A supplement to The Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle • April 25, 2018
THIS IS RODEO COUNTRY If your vacation plans include rodeos and other equestrian endeavors, Okanogan Country is the place to be. We’ve got professional rodeos featuring the nation’s top cowboys and cowgirls, along with amateur, high school and junior rodeo events featuring up-and-coming talent. If you want to try your hand at riding, several events feature open entries. Horse rides and cavalry reenactments trot alongside leisurely trail rides, cow cutting, barrel racing, reining, racing and English style events. You can even find one-of-akind activities such as the WorldFamous Suicide Race in Omak. Along with rodeos, you can take in accompanying activities that include Western dances, powwows, carnivals, all-you-can-eat feeds, chicken chasing, mutton busting, parades, fun runs and more.
INSIDE Colorama Rodeo.....................................................3 Last Stand Rodeo..................................................4 Methow Valley Rodeo...........................................5 Founders Day Rodeo.............................................6 Cleatis Lacy Memorial........................................7 Panorama Rodeo....................................................8 Chesaw Fourth of July Rodeo............................9 Nespelem All-Indian Rodeo..............................10 Lake Chelan Rodeo.............................................10 Omak Stampede...................................................11 Moses Lake Roundup.........................................12 NCW Fair Rodeo..................................................13 Okanogan County Fair Rodeo..........................13 Falkland Stampede..............................................14 Keremeos Elks Rodeo.........................................14 Junior Rodeos........................................................15
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COULEE DAM/GRAND COULEE
COLORAMA RODEO
MAY 11 – 12
SANCTIONED: ICA • PRO-WEST • WBRA The Colorama Rodeo is set for May 11-12 at the Ridge Riders Rodeo Grounds, 22209 Alcan Road, Grand Coulee, WA. The event is sanctioned by Pro West Rodeo Association, Washington Barrel Racing Association and British Columbia Rodeo Association. It’s part of the Jess Auto Buckle Series and is staged by Ridge Riders Saddle Club. The rodeo coincides with Grand Coulee’s annual Colorama Festival. Performances will be at 6 p.m. Friday, May 11, and 4 p.m. Saturday, May 12. Slack will be at 9 a.m. Saturday if all performances fill. Events include bareback, saddle bronc, bull riding, tie-down
roping, ranch bronc, steer wrestling, team roping and women’s barrel racing. A special buckle will go to the winner of ranch bronc riding. Mutton bustin’ is planned before the start of each rodeo performance. Layton/McMillan Rodeo Co. will provide stock. The rodeo secretary is Lynn Cotter, 509-999-5854 or email 4cotters@gmail. com. Online entries are being taken. Local entries are from 6-8 p.m. May 2. Entertainers include the McMillan Family Trick Riders and Skagit Rein Riders. Friday is Tough Enough to Wear Pink night. A beer garden will be available.
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COULEE CITY
LAST STAND RODEO
MAY 25-27 SANCTION: PRCA
still holds its own. In 2014, the Columbia River Circuit gave it the distinction of “Small Rodeo of the Year.” For more information
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COLUEE CITY, WA MEMORIAL WEEKEND “It’s where the YeeeeHaaaaaaa started!” the mantra goes. The Coulee City Rodeo Association and Columbia River Circuit hosts its 66th annual Last Stand Rodeo on Memorial Day weekend: May 25-27. The rodeo – sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association – takes place 7 p.m. Saturday, May 26, and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 27, at 500 W. Walnut St. Other attractions vary from the favorite Cow Pie Jog to a town parade. The weekend kicks off with the Last Stand BullA-Rama at the Ted Rice Arena 7 p.m. Friday, May 25, for “wild hair-raising” action. Then, Saturday begins in the wee hours with a cowboy breakfast at the Brick House, 301 W. Main St., starting 7 a.m. A rodeo slack and the 30th
anniversary Cow Pie Jog both ensue at 8 a.m. To sign up for the 5K run, call 509-977-1177 or email dawnbaergen99@gmail. com. At 11 a.m. Saturday, a parade marches, trots and dances along Main Street. Then, of course, the main attraction – the rodeo – starts 7 p.m. On Sunday, the Rascal Rodeo kicks off the festivities at 9 a.m., and the final performance of the Last Stand begins 2 p.m. Tickets are available for the Bull-A-Rama and the Last Stand Rodeo separately at couleecityrodeo. thundertix.com. General admission presale tickets are discounted. They can also be purchased at Mike Casey Insurance, 405 W. Main, Coulee City. Not the largest rodeo in the region, the Last Stand
