2021 Ellensburg Rodeo HOF

Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame 2021 Inductees and Flags of Fame Fundraiser

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From the ERHOF President

Dear Ellensburg Rodeo Fans: I am excited to present to you this 2021 program as we embrace the return of the Ellensburg Rodeo, honor past Rodeo participants and share recent Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame (ERHOF) accomplishments! I joined the ERHOF Board in 2017 with an appreciation for history and enthusiasm for the Ellensburg Rodeo. At that time, this Board had a big goal and the passion to achieve it! I have served on several committees and continue to learn what has been done over the years to preserve the artifacts and stories that make up the rich tradition of the Ellensburg Rodeo.

Thanks to hard work and generous community support, the Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame now has a permanent home. We have joined with the Clymer Museum and Western Art Association to make the Western Culture & Art Center (WCAC), 416 N. Pearl, a showcase for art, culture, and western history.

ERHOF now leases the old Downtown Pharmacy space from the Clymer and stores its large and valuable collection and maintains an office headquarters in the WCAC’s spacious, restored upstairs. ERHOF exhibits continuously in the old pharmacy, with shows celebrating the founding of the rodeo, women in the Ellensburg Rodeo, the role of Indians, trick riders and clowns, ropers, All-Around Champions, specialty acts, the inducted Animals that reached national fame, and much more.

Because of post-pandemic uncertainties, the Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame’s usual CWU Thursday night induction banquet has been rescheduled and relocated. We are hosting the “Flags of Fame” dinner and auction Saturday, August 28, 5pm, at the Spirit Therapeutic Riding Center, 1051 Sorenson Road, and we are very grateful to the Spirit Center board and Evelyn Pederson. Supporters can learn ticket and auction info from the Ellensburg Daily Record and www.erhof.org, https://www.facebook.com/BootsOfFame, and www.instagram.com/ellensburgrodeohalloffame/ I know I speak for the entire Board when I thank each of our supporters for your continued and generous patronage. Without you we would not have been able to achieve what we have accomplished to date and with your help we will continue to preserve and display the storied history of the Ellensburg Rodeo.

Sincerely yours,

Kent W. Lester

Kent W. Lester, President Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame Museum

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Museum News The Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame has joined with the Clymer Museum and Western Art Association to make the Western Culture & Art Center (WCAC), 416 N. Pearl, a showcase for art, culture, and western history.

ERHOF leases the old Downtown Pharmacy space from the Clymer Museum and hosts year-round exhibits. In the WCAC’s historic restored upstairs, ERHOF stores its valuable collection of posters, jewelry, prize buckles, programs, costumes, saddles, movies, and hundreds of photographs and other historical items from the Ellensburg Rodeo donated by Inductees and local supporters. ERHOF also maintains an upstairs office headquarters.

Thus, after 23 years, ERHOF has achieved its goal of founding an Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame, open to community members on a year-round basis.

In addition to WCAC exhibits, Hall of Fame artifacts are also on display at the Ellensburg Rodeo Board’s Western Village over rodeo weekend (at the north entrance of the rodeo grounds), the Windrow Hotel, and the Ellensburg Rodeo Board and Chamber of Commerce headquarters in the Driver Home on North Main Street.

ERHOF pledges to continue to work with community members and our generous donors to share the history of the Ellensburg Rodeo through its 100th anniversary celebration (2023) and the decades to follow.

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Past Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame Inductees Dan & Judy Ackley Eddy Akridge Joe Alexander Guy Allen Stuart Anderson Anderson Family Harry Anderson Allen Bach Katherine Wyss Bach Badger Mountain Jake Barnes Maude Barnett Schaller Bennett Beard Rodeo Company Joe Beaver Berenice Blair Dossey Bolen Bernard-Moomaw Rodeo Stock Company Big Bend/Flying Five Rodeo Company Bosque Boy Everett Bowman Buff Brady Jr. Trevor Brazile Frank Bryant Burkheimer Family

