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Tillamook County Rodeo 2024 Parade & Festival

Courtesy photo Tillamook County Rodeo

Rebecca Noordam, left, and Mackenzie Mitchell, right.

Photo by Hannah Preston, Moments by Hannah Photography

2024 Miss Tillamook County Rodeo Tillamook local Aubree Fagen, right, and Junior Miss Tillamook County Rodeo, Annika Hedin, left.

Tillamook County Dairy Princess Ambassador Madyson Grimes with the June Baby Owen Dean Koskela

Two Tillamook County summer staples will be taking over the town on June 21 and 22, as the Tillamook County Rodeo and Dairy Days Parade return for their 67th and 37th editions respectively.

Activities begin on Friday at the Tillamook County Fairgrounds as girls and young women compete for the titles of Miss Tillamook County Rodeo and Junior Miss

Tillamook Dairy Days and Rodeo return

Tillamook County Rodeo and participate in the ever-popular Little Tillys pageant, all sponsored by Gary Wright Construction.

Then, at 7 p.m. on Friday, the Tillamook County Rodeo kicks off at the fairgrounds for the first night of the “biggest little show on the coast.”

Selected as the top rodeo of its class in the northwest last year, the rodeo is being sponsored

by Sheldon Oil and H&S Energy Group.

Gates open at 4 p.m. on both days and tickets cost $17 for adults at the gate or online at tillamookrodeo.com.

On Friday, kids under ten enter for free with a paying adult, while on Saturday children under five enter free and tickets for those ages five to ten cost $7.

Events on Saturday kick off with a shotgun

June Dairy Parade entries

June Dairy Parade:

Saturday, June 22, 2024 Parade begins at 11 a.m.

List of parade entries, in no particular order, there may be more entries after this list is published:

1st Security Bank

2025 Jr. Miss Contestant, Ellie Ryan

2025 Little Miss Tilly Contestants: Ruby Kendrick-Lewis, Brinlee Whiteman

2025 Queen Contestant

Chloe Rieger

204th Army Military Marching Band

A-1 Painting Company

Aaron Walker, Horse Al Kader Shriners

start to the Tillamook YMCA Milk Run at 8 a.m.

The annual pre-Dairy Parade tradition features a 10K run, 5K run or walk, and two-mile run or walk. The race starts at the Tillamook YMCA at 610 Stillwell Avenue. Registration costs $30 and can be completed until June 21.

Following the Milk Run, focus will shift to the 67th annual June Dairy Parade, sponsored

Alex Morris, Horse

American Legion Post 47

Astoria Clowns

Bay City Fire & Rescue

Bay City Pearl & Oyster

Festival

Bennett Family Farm

Boy Scout Pooper

Scoopers

Brickyard Farms

Burden’s Muffler Towing &

by the Tillamook Area Chamber of Commerce. With a wide variety of floats and entertainment, the parade promises to delight the entire family with its theme of “Tractor Trails and Tailgate Tales.”

Saturday evening, the fun continues at the fairground, starting with the Hops n’ Hooves Brewfest, which begins at 5 p.m. and runs until 11 p.m. Tickets must be purchased separately and

Crane Service

Camaro Club of Oregon

CARSON

Chuck Lawrence, 1929

Model A Ford Duck Truck

City Sanitary Service

Coastal Eye Care

Coastline Christian Co-op

Columbia County Fair & Rodeo Court, Princess Lindsay

in addition to those for the rodeo.

The second night of the rodeo will start at 7 p.m., with champions decided in bull riding, barrel racing, bronc riding and more, and the Miss Tillamook County Rodeo and Junior Miss Tillamook County Rodeo at the halftime.

So, get ready for a jam-packed two days of fun this weekend with the entire family.

Columbia County Fair & Rodeo Court, Queen

Madison

Directline IT LLC

EDJI Collaborative

Food Roots

Fred Bulmann 1957 Chevy Bel Air

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2025 Tillamook Rodeo Queen to be selected in pageant

The 2025 Tillamook Miss Tillamook County Rodeo and Junior Miss Tillamook County Rodeo will be selected in an all-day pageant on Friday, June 21, ahead of their coronation during the rodeo on Saturday, June 22. The pageant will consist of a speech

competition and two rounds of horsemanship competitions.

Contestants will be expected to deliver a two-minute speech on the subject of rodeo history. They will be asked to perform a preset pattern for one of the horsemanship

competitions while they will be allowed to select their own pattern in the other.

This year, 19-year-old Chloe Rieger of Tillamook is the only contestant in the Miss Tillamook County Rodeo pageant. Rieger graduated from both Tillamook High School

Tillamook County’s 2024 Rodeo Queen and Junior Rodeo Queen

Tillamook County’s 2024 Rodeo Queen

and cosmetology school in 2022 and has been running her own business since September of that year.

