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What’s inside Welcome to the Ellensburg Rodeo

4 ............ Letter from the President 7............. Schedule of Events 8............. Rodeo Arena Map 9............. Way of the Rodeo: Order of Events, Stock Contractors & PRCA Officials 10........... Ellensburg Rodeo Board of Directors 11........... Past Board of Directors

Events and Champions 14........... Saddle Bronc Riding 17........... Tie-Down Roping 18........... Bareback Riding 18 20........... Barrel Racing 21........... Bull Riding 23........... Team Roping 24........... Steer Wrestling 27........... Wild Cow Milking 28........... Ellensburg Rodeo Arena Records 30........... PRCA Xtreme Bulls Tour 31........... PRCA World Champions

Awards and Honorees 32........... Cattlemen of the Year, Don Rinehart Family 33........... Cattlewoman of the Year, Bev Cridlebaugh 35........... Parade Grand Marshal, Nita Bowers 36-37..... Driver Award, Kim Black 38........... Ellensburg Rodeo Scholarship, Ben McBride

Working the Rodeo 42-43..... Bullfighters, Clowns & Barrelmen 46-47..... Dynamic Duo - Rodeo Announcer, Justin McKee & Rodeo Clown, JJ Harrison 49........... Dodge Pick-up Men

Behind the Scenes: Feature stories 70-71..... Ellensburg Rodeo General Manager, Megan Meeks 72........... Volunteers, Donating time for Tradition 74-75..... Ellensburg Roping Club 78-79..... Born this Way 79........... Chute Tours 80........... Watering Holes: Cooters Saloon, Behind the Chutes, Section 9 & Trading Post Saloon 81........... Live Music: Behind the Chutes Entertainment Acts

Show Dedications & Specialty Act 82........... Friday Night: Patriot Night 83........... Saturday: Wally Dillon and Les Knudsen 83........... Official Ellensburg Rodeo Merchandise 84........... Sunday: Tough Enough to Wear Pink 85........... Monday: Ellensburg High School Baseball Team, 2014 State Champions Baseball Team 87........... Specialty Act: Team Ghost Riders and Tim “Wild Thang” Lepard

Ellensburg Rodeo Media Relations Director Bob Crowe Ellensburg Rodeo General Manager Megan Meeks Ellensburg Rodeo Contact Information 609 N. Main Street Ellensburg, WA 98926 Phone: (509) 962-7831 Toll Free: (800) 637-2444 Email: rodeo@fairpoint.net www.ellensburgrodeo.com

Rodeo History and Inductees 90........... Steers of Fame

93........... Historic Ellensburg Rodeo Artifacts 94-95..... Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame Inductees 96-97..... ProRodeo Hall of Fame Inductees

Sponsors & Supporters 98........... Local Sponsors 100......... Gold Buckle Club Members 101......... Award Sponsors 102......... Ellensburg Rodeo Arena Vendors

Representatives and Volunteers

This publication is the official program for the 2014 Ellensburg Rodeo. It has been produced in partnership between the Ellensburg Rodeo and the Daily Record.

Daily Record Contact Information 401 N. Main Street Ellensburg, WA 98926 Phone: (509) 925-1414 Toll Free: (800) 676-4850 Email: jmarkell@kvnews.com www.dailyrecordnews.com Contributing Photographers: Brian Myrick, Daily Record; Molly Morrow Photography; Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame; PRCA; Kari Finney; and PHIFER Program Editors: Joanna Markell and Chloe Allmand, Daily Record Daily Record Advertising: Robyn Smith, Pam Shuart, and Josh Crawford

50........... Ellensburg Rodeo Poster 52-53..... Ellensburg Rodeo Royal Court 55........... Top Hands 57........... Ellensburg Rodeo Posse 61........... Chamber Cowboys 62........... King County Posse 64........... Yakama Indian Nation 66........... Sponsor Flag Carriers 67........... Miss Rodeo Washington 69........... Kittitas County Fair Board of Directors

Program Designer: Cait Rainsberry, Daily Record Cover Photo: Brian Myrick, Daily Record

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2014 Ellensburg Rodeo

Welcome to the Ellensburg Rodeo On behalf of the Ellensburg Rodeo Board of Directors, I would like

to welcome you to the 92nd anniversary of the Ellensburg Rodeo!

Our town will be buzzing this Labor Day Weekend with spectators, contestants and performers who have traveled from all over the country and the world be here.

The Ellensburg Rodeo has earned its place as one of the top 10 professional rodeos and we stay there by continually improving our events, attracting the best cowboys, livestock and a payout of over $400,000.

Once again we will be hosting the Wrangler Xtreme Bulls World Tour Finale in our arena Saturday night. Only the top 40 cowboys from around the world will come to compete against the toughest rough stock in the world. They will be competing for $75,000 in prize money and the title of 2014 Xtreme Bull Riding Champion.

The Ellensburg Rodeo is honored to have Justin McKee back to announce this year. McKee announces some of the largest PRCA events in the nation, including Ellensburg, Cheyenne and Calgary rodeos.

JJ Harrison returns as our rodeo clown. He is an outstanding comic entertainer who keeps our rodeo moving. We will also be bringing to town “Wild Thang,” featuring Tim Leppard and the Ghost Riders as our specialty act.

Gene Dana Gene Dana Ellensburg Ellensburg Rodeo Board, Rodeo Board, President President

Friday will be our second annual “Patriot Night” with a dedication to our Kittitas County WWII veterans. Sunday will be “Tough Enough to Wear Pink” day where we encourage everyone to wear pink and support the campaign to help find a cure for breast cancer.

Behind the Chutes will have great bands and plenty of cold beverages.

Be sure to stop by the Western Village to check out the different shops and to pick up your official Ellensburg Rodeo merchandise.

The Rodeo Board would like to thank our great sponsors and our Gold Buckle members for their financial support and to our Top Hands, Rodeo Posse and team of volunteers who each year tirelessly step forward and help put on an exciting rodeo and county fair.

The grounds and stock will be ready. The cowboys are charged up. Hang onto your hats folks; we are going to have ourselves a rodeo!

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A weekend packed full of events and fun!

Saturday, Aug. 16

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Thursday, Aug. 28

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• Tie-down roping, steer wrestling, barrel racing, and team roping

(Doors open at 6 p.m.)

• Limited number of tickets available through the ticket office for $40 • Dinner and induction ceremony at CWU Student Union and Recreation Center Ballroom

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• Featuring the Dusty 45s • Rotary Pavilion on the corner of Fourth Avenue and Pearl Street • Free for all ages

Friday, Aug. 29

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• Tie-down roping and steer wrestling

Saturday, Aug. 30

6:30 a.m. // Panca ke brea kf ast

(Grocery Outlet parking lot, University Way and Ruby Street) • cost is approximately $6 per person

Weste rn pa rade (downtown Ellensburg) Kittit as C ounty F ai r opens C a rniv al and midw ay rides open *Rodeo ticket Ellens bu rg Rodeo s provide admittance to the Kittitas PRCA Xt reme Bulls T ou r F inale County Fair on • Tickets available through rodeo office 800-637-2444 the same • Gates open at 7 p.m./show starts at 8 p.m. day — Come early and enjoy both ev Sunday, Aug. 31 ents.

8 a.m. // Panca ke brea kf ast

9:30 a.m. // 10 a.m. // 12 p.m. // 12:45 p.m. // 8 p.m. //

(Grocery Outlet parking lot, University Way and Ruby Street) • cost is approximately $6 per person

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12 p.m. // C a rniv al and midw ay rides open 12:45 p.m. // Ellens bu rg Rodeo — Tough Enough to Wear Pink 6:15 p.m. // L ocal T alent Rodeo and S unda y N ig ht Sh ow

6:30 p.m. // Ellensburg Rodeo Posse drill 6:40 p.m. // Rodeo City Equestrians drill 6:50 p.m. // Mutton busting 7:05 p.m. // Barrel racing 7:15 p.m. // T eam roping (top eight ropers from the

7:40 p.m.

• Located in Section KK (NE arena), open to public

Monday, Sept. 1

6:15 p.m. // Grand Entry and national anthem

7:30 p.m.

Ellensburg Rodeo Posse Local FREE! Sunday Night Show

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8:00 p.m.

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Order of Events

Stock Contractors

Indian Dance

Rodeo Stock

Indians Down the Trail Show Dedications

Big Bend Rodeo Co.

Grand Entry

Calgary Stampede

Bull Riding

Corey and Lange Rodeo Co.

Tie Down Roping

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Barrel Racing Wild Cow Milking

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Bull Riding

Calgary Stampede

Autograph Session

Corey and Lange Rodeo Co. Flying Diamond Rodeo Co. Four Star Rodeo Co.

2014 PRCA Officials

Korkow Rodeo Co. Western Rodeo Co.

Wade Berry Allan Jordan Harry Rose

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Gene Dana

Jeff Faltus

Myron Linder

Ron Mitchell

Royal Court

Volunteer tent / Cowboy bistro / Special guests / Sunday night show

Office / Ticket Sales

Dave Adams

Kerry Clift

Rick Cole

Bob Crowe

Jerry Doolin

Facilities / Grounds

Behind The Chutes / Section 9 / Trading Post Saloon

Xtreme Bulls

Program / TETWP / Public & Community Relations

Western Village / Concessions / Vendors

Mike Hajny

Jerry Jensen

Carl Jensvold

Dan Morgan

Scott Pernaa

Megan Meeks

Parade / Yakama Indian Nation

Sound & Scoreboard / Announcer’s booth

Sponsors & Awards

Parking / Security

Seating / Ushers / Security

General Manager

President

Merchandise

Kelly Schademan Past President

Gold Buckle Club

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

Bill Lowe

Arena Director

Arena / Show Production / Livestock

Brian Twardoski Director at Large

Advertising / Contestant Relations / Media & publicity

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Ellensburg Rodeo Board of Directors since 1923 Adams, Dave....................................... 1940-1944 Adams, Dave W..............................2008-present Adams, Fred..................................................1940 Adams, Phil......................................... 1924-1929 Alder, Steve......................................... 1988-2013 Anderson, Clarence............................ 1949-1969 Anderson, Ed....................................... 1924-1941 Anderson, Harry.................................. 1924-1941 Anderson, Roy.................................... 1956-1957 Baker, Earnie....................................... 1950-1952 Barnes, Lee.......................................... 1927-1932 Barager, J.S......................................... 1948-1949 Bayne, R.C.....................................................1947 Bench, Howard.................................... 1923-1924 Bledsoe, Stewart................................. 1958-1966 Boyd, Wally......................................... 1970-1981 Brain, James.................................................1946 Bryant, Frank....................................... 1931-1947 Buchanan, Buck.................................. 1964-1969 Burkheimer, John............................... 1952-1959 Calkins, Scott....................................... 2001-2011 Cleman, Harold.............................................1947 Clift, Kerry........................................2012-present Cole, Jack............................................ 1945-1949 Cole, Rick.........................................1983-present Cook, Lon.......................................................1935 Cooke, George.......................... 1924-1927, 1940 Cooke, Guy.......................................... 1928-1929 Crowe, Bob......................................2010-present Cunningham, M.C. (Spike)................. 1947-1950 Dana, Gene......................................2002-present Davis, Warren...................................... 1948-1950 Dillon, Wally........................................ 1975-1986 Dolquist, Ed......................................... 1941-1967 Doolin, Jerry....................................2007-present Driver, Art............................................ 1950-1969 Driver, LD............................................. 1954-1986 Faltus, Allen......................................... 1966-2003 Faltus, Jeff.......................................2003-present Fitterer, Brad........................................ 1984-2003 Fitterer, Clarence................................. 1923-1929 Fitterer, George................ 1941-1944, 1949-1951 Foster, John P...................................... 1975-1985 Fudge, W.C. (Bill)................................ 1923-1927 Gehlen, Lawrence............................... 1929-1940 Goldade, Paul................... 1958-1963, 1967-1969 Goosman, Rod.................................... 1988-2007 Gordon, Everett................................... 1963-1976