Calgary Stampede Ranch Vern Castro Harry Charters, Christensen Brothers Rodeo Company Cooke Family Clay O’Brien Cooper Jimmy Cooper Deb Copenhaver Clint Corey Leonard Davis Driver Family Dynamite Ellensburg Rodeo Posse Ellensburg Rodeo Royalty Ellensburg Rodeo Wranglerettes Allen Faltus Ferguson Family Tom Ferguson Fitterer Family John P. Foster Foxy Coke Gage Family Phil Gardenhire Grated Coconut Dick Griffith

Kay Forbes Hageman Miles Hare Devere Helfrich Nell Henderson Homegrown Charmayne James and Scamper John and Gwen Jordan John W. Jones, Jr. Cliff Kaynor Smokey Kayser Joe Kelsey Stock Company Loyd Ketchum King County Posse Kittitas County Calf Roping Club Harry Knight Pete Knight Rod Lyman Butch Lehmkuhler Bill Linderman John Ludtka Ken MacRae Bill McKay McKewen Family Kenny McLean

Bill McMacken McManamy Family Larry Mahan Mickey Gene Miles Minor Family Montie Montana Morrison Family Bud Munroe Nason/Aronica Family Neck Lace Dean Oliver Ought John Payne Fred Palmiero Buz Peth Wick Peth H.E. ‘Doc’ Pfenning Slim Pickens George Prescott Red One Flint Rasmussen Gary Rempel Scott Repp Lou Richards Rodeo Grandmas of Ellensburg, Washington

Rodeo Royalty Charles Sampson Scamper Schnebly Family Lee Scott Jim Shoulders Smith Family  Jan Smith Spirit of the Trail Spring Fling Kenny Stanton Mabel Strickland Bob Swaim, Thomas Family Casey Tibbs Tornado, Fritz Truran Harry Vold Red & Rose Wall Wallace Family War Paint Widow Maker Frank Wood Marty Wood Larry Wyatt Yakama Indian Nation

Lifetime Members of the Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame Association Steve Alder Anderson Hay and Grain Arlein Anderson Sara Lee Anderson-O’Conner Mike Allen Family Don and Ann Bucklin Family Marla Bernth Rollie Bernth Sandy Bryan Robert Burkheimer Family Cashmere Valley Bank Sherry Chamberlain Joe and Roylene Crawford Family Ron Crawford Paul Crites

Mary Ann Culbertson-Bonnie Douglas Dicken Linda Dozier Doug and Val Driver Family Scott Driver Family Ellensburg Rodeo Board of Directors Allen Faltus Barbara and John P. Foster Family Patricia Galloway Family Steve Gordon Ron and Kevin Graham Family Robert Heavilin Zora Holmes Family Jan Ludtka Dr. Ken MacRae

Bill and Jan McKay Family Joe McManamy Family Les and Venetta Miller Family Joe, Mary, and Jennifer O’Leary Family Nancy Driver Padilla Family Fred Palmiero Family Teri Phillip Frank and Ann Reed Family Scott Repp Terri and Paul Schaake Family Scott and Kay Shelton Family Judi Thomas Cortes Top Hands Roger Weaver E L L E N S B U R G R O D E O H A L L O F FA M E

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Annual Sustaining Members CORPORATE Fitterer’s Furniture Hillcrest Farms FAMILY Robert and Louise Acheson Ken and Laurie Armstrong Harry and Margaret Carthum Doug and Val Driver Clem and Paula Ehoff Andy and Laurie Erickson Rod and Barbara Gooseman Warren and Patricia Hall Estelle Johnson Family David and Sherry Kaufman

Jerry and Anna Lael Jeff and Ann Leichleiter Kent Lester and Lisa Murray Steve and Sydney Moe Pete and Susan Romano Gary and Jody Rempel Joel and Marie Smith Mitch and Jami Truax Nip and Jody Tucker INDIVIDUAL Carl Beedle Dominic Cavinaw Kim C. Coe Connie Dunnington