In the Junior Miss Tillamook County Rodeo pageant, Ellie Ryan from Hillsboro Oregon will be the sole contestant. Ryan is a sophomore at

Mountainside High Schools and competes at the varsity level in track and field, and cross county, and participates in OHSET and 4-H.

The pageant will also feature the Little Miss Tillys program, which aims to give girls aged 5 to 10 years an entrée

into the world of rodeo.

Two young ladies will be crowned for 2025 and participate in a variety of events throughout the next year. Contestants in the Little Miss Tilly pageant are Nola Oja, Quinn Silveira, Makenna Parks, Brinlee Whiteman and Ruby Kendrick-Lewis.

2025 Tillamook Rodeo Queen, Junior Miss, Little Miss Tilly, Pageant Schedule

This year’s Miss Tillamook County Rodeo is Tillamook local Aubree Fagen. The 17-yearold works at Two Hats Ranch in Tillamook cleaning stalls, helping with lessons, exercising horses and teaching younger kids to care for their animals.

Fagen is the president of a local 4-H horse club and enjoys riding her 4-year-old quarter horse mare, Twinkie, as well as snowmobiling and reading, in her free time. Fagen hopes to work with animals professionally and plans to become a veterinarian.

Tillamook County’s 2024 Junior Rodeo Queen

This year’s Junior Miss Tillamook County Rodeo is Annika Hedin of Gaston, Oregon. A sophomore at Baker

Web Academy, Hedin is studying drone technology and aviation and hopes to earn a commercial drone pilot’s license this year. Outside of the classroom, Hedin enjoys equestrian activities and is an active participant in both her county’s 4-H horse program and the Oregon High School Equestrian team. Hedin competes in western and cow events with her 10-year-old paint mare, Fergie.

In addition to her pursuits in the arena, Hedin is a self-taught balloon artist and enjoys babysitting, fishing, camping and giving back to her community.

Event times subject to change

Friday, June 21, 2024, Tillamook Fairgrounds Skating Rink

• 9 a.m. Judges Orientation-Judges and Pageant Personnel only

• 9:30 a.m. Contestant Orientation-All Contestants, Judges and Current TCRA title holders.

• 10 a.m. Pageant Welcome – Tilly’s Arrive. Open to the public.

• 10:30 a.m. Interviews & Written Test (Judges and contestants only).

• 11:30 a.m. Lunch, Speeches, Impromptu questions. Open to the public.

• 2:30 p.m. Horsemanship warm-up- Rodeo Arena. Open to the public.

• 2:45 p.m. Horsemanship Judges Inspection Judges and Contestants only.

• 3-4:30 p.m. Horsemanship Competition. Open to the public.

• 7 p.m. Rodeo Performance, Ticket required. Royalty Check in 6:30, each contestant & Royalty will get 2 tickets 1 for her, 1 for family member. Good for both days.

Saturday June 22, 2024

• 8:30 a.m. Decorate Float by the rodeo arena.

• 9 a.m. All Little Miss Tilly’s Arrive to help finish & get on float.

• 9:30 a.m. Horses, be parade ready, Get parade number, west fairgrounds parking lot, & Ride to High School for parade line up.

• 7 p.m. Rodeo Performance-Ticket Required. Coronation will be held during rodeo half time.

Pageant Reception Following Rodeo

Skating Ri nk . Contestants must attend to receive their awards. Tilly’s can but don’t have to attend. Open to public

This year’s lineup of rodeo events is not to be missed

The 2024 Tillamook County Rodeo has lined up a 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.

Saddle Bronc

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.

Steer Wrestling

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.

Team Roping

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.

Tie Down Roping

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.

Oregon Dairy Women Crown 2024-2025 Oregon Dairy Princess Ambassadors

The Oregon Dairy Women are proud to introduce the 20242025 Oregon Dairy Princess Ambassadors.

Mackenzie Mitchell, representing Tillamook County was crowned the 2024-2025 Oregon Dairy Princess Ambassador and Rebecca Noordam, representing Marion County was crowned Alternate Oregon Dairy Princess Ambassador during a ceremony Tuesday night.

Mitchell, 22, is a 2020 graduate of Tillamook High School and is completing her sophomore year at Tillamook Bay Community College, where she is studying political science. Mitchell grew up watching her father work closely with local dairy farmers to convert byproducts of dairy cattle to renewable energy. She was active in FFA and exhibited dairy heifers at the Tillamook County Fair. Mitchell aspires to become an agricultural lawyer after completing her education.

Noordam, 19, is a 2023 graduate of Silverton High School and she is studying Agriculture Science and Business at Corban University in Salem. Noordam grew up on a dairy and works on the dairy feeding calves. While in high school, Noordam competed at the National FFA Convention in the Milk Quality and Products Contest, where her

Upon being crowned, both women received scholarships to continue their education.

