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2017 rAmonA roDeo Working behind the scenes to put on the 37th Annual Ramona Rodeo RODEO & RAMONA OUTDOOR COMMUNITY CENTER DIRECTORS Chris Anderson Charlie Koehler Joani Georgeson Eric Guenther Angel Yanez Art Thomsen Artie Thomsen Cheryll Schulz Mike Celaya

Welcome to the 37th Annual Ramona Rodeo!

Thank you to fans, volunteers, and sponsors for the support and enthusiasm that you have for an event that means so much to our community.

Fans can expect to see the classic events of rodeo Saddle Bronc Riding and Bull Riding in addition to the crowd favorite Mutton Bustin and more at all three rodeo performances. Wild West action, daring cowboys and the always exciting WPRA Barrel Race.

Thank you to our generous sponsors who enjoy bringing quality entertainment to our community year after year. We appreciate the time of all volunteers who join us in ensuring that fans enjoy their experience at our beautiful rodeo park.

The Ramona Rodeo takes us back to our western roots and we welcome the community to join us as we celebrate 37 years! Rodeo is about celebrating our freedom, family, and tradition. We hope that everyone who comes to support the rodeo enjoys their experience. We look forward to seeing you there!

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With a lifetime of experience in the rodeo arena, Bob Edmonds is one of the most knowledgeable announcers in the business.

Growing up in a stock contracting family, Bob learned early on the value of a good rodeo production. He has been involved in nearly every aspect of rodeo, but announcing and sharing his passion for rodeo are what he thoroughly enjoys.

He has been announcing rodeos since 2001 and he earned his Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) card at the beginning of the 2006 season. His smooth, authentic, and enthusiastic delivery of the rodeo events will keep even the most seasoned rodeo fan involved and entertained, all in a family friendly atmosphere.

Selected four times to announce the prestigious Ram Mountain States PRCA Circuit Finals Rodeo, Bob keeps a busy schedule each year, announcing PRCA rodeos and PRCA Xtreme Bull Riding in addition to a handful of PBR Touring Pro bull ridings. His impressive rodeo resume also includes several regional rodeo finals, college rodeos, bull ridings, and rough stock events.

His professionalism inside the arena stands out, as does his work outside the arena. A licensed land surveyor in Colorado, Bob owns and operates a successful land surveying firm in Northern Colorado. His first passion, however, is his family. He and his wife Brandy have twin daughters, Kaycee and Loree, and they travel as a family to many of their events. Brandy can be found operating the sound and music at many rodeos. She’s been selected four times to work the Ram Mountain States Circuit Finals Rodeo.

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Returning to her Hometown Photo credit: Jessica Shaer, Shaer Studios

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iss Rodeo California is excited to return to her hometown of Ramona and introduce it to her new friends – rodeo queens from across the country.

“There will be a full house of rodeo royalty at Ramona Rodeo,” says Brittney Phillips, crowned 2017 Miss Rodeo California in October.

It is a role that the 23-year-old had been preparing for since she was a young girl.

Phillips began competing in rodeo queen pageantry in 2009 and served as Miss Rodeo Ramona 2014 and 2015. She was Junior Miss Rodeo Ramona 2010, Miss Rodeo Poway 2011 and 2012, and Junior Miss Rodeo Lakeside 2013.

Rodeo has always been a big part of Phillips’ life.

At age 8 she began barrel racing and fell in love with the sport.

Being Miss Rodeo California is “honestly indescribable,” she says.

Phillips still gets chills when she thinks about the day she won. “It’s such a surreal experience.”

“To be able to return to my hometown as Miss Rodeo California is one of those experiences to hold onto for the rest of your life.”

As state rodeo queen she travels around the country promoting professional rodeo and California’s agricultural industry, and she has become friends with other state rodeo queens. Joining her at Ramona Rodeo will be the rodeo queens from Florida, Utah, and Louisiana.

“Everybody in Ramona will get to meet all my friends.”

Other rodeo royalty will include Miss Ramona Rodeo 2016 and 2017 Ashley McDonald, the rodeo queens from Poway and Lakeside, and possibly rodeo queens from other Southern California communities.

