Galline and Strader Win Coos County Horseshoe Titles
Don Galline and Elmer Strader of Myrtle Point won the doubles championship at Coos County Fair with cash prizes to runners up Denzel Couch and Harold Miller of Coos Bay and Harold Kerns with Jerry Bennett of Myrtle Point taking third. Elmer Strader also won the singles crown after a three game playoff with Don Galline. About 25 players competed including entrants from Dallas and Grants Pass. Myrtle Point residents 65 and over may obtain free athletic event passes by calling the high school at 672 6111.
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Coes County Fair
Myrtle Point Athletic Club
Don Galline
Elmer Strader
Myrtle Point
Denzel Couch
Harold Miller
Coos Bay
Harold Kerns
Jerry Bennett
Elmer
Dallas
Grants Pass
Frank Grove
Loggers Shodeo Highlights Cutright and Matthews Victories
Coos County Fair's 13th Loggers Shodeo saw Cliff Morris set a 24.1 second log chop and Euna Matthews win the axe throwing, both breaking event records. Leon Cutright earned the all around logger trophy with two seconds, plus $100 and a gold engraved axe, while Mrs. Cutright won the women’s power saw bucking. Remaining winners include Kelly Sanford in log loading and Jerry Smith in the choker-setting event, with a 22 second course record set by Ron Warner.
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Cutright
Cooa
Cliff Morris
Coos Bay
Dan Gibbs
Gibbs
Harold Gardner
Euna Matthews
Tioga Hotel
Matt
Weyerhaeuser
Richard Bramblett
Dennis Goode
Leon Cutright
Alfreda
Shodeo
John Eggers
Starcup Equipment Co
Morris
Matthews
Kelly Sanford
Mike Johnson
Dave Smith
Westbrook Wood Products Yard
Norway
Jim Crable
Georgia Pacific
Ron Tucker
Randy Goodman
Weverhaeuser
Ron Warner
Jerry Smith
Fred Nagel III
Outright
Kent Hubbell
Nagel
Hubbell
Jeff Prescott
Mrs. Cutright
Lolita Egli
Jo Ann Anderson
Marian Davis
Kathy Littleton
Rose Cutright
Leon
Marlin
Ace” Morgan
Fairgoer Wins Door Prize at Coos County Fair
A 65-year-old North Bend woman, Ethel Kreitzer, who had never attended the Coos County Fair before, won the fair door prize at the Loggers' Museum. She spent most of her life in Coos County.
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North Bend
Coos County
Loggers’ Museum
Ethel Kreitzer
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Redee Arena
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Roseburg
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Prescott
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Angel Crosthwaite
Arizona
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Security Bank of Coos County
Voices For Christ
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Broadbent Church
Moette Point Chamber of Commerce
Myrtle Point High School
Gold Coastettes
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Siewill Family
Far West Appaloosa Horse Club
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Miles Cher
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Jake van Meter
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Multnomah County
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Portland
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Sat
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Sun
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