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S J i $ 017 ft I .. - - JU, > vIH .. :■ I I % 5 1967—1968 j •!<[ ir ! 1 I & j ! i I I I I ■,a' Back Row, left to right: Will Gerliiz, Benton County agent; Board Members Frank Lampson, Bernie Chapman, Mel Mclnturf, Secretary Ken Serier, Treasurer Jack Smith, Cliff Rasch, Ted Leon, Doyle Mathews and Gus Hokanson, Franklin County Agent. ■ Front Row: Ruth Simmelink, Recording Secretary; Board Mem-j bers Cork Simmelink and Mary Richmond; President "Slim"1 Meverden; First Vice-President Kent Herron and Second Vice- President Harry "Bud" Oswalt. COMMISSIONERS COUNTYBENTON fl FRANKLIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS i •! i . *i Evan Allsirom, Melvin B *> « ■ ■ J 1 W. K. Mac Cready, Harry A. Kramer, Wes P. Brown ■// . & w■ L ‘ • i Attendants at the Washington State Fair Assoc, meeting Nov., 1967 j ' i' •J ■’I .1 flII ! 1§,s I, ■ ■ ’ • ■ ■■•'.' ) ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ October 13, 1967Friday, F to see i ■ I I I I □ ■ L- P ■■ ■ J*■ by pro- I 1 II i city member- of the fair board, said ‘ ‘ possibil-! —1 build- operating it. ,^V.enUe bonds . aments. “ fair associa- Stand- mile or ed i1(Serou"^ ,„rea|ly becf .e cr ,Anf| ies could be th* fai; >I it would cost to build and then we have to see what the coun ties can afford in their budg ets.” Wagner said the auto track would not include a drag-racing strip. “The drag racers have temporarily given up. . .they now want to join us and form an auto-racing association. Wagner is being assisted by his brother, Jerry, and Fred Slothower, Kennewick, fromer secretary of the Atomic Racing Association, and Paul Reiland, Gravel Pit Might Be Used Car-Racing have light budgets,” Serier|we have to bnd out how much ; said. “We need an income to help the fair and the counties.” BRING INCOME “And we would like to put in something that would bring an income to the fair association within a year.” Wagner said the gravel pit would make an ideal auto racing track. “It would have to be scooped and shaped some.” Serier said it could resemble the Pasco stadium, which also is a converted gravel pit. The biggest problem of the . fair board is financing. “Fkst Kennewick. racing I «g-w .m Wh„n cente‘-- lr ev°cryPr^ y year, ■ A gravel pit southeast of the Benton - Franklin fairgrounds next year may vibrate with the roar oi grinding automobile en gines. The din would be music to [the ears of a group of Tri-City ' auto-racing “ buffs, who have tried to get something going in the Tri-Cities for years. They plan to form an auto-racing as sociation. They will meet at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Frank lin County PUD. The group wants the Benton- Franklin Fail* Association build the track. SEEK SANCTION Gene Wagner, temporary sec retary of the association organ ization committee, today said his group of about 80 enthusiasts will seek sanction by NASCAR, the National Association for Stock Car Racing. Wagner said he is “not too interested” in a 30-acre site .sol,th of Burbank offered [Ray Brock, Tri-City land | moter. ' “We'd rather see a track somewhere near the Tri-Cities in Benton or Franklin county. And that^gravei pit is made to or- | Ken Serier, Kennewick attorney and Benton-Franklin 1 hy of the fair-association |WS the track and cpv I as a money-making business his plan thF Wa§ner described P"i we’re interested.” nkiy Wagner said NASCAR X H rn c°nS bi'es from jalopkVH"10’' “ButLTexnec, tnUPet' n<2 anTacakUtL lbusiaStShavebeXc0Cal " ends at the ,?lng Week- WaBultewHe™ist0^'• SPeed’' want to operate5! fr °U|P doesn’1 i . W is t?e f\ ack' wtcrested? ai ass°ciation said Serier, a“Andfafrgr°Unds’’’ fmi,° lra^ at La °nrd,lhoiroaShbr,lhe and training , .“we could r- *ashxnone 'o,no facile 8J ounds (---•■ d0ab'e as a r n.rt ne counties ni0,iey for f ies« club -1 en- I Thursday, June 13, 1968 Sunday, June 16, 1968 Aug. Wednesday, June 12, 1968 Friday, June 28, 1968 Monday, June 17, 1968 areJ Fair Board To Discuss Bond A proposed bond issue for a meeting hail and a grandstand will be the topic Wednesday in a meeting of the Benton County Fair Board, the Benton County Mounted Posse, and the Tri- City Chamber of Commerce. The meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. in the chamber board room. Premium Book Ready For Fair The 120-page premium book for the 1968 Benton-Franklin County Fair and 4-H Horse Fair is now ready. A total of 2,500 books were printed and they can be picked up at the extension offices of the two counties or from the Chambers of Commerce. Fair and rodeo dates are Aug. 22-25 with' the 4-H horse fair Aug. 17-18. together, 1 say, let the approp riate authorities make the nec essary personnel changes with out delay. W. 0. VAN PELT, Kennewick Tickets Awitabfe Fw Mr Season tickets to the 1968 Ben ton-Franklin county fair are now available for commission sell ing by community organizations, according to Jack Smith, Ken newick, ticket chairman. Smith said organizations can earn 25 cents for each adult or child's season ticket they sell. Organizations may pick up tick ets at Kennewick National Bank. Season tickets, good for all davs of the fair, are $2 for adults and $1 for 4-H, FFA members and children 12 years and under. Fair and rodeo dates August 22-25.Mr IProje$ A contract for an office and j representatives of the Mounted general use building was ap-| Posse and Chamber of Com- —* ------------- I Titnn 10 In diennee a nn>%------------ . County Fair Board last night' sible bond issue for a multi-pur- —i ...:n nnm. nnep nippling hall and erand stands at the fairgrounds. Attending last night’s meet ing was W. D. Heaston, newly appointed member from Pasco, who replaced Ted Leon, who re-1 signed. genexai uoc ap-1 Posse and Chamber of Com- proved by the Benton-Franklin’ merce June 19 to discuss a pos- County Fair Board last night ! sible bond issue for a multi-pur- and will be sent to county com- pose meeting hall and grand- missioners for approval. F. P. (Slim) Meverden, board chairman, said the con tract would be with L and M Construction, Kennewick for about $19,000. The fair board will meet with TRI-CITY HERALD, PASCO, KENNEWICK, RICHLAND, WASHINGTON VOICE OF PEOPLE ' Grandstand Needed More DEAR EDITOR: bids to build a $15,000-320,000 of- 1 hear the Benton-Franklin fice building at the fair grounds. County Fair Hoard is calling for Myself and my friends are amazed at this action by the fair boh rd at this time — when their co-sponsors of this facility (Benton County Sheriffs Posse) are desperately trying to raise funds to replace the grandstand recently lost by fire. ★ It is most bewildering to hear of the building of an office build ing out there when the public will have no grandstand to be seated on this summer. I question in anger, and I say, why not use this money to help build a grandstand to service the public instead of a facility for the so-called officials of the grounds. All this smacks of a lack of co-operation between the two prime elements concerned and if they don’t stall working Temporary Stands Du© Fairgrounds Temporary bleachers — new or old — will be purchased to provide seating at this year’s Benton - Franklin County Fair and Rodeo. This plan was unveiled last night at a special meeting of the Benton County Mounted Pos se, operators of the fairgrounds. Posse members were told a local bank agreed to loan $8,000 period. Posse President Ed Wilkerson said the terms of the loan were very good, noting the bank rec ognized this as an important community project. Wilkerson said 1,500 uncov ered seats will be purchased. They are similar to the port able bleachers left remaining when the covered grandstands were destroyed by fire April 13, he said. “If adequate used seats can be found, they will be bought,” he added. i He said several organization' have offered to loan some old: seats, but they have not been adequate. When will a permanent grand stand be constructed? “That de pends on what kind of support we get from the community,” Wilkerson said. He noted several offers to _________ construct a covered grandstand to be paid back over a five-year have been made. 1 “The best offer was $40,000, but the seats were not very com fortable,” he lamented. The posse would like to con struct a grandstand for next year’s fair, he said, stating pos se members feel obligated to the public. He said the board probably would get together with an ar chitect to draw up plans after j this years event. Posse members are seeking! any possible avenue to make the project fincancially feasible, he said. (Ikrttfirafr nf Appmiattnn •' BENTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: Wes P. Brown Harry Kramer W. K. Mac Cready &nton- Qian ari5.li to tabs tlzte msani of saying FRANKLIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: Evan Allstrom Melvin M. Moore Jack Williams oaxd of dOizatoTi THANK YOU FOR YOUR PART Izaos Izad to date. I ■r I wks Mitgt IlJijli i ifcs | IHfe; s ml IBSM Mbw F. P. Meverden, President Kent Herron, First Vice-President Harry “Bud” Oswalt, Second Vice-President Ruth Simmelink, Secretary Jack Smith, Treasurer MEMBERS Dick Moore, L. Doyle Mathews, Mary Richmond, Cliff Rasch, Melvin Mclnturf, Cork Simmelink, Bill Heaston, Bernie Chapman and Frank Lampson ©OOCSI79. ------ -------- s-/X2^-O' B Hr»«» •»•« ii ft /MM few;? fc® ? ‘i Oil WO 8WjsSjt in making tliii tils, noit ±ucne.±^u[ fait cue. Ku th Simmel ink. Qaiz and aid t!d tn£,mlj£.zs. of tlzs. Tuesday, June 4. 1968 for Tuesday, July 2, 1968 Modernization !n Tri-Cities bid—they could get squeezed out of the rodeo and racetrack operation after all their years of hard work,” he said. PROPERTY The rodeo grounds are owned by the Fair Association, a pri vate corporation organized sole ly to hold the rodeo grounds property. Under the present 50-y ear lease, the Fair Association as signed the posse the rights to operate the grounds, both for the rodeo and the Tumbleweed 1 racetrack. tentials, said Elmgren. Meanwhile, the problem of this year's seating arrangement at the fairgrounds is virtually solved, Jim French told direc tors. The mounted posse has bought seats for 1,500 at $5,600,, will rent them to the Water Fol lies Association and use them for the rodeo. new | should be able to get private fi- ' nancing for. needed buildings, to improve local government, i „ Application is being made to I grandstand, the State Department of Plan-1 C“’y 1 ning and Commerce which in I lack of a written lease agree- turn will apply to the depart-' ment of housing and urban de velopment. Ray Elmgren, headlining the chamber’s long-range planning for Benton-Franklin fairgrounds improvement, said his commit tee believes private means is The Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce will raise about $2,333 as a one-third share of the cost of financing a study geared toward modernization of government in the Tri-C i t i c s area. The other two-thirds of the $7,000 cost, $4,667, will be sought from federal sources by the Benton - Franklin Governmental Conference. The conference is . pushing the study to find ways ty, Meverden explained. . GROUNDS That could remove the posse from operating the rodeo grounds