In early April, Phillips was in Kissimmee, Fla., for the Ram National Circuit Finals, where she and other rodeo queens modeled in the Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund’s Skirts and Spurs Style Show. Participating in the fashion show was a lot of fun, she says, and it generated $23,000 to help injured cowboys.

Also in April, she attended Red Bluff Round-Up in Red Bluff, Calif.

In March, she was in the state capitol to promote Ag Day, and her other appearances included being at the Los Angeles County Air Show in Lancaster.

On a regular basis, Phillips talks with the national director of Miss Rodeo California, Markie Battaglia, who is also from Ramona. Battaglia was Miss Rodeo California 2010.

When Phillips isn’t traveling, she is working as a marketing coordinator for Boot Barn at its headquarters in Irvine. Boot Barn has 222 stores throughout the country and sponsors rodeos.

“It’s definitely right up my alley,” says Phillips, noting that her work overlaps with her rodeo queen duties, and Boot Barn is very supportive.

Taking the job in Irvine entailed a move for Phillips, who is living in Silverado.

“It’s kind of a rural community,” she says.

Nearby she can board one of her horses, Chicka, a white Quarter Horse.

“She’s a super model and she knows it,” Phillips says. “She’s gorgeous.”

When Phillips has time off, she heads down Interstate 5 in her pickup truck for a visit home to Ramona to see her parents, John and Brenda Phillips. The rodeo queen says that when she gets off state Route 78 the world slows down.

Despite the travel time and traffic she may encounter on her drive from Silverado, Phillips says of her trips home, “If I only get a day or two, it was worth it.”

Although for now her life revolves around work and being Miss Rodeo California, Phillips couldn’t be happier.

To be Miss Rodeo California “was definitely a goal I foresaw,” says Phillips, who adds she feels honored to serve in this role.

“It’s so far been everything I hoped and dreamed it would be.”

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erving her second year as Ramona Rodeo Queen, Ashley McDonald says, “The Ramona Rodeo has always been a favorite of mine since I was little, and

Miss Ramona Rodeo 2017 Ashley McDonald Photo credit: Abby Lehto Photography

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oungsters too young to ride bucking broncs or bulls but old enough to hang onto a sheep have their Mutton Bustin’ time in the arena during each rodeo this weekend. Laugh all you want, but these youngsters are serious about their sport. They’re eager for their 8-second rides to begin.

Six Mutton Busters will participate at each rodeo show.

Friday evening Mutton Busters: Tristan McDonald, 7, from Santee; Maxwell “Mad Max” Ekham, 5, Ramona; Trenten “Tricky Trent” Gieser, 5, Ramona; Gavin Heuslein, 5, El Cajon; Dawson Schuler, 6, Ramona; and Lorelei Way, 5, Lakeside.

In the arena Saturday evening: Adrian “Pix” Mayo,

since getting the queen title last year I have grown to love it even more.”

The 24-year-old from Santee praised the organizations that put on the rodeo.

“The Ramona Outdoor Community Center and Honeycutt Rodeo come together and put on an awesome, successful rodeo that I am so grateful to be able to represent around the California rodeo circuit,” she says.

The week of the Ramona Rodeo is jam-packed with events, she notes.

On Thursday, May 18, McDonald planned to visit some of the local schools with Miss Rodeo California Brittney Phillips, a native of Ramona, to promote and educate the children about rodeo. It’s an annual activity for Miss Ramona Rodeo and one that students look forward to.

On Thursday evening, McDonald planned to be at slack at the Ramona Rodeo Grounds. Admission to slack is free, so she encouraged everyone to “come watch and hang out.”

During rodeo performances on Saturday and Sunday, McDonald will be participating in the opening, carrying sponsor flags and pushing cattle.

And look for Miss Ramona Rodeo 2017 when she rides her horse in the Main Street Parade on Saturday morning.

For those youngsters who want autographs, Miss Ramona Rodeo and other rodeo queens will be happy to oblige throughout the weekend.

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On Sunday afternoon, it’s all Ramona contestants: Wyatt Songer, 5; Logan Butler, 6; Cameron Martineau, 5; Kieran Wingate, 5; Madeline “Adda” LaChusa, 5; and Liam Wolfe, 5. It’s Kieran’s birthday, so that youngster will have double fun.

