place heading into tonight’s action. The rodeo continues at 8 p.m. at the Benton-Frank lin County Fairgrounds. Combs owned first place in the steer wrestling and recorded a second place showing in the calf roping in Thursday’s competition. Combs was timed in 6.7 seconds for a bulging 3.2 second advantage over sec- County fair schedule Friday 6:45 PM Introduction-Queen & Court 7:00 PM Rainbow Rider's Stage Show 8:00 PM Ronald McDonald 8:00 PM Sundowns Rodeo-arena 10:00 PM Rainbow Rider’s Stage Show Saturday. 6:00 AM-12:00 NOON Cowboy Breakfast . 8:00 AM Continuous 4-H Demonstrations.. 9:00 AM Judge ARBA Rabbits, Poultry 10:00 AM Grand Parade-Kennewick 11:00 AM Hanford High Tumbling Rodeo star keeps moving the evening, elected to pul both hands on his horses rigging midway through his ride rather than risk injury and took a no score. "lie wasn’t going to give inc a good ride so I wasn’t going to expose myself." said Alexander, fifth in the current PRCA standings. “I have seen that horse before in rodeos and he usually hasn’t given his rider much of a ride, but I thought I would come here and try it anyway." said Alexander, who hails from Marysville, Calif. Alexander arrived in Ken newick Thursday evening from Jerome, Idaho. Imme diately following his ride al Sun Downs, Alexander de parted for Pendleton. He left for Utah.and another rodeo early this morning. He figures that he may bo able to participate in five rodeos this week, rid- pleasure, bareback equita tion and pony equitation. Equitation tests how well ~ a contestant rides a horse and pleasure tests how pleasant a ride the horse gives the rider. The program is: FRIDAY 7 p.m.—Horse judging contest 9 p.in.—Superintendents, Icadi and parents meeting. SATURDAY 7:45 am.—Horse filling and Showing. 9 am. to 3 p.m.—Horse troll classes. 11 a.m.—Registered horse holler classes. 3:J0 p.m.—Horse performance classes, western pleasure, English equitation. 7 p.m.—Parade of Stallions. SUNDAY 7:30 a.m.—Interdenominational church services. 8 a.m.—Grade holler classes. 10 a.m.—Horse performance classes. Pony equitation, western equitation, English pleasure, bare back equitation. 2 p.m.—Horses ma/ leave giound after last horse class Is iudgcd. Ty Henricks of Denio, N.Y. each knotted al 69. In the barrel racing. 12- ycar-old Brenda Mays of Myrtle Point. Ore., de lighted the large gathering by clocking in al 18.1 sec onds for a strong fourth place showing. Mary Knowles of Pendleton and Julie Doering of Athena were tied for first place with a lime of 17.8. Rodeo results BAREBACK RIDING-1. Rovce Smith. Cholhs, Idaho. 65. 2, Rawley Stanley, Adams. Orc.. 60. CALF ROPING -I. Willard Moody. Wynnewood, Okla., 11.2. 2, Colby Combs. Kennewick, 16.2. 3, j K. Posey, Lo Grondc, 17.6. SADDLE BRONC RIDING-1, lhe) Jim Pratt, Alturas, Colit., Oh ver Louis, Vernon. B.C.. Can., and Tv Henricks, Demo. N.Y., 69 -i. Pat Fuller. Clarkston, Wo.. 66. 5. Pat Shannon, trriqon. Orc., 61. STEER WRESTLING-I. Colbv Combs, Kennewick. 6 7. 2. Gene Longgood, Walia Walla. 9 9 3 Max Wilson, Asotin. 114 t. Chuck Boatright. Clarkston, 12 7. 5. Pal Noo'c, Gross Valley. Ore , 26 5 BARREL RACING-1, ll>c> -Mary Knowles, Pendleton, and Juhc Ooeung. Athena. 17 8. .1, Coria Hamilton, Bateman. Mont , 17 9. t, Shanna Indemnuhlc, Beavercreek, Orc.. 18.0 5. Brenda Mavs. Myrtle Point. Ore • 18 1 BULL RIDING-1, Joe Roymond, Kennewick, o?. surAT IN KENNEWICK—__2L* 16 BAYS OF EXCITING QUARTER HORSE, THOROUGHBRED AND APPALOOSA HORSE RACING QUINELLA WAGERING COME, PICK A WINNER NEXT TO THE FAIRGROUNDS ------------- --------------------------------- TRLC1TY HERALD, PASCO, KENNEWICK, RICHLAND. WASHINGTON ITAKE A DAY OUT FOR FUN I SUMMER I RACING I BEGINS f I DOWNS wa S/j^S Tuesday. July 1 I. 19 « K JULY 15, 16, 22, 23, 28 & 29 - AUG. 5, 6, 1 2 & 13 SEPTEMBER 9, 10, 16, 1 7, 23 & 24 PARADE TO POST: 4:45 P.M. SATURDAY 12:45 P.M. SUNDAY PARI-MUTUEL, EXACTA and AUGUST 22-26 For attendance u. 13. -i io Shari Lewis Benton-Franklin fair third above 1978’s -1,500 A profitable Benton-Franklin Coun- a.m. “The Third © Senior Citizens Day 23 Children’s Day Sunday, Aug. 26 (Admission Free 12 years old & under) - I z. Ruble, Kennewick, will give a talk on Indian 3 and rock paintings, at 2:30 p.m. Interpretive Center at ----- FEATURING: Cal Smith o Jeanne C. Riley © Rainbow Riders o Meeker Shows © Sun Downs Rodeo See you at t Fair 10th i Gum - Kennewick Lecture Barbara Kubic, Kennewick, will give pictographs and rock paintings, at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, be hind the Interpretive Center at Sacajawea State Park,- Pasco. | C| (b funds increase 40% I incomes. * ’ But he said fair board members had kept expenses down this year, allowing an “unusually high” $62,630 balance prior to the fair, he said. Alme said the exact profit may not be known until all income and ex penses are tabulated for the year. He reported’ August receipts at $125,018, compared with $102,140 for 1978. August expenses were $67,101, about $12,000 more than last year. Alme said he expects the working capital balance to remain .close to $75,000. He said the money will be used for next year’s fair and possibly for a number of improvements, including replacing some of the older fair dis play buildings. ty Fair has given fair board mem bers 40 percent more working capital than at this lime last year, the fair treasurer reports. David Alme said the fair board has a balance of $75,840, compared with a September balance of about $55,000 last year. This year’s fair, Aug. 22-26, at tracted a record, 124,143 persons, 10,000 more than last year, he said. Alme said total gate receipts were $87,704, about $20,000 more than 1798. The fair’s 20 percent share of car nival profits totaled $12,991, nearly $4,000 more than 1978, he said. Alme said good weather and good publicity contributed to the record crowds that brought increased Films “Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" will be shown at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, al the Pasco Public Library, and at 3 p.m. Wednesday, and 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Mid Columbia Regional Library. The Richland Public Library will show Man,” at 7:30 p.m. Monday. Benton-Franklin Faiir & Rodeo j/ The Benton-Franklin County Fair and Rodeo will run from Aug. 22 through the 26 at the fairgrounds in Kennew ick. Admission will be charged at the gale. By LARRY GANDERS Herold Staff Writer A record 124,143 persons attended the Benton-Franklin County Fair this year, an increase of 9 percent over last year, fair officials said today. David Alme, fair treasurer, said the previous record for a five-day fair was 113,214 set last year. Non-comrnercial exhibits were up 25 to 40 percent and brought many of the additional persons to the fair, according to Carol Langston, execu tive secretary. There was also a waiting list for commercial display space, she said. Alme said increased ticket sales, combined with other revenues such as those from commercial displays should increase income 20 percent from last year. “And we went into the fair very strong with most of our bills paid,” Alme said. Total attendance Saturday was 44,600, six percent higher than 1978's & u D U a O _ record 124fT‘4'3 crowd of 42,0715. The fair closed at 5 p.m. Sunday with attendance for the day at 6,150, more than a third above 1978’s 4,500 persons Fair officials said they will consid er making more improvements in the parking Jot from additional revenue. Dun Bauermcister, fair president, said they will also consider replacing three older barns which this year housed Grange booths, sheep, and commercial displays. Alme said fair attendance Wednes day was five percent more than opening day last year and each day was more than the same day in 1978. Thursday’s attendance of 21,636 was an increase of 9 percent and caught some fair officials off guard, Alme said. Alme said Kiwanis, who sold ad mission tickets, found themselves unexpectedly short-handed as long lines formed outside the gales Thursday evening. on winners THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1979 SECOND PAGE ONE Something to crow about thefortown I said the public just 1 seemed to be in a fair-going mood and credited the tight gasoline situation with keeping their i County Fair Kiddie* Parade. ml .JAgr J< HERITAGE A record attendance of more than 120,000 was predicted for the Benton-Franklin County fair by fair officials Saturday afternoon. “We're running 10 percent ahead of last year, which set a record,’’ said David Aline, fair treasurer. “Our revenue is ahead of last year with more money from the gate and from the concession stands,” he said. Attendance through Saturday afternoon for the 1979 fair was 118,393, compared to 108,714 for the same four days a year ago. He Herold photo by Bob Woehler Joan Boyd, 15, Kennewick, paused among the old farm machinery on display at the Benton-Franklin County Fair. By BOB WOEHLER Herald Staff Writer Rather than fiddle around, a chicken named Nero ran off with first prize at the Benton-Franklin County Fair’s chicken race Saturday. Nero was handled by Laisia King. A crowd of more than 500 watched the event, which drew 25 entries. Second place went to Shady Sadie, handled by Duane Finch. Both wore matching green gingham outfits Dixie, a “Southern fried" chicken, entered by Earla Muhlbeier of Mesa, look third place. Several of the frdntic chickens ended up in the crowd, including one small black chicken that perched atop a boy’s head. Winner or Dinner, one of the pre race favorites, ended up as dinner — he failed to finish. Flash Bulletin hopped out of his cage 15 minutes before the race and was last seen cowering under a 1969 Buick. Kevin O’Brien’s chicken, “Roger Bannister.” won the best-dressed chicken award wearing a track suit, complete to small cleated track shoes. The event, sponsored by the Ken newick Jaycees, traditionally signals the opening of the fair season, ac- cording to Walter Brant, Kiddies Pa- ■© ■ sgi / g ■ ; ' IBS • rade chairman. Dressed in western and television character costumes, the children pa raded behind the Pasco High School Band down Kennewick Avenue in the parkade. Some, including grand prize win ner Larry Brisbois, 6, Kennewick, marked with their pels. On a rope beside Larry was “Busty,” a sheep. Parade sponsors treated the en tries to a cup