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22-year-old Brooke Anderson, crowned 2023 Miss Rodeo Queen, poses with one of her horses.
Photo taken from Tillamook County Rodeo website.
The 2023-2024 Oregon Dairy Princess Ambassador, Clancey Krahn (right) and the 2023-2024 Alternate Oregon Dairy Princess Ambassador, Clara Blaser (left) pose after having been crowned.
Photo by Katelyn Nicole Photography
The long-awaited weekend is just around the corner, so grab your cowboy boots and block out your calendar for the fourth weekend in June.
The June Dairy Parade & Festival and Tillamook County Rodeo are about to be in full swing. The eventful weekend kicks off Friday night June 23 at 7 p.m. with the Tillamook County Rodeo starting the weekend of festivities.
The 36th annual Tillamook County Rodeo is sponsored by Pelican Pub Brewery, S C Paving, Tillamook County Creamery Assoc. and Sheldon Oil who is sponsoring Family Day. Admission can be purchased at the gate or online from AftonTickets.com/ TillamookCountyRodeo. Adult tickets cost $17 and kids 10 and under are $5. Kids’ Day, taking
place Friday will allow kids 12 and under free entry with a paying adult. Barrel Racing, Bullriding, Steer Wrestling and Tie DownRoping are just a few of the exciting events awaiting you at this year’s rodeo. The Stick Pony races on Kids’ Day is sure to be a fun event for all attendees.
Saturday June 24 starts off at 8 a.m. with the pre-parade Milk Run,
June Dairy Parade: June 24, 2023
Parade begins at 11 a.m.
66th Year Theme:
“Threes, Streams & Dairy Dreams”
Grand Marshal: Don & Desi Josi
Honorary Marshal: Brian Bertrand
List of parade entries, in no particular order, there may
be more entries after this list is published:
204th Army Band
Werner’s Gourmet Meat Snacks truck
Boy Scouts of America
North Queens Drill Team
hosted by the Tillamook YMCA. Registration for the Milk Run is open until 5 p.m. on June 23 and is $40. The event will have runners and walkers alike taking their pick from participating in the 10k, 5k, and 2-mile runs or the 5k and 2-mile walks, all taking place at 610 Stillwell Ave. in Tillamook. Following shortly after the end of the Milk Run, the June Dairy Parade will begin. Starting at
11 a.m., the parade will take a route through downtown Tillamook. Plan to arrive early and secure a good spot to watch this 66th annual event. The theme “Trees, Streams & Dairy Dreams” is sure to be a viewing delight so bring your whole family out and enjoy the fun.
But the fun isn’t over just yet! Be sure to purchase your tickets for The Hooves N’ Hops
Brewfest taking place Sat. June 24 from 5 to 11 p.m. Tickets are required for the Beerfest and must be purchased separately but in addition to a rodeo ticket. At 7 p.m. the rodeo events will start again at the fairgrounds. With so many events packed into just two days, it’s sure to be a memorable weekend for all so don’t miss out on the “Biggest little Show on the Coast!”
Royal Rosarians walkers/float
Tillamook County Creamery
Association loaf buses & walkers & trucks
Northwest Dance Academy dancers
Perseverance Martial Arts walkers
Tillamook School of Dance float & walkers
Hip Hoppers 4-H Club float
Oregon Coast Dance Center float & walkers
La Mexicana Restaurant float & walkers
The Fern Café/Bakery Next Door float & walkers
Belle Star Boutique mobile trailer & walkers
Tillamook County Dairy Princess Ambassador float
Tillamook Working Lands and
Waters Cooperative log truck/dory boat/float
Tillamook Swiss Society chalet trailer
US Army/Astoria Recruiting van & walkers
Tillamook Eagles #2144 float
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Hayley Haden Little Miss Oregon Sweetheart mini
covered wagon
Alex Morris & horse
Jacob Torres & horse
Rancho Los Garcia’s dancing horses
Columbia Co. Fair & Rodeo
Queen Savannah & horse
Oregon Trail Appaloosa
Queen Ming Triulzi & horse
Tillamook Rodeo Queen
Brooke Anderson & Jr.