Haagen, Merril.................................... 1959-1964 Hajny, Mike......................................2014-present Hanson, Fred.................... 1925-1929, 1951-1952 Harsch, Jerry.................................................1960 Hay, Don.............................................. 1970-1971 Heimbigner, Andy............................... 1949-1951 Heskett, E.C......................................... 1933-1934 Hofmann, Fred.................................... 1930-1957 Holt, Brantley...................................... 1946-1948 Hooper, Harold.................................... 1930-1940 Hughes, Earnie..............................................1947 Huppert, Brent..................................... 2004-2013 Jensen, Jerry...................................2005-present Jensvold, Carl.................................2012-present Kachlein, George................................ 1963-1968 Kaynor, J.C. (Cliff)............................... 1927-1946 Kelso, Murray...................................... 1953-1962 Kendall, Joe......................................... 1941-1944 Klampher, Al........................................ 1951-1955 Knudsen, Les....................................... 1971-1992 Linder, Maynard.................................. 1977-1995 Linder, Myron..................................2005-present Long, Valley...................................................1946 Lowe, Bill.........................................2001-present Mac Rae, Ken...................................... 1969-2000 Madsen, Glen...................................... 1987-2001 Masterson, Bart................................... 1940-1946 McCullough, Ken................................ 1955-1960 McCune, John..................................... 1938-1940 McManamy, Joe................................. 1947-1961 Menti, Huck......................................... 1948-1950 Minor, Buck......................................... 1970-2004 Mitchell, Ron...................................1996-present Moen, Elmer........................................ 1941-1955 Morgan, Dan.....................................2014-presnt Mundy, Ellison.................................... 1934-1937 Neeley, Bob......................................... 1958-1982 Newman, Len...................................... 1961-1966 Oechsner, Frank............... 1951-1953, 1958-1962 O’Leary, Joe........................................ 1995-2004 Pederson, Ed....................................... 1962-1973 Pernaa, Scott...................................2014-present Peterson, Bill....................................... 1993-2000 Peterson, Ken...................................... 1987-2008 Pfenning, H.E.................... 1923-1924, 1937-1939 Pouttu, W.M........................................ 1928-1941 Powers, Dick..................................................1976 Prescott, George................................. 1950-1956 11

Quigley, Hale....................................... 1947-1950 Ramey, Dick...................................................1956 Rappunn, Walt.................................... 1940-1941 Remelin, M.C....................................... 1927-1928 Repp, Scott.......................................... 1986-2004 Reynolds, R.V. (Rock).......................... 1925-1932 Rice, Rex.............................................. 1961-1968 Richards, Lou...................................... 1924-1945 Richardson, J.P.................................... 1943-1947 Rittenour, George.........................................1936 Rizer, Ted............................................. 1948-1953 Robbins, Herb..................................... 1954-1957 Ross, Fred............................................ 1925-1929 Rudolph, R.E........................................ 1943-1948 Schademan, Kelly...........................2002-present Schnebly, Frank................................... 1946-1949 Schnebly, Rufus.................................. 1945-1949 Scott, Chuck........................................ 1968-1984 Scott, Lee............................................. 1927-1935 Schultz, Andy...................................... 1925-1928 Seubert, Bill......................................... 1970-1999 Shelton, Scott...................................... 2010-2013 Shenyer, Mel....................................... 2005-2010 Shore, Hardy....................................... 1975-1987 Simons, Clint.................................................2001 Smith, Gene........................................ 1970-1974 Smith, Joel.......................................... 1982-2007 Smith, Jim.....................................................1957 Smithson, John................................... 1952-1955 Sparks, Loren...................................... 1931-1934 Standish, Dave.................................... 1995-2011 St. John, Chet...................................... 1953-1954 Taliaferro, C.D. (Tex)........ 1948-1952, 1956-1970 Thedens, John.................................... 1974-1983 Thomas, Howard................................ 1953-1957 Tucker, Ed Jr........................................ 1972-1974 Tuttle, A.H............................................1936, 1940 Twardoski, Brian.............................2007-present Vaughan, Harvey................................. 1965-1973 Walker, Linus....................................... 1942-1944 Weaver, Roger..................................... 1985-2010 Weaver, Roy........................................ 1938-1940 Webster, W.F. (Bill).............................. 1930-1936 Whiteman, Brent................................. 1979-1988 Whiting, Don........................................... 1951-75 Williams, Ted.................................................1940 Winegar, Truman..........................................1974

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Rodeo’s Classic Event Past Ellensburg Rodeo Champions

• Saddle Bronc Riding • Frank Wood, 1923

Bobbie Berger, 1971

Dave White, 1924

Enoch Walker, 1972

Frank Wood, 1925

J.C. Bonine, 1973

Bob Askins, 1926

Jerry Sinclair, 1974

Bob Askins, 1927

Dave Griffith, 1975

Earl Thode, 1928

Jim Kelts, 1976

Harry Knight, 1929

Bud Monroe, 1977

Pete Knight, 1930

Bud Monroe, 1978

Harry Knight, 1931

Howard Hunter, 1979

Harry Knight, 1932

Howard Hunter, 1980

Nick Knight, 1933

Gerald Bruhn, 1981

Pete Knight, 1934

David Bothum, 1982

Jack Meyers, 1935

Clint Johnson, 1983

Bill McMacken, 1936 Bill McMacken, 1937

Brad Gjermundson, 1984

C.C. Coe, 1938

Bud Pauley, 1985

Gene Pruett, 1939

Mel Coleman, 1986

Pete Grubb, 1940

Bud Monroe, 1987 TIED

Fritz Traun, 1941

John Smith, 1987 TIED

Joe Kelsey, 1945

Butch Small, 1988

Jackie Cooper, 1946

Clint Johnson, 1989

Gene Pruett, 1947

Robert Etbauer, 1990

Casey Tibbs, 1948

Bud Longbrake, 1991

Casey Tibbs, 1949

Kent Cooper, 1992

Ross Dollarhide, 1950

Butch Small, 1993

Bill Hancock, 1951

Dan Mortensen, 1994

J.D. McKenna, 1952

Dan Mortensen, 1995

addle bronc riding was born in the Old West where ranch cowboys would test themselves against each other and the rankest of unbroken horses.

George Menkenmaier, 1953

Chance Dixon, 1996

Casey Tibbs, 1954

Robert Etbauer, 1998

Bill Linderman, 1955

Ty Murray, 1999

Eddie Akridge, 1956

Rance Bray, 2000

Not much has changed. Today the cowboys are still climbing aboard bucking horses, and the competition between man and man – and man and horse – is still as intense as ever.

Marty Wood, 1957

Ira Slagowski, 2001

Marty Wood, 1958

Dan Mortensen, 2002

George Myron, 1959

Cody De Mers, 2003

Jim Roeser, 1960

Billy Etbauer, 2004

Ken McLean, 1961

Chet Johnson, 2005

Enoch Walker, 1962

Bryce Miller, 2006

Wayne Vold, 1963

Chad Ferley, 2007 IED

Ken McLean, 1964

Jesse Bail, 2007 TIED

Ivan Daines, 1965

Dusty Hausauer, 2008

Hugh Chambliss, 1966

Jesse Kruse, 2009

Marty Wood, 1967

Cody Wright, 2010

Buzz Seely, 1968

Cody DeMoss, 2011

Hugh Chambliss, 1969

Jesse Wright, 2012

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Isaac Diaz

Requiring strength, style and timing, a bronc rider must begin with his feet placed over the bronc’s shoulders, then synchronize his spurring action with the animal's bucking style in order to receive a high score after the eight-second trip.

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John Holman, 1970

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The Chase is On Past Ellensburg Rodeo Champions

• Tie Down Roping • Wilkins Williams, 1923

Pax Irvine, 1973

Bob Crosby, 1924

Doug Williamson, 1974

Ike Rude, 1925

Bob Ragsdale, 1975

Everett Bowman, 1927

Keene Wright, 1976

Bob Crosby, 1928

Tutt Garnett, 1977

Jake McClure, 1929

Roy Cooper, 1978

Ed Pardee, 1930

Tom Ferguston, 1979

Ike Rude, 1931

Tom Ferguson, 1980

Harry Hart, 1932

Mike Ray, 1981

Everett Shaw, 1933

Tom Ferguson, 1982

Cleve Kelley, 1934

Tommy Smith, 1983

Charles Jones, 1935

Clay Tom Cooper, 1984

Charles Jones, 1936

Jimmie Cooper, 1985

Frank Wood, 1937

Chris Lybbert, 1986

Ken DePew, 1938

Joe Lucas, 1987

Oran Fore, 1939

Ron Currin, 1988

Jack Shaw, 1940

Larry Finely, 1989

Carl Shepherd, 1941

Kyle Kosoff, 1990

Arne Will, 1945

Fred Whitefield, 1991

George Richmond, 1946 Joe Beaver, 1992 Buff Douthitt, 1947

Mike Arnold, 1993

Dan Taylor, 1948

Joe Beaver, 1994

Gene Rambo, 1949

Joe Beaver, 1995

Vern Castro, 1950

Cody Ohl, 1996

Bill Hogue, 1951

Clay Cerny, 1997

John Dalton, 1952

Fred Whitfield, 1998

B.J. Pierce, 1953

Cody Ohl, 1999

tie-down roping run begins with a mounted cowboy giving a head start to a calf of about 250 pounds, then chasing it down the arena.

Leonard Block, 1954

Ricky Canton, 2000

B.J. Pierce 1955

Jeff Coelho, 2001

Billy Hogue, 1956

Jeff Champan, 2002 TIED

After roping the calf, the cowboy dismounts, runs down the rope (which is anchored to the saddle horn), lays the calf on its side and ties any three of its legs together with a “piggin’ string” he carried clenched in his teeth.

Leonard Saye, 1959

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It requires a great athlete to accomplish the mad dash in a matter of a few seconds. In January 2003, this event’s name was changed to tie-down roping.

Glen Franklin, 1957 B.J. Pierce, 1958 Duane Reece, 1960 Bob Wylie, 1961 Dean Oliver, 1962 Dean Oliver, 1963 Dean Oliver, 1964 Harry Charters, 1965 2013 Ellensburg Rodeo Champion

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Heb Doenz, 1966 Jim Bob Altizer, 1967 Tim Prather, 1968 Buz Peth, 1969 Sonny Worrell, 1970

Matt Shiozawa, 2002 TIED Jim Locke, 2003 Ricky Canton, 2004 Jerome Schneeberger, 2005 Trevor Brazile, 2006 Scott Kormos, 2007 Matt Shiozawa, 2008 Trevor Brazile, 2009 Seth Childers, 2010 E.J. Roberts, 2011 Monty Lewis, 2012

Dean Oliver, 1971 Buz Peth, 1972

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areback riding is one of the most physically demanding events in rodeo.

Contestants must ride a bucking horse for eight seconds, holding nothing but a singlehandhold rigging cinched around the horse’s girth.

A rider is disqualified if he touches his equipment, himself or the animal with his free hand, or if he is bucked off before eight seconds.

2013 Ellensburg Rodeo Champion

Richie Champion

Half the cowboy’s score comes from his spurring technique and “exposure” to the strength of the horse; the other half is determined by the bucking strength of the horse.

Score // 173 points on two head Earnings // $8,378

Past Ellensburg Rodeo Champions

• Bareback Riding • Cecil Henley, 1940 Carl Dossey, 1941 Carl Dossey, 1945 Bud Spealman, 1946 Larry Finley, 1947 Gene Rambo, 1948 Jack Buschbaum, 1949 Casey Tibbs, 1950 Eddie Akridge, 1951 Casey Tibbs, 1952 Eddie Akridge, 1953

Steve Johnson, 1954 Bill Linderman, 1955 Eddie Akridge, 1956 Daryl Hobdey, 1957 John Mitchell, 1958 Jack Hawkins, 1959 Jack Carson, 1960 Kenny Stanton, 1961 Bob Edison, 1962 Kenny Stanton, 1963 John Mitchell, 1964

Jackie Wright, 1965 Paul Mayo, 1966 Andy Miliate, 1967 Jim Houston, 1968 Malcolm Jones, 1969 Dale Trotter, 1970 John Edwards, 1971 Joe Alexander, 1972 Royce Smith, 1973 Larry Mahan, 1974 Joe Alexander, 1975

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Marvin Garrett, 1987 Dave Appleton, 1988 Clint Corey, 1989 Rich McClanahan, 1990 TIED Denny McClanahan, 1990 TIED Clint Corey, 1991 Larry Sandvick, 1992 Clint Corey, 1993 Rocky Steagall, 1994

Billy Laye, 1995 TIED Marvin Garrett, 1995 TIED Clint Corey, 1996 Denny McLanahan, 1997 Deb Greenough, 1998 Pete Hawkins, 1999 Lan LaJeunesse, 2000 Larry Sandvick, 2001 Will Lowe, 2002 Cleve Schmidt, 2003 TIED Clint Cannon, 2003 TIED

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“Ladies Only Event ”

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arrel Racing is a “ladies only” timed event in which the rider must successfully ride around three 55-gallon barrels placed in a cloverleaf pattern as quickly as possible.