Roberta Haire Andrew Hatlested Becky Hollenbeck Barbara Hode Donna Hougnon Edna Madsen Dick Mundy Mark O’Neil Jim Pappas Nancy Schnebly Dave Standish Julie Billeter Stevens Julie Virden Jack Wallace Jeanette Whiteman

Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame Board Directors Mike Allen Daniel Beard John Brotherton Jim Gibbons Kevin Graham (Ex-Officio) Donna Hougnon

SPECIAL THANKS

Kent Lester Dr. Ken MacRae Zora Holmes Teri Phillip Joel Smith Marie Smith

Stan Eichwald Ellensburg Daily Record Ellensburg Rodeo Board of Directors Steven Lathrop Matthew Lennon Lifetime and Annual Members Molly Morrow Western Arts and Culture Alliance Arlein Anderson and Edna Madsen Evelyn Pederson, Spirit Therapeutic Riding Center

Jami Truax Mitch Truax Nip Tucker Krissy Yarnell

Special Guests Families and Friends of ERHOF Inductees Past ERHOF Inductees Ellensburg Rodeo Board Directors and Past Directors Ellensburg Rodeo Queen Cora Clift Ellensburg Rodeo Princess Clara Van Orman

Museum Sponsors and Special Donors

Anderson Hay & Grain Arlein & Colleen Anderson Don and Ann Bucklin Robert Burkheimer Doug and Val Driver 8

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Fitterer’s Furniture David and Sherry Kaufman Steven and Bonnie Lathrop Kent and Lisa Lester Merit Resouce Services

Dr. Ken MacRae Fred Palmiero Family Frank and Ann Reed Don and Joy Solberg

Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame 2021 INDUCTEES 

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Frederic Gregg “Fritz” Truran (1916-45) 

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Dynamite (1916-1937)

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2021 erhof inductees Frederic Gregg “Fritz” Truran (1916-45) Frederic Gregg “Fritz” Truran (1916-45) was born and raised in Seeley, California. Although he was not a ranch-raised cowboy, Truran was drawn to the sport of rodeo and became a professional bulldogger and saddle bronc rider. In 1936, he joined the Cowboy Turtles Association, the precursor to today’s Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA). Truran--whose name is misspelled “Truan” in all of the Turtles’ official records-immediately became a rodeo standout. He won the coveted Madison Square Garden and World Saddle Bronc Riding Championships in 1939. The following year, he repeated his feat and added Pendleton’s prestigious Sam Jackson Trophy and a World AllAround Championship title to his rodeo resume.

As a top-tier competitor, Truran naturally traveled to the Pacific Northwest in August and September to compete in Ellensburg, Pendleton, Lewiston, Walla Walla, and Puyallup. In 1941, Ellensburg crowds cheered him on as he won both the Saddle Bronc competition and Ellensburg All-Around Championship. His future looked bright.

Writing about Truran’s victory, Ellensburg Rodeo historian John Ludtka noted that in the late summer of 1941, “war clouds darkened” America’s skies.

The 26 year-old Truran “was soon to volunteer for the U.S. Marines Corps” and leave professional rodeo to fight in World War II.

Truran served bravely in the Pacific Theater of World War II and survived the hard-fought Marine Corps invasions of Midway and Tarawa. In 1944, he was granted a one-month leave to produce an Oahu (Hawaii) rodeo for the benefit of wounded comrades. Soon thereafter, he redeployed in the Marine Corps’ brutal island-hopping campaign.

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Dynamite (1916-1937) Dynamite was a famed bronc from Leo Moomaw’s (1894-1969) Colville reservation bucking horse string. Over Dynamite’s lengthy career (1919-1937), he performed at almost every Pacific Northwest rodeo large and small, including the prestigious rodeos of the time: Ellensburg, Lewiston, and Pendleton. He bucked off many of the top bronc riders: such as World Champion Howard Tegland at the Ellensburg Rodeo and World Champion Frank Woods, who was flown in during the barnstorming period of aviation for a match ride at the rodeo in Okanogan, Washington.