In Mutton Bustin’, a sheep is held still, either in a small chute or by an adult handler, while the young contestant is placed on top in a riding position. Once the child is atop the sheep, the sheep is released and usually starts to run in an attempt to get the child off. It makes for some side-splitting fun for the audience and some proud moments for the miniature cowpokes.

A Bullrider’s Best Friend

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mong the fastest professionals in the arena, rodeo bullfighters have one objective: Keep the bull riders safe.

Two of the best – Dusty Duba and Joe Butler – will be in the Ramona arena this weekend. Both are quick on their feet and not afraid to take risks to protect the cowboy.

“Nothing makes you feel better than when you save a guy when he’s in trouble,” says Joe. Both love rodeo. Dusty, raised in the small farming community of Kramer, Neb., began riding bareback horses and bulls when he was 12. His success took him to the Little Britches Rodeo Finals, where he placed in the top five in the bareback riding event.

An exceptional athlete in high school, his passion for rodeo brought him back in the arena competing on the University of Nebraska’s intercollegiate rodeo team, Rodeo and his cowboy life-saving skills have taken him from coast to coast. He is a staple part of the World’s Toughest Rodeo featuring the Toughest Cowboy Tour, and he was part of the Rodeo Europe Tour in nine cities throughout Spain in 2009.

Bullfighters understand and read livestock and situations, says Joe, who attended college on a team-roping scholarship, studied animal science, and earned a master’s degree.

He and Dusty work as a team in the arena and have an unspoken communication between them that Ramona Rodeo fans will witness Joe Butler this weekend.

Bullfighter Dusty Duba dances with an irate bull in the 2016 Ramona Rodeo.

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What you need to know abou tie-DoWn roping

bull riDing Bull riding is rodeo’s most dangerous event. In the chute, the bull rider settles on the bull’s back, wraps his braided rope around the bull’s girth, then loops the rope around his hand and back into his palm so he can grip it tightly.

When he nods, the gate is opened and the bull lunges out of the chute. Spurring is optional — the primary goal is to stay on for 8 seconds without touching himself, his equipment or the bull with his free hand.

The cowboy will be scored highly for staying in the middle of the bull, in full control of the ride.

If the ride lasts the required 8 seconds, it is scored by two judges who assess difficulty (the bull’s spinning, jumping and kicking, lunging, rearing and dropping, and his side-to-side motion) as well as the cowboy’s degree of control.

To start this sprinting event, the tie-down roper and his horse back into the box. The cowboy carries a rope in one hand and a “piggin’ string” in his mouth.

When the cowboy nods, the chute opens and the calf gets a head start.

The cowboy throws a loop over the calf’s head. His horse stops and pulls the rope taut while the cowbo dashes down the rope, lays the calf on the ground, and uses the piggin any three of the calf’s legs together. Then he lifts his hands to show h and the field flag judge drops a flag to stop the clock.

The horse is trained to keep the rope taut until the cowboy remount the horse toward the calf, giving the rope slack. If the calf’s legs stay t for 6 seconds, it’s a qualified run and the time stands.

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Team ropers work as partners: one header and one heeler who m coordination. They and their horses start in the “box.” When the hea chute gate opens and the steer gets a head start.

The header throws the first loop, which must catch the steer’s h protected by a horn wrap. Then the header dallies — wraps his rop saddle horn — and moves his horse to pull the rope taut, changing the direction of the steer.

That gives the heeler the opportunity to catch both of the steer’s hind legs with his own rope.

Most heelers try to time their throws to catch the legs when they are in the air.

After the catch, the heeler also dallies, to stop the steer. The time clock stops when there is no slack in the cowboys’ ropes and their horses face each other.

bArrel rAcing Barrel racing is just that — a race against time in a cloverleaf pattern around three barrels set up in the arena. A rider can choose to begin the cloverleaf pattern to the right or left.

The time begins when the horse and rider cross the predetermined start line and stops when they come back across the same line. Each run is times to the hundredths of a second, making every fraction of a second count.

Each tipped-over barrel adds a 5-second penalty to the time. Although barrel racing is one of seven events common to many PRCA-sanctioned rodeos, it is administered by a separate organization, the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association.