The clock is the judge and beings when the horse crosses the starting line. The rider must perform two turns to the left and one to the right or two turns to the right and one to the left. Riders can brush the barrels, but is one is knocked down, a five-second penalty is added to her time.

The fastest time wins.

Past Ellensburg Rodeo Champions

2013 Ellensburg Rodeo Champion

Jane Melby

Score // 51.83 seconds on three runs Earnings // $6,880

Katherine Anderson, 1962 Barbara Curcio, 1963 Ruth Sanders, 1966 Jan Studebaker, 1967 Jan Studebaker, 1968 Katherine Anderson, 1969 No record, 1970 Katherine Anderson, 1971 Katherine Anderson, 1972 Joyce Bloxham, 1973 Terry Bussey, 1974 Phyllis Jess, 1975 TIED

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Dee Watt, 1975 TIED Lila Mae Stewart, 1976 Lynn Mays, 1977 Julie Rugg, 1977 TIED Jerri Mann, 1978 Sheri Korff, 1979 Jerri Mann, 1980 Sheryl Fletcher, 1981 Lois Ferguson, 1982 Marlene Eddleman, 1983 Charmayne James, 1984 Suzzane Fausett, 1985 20

• Barrel Racing • Renee Woodcock, 1986 Lana Hemsted, 1987 TIED Charmayne James, 1987 TIED Charmayne James Rodman, 1988 Charmayne James Rodman, 1989 Charmayne James Rodman, 1990 Charmayne James Rodman, 1991

Barb Merrill, 1992 Barb Merrill, 1993 Charmayne James Rodman, 1994 Angie Meadors, 1995 Katie McCoin, 1996 Kay Blandford, 1997 Martha Josey, 1998 Rachel Myllymaki, 1999 Kristin Weaver, 2000 Tami Fontenot, 2001 Charmayne James, 2002

Molly Powell, 2003 Molly Powell, 2004 Barbra West, 2005 Brandie Halls, 2006 Linda Sears, 2007 Sheena Robbins, 2008 Jordon Peterson, 2009 Lindsay Sears, 2010 Sydni Blanchard, 2011 Mary Walker, 2012

One of Rodeo’s Most Unpredictable Events B

ull riding is perhaps the easiest event in rodeo to understand. A cowboy tries to ride a bull for eight seconds while holding a simple rope looped around the bull’s midsection. The rules aren’t complicated: Don’t use your free hand, don’t fall off.

Scoring is based on a possible perfect score of 100 points, with half deriving from the contestant’s skill and half coming from the bull’s performance.

It sounds simple enough but bull riding is also one of rodeo’s most dangerous and unpredictable events. The angry bulls weigh up to a ton and many are equipped with horns.

2013 Ellensburg Rodeo Champion

Trey Benton lll

Score // 168 points on two head Earnings // $5,042 Past Ellensburg Rodeo Champions

• Bull Riding • Barney Roberts, 1934 TIED Paul Georges, 1934 TIED Alan Gordon, 1935 Herman Linder, 1936 Harold Franklin, 1937 Paul Cimmiyotti, 1938 Dick Griffith, 1939 Dick Griffith, 1940 Buck Wyatt, 1941 Grant Carper, 1945 Glenn Tyler, 1946 Marvel Rogers, 1947

Larry Daniels, 1948 Herb Stiltman, 1949 Billie Hand, 1950 TIED Jim Shoulders, 1950 TIED Buck Rutherford, 1951 Dwight Maddox, 1952 Bernie Henne, 1953 Bob Cullison, 1954 Duane Howard, 1955 Milton Payne, 1956 Jim Shoulders, 1957 Bill Rinestine, 1958

Leonard Condon, 1959 Bob Wegner, 1960 Bob Wegner, 1961 TIED Norm Edge, 1961 TIED Rocky Rockabar, 1962 Ronnie Webb, 1963 Dave Glover, 1964 Ronnie Rossen, 1965 Rocky Rockabar, 1966 Larry Mahan, 1967 Bob Berger, 1968 Mike Randall, 1969

Dickie Cox, 1970 John Prater, 1971 George Brown, 1972 Martin Haptonstall, 1973 Brian Abley, 1974 Bob Romer, 1975 TIED John Quintana, 1975 TIED Kenny Stanton, 1976 John Davis, 1977 Jim Leatherberry, 1978 Wacey Cathey, 1979 Donnie Gay, 1980 21

Charles Sampson, 1981 Denny Flynn, 1981 Charlie Needham, 1982 Ted Nuce, 1983 Charles Sampson, 1984 Terry Villenueve, 1985 Dale Johansen, 1986 Cody Lambert, 1987 Guy Johansen, 1988 Tuff Hedeman, 1989 Scott Mendes, 1990 Jimmy Young, 1991

Adam Carillo, 1992 Aaron Semas, 1993 Daryl Mills, 1994 Josh O’Byrne, 1995 Aaron Semas, 1996 Hank Reece, 1997 Josh O’Brien, 1998 Corey Navarre, 1999 Russ Coleman, 2000 Blue Stone, 2001 Corey Navarre, 2002 Robey Condra, 2003

Bryan Richardson, 2004 Matt Austin, 2005 J. W. Harris, 2006 Jarod Craig, 2007 Marcus Michaelis, 2008 Tyler Smith, 2009 Tylee Lanham, 2010 Bobby Welsh, 2011 Tim Bingham, 2012

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Rodeo’s Only Team Event

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eam roping requires precise timing and anticipation between mounted header and heeler. The header’s job is to rope the steer around the horns, neck, or a horn-neck combination, then turn the steer so that the heeler can rope both of the steer’s hind legs.

2013 Ellensburg Rodeo Champion

Clay Tryan

The clock is started when the ropers leave their boxes, and it stops when their ropes are taut and their horses are facing each other.

2013 Ellensburg Rodeo Champion

Jade Corkhill

If a heeler catches only one leg, a fivesecond penalty is assessed. If the header fails to give the steer its allotted head start, the team receives a 10-second penalty.

Score // 17.8 seconds on three head Earnings // $6,967 each

Past Ellensburg Rodeo Champions

• Team Roping • Walt Woodward & Doyle Gellerman, 1981

Rich Skelton & Jake Milton, 1990

David Motes & Craig Branham, 1998

Joe Beaver & Marty Becker, 2006

Allen Bach & Jake Barnes, 1982

Charles Pogue & Bobby Northcott, 1991 TIED

George Aros & Steve Northcott, 1999

Speed Williams & Dean Tuftin, 2007

Bret Boatright & Walt Rodman, 1983

K.C. Jones & Mark Simon, 1991 TIED

Bobby Hurley & Steve Northcott, 2000

Chad Masters & Michael Jones, 2008

Allen Bach & Jimmie Cooper, 1984

Doyle Gellerman & Walt Woodward, 1992

Wade Wheatley & Kyle Lockett, 2001

Kelsey Parchman & J.W. Borrego, 2009

Clay O’Brien Cooper & Jake Barnes, 1985

Steve Northcott & Matt Tyler, 1993

Frank Graves & Monty Joe Petska, 2002

Garrett Tonozzi & Ryan Motes, 2009

J.D. & Dick Yates, 1986

Charles Pogue & Bobby Harris, 1994

Speed Williams & Rich Skelton, 2003

Keven Daniel & Caleb Twisselman, 2010

Brett Tonozzie & Charles Pogue, 1987

Darrel & Chris Green, 1995

Clay Tryan & Cory Petska, 2004

Clay Tryan & Travis Graves, 2011

J.D. & Dick Yates, 1988

Darrel & Chris Green, 1996

Jake Barnes & Kory Koontz, 2005 TIED

Chad Masters & Clay O’Brien Cooper, 2012

Troy Frazier & Wade Jess, 1989

Randy Polich & Nick Sarchett, 1997

Charles Pogue & Dennis Gatz, 2005 TIED 23

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Rodeo’s Quickest Event Past Ellensburg Rodeo Champions

• Steer Wrestling • Jack Kerscher, 1924 Bob Crosby, 1925 Everett Bowman, 1926 Everett Bowman, 1927 Roy Adams, 1928 Jack Kerscher, 1929 Jack Kerscher, 1930 Hugh Bennett, 1931 Everett Bowman, 1932 Shaniko Red, 1933 Tom Zahn, 1934 Frank VanMeter, 1935 Steve Heacock, 1936 Frank Smith, 1937 George Nelson, 1938 Dick Herron, 1939 Jack Wade, 1940 Dave Campbell, 1941 Barney Willis, 1945 Dave Campbell, 1946 Vern Castro, 1947 Dave Campbell, 1948 Claude Henson, 1949 Ed Coffey, 1950 Tom Henderson, 1951 Glen Tyler, 1952 Gene Miles, 1953 Barney Willis, 1954 Barney Willis, 1955 Bill Deussen, 1956 Billy Hogue, 1957 Harry Charters, 1958 Jerry Peth, 1959 Gene Miles, 1960 Harley May, 1961 John Gravenslund, 1962 Gene Miles, 1963 John W. Jones Sr., 1964 Ken Noddings, 1965, Louie Torricelas, 1966 TIED Larry Wyatt, 1966 TIED Gene Miles, 1966 TIED Allen Keller, 1967 Gene Miles, 1968 Sonny Ehr, 1969 Dale Huddleston, 1970 Harold Holtz, 1971 Fred Larsen, 1972 Tom Puryear, 1973 Tom Ferguson, 1974

Carl Deaton, 1975 Bob Christopherson, 1976 Chuck Boatright, 1977 Leo Camarillo, 1978 Pat Nogle, 1979 Jimmie Cooper, 1980 TIED Dave Brock, 1980 TIED Butch Meyers, 1980 TIED Dave Brock, 1981 Tom Ferguson, 1982 Paul Hughes, 1983 John W. Jones Jr., 1984 Jimmie Cooper, 1985 Byron Walker, 1986 Marty Melvin, 1987 TIED John Jones Jr., 1987 TIED Dirk Sappe, 1988 Leon Vick, 1989 Thomas Switzer, 1990 TIED Rod Lyman, 1990 TIED Doug Boettcher, 1991 Brad Gleason, 1992 Steve Currin, 1993 Rod Lyman, 1994 Todd Fox, 1995 Rod Lyman, 1996 Chad Hagan, 1997 Rope Myers, 1998 Lee Graves, 1999 Rod Lyman, 2000 Todd Suhn, 2001 Curtis Cassidy, 2002 Trevor Knowles, 2003 Rope Myers, 2004 Ryan Jarrett, 2005 Ronnie Fields, 2006 Trevor Knowles, 2007 Luke Branquinho, 2008 TIED Ken Lewis, 2008 TIED Lee Graves, 2009 Billy Bugenig, 2010 Todd Suhn, 2011 Jason Miller, 2012

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n steer wrestling, also known as bulldogging, cowboys compete against each other and the clock. The event requires strength, speed and good timing.

Cowboys begin in the box atop their horse and a barrier is drawn across the entrance. A steer is loaded into the chute. When the rider is ready he simply nods and the steer is released.

Horse and rider chases the steer and when in position, the rider leans over and jumps off his horse and grabs the steer by its head.

The cowboy must then wrestle the steer to its side to stop the clock. Winning times are in the three- to four-second range. If a rider breaks the barrier coming out of the box he receives a 10-second penalty.

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2013 Ellensburg Rodeo Champion

Trevor Knowles Score // 12.9 seconds on three head Earnings // $7,353

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Rodeo’s Community Event Y

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The event works just like it sounds. Teams of men and/or women wrestle a cow that’s been released into the arena and try to milk her. One teammate begins on horseback and ropes the cow while the other team member wrestlers her. The first teammate then dismounts and tries to milk the cow.

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Saddle Bronc Jesse Kruse • 2009, 91 points C ody D eMoss • 2011, 91 points

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he road to the 2013 Xtreme Bulls championship ends in Ellensburg Saturday, Aug. 30, when 40 of the world’s top bull riders compete for the $75,000 purse.