Miss Brennan Blaser, Callie Prince, 2024 Queen contestants, Rodeo Flygirls/ float
Tillamook PUD trucks & walkers
Rosenberg Builders Supply trailer w/band & walkers
City Sanitary Service truck
Tillamook Bay Community College float representing Nursing Program & Diversity and Equity Committee truck
Tillamook Air Museum & Friends of Tillamook Air Museum float
Tillamook County Sheriff’s
Office enforcement vehicles
Tillamook Police Department Patrol Car
Tillamook Volunteer
Firefighters Association fire
truck & Chiefs Command vehicle & walkers
Tillamook Co. Community Health Center’s Mobile
Clinic & walkers
Tillamook County Pioneer Association vehicle w/
Pioneer of the Year
Chuck Lawrence 1929 Model
A Ford Pickup (Oregon Duck Truck)
Model T Club
Gregory Clark 1963 Cadillac
Howard “Jeff” Jeffrey 1966
Pontiac GTO
Jim & Marj Hinds 1957 Chevy
Bel Air
Bob Critelli 1963 Ford Falcon
Odger Rawe 1931 Ford
Model A
Mike Critelli 1975
International Paystar 5000
Dan Christy (MADD) 1966
Ford F-100 classic pickup
Tillamook County
Transportation Department
w/Holly the Trolley
Bennett Family Farm truck & walkers
Dee Lasich 2005 PT Cruiser
Tillamook County Library
Bookmobile
Food Roots Van & walkers
Five Rivers Senior Living Bus w/residents
TillaWheels Car Club
Wells Fargo w/Polaris Ranger & walkers
Miss Oregon Sophia Takla in blue BMW Convertible
VFW Post 2848 Military Bronco
Tillamook County Democratic Party & walkers
NW Old Iron Club tractors
Moon Meadow Dairy tractors
State Senator Suzanne Weber
State Representative Cyrus
Javadi
Al Kader Shriners police cars/ atvs/band/van
Astoria Clowns 1969
Orange Cadillac Hearse & performers
TLC, a Division of Fibre Federal Credit Union wagon & walkers
Nichole Durrer with Digger
Dave on trailer
Mr. Nice Guys with walkers
Tillamook 2SLGBTQIA+Pide with walkers & truck
Oregon Camaro Club
Zwald Transport Milk truck & Flatbed trucks
Bay City Pearl & Oyster Music Festival car
Spend time together to show you care about your child’s health, wellness, and success.
Young people are more likely to listen when they know you’re on their side. Explain why you don’t want your child to drink or use other drugs—not just because you say so, but because you want your child to be happy and safe. For tips on how— and when—to begin the conversation, visit: www.underagedrinking.samhsa.gov
Prevention services are available at the Tillamook Family Counseling Center.
Services Include:
•Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Services
•Problem Gambling Prevention Services
•Suicide Prevention Trainings
•Parent Supports
To learn more about prevention services call: (503)842-8201 or visit www.tfcc.org
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Los servicios de prevención están disponibles en el Centro de Tillamook Family Counseling Center. Los servicios incluyen:
•Servicios de Prevención de Alcohol y Otras Drogas
•Servicios de prevención de problemas con el juego
•Entrenamientos de Prevención del Suicidio
• Apoyo a los padres
Para obtener más información sobre los servicios de prevención, llame al (503) 842-8201 o visite www.tfcc.org
It’s time to celebrate our bovine bounty right here in beautiful Tillamook County.
We are delighted to be able to celebrate the June Dairy Festival with our community.
Your Dairy Godmother says this is the best time of the year! Have fun and enjoy the festivities.
Queen Pageant
The Tillamook County Rodeo Association will be holding its 2024 Tillamook County Rodeo Queen pageant on Friday June 23 and Saturday June 24 at the County Fairgrounds. They welcomed all applicants who are between the ages of 17 and 27 by January 1, 2023, whether single or married, so long as they have not had a child and are not responsible for a child.
Those trying for the esteemed title will be expected to give a two-minute speech, model, show off their horsemanship, answer rodeo related questions on
an impromptu written test, participate in interviews and take part in a parade.
The contestants will be expected to adhere to certain clothing rules for the event, such as wearing a clean well-fitted western style long sleeved shirt, jeans, hat, belt and boots while showing off their horsemanship skills. Chaps will not be allowed and participants are not allowed to use stallions for any part of the pageant.
The horsemanship portion of the event will see the ladies riding in a predetermined pattern, a flag presentation and a queen run. They will also be required to ride in their
own freestyle pattern. Miss Tilly Pageant and Jr Miss Tillamook rodeo
Tryouts for the 2024 Little Miss Tilly and Junior Miss Tillamook County Rodeo will be taking place at the Tillamook County Fairgrounds on Friday June 23 and Saturday June 24.