permanently, he said. Members of the posse agreed to work with representatives of the Tri-Cities Water Follies to look into the possibility of joint rental of temporary bleachers for use this summer. Ed Wilkerson, president of the posse, said a Spokane firm had set a price of $1.25 apiece plus transportation charges for posse rental of 1,500 seats. Joint-rental was suggested by Chamber President Keith Adams, who pointed out rental charges for the month between events/Would be offset by the saving'in transportation costs. Adams also suggested the posse might use the 2,000 Wa ter Follies seats stored in Co- Chamber lo Help Finance Government Study Discussion of a Tri-Cities transportation study proposal got approval by chamber di rectors. even before the Inter state 82 location decision is made. The directors decided to endorse the plan in September and give it priority among 1969 projects. They reasoned chamber back ing of the government improve ment study will absorb its at tention the rest of this year. Committee To Study Proposal Private Money Advocated For Rebuilding Grandstand Private financing — not a county bond issue—for rebuild ing the Benton-Franklin rodeo grandstand is the only way to j guarantee the Benton County I Mounted Posse is not “squeezed i out” of the operation. ! So, F. P. (Slim) Meverden, , Benton-Franklin County Fair Board, president, told members of the posse, Tri-City Chamber of Commerce and fair board last night. He said he preferred a pri vate lease agreement for re constructing the grandstands destroyed by fire April 13, but no decision was made. A com mittee will study and report on alternate plans. If bonds are issued by Ben ton County for replacing the stands, as has been suggest ed, the property would first have to be deeded to the coun-1 Fair Board Awaited PROSSER — A contract to build an office-community build ing for the Benton-Franklin fair grounds has not been awarded by the Benton County commis sioners who are still waiting for a final recommendation from the fair board. Bids were opened May 2 and a recommendation was made by the fair board to award the ; contract to the second low bid der Hanford Piping Inc., for $19,855. Low bidder was L. & M Sales, Inc., Pasco $19,726.16. F. P. (Slim) Meverden, fair board chairman, told W. K. •MacCready, commission chair-' | man, a week ago, the fair board ‘would like time to reconsider its original recommenda tion that the contract be award ed to the second low bidder. MacCready indicated the board expects to hear from the fair board by Thursday when the commissioners are in ses sion again. lumbia Park. The posse needs about 3,000-3,500 for the rodeo grounds. SEATING Jim French will head a com mittee to investigate temporary seating and Wilkerson, the com-! mittee studying the pros and cons of the bond issue and pri vate leasing plans for perma-! nent seating. They will report back within two weeks. Wilkerson said he wants the posse to continue operating the j fairgrounds, but is reluctant to. commit them to the $50-60,000 * required for grandstand con struction. Meverden pointed out that a bond issue, by Washington Law, would require the Fair Associa- tion to deed the ground to Ben ton County and operation of the rodeo would go up for bids. “There’s no guarantee the posses would make the highest [ the best way Io get a | Only block. Elmgren noted, is! based on their own revenue po- . .. ............................. ..... UpiUV. ment between owners of most of the land, the Benton-Frank lin Fair Association, and the Benton County Mounted Posse. The 50-year agreement has been lost some time since it was drawn 15 years ago. With an agreement in hand the two private associations Wednesday, June 26, 1968 TRI-CITY HERALD, PASCO, KENN EWICK, RICHLAND, WASHINGTON ■ J J f 11 r I if■ TBd@ Etewglh) B&ters Though it’s only wooden these six men on a horse were off to a flying start during groundbreaking ceremonies at the Benton-Franklin Fairgrounds. Plans call for an office and service building. Riding high and whooping it up were, from left, Richard Bulherus, building designer for the fair board: Ron McDonald and Paul LaPierre, L and M Sales, contractors; F. P. (Slim) Mover- den, fair-board president; Ken Serier, secretary and Alfred Amon, the first fair board president, 20 years ago. The 24-by-60 steel building will be complete in 45 days, and be opened for club meetings other than at fair time. _________ __ I I i i Thursday, July 25, 1968 Tuesday, July 30, 1963 Wednesday, July 31, 1968 Oversew Named Thursday, August 1, 1968 Grandview Show Begins 5-Fair Show Five fairs are scheduled in the area in the next 30 days. At Grandview, the Yakima Valley Junior Horse Fair will be July 27 and the Yakima Val ley Junior Fair Aug. 14-17. The Benton County Junior Fair will be held Aug. 8-11 at Benton City with entries due July 29. SCHEDULED HERE - West ern singing star Wynn Stewart has been booked for a thrce- day appearance during the Benton-Franklin County Fair Aug. 22-25. Slewart, a record ing star for Capital records, will bring his new western hand “The Tourists.” 4-H Clubs' Exhibits Judged Demonstration contests for 4-H clubs, a part of the Benton- Franklin County Fair and Ro deo. were held yesterday and to day in the Franklin County PUD auditorium. The demonstrations are held prior to the main fair. Sixteen categories are listed for the judging and each con testant is allowed a maximum of 20 minutes for a demonstra tion. Categories include such 1 topics as community <’ ment, arts and crafts, plant sci-' ences, civil defense and farm safety. Demonstrations will be held Aug. 5-7 in Benton City. Fair and Rodeo dates are 1 Aug. 22-25 with the 4-H horse ir................ I fairgrounds in Kennewick. High Democrat Dies NEW YORK (AP) - Margar et Price, 55, vice chairman of the Democratic National Com mittee since 1960, died Tuesday. Mrs. Price, a member of the committee since 1952, lived in Washington. D.C., with her hus- | band Hickman Price Jr. The Benton-Franklin 4-H Horse 1 Show is set for Aug. 17-18 at Kennewick. Entries must be in by July 26. The Benton-Franklin County Fair will be Aug. 22-25 in Ken newick. Entry blanks are due Aug. 2. Premium books for the fair at Kennewick may be ob tained at extension offices in Prosser, Kennewick and Pasco. A flailing hoof of a startled horse or c?w can be deadly, an extension agent reminded, urg- fing parents to keep small chil dren a safe distance back. | Jay, Sue Mixon, Linda Jen nings, John Stredwick, Dale. Heaston, Marie Cockrum and j Dale Cram. Superintendents in the 4-H' and FFA herdsmanship contest are Leonard Lewis and Peggy I Rake. Junior superintendents are Lon Lewis and Karen Rake. All Sort's ©^ Gadgets ©on Ohpfey An exhibit trailer at the Ben-• ton-Franklin County Fair Aug., 22-25 will allow fairgoers to view some of the latest inven tions. Gadgets of every sort will be on display—courtesy of Inven tor’s Research and Develop ment Co. Inc., a Boise firm working to get patents and find markets for more than 250 in ventions. Joe Ballhazor, the firm’s lo cal representative, said many local inventions might be on dis-i play if patent protection can be obtained in time. Three first-prize winning: gadgets at this year’s Inven tor’s Congress in Great Falls. Mont., are scheduled for dis play. Sunday, August 4, 1968 Fair Stock Entries Are Limited Tomorrow is the final day for entries for this year’s market stock sale at the Benton-Frank lin County fair. Entries are limited to 4-H Club and FFA chapter members in Benton and Franklin coun ties. Qualification for livestock en tries includes swine 190-240 pounds, lambs 85-120 pounds. , and steers at least 800 pounds. Exhibitors are limited to sell develop-. two market lambs, two swine >lant sci- | ancj one market steer. Entries should be mailed to I the Benton-Franklin County Fair Association, Box 694, Ken newick. The market stock sale will be . held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. fair scheduled Aug. 17-18 at the 23 during the Benton-Franklin -------------- v---------------b C()unty Fair and Rodeo ! I F©r Horse Fair Superintendents have been' named for the annual Benton- Franklin County 4-H horse fair Aug. 17-18 at the Kennewick fairgrounds. Superintendents over the 4-H light horse division are Jim Lancaster, Charles Pease, Dave Price and Robert Brown. Junior superintendents arc Margaret Surplus, Pat Jen- . . „ , . nings, Joan Rieckman, Janice; le annua^ 4-H horse fan is Needham, Laura Amdahl, • held a week prior to the main Cathy Lux, Jana Peterson, Jim | fair, Aug. 22-25. Sunday, August 4, 4968 Tuesday, August 6, 1968Tuesday, August 6, 1968 Tuesday, August 6, 1968 J I resigned Wednesday, August 7, 1968 Wednesday, August 7, 1968 A i'- :•••<&■ I ■ ■ .• • Fair Livestock Judges Named Official livestock judges have I been named for the Benton- Franklin County Fair Aug. 22- 25. Herald Catlin, Yakima, will I judge market classes of beef and Angus breeding classes. Gary Grieb, Walla Walla, will be the judge for all beef breeding classes except Angus. Other judges include: dairy, Stanley Maiden, Walla Walla; poultry, M. C. Hougan, Yaki ma; sheep, Keith Jones, Grand- v i e w; swine, Ray Meenach, ■ Valleyford. i _ „ n Officials ■ Announced Superintendents over the open class livestock departments at i the Benton-Franklin county fair • and rodeo, Aug. 22-25, have been announced by F. P. (Slim) Mev- erden, president. Open class beef superinten dents are Lyman Nelson, Du ane Lathim, Gene O’Conner, Jerry Van Hollebecke and Mrs. Ed Oswalt. Junior superinten dents are Tom Maulden, Rany Urbach, Gary Mikkleton, Dale Oswalt and Nancy Stallings. Dairy cattle — Mr. and Mrs. Gano, Walter Peterson; junior superintendents, Cathy Van Blaricom and Pat Gage. Open class swine — Frank j Buckingham, Jack Taylor, Bob ! Becner; junior superintendent, Jenny Harris. Open class sheep—Jerry Man- i derville, Mrs. W. D. Heaston, Mrs. Lyman Nelson, Mrs. Rob ert Brown; junior superinten dents, Melanie Heaston, Ross Crawford, Karen Berg, Sandy Brown. Open class poultry — Bob Brashier, Vernon Delp, Ber nice Countrymen, Mrs. Joe Jackson, Stcrrod Stockdale; ju nior superintendent, Holly Ad- 1 ams. Gueemi' Worn fwddte Saundra Cox, 1968 Benton-Franklin Fair and Rodeo queen, proved she knew the rodeo busi ness as she won top cowgirl honors al last week end’s Junior Rodeo in West Richland. Saundra was presented a special prize saddle, in addition to winning two silver buckles. Forsaking the rodeo circuit for the role of rodeo queen, I ■ By DON LIVINGSTONE -Pv Scricr, park board member, Ed Wilkerson, and Fred Schroeder, Posse members. Sealed, fac ing the camera, was Mel Mclnturf, fair-board member. weekend, and the fair. Aug. 22- 25. Tickets for the rodeo and automobile thrill show have to be purchased separately. Meverden said the fair board will hold a special meeting Sat urday at the fairgrounds to dis cuss the bond issue for a pro posed indoor arena. No time has been set. f '' ■f '• • jf I '• I■ i ■ t d i ;■ I ; <■ I a j fl ) I H I ■ I ■ $ ] Meverden said one reason the board will meet at their rodeo Herald Staff Writer : posse’s proposal didn’t appeal i site. Otherwise it will be held Benton-Franklin Fair board i to the fair board was the fact I at the Kennewick PUD. members last night turned down the board already had paid ■ If proposals made by the fair a proposal of the Benton Coun- . $4,000 for advertising the rodeo board are approved by the posse ty Mounted Posse to admit spec- as well as the fair. i season ticket prices for the fair- tators to the rodeo without a , ...... , grounds will be $2. Daily tickets fair ticket. \ ‘lhe.fair board’ . Mclve5den I are ?1. . said, “is more interested in! keeping the fair and rodeo a 1o The season ticket price in package plan rather than letting eludes the 4-H Horse Fair this it go two ways. It has been this I way for 20 years.” i The posse, as an enticement,, proposed to pay all costs of lhe ( fair and rodeo queen court. 