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Cody Kiser of Carson City, Nev., goes down with Flaxy Lady after the horse slipped in the mud during bareback riding Thursday at the Pendleton Round-Up. Staff photo by E.J. Harris Rain makes for a slippery Round-Up New test stumps school districts Page 1B Page 3A FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 139th Year, No. 241 WINNER OF THE 2015 ONPA GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD Dung f lung from bridge Funding fix needed to maintain bridges Round-Up related horse manure dumped into river By GEORGE PLAVEN East Oregonian Oregon’s bridges are getting older, and unless lawmakers can come up with a longterm Iunding ¿ [, state highway workers worry they won’t be able to keep up with construction and mainte- nance. That’s not only a nuisance for travelers, but a burden on industry. Deteriorating bridges are e[pected to cost the economy 100,000 jobs and $94 billion in production by 2035. The Oregon Department of Transportation released its 2015 bridge condition report Thursday, highlighting the need for more investment over the ne[t 20 years. Bridge funding is at its lowest level since the mid-1990s, yet ODOT e[pects roughly 900 highway bridges will need repair or replacement in the ne[t two decades, according to the report. The department says it needs another $180 million per year simply to maintain highway bridges at their current condition. Legislators failed to pass a $343.5 million transportation package last session as Demo- crat and Republican leaders hung up on a controversial clean fuels program signed into law March 12. Meanwhile, about 14 state highway bridges slip into structural de¿ ciency every year, and the problem is only getting worse. More than half See BRIDGES/10A One dollar By ANTONIO SIERRA East Oregonian Staff photo by E.J. Harris Junior Indian Beauty Pageant Contestants line up backstage for the Junior Indian Beauty Pageant on Thursday at Lincoln School in Pendleton. The pageant, normally held at Roy Raley Park, was moved to the school due to weather. For story see page 12A. Among the trash that accumulates along the banks of the Umatilla River in Pendleton was a type of litter unique to the Round-Up — horse dung. Multiple reporters for the East Oregonian spotted Round-Up volunteers clearing horse dung from the Bedford Bridge, across from Pendleton High School, and disposing of it by shoveling it over the railings and into the river. Along the banks of the river Wednesday, numerous pieces of horse dung could be seen in and around the river. Carl Culham, the Round-Up director of communica- tions, ¿ rst denied that Round-Up volunteers were disposing See DUNG/12A What’s in a name? Stock contractors dream up inventive bull, bronc monikers By KATHY ANEY East Oregonian The ideal rodeo bull or bronc has swagger, unpredict- ability and an in-your-face name that implies imminent danger to any cowboy crazy enough to climb aboard. There’s an e[pectation of bone-crunching terror before the beast ever bursts from the chute. Or the name makes you laugh. The monikers run the gamut — from Tombstone to Prince Charming, Bodacious to Bible Bender, Lights Out to Soap Bubbles. There’s Unfortunate Karma. Bushwhacker. High As A Kite. Thunder Monkey. Jawbreaker. Holy Hand Grenade. Miss Congeniality. One bull is simply called Ugly. Stock contractors, who supply and often raise the bucking stock, also name the bovine and equine athletes. Since they must generate so many names, their subconscious minds are always in search mode. ³:e keep a list by the calendar in the of¿ ce,´ said See NAME/10A Staff photo by E.J. Harris Rodeo bulls relax in a holding pen behind the Round-Up Arena on Monday in Pendleton. Rain doesn’t dampen spirits at Children’s Rodeo By JONATHAN BACH East Oregonian Photo by Rachael Owen for the East Oregonian Lenny Hurtado enjoys the Children’s Rodeo on a rainy Thursday morning during Round-Up. Adam Smith carried the day in a horse race against Mekhi Foreman Wednesday morning. ³He beat me by a hair,´ said Foreman, a helper at the 2015 Pend- leton Round-Up Children’s Rodeo. Mind you, their steeds were stick horses, and the pace was markedly slower than a traditional race. But for 10-year-old Smith, the event was fun nonetheless. With the help of volun- teers and true-to-life cowboys, the Children’s Rodeo offers a chance for young people with special needs to participate in mock Western events, some of which include whirling around in a stagecoach, riding a horse, roping steer made of hay and barrel racing. Dark clouds and occasional rain over the Round-Up Grounds did not deter dozens of youngsters from the morning’s festivities. Rodeo announcer Marty Camp- bell’s daughter, Parker, participated in the event with the help of Herm- iston bull¿ ghter Donnie Griggs. Her small cowgirl stature and cowboy hat See RODEO/12A