of pop and a balloon after the parade. First place Kiddie Parade winners will march in the 1979 Benton-Frank lin County Fair Grand Parade through Kennewick Saturday at 10 a. in. Coordinator Jim Robanske said more than 100 entries have signed up for the Grand Parade. He expects more than 8,000 persons to view it.. At least 15 floats from Idaho. Ore gon and Washington will be in the parade. Pasco High School, Kennew ick High School, Kamiakin High School and Kennewick’s Desert Pi pers bands are expected also. An elephant and a 60-foot replica of a Burlington Northern train will also be in the parade, he said. Kiddie Parade winners were: Western, age 7 and over — Shellie Rogers, first; Darrin and Wes Bend er. second. Western, age 6 and under — Reese and Christa Bumpaous, first, and Jennifer and J.T. Ashmore, second. TV Heroes, age 6 and under — Michell and Gus Mastrana, first; Paul Baushman, Beth Baushman and Katherine Titus, second. TV Heroes, age 7 and over — Shaun Robertson, first and Kristal Kopsho, second. Pets with kids, age 6 and under — Paul Fansler, first, and Joy Conklin, second. Pets, with kids 7 and over — Stacy Zunker, first and Spring Conklin, second. Larry, ‘Busty’ parade Moro than 50 children under 12 years old participated in lhe 1979 Benton-Franklin County Fair Kiddies Parade Tuesday. people in weekend. Fair President Don Bauer- meister said he was pleased with lhe turnout and said as soon as all the bills arc paid the fair board will start think ing about making improvements. “We are going to take a good look at replacing some of the old barns, especially those where the Grange booths are housed and fixing up the park ing lot,’’ Bauermeislcr said. Alme said the fairgrounds were in lhe best shape in his tory, with much more green grass than before. Today is childrens day at lhe fair with youngsters 12 and under admitted free. The fair will close al 5 p.m. > 53 V CULTURAL " ■ c3 1 | —CTSCT Before the reaper and thresher were invented, • farmers had to cut wheat by hand and transport : it to threshers. The reaper and thresher were later combined into what eventually became the modern combine that both cuts and threshes wheat. Dale Petty donated the 1926 Case tractor, which has four cylinders and is 5,600 pounds. He : also donated a 1928 Hart Parr, the forerunner to the Oliver and White tractors. The Hart Parr has ; two cylinders and is 6,100 pounds.The modern day counterpart of these relics is 5 usually about 5,000 pounds and most have four i cylinders. Bruce Johnson of West Richland donated an old disk and harrow and the fair acquired on its own an old manure spreader. “We also have a man bringing in a 1921 craw ler tractor,” Mrs. Langston said. The agricultural heritage display is at the rear of the fairgrounds behind the display of modern farm machinery, near the goat barn and not too far from old MacDonald’s Farm. 'll. w / W' a •. .-.JS Ussa By BOB WOEHLER Herald Staff Writer A 110-year-old McCormick thresher and a 106- year-old McCormick reaper are part of a new historical display at the Benton-Franklin County Fair.“I got the idea after visiting other fairs,” said Fair Manager Carol Langston. She placed an advertisement in The Tri-City Herald asking people to donate for display old farm machinery. The results were the antique thresher and rea per and two tractors built in 1926 and 1928. “We hope this display will grow in the future and that we can have some demonstrations of how this old equipment worked,” she said. The thresher and reaper were loaned by Ben Grant, Franklin County farmer and custom com bine service owner. Cyrus McCormick revolutionized grain harvest ing when he sold his first reaper in 1841. By 1851, he had sold several thousand and in 1857 he ’ ' J . sold 23,000 reapers and made $1.2 million profit.si I J® « .BOS ' Bl. .saBSSaaftiil IS Herald ohoto by Larry Gandari larry Brisbois, 6, Kennewick, and his sheep “Busty” marched their way to the grand prize in Tuesday's Benton-Franklin _ 5Sri-ffiitu lieraid k5;. i rooster he will be showing. sell ; Joan Monteith reassured weighed it for the Fair. ^<3^7 ■ - • ___ Tuesday, August 21, 1979 Pcfjco, Richland, Kennewick, Wash. 8“ ^5-t Kenny held a them more and I know more about fitting and showing,” Kenny said. They washed their lambs several weeks ago and have been carding and trimming the wool to bring out the best points of the sheep. ‘‘The fair has a mini mum and maximum weight . <. for lambs which ranges be tween 100 to 130 pounds. Lambs have to be born af ter Jan. 1 and before June * to be entered in this year’s fair,” Kenny said. Each of the Monteiths will take a turn at herds- - manship watching the barn and caring for the sheep and the rabbits. Judging will begin for the three teen-agers at 9 a.m. for rabbits and sheep and poultry will be judged at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. Market stock and small animal market slock sales will be held at 1:30 p.m. s and 5 p.m. Friday. Friday - evening and Saturday morning open class poultry and rabbits may enter the grounds. “The animals have been a good experience for our children,” said their mother, Anita. Soap suds foamed as Kenny Monteith scrubbed Franklin County Fair today, the lamb he will be bringing to the Benton- checking and weighing in their sheep for judging and sales at the Benton-Frank lin County Fair. The expe rience has proved profitable monetarily and in experience to the three teen-agers. Joan was the first in the family to enter fair com petition. Now she has a bulletin board filled with blue ribbons for a Golden Retriever she trained herself. “I also raised gerbils, but changed to rabbits be cause the cat kept eating my smaller pets,” Joan said. Their first rabbits were three Siamese does and one buck. In addition to using the animals for competition at the fair, they also raised breeding stock. "Last year when we went back to the fair we found we were competing against our own blood lines,” Joan said. “But last summer some of our rabbits died so we will be showing a Black Satin doe, a sandy brown colored doe and a Siamese buck that were given to us so we could start over,” Joan said. The Monteiths a frightened Black Satin doe as she trick riders part of ractc Sun Downs ddin broncs four Kelsey qualified two Aown for sadd‘e _brones, k„„k,„v hnr«»= four Clowns ! Co., 13 96 & -.'-'.-•"I <>■ at , TONI GARRETT MICKI WANDLING ropers KoGeo court pede in Oregon Elgin a number of the ing together ■ !<■ more i the Rodeo, through to Sun said gas crunch, •■e cowboys court look mounted com- I ■ ■ o winners rcuoo: * to perform for the 1979 Sun Mi 'I 1 ruroy r ■ : < - • £ Sherry Christiansen of the Christiansen Sisters is scheduled Downs Rodeo. me they to travel as H Her princesses are MickiZ Wandling, 19. Kennewick.* the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wandling; Kla- rene Brown, 19.'Kennewick, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Everett Brown, and Karla Shaw. 19. Finley, thq daughter of Mr. and Mrs.' Warren Shaw. ■ | '■ • s. ‘^^1 •£r. ■£•, I KLARENE BROWN ? '££ KARLA SHAW Photo by Jim Cowoill Dean Oliver, 30 years of roping calves and still going strong, isn’t ready to hang up his spurs just yet. bulls and nine bare- back horses in recent Professional' Rodeo Cowboys national com petition, Girton said. Among the broncs is Peace River, recently purchased for $12,500, ut t •j :r. - Tatum, known his daring ability fight ing bulls, was at the Sun Downs Rodeo last year, Girton said. Ta tum is from Laveen, Airz. Clown Donny Greene, Yakima, will also be in the arena, she said. The primary stock contractor for the ro deo is Void Rodeo Co., with headquarters in Calgary, Alberta, and Fowler, Colo. Void qualified the all-around title here !xaJ>lu?re5 ycars and rodeo’s -» not com- had been Miss Garrett said r ‘han 20 participated in competition. calf roping titles, never missing once between 1958 and 1964. As late as ’74 he finished second to Tom Ferguson. Three times he was the world’s top All- Around Cowboy. Oliver has seen changes in his career which has spanned rodeo greats from Casey Tibbs through Larry Mahan to Tom Ferguson and keeps, on going. “I guess the biggest Christiansen Sisters, Eugene, have been in rodeo all of their lives and have performed at rodeos in Bremerton and Ellens- berg, according Peggy Girton, Downs Manager. "It would be nice if you could up the prize money to compensate but how can you? The committee here and other places like it are coming up with as much money as they can. You can I bleed them any more." He'll beat the Levis o# you By MARK MUSOLF Executive Sport* Editor* The youngsters seek him out for sage advice. The other veterans, most of them many years his junior, kid him about being sure to remember which side of the horse to get off of. And yet Dean Oliver, who will turn 50 in November, just smiles and goes out and beats the Levis off most of them in profes sional rodeo’s calf roping event. "I’ll know it’s lime to quit when I can't win any more," said Oliver during a break in the Sun Downs Rodeo. "But right now it’s still fun and I don’t see any reason to stop." Recently Oliver sat.down and figured he’s logged two million miles on the road, pulling his horse trailer from one rodeo to the next. "Thai’s the big thing that slows me down a little now. I just don’t like the long hauls by myself any more so 1 may do 40 or 50 rodeos a year and try to keep them close together," said the Boise standout who showed he still has it by finishing in the money dur ing the first go-round at Sun Downs. His lime of 10.4 seconds Friday, slowed by what he admitted was a piece of sloppy rope work and a strange horse — his was. injured recently — showed more than just flashes of fading greatness. "I just got the rope tan gled up in the calf’s legs,” said Oliver, "and that cost me the win.” That’s some- Granl County Fair. Miss Garrett. 19. is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Garrett. Kennewick. Iler parents are also the court’s chaperones. She was the first princess on the 1978 Sun Downs Court. She is a graduate of Kennewick High School. 3F. ■ b thing is that we get off the right side of the horse and flank the calf, meaning you reach over his flank to throw him. “That started about 15 years ago. Before that we got off the left side and threw the calf by his legs. “Another big change is the size of the calves. 