The PRCA’s Xtreme Bulls Tour, presented by B&W Trailer Hitches, will end in Ellensburg with the event televised on MAG TV network.

2013 xtreme bulls finale Champion

Cole Echols Score // 179 on two head Earnings // $19,458

The 2013 Xtreme Bulls finale was won by Cole Echols. He had total earnings of $19,458 with 179 points on two head. The 2013 Xtreme Bulls Tour champion was Tyler Smith from Fruita, Col., All 40 riders will compete in a long-go competition. The top earning $41,813 throughout the tour.

12 will immediately be brought back for the short-go, where the Ellensburg champion and 2014 Xtreme Bulls Champion both will be crowned.

The gates for this year’s finale will open at The competition features the world’s best riders along with the baddest and meanest bulls.

Before stopping in Ellensburg, the tour will have stopped in eight other cities. Money cowboys earned on the Xtreme Bulls Tour counts toward their PRCA world standings, which determine Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifiers. The Tour will have a combined purse of $465,000.

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7 p.m and the show starts at 8 p.m. The event will first air on MAG TV network at 5 p.m. on Sep. 15 and 9 a.m. Sept. 21. Check your local listing for more information.

Bareback Champion

Tie-Down Roping Champion

Kaycee Feild

Shane Hanchey

Hometown // Spanish Fork, UT Earnings // $239,465.35

Hometown // Sulphur, LA Earnings // $207,671.75

Steer Wrestling Champion

Barrel Racing Champion

Hometown // Holliday, TX Earnings // $173,354.97

Hometown // Marana, AZ Earnings // $303,317.14

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J.W. Harris

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Hometown // Mullin, TX Earnings // $252,829.01

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Jade Corkhill

Trevor Brazille

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Hometown // Decatur, TX Earnings // $84,220.86

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Don Rinehart family T

he Kittitas County Cattlemen’s Association named the Don Rinehart family as the county’s cattlemen of the year. The family has a cattle, timothy hay and grass turf operation near U.S. Highway 97 and Hungry Junction Road.

The Rinehart family came to the valley in 1979. In addition to Don, there’s son and daughter-in-law, Jeff and Molly Rinehart, and son and daughter-in-law, David and Monica Rinehart.

“I’m truly honored, and humbled, to be named among other cattle families of the year,” Don Rinehart said. “There are some (past) cattlemen of the year in my area who I learned a lot from when I came to the Kittitas Valley. I watched how they handled things, and they took time to suggest things, and they let me learn from them.”

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He said he is continuously impressed by how willing families are to help out newcomers and each other.

2014 Cattlemen of the Year, the Don Rinehart Family.

Don and his late wife, Rose, also have a son and daughter-inlaw in Yakima, Jason and Candy Rinehart, and two daughters, Julie Rinehart who lives at the family ranch, and Annie and son-in-law Kevin Battis of Wenatchee.

Thirty five years after landing in Ellensburg, Rinehart says

Ellensburg was a good place to raise a family. It's also still a good place to pursue his love of raising cattle and hay.

Nothing he has accomplished, he adds, was done on his own.

“I'm really proud of my wife and my kids,” he says. “It took all of us working together to get it to where we are today.”

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Bev Cridlebaugh T

he Kittitas County CattleWomen’s group surprised Bev Cridlebaugh with the group’s cattlewoman of the year award earlier this year. Cridlebaugh has been the office manager-accountant at the Washington State Cattlemen’s Office in Ellensburg since 2004 and a CattleWomen’s member since 2005.

Bev and her husband, Ron Cridlebaugh, bought property in the valley in 2000 and moved here in 2002 from the West Side where Bev had an accounting business.

She moved her business and later sought more work in the office of the statewide cattlemen’s association office in West Ellensburg.

Cridlebaugh said working for the association has been a good fit for her: she grew up doing chores on a small cattle ranch in the Puyallup Valley and her father was a butcher. She helped raise calves and was in a 4-H Club as a youngster, she said.

“I know how hard farmers and ranchers have to work to produce the food we need,” Cridlebaugh said.

Linda Henderson, the county CattleWomen’s president, said Cridlebaugh’s “true love of family and friends and her willingness to always lend a hand” make her a worthy recipient of the award.

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Bev Cridlebaugh accepts her award after being named the 2014 Cattlewomen of the Year.

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llensburg Community Christmas Basket program director Nita Bowers has been selected as this year's Ellensburg Rodeo Parade Grand Marshal. Bowers' work with the program over the last two decades caught the attention of the Rodeo Board and caused them to want to recognize her in front of the community she serves with such dedication.

"It's humbling," Bowers said. "There are so many volunteers who help the community I feel like 1,000 people should be out there leading the parade with me."

As Grand Marshal, Bowers will ride at the front of the parade and lead all the other riders and floats.

Families, individuals and organizations sometimes adopt families who apply to receive help through the Christmas Basket program and take responsibility for creating an entire basket, including Christmas dinner supplies and a toy for each child in the family.

Volunteer help

Spreading Holiday Cheer Bowers said a friend first asked her about 20 years ago to help with the Community Christmas Program, which provides gifts and food to local families in need.

“I never gave it a thought,” she said of her decision to begin helping with the program at the request of friend and former director Sally Dunlop.

Bowers jokes that she probably would have run away had she thought about it.

“I think I was much younger and thought I was invincible,” Bowers said, adding that distributing the baskets was a task that needed to be done.

Bowers estimates between 40 and 50 families received Christmas baskets when she first began working with the program. Last year, she thinks the program helped about 650 families.

“It’s just climbed continually,” Bowers said.

The cost to put together food baskets has grown, too. The local community has banded together to offer additional support as the costs to provide food and other supplies has increased, she said.

A variety of individuals, events and organizations support the Community Christmas Basket program.

Gratitude The families who receive the Christmas baskets appreciate the support.

“Thank you so very much for sharing the Christmas spirit with our family this year,” wrote one basket recipient in a thank you card.

“You’ll never know how much this means to me and my kids. We wouldn’t have had Christmas.”

“It’s nice when you know how much somebody appreciates it and how much it does mean to their family,” Bowers said after reading the card. “It makes it worthwhile.”

Volunteers spend a week working assembly-line style in the Kittitas County Fairgrounds’ Umtanum Hall to create and distribute baskets for other families in December.

Kittitas County Search and Rescue delivers baskets to the homes of recipients who can’t transport the more than 40-pound boxes.

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Bowers said that the Nita Bowers, 2014 Ellensburg Rodeo volunteers who help create Parade Grand Marshal Christmas baskets range in age from young people looking for community service hours for school or volunteering with church groups to senior citizens in their 70s and 80s.

“There isn’t an age barrier,” Bowers said.

Bowers balances her work directing the Christmas Basket program with a job at her family’s business, Voshall Electric, and work with the Kittitas County Heritage Center and other community organizations.

“You mix family, and grandkids and stuff into the mix, and you’ve got a full day,” Bowers said.

But Bowers says helping children and seniors is why she became director of the Christmas Basket program.

Bowers plans to continue as director of the Christmas Basket program.

"It's because of all the volunteers in Ellensburg that we have a better community and community spirit," Bowers said.

One basket recipient said she couldn’t sign up for the program unless she could help put together baskets for others.

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Kim Black receives 2014 Driver Award

by CHLOE ALLMAND staff intern

K

im Black attended her first Ellensburg Rodeo in 1986, and immediately knew she wanted to be a part of the event. Today, Kim has become an asset to the rodeo that first captivated her 28 years ago.

Since the early 1990s she has worked as the coordinator in the announcer’s booth, making sure the announcer has the information he needs and that the events flow together seamlessly.

“The first time I came to the Ellensburg Rodeo I was pretty amazed,” Kim said. “Right away I noticed the sense of community, because everyone was so into helping.”

Kim is the recipient of the 2014 Driver Award, which is awarded every year by the Driver family to a member of the Ellensburg-Kittitas Valley community who has made a significant contribution to the Ellensburg Rodeo, Rodeo Hall of Fame or associated activities. Scott Driver said the award gives the community a way of publicly recognizing the efforts of these individuals.

“When I solicited input in selecting this year’s recipient, everyone I spoke with was quick to emphasize how deserving they believed Kim would be, having contributed so much for so many years to the Ellensburg Rodeo,” Driver said. “On behalf of the Driver family, the Ellensburg Rodeo and the community, a huge thank you, Kim. You are truly appreciated.”

Kim, her husband, Ed, and their two daughters, Lori and Ashley, moved to Ellensburg from southern California in 1987.

Kim worked at CWU for more than 22 years, during which time she received her bachelor’s degree over a 12-year period. She now works remotely from Ellensburg as an IT Systems Administrator for Cambia Health Solutions in Portland, and is the administrator for her husband’s business, Black’s Painting.

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Kim Black, 2014 Driver Award recipient.

After watching the 1986 rodeo, Kim was excited that she and her husband would be raising their daughters in a town so invested in community. Kim began asking around in search of a rodeo volunteer position, and her friend Jan Plesha asked Kim to help in the announcer’s booth.

For her first two years as a volunteer, Kim ran the scoreboard, before moving on to directly assisting the announcers. Kim first worked with late Phil Gardenhire, and since then she has assisted Bob Tallman, Hadley Barrett, Randy Corley and the current voice of the Ellensburg Rodeo, Justin McKee. Kim has also worked with Joe Braniff since the inception

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continued of the Xtreme Bulls finals, which Black said is her favorite event at the rodeo.

“I’m pretty spoiled because I get to see everything that’s going on, and I get to be in the shade,” Kim said. “There’s such satisfaction in knowing that you’re helping the community, and it feels good to be a part of something so big.”

The job is demanding and requires Kim to stay constantly alert. Announcer booth director Steve Alder commended Kim for her work.

“She is instrumental in the flow of the production and makes sure the show stays on track,” Alder said. “She has done this without any compensation and refuses any.”

The award is a gold and sterling silver belt buckle, which depicts Lo Driver on his horse Yankee, rearing on his hind legs as he was when Lo delivered an Ellensburg Rodeo invitation for President Harry Truman at the Yakima airport.

Scott Driver, his wife, Martha Driver, and Scott’s daughter, Darcie, will present Kim with the award during the rodeo finals on Monday, Sept. 1.

“It’s rewarding to see everyone at the rodeo enjoying themselves. When you see people excited and having a good time you know you’re doing the right thing,” Kim said.

Kim said that being organized, staying calm under pressure and “rolling with the punches” have helped her do her job well, but she never expected to earn such recognition.

“It was funny because when Scott Driver called me to tell me I had won I assumed he was calling with a general question, and I was all ready to tell him that I don’t make the decisions and that he should call a board member,” Kim said. “I was very surprised, but of course really excited. You do the work and you never really think of yourself getting an award. I’m especially honored when I look back at the past recipients.”

The Driver family has been involved with the Ellensburg Rodeo for many decades as Board members, Posse members, contestants, arena director and Royal Court members. The family has given out the Driver award since 2000 to recognize others’ contributions to the rodeo.

Past Driver Family Memorial Award Recipients 2000 • Rex Rice

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2001 • Bertha Morrison

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2009 • Scott Repp

2003 • Mary McManamy Seubert

2010 • Estelle Johnson

2004 • Oscar Berger

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2006 • Gordon Wollen

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en McBride is this year’s Ellensburg Rodeo scholarship recipient. McBride is a Kittitas High School senior, earning a 3.77 cumulative GPA. In addition to being a member of Kittitas High School’s Honor Society, McBride was elected treasurer his junior year, and president as a senior. He has played piano for the past 11 years in recitals, adjudications and festivals where he has won many awards. McBride also has earned more than 40 college credits through Central Washington University’s Running Start program.

During summers McBride works an average of 50-80 hours per week for a local farm. He plans to continue attending Central Washington University after graduation from Kittitas High School, and studying either law and justice or industrial engineering.

The $1,000 scholarship will be put toward McBride’s academic fees.

Students interested in applying for the next year’s scholarship can pick up forms at the Ellensburg Rodeo Office at 609 N. Main St., or at any high school in Kittitas County.

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odeo competitors are out in the arena for several seconds, but after the roar of the crowd fades and the action slows, it’s the clowns and announcers who have to keep the crowd’s eyes on the dirt.