Dynamite’s owner Leo Moomaw is a 2002 ERHOF inductee who, during a five-decade stock contracting career, achieved legendary status in the world of North American rodeo.

In 1919, Leo Moomaw traded a team of work horses to Joe Hudspeth in order to obtain Dynamite. Moomaw recalled, “Joe owned him first but found out he could not ride him and no one else could either.” Over the next eighteen years, Dynamite travelled the Northwest by truck, rail car, and by trail from rodeo to rodeo. Dynamite was always a feature bucking horse and the highlight of the rodeo performance. Moomaw once stated, “I always consider Dynamite the best bucking horse I ever owned.”

Because of his high level of performance and the length of his career, Dynamite is recognized as one of the extraordinary animal athletes worthy of induction into the Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame. 

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PRESERVING the HISTORY and TRADITIONS of the ELLENSBURG RODEO

Hats of Fame 2013 - Tammie Lenz

ERHOF Auction Art Through the Years The Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame now has a home, thanks in part to the generosity and hard work of our local artists, sponsors, and donors. Beginning with “Boots of Fame” in 2012, our annual art auction has raised much of the money necessary to create the Hall of Fame museum in the Western Culture and Art Center in downtown Ellensburg.

Come visit our beautiful new museum, which includes some of the outstanding artworks created over the past 9 years.

Steers of Fame 2014 - Susan Waddle

Drums of Fame 2015 - Larry Allphin

Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame Western Culture and Art Center 416 N. Pearl in downtown Ellensburg Hours: Tues-Fri, 11am-5pm Saturday, 10am-3pm Boxes of Fame 2019 - Samantha Robbins

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Art Fundraiser Flags Auction and Dinner - August 28, 2021, 5pm Spirit Therapeutic Riding Center 1051 Sorenson Road For tickets and more info see the Ellensburg Daily Record or online: www.erhof.org www.facebook.com/BootsOf Fame www.instagram.com/ellensburgrodeohalloffame

Flags will be on display July 17-August 27 at the Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame, 416 N. Pearl. Free admission.

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Art Fundraiser Special Thanks Evelyn Pederson, Spirit Therapeutic Riding Center  Matthew Lennon  Peter and Kim Nisbet Flags of Fame Event Sponsors and Artists  CWU Foundation (People’s Choice Awards) Fitterer’s Furniture (Meet & Greet Host)  Ellensburg Daily Record (Induction and Auction Program)  Old Mill Country Store ( Juried Artist Awards) 

Event Contributors

Event Committee

ERHOF Board of Directors Kittitas County Cattlewomen Samantha Robbins (Photographer) Western Culture and Art Alliance

Marie Smith  Joel Smith  Teri Phillip  Donna Hougnon  Kent Lester Jami Truax  Mitch Truax

Kris Jenott

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Sponsor - Ken MacRae Pacific Northwest artist, Kris Jenott, is the daughter of illustrator, John D. Jenott, former director for the U.S. Forest Service. Kris sold her first painting at age 14 and graduated from high school with art and journalism scholarships. For years she worked as an artist in an audio visual publishing house; she created a newsletter for a domestic violence center, worked for a Seattle Christian newspaper, and created book covers, advertisements and illustrations. She has shown her work in Las Vegas, Reno, Sacramento, San Francisco, and many places in the Pacific Northwest. This award winning artist currently teaches from her home studio in Pacific County WA. You can catch her judging and demonstrating at the Grays Harbor County Fair and in the Puyallup Washington State Fair.

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Pennie Hammer

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Sponsor - Joe and Roylene Crawford Born and raised in Ellensburg and loving the outdoors, Pennie spent many summers in the nearby Cascade Mountains. In 1976, she started teaching in Sumner WA. in both special ed and senior centers.

She has done Mountain Man Rendezvous and was a member of 3 art guilds. After many art shows, she retired in 1987 to move back to the Kittitas Valley.

