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;MX\MUJMZ-);<-:67:-/768):-6< Happy Canyon marks a century of family tradition By SUZANNE KENNEDY ,ĂƉƉLJĂŶLJŽŶŝƐĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŶŐŝƚƐ ϭϬϬƚŚďŝƌƚŚĚĂLJƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞ Pendleton Round-Up. One of my favorite things about the show is ŚŽǁŝƚĂƉƉĞĂůƐƚŽĂůůĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚĂŐĞƐ͘ I love watching the children per- ĨŽƌŵĂŶĚƐĞĞŝŶŐĞŶƟƌĞĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐŐŝǀĞ ŽĨƚŚĞŝƌƟŵĞĂŶĚƚĂůĞŶƚƐĨŽƌƚŚĞ enjoyment of others. These families are the thread that keeps the show ŐŽŝŶŐ͕LJĞĂƌĂŌĞƌLJĞĂƌ͘ dŚĞƵīͬ,ŽĚŐĞŶĨĂŵŝůLJŝƐŽŶĞ such thread. See if you can keep up. As Macy and Michael Rosselle perform their roles, they carry the ,ĂƉƉLJĂŶLJŽŶŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶƐŽŶďŽƚŚ sides of their family. Macy and Mi- chael’s dad, Bob Rosselle, is a fourth- ŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ,ĂƉƉLJĂŶLJŽŶĂĐƚŽƌ͘ ,ŝƐƐƚĞƉĨĂƚŚĞƌ͕:ŝŵƵī͕ŝƐĂƚŚŝƌĚͲ ŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶĂĐƚŽƌĂŶĚǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌ͕ůĂƚĞƌ becoming a Happy Canyon director and president. All of Jim’s children ;tĞŶĚLJ͕:ŽŚŶ͕<LJůĞ͕ZŽĐŬLJĂŶĚ Davey) also performed in the show. :ŝŵ͛ƐĨĂƚŚĞƌ͕:ĂĐŬƵī͕ĂůƐŽĂ Happy Canyon volunteer and direc- tor, was himself a president. Bob Roselle, who began as a swim kid, says, “It is part of my family tradi- ƟŽŶ͕ĂƚƌĞŵĞŶĚŽƵƐƐŚŽǁƚŽďĞƉĂƌƚ of it. There is really nothing like it around.” dŚĞƵīĨĂŵŝůLJ͛ƐŝŶǀŽůǀĞŵĞŶƚ Chief Gary Burke makes the most of his current role as a raider. He is the fourth generation of his family to perform in the Happy Canyon show. ďĞŐĂŶǁŝƚŚ&ƌĂŶŬƵī͕:ĂĐŬ͛ƐĨĂƚŚĞƌ͕ ǁŚŽŽīĞƌĞĚŚŝƐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐĂƐĂŵƵůĞͲ skinner at the Old Canyon. Bob ZŽƐĞůůĞ͕:ŝŵƵīĂŶĚ:ĂĐŬƵīĂůů ƐŚĂƌĞĂďĞĂƵƟĨƵůĐŽŵŵŽŶĂůŝƚLJ͗ƚŚĂƚ of president of Happy Canyon. Macy and Michael’s mother, Teri Hodgen Rosselle, is a third-genera- ƟŽŶƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞƌĂŶĚǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌ͘,Ğƌ father, Tom Hodgen, acted in vari- ous roles in the show. Tom’s father, dƵŬ,ŽĚŐĞŶ͕ŝŶŝƟĂƚĞĚƚŚĞĨĂŵŝůLJ͛Ɛ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶďLJǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌŝŶŐĂŶĚ later serving as a Happy Canyon director. Another strong thread is the descendant line of Poker Jim. Poker Jim’s sons, Clarence, Richard and Robert, have all played key parts throughout the show. In fact, the ϭϵϮϯƐĐƌŝƉƚůŝƐƚƐWŽŬĞƌ:ŝŵĂŶĚŚŝƐ wife as having key horse parts. Clar- ĞŶĐĞƵƌŬĞĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚŚŝƐĨĂƚŚĞƌ͛Ɛ legacy as Round-Up chief and ,ĂƉƉLJĂŶLJŽŶ^ŚŽǁƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂŶƚĨŽƌ ŶĞĂƌůLJϲϬLJĞĂƌƐ͘dŚƵƐďĞŐĂŶĂƚƌĂĚŝ- ƟŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞƵƌŬĞĨĂŵŝůLJ͕ǁŚŽŶŽǁ ĐĂŶĐůĂŝŵƐĞǀĞƌĂůƐŝdžƚŚͲŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ actors in family parts and scenes a century old. Poker Jim’s grandchildren, Raymond “Popcorn” Burke, Wil- ůŝĂŵƵƌŬĞ͕ƌŶĞƐƟŶĞƌĂǁĨŽƌĚ͕ “Assisting people to become Videll Bronson, Ellen Cowapoo and Jr. “Summer” Burke, also independent, healthy and safe.” Richard have performed in various parts %#2'%1/CKP1HƂEG 721 SE 3rd Suite D • Pendleton ŝŶ,ĂƉƉLJĂŶLJŽŶ͘ŌĞƌƚŚĞƐŝůŚŽƵ- 541-276-1926 We Offer Help With: CAPECO - Airport Location ĞƩĞǁĂƐĂĚĚĞĚĂƚƚŚĞKůĚĂŶLJŽŶ 1605 NW 50th Street • Pendleton • Housing/ Homeownership 541-276-5073 venue, Chief Clarence became the • Employment/ Training Services ŽĸĐŝĂůŽƉĞŶŝŶŐĂĐƚ͕ďLJŐƌĞĞƟŶŐƚŚĞ • Emergency Services audience and welcoming them to • Food/ Nutrition ƚŚĞƐŚŽǁďŽƚŚŝŶŚŝƐŶĂƟǀĞƚŽŶŐƵĞ • Senior Services of Cayuse and in English, and was • Energy known as the most photographed Services Indian in America. He was followed ŝŶƚŚĞƐŝůŚŽƵĞƩĞďLJŚŝĞĨZĂLJŵŽŶĚ ͞WŽƉĐŽƌŶ͟ƵƌŬĞ;ŚŝĞĨtŝƐŚůĂƵdƵ ůĂ͛ƟŶͿǁŚĞŶƚŚĞƉĂƌƚǁĂƐŚĂŶĚĞĚ down to him by his Uncle Clarence. WŽƉĐŽƌŶďĞŐĂŶŝŶϭϵϯϱďLJĚĂŶĐ- ing in the Happy Canyon pageant ĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞĂŐĞŽĨϭϯĂŶĚŚĞůƉĞĚ translate for the elderly cast mem- bers who did not speak English. He also performed as a raider and rode horseback when the cavalry arrived. Currently, Chief Raymond’s ƐŽŶ͕ŚŝĞĨ'ĂƌLJƵƌŬĞ;dƵŬ>Žǁ <ĞLJʹ'ůĂŶĐŝŶŐ^ŚŽƚͿ͕ŝƐĂĨŽƵƌƚŚͲ ŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶƐŚŽǁƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂŶƚĂŶĚ ŶŽǁŽĸĐŝĂůůLJǁĞůĐŽŵĞƐƚŚĞĂƵĚŝ- ĞŶĐĞŝŶĂLJƵƐĞ͘ŚŝĞĨ'ĂƌLJĂĐƚĞĚ as the lone chief in the trail horse ƉĂƌƚĂŶĚĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJŝƐĂƌĂŝĚĞƌ͘'ĂƌLJ and his sisters’ involvement began ĂƚĂƌŽƵŶĚĮǀĞLJĞĂƌƐŽĨĂŐĞ͘ŚŝĞĨ 'ĂƌLJ͛ƐŐƌĂŶĚŵŽƚŚĞƌ͕ĚĂ:ŽŶĞƐ Patrick, trained him, Alvina Burke ,ƵĞƐƟĞƐĂŶĚ:ƵĚLJƵƌŬĞ&ĂƌƌŽǁ to be in the show. Both Farrow ĂŶĚ,ƵĞƐƟĞƐĂƌĞŐƌŽŽŵŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌ grandchildren for parts in the show. Alvina and Judy served as Happy Canyon princesses as well. Want to learn more about the families involved in Happy Can- yon? Be sure to purchase a copy of Becky Waggoner’s book, “Happy ĂŶLJŽŶ͗,ŝƐƚŽƌLJŽĨƚŚĞtŽƌůĚ͛Ɛ Most Unique Indian Pageant & Wild West Show,” available for pre-order at Amazon and Barnes & Noble, or buy it in person at the Round- hƉĂŶĚ,ĂƉƉLJĂŶLJŽŶ͛ƐŐŝŌƐƚŽƌĞ͕ dĂŵĂƐƚƐůŝŬƚĂŶĚhŵĂƟůůĂŽƵŶƚLJ ,ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂů^ŽĐŝĞƚLJĨŽƌΨϯϰ͘ϵϵ͘ On with the show! ________ Suzanne Kennedy is a former middle school teacher who lives in Pendleton with her husband and three children.