1 re member getting a lot of stock that would go as high as 350 pounds. Now calves don’t go much higher than 270 or 280. “All of that has dropped times considerably. Many times you would win with a time of 13 seconds, but not any more.” Oliver also feels that col lege rodeo has given young sters a much faster start. He often gives courses at colleges, in addition to holding roping schools at his ranch near Boise. “Youngsters come out of college with a lot of expe rience under their belts and the good ones start winning right away. Look Dee Pickett (former Walla Walla Community College rodeo star and foot ball quarterback). This is his second year as a pro and I rate him among the five best ropers in the world. "When I started it took me five or six years to start winning because I was going against the pros right away." Those pros arc all gone now, many of them liter ally. But Sun Downs fans haven’t seen the last of Dean Oliver. He plans to stick around for a few more years. Where have all the cowboys gone? Initially announced as the snort’s birr namm. __ «- _ • - . .. v • ■■ snorts ma ponses and they’re more likely to hit the big rodeos where more money is available. and Sarcee Sorrel, 1976 Canadian National bucking horse of the year. Other bucking stock will be provided by Kelsey Rodeo Omak, she said. lUh sport’s big names such as .loe Alexander and Dean Oliver have showed up, others have not. Tom Ferguson, winner of ”—’’ ___L ..v.v .iviC the last three y?c.rz brightest star, is peting as announced. "Another problem,” Girton, “is the ga. A number of the They also placed second at the Umatilla County Fair Parade and the Waler Fol lies Parade. The court will represent the Tri-Cities al the Pend leton Round-up. Adams County Fair, Southeastern Washington County Fair and Frontier Days, and the here have told can’t afford much as they used to.” "I’d guess entries are down about 20 percent al the smaller rodeos because of the’ gas problem,” agreed Oliver, eight limes world calf-roping champion from Boise. "A lol of the guys are getting together and travel ing together to save ex Sun Downs Rodeo Queen Toni Garrett and her court have already won two first place parade awards and the 1979 Benton-Franklin County fair and rodeo sea son is yet to begin. The Tri-Cities first place in r*’____ _ rm petition at the Elgin Stam pede in Oregon and the Toppenish Pow Wow. bareback horses, four saddle broncs and two bulls in the national competition. Weekend sellouts are anticipated for the ro deo, which is expected to attract numerous nationally-ranked cow boys in calf roping, saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling and bull riding. There will also be barrel racing competition. thing the youngsters today have a hard time with. They get upset if every thing doesn’t go perfect every time. It’s no big deal. Those things happen. A baseball player doesn’t hit a home run every time.” When Oliver was at his best, it must have seemed to others that things went right for him most every outing. He won eight world largest Sun Downs Rodeo ever with 338 entries, this years edition is actually down in numbers and wound up with 156 entries. "Apparently somebody hack at rodeo headquarters lead me the lisl of another HKteo when 1 called lo find oni who was entered,” said moeo chairman Peggy < •» ion While Trick riders Chris tiansen Sisters and clown Johnny Tatum are among the enter tainment for the Sun Downs Thursday Sunday. The ®ri-©itij Herald Benton-Franklin Fair Herold photo by Larry Gandert sorted non-commercial exhibitor Fair staff members Bauermeister, Peggy Micki Wandling, Laurie Colvin and Karen Recher She said a sell out crowd is again expected for much of the rodeo. Seating capac ity is about 6,000. cretefloor has been added to the hog barn. By Larry Ganders Herold Form Writer If early registration esti mates arc any indication, this year’s Benton-Franklin County Fair Wednesday through Sunday should be the biggest ever. Laurie Bauermeister. ol the fair staff said non-com- mercial exhibitors are up 30 to 40 percent. For example, she said more than 450 sheep will be entered in the fair this year, compared with 350 last year. Ilog entires arc up 25 percent she said. Photogra phy entries are also up 25 percent. Much of the increase is Sunday, Aufluit 19, 1979 «- Potco, Richland, Kennewick, Wa»h. UU ick, pcntalhalon winner Ca rina Westover Benton City, and fiddler Brian Goude, . Kennewick. Many national contenders with the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association arc again expected to compete in the Sun Downs Rodeo, Thursday through Sunday, according to Peggy Girton, Sun Downs manager. Among events new to the fair this year is the Sun Basin Hereford Show. Miss Bauermeister said Hereford breeders from all over the Northwest are expected to enter cattle. committee member. Robanskc said there will be 15 floats from Idaho, Washington, and Oregon in the parade. Pasco, Kennew ick and Kamiakin High Schools will enter their bands, as will the Desert Pipers, Kennewick, he said. Grand marshals for the parade will be local per sons who have won national championships including Richland acrosporls champs Nikki Karagianes and Wade Hascall, race walker Chris Hole, Kennew- applications for the Benton-Franklin County Fair. Elephant rides are a new This Air Force Jet is to be on in open class competition, she said. The increase can be attri buted partly to efforts by fair officials to get individ uals, as well as clubs and organizations, involved ac cording to Carol Langston, fair executive secretary. Twenty-five outside elec trical outlets were added to allow additional commercial space, she said. She said the 25 new spaces have been reserved and there is a wiling list if any exhibitors cancel. Fair officials are hoping good weather will bring swarms of people to the fair and perhaps break the record of 113,500 for five- could be jumbo success More than 100 entries arc expected for this year's Grand Parade through Ken newick Saturday, according Smith and Jeannie C. Riley to Jim Robanskc, parade are among the entertainers •• -----v-- booked. Miss Lewis is best known for her popular puppet characters including Lamb Chop, Hush Puppy, and a replica of Fred Astaire. Smith is noted for his 1974 hit, "Country Bump kin" while Miss Riley sang "Harper Valley PTA." Other country groups in cluding San Francisco’s Rainbow Riders and gospel yodeler Buzz Goerlzen, Le wiston, Idaho are to appear. There will also be junior competitions for youth, she added. She said Mid-Columbia ranchers previously had to go as far away as Spokane to enter Hereford shows su pervised by the American Hereford Association. Other shows are in Portland and San Francisco. A Northwest show will be held in Yak ima, she said. New this year at the fair grounds is a 150 foot by 70- foot livestock barn and a new hay shed for the al falfa “hay king” competition. The fair board and local organizations have had landscaping work done in cluding new parking light ing, more sod, paving of streets, and adding more gardens and a drinking fountain. Kitchen areas in fair food booths have been screened to keep flies out. A con- F- day attendance set last year. Ventriloquist Shari Lewis and country singers Cal ^ri-Qfitg Herald midstreaminKennewick’s woman Mr. u 59 Rae Schubert discussed strategy with veteran trainer Jack Thompson. Once back al the races, it was all downhill al both Yakima and Port land Meadows where Rae was the leading apprentice rider at the Ccn- ral Washington track during this year’s Spring Meeting. The 1979 season is the first year of 'racing in Spokane for the talented local rider and she’s well on her way to not only the apprentice jock ey’s championship but also to setting an all-time record for wins by a fe male rider. By the time the Spokane race meet ends in early October, Rae will likely have eclipsed the current rec ord of 33 winning rides held by Port land’s Jane Driggers. With 22 trips to the winner's circle to date. Rae Schubert is nearly certain of the record. Sunday, September 2, 1979 Pasco, Richland, Kennewick, Wash. 39 years at Columbia Basin College and the 1972 Kennewick High School graduate found herself galloping horses for George Inghram al Sun Downs. “1 rode professionally for the first lime at Sun Downs in February. 1978. Brought a winner home the first day I was up — a horse named Windsor’s Mile,” Schubert said. As luck would have it. the talented young rider promptly fractured her ankle as an Appaloosa she was rid ing broke from the starling gate. The incident put Rae out of action for three months. The realities of gelling into veter inarian school intruded, after two Kennewick’s Rae Schubert broke from the post cently. Schubert is the leading apprentice rider and went on to win this race at Playfair re- at the track. I wanted to be a vet, not a jockey SPOKANE — Kennewick’s Rae Schubert really wanted to be a veter inarian and never harbored thoughts that, at 25, she would be one of the- most successful female jockeys in the Pacific Northwest. "Oh, I always had ponies and horses when I was a kid and I’ve al ways enjoyed riding,” the personable young lady who is currently running away with the apprentice rider’s title at Playfair Race Course in Spo kane told reporters in the jockey’s room the other day. “But, 1 always thought being a vet was what I wanted.” HERALD, PASCO. KENN EWICK, RICHLAND, WASHINGTON TRI-CITYFriday, December 7, 1962 Lavsstock Rules Criticized For Benton»Franklin Fair keynote speak- area E. Publisher The Benton-Franklin Fair and a I Award Dinner Is Scheduled I a ca- i - ......... 