She continues to share her talents teaching art in churches, for the cattlewomen and her many friends, and producing beautiful pieces for ERHOF. “No one should be denied the joy of art; I love to teach and share the talents God gave me.”

Lynne McCowin

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Sponsor - Roger and Claudia Weaver Lynne is a local artist and a licensed contractor who attended CWU and received a BA in fine arts. She focused much of her time on historic restoration, classic sign painting, medical illustration, advertising, and logo development, merging industrial processes with fine art. She has created art for the ERHOF fundraisers since the beginning. Lynne’s work can be seen in downtown Ellensburg on local storefronts, alleyways and historic buildings. Her work has appeared on album covers, textbooks, films and in art galleries throughout Washington and other parts of the U.S.

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Amanda Hanson

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Sponsor - Frank and Ann Reed Amanda is a graduate of CWU with a BFA in drawing and painting. She is a freelance watercolor illustrator and wool fiber sculptor in Centralia, WA. Last year she started teaching art to elementary students through Art for Kids, an Olympia afterschool art program. She recently became a member of “ARTrails of SW WA.” You can see her work on Facebook page AmandaHillustration.com.

Patti Erikson

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Sponsor - Bill & Teri Phillip and Spirit Therapeutic Riding Patti considers herself one of the lucky ones. Her job has an awesome mountain view with co-workers who rarely talk back, and they usually carry a good attitude. She considers them just nice to be around.

She manages a small horse farm in Leavenworth Washington. She helps children and horses develop a partnership. Her art reflects the expression of her experiences on the farm or up in the hills. She believes it’s the little things in life that matter.

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Hita Von Mende

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Sponsor - Peter and Kim Nisbet Many of Hita’s oil paintings are about the American West and what she describes as “the figures that embody the romance and drama of that west, a dynamic space where heroism is epic every day.” Hita works and lives on Vashon Island, where she and her family are finding how addictive raising foals can be. Her painting “Downhill Racers” was chosen for the TV series “Longmire” and she has been chosen as poster artist for both the Ellensburg Rodeo and Western Art Show and Auction. In 2015, she was featured in Cowboys and Indians magazine and has won many other awards and accolades nationwide. Hita is a member of the Valise Gallery on Vashon and the WAA’s Goody gallery. This is her 5th year of contributing art for the Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame.

Samantha Robbins

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Sponsor - Fitterer’s Furniture Samantha is a local artist and photographer who studied studio art at CWU. The western lifestyle isn’t just something she captures with a camera or in a painting; it’s a way of life for her. Samantha is an accomplished horsewoman who has competed in many events held in the Ellensburg Rodeo arena over the last 26 years.

She progressed from junior rodeos at the age of 3 to competing during the Ellensburg Rodeo itself. She is honored to help the Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame preserve the history and legacy of this great rodeo. See more at samiejophoto.net.

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Betty Severin

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Sponsor - Ann and Don Bucklin Betty was born and raised in Ellensburg and lives on a parcel of her family’s Denmark Road farmland.

She has created art for the Hall of Fame since the 2013 “Hats of Fame” fundraiser. Betty writes about her 2021 flag creation: “My piece is a shadow box.

The American Flag is the background. I inserted a textured glass in the center and painted a hell-bent horse in watercolor. The front glass is bordered in gold with script at the bottom “Ellensburg Rodeo est: 1923” and at the top “Freedom.”

Aaron Munson

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Sponsor - Ellensburg Rodeo Aaron is a local woodworker who specializes in custom cabinets and furniture. Known for his quality craftsmanship, he enjoys building relationships within the community. Aaron and his wife Jessica, a former Ellensburg Rodeo Queen, have a passion for the Ellensburg Rodeo and hope to pass that on to their 3 children. Aaron writes, “At the heart of rodeo is family, the old generation teaching the new generation the skills and the love for a way of life that will never die.”

