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BOTHUM: Grand
Marshal ‘blessed’
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Unlike this year’s court,
the 1958 court had only one
out¿t to their reJalia. 7he
2015 court is provided with
¿ve.
Bothum, however, had one
perk today’s court lacks: air-
plane rides with family friend
7ed *rote, who Àew Bothum
back and forth between Jo-
seph and Clarkston, Wash.,
where her family had moved
earlier that year. 7he court
also stayed at the Wallowa
/ake /odJe durinJ rodeo
week. Bothum recalled it as a
real treat for the time and era.
$nother hiJhliJht for Bo-
thum’s court year featured
a prankster turninJ out the
court’s horses not lonJ before
the parade. 7he fathers of the
rodeo court went to pick up
the Jirls’ horses and saddles,
only to discover the horses
missinJ. Bothum’s beloved
horse, Blackie, was raised in
Imnaha, so her father had a
Jood idea of the herd’s loca-
tion. +e sent 7ed *rote aloft
in his airplane to search for
the horses, and *rote Tuick-
ly spotted the escapees head-
ed down Sheep Creek Hill.
³7ed radioed 'ad where they
were, then 'ad cauJht them
and trailered them back to
Joseph. We weren’t a minute
late. Someone was playinJ a
prank on us, and to this day,
we don’t know who it was,”
Bothum said with a lauJh.
Bothum appreciated the
camaraderie of her court.
“We didn’t have any differ-
ences of opinion in our court.
We knew we were there to
promote Chief Joseph 'ays,”
she said.
Bothum took that idea into
her 25-year tenure as fash-
ion desiJner for the court. “I
picked out their colors and
told them how it was JoinJ
to be. It kept a lot of opinions
and desires calm. It was a
very biJ chanJe and very suc-
cessful,” Bothum said. She
is also responsible for the di-
vided ridinJ skirt court attire,
which cuts down on costume
chanJes. Bothum also start-
ed the tradition of handmade
boots for the court.
Unlike today’s court, the
1958 court only sold tickets
to the rodeo dance. Bothum
couldn’t participate because
she lived in Clarkston. She
wholeheartedly approves of
later courts sellinJ rodeo tick-
ets. “SellinJ the tickets lifts
their con¿dence, and they Jet
a commission on it too,” Bo-
thum said. She also said that
court discipline has helped
many of the Jirls on the court
Jo on to professional careers
in such ¿elds as education,
bankinJ, and the law.
Another difference from
Bothum’s day is that the
court actually competed in
the rodeo. Her horse Blackie
was very popular with con-
testants for his skills, and
Bothum shared him liberal-
ly. )or free ² as lonJ as she
Jot to ride him first. “It was
a Jreat e[perience for me
in sharinJ,” Bothum said.
7he horse also helped Bo-
thum become the Northwest
calf-ropinJ champion, com-
petinJ aJainst men. “7here
wasn’t breakaway ropinJ
like nowadays. We had to tie
them down just like the men.
I just had a love of rodeo and
a love of competition,” she
said.
Rodeo kept its place in
Bothum’s life. In 1961, she
married saddle bronc rider
J. Shirly Bothum, who lat-
er became a famed western
artist. 7he couple had three
dauJhters, includinJ one
who later became the 1993
CJ' court Tueen.
Several members of Bo-
thum’s family are visitinJ
durinJ rodeo week, includ-
inJ her three dauJhters, and
in keepinJ with the family
tradition, two Jrandsons are
competinJ in the rodeo as
well.
Bothum is proud of her
recent selection as CJ' pa-
rade Jrand marshal althouJh
she had no idea someone
nominated her. “I was very
surprised when they came
to my house and told me. I
just want to do a Jood job
for Chief Joseph 'ays and
its people,” Bothum said.
7rue to cowJirl form, Bo-
thum is ridinJ a special horse
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BIRTH
A daughter,
Hadley Margaret
Goertzen,
was born
July 8, 2015,
in Enterprise to
Reiner and Jennifer
Goertzen of Joseph.
Hells Canyon Mule Days
Dutch
Oven
Cookoff
Have fun, demonstrate
Dutch oven cooking skills,
and introduce the public
to the joys and fun of
Dutch oven cooking.
Teams may enter one dish
in two entry categories.
There will be cash awards
for 1st and 2nd place,
and a gift basket for the
People’s Choice award.
FMI: 541-263-0104
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Sunday Service
July 26, 2015, 9:00AM – Joseph Arena
Music by SOUL RENOVATION
Message by ARCHIE HOOK
We Look Forward to
Seeing You There!
in the parade. “I bouJht this
2-year-old for my husband,
and he only had ridden the
horse two or three times be-
fore he passed away. He’s
very near and dear to me, My
husband named him Jude.”
Bothum said.
7he horse is a 3alomi-
no, her husband’s favorite
horse color. A director for the
3endleton Roundup currently
keeps the horse for Bothum
and will brinJ it down for the
rodeo.
'espite her 2013 retire-
ment from the court, Bothum
still stays very active in the
rodeo world when she isn’t
busy keepinJ up with her
vacation rental. “My dearest
friends come from rodeo, and
they’re such loyal people.
Rodeo is a Jreat and wonder-
ful e[perience and I’m really
blessed to have been a part of
it,” Bothum said.
July 22, 2015
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HIRING: Chief proposes
transparency; city unswayed
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)rom the beJinninJ, Rob-
erts recommended an open,
transparent process, keepinJ
citi]ens informed all alonJ the
way.
“I’ve continued to converse
with the city,” Roberts said in
a recent telephone interview.
“I’ve suJJested it makes sense
to have me speak to the com-
munity.”
Roberts Joes further and
suJJests that the city consider
creatinJ policies and proce-
dures that meet the standard
for accreditation. Less than 20
percent of law enforcement
aJencies in the state choose to
apply for accreditation, which
reTuires an independent au-
dit every two years. Roberts
thinks accreditation is an es-
sential part of transparency
and important in establishinJ
community trust and support.
“Enterprise could move
forward without accreditation,
but it’s the industry standard.
If I were in the position to
make advocacy for leJislation,
I’d make it mandatory. Why
would we not embrace indus-
try standards and hold our-
selves to a hiJher standard"”
Roberts said.
Roberts’ own force is ac-
credited. “7here are 101 stan-
dards in 2reJon so we have to
keep ¿les 365 to show proof
of those policies and proce-
dures,” he said.
“Clear policies and proce-
dures” has been the continuinJ
mantra of Enterprise Mayor
Steve Lear, who took a trip to
3endleton and sat down with
Roberts to Jo over recommen-
dations and see e[amples of
how those policies and proce-
dures worked.
“7he mayor took the time
and made the effort to come
here and look at the report
and see ¿rst-hand what I was
talkinJ about,” Roberts said. “I
was able to show him a num-
ber of e[amples of what’s im-
portant.”
Indications are that the
council as a whole at least un-
derstands their own limitations
in the matter.
“I’m not Tuali¿ed and no
one else is Tuali¿ed to work
on the policies and proce-
dures concerns,” <ounJ said.
“We haven’t made any new
documents, that will be a new
chief’s role. Hopefully by the
end of the week I’ll have per-
mission to hire a new chief and
hopefully he can address de-
partmental policies.”
Enterprise City had initially
intended to allow Roberts to
advise the city on its choice of
chief and has sent at least 11
applications on to Roberts for
review.
As far as applicants Jo,
Roberts is very pleased.
“I would say the city should
be very pleased with the Tuali-
ty of applicants,” he said.
No public meetinJs to pres-
ent ¿ndinJs or allow for fur-
ther discussion are scheduled
at this time.