1 was seat- available Friday and Sunday, he noted. Darby said he and his son show ed the same sheep at 11 different R. F. PHILIP. President Thursday, September 19, 1963 An Independent Newspaper at Lyle Johnson is in ] 1 uqo—’SQOTAjas iipe oq/A re uo > aqj jo a.injEU ijjo luj9)-3uo{ e siqx ’uoipgjip i ssojcI oq) °l VSVN °1 atiios T)E asoq/A jodij uatuuxhssE9}-[ si se jsauoq puE ? luej3ojcI uodo [jojui jeqi uiej A jq3rjq o3eiu[ 9AIJ09JJ3 ISOLD 3VN 3lD OAO.id asoi XjisJOAiun Djpunq [EJ9A9S {E HE JOJ 9JIJ ■I JI3SJI VSVN •Suqpueq Ide 9Ai]99}0jd ‘SEA\ JU9UI§pnf jqe[IEAE X[99.IJ IHBLU 01 Xouod ----- of the was enforcing the rules as adopt- STAUFFACHER SAID “WE ■ feel that the problem stems di- • rectly from the livestock man- ! agement and request that the ' fair's livestock division be changed to correspond with other fairs throught the Pacific North west.” Cooley and Darby said several superintendents of different di visions have walked off the job, refusing to work under Bill Evans, general livestock manager. Lampson and Pratt defended PROSSER — Regulations for the Benton-Franklin County Fair were criticized here Thursday by live- fairs this year but none of the slock exhibitors and their attor- rules were as strict as the Ben- ney al a joint meeting with six I ton-Franklin Benton and Franklin County com missioners. Walter II. Stauffacher, Grand view attorney, represented 17 pe titioners who filed a protest with the two county boards in October. Some of the petitioners present were Pual Darby, C. D. Wheeler, Floyd Cooley and Early Grow. Others participating were Frank Lampson, fair-board president: J. C. 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Art Legg ' of Kiwanis Division 10-A will I speak at the annual Corn Club I banquet Tuesday. The contest is | sponsored by the Kiwanis. Contestants will be guests of the Kiwanians at 6:30 p.m. Freddie’s, charge. Tickets may be ourchased at i Steady Growth iarfe 14 Ww I"'1 4 -H CLUB NEWS 4-H WEEK IN BENTON COUNTY By CAROL SNOW )<^U> Benton County has a total of seventy - two 4 - H chibs, whose 6(54 members will observe Na tional 4 - H Club Week, March second to ninth. There are eighteen 4-H clubs in the Prosser area, twenty-nine in Kennewick, thirteen in the Richland - West Richland area and twelve in Benton City. Some of these clubs will ol> serve 4-H week bv having dis plays of their work in the win dows of local Stores. Among these will be Homo Economics displays. Garden and livestock club displays, electrical photog raphy, horsemanship, and multi project displays. Some aims of National 4 - II week are to attempt to acquaint, and interest more boys and girls in 4-H, and also to acquaint par- I ents with 4-H, and to seek their help in recruiting capable new leaders for local chibs, as there are more boys and girls inter- I ested than there are leaders ’ available. If you are interested in 4-H as a member or as a leader, you may get information at your lo cal County Extension Office, 582- 5008 or 547-3221. There are 16 new' 4-H Clubs this year. Benton County Extension Ag ents are Virginia Vaup6. Frank Anderson, Will Gerlitz and John Moore. The 30-foot boat will be inside . | the Food Circus building that will house the exhibits from communities throughout t h e siae. In addition to the boat, the Tri-Cities will also have a 20- foot by 8-foot booth at the festi val. The booth will feature a. min iature hydroplane, a map of the Tri-Cities, and photographs and display materials carrying out the theme, “Unlimited Fun in the Sun.” The both, being designed by Andy Bodine, Battelle North- west artist, is jointly sponsored by the three chambers of com merce, and the Tri-City Water Follies. Don Miller. Richland, is committee chairman. rules. Stauffacher asked for a change in the rules requiring registration and association tags. The rules prohibit the showing of Angora goats and Corriedale sheep which do not have association tags, he added. It also prevents the show ing of Mid-Columbia sheep since the breed association will not register or tag a sheep until it is a yearling. This regulation, pe culiar only to this fair, prevents County Agent Will Gerlitz and! many exhibitors from showing." Franklin County Agent Gus Ho- j kanson. THE CRITICISM STEMMED from the treatment and classifi cation of livestock, particularly sheep, at this year's fair. Stauffacher said some of the regulations keep sheep exhibitors from showing at the Fair. Mrs. Keith Davis, superintend ent of the sheep division, Leon Darby and other sheep exhibitors this year took their animals to the fair but were refused admit- ( tance due to registration require- Evans by pointing out that he ments and association tags. Tuesday, August 20, 1968 Today s Fair Grew From 1909 Grape Festival By JACK ORCHARD The post-war event was more LT ”.w I,"altl s,at( Wrilcr ; grown-up than its predecessors.; the Franklin" County The IMS grape crop tn Ken- .The dale was moved back into Jeanie widespread in the irt-uu- ncwick did more han line the j late September, to attract more . ics during the early 1950’s Fl- farmers Dockets. It also start- . nvhihitnw ij~h..........i_ . b................................ ) were (Rock) Richmond, Pat Owens, > rtiUC1\HC luua UVU1 1U. Lyle Simmelink and Van hu'ldeo sponsorship, thay began, mer competed for the rodeo constructing a j , purses, small by today’s - 'dards. but as one gritty bronc —jiu- ’ 'rider pul it. “belter than ^ie j April of this year. damn relief wage.” I ;4V ;o;, The third Kennewick fa * r ; deo lost money. Debts as high lasted only six years. 1936-41. :as $11000 were incurred. But It was discontinued during‘mOre stock was sold in the i World War II. Before shutting j Association and the fi down, the rodeo and fair jnancjai crisis was met. Rodeo grounds were moved once • debts were off-set by increased again. This time to what is now|pOSse membership and dues. Fruitland Park. > Sentiment for a combination After the war, the fair was I---------------------- resumed. With the increased population of the area, fair at tendance shot upward. For the first time, it appeared the Ken-1 newick fair wouldn’t collapse after a brief run. : program. The second was the j bleachers for rodeo grounds and April fire which destroyed I the entire show will go on as $40,000 wort, h of grandstand i scheduled. seating at the rodeo arena. . . ,, , , .This year the grand marshal Despite the misfortune. I he I will be Gov. Dan Evans, fresh 1968 fair is predicted to be the [from his role as 1___ 1 ’ best ever. The Mounted Posse J er at the Republican National has purchased substitute 1 Convention. Alter 14 years of unspectacular but steady growth, the Benton-Franklin County Fair and Rodeo is now bursting at the seams. When the rodeo first opened in 1949, about 7,000 crammed the stands at the fair grounds. Last year more than 9,000 squeezed in to watch the three-day spectacle. And this year’s audience is expected to be the same. For the arena stands have reached overcrowding capacity. Only expansion of facilities will permit future spectator growth. Posse Is Pondering Expansion Plans for this expansion are now being discussed by members of the Benton County Mounted Posse. “We don't expect to have anything concrete for about five years,” said Dana L. Zimmerman, Posse captain this year for the second time. “But there is no doubt we have got to do something.” With the closeby 100 acres acquired by the fair, the Posse expects no trouble in finding land for the expansion. When completed it will be the first major addition to facilities since the rodeo started. Although the festivities as they are known now are quite young, their origins stretch back to, just after the turn of the century. At that time, the fair was known as the Grape Carnival and was held yearly near the present site of the Kennewick wharf. Then, according to Alfred Amon, one time president of the fair, it merged with the newly born Kennewick Fair. These fes tivities continued during the twenties but gradually died out. Revival Featured Rodeo During the thirties the festivities were revived, this time with the accent on the rodeo events. “We used to have a rodeo every Fourth of July on the site of the present high school,” said Amon. The land was acquired from the county. Later the site was moved to the present Fruitland Park, and this land was eventually deeded to the city. During World War II, the festivities closed down. “In about 1946 they were revived,” said Amon. “People had big do downtown with stars up from Hollywood to entertain them. Among the stars was Spike Jones. “I took over in about 1948 and we moved the Fair to the present site.” At the same time interest in rodeo events was growing. ] And in 1949, the Benton County rodeo was started by “a few old . cowboys who used to be in rodeos but got too old to participate C and decided to put on a show themselves,” said Zimmerman. ed by committees composed of 4-H leaders, exhibitors and board members. The fair leaders said all complaints would be considered and indicated some new rules may be established next year. STAUFFACHER SAID AN- other complaint was that some exhibitors had to wait four hours before they could unload stock. He asked for a definite proce dure for a clearance of health papers on animals. The attorney said some exhibitors have had health papers issued by one vet erinarian, but upon arriving, had to submit their animals to another examination before unloading. from farming to rodeo. date for the event was July 4. ! The old rodeo grounds were sit uated where Kennewick High iSchool is now located. [Benton County rodeo. The ro- i Kennewick pioneer. Howard, deo was Sp0nsorec] |jy qle gen_ :Amon, set up the first rodeo. |ton counjy Mounted Posse, , He claimed he purchased the j retained rodeo spon- i site for S63 owed in back taxes , sorshjp qle ias( 20 years. . on the land. I It is financed separately from Local contestants like Roscoe | the fair J Tri-City Sun, will be on display, ’ I After the posse took over ro- during the Washington C 0 m- — -----------u72'”' I munity Festival at the Seattle i ,.r— , vvuowuvwng a grandstand at | Center, June 15-19 as part of the' small by today s ^s*an* j the rodeo grounds site. The or-1 Tri-Cities display. -jgjna] grandstand burned in | .. .......................... I Anril nf thic vnar . . - « • 1 At first both the fair and ro- Fair Shows Attendance, Profit Hikes The Benton-Franklin Fair and Rodeo made a profit this year and I showed an attendance increase. I Bob Cruzen, secretary-treasurer Benton County Mounted Posse, said today the rodeo attend ance for three days was 3.028. Gross receipts from the rodeo were , $16,392.50, but there arc “several | refunds to be made.” Cruzen termed the fair “a suc cess, even though limited seating I restricts us from making a lai gc < attendance gain.” The profit will not be deter mined until next month, when the financial report is prepared, Cru-[ zen said. “The only thing that would have hurt us would have been rain, and it hasn’t rained during the rodeo since 1956,” Cruzen said. I Saturday night rodeo had pacity crowd while there x.