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Julie Baugher

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Sponsor - Anderson Hay and Grain Julie’s love of working with leather began over 41 years ago at Spokane Falls Community College. After graduating with an Associate of Arts degree in Saddle-Making, she began a Saddle-Making career in Laramie, Wyoming. In 1993, Julie moved to the Kittitas Valley to open a saddle company. Since 1994, she has sponsored and made many prize saddles for the Ellensburg Rodeo. Julie also makes the Ellensburg Rodeo Royalty chaps every year, which she considers an honor and a privilege. Her beautiful work has been worn recurrently by Miss Rodeo America. Now the sole proprietor of Julie Baugher Leather Design, she offers all levels of leather craft design while she teaches the art to others. She placed 3rd with a pair of original chinks in the World Leather Debut in Sheridan, Wyoming.

Austin Smith

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Sponsor - Scott Driver Austin is a born-and-raised 6th generation Kittitas Valley resident and has been an integral part of the Hall of Fame fundraisers. His heart for the community and our downtown has continued to grow as he sees the opportunity for creativity and supportive ideas to enhance Ellensburg. Austin has been instrumental in helping to design and renovate the new ERHOF museum and upstairs Ramsay Building suites, where he has a studio and is an artist-in-residence.

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John Brotherton

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Sponsor - Arlein Anderson Born and raised in Ellensburg, John rode in the Kittitas County Junior Sheriff ’s posse and has many fond memories of the rodeo and fair. John returned to Ellensburg after working 30 years on Puget Sound as an interior designer and color consultant. John is a member of the Merit Resources and Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame boards and is honored to take part in the ERHOF fundraisers.

John Schmidt

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Sponsor - Brandon Robertson (Edward Jones) ERHOF’s youngest artist is 16 year-old Kittitas High School student John Schmidt. This year, John has chosen deer hide as his medium for “Flags of Fame.” John wants to honor his grandfather by working with a deer hide he got from him. John began with the Hall of Fame fundraisers in 2015 when he was 12 years old, rendering a beautiful piece for “Drums of Fame.” His art teacher Carolyn Johnson has been a wonderful supporter of John’s special talent.

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Kris Jenott

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Sponsor - Ken MacRae Pacific Northwest artist, Kris Jenott, is the daughter of illustrator, John D. Jenott, former director for the U.S. Forest Service. Kris sold her first painting at age 14 and graduated from high school with art and journalism scholarships. For years she worked as an artist in an audio visual publishing house; she created a newsletter for a domestic violence center, worked for a Seattle Christian newspaper, and created book covers, advertisements and illustrations. She has shown her work in Las Vegas, Reno, Sacramento, San Francisco, and many places in the Pacific Northwest. This award winning artist currently teaches from her home studio in Pacific County WA. You can catch her judging and demonstrating at the Grays Harbor County Fair and in the Puyallup Washington State Fair.

Damian Smith

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Sponsor - Allen Faltus Born and raised in Ellensburg, Damian has deep roots in the Ellensburg Rodeo and its history. After receiving a degree in art education from CWU, he moved north to Chelan where he now teaches and coaches at Chelan High School. Giving back to the community is something he hopes to instill while raising his family of two boys, Judah and Micah with his wife Jamie.

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Kenneth J. Hurley

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Sponsor - CWU Foundation This acclaimed western artist lives in Pacific County WA. He was born on Idaho’s Blackfoot Indian reservation and began riding horses as soon as he could walk. The 5th of 10 children, early on he drew and colored on any paper he could find. Ken won Washington State Rider of the Year 8 times and has won 7 Washington riding championships.

He is known as the “Buffalo Man” and his studio is open to the public at 31 Smith Creek Road Raymond, WA. 98577, where he has earned respect for his volunteer work and artistic involvement. See Facebook “Western Artist , Kenneth J. Hurley

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Auction Rules CONDITIONS OF AUCTION

The property described in this catalog will be offered and sold at auction by the Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame hereinafter known as ERHOF upon the following conditions: 1. ERHOF and Auctioneer assume no risk, liability or responsibility for the authenticity of the authorship of any property identified in this catalog (that is, the identity of the creator, of the period, culture, source or origin with the creation of any property as identified herein).