1 However, the fair board made a counterproposal to pay $500. for the expenses of the queen j and her court. The posse also proposed al-1 lowing lhe fair board to use the . rodeo grounds without charge. The fair board’s counter-propos- - ----- . , - ■ • ac tivities to be held on the rodeo grounds. The.Benton County Posse leas es its grounds from the Fair i Association. Proposals of the fair board will be made at a meeting of the posse board, 8 p m. today. Weather permitting, lhe posse Discussion was lively at a meeting of lhe Ben ton-Franklin Fair Board meeting last night, as members of the Benton County Mounted Posse proposed a new system for spectators getting into the rodeo. Standing from left were Ken 6 ■■ $ ' $ - * The posse sponsors the rodeo and automobile thrill show. People desiring to see lhe rodeo must buy a ticket to get on the fairgrounds, plus a rodeo ticket. F. P. (Slim) Meverden. fair board president, said ac cording to state law, no portion of fair gate receipts can be al located to the rodeo. The posse request is the result of recommendations from a three-member committee ap pointed by the Tri-City Chamber of Commerce. On the committee were Ray al was to pay $1,000 for fair Elmgren, a member of the ex- ’ ’1 ecutive committee of the Cham ber of Commerce; Ken Serier, fair board member, and Ed Wil kerson. posse board. The posse gels all profits de lved from tickets to their '\nts and concessions on the grounds. Thursday, August 8, 1968Friday, August 16, 1968 hand-milking Sunday. August 18, 1968 16, 1968Friday. August Thursday. August 15, 1968 Foir Kiddies ParadeWednesday, August 14. 1968 Rodeo Admission Age Friday, August 16, 1968 1 i ! - Mrs. ■s. Glen Treiber, t kite’s !F©r Fdr Thursday and Friday will be reduced rale “family day'’ at the Benton-Franklin Fair and Carnival. Tri-City merchants are now giving away compli mentary “family day” tickets to the fair and carnival. With a merchant’s ticket you can ride any ride at the carni val for 15 cents, and get into the fair for half price on Thurs day and Friday. The family day fares are good all day Thursday and until 6:30 p.m. Friday. Fair dates are Aug. 22-25. The Tournament of Thrills will be Thursday night with three ro deos scheduled for Friday, Sat urday and Sunday. assemble at the Safeway park ing lot. “This is a shorter route than Kennewick, according to I last year”, Mrs. Michel said. ; “It was too far for some of the smaller children to walk.” Prizes will be awarded for best costumes, decorated wheels pets, and horse and marching units in two age groups—8 and under, and 9 and over. Entry blanks should be filled out and mailed to Mrs. Michel. I 426 W. 20th Ave.. Kennewick, or brought with the children the I day of the parade. I© Be Meld Ayg, 23 The children’s parade for the I Benton-Franklin County f a i r j and rodeo will be held Aug.23, in chairman Mrs. Don Michel. Sponsored by Kennewick Juni or Women’s Club, the parade will start at 10 a.m. Children will assemble at the First Methodist Church parking lot. Route of the parade will be down Kennewick Avenue to Washington Street. Washington to First Avenue, First Avenue to Auburn Street. It will dis-1 . CHILDREN’S PARADE ENTRY BLANK Division__________________ Name____________________ Address ---------------------------- Phone Type of dress or costume Organization Representing Free Admission To Fair Granted Complimentary admission to the Benton-Franklin County Fair will be given to those at three Tri-City nursing homes. Members of the Pasco-Kenne wick and Richland Rotary clubs ; will provide, the transportation and escort those at Heather. Hillcrest and Hawthorne nursing ' homes to the fair Sunday morn ing, Aug. 25. The free admission is compliments of the fair as sociation. Fair and rodeo dates are Aug. 22-25. r ‘ Catch-a-calf-and-keep-il vi;; be the object of the annual calf scramble to be held at the Ben- Contestants must have passed their 10th birthday but cannot be more than a senior in high school. Boys will be divided into three age groups and partici pate in each of the three rodeo : shows. To win, a boy must catch, halter and lead a calf into the winner's circle. Winners will care for their calf as pail of their animal nronect during th'e year and are to show it at the 1969 fair and rodeo. ' 71 '1 ■ f i Western Star To Sing Here Eleven performances of coun- 1ry-and-western singing star Wynn Stewart have been sched uled at the Benton-Franklin Countv Fair and Rodeo. Stewart and his “Tourist” band will appear at 3, 7 and 10 p.m. on Thursday. Friday and Saturday with two Sunday per formances at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Stewart, whose best-selling rec ord was “H’s Such a Pretty World Today,” will appear in a special stage area in the main fairgrounds. Fair dates are Aug. 22-25 wilh three rodeo performances slat ed. Milking Contest Coming Bring your own pail, stool and cow and enter the milking contest at the Benton-Franklin county fair and rodeo. The junior contest, for milk ers under 19 years of age, will be held Aug. 22. at 5 p.m. The senior contest will be held Aug. 24, also at 5 p.m. at the fair grounds. The contestant obtaining the most milk by weight in two minutes of milking will be jud ged the winner. Cows used must be entered in a dairy class at the fair. This is a hand-milking con test—no milking machines al lowed. Dates of the Benton Franklin fair and rodeo are Aug. 22-25 wilh the horse fair slated for Aug. 17-18. p-1I I I f 1 I L---I]I V, J p ' '■ I 1 Remains Same Benton County Mounted Posse board members last night agreed to continue for a year the plan of the Benton-Franklin Fair board for admittance of spectators to the rodeo. Under the proposal made by the fair board, spectators desir ing Io see the rodeo must, first, ' purchase a ticket Io the fair grounds. Then they must pur chase a separate rodeo ticket at their gate. Ed Wilkerson, captain of the Posse, said. “We feel the propos al is acceptable for one year, but not for a long-range pro gram.” ___ _ August 9, 1368 Fair And Rodeo i Chairmen Named Committee chairmen for this year’s Benton-Franklin County Fair and Rodeo have been an nounced by F. P. (Slim) Mever- den, fair board president. Chairmen include: advertis ing and street decorations, R. M. Simmelink; commercial dis play space, Henry Koch; eats and concessions and grounds, Frank Lampson; exhibit build ings, Mrs. B. D. Richmond: Mel Mclnlurf; fair book, 4-H horse fair, Kent Herron; queen; and her court, Mel Mclnturf; i market stock sale, youth and! livestock. Harry (Bud) Oswalt; j posse liaison, Bernie Chap man; poultry and rabbits, Vern-l on Delp: tickets and gate, Jack Smith; extension advisors. Will Gerlitz, Gus Hokanson; FFA advisor, Walt Grisham. Fair dates are Aug. 22-25 with! the horse fair Aug. 17-18. Fair Plans Scramble t will, Calves for the scramble are1 f| furnished by the Tri-Cit-! fnn-Franidin r '7 !ies Chamber of Commerce. I Rodeo Aug 22 25 Fa‘r and I D‘Ck M°Ore is suPe™tendent l Th„ ™ ; 7 2 • : for ,hp calf scramble. hnre nf( HCSnS °pen 1o me,n"i Rodeo shows are scheduled ilrPlhc Bnnlon Cou » ty j for Friday and Salurdav at 8 Junior Posse Benton or Frank-1 p.m. and Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at. in coun .y 4-H or FFA member the Kennewick fairground arena, of an agricultural group that is1 - part of the regular school cur riculum. 4-H Exhibit Overseers Are Named Superintendents in charge of 4-H exhibits at the Benton- Frqnklin County Fair and Ro deo Aug. 22-25 have been an nounced. Food exhibits - Mrs. Wayne Thorne, Kennewick; Mrs. Glen Erwin, Richland; Mrs. Louis Treiber, Mesa; Mrs G. Richard Black, Connell. Junior superintendents — Karen Loe wen, Connell; Vicki Thompson, Judce Campbell, Richland; Christie Goodscl, Mesa; Mary Lou Olmstead, Nancy Rose berry, Sharon Schapar, TlnaBoose, Pros ser; Denis Razor, Shari Lock, Judy Thorne, Becky Thompson, Kennewick. 4-H Home Improvement — Mrs. Wil- ford Clark, Richland. Junior superin tendents — Ann Tabasinskc, Myrna Mabbuit, Richland; Kathy Thompson, Connell; Debra Chase, Mesa. 4-H Clothing Exhibits •— Mrs. John Robinson, Mrs. W. B. Kennclly, Mrs. Alfred Rogers, Mrs. Clair Baugh, Ken newick; Mrs. Earl Flagor, Richland, Mrs. Truman Brown, Prosser. Junior superintendents — Wendy Bohlkc, Bonnie Brown, Gloria Baker, Judy Bean, Prosser; Sandy Robinson, Pam Pctermann, Teresa Robinson, Kathi MacKenzic, Cindy Anderson, Wendy Ad ams, Karen Mensinger, Paula Rogers, Marlene Middleton, Karla Shoemaker, Kennewick; Pam Ervin, Richland; Ferral Harris, Pasco. 4-H Arts end crafts, Mrs. Beryl Wat son, Kahlotus; 4-H entomology, Wyatt Cone, Prosser and John Graff, Grand- ’ view. Tuesday, August 20, ISOS Moore, Harry (Bud) Oswalt, Tuesday, August 20, 1968 .i I anie Heaston, Sandi Brown, Karen Berg, Dale Hcaston, Mrs. W. D, Hcaston, Mrs. Robert Brown and .Jerry Manderville. ! ■ ■; -f v>V- ... I h z. - iu i i ?s ■ • s ■ <■ h’l ; I I i f i- I• Id H• I i . I i * <■ ' ■■ ... .«• ■ • ' - - . “ ■ Theseare ‘some of the superintendents and junior superinten dents who will be in charge of the 4-H and FFA sheep on exhibit at the Benton-Franklin Fair. Clockwise, left to right, are Mel- Rasch. Back row: Dick Moore, Harry (Bud) Oswalt, vice Rasch. Back row: Dick Moore, Harry (Bud) Oswalt, vice president; Kent Herron, vice president; Dr. W. D. Heaston, Doyle Mathews and Frank Lampson. Absent was Bernie Chap man. These are the people charged with the responsibility of staging the annual Benton-Franklin County Fair. Board members in clude: front row, from left, Jack Smith, treasurer: Mary Rich mond, R. M. (Cork) Simmelink, Mel Mclnturf, Mrs. Ruth Sim- melink. secretary; F. P. (Slim) Meverdcn, president: Cliff Fcih’ ... z‘!^- W> ? ’•-■<■ '> Tuesday, August 20, 1968 1 ** uicre IS dnyilllHg Liov lb lliC wui uuiilii ■ » ; Slim’s mind during late Au- ever seen. They’re the ones with I ! | a grown man. “Now, this fair board we have, is the work ingest bunch I’ve ! 1n j* -■1 ; Many Exhibits To Mark Fair You can also display for the, bees or three sections of white club leader, she likes riding, draw ing and hiking. Janice plans to furth er her knowledge in the training of horses. Her quarterhorse’s name is “Pancho.” Id ' ■ F. P. (SLIM) MEVERDEN By JACK ORCHARD Herald Staff Writer - w I 11 ? If II • I o fll [ Tuesday, August 20, 1968 ■1 I hopes will be constructed on the I most of the credit for the im- i IMPROVEMENTS Since becoming president he: five new buildings ! ■ n; -!