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Wednesday, June 12, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Rodeo volunteer in the stands
and contacted Malone with a
pledge to match that amount
yet again 3 with no reward
other than the act itself.
Additional funds were
raised by <passing the bucket=
to push the total over $15,000.
Rodeo volunteer Diane
Prescott, profiled in the June
5 edition of The Nugget, pro-
claimed the 2019 Rodeo <the
best ever.=
The turn in the weather
from bone-cold on Friday
night to near-perfect for
Saturday, Saturday night, and
Sunday afternoon made for
happy crowds in the packed
stands. And, like many oth-
ers, Prescott was impressed by
the quality of the animals that
make rodeo a contest.
<You couldn9t ask for bet-
ter bucking stock,= Prescott
said. <Mike Corey is quite
the (stock) contractor. We9re
really lucky to have him.=
Volunteer Bonnie Knox
concurred.
<The stock was just beyond
good,= she said. <Bulls won
almost every (performance).
A few cowboys did get some
really good rides, but a lot of
the bulls dumped their riders
in three or four seconds. They
were really tough.=
Both Prescott and Knox
made special mention of the
people in the arena who make
the Rodeo exciting 4 but
aren9t contestants. Prescott
says she loves watching the
pickup men work. The pickup
riders come alongside the
bucking stock to take a rider
off and/or to secure a horse
after a ride. They often help
the bullfighters haze a bull
back out of the arena after a
ride. Their horsemanship has
to be top-notch.
Knox was particularly
proud of Queen Riann Cornett.
<I thought our queen did a
magnificent job,= she said. <I
don9t think I9ve ever seen any-
body do the flag entry as good
as she did.=
Long-time Sisters Rodeo
President Glenn Miller, who
suffered a serious medical cri-
sis earlier this year, was able
to make it out for the Sunday
performance, which glad-
dened the hearts of everyone
from Rodeo volunteers to
long-time contractors and con-
testants who know him well.
Miller had family in town to
share the moment with him.
<He was very happy, but
he couldn9t stay to the end
because it was exhausting,=
Malone told The Nugget.
<That was really special, to
have him be able to come
out and see some rodeo& I
know he was really grateful
to see everyone and get their
wishes.=
The Sisters Rodeo consis-
tently offers the biggest purse
on its weekend, which draws
top competitors to town. That,
combined with top-quality
stock, combine for Rodeo
action that is as good as can be
found anywhere at any time,
including the National Finals
Rodeo. In fact, rodeo fans
are assured of seeing Sisters
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Steer wrestling provided plenty of drama for the thousands of fans that packed the stands.
competitors and stock finish
out the year in the NFR in Las
Vegas, Nevada.
Taos Muncy of Corona,
New Mexico, turned in a
highlight 86-point saddle
bronc ride to earn $4,173.60.
Bareback rider Tilden Hooper
of Carthage, Texas, spurred
to an 87-point ride worth
$4,645.95; while team rop-
ers Dustin Bird of Cut Bank,
Montana and Trey Yates of
Pueblo, Colorado made a
fast 5.2-second run to earn
$4,241.75 apiece. Steer wres-
tler Mike McGinn aggregated
$5,112.23 in winnings.
Those efforts represent
just some of the outstanding
performances at the Sisters
Rodeo, which continues to
earn its billing as The Biggest
Little Show in the World.
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