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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (May 24, 1982)
Spilyay Tymoo Page 6 May 24,1982 A SPORTS -Z Tygh Valley opens rodeo season MH ■ as— ■ ' .... ! I ■■M B The Tygh Valley All- from all over the western Indian Rodeo held on May states. The contestants and 15 and 16 again lived up to animals provided the thrills, its reputation of a weekend chills and spills for the many of fun for all. This year. people who traveled to the M other Nature provided tiny community of Tygh sunny skies and balm y Valley. S p e c ta to rs filled the te m p e ra tu re s fo r m any people seeking a weekend bleachers and the hillside out with rodeo as the feature o v e rlo o k in g th e a re n a carrying their lunches to entertainment. A total of 290 cowboys s p e n d th e a f t e r n o o n and cowgirls participated in enjoying the sun while the weekend rodeo, coming viewing the rodeo. TYGH VALLEY RODEO BAREBACK 1. 2. 3. 4. Vince Garcia Dale McGae Clint Morrin Harley Reynolds SADDLE BRONC 1. 2. 3. '4. 5. 6. Clint Morrin Jerry Frazier Vince Garcia Oliver Louis Jerry Sam Shawn Best BULL RIDING 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Shawn Best Jim Best Si Johnson Terrence Covers Up Dave Best CALF ROPING STEER WRESTLING BARREL RACING 1. 2. 3. 4• 1. 2. 3. 4. 1. 2. 3. 4. Carl Johnson Garret Spoonhunter Cort Herrera Ralph Rogers Wright Bruisehead Cort Herrera Lyle Spoonhunter Melvin Joseph WILD COW MILKING TEAM ROPING 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Lyle Spoonhunter Carl Johnson Ralph Rogers Melvin Joseph Tod Cline Fred Kinerson Jr. ALL-AROUND The Tygh Valley Rodeo has become known for the action packed All-Indian Rodeo to many in the N orthw est. Until several years ago the bucking animals used in the rodeos were wild horses off the W a rm S p r in g I n d ia n Reservation but following the outbreak of Equine Infectious Anemia in April of 1982 at the reservation the use of these animals was discontinued. At the present tim e r o d e o liv e s to c k contractors provided the bucking stock. For the rodeo people this was the beginning of the W e ste rn S ta te s In d ia n Rodeo Association season, for the many spectators it marked a spring “ritual” of enjoying the spring weather and a rodeo. Rhonda Herrera DeeAnn Thom Shana Johnson Catherine Heath Roger Williams/Lyle Broncho Fred Williams/Wes Williams Sr. Garret Spoonhunter/Melvin Joseph Wes Williams Sr./Carl Johnson Fred Kinerson Jr./Fred Williams Roger Williams/Ralph Rogers Photos courtesy of Earl Carl Johnson TOP HAND SADDLE Clint Morrin Squiemphen