2. ERHOF reserves the right to withdraw any property at any time before the actual sale.

3. All property is sold “as is” and neither the Auctioneer nor the ERHOF make any warranties or representations of any kind or nature with respect to the property, and no statement in the catalog or statement made at the sale or elsewhere shall be deemed such a warranty or representation.

4. Unless otherwise announced by the Auctioneer at the time of sale, all bids are per lot as numbered in the printed catalog.

5. Sealed bids can be accepted with prior arrangement.

6. Each bidder will register and receive a bidding number. Each bidder will use his or her own number. Subject to these conditions, the highest bidder for each lot whose bid is accepted shall be the purchaser; but the Auctioneer reserves the right to refuse any bid or to withdraw any lot before the fall of the Auctioneer’s hammer. Title to the offered lot will pass to the highest bidder who thereupon assumes full risk and responsibility thereof, will sign the Buyer’s Agreement which will be brought to him/her (one copy to be retained by buyer), and will pay purchase price thereof or such as is required.

7. In the event of any dispute between bidders, the Auctioneer shall have sole and final decision either to determine the successful bidder or re-offer the article in dispute.

8. If the Auctioneer determines that any opening bid is not commensurate with the value of the article offered, he many reject the same and withdraw the article from sale; and if, having acknowledged an opening bid, he decides that any advance thereafter is not of sufficient amount, he may reject the advance.

9. Successful bidders will report to the Cashier’s Desk to pay for their purchases with cash, check, Visa or MasterCard. Checks shall be made payable to ERHOF or Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame. All property shall be removed from the possession of the ERHOF Auction Cashier not later than 1 hour following the last item auctioned. Purchasers shall forfeit their deposit as liquidated damages or failure to comply with any of these conditions of sale; or the owner may put up for sale again the same items under these terms of sale and the purchaser shall be held liable for any deficiency and cost resulting from such resale and any other incidental or consequential damages including costs and attorney’s fees sustained by the owner.

10. All sales are final. There shall be no exchanges or refunds on items.

11. Items shall be removed only upon presentation of a paid receipt.

12. All shipping costs (for shipment other than pick-up) are the responsibility of the buyer.

13. Sealed and emailed bids must be received no later than 24 hours prior to the announced auction day and time.

Sealed bids must be mailed to ERHOF, 110 W. 6th, PMB 116, Ellensburg, WA 98926. Email bidders must submit their maximum bid amount to ERHOF97@gmail.com no later than 24 hours prior to the announced auction date and time. We will confirm receipt of your bid.

We will also need to know your payment method and date you can pick up the art object. Maximum bids are confidential bid amounts which you authorize to bid incrementally on your behalf. If you have further questions before placing a bid, please email ERHOF97@gmail.com.

FUND A NEED:

During the auction, supporters will have a chance to “raise the paddle” and help fund ERHOF’s museum technology initiative.

HOW TO NOMINATE A CANDIDATE FOR THE HALL OF FAME

ERHOF welcomes nominations of living or deceased national rodeo competitors, local competitors, participants, volunteers, animals, and pioneer rodeo families that have played a significant role in the history of Ellensburg Rodeo. Current sustaining and lifetime members of ERHOF are eligible to make a nomination in writing, citing specific examples of accomplishments to support their choice. Mail the nomination letter to ERHOF, Induction Committee, 110 W. 6th, PMB 374, Ellensburg, WA, 98926. Each spring, the ERHOF Board of Directors selects no less than one new inductee the Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame.

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

Those wishing to support the Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame Association can join at the induction banquet, write to ERHOF, 110 West 6th, PMB 374, Ellensburg, WA, 98926, log onto w w w. e r h o f. o r g a n d c l i c k on “ M e m b e r s h i p” o r e m a i l Erhof97@gmail.com. Supporters can follow ERHOF on social media: www.facebook.com/BootsOfFame www.instagram.com/ellensburgrodeohalloffame

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