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WINTHROP
METHOW VALLEY RODEO
MAY 26-27 - Memorial Day Weekend SEPT. 1-2 - Labor Day Weekend Continuing in the tradition of small community rodeo, the Methow Valley Horsemen produce two rodeos each year on Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends. This year, the rodeos break out of the chute on May 26-27 and September 1-2 at the Methow Valley Rodeo grounds on Brengman Road, off of Twin Lakes Road – or about midway between Twisp and Winthrop. Events kick off at 1 p.m. each day of action. Rough Stock Rodeo events include ranch saddle bronc, barrel racing and bull riding. Junior rodeo events, only on Memorial Day weekend, starting at 9 a.m., include mutton bustin’, pole bending, junior bulls, junior calves, junior barrels, calf riding, stick horse racing and junior cow riding. The rodeos operate on a “jackpot” system, meaning winners receive their entry costs back, plus proceeds from ticket sales and donations from area businesses. Contestants must pay admission at the gate, which will be refunded when they pay the entry fee at the rodeo office. Liberty Bell High School junior Athena Milani reigns
over the rodeos as its 2018 queen. The rodeo came into being in 1971 on the Sunny M. Ranch, near the Barnsley Loop Ski Trail area, where it continued to draw participants for a decade. Claude Miller rounded up six, local horsemen – Bill Flagg, Vernon Bame, Don Dagnon, Tom Graves, Al Gardner and Sandy Haase – to help build the arena. It moved to its current grounds in 1983 when the manager of Moccasin Lake Ranch agreed to house the rodeo. For more information, visit “Methow Valley Rodeo” on Facebook, or call Methow Valley Horsemen secretary Leanna Melton at 509-9962439.
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TONASKET
FOUNDERS DAY RODEO
JUNE 1-2
SANCTION: PRO-WEST
It is with great pleasure that the Tonasket Comancheros will be bringing back the ProWest Rodeo Association this year. The rodeo will take place at 7 p.m. Friday, June 1, and 6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 2 at the Tonasket Rodeo Grounds south of Tonasket. Featured will be bare back riding, saddle bronc riding, bull riding, tie down calf roping, team roping, steer wrestling, barrel racing, break-a-way roping, and of course, the World Famous Chicken Race for the kids under age 12. Gold Buckle Rodeo owned by Kelley Bowcutt, of Roosevelt, will be providing the stock. The announcer will be Pro West 2017 Announcer of the Year Al Parson of Chesaw. This year we are adding outside the arena peewee roping and other kids games daily. There will be concessions selling hamburgers, hot
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dogs, chips, sodas, candy and more. The Tonasket Eagles will sponsor a beer garden for the adults. A Cowboy breakfast will be available Saturday morning from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Come and enjoy a hearty breakfast while watching the slack performance before you head out for the parade. Presale tickets will be available at Oroville Les Schwab, Tonasket Eagles, Superior Auto Parts,The Junction, DeTtros Western Store and Omak North 40. Lloyd Caton Jr. is the president of Tonasket Comancheros, Inc.
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GRAND COULEE
CLEATIS LACY MEMORIAL BULL RIDING & WILD HORSE RACES
JUNE 15
SANCTIONED: PWHRA • PRO-WEST The Cleatis Lacy Memorial Bull Riding event is set for 6 p.m., June 15 at the Ridge Riders Rodeo Grounds, 22209 Alcan Road. Entries are being handled through the ProWest Rodeo organization. A $3,000 added purse is planned. A wild horse race, sanctioned by the Professional Wild Horse Racers Association, also is planned. Entries are being handled by that
group. A $2,000 added purse is planned. Admission will be charged. Lacy died May 14, 2011, at age 89. He was active in a variety of rodeos as a competitor, flanker and volunteer, and helped design the Ridge Riders Rodeo Grounds. He was an Omak Stampede Hall of Fame inductee and was named “Man of the Year” by the Moses Lake Roundup.
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COLVILLE
PANORAMA RODEO
JUNE 23-24 SANCTION: PRO-WEST This year marks the 77th year of the Colville Panorama Rodeo. It is a Pro-West events sanctioned rodeo. The Panorama ProWest Rodeo is hosted Father’s Day weekend at the Northeast Washington Fairgrounds in Colville The rodeo kicks off Friday and continues through Saturday. A parade is also planned Saturday. The Pro-West Rodeo features entertainment for the whole family.
