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community august9 2011 9 Happy Trails: A Report From the Rodeo Road By Mackenzie Carr Miss Rodeo Oregon The following week found me in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The week started off with a Special Kids Hello again! Rodeo at the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame The remainder where I was able to help kids compete of my July schedule in the goat ribbon race. The next day the was jam packed with other state queens and I rode the Cog’s many fond memories. Railway train to the top of Pike’s Peak I attended the Elgin where we enjoyed a high altitude fudge Stampede in Elgin, Oregon July 7th covered doughnut. If you ever make it to through the 10th. While there, I helped Colorado, the doughnuts at the end of the out at the rodeo, rode in the Parade, train ride are a must! That evening we and dressed up as an outlaw for the attended the Pike’s Peak or Bust Rodeo, Kid’s Parade. I had such a great time helping out with the Mutton Busting. My little buddy Jeremy was crowned the winner with a 93 point ride. We were up bright and early the next morning for a tour of the Air Force Academy. Our tour guide Tommy gave us the rundown of all of the initiations that the freshmen go through; including serving all of the upper classmen at lunchtime. On Saturday July 16th, I had the privilege of attending the ProRodeo Hall of Fame Inductions. This year’s inductees included Dressed as outlaws for the Kid’s Parade in Elgin, OR PRCA Chairman of the with the Stampede Court. Board Keith Martin, and thoroughly enjoyed the sunshine three-time World Champion Burel that Eastern Oregon had to offer. Thank Mulkey, two-time World Champion you again to the Stampede Court, Kelly Bareback rider Lan LaJeunesse, trick Baker, and the Elgin Stampede Board rider/roper J.W. 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It was an honor numerous community events promoting to witness such a prestigious group become inducted into the Hall of Fame. the rodeo. We rode around in the rodeo’s Thank you to Tom Greiner and Becky stagecoach through the Wallowa Lake Littrel for all of your help and kindness campground inviting people out for the rodeo, spoke at a Rotary Meeting, throughout my stay in Colorado. I came home from Colorado and even dressed up as fairies for the Springs for a few days, only to fly Kid’s Parade. I had told the girls that to Cheyenne, Wyoming three days I’d be happy wearing any outfit other later. While in Cheyenne, I rode in than spandex pants, leg warmers, and the parade, signed autographs at local side ponytails like a prior Miss Rodeo businesses, and attended the Daddy of Oregon had worn for the parade. They respected my ‘Em All Cheyenne request, but I was NOT Frontier Days. expecting a fairy suit! Here I performed The weekend’s weather the famous “fly- was simply gorgeous bys.” The reason and I am hoping to make the queen’s run is another trip to that side named such, is due of the state very soon. to the fact that it is Thank you again to Vixen a run on the straight Barney for housing my side of a race track at mom, my horse Pedro, a speed of mach 80; and myself all week. I hence the name “fly- am so appreciative of by.” Needless to say, your kindness. it was AWESOME! In August I can Snip, the horse I rode be found at the Deschutes was the fastest of County Fair and Rodeo the bunch. We were in Redmond, Oregon, the treated once again, Klamath Falls Rodeo, by getting to see the 2012 Miss Rodeo Thompson Square, Oregon Pageant and Mark Chestnut, and Canby Rodeo in Canby, Jason Aldean in Oregon, and the Grant concert. They all put County Fair and Rodeo on a great show and in John Day, Oregon. 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