Outgoing Oregon Dairy Princess Ambassador Clancey Krahn received $14,000 and outgoing Alternate Clara Blaser received over $6,000 for their year dedicated to the Oregon dairy industry, informing over 10,000 students of the benefits of dairy products and life on a dairy farm in schools and community events.

County, Katie Raines of Washington County and Joy Foster of Yamhill and Polk Counties.

Foster was awarded the 2024 Congeniality Award.

team received a silver award.

Both young women look forward to a busy year informing and educating the public about the dairy industry. They will spend the next twelve months traveling statewide attending fairs, town meetings and public events as a representative of Oregon’s dairy farmers. Much of their reign will be spent in Oregon schools delivering educational presentations about life on a dairy farm and the nutritional benefits

of consuming dairy products.

The other state finalists include Maddie Shade of Coos County, Hanna Krahmer of Linn and Benton Counties, Tracy Magill of Wasco

Rebecca Noordam (left), representing Marion County was crowned Alternate Oregon Dairy

Princess Ambassador and Mackenzie Mitchell (right), representing Tillamook County was crowned Oregon Dairy Princess Ambassador. Photo by Hannah Preston, Moments by Hannah Photography

HELP YOUR CHILDREN GROW.

The June baby is here!

Owen Dean Koskela born on June 2nd 2024. 7 lbs 15 oz 20.5 inches long. Proud parents Kris Koskela and Jestine Koskela and big brother Kristopher Koskela. The first baby born at Adventist Health Tillamook is gifted a baby basket filled with items and dairy products donated by the Tillamook County Dairy Women and presented by the Tillamook County Dairy Princess Ambassador in honor of June Dairy month.

Pictured: Tillamook County Dairy Princess Ambassador Madyson Grimes with the June Baby Owen Dean Koskela

June Dairy Baby

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Garibaldi Coast Guard

Color Guard

Grand Marshal Hayden

Bush

Hip Hoppers Rabbit Club

Honorary Grand Marshal

John Holland

Jack Deswart

Jenck Farms

Jim Hinds, 1957 Chevy

John Cline, 1960 Cushman Truckster

Jr. Miss Rodeo Oregon

Kayla Hunt

Kelly’s Place

Kim Mcfalls, Dodge Charger SRT

Little Miss Tillys: Nola Oya, Makenna Parks, Quinn Silveira

MADD Truck w/ THS

Cheerleaders

Mike Hrehor, 2007

Mercedes 280 SLK

hardtop Convertible

Misty Meadow Dairy

Model T Pig & Fords

Mook Axe Cowliber

North Queens Drill Team

Northwest Dance Academy

NW Old Iron Club

Oregon Coast Dance Center

Oregon Coast FC

Oregon Dairy Princess

-Ambassador & Court

Oregon Department of Forestry Smokey Bear

Power Pep Band

Prestige Senior Living Five Rivers

Ranchio lo Garicas, Dancing Horses

Randy Jones, 1990 Jaguar

Randy Jones, Classic 1970 Nova

Randy Lamkin, 1970 Chevy Pickup

Richard Crabtree, Log Truck

Rodeo Fly Girls Drill Team

Rosenberg Builders Supply

Royal Rosarians

Ryan Killgore, Tractor

Sam Hooley, 1937 John Deere AOS

Samba Ja Brazilian Percussion Ensemble

Santiam Canyon Stampede

Rodeo, Queen Bella Hester

Scottie’s Fireworks

ServPro Team McGinnis

Sky Trent, Cow Riding

Spooky Summer Crew

State Senator District 16

Suzanne Weber

Stephen Mintie

Tillamook Swiss Society

Tillamook Air Museum

Tillamook Bay Community College

Tillamook City Police

Tillamook Class of 1974

Tillamook Country Smoker

Tillamook County

Creamery Assoc.

Tillamook County

Creamery Assoc.

Tillamook County Dairy

Princess Maddie Grimes

Tillamook County Farm Bureau

Tillamook County Library

Tillamook County Pioneer of the Year, Jan Burt

Tillamook County Rodeo

Assoc. Director Callie

Prince

Tillamook County Rodeo

Queen Aubree Fagen

Tillamook County Sheriff’s Dept.

Tillamook County Transportation District

Tillamook Development

Disability Program

Tillamook Elks Lodge 1437

Tillamook Grocery Outlet

Tillamook Miss Annika Headeen

Tillamook PUD

Tillamook Rodeo Court

Advisor Debbie Tupper & Guests

Tillamook School of Dance

Tillamook Septic

Tillamook Vision Center

Tillamook Volunteer Firefighters Assoc.

Tillamook Working Lands w/ THS Forestry Team

TLC, A Division of Fibre

Federal Credit Union

Umpqua Bank

Uncaged Adventures

VFW Post 2848

Wells Fargo

Werner Gourmet Meat Snacks

Zwald Transport

Zweifel Custom Farming

JUNE DAIRY PARADE, FESTIVAL

& RODEO 2024

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Serving Tillamook County for 54 Years

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.