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Spirit Mountain Stampede
2001: THE BEST YET!
Rodeo will have home for years to come.
By Justin Phillips
The Spirit Mountain Stampede
this year was as impressive as the
new grounds it was held on.
The stampede took place June 23
and 24 in its new home and brought
in record attendance.
There was an estimated 750 people
in attendance on Saturday, not
counting the rodeo contestants.
Sunshine welcomed the way for
rodeo fans on Saturday, but rain
dampened the crowd on Sunday. '
"The Cavalry" Pro Pennant Team
opened the stampede both days.
"I learned a lot," said Duane
Hussey, Rodeo Board member and
Development and Construction Co
ordinator of the new grounds. "A lot
of the theory that we had going into .
the rodeo proved to be true. We
found some ways to improve on it.
Overall the rodeo was a success. The
cowboys that participated in it all had
positive things to say. I think some
of them even took ownership in see
ing the change from what it was,
which is really a positive thing to me
as a person who helped build it."
The ground held up well even on
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Photos by Justin Phillips
Catch Me If You Can -
Saddle Bronc riders like this one were
the highlight of the 2001 Spirit Mountain
Stampede in Grand Ronde. Here, a
bronc rider and his horse leap from the
starting chute. Seconds later, the rider
is dumped by his horse as another rider
gets ready to take his turn from behind
the gate. This year's rodeo was held
on its new permanent site near
the pow-wow grounds. . Saturday's
(June 23) large crowd of 750 people
broke attendance records for the event.
United States Attorney Kristine Olson Honored
Presidential appointee announces her retirement from public service, new work begins.
By Justin Phillips
"She had the Tribes best interest
at heart," Kathryn Harrison, Tribal
Chair of the Confederated Tribes of
the Grand Ronde Community of Or
egon said of U.S. Attorney from Or
egon Kristine Olson.
Olson has worked with the Tribes
in Oregon throughout her career and
was recently honored at the Mark O.
Hatfield Courthouse in Oregon. The
event in Portland was a celebration
of her retirement after a distin
guished career.
Olson, a Bill Clinton appointee, has
held the U.S. Attorney position for
the last seven years. About a hun
dred friends showed up to celebrate
her retirement.
Olson said she may be retiring from
public service, but she will be continu
ing work that will keep her busy. First
on her list of "to dos" is finish writing
a biography of Grand Ronde Tribal
Chair Kathryn Harrison.
"Starting in September, it's a very
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New Book in the Works - United States Attorney Kristine Olson, who
was recently honored at the MarkO. Hatfield Courthouse in Portland after announcing
her upcoming retirement, will be working with Grand Ronde Tribal Chair Kathryn Har
rison on Harrison's autobiography. Olson will use some of her new found time off to
author the book. She has been collaborating with Harrison, doing research and inter
views, for the past few months.
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