The rodeo clown “Every time you work with animals or small children there’s going to be hang-ups,” said JJ Harrison, a sought-after rodeo clown who’s been barrel man for rodeos in small towns on up to the National Finals Rodeo, and is the clown for this year’s Ellensburg Rodeo.

It’s a subtle thing (as subtle as a man in face paint wearing an inflatable fat suit telling jokes can be), Harrison said, and clowns and announcers take a lot of professional pride in their work.

“One of the things I love about Ellensburg, and make sure this gets in there, is the crowd makes it,” Harrison said.

A lively crowd makes for better competition, and contestants regularly comment on the Ellensburg crowd’s enthusiasm.

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Justin McKee announces the Ellensburg Rodeo and intereacts with JJ Harrison, rodeo clown.

A rodeo, especially a big one like Ellensburg’s, has many moving parts, from the riders to the helpers behind the gate. But when you stop to think about who the crowd really spends the most time interacting with, it’s the rodeo clown, Harrison said.

Those in the crowd, unless they’re big rodeo fans, don’t get much of a chance to “take ownership” of the riders, but it’s different for a clown.

“You know that guy because he interacted with you for three hours,” he said.

Harrison got his start as a clown in 2007, after a career teaching middle school and high school.

“The good teachers are the ones that are rodeo clowns in the classroom,” he said.

After getting his PRCA card in 2007, Harrison has worked his way into bigger and better rodeos, largely thanks to his goofy antics and hustle as a promoter.

Harrison was an athlete and rodeo competitor growing up, and the class clown.

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JJ Harrison, got his start as a rodeo clown in 2007.

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continued The announcer Justin McKee, longtime Ellensburg rodeo announcer, rode as well, and grew up helping his parents’ livestock auction.

“We’re both competitors, but we can’t make a living doing it, so we do this,” Harrison said.

Harrison called McKee the best in the business. The Ellensburg Rodeo is the only place they work together.

“Everybody thinks we do a bunch of rodeos together, we do one,” he said.

About all the preparation they have is a short meeting the night or morning before the rodeo, McKee said, and the rest comes naturally.

McKee will spend about four to five hours before work reading up on the competitors and preparing notes, he said.

“One of the things that I do, is that I consider myself a real big rodeo fan,” McKee said. “One of the easiest things I can do is ask

myself, ‘OK, what do I want to know?’ What would be the question I would have, no matter what’s going on, as a fan?”

All about chemistry While much of his job is to inform, there’s also an element of showmanship and entertainment, and McKee sees himself as the straight man to the rodeo clown’s antics, or the Abbott to Harrison’s Costello.

“Less is more,” McKee said. “My job is to work with the entertainer, let him be the star of the show.”

McKee had high praise for Harrison as well.

“He’s my favorite guy to work with in the business right now,” McKee said. “He’s the guy that makes a job I already consider pretty fun even more fun, makes it easier. He brings an energy — his timing is fantastic, he’s able to read me from way out in the middle of the arena.”

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his year’s 2014 Ellensburg Rodeo poster voted most favorite poster submission by the public and the Ellensburg Rodeo Board is a photograph submitted by Ellensburg’s own Molly Morrow.

“Having my photograph of Parker Breding’s 90 point ride in Ellensburg be selected for the 2014 Ellensburg Rodeo poster is a thrill,” said Molly. “Not only was it exciting to capture Parker riding Big Bend/ Flying 5 Rodeo’s athletic bull, “Avatar,” it was so great to relive the moment as a spectator. It is a treat to be able to see and photograph world class Cowboy athletes and livestock here in Ellensburg.”

A versatile photographer as comfortable working in the studio as she is riding a horse, Molly Morrow has used her camera to capture the Western way of life for more than 30 years. With a creative spark and engaging attitude, Molly specializes in photographing the people, places and traditions of the West. Her portrait work, as well as her images of professional rodeos, landscapes and cowhands, can be found everywhere from print and online publications, commercial advertising and art galleries, to family homes and offices.

A graduate of Central Washington University, Molly began her photographic career with an art exhibit in 1979.

Photographing the western way of life, she later became a Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) photographer in 2005. Molly shoots rodeos throughout the West that include The National Finals Rodeo and nightly awards presentations, Cheyenne Frontier Days, and of course, the Ellensburg Rodeo.

Posters will be available at the ticket office. Poster Molly’s images also have appeared in several national publications such as Western Horseman, Pro Rodeo will be $10 or $20 if signed by Molly.

Sports News and Cowboy’s Digest, She shows annually in October at the Western and Wildlife Show sponsored by "Molly always takes the time and makes the extra effort to get the Fred Oldfield Western Heritage and Art Center in Puyallup, the perfect shots of our Ellensburg Rodeo Royal Court... With a Washington. Other showings of her work include each March at whole lot of fun thrown in." Says, Jeff Faltus, Ellensburg Rodeo The Great Western Living and Design Exhibition in Great Falls, Association Vice President and Royal Court Director.

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Molly lives with her husband, Joe, in Ellensburg. When not on “Capturing the moment is what it’s all about,” says Molly, “in a the rodeo trail you can find her working in her full service studio fleeting second the opportunity is gone. My job as a photographer on North Pine Street. is to save that moment for all to see and share. It doesn’t matter if it is a loving glance or a spinning bull ride, salting away the image is what’s important”.

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The term “top hand” comes from the ranching world and applies to a cowboy who is superior, especially as a rider or horsebreaker.

Each Ellensburg Rodeo Top Hand is assigned to various committees and responsibilities such as merchandising, fundraising, sponsorship/awards, contestant and visitor parking, the Behind the Chutes beer garden and Trading Post Saloon, volunteer refreshment tent, children’s activity corral, Yakama Indian Village, grand parade, Xtreme Bulls, royal court and autograph session.

Members Seated in the front row: Steve Voshall, Dan Zacharias, Cindy Preston, James Vereide, Estelle Johnson, Scott Ciraulo, Deb Etherton.

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Celebrating the Western way of life

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From left: Nic Ludlow, Dave Bare, John Shea, Jim Joyner, Oscar Berger, George Shelton, Steve Moore, Captain Brian Fleming, Rick Moulder, Dave Bare SR, Daryl Nelson, Ric Gerhardt.

hether it’s a parade, a youth horse show, a community event or the Ellensburg Rodeo itself, Ellensburg Rodeo Posse members serve as ambassadors for the Kittitas Valley from atop their uniformly brown horses. The horses sport yellow tack to match their riders’ iconic yellow shirts.

“We still have the yellow shirts because we can’t change them now; everyone knows us by them,” Posse Captain Brian Fleming said. “People see that yellow coming and they start screaming for us. That yellow is Ellensburg.”

Rodeo Roots In 1941, the Washington Secretary of State signed the Posse’s charter, making them the first recognized state posse association.

That same year, the Posse made its debut in the Ellensburg Rodeo Parade.

Today, the Posse remains a crowd favorite at the Ellensburg Rodeo, riding in the Ellensburg Rodeo’s opening parade, performing their drill and competing against other posses on Sunday night, escorting the Rodeo Royal Court, and assisting with ushering, ticket taking and security. The Posse is made up of fifty members, with its active members ranging in age from 21 to 73, and life members who are in their 90s.

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Spreading Their Message “The Posse was started as a way of promoting the Ellensburg Rodeo, but we’ve become more than that,” Fleming said. “We’re in front of 3.5 million people a year in nine parades, two 4H shows, the Kittitas County Junior Rodeo and other community events.

We’re involved in the community, promoting the Western way of life.”

When the Posse rides in parades, some of which include the Wenatchee Apple Blossom parade, the Spokane Lilac Festival parade and the Seattle Seafair Torchlight Parade, they carry five flags representing their own organization, the city of Ellensburg, Kittitas County, the Kittitas County Fair and the Ellensburg Rodeo Association.

By hosting 4H horse shows and the Junior Rodeo, participating in the Rascal Rodeo for children with special needs and awarding three $800 scholarships annually to Kittitas County students pursuing secondary education, the Posse demonstrates its dedication to positively influencing youth.

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“We have a commitment to service for community and youth.

I joined for the kids, and to be able to show kids the Western way of living, which is all about honesty and hard-work,” Fleming said.

“Most of us in the Posse started riding as kids and we still enjoy it.”

promotion of the community and the community’s values, which the Posse has upheld for the past 74 years.

“We go back a long time,” Fleming said. “We’ve had our highs and lows, but we’re definitely at a high now.”

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Because it is a non-profit organization, the Posse funds its travel expenses to events, some hundreds of miles away, and funds the scholarships it awards through donations from its members. However, the Posse will accept contributions from the community.

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he Chamber Cowboys organized in 1972 to promote the Ellensburg Rodeo and Kittitas County Fair, and to continue the tradition of the annual rodeo-fair kickoff breakfast, which is traditionally held on a Saturday two weeks prior to Labor Day weekend. They are an all-volunteer group of men and women who enjoy fostering the spirit of the Ellensburg Rodeo and Kittitas County Fair. This year they are celebrating 41 years of service to Kittitas County.

The cowboys also are known for driving a two-headed convertible with horns around the community, and selling $1 fair-rodeo buttons. To date, more than $150,000 has been raised and donated back to the community to various organizations, which support youth and senior programs. Each year, 5,000 buttons are printed.

During the local rodeo season, a “jail” is hauled behind the car to enforce the “XX” ordinance. The city of Ellensburg adopts the ordinance, which allows citizen Chamber Cowboys to “arrest” anyone who doesn’t have a button or is not wearing three items of western wear.

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The Chamber Cowboys ride in and on the famous two-headed car in the Ellensburg Rodeo Parade.

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he Ellensburg Rodeo forged an alliance with the King County Posse in 1943, and that partnership endures to this day.

The famed King County Posse, with their silver saddles on golden palominos, has ridden and performed in the Ellensburg Rodeo ever since.

Founded in 1941 as the King County Sheriff’s Posse, this non-profit, all volunteer organization was started by a group of businessmen who practiced horsemanship for sport and for pleasure.

The King County Posse members were at one time commissioned deputy sheriffs subject to call should an emergency arise. They also aided law enforcement officers by assisting in search and rescue operations.

Today’s posse is featured annually in the Seafair, Cle Elum, Olympia and Ellensburg Rodeo parades and has competed in precision drill competitions across the state.

Inducted into the Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame in 2005, the King County Posse still plays a major role in the opening ritual of the Ellensburg Rodeo by riding in the grand entry and posting the American flag around the arena for the singing of the national anthem.

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he Yakama Nation and Ellensburg Rodeo have a connection that spans generations, and many tribal members have participated in the rodeo and Kittitas County Fair their whole lives.

Each Ellensburg Rodeo begins with members of the Yakama Nation moving down Craig’s Hill and into the rodeo arena.

Several members of the tribe come down on horseback to symbolize the way the tribe came into the valley for countless years before settlers came to the area. The Kittitas Valley was one of the last stopping points for the Yakamas before they started for winter camps.

Dressed in their finest regalia, the tribe also opens each night of the rodeo with a traditional dance in the center of the arena. Spectators often are invited to join.

When the tribe is not at the rodeo grounds, visitors can find the tribe’s camp at the adjacent fairgrounds. The tribe used to make their homes on the property, which was owned by a tribal member. The land was later traded for property on Water Street. Tribal member Alan Aronica recalls that part of the agreement was that the village could return to the original property each year during fair season.

About 25 to 30 teepees are in the village and more than 75 people participate. Many families have been coming for several decades. Tribal members also participate in the Ellensburg Rodeo parade on Saturday.

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udrey Ramsden, 21, of Moses Lake is this year’s Miss Rodeo Washington.

The daughter of Scott and Leslie Ramsden, she attended Moses Lake High School and Big Bend Community College for the Running Start program. She is a senior at Pacific Lutheran University.

“Representing the rodeo industry, my state and hometown, and the western way of life as Miss Rodeo Washington has been an incredible honor and the ride of a lifetime,” she said. “I believe that the values represented in rodeo and the western way of life are important and should be shared with everyone, including those outside of rodeo. My job as Miss Rodeo Washington is equal parts an educator, spokesperson, and cheerleader for the sport of professional rodeo.”

Audrey has been involved in the Moses Lake Roundup as a sponsor flag runner and as the 2013 Moses Lake Roundup Queen.

Horses have always been Audrey’s biggest passion, and she has competed in many different events over the years. Audrey is an avid trail rider and has ridden and camped with her horse all over Washington state. She owns an 8-year-old American quarter horse named Talent.