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CHESAW
FOURTH OF JULY RODEO
JULY 4 OPEN RODEO
Chesaw will celebrate the 76th anniversary of its Fourth of July Rodeo on Wednesday, July 4 east of Oroville off Chesaw Road. The schedule remains close to what it has been all those years – kids’ games at 10 a.m., culminating in a tug-awar, a parade at 12:30 p.m. followed by the rodeo at 1 p.m. Those age 10 and younger are admitted free. A community dance is planned July 3. The Road Dawgz will perform country/Western music. A search of records at the Okanogan County Historical Society found the rodeo might be celebrating its 74th or 75th or 76th anniversary. A historical document
indicates the first Fourth of July celebration, which included horse races, rock drilling, foot races, parade and the reading of the Declaration of Independence, was in 1900. Several bundles of dynamite were set off on the hill above town around sunrise to kick off the celebration. Now, a cannon is used to start the parade. One thing is for sure, the tiny town Chesaw continues to draw a big, international audience for its annual rodeo. Each year the announcer seeks to find who has come the farthest to watch the rodeo, with people from Australia, China and Europe often waving to the crowd.
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NESPELEM
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JULY 13-15 SANCTION: KMIRA
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LAKE CHELAN RODEO
AUG. 3-4
SANCTIONED: PRO-WEST • ICA • WBRA
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OMAK
OMAK STAMPEDE & WORLD-FAMOUS SUICIDE RACE
AUG. 9-12 SANCTION: PRCA
In 1933, the rodeo that became the Omak Stampede was just a dream of two Okanogan County stockmen, Leo Moomaw and Tim Bernard, who had started a rodeo string in 1932. They approached Omak’s businessmen, who were eager to try anything to keep the Main Street of Omak busy. This year, the Omak Stampede celebrates its 85th annual anniversary with a PRCA-sanctioned rodeo, the second weekend in August. On Aug. 8, Davis Shows Carnival and an Indian Encampment open at Omak’s East Side Park. A Western and Native Art Show kicks off at the Omak Elks Lodge. Thursday opens with a Ride-In starting at 8 a.m. A Wrangler Kids Night is at 4 p.m. at the Stampede Arena. At 6 p.m. is the official opening ceremonies of the Indian Encampment. The first of four days of PRCA rodeo starts at 7 p.m. After each rodeo is the running of the WorldFamous Suicide Race, with horse racers starting across the Okanogan River and finishing in the rodeo arena.
There is slack at 9 a.m. Friday. The rodeo returns at 7 p.m. followed by the Suicide Race. The Saturday rodeo is
2018 Omak Stampede Queen Kaelyn Marchand. — Jennifer Tollefson photo
at 7 p.m. followed by the Suicide Race. On Sunday, there is a Grand Parade through downtown Omak starting at 10 a.m. My name is Kaelyn Jane Marchand. I am your reigning Miss Omak Stampede 2018. I am a 19-year-old Colville Confederated Tribal member, daughter of George and Codi Marchand. I grew up in a family of six where my parents kept us busy on the ranch starting colts and competing in local barrel racing clubs along with junior high and high school rodeos. I played basketball starting in kindergarten until my junior year of high school. I have had personal involvement with the World-Famous Suicide Race since I was born. My father George won the race three times in 1996, 1997, and 2001. My
The rodeo is at 2 p.m. followed by the last running of the Suicide Race, which crowns its winner in the paddock area. oldest brother Loren has won the race seven times starting in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 aboard the famous Taz. As Miss Omak Stampede 2018, I am honored to be the face of such a magnificent rodeo that touches many lives throughout our country and worldwide. I feel strongly that it is my generation’s responsibility to keep the Western way of life alive and thriving. I look forward to seeing you in the seats as the first Cowgirl to enter the arena of the 85th Omak Stampede and World-Famous Suicide Race always the second weekend in August.