■ il • ' ■ ' q ■ ■ i! Janice Needham, 18, of Kennewick, is princess of the. Benton-Franklin County Fair and Rodeo. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lorn Need ham and graduated this year from Kennewick High School. A junior 4-H h fl Hv IIft IN I I turium, an african violet, a hook-; There is also a prize for the ed scatter rug, an embroider-: tallest stalk of corn and the ed quill, 4-needle mittens, a cup i tallest sunflower. cake, some fudge candy or an1 During the fair, you can show original sculpture. j your skill at driving a tractor. You can enter your stamp* training a dog, milking a cow, collection, your exhibit of gems catching a wild calf, or identi- and minerals, a display of live I fying different types of weeds. At this year’s Benton-Franklin | V j fair, you can exhibit everything ; judges approval a single nas-■ comb honey, i from a muscovy to an emden, —---- e-z------ ’ • 1 . from a corriedale to a brangus. In fact, there’s hardly any- ' thing that doesn’t grow out of ; the ground, isn’t seen in the I farm barnyard or that you can I make with your hands that can’t i : be exhibited. One glance will tell you the 1 fair’s 120-page premium book : lists almost everything. Some of the “brand” names, 1 however, may not be too fami liar to the casual fair-goer. A muscovy is a breed of duck, an emden is a goose, a corriedale is a sheep and a brangus is a relatively new type of beef cow • that’s a cross between a brahma 1 and an Angus. Other lesser known breeds | that can be exhibited at the I fair might be a silver fox or ' checkered giant (rabbits), tog- i genburg (goat), Austria white (chicken), spots (swine), or a i French mandain homing pigeon. I At the fair there are cate- | gories for quince jelly, a collec tion of six rocks, canned snap beans, snickerdoodles (cookies), three stalks of dill, two rutaba- i gas, one kale, or a broom-hold- ■ er or pincushion you have made. I Ji I il8*"I .* ‘ Perhaps the “I was a city boy a lot of my “Some people like baseball, • life. I only got interested in fairs Some people like old cars, I like , around 1950 when I bought a 'airs.” half-share of Fair Association That’s how F. P. (Slim) Mev-1 slock. Brden, Benton-Franklin County I Pretty soon I was nominated Fair Board president since 1963, for the board and somehow they described his enthusiasm over , got me to run that crazy calf what some people would regard ’ scramble after I was elected.” a mere “farm celebration.” i “The calf s c r a m b 1 e is the Fairs have become more than greatest thing for boys I’ve ever an avocation for Meverden, who j seen. I ran the thing while on will wrap up his five year ten- j the board for ten years and we tire as board president this Oc- (had some 600 boys run after 60 iober. Being fair board presi- calves while I supervised the dent, he says, “is like a second show.” career.” . In 1963, Meverden’s fellow But Meverden wouldn't trade, fair association members voted his interest in the fair for any I him into the fair board presi- other job or hobby in the world, i dency, a job which he welcomed “I just like the fair, I like with his own special vigor, working with the clean-cut kids. I like working with a dedicated ....... ..................................... . bunch such as our fair board. ,bas seen fjve new buildings I like the fair atmosphere.’ (arise on the fairgrounds land- ENTHUSIASM .scape, including a new fair of- Much of Meverden’s enthusi- i fice-meeting room. Besides the I uoixi ndd ucen 11 tins id ecu »uw , c a p i t a 1 improvements, the | ideas and hard work at improv- board, under Meverden, has ing the celebration and the fair-' paved and grassed-in most of grounds itself. ' the formerly dirt fair and carni- Latesf. of the projects he has’val area. thrown his spry frame behind i Aside from his efforts, the is the 3.000 seal, $250,000 indoor; Kennewick printer and part- all-purpose arena, which he (time “fair manager.” gives I ivi/■*/•!• /ii’nrlif f/ir* flnri im- I1IJUOI/ VI L11O VI VUJV AUi uiu **•» grounds by 1969. Iprovements to his fellow fair At 62, one wouldn’t t h i n k i board members and to previous Meverden could develop a small I board presidents, Frank Lamp- I 3 I ■ " I I■ ] I IM tjX--1- iviucn oi ivieveruen s cihhuoi- ; j asm has been translated into j i • i . . . ... wesday, August 20, 1968 President to Step Down Affeir 5 Years we don’t have a full-time fair manager, I’m it. . .but then I don’t mind.” The job has taken its toll on him, despite the rampant en thusiasm with which he greets each fair season. “After awhile, I think some one else should be allowed to try their plans,” he said. That time will soon come and Meverden looked wistfully into the future for some of the ideas he thinks a new president may i find useful. I “Besides the indoor arena. I which we definitely need, we j should replace the older exhibit I buildings, possibly construct a J regional historical museum and' ; maybe start on another larger business display building. “My goal in the last couple of1 years has been to utilize the' fairgrounds as a year-around1 community center. The people! of this area have spent good tax money on improving that place, they should get 365 days use out of it. “By integrating the fair grounds with the mainstream of I Tri-City recreational life, maybe we can help bridge the gap be- ) tween the farm and the city.” Doing that would be taking a leaf out of Slim Meverden’s own life story. M boy’s enthusiasm at being 'son and J. C. Pratt. around a fair. Yet his fellow i “Pratt and Lampson had to Workers sometimes confess build things like sewers and wa- ‘‘that Slim tires us out.” with lor mains out there. They liter-, bis myriad of suggestions for ally turned a hill of rock into a taking it a better place. . useable recreation area. Not Mrs. Meverden. long-ago dis-. only that they left the rest of Posed to being a fair trooper, | us some cash to work with, occasionally wonders out loud. ‘'if there is anything else on the ideas. They're the ones who | FAIR FUN I make this thing go.” —M.e reason Meverden But even Meverden confesses [ submerged himself so deep- there arc a lot of responsibili ty is that he didn’t discover how lies that fall directly on the Jon a fajr COuld be until he was I president’s shoulders. “Because Sb. plans for (he clothing and foods displays at the will be awarded during the Benton-Franklin county fair and rodeo. < [ r:f Mrs. Jane Foreman, Kennewick, premium secretary, right, and Mrs. Joy Gregg, Kennewick, look over just a small portion of the some 10,000 assorted ribbons, banners and trophies that I s ■ R 1. 1 f. 3 wick, and Tina Boast, Prosser. Standing—Mrs. Wayne Thorne, Kennewick; Ferral Harris, Pasco, and Wendy Bchlke, Prosser. ' I ■.1 ■.I r over plans lor the clothing and logos displays at inc ton-Franklin county fair arc these superintendents and superintendents: Seated, left, Mrs. C. L. Baugh, Kenne- J Bi ... ? '1 -5>- ' ii? Tuesday, August 20, 1068 < ■ h 1 3 IT f ?• > f G • I were ‘ il i'llr II J i II ■' i r1 11nJIH £ I r i[ttt?. n :n. h h < t * - • from Betsy. Their “judges” were j^nid Thomas, left, and Lorna Lar son. The luncheon serving contest is one of the 15 food preparation com petitions being held during this year’s Lair. ?aring for the “team” luncheon BptIn^T^On^es^ weekend’s Ian °n"FrankIin Fair wcre two (s 4-Hers and their pair of guest lators. The contestants were Anderson, second from left, J Lorenc Larson, sitting across I ! ( ■ I’ I fj n . . uvuuui 3 PvJ. s athletic association, s ll II < c°uncil, debate team, tennis Tuesday, August 20, 1968 I ( r I I. I I t . Trying on their official uniforms arc two new members of the Benton- Franklin County Fair Board, Mrs. Ruth Simmclink, Kennewick, and i;L- Dr. W. D. Heaston, Pasco. Both -were appointed to the board during the last 3 months. ; .. i JI ■ .. © guys in the blue 1 jeneath that blue hat is people who are re-elected annually, •*'* amnuig UJC laii , USUaii/ on time and in good members are “-L*3 no one-! __ ... , -----—- . -r- gJth effort. ■ own request. ■ function. Current president is F. P. j Likewise, the posse docs not Him) Meverden, who has serv-1 own the rodeo arena. It opei- i ales it for the fair association. ’ The blue hats, vests and west-1 ics ihe board inciubciS, | wear make the group distinctive ( from other fair-patrons. It gives; spectators an easy means of | identification, should they need information concerning the. fair. ... J 8 ;:rrf h 3s? New Uniforms F©r Foor B©ard Pasco presidents from 1949 on i ern tics the board members , Ken Serier, J. C. Pratt and Frank Lamp- I Queers Sgyfiiidra AwA Saundra Cox, 18, of Mesa is queen of the 1968 Benton-Franklin County Fair and Rodeo. Queen Saundra graduated in June from Connell High School and plans to attend Yakima Junior College this fall. She was a member of her school’s pep club, association, student , j team - ■ Wt ■ ■ ‘ ?w "i I ..5 es -- .... i I and basketball team. She also plays the piano. She has been riding since she was a child. Her quarterhorse’s name is “Copper.” “.Although I like all kinds of sports, horses are my first love,” said Saundra. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cox. j write fair expenses. must hold stock in the fair I sfand to the Benton County Kent Herron, first vice presi- The Fair Association does'fair: Harry (Bud) Oswalt, board | not own the fairgrounds. The! ond vice president and director rarely replaced county does and the fair board! of the stock show; Ruth Sim- melink, secretary; Jack Smith, treasurer and ticket manager. Other members include, Ber nie Chapman, liaison to the pos se and rodeo; Lampson, grounds concessions manager; Mel Mclnturf, director of exhibit Building No. 3; Mrs. B. D. Rich mond. director of Exhibit Build ings No. 1 and 2; Robert M. I Simmclink, advertising and street decorations chairman; Cliff Rasch, Dick Moore, Bill Heaston and Doyle Mathews. . k - \Ulkklk) lUVfVlUVil, iJOO » improving the fair- be since 1963 and will retire this - set fair policies ■ October, ivifh z%rr;, j j-» ie fair area . are Alfred Amon, and con- j. c. Pratt and J son. The Fair Association, over arena, which which the president presides, AAA • Lnc onn imnnrfnnf fiinr»Kr\n sides underwriting the fair and The board has a history of, ✓redif Goss © ©©- l IwVl be hard lo spot a , association stockholders.Theas-, the ro-jtioketS and gives6 out no Iree fcr-goers. • write fair expenses. maintenance of the grand- the 1968 season are Meverden, hey're the guys in the blue To be elected to hejl )ffair |stand to the Benton County Kent Herron, first vice presi- . one must hold stock m the fan | stand dent and director of the horse one , association. Board members are does; fair; Harry (Bud) Oswalt, sec-Ithe 14 people who are re-1 elected annually, but cus (oirrrmnnric thoI psible for making the fair, usually dictates that boar - ~ ~ pe off on time and in good I members are lalc‘* onerates'the fair as a county ftiion. But their task is no one-! after one year, except by then operates inth effort. ; own request. pair board members work* c r—— M * ar-round maintaining, plan- (Slim) Meverden, who has ng and imp— punds. They