Hungry Horse news., 1954-08-20
StevensvilIeWins O-Mok-See


tors watching as Stevensville rid
ers won 700 points in game com
petitions.
High point man for the day wa
Alex Ogilvie, Stevensville, wit
100 points. His wife, Ethel Ogilvit
placed as high point lady with "a
points.
Saddle club placing second i
points was Whitefish with 34s
Columbia Falls, with 300 point:
rated third place.
HIGH TEEN -AGERS
In the IL to 16 year old class
Gary Smith, Whitefish; Ellen Har
per, Stevensville; and Shari Tor
genson, Somers, tied with rs point
each. In a run-off after events
Ellen Harper won to receive thu
ribbon.
Larry Patterson, Stevensville
had 125 points to lead the class o.
children under IL years of age
Diana McKeen, Whitefish, 81
points; Larry Lewis, 35; and Pat
sy Greene, 80, both Columbis
Falls, were other high point
youngsters.
The 750 pound Hereford steer
given away was won by Mrs. Ray
Taylor, Whitefish.
PARADE WINNERS
Awarded first prize in the par
ade floats was Bills Radio shop,
with living room scene with TV
set. Second place ribbon was
awarded the VFW post and aux
iliary, with third place given to
City Cleaners. Special mention
was noted the boy scout troop Al
float. Parade judges were Mayor
Herman Benzien, Bob Jordan, and
Joe Burke, Spokane, former Col
umbia Falls resident. After the
parade, nearly 200 horses par
ticipated in the grand entry at
the Rocky Mountain Riders Saddle
clubgrounds, where the O-Mok-
See was held. 1t was the fifth O.
Mok-See sponsored by the local
club. Cecil Hudson is president.
LIST WINNERS
Ten clubs were represented by
riders receiving ribbons for games.
At least 88 horses were ridden in
afternoon games.
Winners have been listed ac-
cording to first, second, third, and
fourth placements. They are as
follows: barrel and stake race,
Alex Ogilvie, Stevensville; Merle
Miller, st. Ignatius; Dave Morris
and Walter Patterson, WhitefiSh,
men; vi Fournier, Kalispell; Flor
ence Knoppe, st. Ignatius; Ethel |
Ogilvie, Stevensville; D o h y |
Love, st. Ignatius, women; Shari
Torgenson, Somers; Gary Smith,
Whitefish; Barbara Miller, st. Ig-
natius; Ellen Harper, Stevensville,
II to 16 years; Larry Patterson,
Stevensville; Larry Lewis, and
Patsy Greene, Columbia Falls; un-
der IL years. For Gretna Green,
team event, Bill Taylor, Libby,
and Rosella Taylor, Kalispell; Eth
ell and Alex Ogilvie, Stevensville;
Wayne Miller and Florence Knop-
pc, St. Ignatius; Sid Michels and
Carol Elgin, Columbia Falls. Pole
bending winners were Adrian
Whitefish; Sid Michels,
Columbia Falls; Ralph Coulter, st.
Ignatius; Bill Taylor, Libby, for
men; Florence Knoppe, st. Igna-
thus; Ethel Ogilvie, Stevensville;
Rosella Taylor, Kalispell; vi Four
nier, Kalispell, for women; Gary
Smith, Whitefish; Ellen Harper,
Barbara Miller, st.
[gnatius; Ed Nixon, Libby, IL to
l6; and Diana McKeen, Whitefish;
Larry Patterson, Stevensville; and
Linda Elgin, Columbia Falls, un-
der IL.
RESCUE RACE
In the rescue race, team event,
winners were Ethel and Alex Ogil-
yie, Stevensville; Sid Michels and
Bud Gilman, Columbia Falls; Dave
Norris and Walt Patterson, White
ish; Gerald Leighton and Dick
Scharr, Roman. Cloverleaf for men,
Bill Taylor, Libby; Bud Hendrick-
ON, Columbia Falls; Wayne Miller,
st. Ignatius, Walt Patterson,
with Ethel Ogilvie,
Florence Knoppe, st.
gnatius; Dorothy Love, st. Igna-
ius; vi Fournier, Kalispell. wo-
nen; Ellen Harper, Stevensville;
;hari Torgenson, Somers; Bar
,ara Hedman, Whitefish, IL to Is;
larry Patterson, Stevensville; D1-
ma McKeen, Whitefish; Patsy
Greene, Columbia Falls; and Lar
y Lewis, Columbia Falls, chill
lren under IL.
MORE RIBBONS
Wheelbarrow team event saw
Art and Dorothy Love. st. Igna-
ius; Alex and Ethel Ogilvie, Stew
nsville; Bill and Jane Taylor,
libby; Dave and Helen Morris,
place. In the change !
ace, also team event, Sid Mi
hels and Carol Elgin, Columbia !
'alls; Ethel and Alex Ogilvie,
tevensville; Merle and Katherine I
filler, st. Ignatius; Bill Hagen and
,arol Harper, Stevensville, won.
he pony express, an interesting
our man team game had blue rib I
ons awarded. Receiving them
yere Whitefish, st. Ignatius, Col I
mbia Falls, and Stevensville.
In the stallion halter class, a
orse owned by Art Harlow, I
Vhitefish, shown by Dick Cowne, I
ut Bank, placed first. Dave Nor I
is, Whitefish, was second with I
.ichard Miller, LaSalle, third. In !
ne western pleasure class, Ber- I
eta Patterson, Stevensville; Ethel
'gilvie, Stevensville; Alex Ogilvie, I