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Wet weather affects attendance during three-day rodeo
By Melissa Biery
Summer Youth employee
Despite unseasonably wet weath
er and a two-year absence, the 201 1
Spirit Mountain Stampede rodeo
successfully returned to the Grand
Ronde Rodeo Grounds on the Tribal
campus, July 15-17.
After two years off because of dif
ficult economic times, the rodeo was
back with help from Spirit Moun
tain Casino. According to organiz
ers, it was a great success.
Spirit Mountain Casino allowed
free parking at the casino and
had the shuttle run to the rodeo
grounds. Casino personnel also
provided marketing and ticketing
assistance.
There was one big question:
Should there be a beer garden at
the rodeo?
After long discussions at several
Tribal Council meetings, council
members and Tribal Elders answered
this question with a firm "No."
The beer garden was proposed
to help attract more people to the
rodeo.
However, not having a beer gar
den did not seem to affect the
outcome.
"Loss of participation didn't come
from not having a beer garden,"
said Harold Lyon, Tribal Elder and
Rodeo Special Event Board chair
man. "It came from the bad weather
on Sunday."
Lyon said that attendance figures
were still being determined. H
y
Spirit Mountain Stampede results:
Bareback riding
1 (tie). Jesse Tennant, on Sparkplug, 78 points, $655.48
1 (tie). Austin Foss, on Sorrel Topper, 78 points, $655.48
3. Nick Gutzwiler, on Roany, 76 points, $469.97
Saddle bronc
1. Thor Dunesberry, on Cranky, 81 points, $787.64
2. Jacob Stacy, on True Grit, 76 points, $65.81
Bull riding
.. 1; Andy Crozier, on Aftershock, 80 points, $1,751.40
2. Jace Catlin, on Zinman, 76 points, $1 ,227.60
Calf roping
1. Ricky Canton, 9.6 seconds, $970.48
2. Dakota Eldridge, 9.8 seconds, 803.16
Steer wrestling
1. Cody Cabrel 4.3 seconds, $991.58
2. Travis Taruscio, 4.7 seconds, $820.62
Team roping
1. Jason and Jake Minor, 5.3 seconds, $928.29 each.
2. Tome and Thad Akins, 5.8 seconds, $768.24 each
Breakaway roping
1. Melody Hale, 2.8 seconds, $1,054.88
2. Caleb McMillan, 3.2 seconds, $873
Barrel racing
1. (tie). Gretchen Schultz, 16.90, seconds, $625.65
1. (tie). Molly Davis, 16.90, seconds, $625.65
3. Stevie Rae Willis, 16.91 second, $494.70
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Photos by Michelle Alaimo
Britni Thorps, from Stanfield, competes in the breakaway event of the Spirit
Mountain Stampede at the Spirit Mountain Rodeo Grounds on the Tribal
campus on Saturday, July 16.
Kyle Bounds, from
Harrisburg, is thrown
from his horse during
the bareback riding
event of the Spirit
Mountain Stampede
at the Spirit
Mountain Rodeo
Grounds.
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Tyler Whitlow, from Queen Creek, Ariz., runs to the calf he just roped to tie its legs while competing
in the calf roping event of the Spirit Mountain Stampede at the Spirit Mountain Rodeo Grounds.
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