i .... r id cooperate with county offi- als in developing the _'_L ith new buildings and — ruction projects. (Their latest venture is the- roposed indoor < - -.. i ould seat some 3,000 spectators ! has one W°^.ant .,.J or such diverse events as horse jpows and ice extravanganzas. ^he board hopes to build the; lew arena by 1969, with flooring > available for concrete, wood, dirt and ice surfaces. I Election to the fair board comes by vote of the 200 fair t- This year the grand marshal combined effort, the . \ f f "1 ■ i l ■ ! best ever. The Mounted Posse I er has purchased substitute Convention. Tuesday, August 20, 1968 1909 Grape Festival I 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 worth of grandstand' scheduled, seating at the rodeo arena. Despite the misfortune, t h e will be Gov. Dan Evans, fresh 1968 fair is predicted to be the i from his role as keynote speak- — ~ at the Republican National dnnS ln°rC! the Benton County Fair and Frank|in County Fair be_ came widespread in the Tri-Cit- . ‘ V 1950’s. Fi nally in 1954 the two were on area As a ? ; I Itt I Iif •. ■ annual fair. i way a in FarK, where so many I FESTIVAL FOLDS ; exhibitors showed wares t™ But wanting the fair and sup-I tents had to be set up to house | grounds and attract exhibitors i . hu-| and entertainment. A bi-county1 I Fair Board was also chartered.! The following year the f a i r j * i board m c . ~ . the i present location at Fairway and I Tonasket. Kelsey • Oak Streets. I ria-v tA '"IT1:’ wi1 The first building on the site 1 ed broncs and.lively calves. was a quonset hut. Later that | Several capital improvements . year another building was have been made at the grounds,! moved in. The fair date was Iwith the Tri-Cities Chamber of changed to late August. .Commerce assisting the Kairi Today’s fair grounds have:Board in expanding the display' grown from the two building- buildinSs and ^proving the I 20 acre site of 1949, to 13 build-’ acreaSe- ings and 80 acres. I n recent years two major i I set-backs have hit the celebra- One memorable event associ-1 tion. The first, in 1956, was the | -arl ttnlli lha 1040 uzae tho nnmnlnfn rn if- nf flia rnrlnn 1 “ t - I LA MllJl LUV AM AM 1CUI 1 U1U LA U VL U1V X VM VV , . farmers. The fair was scrapped., four.and-a-half day filibuster by I , The fair re-opened in 1936, |]oca] radi0 personality Bud Al-1 with the accent switched a^ay . seeking funds to build Ken- i from farming to rodeo. The! newjck General Hospital. Alden I date for the event was July 4.; raised some $20,000. The old rodeo grounds were sit-' Also associated with the 1949 uated where Kennewick High' jajr was yic £jrsj mocjern day School is now located. ; Benton County rodeo. The ro- Kennewick pioneer, Howard i deo was sponsored by the Ben- Amon, set up the first rodeo. ^on county Mounted Posse,; He claimed he purchased the j bas retained rodeo spon- i site for S63 owed in back taxes ■ sorship the last 20 years. on the land. ' It is financed separately from I Local contestants like Roscoe I thc fair (Rock) Richmond, Pat Owens, After tbe p0Sse |ook over ro- j Lyle Simmelink and Van Kil- deo sponsorship, thay began. j mer competed for the rodeo constructing a grandstand at , purses, small by today’s stan-1 lbe rodeo grounds site. The or- dards, but as one gritty bronc. jgjna{ grandstand burned in rider put it, “better than the April of this year. damn relief wage.” At first both the fair and ro- The third Kennewick fair, deo ]ost money. Debts as high lasted only six years. 1936-41. as $n,000 were incurred. But It was discontinued during' more stock was sold in the World War II. Before shutting j Fajr Association and the fi down, the rodeo and fairinancial crisis was met. Rodeo grounds were moved once deb(S were off-set by increased again This time to what is now j posse membership and dues. Fruitland Park. Sentiment for a combination After the war, thc fair was —- resumed. With the increased population of the area, fair at tendance shot uPwarc}.^orJ1!e firsi time it appeared the Ken- Cick fair wouldn't collapse p7nik7 a 7 WaS JhC d°uble fair and rodeo annuaHy Grand-daddy of the modern1 SP k J d h'S °rcheS' attracted 25,000 spectators in fair was a smaller celebration I jn 1045 r,;,- ( 1 k- llu I.nltlal years' A“endance in started in Kennewick after the slen tn in'«7C 7 ' ^°k blg he last thl'ee years has jumped successful grape harvest of idfn 1 P-I 1c porting it were two different i the displays. | things. After a five year run i SITE MOVED from 1909-1913, the “Grape Car- The following year the f a i r : A fixture at the new rodeos, nival” folded. 'board moved the fair to its was stoch bred by Joe Kelsey,| According to Pratt the ' present location at Fairway and (Tonasket. Kelsey continues to- “Grape Carnival” was revived Oak Streets. ; day, to supply wild bulls, spirit-> in the late 1920’s, when the farm festival was merged with city-founded “Kennewick Fair.” i Its home was a water-front lo cation on the Columbia River, | not far from the grain eleva tors and the old bridge. But the second Kennewick based fair was as short-lived as ’ the first. I Depression sei in on area ated with the 1949 fai[. was the! complete rain-out of the rodeo' - “'“‘"Vnoc | four-and-a-half day filibuster by I ■-opened in 1936, ■ |oca| radj0 personality Bud Al-! Tuesday, August 20, 1968 Tuesday, August 20, 1968 Wednesday, August 21. 1968 Several major improvements have been added to the Benton- The other, the former Fair office building, will be used exclusively for arts and crafts I bt?; L It IHos T© D© All right, now lift. Bobby Coun tryman, 6, and Connie Rodig, 7, couldn’t get a grip on this huge pumpkin entered at the Benton- Franklin County Fair, which offi cially starts tomorrow. The mam moth vegetable belongs to Martin Piekarski, Star Route, Mesa. How hours a day to supervise their Coupled with the blacktop sur- groups. exbibjts. facing installed last year these two otber buildings, already improvements should make the fixtures on the grounds, w i fl the 1968 season. Most noticeable is 20 acres of grass, planted and growing throughout the carnival and in field areas of the grounds. Formerly this acreage was a dirt and gravel area, which soon became dusty after fair patrons trooped over it. | pouUry. cxhibit build. | annex to the swine shed. In- !nS’ W1^ receive a new floor- ; stead of being used for swine, log. it will be reserved for sheep exhibits. Among other capital improve- exhibits, instead of sharing ments, the Board had lighting Space with the business office. ! and power supply hook-ups read- A possible return exhibit which • 'V ■ Franklin County Fair Board’s j canization fnr Ein!»° ?ny °r’l pansion of the fairgrounds to a' ■ * program to make the fair-' anytime of the year PUrp°SeS’ around area recreation I ming? : grounds a year-around recrea- vnn Annuim I r R JS?te c • ” > ■"s - i. idj "T," » Fair .(tai’1-1" “ «» "'«« - -i'”1””11' | building. The new structure is located just to the left of the grounds’ main gate, but is designed to be used separately from the rest [ of the fair buildings. F. P. (Slim) Meverden. fair , board president, said the build- i With Seeds did he get such a big one? he men tioned something about “having different kind of seeds.” Bobby is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Countryman, 3404 S. Gum St., and Connie is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Rodig, 725 W. 27th Ave., both Kennewick. *A possible return exhibit which ■ may be housed in the old office I building, is the Marmes man anthropological display, set up by Washington State Uni versity scientists. F.P. (Slim) Meverden. Fair Board president said the fair will “be shooting this year for a perfect rating from the stale poultry building. This year we Meverden 1 proving what everybody now , that we are a super ior fair celebration.” *"• J|g| “We’ll have it all set up,” Meverden smiled “to give the „ __ .... o_____ .,.v . The new office will get its bap- governor the red carpet treat necessary for entry to the struc-. ^smaj this weekend with the ment if he decides to come out ture. | premium windows and the sec-1 here after the parade.” Yet, keeping with its functions as the fairground’s focal point, the back entrance opens direct ly onto the fairgrounds. Also on the back side of the building are three windows available for paying off premiums, obtaining i tickets to fair events and an in formation center. The office is a 24-foot by 60- * foot structure and features elec- ■ trie air conditioning-heat. It is j the first building on the fair grounds with climate control. j Meverden said the office would be divided into two pri- ; vate offices and a large meet ing room. With an eye to the fu ture, the Fair Board has re- served one of the offices for as yet unnamed full-time fair manager. HANDLE GROUPS The meeting room would be j equipped with a large table and some 20-25 chairs to handle committee-like meeting groups. Meverden said more chairs could be added to enlarge the f room's capacity. All fair-related organizations are figured eventually to use the office as them meeting place. As wall decoration, all pictures of past Fair and Rodeo queens will be displayed in the meeting room. At present they adorn the walls of the Tri-Cities Chambei of Commerce board room. “The real use of this new of fice,” commented Meverden, ■ “will be made outside the fair season.” “It’s going to be a commun itv-wide meeting place and we’ll be happy to let any group use ’ it.” EXPANSION Meverden said the office may play an important part in the ex- _ _ —-- , Major Improvemenfs Added To Fairgrounds 1 T|le new grass js an ( ■ _____- thick variety, which grows back i trailers al the south end of the ...1 Franklin County Fairgrounds for rapidly despite heavy foot traf- grounds (furtherest from the ' points last lie. It cost the Fair Board $400. main gate). The Board also planted a wind break of trees at the southwest extra | led for visiting campers and 1 fair commission.” poultry building. This year we “We missed by only a few expect to be right at ’the1 top" ' r'nint t Office For Fair Fair board members Mary Rich mond and Bud Oswalt looked over the interior-floor plan of the new of fice building shown in the back- r i 1 i -h :dr : ■ ■ - SB “ ' ■' a In charge of the swine exhibits Franklin County Fair are (left H@ew IPinaW J. C. Pratt, Benton County]’, assessor and past president of the Benton-Franklin fair board, and his wife will be honored at flag raising ceremonies al :....... 9 a.m. tomorrow officially Friday. opening the Benton-Franklin fair and rodeo. | 11 a.m. tomorrow and will be Pratt was a long-time mem ber of the fair board and took an active part in slate fair association activities. The Boy Scouts will assist with the flag raising. Other guests will include fair and ro deo queen Saundra Cox and her princess, Janet Needham. FAMILY DAY Thursday will be day” at the fair with half-price admissions in effect for those having coupons being given away by Tri-City merchants. Other coupons will be honored for reduced rates on carnival yides. Family day prices on admis- ons ; Frank Buckingham, Jennie Harris, E- ingham and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Taylor. (; I life Iat the Benton- ro right) Mrs. T«sda.V) A1IgI)s( It’s “Western Wear Week” in the Tri-Cities and Marty Mendiola, 7, Kennewick, “mounted his horse” outfitted in Western hat, boots, shirt and vest. He’s ready to gallop off to the Benton- Franklin County Fair and Rodeo, being held tomorrow through Sunday at the fairgrounds in Kennewick. Marty is the son of Air. and Mrs. Tom Mendiola, 2027 W. Fifth Ave. (Herald photo by Ralph Worsham). be in use for the at this year’s Benton- I ' I !