-. ing ---- ---- --------- Queen To Attend Central Fair I LaNay Munccy. queen of the I I Benton-Franklin County Fair and Rodeo, will be among “royalty” ' attending the Central Washington Fair in Yakima Sept. 25. ••Royalty" from Prosser has | also been invited. Displays : The unlimited hydroplane.; ' Tri-City Sun, will be on c,:~" dnrinrr Ihn Wafihinp’ [of the Benton County Fair andFajr bc_ ■ came widespread in the Tri-Cit- farmers pockets. It also start-, exhibitors. Even Hollywood en-[ nally in 1954 the two ed a tradition. tertainment was brought to play ■ merged fatr was a smaller celebration m H18. lhc fair look 3 big the last three years has jumped started in Kennewick after the [step to insure its continued ex-ito the 75.000 mark, making the’ successful grape harvest of istence. Interested area citizens I bi-county show one of best-at- 4 uu j < -r, formed a Benton Coun(y Fair 'tended in Eastern Washington. I Farmers dubbed it The Ken-; Association. Highlight of the 1955 fair was! newick Grape Cai nival. Little Fair association members; an old-time Hatfield - McCoy did they k n 0 w they had purchased S25 shares to raise1 beard growing contest. The! spawned one of the biggest farm [money for the event. Elected ! hairy competition attracted na- feslivals in the Inland Empire, .from their membership was the tion-wide attention to the cele-l J. C. Pratt. Benton County! Fajr board which by county au-j bration. assessor, who attended the thority, has governed the fair [grape festivities as a boy. re-1ever since. I Under the 1954 agreement, called the early fair and the ' Amon was first fair board i1)01,1 sponsoring counties agreed. [sentiment behind it. president. The first site for thc:t0 au,horize the combined fair! ! “Everyone always wanted an (Benton County Fair was in Kee- as lhcir onl>' county-wide fair, annual fair.” ■ waydin Park, where so many!Counly funds havc been uscd! FESTIVAL FOLDS exhibitors showed wares that Iliberally 10 bu,ld UP the fair But wanting the fair and sup-. tents had to be set up to house | Sounds and attract exhibitors | porting it were two different the displays. ia"n expanding the disp ay tors and thc old bridge grown from thc two building-' buildings and improving the But thc second Kennewick- 20 acre site of 1949, to 13 build- acreage. based fair was as short-lived as' ings and SO acres. ; Jtbe°eS I mehrst. Onc memorable event associ-, tion. The first, in 1956, was the! Depression set in on area a(ed wi(h the 1949 faip waj_ the Complete rain-out of the rodeo. j farmers. The fair was scrappea. i four.3nd.a.ha|f day fi|jbuster by - [ The fair re-opened m 1936, j ]oca| racjj0 personality Bud Al-' with the accent switched ^’ den. seeking funds to build Ken- 1 le newick General Hospital. Alden raised some $20,000. Also associated with the 1949 fair was the first modern day i Kennewick pioneer. Howard, deo Wednesday, August 28, 1963 TRI-CITY HERALD, PASCO, KENNEWICK. RICHLAND, WASHINGTON TTHCifij Kd. PAGE FOUR Rodeo's Success Is No Accident President carrier, $1.65 City. Eltopla. Three Tri-City queens will par ticipate in the Cavalcade of Royal-1 etles, ly which precedes the coronation The night rodeo opens a three day stand Friday at 7:45 p.m. A Motorania, featuring show cars of various types, will open Friday aft ernoon in the Exposition Building. and Sunday performances. While cheering the waddies, trick performers, arena clowns and wild rarin’ mounts, it should also be in order that the men and women who founded and built the rodeo into what it is today receive a round or two of applause. Since their founding on a dream and a shoestring 11 years ago, the Benton - Franklin County Fair and Rodeo have both come into their own. But not by accident. The annual event’s success is measuied only in the thousands of hours of “free gratis” work that men and women of the Posse and Fair Board have given toward “something they believed in.” So enthusiastic are some Posse members that they join each year with seasoned professional cowboys in the rough and dangerous action inside the arena. To the men and women beh‘ the great 1959 Benton-Franklin r* ty Fair and Rodeo a hat sb' taken off and waved in app' And a big “ten gallon” Stets that. and the City of Kennewick, Inc. their Northwest Repre- at Pasco. Wash., under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879 (papers of Washington. American Newspapers Publishers Audit Bureau ot Circulation County, the City of Pasco ^^..latlveb, the Katz Agencv Itle. Wash. Phone MU 2-1771. An Independent Newspaper J "“d Dal1? except Saturday at Pasco. Franklin County. Wash, and Kennewick and •bland Offl*’ SC°M Pub,,shlni Co ,nc- Pasfo Office LI 7-3366 Keunewick Office cio at Walla Thursday. Taking a bow from the fair grounds stage will be Tamara Small, Miss Pasco; Bonnie Jones, Miss Kennewick, and Wendy Walk er, Miss Tri-Cities. Prior to the show the three, along with queens and princesses from several other communities, will be guests at a social hour and dinner attended by Gov. Al-1 bert D. Rosellini. The Family Night Show Thurs day is the official kickoff of a four day program which includes the Southeastern Washington Fair, end a parade Saturday morning. The Tri-Cilies will be represent ed in the parade by the Kenne wick High School Band, the Riv erview School Band, the Atomic Twirlers from Richland, the Ben ton-Franklin County Rodeo Court, the Tri-City Cootiettes, the Kenne- wood Square Dancers. Friday the horse races will start at J:30. Main gate admission in cludes a grandstand seat for (he races. Growing from a dream to one of the foremost and widely-renowned arena performances in the entire Pa cific Northwest is the 11-year record of the Benton-Franklin County Rodeo. Along with the accompanying Bi County Fair—equal in its prodigious growth since its origin—the Benton- Franklin County Rodeo has to take no “back seat” to any show in the North west circuit. While perhaps not the biggest, we of the Tri-Cities like to re gard our rodeo second to none any- w h e r e in its quality of excitement, thrills and rapid-fire action. This contention must be shared by the men who rodeo for a living, since each year brings more and more of the real “big name” cowboys to Ken newick to vie for prize money. Famous performers and wild pro fessional rodeo stock such as Joe Kel sey and Leo Moomaw will bring to the Kennewick arena spell “a-c-t-i-o-n” and thrills aplenty. Barring bad wea ther, the Benton County Mounted Posse should see a jam-packed grand stand and bleachers full of w i 1 d 1 y- cheering fans at the Friday-Saturday Tri-City Queens To Participate In Walla Walla Ceremony t —• • 1 • 1-■— a fl' wick Boy Scouts, the Pasco Step-1 show is Red Foley, tv, radio and “ , the Pasco fire truck, the recording star, who will share the .... . r__ Pasco Jaycee firewagon and the I spotlight with four other profes- of Frontier Days Queen Judy Cur-, Kennewick Jaycee truck. sional acts, including trampoline the fairgrounds in Walla I Headliner for the Thursday night1 comic Willy Keo and the Holly- R. F. PHILIP 6 Mos. S3; 12 Mos. $15, Payable in advance. By West Richlard, North Richland, Prosser, Benton Herald I Published Sunday Rlehland, Benton 1 JU 2-5151 Rlch:__J Entered as Second Class Matter at the Postofflco i Member Associated Press. Allied Dully Ncwsp Association and Al Official Newspaper of Franklin County. Benton I Washington. National Advertising Representa" tentative F. A. Bartlett, Skinner Bldg., Scatl GLENN C. LEE Publisher Subscription Rates: By Mall, 31.50 per month In Pasco, Kennewick. Mesa, Connell and Burbank. fUESDAYTAUGUSr25, 1959 1 iunday, August 25, 1963 Page 29 & : ■'■di < And Away We Go Kennewick cowboy aboard. The rider, Hud Schaefer, drew a “goose egg” but it was far from the least spectacular ride that has ever been made. photographer Ralph Smith. “Show a camera and people usually will forget what they are watching and look at you.” nararlp —- flip. ■ ■ The queen and court of the Prosser Chamber of Commerce float showed the charm and personality which made them firm favorites with yesterdays parade crowd. The float repeated its success at several other parades this year and convincingly won the grand sweepstake award. The Tri-City Chamber of Commerce float did not compete. hW; IIbB.’ . I V /. ■ :• One of the more popular floats in yesterday’s Benton-Franklin Fair and Rodeo parade was the entry from Grandview. A larg« crowd ... ■ -s. J/;’ . ■ ... Grandview Floaft Passes Crowd Cameraman Ignored With their eyes glued to the parade, these happy holiday-makers had no time for the cameraman at yester day’s parade. “I was surprised,” said JV f-ii.LLL .P..L watched as it went down the street. The float, which has taken honors in other parades it appeared in, placed second in its division. s v J < > ® - * - *- * * w - * Prosser Gids Wow Of War Paint, a snorting, sunfishin’ appaloosa came tearing out of the Benton Franklin County Rodeo Bucking Chutes Friday night with a 1 W A® WW Crowd Sees Parade ! ' - ‘ ' 4 ■ ■■ si ■j □?J Finley Band Makes First Appearance --- • — ’ • • ... il. . ^....1-!-. ~ mt nc 4 r» f /I n ir’ c <<< * V AA • ■< : A . ■■ 9ggggt '■ L; . ' . k-r—.... : i \ ■ .'■ ■■■ t '■ 1 rft' % i S‘•A A- • fer W ' > ' .'Aft ft ^A-^-fl.-fl fl' ;. '■ ■ ■ ' ■■ . . -'-Zfl ■;■/.•■ : fl ■ fl- AAAAflftftAA'A-^fl ■ . . /_• ■■ EWE PRICE IS HIGH—Leon Darby, Prosser, received top price of 90 cents a pound at tbe Benton- Franklin County Junior Fat Stock Sale Saturday for his 82- pound Future Farmers of Ameri' ca grandchainpion lamb. 1 $ 'fl fl fl I fl - fl . ft'-.ftAfl A Z Z flfl..-flW ?ft - ’Zx ftfl:-''- A■V . 