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Wednesday, August 1, 2018
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Day of the Cowboy makes first ride
Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter
Three-year-old Blain Gravem of Prairie City rides saddle bronc Hot Tamale as the horse chases bullfighters Tavin Desadier, 8, of Monument, right, and Tatyn
Harper, 9, of Mt. Vernon.
Prairie City event tips hat to way of the West
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
Y
oung and old enjoyed
the first-ever Nation-
al Day of the Cowboy
celebration Saturday in Prairie
City.
Youngsters kicked off the
event that morning with a pa-
rade, which began in the halls of
the Blue Mountain Care Center
as they gave the elderly resi-
dents a closeup look at the Unit-
ed States and 4-H flags, along
with dogs dressed in costumes.
Some cowpokes rode stick hors-
es, and one young girl drove her
friend on a ride-on John Deere.
After following a route down
Front Street, friendly competi-
tions began at Prairie City park
where there were well over 100
participants and spectators.
Youths and adults took part
in a dog costume and dog obe-
dience contest, and, at the same
time, kids competed in a stick
horse rodeo, complete with bull
and bronc riding, horse races
and more. Eight-year-old Kath-
lyne Page of John Day, decked
out in red, white and blue, said
she enjoyed performing with
her dog Joy in the dog obedi-
ence contest.
“It’s a chance to spend time
with your dogs and to have fun,”
she said.
Both the dog obedience
and dog costume contests were
headed up by Hope 4 Paws:
Grant County, a nonprofit pet
rescue organization.
Flora Steffan of Paisley
who runs the Herd U Needed a
Home dog rescue brought six of
her rescue dogs, all border col-
lies.
She gave a dog agility
demonstration and taught 4-H
kids dog obedience tips.
“It’s great with a nice turn-
out,” Steffan said of the event.
“It’s nice to get to know the
Young children enjoy the horse races at the stick horse
rodeo in Prairie City.
Brooklynn Kimball, Blake Kimball and Kori Jo Girven join in the grand entry with Tatyn
Harper, back, carrying the flag at the National Day of the Cowboy stick horse rodeo. In
back is spectator Fred Winegar.
community here in Prairie City.”
FFA members from Prairie
City and John Day chapters as-
sisted with the stick horse rodeo
along with adult volunteers.
Cinch Anderson announced
the rodeo with flair, calling out
the name of each stick bronc
and bull — Widow Maker, War
Paint and Hot Tamale — as well
as explaining their past and why
they would be a tough ride.
A total of about 50 children
participated in the day’s events,
which ended with an FFA bar-
becue and a concert featuring
singer Brenn Hill and cowboy
poet/humorist Andy Nelson
and special guest cowboy poet
Kathy Moss of Prairie City.
This first-ever Cowboy Day
celebration for Prairie City was
organized by Moss and Wanda
Winegar with help from Judy
Jacobs.
Jacobs said they hope to ex-
pand it to two days in the future
with kids activities one day and
horse events for adults on a dif-
ferent day.
“We want to give special
thanks to the Grant Union FFA
Stick horse rodeo, top three
All Around, Coyle Van Cleave
Age 4 and under
Coyle Van Cleave, first
Beau Van Cleave, second
Blain Gravem, third
Age 5-7
Midori Montgomery, first
Brooklynn Kimball, second
Emmie Saul, third
Age 8 and up
Anita Peila, first
Tavin Desadier, second
Clayton Ineck, third
Parade
Stick Horses
Henry Workman, McKinleyville, California
Aria Workman, Bates
Brooklynn Kimball, Canyon City
Blake Kimball, Canyon City
Emmie Saul, Canyon City
Tatyn Harper, Mt. Vernon
Bransyn Harper, Mt. Vernon
Quincee Harper, Mt. Vernon
Tarin Desadier, Mt. Vernon
Beau Clingman, Prairie City
Blaine Gravem, Prairie City
Ainsley Peila, Burns
Jackson Peila, Burns
Anita Peila, Burns
Dog Costume
Zella LeClaire and Esther, Prairie City
Reece and Blake Jacobs, Prairie City
Colbie Howard, Prairie City
Midori Montgomery and Taliker
Kathlyne Page, John Day
Riley Davis, John Day
Janine Justice, Canyon City
Flora Steffan, Paisley
Bicycles
Preston Davis, John Day
Wyatt Davis, John Day
Zella LeClaire, 10, of Prairie City with her dog Esther,
a miniature long-hair dachshund, perform at the dog
obedience contest.
From left, Cori Anderson and Wanda Winegar look over
the stick horse rodeo entries.
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and Prairie City FFA,” Winegar
said. “They were a huge help, as
well as the other volunteers.”
Moss added the volunteer ef-
forts were “outstanding.”
“I think it’s going to be a
great thing if we can continue
this on,” she said.
She hopes people will under-
stand the event is about sports-
manship in a fun way.
“I am thrilled with the kids
that came,” she said. “I think it
could become a great event, and
I’m tickled with their sports-
manship.”
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