| 1 ' ;I | Benton-Franklin i Exhibit buildings will open at j 11 a.m. tomorrow and will be . | open until 11 p.m. daily. ;' Thursday largely will be • devoted to the judging of ex hibits and livestock at the fair. STEWART SINGS Western singing star Wynn Stewart will make his first ap- I pearancc at 3 p.m. Additional 1 shows are slated for 7 and 10 | p.m. daily. I The Benton County Mounted “family Posse will present the Tour- I nament of Thrills show al 8 p.m. Thursday. Friday’s events include a tractor operators contest, kid dies parade, market stock sale and the first of three RCA- approved rodeos at 8 p.m. ...j_ j J____ ____ Gov. Daniel Evans will be ;s and carnival rides will grand marshal of the grand in effect through 6 p.m.1 parade at 2 p.m. Saturday. ■■ i®v lot® .....lltilu s W .j'O v ' < | , • X. kJ BSteSiS' *'.....'« I 'JVedncsday» August. 21, 1968 C_X?s^- Wednesday, August 21, 1968 superintendent and 4-H 11 p.m. FRIDAY Wednesday, August 21, 1968 T a.m. to be removed. 11 1 9 10 11 11 2 3 5 7 8 10 11 a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. 3 7 | 8 > 10 11 a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. and sheep will be sold with the mon ey going to their 4-H and FFA youth owners. Anyone is eligible to bid and buy at the annual sale. on Al Udlinek, left, and Jim Rogers, both Pasco, will be in charge of the annual market-stock sale Friday at 1:30 p.m. at (he Benton-Franklin Fair. Over 200 head of beef, swine 3 ; 5 ; 6 i 11 a.m. p.m. 1:30 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. | 8:30 a.m. ■ 9 I 9110 11 I; 1:30 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. 8:45 a.m. ■ 6 pm. I 7:30 p.m. ■ 8 p.m. | 8:15 p.m. In a dry well at the entrance of the Benton- Franklin Fairgrounds yesterday was this dump truck. Driver Ronnie Bates, Pasco, working for Matheson Sand and Gravel, Kennewick, said he was told to back up at that spot and spread dust retardent. The rear of the truck dropped SATURDAY 4-H an FFA livestock judging team registra tion. 4-H and FFA livestock judging contest begins. 4-H and FFA dairy judging Registration. 4-H and FFA dairy judging contest. Exhibit buildings open. Weed identification contest. Parade, Kennewick. Wynn Stewart and Tourist Band. Judging contest ribbons—Fair Office. Senior dairy milking contest. Wynn Stewart and Tourist Band. Rodeo. Wynn Stewart and Tourist Band. Exhibit building close. Midnight curfew. SUNDAY Exhibit buildings open. Rodeo—trophy saddle and awards. Livestock exhibitor meeting—fair evaluation. Wynn Stewart and Tourist Band. Presentation of livestock herdsmanship banners. Premium checks available at fair office. Market stock may be removed. Wynn Stewart and Tourist Band. All other exhibits and booths are Tractor operators contest. Judging of livestock breeding animals. Judging open class dairy. Kiddies Parade, Kennewick. Exhibit buildings open. Market stock sale. Wynn Stewart and Tourist Band. Wynn Stewart and Tourist Band. Rodeo. Wynn Stewart and Tourist Band. Exhibit buildings close. Midnight curfew. (Family day at the fair until 6:30 p.m. Reduced rates carnival rides, fair admission half-price with coupons from ! Tri-City merchants) FAIR-RODEO SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY Entries for floriculture close. Judging of floriculture. All other entries close. Livestock exhibitor, leaders meeting. Agriculture booths complete. Midnight curfew. THURSDAY Weigh market stock (swine then sheep). Horticultural exhibits and booths judged. Official opening of fair. Judging of 4-H and FFA dairy. Judging of 4-H and FFA market stock (weigh market beef upon completion of judging). 4-H and FFA poultry judging contest. 4-H and FFA rabbit judging contest. Exhibit buildings open. Judging of poultry and rabbits. 4-H and FFA fitting and showing contests. Wynn Stewart and Tourist Band. Junior Dairy milking contest. Wynn Stewart and Tourist Band. Tournament of Thrills-rodeo grounds. Wynn Stewart and Tourist Band. Exhibit buildings close. Midnight curfew. (Family day at the fair. Reduced rates on carnival rides, fair admission half-price with coupons available from Tri- City merchants. 6 a.m. 8:30 a.m. 9 9 9 Truck Punctures Dry Well through I he sand covered dry well. Teenagers, working at the fair. unloaded the five yards of dust retardent, and dug out the truck within an hour. There was no damage to the truck. A fence was then installed around the well. I I-'/': ■' 'd-'- I 9I 10:45 a.m. ! 11 11:30 2 3 4 5 7 8 JO 11 - •, - - > ' -, I |l| : : w Best Time Is In was a good deal of work. as usually don’t eat lunchW. <& iS By JACK ORCHARD Herald Staff Writer Even the sophisticated city * taste and texture. “I like them real chewy.” That may have explained her pre-occupation with a group of peanut butter cookies. Across the room, in Exhibit Building No. 1 were the clothing i. « flower' ■ {I f- p II 1 •olor the do ' she ward is i r»■' - Ifc iL • Baumbart chimed in, retailed, that the exhibits are always or. « fe- f [K- ■: OS fi ■'Touching' Scene “Give me a little kiss” said Kelly Hall, 5, to Ada, the goat. The “touching” scene, similar to others which take place when animal and li® ifeBW- s I' I X 1G, Connell, junior food superin tendent, and Mrs. George Klein- bach, Cunningham, judge. Mrs. Klcinbach said she noted the color ing and howw clear the food was in the jars. I take into someone else’s rolls are food enough.” Mrs. Kleimbach has been a i judge for three years. She says | she looks for eye pleasing foods• year’s fair may not be as plea- as much as taste teasing ones. | sant as one would imagine. Another food judge, Mrs.! Mrs. Fred Sylvester, Pasco. Wayne Thorne, Kennewick, said entry clerk in the floriculture her cookie judging “requires division, said she would never some taste endurance.” ! trade her job as flower kR: \ R ■ ■ r a>\< > '-'•A 3 Hi? 5® th® hful se 1 J01* ‘We don’t get to I 5. . j,er j CC --------judge, but we ‘ sigrs aI,in beautiful display of color S £e hut Lifting rf her «■ f■ > rI ■■■ I ® ■4KV.¥jf - Food Judging At Fair: ; .'P-P FjW Judging can goods at Benton- Franklin County Fair was a chore because the cans and bottles are lever opened. In the process of inspecting were, from left, Mrs. layne Thorne, Kennewick, senior tod superintendent; Karen Lowen, >- ' ... • / aMw / ® 0111 WK' County Extension Agent and I ws? the last 11 fairs, said she is: wi , “We always start with the j cookies which arc less spicy luvcu ine sopnisucated city iso we can judge their taste sucker should be impressed I as fairly as the real sweet ones. By the end of the afternoon, you have a lot of trouble deter mining each exhibit’s o w n characteristics. They all begin I judges.” - tasting alike.” I sajd one, “Wn Hnn’f Pet tn i sb^e As a cue to future fair ex-,eat what we judge, but we do!-- hibitors, Mrs. Thorne said the | get a I best time to have food presen-, and originality." tations judged is in the morn- Virginia Vaupel, B e n t o n I cofl1 in8- County Extension Agent and I wsy . “We’re fresher then and so ! head clothing superintendant for • attf^ are the foods.” the last 11 fairs, said she is; Two other cookie judges, Mrs. “impressed with the way young I Lois Latzko. Richland, and Mrs. 1 g^ls can make clothes which Carl Baumbart, Lind, agreed i look just like the ones you can i that a judge’s taste buds “get | boy in most stores.” —' r ' She displayed a pair of wool Cunningham, said she warms'said she “sometimes takes lots |coats, which appeared as well- Uh ‘V1 "C1 cls*1*',,UUJi> UI" iasiing I or extra ones in me moi ■ ro^s and bread by drinking two i but rarely in the afternoon, glasses of water for breakfast, j Mrs. Baumbart chime ; "A?, the day wears on I that the exhibits are a with quality of youth exhibits being presented at this year’s Benton-Franklin County Fair. The tip-off was given yester day by the home-economics judges who called the young people’s fair project, “one of the best groups in a long time.” Many took an extra bite of cookie or a second look at a hand-made dross during their day of ribbon-awarding. With several hundred clothing b>/'' and food exhibits to judge there z. was a good deal of work. w ___ Mrs. George Kleimbach, 1 tired,” by 5 p.m. Mrs. Latzko' up for her eight hours of tasting 1 of extra bites in the morning,' made as many of the . .fashionable “teen” coats now uiai. uic caiuuiw me moajo The clothes, ranging from uouanj uuii i vdi luuuii or. good, but the best of the entries ' pajamas to formals and house snack. I figure all the trial bites are cookies with uniform size,. coats to jumpers, are all hurg ★ ★ ★ ★ Flower Classifying A Bit Easier Judging flower exhibits at this I classifier for one as f.----- judgcr “With my hay fever I'd die when the first arrangement of marigolds passed under my nose.” fw... Mi. i 'J Wilh Thursd esf TBnne Bs Bn Schmidt judged gar- I taste and texture. “I like them real chewy.” That may have explained her pre-occupation with a group of peanut butter cookies. Across the room, in Exhibit Building No. 1 were the clothing By JACK ORCHARD Herald Staff Writer i Even the sophisticated city j slicker should be impressed —■. with quality of youth exhibits being presented at this year’s Benton-Franklin County Fair. The tip-off was given yester day by the home-economics judges who called the young ay, Au£us^ ^2, 1968 © ra/r: | . are food enough.” •, 1 Mrs. Kleimbach has been a: 1 | juugt 1U1 L1J1CC vcaio. Otic aa.yo | wuugxiig, nunw caiuui I | she looks for eye pleasing foods i year’s fair may not be as plea- • ; as much as taste teasing ones. I sant as one would imagine. | Another food judge, Mrs.1 Mrs. Fred Sylvester, Pasco, j Wayne Thorne. Kennewick, said • entry clerk in the floriculture j her cookie judging “requires division, said she would never I some taste endurance.” trade her job as flower on a 100-foot rack prior to robe. judging- , . , I Mrs. Schmidt judged gar- Mrs. J01111 home ments largely on first-glance economics instructor at exterior appearance. “You can Richland’s Chief Joseph Junior'usually tell what the inside High School but a rookie .air. looks like by the outside. If mon,, i ]ool She displayed a pair of wool ? ! Cunningham, said she warms I said she “sometimes takes lots coats, which appeared as well- j ■“ ?.:r light hr™ zf tiziizzg L. l’.~ ___ l..o, ...Xe as many of the rolls and bread by drinking two but rarely in the afternoon. , fashionable “teen” coats now Mrs. Baumbart chimed ?n retailed. I' that the exhibits are always | The clothes, ranging from “We always start with the i cookies which arc less spicy so we can judge their taste as fairly as the real sweet ones. By the end of the afternoon, you have a lot of trouble deter mining each exhibit’s own characteristics. They all begin i judges. tasting alike.” Said one, “We don’t get to shown As a cue to future fair ex-. eat what we judge, but wc do iresses' hibitors, Mrs. Thorne said the I get a beautiful display of color people's "fair "project?'