A11
WEDNESDAY
June 17, 2015
Car show brings out the crowds
272 entrants didn’t
break record, but
number was highest
in decade
By Steve Tool
Wallowa County Chieftain
JOSEPH — The perfect combina-
tion of sunny blue skies and the re-
turn of the Oregon Mountain Cruise
car show after a year-long hiatus
brought many hundreds of people
to the city of Joseph over June 12-
13. Over 200 classic cars and trucks
lined both sides of the city’s Main
Street from one end of town to the
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This oddity from Washington really epitomizes the term “rat rod.” They are
taking part in the Ragman Cruise.
Competition was so intense that this beautiful 1960 Chevy Impala ragtop
only took second place in its class.
other, and along some of the side
streets as well.
Both the sidewalks and the roped-
After 11 a.m., it was virtually impos-
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Classic rock group, “The Send-
12th Annual
MOUNTAIN HIGH
BRONCS AND BULLS
event June 20
ers,” played hits from the days of yore
as the crowds passed by classic cars
in a never-ending stream.
See CARS, Page A18
Traveling
golfers enjoy
smart cars
By Rochelle Danielson
For the Chieftain
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Nightmoves, Bonnie Rasmussen’s unridden,
A-List, Ranch Rodeo Bronc, puts the moves on
another good cowboy.
Courtesy photo/Mary Hyde
MOUNTAIN HIGH
BRONCS TO COWBOYS:
EAT DIRT
By Kathleen Ellyn
Wallowa County Chieftain
It’s rodeo time and the 12th
Annual Mountain High Broncs
and Bulls
event
is coming to Enterprise
Fairgrounds this Saturday,
June 20, starting at 2:30 p.m.
Top cowboys are coming to
ride those broncs — guys like
2013 World Champion
Mike McBeth of Em-
mett, Idaho,
and Miles Binger, National
Rookie of the Year for 2014.
But don’t count our local boys
out. Cade Steen of Joseph and
Lane Bailey of Pendleton will
be riding, too.
These guys are good, but
are they good enough to ride
the stock that contractors
are bringing to the
event?
We shall see.
There are
five contractors
The top ranch bronc
rider will win this 1980 T-top
Corvette from Main Street Motors.
bringing their top stock and
so far as ranch bronc riding
goes — the good money is on
Nightmoves, an 8-year-old,
1,300-pound, 16-hand gelding
out of the High Desert Rough
Stock breeding program.
Oh yeah, that’s what we’re
talking about.
Bonnie Eckley Rasmussen
is bringing the big gelding
(and others) from Burns for
his third solid year of “no-
rides” on the ranch rodeo
circuit.
See BRONCS, Page A12
Courtesy photo
o an active group of AMGC Eastside
Senior golfers, the description of a
smart car is not a miniature foreign
model that parks on a dime, but one with a
lot of leg room and a trunk that will hold at
least four sets of golf clubs.
With an average of 24 local senior mem-
bers, who participate at six golf courses
throughout Eastern Oregon on a monthly
schedule, carpooling is a must, and the more
comfortable the ride the better the attitude
and play. With Baker City competition held
this past Monday, June 15, results of both
golf and the 2½-hour car ride will be posted
next week.
The smart car theory applies to travel for
lady golfers too, but besides the golf clubs
the gals require additional space for shop-
ping bags, gift baskets, personal parapherna-
lia, and too, a roomy atmosphere to devour
two scoops of melting ice cream cones.
Alpine lady golfers travel less than the
seniors. During the summer they participate
in only three out-of-town invitational tour-
naments which include La Grande Coun-
try Club, Baker City, and just last week’s
Clarkston Quail Ridge where Carol Marr,
Sherri Currie and Cheri Lamb competed
with 43 other women golfers from outly-
ing Washington towns, one gal from as far
as Riggins, Idaho. The threesome played
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sleeves of golf balls, and several door priz-
es.
Now, an update on the local scoreboard:
While Gregg Sturtevant and crew were
verticutting (plugging and sanding) the
greens to eventually make for more superb
putting surfaces, low scores were posted
in match play competition, where Dean
Duquette defeated Terry Lamb for the
championship. In Men’s Day Blind Partner
play June 4, Team #2 of Dick Anderson/
Terry Lamb, and Team #5, Ashley Prince/
Harlen Menton, tied with 145. Net Skins:
Doug McKinnis, Harlen Menton, Jim Kil-
gore, and Jerry Hook.
Ladies’ Day Best Ball winners were two-
some Carol Marr and Laidee Ann Wolfe.
Kris Gurney and Ruby Zollman placed sec-
ond.
No matter what kind of vehicle you drive,
visit us at Alpine Meadows, play some golf,
enjoy lunch on the green, and join the fun.
Come see why we are more than just a golf
course.
Wallowa County sunrise and sunset June 18 - June 24 (from the U.S. Naval Observatory)
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Saturday, June 20
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Monday, June 22
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Tuesday, June 23
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Wednesday, June 24
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