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In rodeo’s classic event, the saddle bronc rider sits on a specialized saddle. When the gate opens, his boots must be above the breaks of the horse’s shoulders.

After the horse’s first move, usually a jump, the cowboy begins spurring in long, smooth strokes in sync with the horse’s jumps — legs straight when the bronc comes down, toward the back of the saddle at the top of the jump.

His only handhold is a 6-foot braided rope. His free hand may not touch his equipment, his body or the horse.

If the ride lasts the required 8 seconds, it is scored by two judges — one on each side — who assess difficulty and control. The judges score the horse’s bucking action, the cowboy’s control of the horse and the cowboy’s spurring action. To score well, the rider must maintain the action throughout the 8-second ride.

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Steer wrestling demands coordination between two mounted cowboys — the contestant and the hazer who controls the steer’s direction — and their horses. The contestant’s goal is to use strength and technique to wrestle a steer to the ground as quickly as possible.

The cowboys back their horses into the box on each side of the steer. When the contestant nods, the chute gate opens and the steer gets a head start before the cowboys start to chase him.

As the steer wrestler draws even, he dismounts from his horse, which is moving at perhaps 30 miles an hour. He grasps the steer’s horns and digs his boot heels into the dirt to slow down the 600-pound steer. Then he wrestles the steer onto its side. When all four legs point in the same direction, the clock stops.

bArebAcK riDing (8 Second Ride) Bareback bronc riding is one of the most physically demanding events in rodeo. To stay aboard the horse, a bareback rider uses a rigging of leather and sits on a bucking horse with only his rigging to hang onto.

As the horse comes out of the chute, the cowboy’s feet must be above the break of the horse’s shoulders. He holds his feet up at least through the horse’s first move, usually a jump, then spurs the horse on each jump, matching the horse’s rhythm and showing control rather than flopping around.

He may not touch the horse, his equipment or himself with his free hand.

If the ride lasts 8 seconds, two judges award up to 25 points each for the cowboy’s upper body control and his spurring technique and up to 25 points each for the horse’s bucking strength and moves.

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Bobby Kerr, 2016 National Finals Rodeo Specialty Act winner, will be in the Fred Grand Arena to entertain Ramona Rodeo fans with his Mustang Act this weekend. With him will be his blind horse Maypop.

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At age 25, Rider Kiesner has collected a lifetime of awards. A fifth-generation cowboy, he has performed in 49 states – he has yet to do a show in Hawaii – and 11 countries.

Rider competed in youth and Little Britches rodeos and won his first buckle when he was just 5.

When he was 9 years old, he received a Will Rogers Trick Roping Kit for Christmas and was hooked. He pushed the living room furniture back and watched the instructional video over and over until he had mastered each trick. By the time he was 11 he was performing in professional rodeo. He continues to practice cowboy skills of trick-roping, gun-spinning, and whip-cracking.

In the early days of rodeo, trick-roping was part of the competition at most of the biggest rodeos. Rider participates in the nation’s largest

You may have seen Bobby and his Mustangs Poncho or Maypop on television’s “Good Morning America” promoting the “National Geo Wild” miniseries “Mustang Millionaire,” which featured Bobby in the cast.

Maypop, a 6-year-old Mustang, was captured in Tobin Range, Nev. After getting him from Paul’s Valley, Okla., and starting the bonding process with him, Bobby became alarmed at the aggressive kicking Maypop displayed when he was startled by something coming up behind him. Scar tissue in both eyes limited his vision and so he would kick out at anything he was not sure about. That’s how he got his name, because he “may pop ya” if he was startled.

Bobby discovered that Maypop was legally blind. But that hasn’t stopped either of them from performing at the highest levels of the rodeo circuit and collecting awards along the way. In fact, Maypop has become the perfect horse through bonding and the special trust that he developed with Bobby. He is willing and gentle and a special part of the family.

Bobby and Maypop won the 2012 Supreme Extreme Mustang Makeover and were voted Fan Favorite.