All applicants for these two coveted titles must be between the ages of 5 and 10 years old and residents of Tillamook County. These young participants will need to speak, model, take part in the Tillamook June Dairy parade and will be interviewed.
The Little Miss Tilly Pageant is not judged, allowing for a fun and stress-free event for all the young girls and their families. No horsemanship competition or personal interviews will be held for the girls. However, some questions will be directed towards each contestant during the speech/ luncheon event.
While only one Jr Miss Tillamook will be crowned, two Little Miss Tilly’s will receive a crown, buckle and sash. The pageant is sponsored by Gary Wright Construction, INC.
The coveted 2024 pageant crowns will be awarded during Tillamook’s rodeo weekend
In March, the Oregon Dairy women proudly crowned this year’s new princesses. Clancey Krahn became the Oregon Dairy Princess Ambassador, representing both Linn and Benton County. The Alternate Oregon Dairy Princess Ambassador title was given to Clara Blaser, representing Tillamook County.
18-year-old Clancey Karen is a senior at Scio High School and lives with her family on their dairy farm, Royal Riverside Farm in Albany. There she works on the farm feeding, milking and looking out for the herd’s health. She is an active FFA member, in the National Honor Society and is part of Scio High School Leadership.
Clara Blaser, 21, graduated from Tillamook High School in 2020 and is now an employee as well as a student at Tillamook Bay Community College. She works as a success coach while furthering her education in agriculture science and forestry. Blaser has been an active member of the dairy community. She has raised Brown Swiss dairy cattle while a member of
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the Tillamook FFA and the county’s 4-H organization.
The crowned Princess Ambassadors have a busy year ahead of them while they travel around, educating the public about the dairy industry. The year will be spent attending public events statewide, town meetings, fairs and schools. The two princesses will make stops among various Oregon schools educating the younger generations about dairy farming and the nutritional benefits of dairy products.
Both Krahn and Blaser were awarded scholarships to help them continue their educations. Liz Collman, Sienna Mahaffy, Karli Britton and Morgan
Smith were the other state finalists, representing other counties.
The Oregon Dairy Women (ODW) is a nonprofit organization made up entirely of volunteers. Their main purpose is to help promote the dairy industry and has been crowning princess ambassadors since 1959. This organization works in collaboration with the Oregon Dairy Farmers Association and the Oregon Dairy Nutrition Council.
Scholarships and financial support is awarded by the ODW to 4-H and FFA programs, among many other deserving programs and events.
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El tratamiento para los problemas con las apuestas es gratuito y funciona:
Prevention services are available at the Tillamook Family Counseling Center.
Services Include:
• Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Services
• Problem Gambling Prevention Services
• Suicide Prevention Trainings
• Parent Supports
To learn more about prevention services call: (503)842-8201
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801 Main, Tillamook, OR 97141
Our Doctors are:
• Dr. Tracy Solis, DVM
• Dr. Jennifer Witt, DVM
• Dr. Mark Witt, DVM
• Dr. Anna Riedl, DVM
Tillamook County Dairy Princess Ambassador Mackenzie Mitchell gifting the 2023 June Dairy Baby Basket. The basket is gifted to the first baby born in June at Adventist Health in Tillamook to honor June Dairy month. It’s a boy! Felipe Agustin Garcia Ramirez born June 3rd at 11 a.m. 7 lbs., 2 oz., 19.5 inches long. Proud parents Erica Ramirez and Felipe Garcia. Big sisters: Merlin, Carmen, Maria, Elizabeth, and Yunven. The Tillamook County Dairy Women would like to thank everyone who donated to the 2023 basket.
This year’s Rodeo Queen is Miss Brooke Anderson from the town of Scappoose in Columbia County. The 22-yearold graduated from Scappoose High School in 2019. She is an avid helper in her community, volunteering whenever she can.
Anderson’s love for her community is apparent in her everyday life as she works hard to care for those in need, working as a Health Care Coordinator at an assisted living facility. She has many aspirations, such as possibly competing again for Rodeo Queen, obtaining her CNA license to help pursue her healthcare career, and going to school for her CDL.