In addition to horse activities, Audrey has been playing piano for 17 years and violin for 14. She has been her church’s pianist, has been a first violinist in Pacific Lutheran University’s Symphony Orchestra, is a member of the Pacific Lutheran University piano ensemble, and during high school she taught a piano and violin music studio. photo contributed

Audrey is working towards a double major in political science and global studies with a minor in piano performance at Pacific Lutheran. Upon finishing her undergraduate degree, she plans to go to law school to become a water rights lawyer.

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Rodeo General Manager, Megan Meeks

by CHLOE ALLMAND staff intern

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f anyone involved with the Ellensburg Rodeo was to name one person who the rodeo couldn’t survive without, it’s guaranteed that person would be Megan Meeks. Meeks is the Ellensburg Rodeo general manager and is responsible for the day to day operation and function of the office and rodeo.

She handles accounting, sponsor and Gold Buckle Club correspondence, organizes and stocks the retail store, sells tickets and oversees the seasonal office staff, and works closely with the 17-member Rodeo Board of Directors.

“We couldn’t do anything without Megan,” Rodeo Board President Gene Dana said. “She keeps us all organized and she pulls it off. She’s a problem solver.”

From Princess to promotion

Meeks got her start with the Ellensburg Rodeo in 2001 as the King County Princess on the Ellensburg Rodeo Royal Court. She comes from a family rooted in rodeo tradition: Meeks’ father Bill Woodworth is a long time member of the King County Posse and her mother Chris works in the ticket office during Labor Day weekend and helps to organize Tough Enough to Wear Pink. Meeks’ sister, Melissa Woodworth, was the 2004 Ellensburg Rodeo Princess and continues to be involved in the Ellensburg Rodeo. Previously she has helped in the ticket office, sponsor room and helped coordinate the sponsor flag carriers.

Shortly after graduating from Central Washington University in 2005, Meeks was hired as the Ellensburg Rodeo ticket office manager. She was promoted to general manager this year in recognition of her increased responsibilities and the workload required to manage operations of the rodeo.

“We are a pretty well-oiled machine, but I strive to institute and oversee continuous improvements within the organization,” Meeks said.

Board treasurer and former general manager Ron Mitchell said the Ellensburg Rodeo is one of the top 15 rodeos in the country, and maintaining that elite position is a full-time business.

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Megan Meeks, Ellensburg Rodeo General Manager.

Meeks,” Mitchell said. “A person who is good at multi-tasking is sometimes described as being able to juggle a lot of balls.

Megan is adept at keeping a lot of balls in the air, while seemingly never becoming frustrated or losing patience.

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continued “We are excited about the potential we have to grow as an organization and as an event with Megan’s leadership and management skills.”

“The most rewarding part of my job is definitely seeing a successful event from start to finish. I enjoy seeing people happy, be it ticket patrons, contract personnel, sponsors, Gold Buckle members, volunteers or my directors,” Meeks said.

Full steam ahead

She also mentions the tradition connected with the Ellensburg Rodeo. The event was started by volunteers, and is still run by volunteers, she said.

While there’s plenty of business involved with the general manager job, the rodeo also is a family. Meeks was married this summer and her husband, Brandon Meeks, not only had to get Bill Woodworth’s blessing to marry his daughter, but also win the approval of 17 Rodeo directors, Mitchell jokes. Brandon Meeks is a firefighter for the Hanford fire department, but he also lends a hand in the rodeo arena over Labor Day weekend.

“It is wonderful to see everyone come together to help put on one of the largest rodeos in the world,” she said. “I used to enjoy the rodeo as a spectator and until being hired, I never realized what it actually takes to put on the Ellensburg Rodeo – it is a lot of work. The directors and top hands put in a lot of volunteer time year round and take a great deal of pride in the success of the event. I too have become passionate about the success of the Ellensburg Rodeo and cannot wait to see where it grows to in the coming years.”

Megan Meeks says she enjoys staying involved of all areas of the rodeo and doesn’t mind the long hours as Labor Day weekend approaches. She’s a wealth of information on all things rodeo, from the stock contractors to the volunteers to the sponsors.

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Donating time for tradition

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ince its inception in 1923, the Ellensburg Rodeo has been kept alive largely in part by the more than 100 dedicated volunteers who give their time each year to the innumerable tasks involved in putting on a successful rodeo year after year.

Rodeo Board of Directors member Bob Crowe compared the Ellensburg Rodeo to a three-legged stool, saying that a rodeo needs contestants, fans and volunteers to be successful and enduring.

“Every rodeo is dependent on having a robust cadre of volunteers, and the Ellensburg Rodeo is no exception,” Crowe said. “Our rodeo arena was built by the residents, from farmer to shopkeeper. Without this huge volunteer effort, there would have been no start of the Ellensburg Rodeo in 1923. Where there has been no money, there has been volunteer effort to produce one of the oldest and greatest western rodeos.”

The Ellensburg Rodeo ranks in the top 12 rodeos in the nation and the volunteers work to make it even better each year, said Rodeo Board President Gene Dana. He has been Kittitas County sheriff for the last 16 years and a member of the rodeo board for the past 12.

“There are so many good people who put this thing on and we couldn’t do it without them,” Dana said. “We can always use volunteers, and there are so many ways to participate. People like to give back and offer their support.”

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Longtime volunteer, Bertha Morrison smiles for the camera after last year’s Sunday rodeo performance.

For many rodeo attendees, it may not be clear that the majority of the people working to put the rodeo on are volunteers. From the ushers to the arena director, many of the most integral positions are held by volunteers. Flag carriers in the grand entry, posse members, Top Hands, rough stock chute workers and directors all donate their time to the Ellensburg Rodeo each year.

“This volunteer effort, much of it a year round effort, is the glue that holds all rodeos, the great western community event, together,” Crowe said. “Without the volunteers across the West putting in countless hours of effort, a great western tradition based on the activities of our ranching and farming heritage would be just a memory. This effort by volunteer community members is invaluable in keeping rodeo, a western heritage, alive and well.”

The reward of a successful rodeo is more than worth the hours of work, Dana said.

“It’s very satisfying when the rodeo goes off and we can say, ‘Oh, we did it again,’” Dana said. “It’s rewarding when it all comes together, and you see the grandstands full, and everything has happened the way it should.”

Anyone interested in volunteering for next year’s rodeo can contact the Ellensburg Rodeo

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ttending his first Ellensburg Rodeo in his early 20s, Patrick Hollingsworth met rodeo legend Larry Mahan and talked with the world champion about breaking into the sport.

The conversation between the two had a lasting impact on Hollingsworth, who decided he would begin roping — almost six decades later.

Hollingsworth, aka Big Holly, joined the Kittitas County Roping Club in 2012 and has fallen in love with the sport all over again.

“I truly believe that I’m the oldest guy in the world to start roping,” Hollingsworth said. “I talked to some of the world champion cowboys that are out here, and they themselves cannot believe that I started at this age.”

Hollingsworth, who will turn 80 soon, has played just about every major sport: football, basketball, baseball, golf and then some. Throughout his athletic career, which includes different coaching stints, he has always been fascinated with rodeo.

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He’s always been a risk taker, and when he announced he’d be joining the roping club, he certainly had to address some concerned loved ones.

“I’ve had some family that tell me, ‘You’re crazy at your age to take up a sport that requires an awful lot of skill,’” Hollingsworth said. “I call it the last chapter. I decided, ‘Hey, why not?’ That’s what inspired me to really take up the sport.”

Hollingsworth said support from club members has been outstanding, and he’s also been practicing with Jason, Riley and Brady Minor, who began their roping careers in the club.

He credits the three for most of his early success.

No experience necessary The roping club, founded in 1947, had to change its minimum age requirement at one point, but never has had a maximum.

Aspiring ropers must be 18 to become a full-fledged member, but with family memberships, children can join.

Hollingsworth is a prime example that no experience is necessary to join.

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continued “That’s what our club is,” Jack Wallace said. “Those kinds of people.”

Wallace has been part of the club for more than 50 years.

He originally joined because his father was a member, and two generations later, his daughter ropes, too.

Wallace is the club’s longest-standing member. He’s seen the club evolve from the late ‘60s, when women were first allowed to join, and earlier, when the club added more events.

“Why do I stay in it so long? Because I’ve learned so much. You can practice all day long, but unless you go compete somewhere, you’re not going to get better,” Wallace said. “With the roping club, you can go compete against not too many people, and it doesn’t cost anything for entry fees. Whereas I could practice all day long and have to go to a rodeo and try to beat 50 guys.”

The club, which has more than 100 members, holds regular meetings at 7:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month at the PUD building on Vantage Highway.

Club operations A committee, made up of the president, vice president, treasurer, secretary and two board members, nominate members for different positions, which are then voted on.

The club throws fundraisers throughout the year, including the Northwest Championship, also known as the 5-header. During Memorial Day weekend the club has a concession stand at the high school state rodeo finals.

As for Big Holly, he plans to continue roping in the club well into his 80s — as long as he’s capable, he said.

“It simply made me have a greater respect for the cowboys who do this for a living. They are truly great athletes and very skilled people,” Hollingsworth said. “You’re never too old to try something new. I would encourage anyone, regardless of their age, to try roping, and also due to the fact that the club will give you so much support. They are just absolutely supportive.”

In the past, membership was limited to Kittitas County residents. Now, Central Washington University students, as well as a few out-of-county people belong, too, Wallace said.

Developing skills B.J. Mothershead, the club’s past president, said the club is about developing ropers and horses. Children from grade school all the way up to retired citizens are welcome. Ropers are split into four divisions to avoid unfair competitions.

The club ropes for 11 months out of the year, taking December off. There is a $35 annual fee, and at the end of the year, awards are given out to the different division winners.

“Because we’re a nonprofit club, the sponsorship is key, and we have been so lucky. Every time we ask, most businesses give us something. Whether it’s financial or a prize to give away, this community has supported the club so much,” Mothershead said. “Without that support, you just don’t have the opportunity to do what we do.

I don’t think you could go to Tacoma or Seattle, knock on people’s doors and they’d help out a roping club.”

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hat does it mean to be born to buck? For the horses of the Ellensburg Rodeo, it means their free spirits have been encouraged all their lives. Mike Corey of Flying Diamond Rodeo LLC, Keith Marrington of Calgary Stampede Ranch and Chad Hutsell of Big Bend/Flying 5 Rodeo Company, among other stock contractors, provide the bucking horses for saddle bronc and bareback riding at the Ellensburg Rodeo.

do their job. They're our heart and soul. We don't do it for the money, we do it for the love of the animals."

Mike Corey got his start stock contracting growing up on a ranch and competing in rodeos beginning in the late 60s. He began his career as a Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) stock contractor in 1999.

Bucking horses begin their training when they're about four years old. The trainers start by putting a dummy saddle on the horses to see their athletic ability and desire to buck. Corey said that the horses mature differently, just like children, but most are fully mature by age seven and are ready to start attending rodeos.

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"You know which horses are friends, so if you're taking one to a rodeo you know which others you need to take," Corey said.

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continued Corey both buys stock for his company and breeds his existing stock. Keith Marrington breeds about 75 mares a year, and explained that he looks to match talented bucking mares and stallions together to breed the next generation of great athletes.

"Our horses are bred for a specific reason, just like race horses or anyone's saddle horses," Marrington said. "They're family to

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Raising bucking horses has been controversial, because some argue that the horses are being forced to buck against their will and that the work puts unnecessary stress on the horses. Both Corey and Marrington point out that the horses want to buck, and it's breaking a horse to be a saddle horse that challenges the horses' natural instincts. The two also said that their horses are given the best feed and care. The animals retire from bucking when they're ready and live the rest of their lives on the ranch.

"What would you rather be? A free spirit, like a bucking horse, or slightly controlled, like a saddle horse?" Corey asked. "I would rather be a bucking horse. We want them to be free. They want to buck, and they only work a few minutes out of every year. The rest of the time they're roaming the ranch with their friends. Does it get better than that?"

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he Ellensburg Rodeo's bars continue to improve and expand this year with the addition of Cooter's Saloon, named after Rodeo Board member Kerry "Cooter" Clift, who is in charge of the beer garden.

