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138th Year, No. 12
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
WALLOWA.COM
CHIEF JOSEPH DAYS
8 SECONDS
Joe
McGue
DEREK
KOLBABA
HOLDS
ON FOR
LEGENDARY
BULLRIDING
GREATNESS
Joseph
He has
faith in
fi refi ghters
ENTERPRISE
—
Joe
McGue has lived in Joseph
for about 15 years, having
moved there from Redding,
California.
He cleans rooms at the
Eagles View Inn and Suites
in Enterprise.
McGue said his favorite
thing about Wallowa County
is the scenery, in particular
the mountains.
He doesn’t have much
planned this summer in the
way of recreation beyond
working in his yard. He did
plan to attend Chief Joseph
Days last week.
McGue said his favorite
part of it is the various ven-
dors’ booths and all of the
off erings.
“I like to see the booths
people set up,” he said.
His favorite food vendor
is Ember’s Brewhouse and
Pub.
“Ember’s makes a great
pizza,” he said.
With wildfi re season
underway and memories of
last year’s blazes still fairly
fresh, McGue has faith in
those who fi ght the fi res.
“There was one recently
out east of Joseph,” he said.
“But they seem to get them
under control fairly quickly
around here.”
As for advising newcom-
ers to the county, that strikes
home for McGue, who said
his brother is going to move
here once he retires in a year
or two.
“Just enjoy it,” he said he’ll
tell his brother. “He’s kind
of a quiet guy who stays to
himself. He’s looking for a
house to buy for his dog and
him.”
— Bill Bradshaw,
Wallowa County Chieftain
Derek Kolbaba
rides Tiger Bomb
to an eight-second
victory in bull riding
Saturday, July 30,
2022, during the
76th Chief Joseph
Days Rodeo. The
great-grandson of
CJD founder Harley
Tucker was the only
bull rider to last eight
seconds.
Bill Bradshaw/
Wallowa County Chieftain
Caleb McMillan
wins Harley
Tucker award
Wallowa County Chieftain
OSEPH — Caleb McMillan of
Soap Lake, Washington, was
named the winner of this year’s
Harley Tucker Rodeo Series Award
at the conclusion of the 76th Chief
Joseph Days Rodeo on Saturday
evening, July 30, at the Harley
Tucker Memorial Arena in Joseph.
McMillan, in his û rst win of the award, won
$3,000 and a silver belt buckle for the honor. Two
more wins and he has a chance at an accumula-
tive fund that goes up $1,000 each year, Allison
France, rodeo secretary, said Monday.
The series award goes to the contestant
achieving the highest cumulative scores at the
Eastern Oregon Livestock Show in Union, the
St. Paul Rodeo in St. Paul, the Elgin Stampede in
Elgin and Chief Joseph Days in Joseph.
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See Rodeo, Page A7
Bill Bradshaw/Wallowa County Chieftain
Rylee Heath takes a hard fall from his bareback bronc head fi rst after holding on for the full eight
seconds and garnering a score of 71 Saturday, July 30, 2022, during the fi nal night of the 76th Chief
Joseph Days Rodeo in Joseph.
Wallowa County Fair packed with action
By JACK PARRY
Wallowa County Chieftain
ENTERPRISE
—
The
clip-clopping of hooves on dirt,
the smell of baked goods reach-
ing into people’s nostrils and the
speedy verbiage of auctioneers
selling livestock. These signs
all point to one simple thing, the
Wallowa County Fair is back this
August.
The fair will take place from
Friday, Aug. 5 through Saturday,
Aug. 13 at the Wallowa County
Fairgrounds and Cloverleaf Hall
in Enterprise.
Some of the spectacles for this
year include the junior rodeo,
which features kids from 8-18
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The 2021-22 4-H Court for the
Wallowa County Fair shares a
closeness and enthusiasm for
4-H. A8
competing in contests, including
steer wrestling, chute dogging and
calf roping to kick oû the fair on
Aug. 5-6 at the fairgrounds from
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Animal weigh-ins will be held
on Wednesday, Aug. 10 before the
markets and judging contests are
held the next day. Beef, swine,
sheep and goats will be sold to the
highest bidder while onlookers
can observe these old-time tradi-
tions take place.
To close the last few days of
the event, showmanship will take
place on Friday, Aug. 12 along
with some team roping and bes-
sie bingo. The fair will close out
on Saturday, Aug. 13 with the fat
stock sale starting at 3 p.m.
Last year and in 2020, even
though the fair took place, the
COVID-19 pandemic’s restric-
tions had an impact on its original
format and turnout.
“With COVID restrictions
obviously everybody was scared
to come,” said new fair board
manager Tony Boyd.
Notably last year, no spectators
were allowed in the stands at the
junior rodeo during the fair. But
now, with restrictions lifted, the
event looks to get back to more
than a full week of fun for Orego-
nians of all ages.
Even though Boyd has never
attended the fair himself, he has
been doing a lot of work to pre-
pare for this year’s festivities and
it hasn’t all been easy.
“Leading up to it, it’s busy,”
Boyd said.
However, he thinks that peo-
ple should come out to the fair
because it is a cheap way to have
fun in the summertime.
“I know that we’re one of the
two remaining fairs [in Oregon]
that does not charge an entry
fee,” he said.