Anderson was crowned after a two-day pageant
competition where she was able to show off all her hard earned skills in horsemanship, public speaking and more. She
strives to spread her knowledge on rodeos and western life as she travels this year representing the county as Rodeo Queen.
The 2023 Tillamook County Rodeo has lined up a total of eight different events that will wow attendees. Participants will be showing off their amazing skills during the 2-day event while competing to prove who is the best and go home with the winning prize.
The rodeo events will push competitors to their limits in these physically exhausting challenges. Muscles will be pulled, stretched and pushed mercilessly as they strive to come out on top, earning themselves the winning scores and a year’s worth of pride to go with it.
Bareback
Bareback riding is one of the most physically demanding events. Cowboys will be put to the test, trying to stay aboard their horses. A special rigging made of leather that meets PRCA safety specifications, resembling a suitcase handle, will be all the rider has to keep himself atop his horse as they burst forth from the chute.
Barrel Racing
This event has no judges
but instead relies on time to determine a winner. Barrel racing is a simple yet graceful event, a stopwatch timing the women as they ride as fast as possible around the course, consisting of three barrels. The fastest time will be the one to win.
Not only are the women who participate in this event skilled but so are their horses. Together they spend hours practicing and perfecting themselves for this event alone. Because of how finely tuned the skills of the cowgirls are, the event is timed to the hundredth of a second. The clock stops the instant the horse has completed the pattern.
Breakaway Roping
A variation of calf roping, in breakaway roping a mounted rider ropes a calf but does not throw and tie it. Calves wait in a chute with spring-loaded doors. The rider waits next to the chute atop his horse. When it’s time to go, the rider will attempt to lasso the neck of the calf. Once accomplished the horse is signaled to stop and
the rope is tied to the saddle horn using a string. The string breaks once the calf reaches the end of the rope, marking the end of the run.
Bull Riding
This hair-raising event shows off a cowboy’s fearlessness as he sits on the back of a wildly bucking 2,000-pound bull. Only one hand is allowed to help the rider stay atop the bull while they attempt to last eight seconds.
The event is scored by judges based only on their ability to stay aboard the bucking bull. If the cowboy touches the bull or himself with his free hand, he will not be given a score so it’s vital that he keeps a firm grip on his braided rope, which wraps around the bull’s chest.
This classic event requires strength but also grace and precision timing. Technical skills are vital for successfully making it through this challenging event. Rider and horse must be perfectly synchronized as a fluid ride is essential.
Judges will score based on the horse’s bucking, the cowboy’s control and his spurring. In order to get a good score, the rider must maintain perfect control and position while riding for eight seconds.
The objective is to get the steer down as fast as possible. A steer wrestler must maintain his balance and have perfect timing to be successful as he slides down the right side of his galloping horse and hooks his arm around the steer’s right horn, wrestling the massive animal to the ground. Once the steer is on its side and has all four feet in the same direction, the cowboy’s work is done.
This two-person event requires perfect timing and cooperation between highly skilled individuals. This is the only true team event seen in Pro Rodeo and practice makes perfect. Countless hours of practice allow teams to successfully rope a steer following a set of challenging rules.
This event can be traced back to the Old West when cowboys would need to quickly immobilize sick or injured calves in order to get them veterinary treatment. Being able to quickly do this was a thing of pride among ranch hands and easily developed
into an event.
Being fast and accurate with a rope is the way to win this competition. A cowboy attempts to quickly throw his loop and catch the calf while mounted. The cowboy will dismount and rush to the calf and throw it by hand, a move called flanking.
Burden’s Muffle & Towing Service is a third generation Tillamook business.
Burden’s Muffler Towing & Crane Service Inc. is a third generation Tillamook business, that was started in 1970 by Don & Linnea Burden when Sylvia was 6 months old. Don first had the Texaco station at the North entry to downtown Tillamook. Eventually Don wanted more room and purchased the Enco Station directly across the street. Don had a pit built in the one end of the shop and added on to the building for two more work bays, with a fenced yard in the back for wrecked vehicles. Their daughter Sylvia worked during her school years and eventually full time. Rick was basically raised at the business and just enjoys convincing Dad to purchase more trucks to add to our fleet. We currently have three crane trucks and have added a semi & landoll trailer to the fleet. Jeremy & Justin Schriber (Sylvia’s) boys have both joined the family business, Jeremy while still and High School, and Justin after completing West Coast Training for Crane Trucks and was put to work with us full time in 2020.
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