The new bar will join Behind the Chutes, The Trading Post Saloon and the bar in Section 9 of the rodeo stands, which was new last year and saw great success. With the addition of another new bar, rodeo fans will be able to get their beer and hard alcohol more conveniently, and will spend more time enjoying the action and less time waiting in line.

Clift explained that fast service is the key to successful bars at the rodeo, and Cooter's Saloon with provide four times the serving area as has been available before.

Each of the rodeo bars is unique, and Cooter's Saloon makes its mark with, or rather is marked by, the many brands of local ranchers emblazoned on its walls. Clift said that he has hosted branding parties at the bar, where attendees have brought their brands to contribute to the ever-growing brand mural on the sides of the new bar.

"It's rustic and it's country," Clift said of the new bar. "The patrons oughta like it."

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Behind the Chutes will be home to the new bar, Cooter’s Saloon.

21 and older fans never miss any action as they enjoy cold, adult beverages from their seats in Section 9.

A hand painted mural by local artist, Becky Hollenbeck, serves as the backdrop in the Trading Post Saloon.

Behind the Chutes Behind the Chutes is a bar behind the bucking chutes at the Ellensburg Rodeo.

The bar is open Friday night, Saturday, Sunday and Monday during Labor Day weekend.

Beer, wine and mixed drinks are served, and hot dogs and pizza stands serve food.

Drinks are purchased with tokens that can be acquired inside and outside the bar.

Section 9 The 21-and-older-seating in Section 9 allows rodeo fans to enjoy an adult beverage right from the stands and not miss a minute of rodeo action in the dirt.

Tickets for Section 9 — which has a full service bar — are available in advance.

Drinks must be purchased separately using tokens.

A new serving structure will also help with foot traffic to the Section 9 bleachers.

A north-side ramp that has been closed in the past will be open this year.

The Trading Post Saloon The Trading Post Saloon in the Western Village rodeo entrance offers rodeo fans another place to wet their whistles. The saloon has a 30-foot wall with a half bar for people to lean against. Local artist Becky Hollenbeck painted a mural with animated western characters enjoying beverages on the wall above the half bar.

Ellensburg Rodeo tok ens are used to purchase alcoholic beverages at Behind the Chutes and in Section 9. Traditionally, the tokens feature the image of the Ellensburg Rodeo president, and this year the honor goes to Gene Dana. Some rodeo fans collect the tokens.

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Honoring Kittitas County’s WWII Veterans

by CHLOE ALLMAND staff intern

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ittitas County’s World War II veterans will be honored at the Ellensburg Rodeo’s Patriot Night on Friday, Aug. 29.

This is the second annual Patriot Night, a partnership between the Ellensburg Rodeo and the Wounded Warrior Project to honor the service of veterans and the sacrifices of their families. There are approximately 40 World War II veterans who are still living in the area who will be recognized at the start of the night’s events during the grand entry and the national anthem.

Rodeo Board member Kerry Clift was instrumental in organizing this year’s Patriot Night.

“The idea is to honor local vets, so that they won’t be forgotten,” Clift said. “The rodeo is the biggest event in Kittitas County, so what better way and place to recognize them?”

Clift said that tracking down all the WWII veterans in Kittitas County has been “quite a task,” and that it wouldn’t have been possible without the work of Jan Lebow, who Clift called “the heart of the program.” Since last spring, Lebow has been hard at work interviewing each Kittitas County WWII veteran individually, and compiling their testimonies, photos and memorabilia into a threevolume scrapbook for the Kittitas County Veterans’ Coalition.

Lebow said the project started with interviewing one person, her dear friend Orville, who fought in WWII. “The process evolved from me asking (the veterans) questions to just letting them talk, because many of them can still be very guarded about the war,” Lebow said. “Some will say to me, ‘oh you don’t want to talk to me, I was never in battle,’ but if it wasn’t for the support people, the people on the front lines wouldn’t have made it.”

The interview process begins with the veteran filling out a form with general information, including his branch, whether he enlisted or was drafted, when he shipped out and to where.

Lebow videotapes each interview, then transcribes the story to add to the scrapbook. Each veteran she has interviewed will be featured on a full spread in the scrapbook, with one page for their story and memorabilia like pins and medals and the other page for photos. She said the veterans have been willing to let her take their pictures and borrow photo albums.

“I’m learning a lot,” Lebow said. “It’s a fun trip, and after talking to them you just fall in love with them.”

When Lebow completes the scrapbook, she will donate it to the Kittitas County Veterans Coalition.

“I found out that about 600 WWII veterans pass away each day in the United States, so I took it upon myself to do something,” Lebow said.

World War II Veterans of Kittitas County

Elvin M. Baasch

Dee Eberhart

Robert Johnson

George Roundslee

Harrison Benjamin

Dick Fischer

Darwin Kanyer

Barb Schober

James Brookes

Ed Fitton

Les Knudsen

Bob Stringham

Tom Brunson

Bob Fraser

Louis Kollmeyer

Sam Talerico

Jim Carmody

Frank Green

Chuck Lathrop

Harris Voss

Bob Case

John Griffin

Jerry Mason

Carl Vrtnar

Colin Condit

Jim Hinckle

Frank Mehal

George R. Watts

Wes Corman

Clarence Helgeson

Rich Owens

John Webb

Bob Diefenbach

Bill Hooper

Joe Panattoni

Bruce Wilson

Wally Dihel

Wendell Holmstrom

Raymond Poulson

Stan Dudley

Delvin Householder

Vince Romeo

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Wally Dillon and Les Knudsen The Ellensburg Rodeo is dedicating Saturday afternoon’s performance to two longtime Ellensburg Rodeo board members, Les Knudsen and Wally Dillon.

of Directors. Dillon remembers first volunteering for the Ellensburg Rodeo as a youngster in the 1930s, riding his bicycle to guide tourists to rodeo housing.

Knudsen, a longtime cattleman, served as an Ellensburg Rodeo Board Director for over two decades, from Photo contributed 1971-1992. He spent almost his entire board tenure as Director of Indian Wally Dillon relations, working with the Yakama Nation and coordinating their important role in the Ellensburg Rodeo opening ceremonies, parade and Indian encampment dancing and activities.

Dillon served on the Rodeo Board for over a decade, from 1975-86, including a term as Royal Court director. He also was a longtime Rodeo Posse member.

“It was a wonderful experience,” he recalled. “I never thought of it as a lot of work, but rather as a lot of fun.”

Dillon, a lifelong Ellensburg resident and retired insurance businessman, is former member of the Ellensburg Rodeo Board

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“I believe you should always be involved in some way that gives back to the community,” he told the Daily Record in 2000.

“Even in our busy lives, we should set aside time to volunteer for some public service that helps someone else.”

Dillon and Knudsen also will be honored on Patriot Night on Friday, honoring World War II veterans. Dillon served in the U.S. Navy in the South Pacific. Knudsen served in naval aviation as a gunner and mechanic.

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Color for a cause

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or anyone who attends Sunday of the Ellensburg Rodeo one thing is most attention-grabbing: pink, pink and more pink.

The Ellensburg Rodeo and the Foundation at Kittitas Valley Healthcare (KVH) have paired up again to present the ninth annual Tough Enough to Wear Pink (TETWP) day on Sunday, August 31. All rodeo attendees, from competing cowboys to fans in the stands, are encouraged to wear pink to raise awareness of breast cancer and funding for cancer research. All TETWP funds raised at the Ellensburg Rodeo go directly to KVH to fund mammograms for Kittitas County residents who cannot afford them.

Connie Dunnington, President of the Foundation at KVH, led this year's TETWP campaign. Dunnington has lived in Ellensburg all her life and both of her daughters were members of the Rodeo Royal Court.

"It's really rewarding when the money comes in and people who can't afford mammograms, not just women but men too, are able to get them," Dunnington said. "Those free mammograms have caught some people in early stages of breast cancer, so that's pretty amazing."

Entrepreneur and breast cancer survivor Terry Wheatley started TETWP to bring the sport of professional rodeo and the western community together to rally against breast cancer.

Wheatley owns and operates Canopy Management, a Napa Valley, Calif., wine company. She also is a rodeo wife and mom.

Since its inception in 2004, TETWP has empowered rodeos and western events in the United States and Canada to focus attention on the need for a cure for breast cancer. The campaign has raised more than $12 million for breast cancer charities.

The grassroots movement has inspired other sports communities to host their own pink campaigns, spreading a message of hope and support that reaches beyond the rodeo arena to competitors, families and fans across America.

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Pink balloons are released at last year’s rodeo on Sunday for Tough Enough to Wear Pink.

"It's a different genre of people at rodeos," Dunnington said. "'Pink Day' brings people closer together."

"It brings a good feeling," Dunnington said. "It adds a level of excitement and people enjoy that. It's a win-win."

Volunteers will wander through the crowd accepting donations and will have a booth in the Western Village where they will sell pink accessories like beads and bandanas as well as pink t-shirts.

Last year's TETWP day at the Ellensburg Rodeo raised over $5,000 dollars.

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The Ellensburg High School baseball team celebrates after winning the game that made them the 2014 Class 2A state champions.

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he Ellensburg Rodeo will dedicate Monday’s rodeo on Sept. 1 to the Class 2A state champion Ellensburg High School baseball team.

EHS won the school’s first baseball state championship on May 31, beating Lake Washington 2-1 at County Stadium in Yakima.

The win wrapped up a 22-5 season for the Bulldogs, who won their final 10 games and 14 of their last 15. Over the 10-game winning streak, the pitching of Junior Ledgard, Garrett Hull and reliever Tyrel Panter gave up just six runs.

The team was coached by head coach Todd Gibson, assisted by Brian Kelley, Travis Gibson, Casey Kelley, DJ Smith, Ryan Kellogg, and Gage Gibson served as a team manager.

“It’s easy to lose; it’s much harder to win. This state championship goes to all the players, all the dedicated coaches and to the entire community.”

The team’s seniors were Ledgard, Panter, Cameron Campbell, Cameron Curtis, Ceanu Strom, Kyler Watts, Kyle Hickman and Tyler Wyatt.

With the win, the Bulldogs became the fifth team in Ellensburg history to capture a state title in the WIAA era. Other titles came in boys basketball (1971-72), football two years later, volleyball in 1988 and boys track and field in 1997.

Jim Taylor, Ellensburg’s coach from 1981-2001, coached the majority of the team at some point during their middle-school careers.

“I think this team made it with talent, hard work and determination,” Taylor said during a community celebration in June.

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eam Ghost Riders and Tim “Wild Thang” Lepard are this year’s Ellensburg Rodeo specialty act, bringing an element of surprise and fun to the arena.

Lepard, who lives in Tupalo, Miss., has been involved in rodeo for more than 35 years. He began his career riding bulls, which evolved into bull fighting. After nine major surgeries, he began working on a comedy act.

He travels across the U.S. each year with his comedy act, which features monkeys riding collies and herding sheep. He said the animals are like family and require round-the-clock care to ensure their well-being.

Lepard and his animals also performed at the 2006 Ellensburg Rodeo, and were a crowd favorite, according to Rodeo Board President Gene Dana.

His act has been featured on “America's Funniest Home Videos,” FHM Magazine, Sports Illustrated, and had a scheduled

appearances on the Jay Leno Show and Steve Harvey's "Big Show.”

Lepard is a supporter of the “Tough Enough to Wear Pink” campaign that raises awareness and funding to fight breast cancer, which is on Sunday, Aug. 31, during the Ellensburg Rodeo this year.

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Supporting the Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame

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he bleached skulls of steers, horns and all, have been a symbol of the hard life and history of the Old West. Now they're helping raise funds to create an Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame museum.

The skulls were transformed into pieces artwork by local artists earlier this summer and will be auctioned off to the highest bidders at the Hall of Fame's annual induction banquet on Thursday, Aug. 28, immediately before the start of the Ellensburg Rodeo.

This is the third year in a row that the nonprofit Ellensburg Hall of Fame has brought together community residents, local businesses, rodeo enthusiasts and area artists in what Hall of Fame Board member Joel Smith calls a "vibrant synergy."

"We are very fortunate," Smith said, "to have a strong, creative art community all around us who've continued to support our goal to find a permanent home for our (Hall of Fame's) vast collection, a huge variety of Ellensburg Rodeo artifacts and memorabilia."

Returning artists The first year of fundraising featured Boots of Fame, with heavy, oversize cowboy/ cowgirl boots made mostly from cement. The boot was from an original sculpture by local multi-media artist Austin Smith, son of Joel and Marie Smith.