“one" o'? best fime to have food Presen' j and originality.” the best groups in a long time.” talions « >n the morn-’ u~" Many took an extra bite of *nS- i cookie or a second look ala! I hand-made dress during their arc the foods.” i day of ribbon-awarding. i o—, With several hundred clothing Lois Latzko, Richland, and Mrs. girls can make clothes which /’ and food exhibits to judge there j Carl Baumbart, Lind, Z I was a good deal of work. that a judge’s taste buds “get' buy ’n mosf stores. Z I Mrs. George Kleimbach' tired,” by 5 p.m. Mrs. Latzko Shn Hicniav©H □ noir nF wnnl I Clinnincrham caiH c'nn wnrmc I rnirl oUn •‘cAmnlimAf Inbne Into / up for her eight hours of tasting of extra bites in the morning, made glasses of water for breakfast. < ( “As the day wears on I' that the exhibits are always | The clothes, ranging from J ' usually don’t eat lunch or.! good, but the best of the entries ! pajamas to formals and housz- 7 'snack. I figure all the trial bites are cookies with uniform size,! coats to jumpers, are all hung | I take into someone else’s rolls | ★ ★ ★ ★ Flower Classifying A Bit Easier ■ judge for three years. She says I Judging flower exhibits at this I classifier for one as flower' judger. “With my hay fever I'd die when the first arrangement of marigolds passed under my nose.” GlVg A BOOST TO OUR 4-H AND FFA YOUNGSTERS BOOSTERS B fj K Lee Alexander Old National Bank, Rich. Armour Meal Co. Baker Produce Pasco Pack Preston Tractor Co. G. W. Clinebcll Prosser Livestock Market ■a Ben Haworth AUG. 22-25 Clark, Jennings & Assoc. Columbia Crop Chemical Connell Grain Growers Continental Grain Co. Continental Oil Co. | Doncnny Bros. Auto Supis. Dick's Tirecap Dunning-Ray Ins. Empire Seed Co. Farmer's Exchange General Telephone Guenther Irrig. Basin Dept, store Big Pierre Lumber Bob Burns Old National Bank, Pasco Othello Livestock Market Pacific Fruit and Prod. Pasco, Kenn. Rotary Club Pasco Machine Peoples National Bank Pete Peterson Ins. Al last year’s sale, Richard Lathim, Kah lotus, showed the Grand Champion 4-H hog. It was purchased by a firm from his home town, Harder Chemical Company. Fred Holmes I.G.A. Food Lincs Jones Frozen Foods John M. Keltch, Inc. KORD Radio Lahlinon Buick Co. Mesa Builders Supply National Bank of Commerce, Kenn. National Bank of Commerce, Rich. Old National Bank, Benton Cily Lyle V/. Neff Seattle 1st Nat. Bank. Kennewick Sime Construction Co. Smith Tractor Co. Seuell Implement Sun Basin Growers Toppenish Sales Yard L. W. Vail Co. Van Waters & Rogers Welch Bros. Chemical W'estern Pack W. R. Grace Co. Western Farmers Ben J. Allhoff Fred Beckner j. r. Ayers Carl Byrd Molors Harder Farm Chemical ■ I ©O co s oT oa s < CD i VDs I R. & M. Ranch Richmond Implement Jim Rogers Safeway Stores Sargent Pump & Irrig. Seattle 1st Nal. Bank. Rich. Seattle 1st Nat. Bank. Connell These business firms and individuals have shown their support of Benton- Franklin FFA and 4-H work through pur chases at the market stock sale at the fair during recent years. I L AT THE BENTON-FRANKLIN COUNTY FAIR J. R. Ayers, Kennewick, made his second “champion” purchase of lhe day last year, when he bought lhe 4-H Grand Champion Lamb owned by Denise Beckner, Washtucna. I■J IW n KENNEWICK FAIRGROUNDS Tomorrow, Friday, 1:30 IPJVL I v r.’ ■ RM hdr I i iBr IJ• j- - ,£■ /«MR VODIs ? Bridge Pumps Auto Supply I Chick Sales I Chinese Gardens Richard Carlson, Prosser, showed the Grand champion FFA hog last year on which the high bidder was Prosser Sales Yard. At the 1967 market stock sale, the FlfA Grand Champion lamb was owned by Dave Rickenbach, Pasco, and purchased by J. R. Ayres, Kennewick. I ■ ;■ ' i| ■■ I I H •• Here's your opportunity to buy 239 head of beef, lambs and hogs at this annual sale. These are animals raised with tender-loving care by 4-H and FFA youths of Benton and Franklin counties. Their efforts for a year of hard work can best be rec ognized by the above-market prices they receive for their livestock at the sale. The money you pay goes directly to these youths. Anyone can bid - Anyone can buy. Individuals and business firms invited. A Good Place To Buy Locker Meat. Fill up that locker' and give a 4-H or FFA'er a helping hand at the same time. Arrangements for cutting and wrap ping your meat can be made right there at the sale. You Can Buy Without Owning! let's say you want to help out the young people but you don't want a hog, beef or sheep! You buy the animal of your choice by bidding at the auction. You pay the difference between what you bid and the market price that day and your animal is then taken over by a local meat packer. You've done your part but you won't have to shock your wife by leading home an 800-pound beef or a 200-pound hog. See how easy it is? ANYONE CAN BSD & BUY Last year Toppenish Sales yard was lhe buyer of the 4-H Grand Champion beef own ed and shown by Gary Burns, Pasco. I II I v,;.-‘W'-- * J The grand champion FFA Beef was shown last year by Alan Rogers, Pasco. Top bidder for it at the auction was Continental Grain of Pasco. ft fl By JAN-UDO WENZEL scrubbing theirwere i A couple of Richland girls showed envy at Mrs. Carl Baumgart, Lind, as she tasted cookie after cookie at the Benton Franklin County Fair this week. The girls, Charlotte Haverluk, 8, of 1914 Hoxie Ave. left, animals down with water and steer looked sleek and FLAGS And if anyone are ’•fe Hofei ! ■ feio :.A / •. x "'MS and Joy Latzko, 8, of 1818 Marshall Ave., wouldn’t have minded helping out. Mrs. Baumgart took about 300 bites but admitted some weren’t more than crumbs. A blue ribbon went to the Columbia Valley Grange, Pasco, at the Benton Franklin County Fair. With fantasyland «as the theme, it was judged the best of the Granges in the irrigated farm exhibits. The “yellow brick road” to the (hursday,j\ugusf 22, 1!)6S Thursday, August many a shiny. Final touches also were put to the commercial and artistic exhibits. Could one detect a lit tle ironic note that the political parlies had their booths in the commercial display hall? Women manning the food over one of the displays at the midway, which carry a design similar to the Star of David, are left-overs from last year’s celebration of confederation in Canada. And for the first, lime, the fair will have a display by local writers. Peoms written by peo ple in Benton and Franklin counties are exhibited in the same building as the works cf local painters; j Several people could be ‘ overheard commenting that this 4W [year’s fair would be the best wonders what I ever and for the youngsters who those flags are flying beside . put their hearts into their work our own. they are Canadian and I it will be one of the greatest from British Columbia. And 1 shows in whi(P~ those blue or yellow banners 1 participants. ■ r js V. ■ .-"g-Z., tw I ** By JAN-UDO WENZEL (stands were kept busy during Herald Staff Writer the afternoon, because those E Although the official opening (final touches made many |took place this morning, the thirsty and increased the ap- Ifairgrounds teemed with 1 petite. I feverish activity yesterday. It was the final chance for tail participants to give that ex- vn,v1’; LAnu hi. nF nniich which i cascades of light tonight, there was only canvass covers and hard work last night. The merry-go-rounds were still hidden by covers and some of the rides were still being assembled. The candied apples and cotton sugar was still to I be put out. ,y' v Wizard of Oz is corn and the castle is made of red beans. Judging were, from left, Mrs. C. H. Scrupps and Air. and Mrs. Roy Walker, all Odessa. Winner of the dryland farm exhibits was the Kahlotus Grange. The mid-way was quiet. Where there will be music and I tra little bit of polish which might make the difference he ft i tween a blue and a red ribbon. i Only a few visitors strolled • around the grounds and they [ seemed to be in the way of I i those final preparations. WORK 3 ; But there were lots of young I people, mostly teenagers who had one day left before the cul mination of their year’s work today. Some r’. ^vantage this morning by ofthe FRIDAY SATURDAY 8:45 a.m. a.m. a.m. Stuart’s a.m. David Western Singing Stars HR Fair p.m. p.m. pm. p.m. 11 1 7 8 10 11 Exhibit buildings ooen. Rodeo—trophy saddle and awards. Livestock exhibilor meeting—fair evaluation. Wynn Stewart and Tourist Band. Presentation of livestock herdsmanship banners.' Premium checks available at fair office. Market stock may be removed. Wynn Stewart and Tourist Band. All other exhibits and booths are to be removed. dog, Kennewick. ; Wheels—first 2 3 4 5 7 8 10 4-H an FFA livestock judging team registra tion. 4-H and FFA livestock judging contest begins. 4-H and FFA dairy judging Registration. 4-H and FFA dairy judging contest. Exhibit buildings open. Weed identification contest. Parade, Kennewick. Wynn Stewart and Tourist Band. Judging contest ribbons—Fair Office. Senior dairy milking contest. Wynn Stewart and Tourist Band. Rodeo. Wynn Stewart and Tourist Band. Exhibit building close. Midnight curfew. SUNDAY 3 5 6 6 7 7-8 himself.” said Nelson. a narrow-brimmed straw hat slouched over his forehead (‘‘somebody gave it to me,” he said), a short silver and black jacket, casual beige pants and white boots with black high heels, Stuart was conservatively dressed for a country and western singer as he strummed his guitar in ac companiment for Miss Holly, who sang most of the show’s songs. p.m. 1:30 p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. ] band • and p dri]] team leading the way, lying “Windy.” “Singing L. T Kain” might have been l,re appropriate. BIKES the 1 bikes hailed of the The stars of the outdoor show at the Benton County Fair and Rodeo got together on stage. Gayle Holly, Kennewick, and Wynn Stuart, Dallas, Tex., are country and western singers who have been appearing in three shows a day near the entrance of the fairgrounds. Stuart’s band, the Tourists, a four-piece combo, are also part of the show—as well as the road manager, Guy Nelson, who gets into the act with a song or two. to;your throat." said Stuart, who ’ ’.._s a recording session • his appearances here. Also appearing as i band are Dale Noe on electric i guitar, writer of several country and western hits; Ralph Mooney, steel guitar player who plays for many of the top muscians; Cal Freeman, who “plays everything and sings” and Bobby Pittman, a vocalist and drummer. Final appearances are scheduled today, at 3, 7 and 10 p.m. the parade but failed to dampen the spirits of the many boys and girls who entered. (Page of fair pictures on page 24) ****** *******++++^ e***/****^**^*^^^, FAIR-RODEO SCHEDULE 9 a.m. 10:45 a.m. 11 first—Debbie Wolfe-Lisa i _____ both Kennewick;' honorable mention—Sherri and I Kim Scott, both Kennewick:, Twice and Thrice Club, Ken-1 newick. Costume division—9 and oyer: . both Kennewick; honorable. mention—Kelley Marsden.; ' Kennewick; Robin Hood and his. Merry