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They raise their beef calves, their hogs and sheep with loving care, exhibit them'at the fair and then place the prime animals in the sale ring. This year’s fat stock sale will be at 10 a.m. Saturday near the livestock barns at Kennewick Fairgrounds. It is an important part of the fair, which begins Thursday and continues as the Tri Cities No. 1 annual attraction through Sunday night. I ‘.'if ^°<^a move opposed by commission- "The intent has always been I*/ b J>'. ers earlier, would simplify deal- [0 use fhe revenue from the fair Benton County Commission- ings between the county and the to service the debt," he said. "If ers learned Wednesday that -------- -------------------- *” •’ Rainier Bank is willing to loan r . . t , Sun Downs race track property an ism for getting the property,’ without demanding collateral. he said. "The fair association Commissioners, meeting with probably wouldn't have been able to get an unsecured loan. Then if they deeded it to the county, it would have a lien against it. And if the loan was close." There were legal problems with using money generated by learned Wednesday that i the county $260,000 to purchase without demanding collateral. C ” w Earl Wandling, Benton Franklin County Fair Association presi dent, agreed to study interest rates for a loan to purchase the property, which will be man- not paid off, the bank could fore aged by the fair association. The fair association originally had planned to purchase the .... o t o property and deed it back to the the fairgrounds to repay the debt rowing money when we are al ready cutting personnel," she said. "But then the fact became clear there would be enough revenue to pay the loan back." Accountants have told com missioners rental of facilities at the fairgrounds generates $6,000 each month in income, suffi cient to service the debt, Kelly said. The fair association will be Commissioners agreed to bor- contracted to provide manage ment and scheduling services for the fairgrounds eight months out of the year, with Sun Downs to manage the area during the Paramutaal racing season the re maining four months. County studies buying Sun Downs property 1 ~ county. for the association's purchase of concern about the county bor- w By JIM ANGELL f flL County purchase of the land, the land, Kelly said. ‘ ’ Herald staff writer .3 a move opposed by commission- — ers earlier, would simplify deal- ------ --------- l ------------ -------- OLtVlLL U1L UVUl, IIC. OU1U. II fair association, said county Ad- county owns the land, it will ministrative Assistant Bob Kelly, mean county revenue going to "This is a forthright mecn- pay off a Countv debt. But if we licnUA” npflmolho nmnorfy " were lQ gtay w*Uh he said. "The fair association ciation purchasing the land, it would mean county money would be used to service a non public debt. Page 4 Thursday, August 26, 1976 air farm VO [feoB# Sunday, August 10, 1975TRI-CITY HERALD' Page 2—A r1 r 2 - cents, cir* BAR^ B J • EPI Van motior for a again Basin hibiti cond nel i -T1 the b' a Sister St. Charles used some muscle to shuck corn for the Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital booth at the Ben ton-Franklin County Fair. She said ' 5 Meeker Shows will offer carnival • rides. Besides the livestock exhibits there will be displays of farm equipment, commercial exhibits, art, \v riling, photography, horticultural, food and sewing. There will also be plenty of booths selling food from fresh com on the cob to watermelon slices to tacos. she grew up nothing new to her. (Herald photo by Bob Woehler) America grand champion beef award for the second year in a row. Butch Booker of Connell won the 4-H grand champion award. Sherri Lathim of Kahlotus won the 4-H grand champion ribbon for market hogs and Bert Harris of Pasco the FFA grand champion. Ann Shaw of Benton City won the 4-H grand champion award for lambs and Frances Cline of Benton City was the FFA champion. Activities at the fair and rodeo today include the first performance of the Sun Downs Rodeo at 8 p.m., which will feature the selection of this year’s rodeo queen. Contestants are Cathy Car- this popular exhibit in the past will have a new two story barn home. Old MacDonald’s Farm features young animals which youngsters can pet or hold. The Kennewick Jaycees will sponsor a kiddies parade at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 19 for the first time in downtown Kennewick. at fair and rodeo ney, Kelly LaHue and Vicki Hadley, all of Kennewick. At 7 ’and 10 p.m. today, Johnny Rusk will do his “Tribute to Elvis Presley” show. Four-H and FFA youngsters will vie for championships in fitting and showing at 8 p.m. ’ today following several preli minary contests during the day. This will be at the show bam. There are a record 242 commercial exhibits at the fair, Smolinski said. These Include ___ machinery and equipment displays, handicraft, political booths and a number of booths offering everything from hand-made belt buckles to old-time religion. champion; Loran Heinen, Eltopte, 4-H reserve and Juslin Hafer, Othello, FFA reserve. British — Susan Richardson, Bur bank, 4-H champion; Mike Lancaster, Mesa, FFA champion; Kim Easier- dav. Mesa, 4-H reserve; Paul King- man, Pasco, FFA reserve, European—Butch Booker, Connell, 4- H champion; Janet Bennett, Connell, FFA champion Randy Smith, Mesa 4-H reserve and Mike Wleseler, Con nell, reserve. Hereford—Teri Van Hollebeck, Pasco, 4-H champion; Jed Crowther, Mesa, FFA champion; Remit Derume, Washtucna, 4-H reserve, and Burl Booker, Connell, PFA reserve. Swine breeding classes—Wayne Schmelzer, Kennewick, champion gilt, Casey Cochrane, Kahlotus, reserve. Dairy—Holstein, Henry Reed, Con nell, champion; Rosemary Dillinger, Othello, reserve, and Reed, junior champion. Brown Swiss, Denise Rill, Connell, champion. Jersey—Ann Marsh, Pasco, cham pion, reserve champion and junior champion. FFA Fitting and showing—Denis* Rill, Connell, FFA champion; Ro semary Dillinger, 4-H champion; Ann Marsh, reserve FFA champion. Open class photograph—best of show, Linda LInfesty; Dick Hodges, flowers; Gary White, landscape*. White, people; White, creative. Friday will feature the first running of the Sun Downs horse racing. Post time is 1:15 p.m. The Alfalfa King contest is scheduled for 9 a.m. and the fitting and showing contest for poultry. The highlight Friday will be the market stock sale at which 4-H and FFA youngsters sell their show animals. It’s scheduled for 1:30 p.m. at the show barn. Other first day results are as follows: Market hogs—Stan Taggaree, Prosier, 4-H reserve champion; Bert Harris, Pasco, FFA reserve. Market lamber—Terry Brown, Pasco, 4-H reserve champion; Cathy Preston, Pasco, FFA reserve. Market Beef—Randy Smith, Mesa, 4-H reserve champion; Mike Wleseler, Connell, FFA reserve. Angus, Dale Lathim, Kahlotus, 4-H champion; Connie Williams, FFA There will be many cf the old familiar events including the market stock sale and the grand parade. The stock sale is where 4-H and FFA youngsters sell their animals. It will be held at 1:30 p.m. Aug. 22. Last year the youngsters received a record S78.166 for their blue ribbon steers, hogs and lambs. The grand parade sponsored by the Pasco Jaycees will be held at 11 a.m. Aug. 23 in downtown Pasco. Alfred C. Amon, the first fair presi dent and Kennewick pioneer, will be the grand marshal. The parade will feature many of the floats that appeared in the Water Follies parade plus several new entries not seen in the follies parade. Fair President Mary Richmond is anticipating over 10,000 exhibits this year ranging from rare breed cattle to canned jams and jellies. Of special interest to the female fairgoer is the sewing exhibits in both 4- II and open class. Seamstresses with an eye for the unusual will be competing for prizes. The top bread, cookie, cake and pie ■ bakers in the two counties will be com peting for the judges nod and cash prizes. The 724th Air Force band will pro vide the big band sound featuring an 18- America chapters which have sponsored piece concert band Aug. 22-23. . • ___ *------will bnvn “We have put together a great family entertainment package this year with four top stars and have done our best to keep our prices attractive for the entire family.” Smolinski said. Admission for adults will be SI.50 and children 75 cents daily. After 5 p.m. adult prices will be Plenty of country There’ll be plenty of country in the 1975 edition of the Benton-Franklin County Fail- and Tumbleweed Rodeo with three top country, singers and hun dreds of exhibits right off the farm. The 1975 fair which is expected -to attract over 80,000 people will run five days from Aug. 20-24. With four nationally known en tertainers, including Tammy Wyncltc, Dennis Day, Hank Thompson and Kenny Price, fair goers will have their choice of stars to watch. Reigning over this year’s Benton- Franklin County Fair and Tumbleweed Rodeo are Queen Cannon Flitton of Kennewick and princesses S a b r i n a Bosch of Burbank and Lori Razor and Bonnie Brown both of Kennewick. “We are trying to bring the people what they always look for in a country fair while at the same time providing some top-flight outside entertainment,” said Max Smolinski, fair manager. Actually the fair gels underway on Aug. 15, a week ahead of the Tegular fair with the annual 4-H horse show. The three-day show from Aug. 15-17 is so large with its 400 entries that it is held a week ahead of time. There will be several new features for this year’s fair. One is a new home for Old Mac Donald’s Farm. Mid-Columbia Future Farmers of Reigning,- over this year’s Benton-Franklin County Fair and Tumbleweed Rodeo are Queen Carmen Flitton, second from left and her court, left to right, Bonnie Brown, Lori Razor and Sab- rina Bousli. , J— , $2.50 and children still 75 Smolinski said. The Tumbleweed rodeo that features some of the top professional rodeo cowboys in the country also will have an admission charge. Some of the other traditional events include the puny show, the Saturday cowboy breakfast at Volunteer Park in Pasco, a milking contest and lamb race. TRI-CITY HERALD, PASCO, KENNEWICK, RICHLAND, WASHINGTON Record crowd attends opening day of bicounty f By BOB WOEHLER Herald Staff Writer A record crowd attended the opening day of the Benton-Franklin County Fair Wednesday, with 10,391 people passing through the gates, fair officials said. The record came despite Bome early morning rain and wind, but Fair Manager Max Smolinski said sunny weather is predicted for the next three days. Last year when it rained throughout the opening day, the crowd was 7,100. Two years ago under good weather conditions, the pre vious record of 10,000 was established, Smolinski said. Janet Bennett of Connell won the Future Farmers of ' ■'Z^. ■ Bliss Leo Ann Hamilton, Kennewick, was crown ed queen of the 1964 Benton-Franklin County Fair and Rodeo last night at coronation