Last year’s campaign was Hats of Fame, with a number of plastic resin Western hats, again from an original sculpted by Austin Smith. Unlike past year’s boots and hats, each steer skull is slightly different and weighs much less than the boots and hats.

Artists participating are in the running for awards and cash prizes from the results of judges’ ratings and people’s choice awards.

Joel Smith said funds from this year’s Steers of Fame auction likely will put the Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame in a financial position to “be a player” in active consideration to purchase a building for remodel, buying a building site or some kind of rental arrangement with possible purchase.

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“We have this treasure trove of items from more than 90 years of rodeo history that’s closely intertwined with so many local family histories and, really, the entire nation’s rodeo heritage,” he said. “They need a fitting place where everyone can see them and appreciate them. They need a home where they can be properly stored and preserved.”

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Keeping history alive T

he Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame, started in 1997, works to document past rodeo history and preserve rodeo tradition so they are never forgotten.

The Hall has a massive collection of historic rodeo artifacts, with thousands of pieces and more than 16 hundred photographs, Hall of Fame Archivist Brigid Clift said. Ninety-two individuals, families, animals and groups have been inducted into the Hall since its inception, and each induction has ties to historic rodeo

stories. The Hall’s artifacts, photos and oral histories work to preserve these stories, Clift said.

The Rodeo Hall of Fame continues to fundraise for a permanent home to display its historic collection. Artifacts are on display in the Western Village, adjacent to the rodeo grounds and in the Driver house on North Main Street. If you’ve got something rich in Ellensburg rodeo history to donate to the Hall email clift@fairpoint.net or visit www.ellensburgrodeohalloffame.com

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ERHOF inductees painted by Gene Miles (1999 Inductee) including paintings of Larry Mahan, Art Driver, Lo Driver, Bob Swaim, Henry Christensen and Bobby Christensen These two paintings are of Casey Tibbs on his horse Warpaint and our very own Ken MacRae.

Peggy Hunt Peggy Minor Hunt was inducted into the Rodeo Hall of Fame in 2007.

This photo includes a photograph of Peggy on her horse Pepper, the maroon trick riding outfit worn by Peggy in the photograph and her trick riding saddle and rope.

Butch Lehmkuhler Butch Lehmkuhler was an Ellensburg Rodeo crowd favorite. Here are photographs, hat, shirt and scarf worn

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Doc Pfenning Collection H.E. “Doc” Pfenning was inducted into the Rodeo Hall of Fame in 1997. He was a founding member of the Rodeo Board and his daughter Barbara was a 1937 Rodeo Princess and 1938 Queen. This photo includes a portion of their collection including Hubert’s budget and accounting notes for first rodeo, Barbara Pfenning Wright’s bridle, bit and other tack all branded with the family brand, Barbara’s parade gloves, 2 belts (one a gift from the local tribe to Huber Pfenning), a quirt (short Mexican riding crop that Laurie Kingsley, Barbara’s daughter, believes her mother rode with), the 1st round up program and a photo including “Doc” Pfenning, Clarence Fitterer, Kathy Fitterer and Cliff Kaynor being honored at the 1965 rodeo.

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ongtime Ellensburg Rodeo Board member and businessman Scott Repp, world champion saddle bronc rider Bud Munroe and the late Bill McKay, a dedicated rodeo chute-boss volunteer, will be inducted this year into the Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame.

The induction banquet is set for 6 p.m. Aug. 28 at Central Washington University’s Student Union Recreation Center Ballroom. The induction event also includes this year’s Steers of Fame fundraiser to open a permanent Hall of Fame museum.

Inductees Repp and McKay will be inducted in the Hall of Fame’s volunteer category, while Munroe will be inducted in the national competitor category, according to a news release from the Hall of Fame.

Scott Repp Scott Repp was born and raised amid the rolling hills of the Palouse near Endicott, where his father raised wheat and thoroughbred horses.

Repp also is well known for his volunteer work in myriad community projects, including historic restoration of the Davidson Building and 1888 buildings in Ellensburg’s historic downtown.

Repp joined the Ellensburg Rodeo Board in 1985 and during his 20-year tenure was instrumental in the creation of the Western Village and Gold Buckle Club projects.

During his professional and service career, Repp has won the Washington State Historic Preservation Award, the Ellensburg Community Service Award, and has been named Best Realtor in Kittitas County.

In 2002 he won induction into the CWU Athletic Hall of Fame.

The Repp family — Scott, wife Jo, and daughters Rusti (Jadon McClure) and Kaley — are all active in rodeo activities and host the Repp family’s annual WestStar Open Roping event at their rural valley home and ranch.

The Scott Repp family is known for its generous hospitality to cowboys in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and was chosen Top Hands Kittitas Valley Family of the Year in 2010.

Bronc rider Bud Munroe Montana cowboy Bud Munroe cut a wide swath across the saddle bronc riding world of the 1970s and ’80s, qualifying for the PRCA’s National Finals Rodeo 12 consecutive times (1977-88) and winning the 1986 World Saddle Bronc Championship title.

Born in Lewiston, Mont, and raised in Billings, Munroe competed on the renowned Montana State University rodeo team.

Munroe was always a contender in the Ellensburg Rodeo and won Ellensburg Rodeo Saddle Bronc Championship buckles in 1977, 1978 and 1987.

Now a resident of Texas, Munroe was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 2007.

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Scott Repp with his family. From left: Kaley Repp, Clayton McClure, Rusti McClure, Scott Repp, Jo Repp, Jadon McClure, and Waylon McClure.

Bill McKay, One of the best

Repp came to Ellensburg in 1966 to earn a bachelor’s degree in physical education and art at the then Central Washington State College. He has resided in the Kittitas Valley since, pursuing successful careers in teaching (at Easton High School), business and real estate.

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The late Bill McKay, longtime Ellensburg Rodeo “chute boss,” was raised on a wheat ranch near Wilbur and served in the Korean War. A graduate of Washington State University, Bill later taught school. While at WSU he competed in intercollegiate rodeo with fellow WSU student, Ken MacRae, who later became a veterinarian.

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family off Reecer Creek, MacRae became the Ellensburg Rodeo Arena director and named his trusted rodeo friend, McKay, as volunteer chute boss.

The chute boss’ job is a difficult one — coordinating the placement of dangerous bucking broncs and bulls in assigned chutes and making sure the cowboys are safely mounted and ready to ride the correct animal in the assigned order.

A good chute boss helps keep a rodeo running smoothly and professionally, and McKay was well known as one of the best in the business.

The Bill McKay family was named Cattlemen of the Year by the Kittitas County Cattlemen’s Association, and McKay received the Maynard Linder Spirit of the Rodeo award.

McKay served the Ellensburg Rodeo faithfully for 25 years.

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orld Champion Cowboys Pete Grubb, Wayne Herman, Glen O’Neill and Byron Walker, along with two-time World Champion Bullfighter Miles Hare and Spring Fling – one of just three horses to be honored as both a bareback and saddle bronc horse of the year – head the 2014 induction class for the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Pete Grubb

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Grubb, who died in 1969 at the age of 56, was the second ProRodeo cowboy – following Clay Carr – to win world championships at both ends of the arena. The Salmon, Idaho, cowboy won the bareback riding title in 1938 and the team roping (as a heeler) in 1940. He was the first cowboy to win both the bareback riding and saddle bronc riding in the same year at New York’s Madison Square Garden, managing that parlay in 1934, and he won the bareback riding again in 1935-36.

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They were enshrined Aug. 9, along with the rodeo committees from the Clovis (Calif.) Rodeo, Greeley (Colo.) Stampede, Rowell Ranch Rodeo in Hayward, Calif., and the Snake River Stampede in Nampa, Idaho.

meaning to Herman: “It was my son’s birthday, John Wayne. He passed away in 1991, the year I won the average at the Finals. He was 4 years old when he died (of cancer), so it was kind of cool that I found out about the Hall of Fame on his birthday.”

Glen O’Neill The 1994 saddle bronc riding rookie of the year, O’Neill qualified for his first NFR a year later and competed at an elite level for more than a decade. He won his gold buckle in 2002 – capturing the NFR average title along the way – and was reserve world champion in both 2001 and 2003, finishing less than $5,000 behind fellow Hall of Famer Dan Mortensen in his title-defense year. Eight times the Australian-born O’Neill finished in the top five among PRCA saddle bronc riders and earned $1,614,860.

Wayne Herman

“I was a little stunned, I guess, and quite honored to be put into the Hall beside people like Lewis Feild and Ty Murray, all the past champions who are the greatest in history,” Herman said. “It’s quite humbling to even be considered to be in their presence in that Hall. I knew it was April 1st and I called the number back just to make sure it wasn’t an April Fools’ joke. When Kent (Sturman, the ProRodeo Hall of Fame Director) answered, I realized it was the real deal. I don’t know if it has quite sunk in yet, but it feels pretty good.”

And even with that moment of uncertainty, being notified about being selected to the ProRodeo Hall of Fame on April 1 had a special 2014 Ellensburg Rodeo

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Herman, 50, won the world bareback riding gold buckle in 1992 in the seventh of his 11 qualifications for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, a year after winning the NFR average title and finishing second to Clint Corey, just $1,050 shy of the gold buckle. A native of Dickinson, N.D., now living in Halliday, N.D., Herman had six finishes among the top five bareback riders in the world and earned $856,490 in his career.

“One of the things that gives me the greatest joy is to think about where I started and how far I have come, as far as rodeo and in life, moving halfway across the world and making this life for myself,” O’Neill said. “I didn’t expect to get that call; it’s one of those things where you wonder if your career will be recognized as good enough for the Hall of Fame, because it’s such a big feat.

I was surprised and excited, and it’s a great achievement. This is the pinnacle of rodeo, and it’s the icing on top of the cake for my career.”

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Byron Walker

Along with Kingsway Skoal and Lonesome Me, Big Bend Rodeo’s legendary mare Spring Fling is the only horse to be honored as both a Bareback and Saddle Bronc Horse of the Year.

Spring Fling started out on the bareback side and received the PRCA’s top honor in that category in 1997, then came back to twice claim the saddle bronc award, winning it outright in 1999 and sharing it with Surprise Party Skoal, of Sankey Rodeo, a year later. Spring Fling was also voted the top saddle bronc horse at the 2001 Wrangler NFR and three times was voted the top saddle bronc horse at the Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo in Pocatello, Idaho.

“Being second to Roy Duvall (in NFR qualifications), that’s a pretty good short list right there,” Walker said, “but I think I am most proud of being a pretty good cowboy. I was good at Cheyenne, Salinas, San Antonio and Oklahoma City (in all different setups).

My dad (Whitey Bob Walker) taught me everything I know about steer wrestling and (four-time World Champion) Jim Bynum taught me how to win. He lived 15 miles down the road from us and hazed my first steer when I was 12. Nobody knew more about winning than Jim Bynum.”

Miles Hare

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Hare, 58, spent more than three decades throwing his body in the path of 1,500-pound beasts to protect rodeo cowboys before retiring in 2008; he worked as a bullfighter at the NFR six times (1977, 1985, 1988-91) and twice more as an alternate (1984, 1992).

He won the inaugural Wrangler World Champion Bullfighters title in 1981 and shared that honor with fellow Hall of Famer Rob Smets in 1988. “He’s a cowboy saver – that’s all he is,” the late Quail Dobbs said of the Liberty, Texas resident.

“There’s no better man that I would trust.”

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Only Roy Duvall has made more NFR steer wrestling appearances than Walker’s 16 (1977-87, 1991, 1997-2000) over four decades. The Ennis, Texas, resident is part of a rare two-world championship household. He won his steer wrestling title in 1981 and his wife, Mary, was the barrel racing world champion in 2012.

Byron was twice a reserve world champion as well, in 1979 and again in 1983, when he finished just $893 back of Joel Edmondson.

“After she won the bareback deal in 1997,” said co-owner Don Hutsell, “she grew up quite a bit, so I stuck her in the broncs because I knew she would be an outstanding one.”

The PRCA committees selected for enshrinement this year are among the PRCA’s longest-standing and most respected rodeos.

Clovis, part of the Wrangler Million Dollar Tour, is celebrating its 100th anniversary later this month. Nampa will have its centenary rodeo next year, while Hayward is in its 93rd year and Greeley in its 92nd.

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