Bobby, founder of the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame in Fort Worth, Texas, has been horse training for over 40 years. Nominated in the Top 5 for PRCA Specialty Act of the Year in 2015 and 2016, he placed second and third in the 2013 Mustang Million and was the Dress Class winner in the 2012 IPRA Contract Act Showcase.

competitions for trick-roping and gun-spinning. He is a two-time World Champion All-Around Western Performer, a 4-time World Champion Trick Roper, a two-time World Champion Gun Spinner, and a fivetime Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Specialty Act. He also is a five-time Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo Specialty Act and a three-time PRCA Dress Act of the Year.

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Rodeo offers Weekend of Hope for families battling childhood cancer Here with HOPE’s website features Arli Webber, whose uncle Mark Webber lives in Ramona.

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amona Rodeo offers a Weekend of Hope for four families sharing a common thread – childhood cancer. Those four families will be special guests at the Sunday show, and they’ll have the opportunity to participate in Kids Day festivities before the rodeo.

“Some may stay the night in Ramona, some may see the (Saturday morning) parade,” says Ramona resident Lindsey McMorran, president and co-founder of Here with HOPE Foundation. “Things like a rodeo, that gives these families a day of taking their mind off all of that, something super fun, a memory – and that’s so important.”

Their attendance at the rodeo will bring attention and awareness to childhood cancer, adds Lindsey, who knows firsthand the struggles families face. She and her husband Brandon learned their daughter Peyton had an inoperable brain tumor when Peyton was 14 months old. With community support, they received the guidance and financial assistance they needed.

Peyton’s 3 now and her tumor is shrinking.

Once she realized Peyton was doing well, Lindsey said, “We have to give back. We have to give back.” So she and friend Katie Rooney started Here with HOPE in May 2015.

“May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month,” she says.

“May Gray. Gray is the color of the brain tumor ribbon.”

Families need the emotional and financial assistance Here with HOPE strives to provide.

In a two-parent home, one parent generally has to quit his or her job, because “people have to take care of their children,” says Lindsay. “Families lose their houses, file bankruptcy. They really, really need the financial assistance. That’s why we do what we do.”

She calls the financial help the bones of the foundation. “For me, it’s getting to know these kids, getting them to smile, creating moments of hope and joy for these families.”

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Stage 4 Neuroblastoma since she was 4.

“Someday I’m going to be a camp counselor,” she told Lindsey the first time they met.

“I said, ‘Let’s see about doing this now,’” Lindsey said, so Here with HOPE puts on Kimi’s Camps. The camps, held quarterly, started with Kid Ventures in 4S Ranch this winter.

Kimi, who will be at Sunday’s rodeo, wanted the next camp to be with horses.

Lindsey calls Kimi “my little assistant. She’s my inspiration.” At no time does Kimi let her cancer define who she is or what she will accomplish. Those who know her agree “her personality and spirit are bigger and stronger than any cancer.” Throughout her entire journey of hospital stays, nausea, pain, hair loss, and the loss of a significant part of her childhood, she never complains, but instead embraces her battle with a smile, bravery, and positive attitude that is well beyond her years.

By inviting the Here with HOPE families to the rodeo, “it is our intention to bring awareness of Here with HOPE to our community,” says Kayla Duba, rodeo production coordinator. “This is an incredible organization with a mission that I think anyone can appreciate. We encourage everyone to visit their website and see how they can become involved.”

For Here with HOPE’s story and more about the foundation, go to www.herewithhope.com.

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‘It’s Our Flag’ 16 RAMONA RODEO 2017

Retired Marine returns with ‘something extra-special’

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etired U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Bill “Ooorah” Paxton, featured at the 2016 Ramona Rodeo, will return for this year’s Saturday evening performance – and he plans to kick it up a notch.

“If you saw him last year, expect something extraspecial this year,” says Ramona Rodeo chair Chris Anderson.

Paxton, a Vietnam War hero and 2005-06 Veteran of the Year, will recite “It’s Our Flag,” by Marine Lance Cpl. Bud Hannings. His presentation of the patriotic poem last year left many rodeo fans in tears.

A 30-year Marine, Paxton served two tours in Vietnam – 1965-66 and ’69-70 – and then worked as a civilian at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, for 23 years. Among the many stories he shares is the day he retired from the Marines. His son, Paul, graduated from Marine boot camp the same day – July 8, 1983 – so they made it a double ceremony.