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MOSES LAKE
MOSES LAKE ROUNDUP
AUG. 16-17 SANCTION: PRCA
The Moses Lake Roundup will celebrate its 75th anniversary Aug. 16-18 off Paxson Drive. The first Columbia Basin rodeo was in 1943 at the lower end of Wheeler Road, adjacent to the present-day Safeway. By horseback, jeep and airplane, wild horses were rounded up to use for the bareback and saddle bronc events. Horses were rounded up from as far south as the Frenchman Hills and as far west as Vantage. The last wild horse roundup
was in 1953. Since that time, the Columbia Basin Rodeo Association has relied on professional bucking stock. The current name, Moses Lake Roundup, pays homage to the origins of this great rodeo. In 1963 the association moved into their present facility at the Grant County Fairgrounds. That same year it also changed from a twoperformance rodeo to a three-performance rodeo. In subsequent years, the association
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brought well known western personalities to the rodeo such as Dan Blocker (“Hoss” from Bonanza) and Michael Landon (“Little Joe”). The Columbia Basin Rodeo Association continues to hire the best in professional rodeo entertainment. Having surpassed 65 years of producing rodeos, the Columbia Basin Rodeo Association has enjoyed an exciting history. The members of the association have never lost faith in the worthiness of this great rodeo and continually donate hundreds of hours each year to build on the proud tradition of the Moses Lake Roundup. As a non-profit organization,
the association also contributes to the community by way of donating scholarships to local high school seniors and our queen, as well as sponsoring area youth baseball and rodeo teams. Of all the PRCAsanctioned rodeos in the Columbia River Circuit, Moses Lake Roundup won Small Rodeo of the Year in 2011, and after increasing purse money, won Large Rodeo of the Year in 2013. This year’s events include bareback riding, steer wrestling, saddle bronc, tie down roping, breakaway roping, team roping, barrel racing, bulling riding and more. For more information, see moseslakeroundup.com.
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WATERVILLE
NCW FAIR RODEO
AUG. 23-26
SANCTIONED: ICA • PRO-WEST • WBRA A ticket into the North Central Washington Fair buys you access into the open grandstands for the Big Bend Roundup Rodeo Aug. 25-26. The rodeo takes place 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, and 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26, at 601 N. Monroe St.
It is comprised of bucking bulls, bareback and saddle broncs, barrel riding, steer wrestling, calf and team roping, mutton bustin’, horse racing and the culminating Indian Relay Race. The latter consists of teams with three
horses and four people. One person acts as the jockey, while the other three serve as catchers and holders. The jockey switches horses three times through the course of the race. Horses have a brindle only, and the contestants ride bareback.
The largest contingency of riders come from Omak and Okanogan. The tradition spans 50plus years, according to the fair website. For the full fair schedule and more information, visit ncwfair. org or call 509-745-8480.
OKANOGAN
OKANOGAN CO. FAIR RODEO
SEPT. 6-9
SANCTIONED: ICA • PRO-WEST • WBRA There will be two nights of Pro-West rodeo at the Okanogan County fair in early September. “Yes, we are having a rodeo at Okanogan County Fair again this year,” said Tracey Reagles, Okanogan County Fair Advisory Committee Chairwoman. “Paperwork is in process that is why Pro-West doesn’t have it listed (yet).” The rodeos are planned for 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 7 and 8, at the fairgrounds rodeo arena. Standard events are planned – bull, saddle and bareback riding, barrels, breakaway, steer wrestling, team and tie-down roping. The county fair rodeo, along with rodeos in Colfax and Cashmere, help mark the end of the regular season for Pro-
West Rodeo. The PWR Finals traditionally are in late September.
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FALKLAND, B.C.
FALKLAND STAMPEDE
MAY 19-21
In celebration of the war’s end, the residents of Falkland and surrounding area planned a large picnic. Enthusiastically, they came by wagon, buggy, horseback and car to visit with friends whom they’d not seen for months. The children were doubly excited with the advent of races, lots of food and homemade ice cream. On the date of March 24, 1919, in the gyp field in the northwest corner of the townsite they gathered. No one ever dreamed this gathering would become the Falkland Stampede, a legend in B.C. history. This year the Stampede will celebrate its 100th anniversary May 19-21.
KEREMEOS, B.C.
KEREMEOS ELKS RODEO MAY 19-21 Rodeo competitions and horse racing date back much further, these were held at our pioneers ranches or wherever they could find a good place and at various dates. Eventually a group of community minded residents decided to form the Keremeos Rodeo and Racing Association and bought a permanent site across the river from the Keremeos town sight. The Elks lodge was formed in 1944 and partnered up with the Rodeo and Racing Association.
They bought additional acreage and have kept updating the facilities by replacing most of the wooden bleachers, a steel pipe arena, washrooms with showers and sewer with a sani dump. The most recent improvement is a large kitchen with a food concession and beer garden. The grounds are also available for other events throughout summer. It has become popular for group camping or family and other reunions.
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