ceremon ies at the Kennewick Masonic Temple. Queen Lee Ann (seated) and her three princesses will reign at the big arena and fair event Aug. 28-30 r Fair And Rodeo Queen Crowned and represent the community at other seasonal festivities. Princesses, standing in regal finery from left, were Marilynn Cunningham, Pasco, and Louise Schulkey and Marcella Chapman, both of Kennewick. (Herald color photo by Ralph Smith) p7' ■ Queen 1 : 6 1 7 ■ : - 5 A ...... n. fe' '• ■ fa» - : .. >* -A WlllSSt ABiWRfl Appointments and ap- ( ■: pearances, keeping her wardrobe in order and her horse, Brandy, groomed, keep Miss La Nay Munsey, Benton Franklin County Fair and Rodeo queen, busy ■ these days. She has little ] time to relax with her : favorite hobbies. Always interested in horses, she has been riding for sev eral years. Lawn work, usually a family project, finds Queen La Nay equally at home with the lawnmower and her horse. Along with the lawn, she enjoys caring for the family ducks with the assistance of her sis ter, Diane. Another hob by is painting. Lower left, she appears with her court, Princesses Janet Heiser, Vicki Smith and Lee Ann Hamilton. Kiddies Air TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1982 Erin Devine, seated, iF' , FAbLu, KENNEWICK. Performed on the back of a 1931 Model A, the Seattle based show has played to thousands at fairs and special Pacific MANKATO. The new air Mankato unschedul Council policema ask wha' Mayor I I ..... The One Reel Vaudeville Show will be on stage eight times during the Benton- Franklin County Fair Aug. 24- throughout Eastern Washing ton and Oregon. The three Kennewick girls are the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Ramsey. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Garrett and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Kromer. They will serve during the four performances of the Sun Downs Rodeo during the Benton-Franklin County Fair, Aug. 25-27. Court chosen from 8 girls Dori Ramsey. 18. was cho sen as the 1977 Sun Downs Rodeo Queen. Princesses are Toni Garrett. 17. and Rhonda Kromer. 17. Northwest. The One Reel Vaudeville Show was formed in 1972 by four persons to bring original comedy to the public. The show features music, variety and comedy with the cast varying in size depending on the type of production of fered. Productions have included everything from special events, swing bands and epic scale comic operas to cabaret shows, first-run performances . of three-act plays and special dentally Sun Downs Rodeo court is Dori Ramsey, seated, and Toni Garrett, left, and Rhonda Kromer, right. ttlUiLAND, WASHINGTON Richland girl named Round-Up Queen Christa Preszler, 17, a student at Richland High School, was named the Benton Franklin County Fair and Horse Heaven Hills Round- Up Queen Saturday night. She won three of the five cate gories on her way to taking the 1997 crown. The other finalists were Wendy Healy, 18, a Kennewick High School graduate, and Amber Mohr, 17, of Richland High School. As the new queen, Preszler will represent the fair and round-up at events around the state. Herald/Dorothy Adcock Rodeo royalty K.C. Ross, an 18-year-old Pasco High School senior, third from left, was named queen of the 1990 Benton-Franklin County Rodeo on Saturday. Her court includes, from left, princesses Francis Baldwin, 16, of Benton City; Kim Darling, 17, of Benton City; and Becky Ripplinger, 16, of Kennewick. Ross, the daughter of Mike and Janice Ross, was crowned at The Hut Restaurant in Pasco by 1990 Miss Rodeo Washington Holley Lynn Fearing of Kennewick, who was 1989 queen for the Benton-Franklin Rodeo. Fair royalty Erin Devine, seated, is queen of the 1982 Benton-Franklin County Fair and Sundowns Rodeo, and Kim Motyko, standing left, Janet Eg gers, center back, and Kathy Chamberlain are her princesses. Queen Erin is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Devine, Kenne wick; Kim is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Phil Motyko, Richland; Ja net’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Tod Eggers and Mr. and Mrs. Mike Hamilton, all of Kennewick, and Kathy is the foster daughter of LaMar Evans, Pasco. The girls will reign over rodeo events begin ning Aug. 24. This year the troupe is performing something called , ‘•B-glpot Bob's Wild West | The girls were selected from a field of eight contes tants on the basis of hor semanship. personality and public speaking ability, and they will appear at rodeos Vaudeville show's veteran of fairs commissioned pieces. The performances will be at 4 and 8 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Satu*’ day- parade Tuesday Kicking off this year’s Ben ton-Franklin County Fair ana Rodeo Tuesday is the Kiddies Parade in downtown Kenne wick. Sponsored by the Ken newick Jaycees, the parade will begin at the Western Auto parking lot at 7:30 p.m. and wind down the Parkade. The rules require that a youngster must be 12 years or younger, that no motorized bikes or floats can be used and that an entrant may win in only one category. Entry blanks can be ob tained at the fair office. Tri- City Chamber of Commerce office or at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, the start of the judging. There will be six categories: western, under 7 and from 7 to 12; pels, under 7 and 7 to 12 and comical, under 7 and 7 to 12. Thur .day, July 28, 1977Page 6 TRI-CITY HERALD, PASCO, KENNEWICK, RICHLAND, WASHINGTON are are Queen Herald/Bob Woehler •< , — Kelly’s cream-colored uniform with its orange sash. Kelly LaHue, left, and Chris Gar rett, queen chaperone, examined every weekend through Sep tember. "But the most fun is our own rodeo, getting the crown and reigning over the show. We also are introduced at the races held during the rodeo,” Kelly said. Applications for the job she has held for the past year arc available from the Kennewick desert livingj Chamber of Commerce or from Sun Downs, P.O. Box 2062, Tri-Cities, 99302. ‘‘Any young woman bet ween the ages of 17-19 may apply,” said Chris Garrett, Kennewick, who has been in well-groomed for the many parades she entered, but her biggest problem was keeping her horse, Tommy, tied up. “He just didn’t like to stand tied so he kept breaking his halter.” “But it was really great to get to go to so many good shows and meet the queens and princesses from other courts. They are all the same age and have the same in terest in horses we have.” “Being on the court also makes us eligible to try out for Miss Rodeo Washington next year.” Kelly said the contestants usually have to ride a pattern during the judging. Last year they used the Miss Rodeo Washington pattern which includes a figure-8, cantering, stops, pivots, running a barrel racing pattern and the “run through,” running your horse at a high speed past the grandstands while waving. FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1983 20 of Pasco, left, and Paula Peter- fc s ssrssfass * bons. Travel, horsing around By MARY JANE LEWIS Herald Staff Writer “You gel to travel, make some really good friends among other cowgirls and meet some of the t o p cowboys,” said Kelly LaHue, who likes her job as Sun Downs rodeo queen. "We start attending rodeos in April and travel nearly rodeo queen's pleasures volved as chaperone for the Kennewick rodeo coin! for more than 20 years. Entries will close Aug. 4. Mrs. Garrett said applicants should be able to ride a horse, speak publicly and have plenty of free time.” “You spend lots of hours going to parades and rodeos promoting our rodeo,” she said. Contestants are judged on horsemanship, personality, appearance, poise and their ability to meet the public. “They have to have a horse, transportation for the horse and parents who are willing to work with the contestant,” Mrs. Garrett said. “We furnish the court’s uniforms, including hats, boots and sashes and they are honored at a luncheon for all visiting royalty during the Sun Downs rodeo.” Kelly said it was a big job keeping her horse and herself Left: Royalty for this year’s Benton- Franklin County Rodeo are Queen HI|& = Janet Eggers/17. of Kennewick, K i seated, and her court: Laune Meeh, SATURDAY. AUGUST 3,1996TRI-CITY HERALDA6 < Zurflueh show, a speech By the Herald staff -< / ~7— <7 Baldwin Gliiliand Hams Rolfe Laughlin 'J This year's participants are: ■Jaime Mahaffey, 19, is a recent Pasco award for the 4-H record book. She is the daughter of James and to a I Ml y' Gilliland ■ .* Albers She participated in.theCitizenship penish and Pow-Wow and the 1992 cent of her high school class and was D.C., and the National 4-H Congress the’junior"and~ jenior 4-H gaming o ! champion from 1989-93 and a state She is the daughter of Steve and gaming qualifier from 1990-92. - - - - R - -f- - f • She is the daughter of Rick Whitney Seven young women — includ ing one from Richland — will compete for the title of Miss Rodeo Washington during the Benton-Franklin County Fair. The winner will be crowned immediately before the final edi tion of the Horse Heav en Round- Up. The cere mony is scheduled for 6:45 p.m. Saturday. It’s the third year the pageant has been held in conjunction with the fair V . - Brack ■Jamie Gilliland, 21, recently attend ed a private university of the Nations of Hawaii, a school for missionaries and people. She currently is trying to save up money so she can attend col lege where she plans to become an equine specialist. She was Horsewoman of the Year, four years in a row in 4-H and received the most improved horse men and high point award of the year. She also was the recipient of the from Port Townsend High School and has attended several semi nars on equine science and horsemanship. ■ Jenny Harris of Clarkston, 22. She graduated from Asotin High School and has attended Spokane Community College. She wants to go into public rela tions. ■ Casey Kooistra of Quincy, 19. She graduated from Quincy High School and now attends Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake. She wants to become an agricultural education teacher. ■ Trisha Laughlin of Battle Ground, 20. She has attended Clark Community College in Van couver and John Casablanca’s Modeling and Career Center. She wants to become a lawyer. The winner of the Miss Rodeo Washington Pageant will be eligi ble to compete for the 1999 Miss Rodeo America title. in Kooistra and rodeo. While contestants will partici pate in many closed rehearsals and interviews, several other events are open to the public. Contestants will display their horsemanship at 3 and 7 p.m. Thursday at the rodeo arena. At 11 a.m. Friday, they will deliver a short speech at the livestock mar ket sale. They also will be avail able for impromptu questions at 1 p.m. Friday at the Oak Street Stage. A luncheon set for 11 a.m. Sat urday will feature a fashion show and speech competition at the Rama da Inn on Clover Island. Cost of the event is $20. Reser vations must be made by 5 p.m. Mon day. Call 509- 848-3715 Wapato. The current Miss Rodeo Wash ington — GeGe Rolfe of Lyle — will preside over many of the fes tivities. Contestants for this year’s title are: ■ Frances Baldwin of Richland, 23. She is a graduate of Kiona- Benton High School and has attended Columbia Basin Col lege. She was a Horse Heaven Round-Up Princess in 1990 and fall where she hopes to study Agricul- Community College m Vancouver, Fort Dalles Days Rodeo queen. She Rodeo Washington second runner- tural Science and Education and Wash., where she’s studying engi- also was named the 1992 Arlington up and also Miss Congeniality. She Dalles Days “Rough and Wild” PRCA Marian Gilliland of Port Townsend. 