Paxton knew he was going to be a Marine was he was 7. “I got it in my blood when I lost my father in Iwo Jima in 1945,” he says, recounting what his father said before he left to fight in World War II: “Son, I’m going away for a while. I want you to take care of your mother, get an education, and don’t fight with your sister.”

The five Marines pictured in AP photographer Joe Rosenthal’s iconic photo of raising the U.S. flag

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Bullfighter Dusty Duba and Ramona Rodeo Productions Coordinator Kayla Duba are pictured with Ramona Albertsons Store Director Alan Meyers and Albertsons Sav-On Pharmacy employees Caitlyn Jones, Jimmy So, Lily Bates, Cindy Holler, and Oksana Peterson in Albertsons at the start of 2016 Ramona Rodeo Weekend.

Retired Sgt. Maj. Bill Paxton recites “It’s Our Flag” at the 2016 Ramona Rodeo.

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atop Mt. Suribachi on the island of Iwo Jima served in the same company as his father.

He remembers what the corporal who escorted his father home told him when presenting the flag to his mother. “He pointed to me and said, young man, you should be justly proud of your father … don’t ever forget that. It was your father’s company who raised that flag in Iwo Jima. It may not mean much to you now, but you will realize why these Marines and the Navy corpsman did what they did – not for Iwo Jima, for our country.”

Paxton recites “It’s Our Flag” from memory at events ranging from Eagle Scout Courts of Honor to Memorial Day ceremonies.

“It’s such a great poem about our flag, it’s always an honor,” he says. “A lot know about the Pledge of Allegiance, but they don’t know what they’re pledging … That’s why I enjoy doing it, to let the people know what it’s all about.”

– Maureen Robertson This photo of Sgt. Maj. Bill Paxton is on the cover of Gregg Stoner’s biography of the retired Marine.

For the fourth year, Albertsons Sav-on Pharmacy in Ramona is the title sponsor of the community’s annual rodeo.

“We are thrilled to be participating in the Ramona Rodeo as part of our ongoing efforts to invest in our local Ramona community since 1981,” states Jenna Watkinson, spokesperson for Albertsons. “Year after year, Albertsons Store Director Alan Meyers champions his enthusiastic employees to take part in the festivities by volunteering and joining the parade to celebrate a weekend of wholesome family fun and entertainment.”

Ramona Rodeo Productions Coordinator Kayla Duba thanks Albertsons for its support, saying “Albertsons is one of the longest running sponsors for the Ramona Rodeo and we are grateful for the continued support. They have been our title sponsor for the past several years and we would like to say thank you for their partnership.”

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Junior bArrel rAcing unday’s rodeo performance will include 12 youth riders participating in the Junior Barrel Race. They earned the opportunity to compete at the rodeo after posting the fastest times in the youth qualifier.

Ramona Rodeo’s 2017 Junior Barrel Racers are: • Maddy Munson, 13, from Winchester. Winner of over $2,500 so far this barrel racing season.

• Ella Hale, 10, from Alpine. Lakeside Rodeo Barrel finalist.

• Caleigh Copeland, 16, from Valley Center.

California High School Rodeo competitor.

• Cyleigh Nelson, 14, from Imperial. Overall Champion of the Coachella Valley (CV) Vaqueros.

• Bayleigh Nelson, 16, from Imperial. Overall Champion of CV Vaqueros.

• Leni Valencia, 10, from Imperial. YPBRA member and team penning champion.

• Luca Valencia, 11, from Imperial. CV Vaqueros Reserve Champion and YPBRA member.

• Courtney Kaiser, 10, from Ramona. 3-D Champion

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Abilene Chavez, 10, from Anza. California Junior Rodeo Association member.

Courtney Walters, 14, from Ramona. Junior Rodeo 1-D Champion and placed in the top 10 at the All in Race at 2016 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.

Rylee Cooper, 13, from Alpine. Nolan Watters Memorial Race Youth Average Champion.

Jade Maginnis, 11, from Ramona. California Junior Rodeo contestant and Hot Summer Nights Pee Wee Champion.

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