WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2015
HERMISTON HERALD/EAST OREGONIAN • PAGE 13
a display of color and pageantry
Griggs has run the rodeo’s grand en-
try since 1999 and was a rider herself
before that. She said riding into the are-
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ger than herself.
“The rodeo has really grown over the
years and to be a part of that growth has
been great,” she said.
She said it is fun to play a role in get-
ting the crowd revved up, and also to
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rodeo possible. In addition to riding in
the grand entry the riders also escort
event winners around the arena as the
“Everyone is on
horses enough
they know
what to do.”
— Torrie Griggs,
grand entry director
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