1 vie fer Moss IRodte© Washmgton crown queen of the court in 1992. She is an a c c o m - plished bar rel racer. She wants become lawyer. ■ Robin Albers of Pullman, 21. She has attended Walla Walla Community College and Washington State University. She was Asotin County Fair and Rodeo Queen in 1993. ■ Mamie Brack of Vancouver, 21. She is a mechanical engineering student at Portland State Univer sity and an adviser for the Fort Vancouver Rodeo Queen pro gram. ■ Jamie Gilliland of Port Townsend, 22. She graduated on appearance, plus have to answer an impromptu ques tion. Participants also will take to finish her schooling to become a junior. She participates in softball she is enrolled in the Douglas Honors Program. She plans to attend Univer- She served as a 1996 junior rodeo sity of Washington’s law school to high pointjumperaward and the gold attend Columbia Basin College in the ■ Mamie Brack, 20, is attending Clark Miss Rodeo Washington and the 1995 volunteer and was the 1995 Miss become a business attorney. fall where she hopes to study Agricul- Community College in Vancouver, Fort Dalles Days Rodeo queen. She Rodeo Washington second runner- she was named the 1996 Fort 7 hope to tasso MfesRodeo WasHngtoiuwwto the 1992 Golendale junior rodeoburg Rodeo, the 1995 most valuable rnaytheinM,"baTeaend In-American queen/she” received a presidential PaJant scholarship into the Douglas honors She is the daughter of Herb and program at CentralI University and Neva Zurflueh of North Bend. was also the recipientof the Helen ■ Jazz Whitney. 21, hopes to become Bruckert Speaking Award. fluent in Spanish and to complete a She participated in the National degree in retail and business man- 4-H Conference, the National 4-H agement. She is a 1993 Ellensburg Congress, the Grand Page and Grand High School graduate and has com- Nature, the Grand Cross of Colors- pleted two quarters of visual mer- Rainbows, and served as a State and courses and business National 4-H Ambassador. County Fair and Rodeo queen, and management at Bellevue Community Mahaffey Rolfe Shamek Whitney wfiYbe judged p^n'c Relations and Communica- neering and plans on transferring to Saddle Club queen, the 1991 Klickitat chandising --------- luD11C1Sue ...as the 1995 Benton- Portland State University. County Fair and Rodeo queen, and Franklin Co. Fairand Horse Heaven She participates in the Spanish the 1990 Goldendale junior rodeo College. and placed third and ninth in the receive her associates degree this 1995-96 State Livestock Judging. She graduated with a 3.8 GPA and was involved in Natural Helpers, served as a counselor at the State Leadership Camp, was a DECA area S J0W\r Per in 1994. a member of 4-H and □ GeGe Rolfe, 22. resides in Lyle, two years at Central Washington Uni- Ellensburg. competition and a rodeo. Miss Rodeo FFAadce.presidentof student activi- Wash., and has worked the past two versity in the education program but tsi Julie Ann Shamek. 20, is studying Washington will be crowned at b.JU ties councRjieid chUrch leadership years at the Mid-Columbia Veteri- is currently taking leave from her political science and pre-law at Cen- p.m. onthez4th. positions, and was the Fitting and nary Clinic as an assistant. She hopes studies with plans to return as a tral Washington University where Thisyear's participants are: Showing Grand Champion in 1994. t „ She is the daughter of Floyd and veterinary technician. and barrel racing. High School graduate and plans to Lanai Mahaffey of Pasco. She was the 1995 first runner-up for By the Herald staff Sporting their cowboy hats, boots, and Wranglers, seven women will be competing for the title of 1996 Miss Rodeo Washington this month at the Kennewick fairgrounds and the Pasco Red Lion Inn. The competition begins Aug. 20 and continues through Aug24. Each contestant—including a Pasco High School graduate Brack personality, Rons* *She" was the 1995 Benton- Portland State University. County Fair and Rodeo queen, and management at Bellevue Community she js the daughter of Edward a Franklin Co. Fairand Horse Heaven She participates in the Spanish the 1990 Goldendale junior rodeo college. Shamek and Patricia Shamek, both of radio interview. ROund-Up Queen, a princess in 1994. and engineering clubs and will queen. She was the 1996 Miss Rodeo Top- Goldendale. 1 1 - . . , - .1 ■ .1 Law nrnnni ntnc- fhlC CLav, --------------- --------------------------------------------------------------1.. ~ ------ . -• - ~~~ - - ’ VAV — fall. Brack graduated in the top 5 per- Washington Focus in Washington, Eagles Juniorrodeo queen. She was (»nnf r»f hm-lnah cnhnnl rlassnnd was DC and Hip National 4-T-T Congress 4__ a lt an Honor Society member. in Chicago. champion from 1989-93 and a state She is the daughter of Rusty Brack r»--• ------|jjp j . . . ofCamas. and Leslie Brack of Van- Helen Rolfe of Uvle. part in a fashion winner>editorofherschool newspa- couver.Wash. ■ Kristen Ann Zurflueh, 21, has spent of Bellevue and Jacque Whitney of Galloping toward fair’s opening Rodeo crowns fulfill teen’s dreams i practice their opening ceremony greeting Thursday for the upcoming rodeo Wednesday through Aug. 26 at the fairgrounds. The queen and two princesses have been practicing weekly since June | for the event. That was basically to keep me home,” said Fearing, a tall, nder girl. “I was always mak- Herald/Bob Brawdy Holley Fearing of Kennewick wears her Miss Rodeo Washington L- 1_____________ ______f___________ _ 11 •— . ■■ County Fair and Rodeo. Fearing received both titles Saturday. The fair opens this morning at 11 a.m. and continues through Satur day. Complete fair schedules are on Page A7. Herald/Sharon Stemmann j Benton-Franklin County Fair Rodeo Queen Rachael Denniston, 18, of Pasco and her horse Magic Now she owns three horses, in cluding John, an American quar terhorse, who has carried her to many titles. Last September, she was se lected one of three fair princesses who. with the queen, represent the Tri-Cities and the Fair and Rodeo at various rodeos around the Northwest. Her term as queen will be a short one — just one month. Her statewide rodeo reign will not begin until January when Re becca Smith, Miss Rodeo Washing ton 1989, relinquishes the crown. Fearing will represent the state at , the Miss Rodeo America Pageant next year. Her love of the rodeo is coupled with her success as a horsewoman. During her senior high school year, she qualified for the Nevada International Invitational Rodeo and placed in the top 10 compet itors in the pole-bending event. As Miss Rodeo Washington, Fearing will be seeking donations to support the association and her own expenses during her tenure. But chief among her objectives is to promote Washington rodeo. Fearing believes rodeo is a wholesome sport where young peo ple can learn responsibility and take pride in their accomplish ments. “I believe if every younger per son would get involved with it, we wouldn’t have the problems we do in our society,” she said. Fearing is mindful, too, that her tenure as Fair and Rodeo Queen and her reign as Miss Rodeo Wash ington may influence young girls. As fair royalty, “you have to re member you are a role model,” Fearing said. “You constantly banner and holds her queen's banner from the Benton-Franklin hatye to keep that m mind. . - There s a little girl out there who may be looking at me and say ing, ‘Hey, she looks like she’s hav ing fun. I want to do that.’ ” By KATHLEEN KNUTSON Herald staff writer f Holley Fearing woke up Sunday morning, convinced she had been dreaming. No wonder. The day before, she had been appointed queen of the Benton-Franklin County Fair and Rodeo in the morning and named Miss Rodeo Washington 1990 in the evening. “I woke up and thought, ‘That was a real cool dream I had,’ ” Fearing said Monday. “Then I ran upstairs and my (Miss Rodeo Washington) trophy was still here.” Fearing was appointed to suc ceed Queen Rena Ekwortzel just before Saturday’s Fair and Rodeo Parade. Ekwortzel was hospital ized last week and her doctor ad vised her not to ride horses. The fair and rodeo court is required to ride daily during the rodeo. “Saturday was the biggest day of my life,” said Fearing, a 17- year-old graduate of Kamiakin High School in Kennewick. “Two of my dreams came true.” Those were dreams that she de veloped as a youngster. Each year, Douglas and Sara Fearing, would take their two daughters to the Fair and Rodeo Parade. Young Holley knew she wanted to be part of the rodeo royalty court. “I’d see the pretty girls on the wonderful horses,” she said. “I knew I wanted to do that, too.” Fearing was one of four contes tants at the Miss Rodeo Washing ton Pageant, which ran Thursday through Saturday in Moses Lake. After competing the first two days, she and her horse came back to the Tri-Cities to appear in the parade. Then she went back to Moses Lake where received the statewide title. Fearing says she has always had a knack for achieving what she wanted. “If I wanted to go to the moon, I’d go to the moon,” she said. 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