Harney County Fair and Rodeo

Congratulations to our 2022 Harney County Fair and Rodeo Grand Marshal Anne Clark!

Eileen “Anne” Arnold was born in Burns in 1951, in the then “new” hospital, to Dick and Naomi Arnold. She grew up on their ranch, living in Lawen during the school year, and spending summers on the portion of their ranch near Buchanan. She attended elementary school in Lawen and high school in Crane, living in the dormitory during the infamous fire that burnt the school to the ground. She graduated high school in 1969, and went on to Eastern Oregon University, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Education in 1973.

In 1972, Anne married her high school friend and lifelong Harney County resident, Norman Clark. Norman was raised near Drewsey, and attended high school with Anne at Crane. Their fathers had also attended high school together at Crane in the 1930s. Both Norman and Anne descend from original Harney County settlers, dating back as early as 1882, in the Drewsey area. Following Anne’s graduation from college, they moved back to Harney County. They settled on the Clark ranch near Drewsey, and have lived there ever since, raising cattle and sheep, contract haying, and operating heavy equipment. Norman and Anne are the proud parents of 5 children, 19 grandchildren, and will soon have her 4th great-grandchild.