Men, Kennewick. Pets—first - B e v e r 1 y i 11 ........... , Burbank Heights; | • honorable mention — Walter I Lonnie-' Sharina Rouse, both Kennewick: Triple T’s, Kennewick: | honorable mention — David In Dickman. Kennewick. i Horses—first — Monte McCormick, Kennewick ; , jzg honorable mention, Debbie; |'7ollowing the'band the kids’ Maupin, K^ewick; Ruthelten- life coratecl bikes and trikes | Roseann Meeh, both Prosser, ■leeleg a fast pace down Day-1 Special mention - Cub Scout ik Street turning onto Ken-Pack No. 157 - Kennewick. - ■ ■ . ____________________________________________ _ \ i i|. ■ ; I : i i ■ i II ' •Several youthful whoops and waves to I parents hiding under store: awnings punctuated the driz zling march. The line turned up Washing ton Street, with a “float” car- i rying the Kennewick park department's, “Park Queens" who and a group of horses bringing up the rear. One small rider a sign saying “Rodeo' Queen-1982.” WINNERS Parade winners were: Costume division—8 and un-< k,« IX/rilr«3_T.ica , -ti ll: 30 a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. By CHARLES BRINKERHOFF i Herald Staff Writer Wearing An added attraction at the; Benton Franklin County Fair; tills year is a nationally-known I country and western singer, Wynn Stuart, and his band, a four-piece combo called the Tourists. Booked separately, but ap pearing on the same stage with Stuart is a popular Kennewick based singer, Gayle Holly. Stuart has been a familiar figure on the country and: HARD western charts for several; years. His latest release. “In “Singing outside with the Love”, is “really going places. • wind blowing is really hard on ! It’s being picked as one I ■ watch, all over the country.” has I said Stuart’s road Guy Nelson. RECORD His recording of “It’s such a Pretty x World Today” has been followed by 42 other artists trying to duplicate his success with the song. “I was just lucky- enough to sing it first," Stuart said. He is a veteran of 20 years as a country and western musician. “I started when I was 12 years old," he said. Stuart’s group has its home base in Texas, but is on the road about ten months a year. They arrived in Kennewick Thursday from Lewiston barely in time for the first perfor mance at 3 p.m. A bus breakdown in Lewiston delayed them. “We rented a station wagon to get here," Stuart said. Stuart sang three songs dur ing the first 40-minutc show at 3 p.m. yesterday. “Normally lie’ll do a 30-minute show by .ennewick Avenue s toadstools were used to good .dvantage this morning by spectators for the jiddics parade. The rain delayed the start of 120 /©wogsfers *arade In Renn I ’ light rain failed to dampen newick Avenue. spirits of 220 Tri-City ngsters as they trooped jugh the wet streets of Ken- rick during today’s Benton- inklin county fair kiddie's ade. he event got off to a 15 jute delayed start due to s nerous late entries, v.hr.: ired the rain would wash out annual event. 1 bore 'olorful tricycles and bicycles ninated. One small girl was ssed in a bunny rabbit, outfit, •' de from cotton swabs. A boy Hi rigged up like Casey I ngel. complete with a bird der: ■ er his hat. • -de.er, . air attendance the first day > estimated at 6.500. That town from last year's all- e high of 8,509. Most of the ? came from a'decrease in , elaters at the Mustang Dare- Shelley Winegar-Kathy Nelson, d Show. p-r officials hailed their, yd as “one of the best |rsdays ever.” Officials said | threat of bad weather cut... | what they hoped to be ■ Hillbillies, wher capacity throng for the honorable .... car show. Some 3,600 at-i Tinney, Kennewick; clown and I fed. Last year the Mustang; rfday drew 6.000 fans. pbe parade opened with the pewick High School Wynn Stewart and Tourist Band. Rodeo. Wynn Stewart and Tourist Band. Exhibit buildings close. Midnight curfew. (Family day at the fair until 6:30 p.m. Reduced rates on carnival rides, fair admission half-price with coupons from Tri-City merchants) Friday^ August 23, 1968 I MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 1968 Ties 1967 Record: ? > 1 ☆ Winners th N earned el I I I Fair Attendance I were A' Fv . •••:•■•-; t was at the lb ; sheep sBx Livestock I c H 3. a -\:x. S7- and; i I 0 - ~ -. J.. . . .". [1 U s? j ■ IjR •-*-< ■ * I | - ■ ' ugg I il® .. x&j; ■<"■■■. ... b;-b B Despite weather, <■< ywy- ■h^-ssa®> -■ !I I' s f - S|i • ! w ' ■■ It •c™? •S’< ■ .B 7 , 5. , 'Cl.I i f! !i [Mioglh“Liz” so there wouldn’t he any misunderstanding about the trip. The sheep is owned by Cheryl Keller, 11, Kennewick. fewEs» few f ' E ■■ . I |r.\B te ■ Winners in livestock com-. petition at the Benton-Franklin County Fair were announced today. i In Future Farmers o f America competition, Don Huddleston, Connell, took the Angus grand champion: Bruce Prengrubcr, Prosser, Angus reserve champion, and Roy- Thompson was other - breeds champion. 4-H winners wore Mark Ben nett, Connell, Hereford grand champion: Randy Urbach, Pasco, Angus reserve cham pion; Toby Heer, Kennewick, shorthorn champion, and Dale Cram, Kennewick, other-breeds champion. Dave Rickenbach, Pasco, took FAA market sheep champion • honors. Reserve champion was Steve Knivcton, Connell. Brenda I Taylor, Mesa, took 4-H market i 1 sheep grand champion honors:. and JoAnn Boss, Washtucna, • reserve champion. ■ Scott Cochrane. Kahlotus, took market swine g r a n d champion, and Kelly Cochrane took reserve champ honors. . ■ ____ Getting a free ride on the back of a sheep i “Super Chicken,” a blue-ribbon winner a Benton Franklin County Fair. Judy Egbert, Kennewick, had to hold the uncooperative fair in Kennewick. There arc many rides and exciting things to do at the fairgrounds through Sunday. Wfc©ire Are Gomg? Around and around she goes and where she stops no one knows. This is one of the carnival rides at the intermittant bad Benton-Franklin County Fair attendance again hit the 40.000 mark, during its four-day run. The preliminary head count was made carly this morning by Jack Smith* fair C manager and Board President! four days. He said overall F P fSlimi Mevcrden Mevpr-1 11 enn HAi’Cnnr* tir/inf tlirAIIC show attracted gate, including passes 40,000 Persons pleased with their turn-out, i feeling they drew well in spite of the wind and rain. RODEO Ticket manager A. J. (Pete) Petersen, said the rodeo and i daredevil car show attracted ticket 19,200 paid admissions for the „ Il some F. P. (Slim) Meverden. Mever-I n.600 persons went through the den said a more accurate1 “ J break-down of attendance totals 1 “sneak-ins.” An estimated 1.000 will be made later this week. 1 p—77-- ~------ ' Fair officials were pleased I through a hole in the fence,, weather threatened to duplicate( lrtU UUdlu U1UUImvl t»f_ . it.. nnn | ' arena bond issue. RESPONSE They noted there was good response to the commercial ex- i hibits and Io Wynn Stewart and the Tourist Band, the fair’s main professional entertain ment. Meverden said $12,000 in pre-! miums were paid out yesterday.1 during the fair’s closing session. I That figured topped the $11,123 paid last year. Rodeo officials were also | itr persons inched into the grounds ------------ ---------- - - - - - j A Gi AAVAVZ with the turn-out, since bad j during the weekend. weather threatened to duplicate, Fair board officials met with. the 1956 wash-out of many ac-1 Benton County commissioners 1 tivitics. The 40,000 m a r k I today to secure official approval1 equalled last year's record at- • of the proposed $300,000 indoor I tendance. ' arena bond issue. •' :: : K IO ■ Y h?. Friday, August 23, 1968 ; i [ "..A ■ '.' ■ ■■ ; ’’ ■•• Among the superintendents in charge of (he 4-H poultry and rabbit exhibits at the Fair are Mrs. I i?sM y -Z I ■ ? | ' 11 fl IB f I I •I'd.1 • ... £ steers with receipts amounting to about $38,000. The sale is sponsored by the Benton-Franklin County 4-H and FFA Market Stock Sale Committee. I ■■ ■ KJ ■ K‘-; _______ J irj-ciTY I mcnts, the Board had lighting Tuesday, August 20, 1SG8 U 1 ! ■ rounds ’ i poultry building. This year we expect to be right at the top, Meverden • proving what everybody now i are a super- t i’ : I i9I1 HERALD, PASCO. KENNEWICK, RICHLAND, WASHINGTON Rasch. Back row: Dick Moore, H a r r y (Bud) Oswalt, vice president; Kent Herron, vice president: Dr. VV. D. Heaston, Doyle Mathews and Frank Lampson. Absent was Bernie Chap man. ■■■ ' ■: 1 3 '1I ■ I j hit ?•t qs "W1 These are the people charged with the responsibility of staging the annual Benton-Franklin County Fair. Board members in clude: front row. from left. Jack Smith, treasurer: Mary Rich mond, R. M. (Cork) Simmelink, Mel Mclnturf, Mrs. Ruth Sim- mclink, secretary; F. P. (Slim) Meverden, president; Cliff Mofor Improvements d 1 o Fed ng Several major improvements ■ y|ie new grass js an extra! ied for visiting campers and • fair commission.” have been added to the Benton-, [hick variety, which grows back I trailers at the south end of the j “We missed by only a few Franklin County Fairgrounds for rapidly despite heavy foot traf- grounds (furtherest from the 1 points last year,” the 1968 season. ! (je. It cost the Fair Board $400. i main gate). I commented, “m o s 11 y because I realizes, that we ai Most noticeable is 20 acres of! The Board also planted a wind-] The area primarily will house I of the inadequate floor in the ior fair celebration.” grass, planted and growing break of trees at the southwest; 4-H and FFA advisors, who like’.—---------- --- ------------ throughout the carnival and in-1 end of the carnival compound, to remain on the fairgrounds 24 I field areas of the grounds. _ , . „ ,, ,, hours a day to supervise their , L Formerly this acreage was a (aXtmSl'ol d '±°Pt)X groups' exhibits' I ’ dirt and gravel area which ’ ac mstalled last year these I Tu»n nth nr hiniainrw ICtrl and giavel area, wnlcri improvements should make the so n became dusty after fair [ai‘grounds a dust free laco patrons trooped over it. 1 ' Another addition is a 83,000 roups exnions. Two other buildings, already |1 fixtures on the grounds, w i 11 I have a new look for this year. I f i One, the poultry exhibit build- annex to the swine shed. In-1, mg, receive a new floor- stead of being used for swine, I mg- , it will be reserved for s h e e p I The other, the former F air exhibits. '• °^ice building, will be used I exclusively for arts and crafts Among other capital improve- exhibits, instead of sharing j ments, the Board had lighting Space with the business office. | i and power supply hook-ups read- ’ A possible return exhibit which ; may be housed in the old office I building, is the Marmes man J anthropological display, set up i by Washington Stale Uni- . versify scientists. ■ M F.P. (Slim) Meverden, Fair | Board president said the fair, • will “be shooting this ycar forj j a perfect rating from the state j ______ H 7?»’ft. h H ! l i'/ - K‘‘. ■’• ,z m “ ednesday, Sept. II, 1968 Pasco, Kennewick, Richland, Washingtcr . ft J ft F - 7 B |- I .- • • • ft SfeF T V - ft ft»I 7ft 7ft . ■ ft. -■ Hi j ■ Fasr GetsI Excellent 17, ft-; ■ft 7 ? ■ ' ,....>. ' I;.. I L R 1t‘■; ■ • RMmg ! 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1968 Benton Franklin Fair and Rodeo scrapbook

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