Wednesday, May 29, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Film will highlight Sisters Rodeo
Sisters Rodeo has a repu-
tation for being among the
best rodeos in the nation, not
just for the quality of com-
petition, but because of the
professional crews that keep
the action fast-paced, the
entertainment unbeatable and
a setting of beauty that can9t
be surpassed.
This year, the rodeo will
be hosting RFD television,
which will be filming the
rodeo for four segments of
national promotion. The film-
ing will highlight the rodeo,
the city, personalities and
history.
<We are very excited
about the potential public-
ity and excitement that this
will bring to Central Oregon
and our rodeo,= said board
member Patty Cordoni, who
found enthusiastic support
from Central Oregon Visitors
Association and the City of
Sisters for this production.
While Rodeo President
Glenn Miller has been recu-
perating from life-threatening
illness, the rodeo membership
has been determined to
successfully produce The
Biggest Little Show in the
World.
<When the going gets
tough, the tough get going,=
Vi c e P r e s i d e n t F r a n k
Jacobsen quipped. <Thanks
to Mother Nature, we got off
to a later start than usual this
year, but with a lot of hard
work and determination, we
are ahead of the game at this
point. That just shows how
amazing our all-volunteer
organization is.= See related
story, page 3.
<With the absence of our
fearless leader, everyone
just stepped up and did what
needed to be done,= he added.
<It is an honor to be associ-
ated with such a great group
of people.=
Behind the scenes, the
reputation of this rodeo hav-
ing non-stop action is a result
of several factors. Foremost
is the livestock contrac-
tor9s crew of fine-tuned pro-
fessionals, who keep the
action rolling as a well-oiled
machine with skilled transfer
of livestock for each event.
Corey and Lange Stock
Contractors are really excited
about the livestock they are
bringing this year, with Mike
Corey stating that <this is the
best group of animals I have
ever owned.=
John Leavitt heads a crew
of seasoned volunteers who
also keep the animals rotat-
ing from next-up to exiting
the arena. Leavitt has been
the arena director for decades
and he has accumulated a
savvy crew over the years
that rarely need direction in
their respective assignments.
In the arena, rodeo is led
by a great team of announc-
ers in Wayne Brooks, four-
time PRCA Announcer of
the Year, and Curt Robinson,
a walking encyclopedia of
rodeo statistics and history
who has been with Sisters
Rodeo for 24 years.
With Brooks on horseback
in the arena and Robinson in
the announcers stand, fans
hear details of what made a
ride so good or why a contes-
tant didn9t score as the fans
expected, using instant replay
on the big screen to demon-
strate the reasons why judges
score as they do.
As an important factor in
the action, Jason Buchanan
has the knack for picking the
right music for every event
and every competitor. He
has a catalogue of music that
spans country, rock and hip
hop, whatever fits the circum-
stance, as he pulls magic out
of his bag of musical tricks.
PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK
JJ Harrison returns to entertain at the 2019 Sisters Rodeo.
In the arena and even
sometimes in the stands, JJ
Harrison, clown and barrel
man, is a prize as an enter-
tainer. With Buchanan, his
long-time friend, JJ can play
off any action that happens in
the arena and make his impul-
sive responses enrich the fun
for the fans in the stands. He
is another reason that there
is no lag in action in this fan
experience. When this power-
ball of energy is on the scene,
there is not a moment wasted.
There is a change in the
bullfighting personnel this
year, after 25-year veteran
Rowdy Barry retired. His
favorite partner in the arena,
Dan Newman, returns as
Sisters bullfighter veteran,
a consummate professional
charged with protecting rid-
ers from intractable bulls. He
is joined by Ryan Manning
(son of Rowdy Barry) and
Logan Blasdell.
A highlight at all five per-
formances, including Xtreme
Bulls, The One Arm Bandit
will thrill the crowd with
feats of horsemanship, dog
training and herding skill,
moving a zebra and paint
horses around the arena
before they are driven onto a
flat-bed truck, up a ramp and
onto the top of a long stock
trailer.
This record-breaking
PRCA Specialty Act of the
Year has taken Payne and his
animals all over the world,
with spectators talking about
the act for years afterward.
Sisters Rodeo will begin
June 5 with Xtreme Bulls,
followed by four rodeo per-
formances June 7-9. For
tickets and information go to
www.sistersrodeo.com or call
the ticket hotline at 541-549-
0121 or 1-800-827-7522. The
ticket office is located at 220
W. Cascade Ave. in Sisters.
PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK
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