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The Idaho Enterprise
Whether they call it the Curlew or Stone rodeo, everyone agrees it's one of the best around
July 28, 2022
Steers for the team roping events were provided by Troy Lowe
Stone Rodeo holds 70th annual event Stone, Idaho might be a little off the beaten path, but the Stone Rodeo is well known on the rodeo trail. Fans from southern Idaho and northern Utah made their way to the Curlew Valley July 22 and 23 to attend the 70th annual showing of the Curlew Rodeo, better known as the Stone Rodeo. The two day rodeo is a local favorite featuring classic rodeo rough stock and roping events as well as a little hometown fun like ribbon roping, calf riding, and wild horse race. The rodeo is put on by the rodeo board made up of members throughout the Curlew Valley including president Rondell Skidmore, Rick Steed, Tim Munns, Ken Eliason, Bart Neal, Denver Hawkes, Brayden Eliason, Cody Carter, Matt Branch and Nathan Eliason. Re-
cently retiring from the board are Rod Arbon and Keith Oman. Each night, the rodeo began with team roping and breakaway slack at 6 p.m., with the show starting at 8 p.m. Jenny Hawkes, Hailey Branch and Easton Wrigley carried the American and Curlew Valley flags each night as Brent Scott and Madison Giordano sang the national anthem, Friday and Saturday respectively. “Reggie” Carpenter with Hoggan Rodeo Company provided the rough stock, Eliason Livestock provided cattle for the ribbon roping, Troy Lowe provided the steers for the team roping, JD Johnson provided calves for the calf and breakaway roping, and Nolan Branch provided calves for the kids calf riding. To celebrate the 70th year of the Stone Ro-
deo, winners of each event were awarded commemorative buckles. Larry Stokes and Poulson Farms sponsored the bareback buckle, Munns Flying M Ranch sponsored the breakaway roping buckle, Bar 74 Ranch sponsored the stock saddle buckle, Jeff and Shanise Cornwall sponsored the tie down roping buckle, Max Hansen and Eliason Ranches sponsored the team roping buckle, Eliason Livestock sponsored the barrel racing buckle and Butte Irrigation sponsored the bull riding buckle. Lookout Land & Livestock sponsored added money to the Wild Horse Race while Udy + sponsored added money to the ribbon roping. Other sponsors of the rodeo included Rose of Snowville, C & R Auto, TJA Ranch, the Black Pine Mo-
Brayden Eliason calf roping at the Stone Rodeo
2022 Stone Rodeo Results Bareback Riding 1st place- Jordan Reed, 60 Saddle Bronc Riding 1st place- Dixon Fehlman, 62 2nd place- Rowdy Rust, 61 Breakaway Roping 1st place- Abby Hill, 2.63 2nd place- Lily Bell, 3.35 3rd place- Lexie Johnson, 3.60 4th place- Kevi Bronco, 4.45 Stock Saddle 1st place- Branson Burnhote, 76 2nd place- Ruxton Tubbs, 73 3rd/4th place- Brick Pugsley & Matthew Bunderson, 70 Tie Down Roping 1st place- Beau Smith, 10.35 2nd place- Clint Kap, 13.36 3rd place- Nate Eliason, 11.59 Ribbon Roping Friday Winners- Billy Horton & Jeddah Chatburn Saturday Winners- Cooper Branch & Hailey Branch Team Roping 1st place- Ashton Parker & Lucas Cruz, 7.01
tel, Mollies Cafe, S-S Ranch, Wright Sings, Inc., AE Ranch, Frank May Ski-Doo, Sanderosa Hay, Flinders Reality
2nd place- Chase Sanders & Justin Hodson, 7.08 3rd place- Taylor Phillips & Brad Freeland, 7.41 4th place- Dawson Cummins & Jackson Cummins, 7.47 5th place- Chase Goodey & Payt Goodey, 8.53 6th place- Clint Kap & Justin Hodson, 8.81 Wild Horse Race Friday Winners- Broncs Rinderknecht, Rusty Rinderknecht, & Dustin Douglas Saturday Winners- Tyler Bunderson, Anthony Garrett, & Rannen McElber Barrel Racing 1st place- Jessica Jones, 16.420 2nd place- Sofie Williams, 16.830 3rd place- Kelsey Bell, 16.888 4th place- Taylie Andersen, 16.900 5th place- Taycee Jardine, 16.927 Bull Riding 1st place- Dally Sears, 75 2nd place- Waylan White, 63
& Exchange, Hess Auto Parts, Rupp’s Trucking and Excavation, Poulson Farms, and Arne Jones- Oneida County
Sheriff. Without all of these contributing sponsors, the Stone Rodeo wouldn’t be what it is.
Team Roping in the slack before Saturday's show at the Stone Rodeo
Owens to take over as new Dance Coach at Malad High School For the 2022-2023 school year, the Malad High School Dragonettes have a new dance coach. Wendy Owens will be taking over as the new head coach of the program. Owens grew up dancing as a child. She was a member of the Dragonnettes for three years while she was in high school. At that time, the
team was under the direction of Irene Alder. Owens said, “She was an amazing coach and taught life-long lessons along with giving me a love of dance.” Coach Owens has stayed involved in the world of dancing as she has watched her three daughters dance for the last 20 weeks. She has learned some great in-
sights she plans to bring into her coaching from her experience on the sidelines watching her daughters. Coach Owens added, “The Dragonettes have always held a special place in my heart. I'm so excited to be able to give back to something that gave so much to me growing up. We don't have a lot of new
plans for the team this year, we are just going to continue what they have already done in the past. We are adding some techniques to our class time that will just help step up our game. We are looking forward to the new school year to be able to perform for the football and basketball seasons. We will be learning our competition
routines for the next two months to be ready for our upcoming competition season that starts in December.” Owens is excited for the help that she will receive from her assistants Kelsey Owens and Wendy Hess. Kelsey Owens has 20 years of dance experience and Wendy Hess owned and taught at her own dance
studio for several years. “It's safe to say she has over 40 years of dance experience,” added Owens. Coach Owens has been married to her husband Ryon Owens for 26 year and they have four children, R.C, Kelsey, Mckinna, and Baylee. They even recently welcomed their first grandson, McCrae, to the family.
crews for this training. Thomas D. McDougall, one of three Republican candidates for governor, was a Malad visitor Monday. 85 YEARS AGO - 1937 The fiscal year of 1936-37 was one of the most successful ones that the Legion Auxiliary has had with 81 members, eight of them new ones. During the past few
weeks, ten carloads of wool averaging 30,000 pounds to the car, have been shipped from the Malad depot. Malad friends will be interested to learn of the coming marriage of Ralph A. Evans, son of John J. Evans of this city. Ralph will be married June 28 to Miss Ethel Nadeau of Caldwell. All is in readiness for
the July 4th celebration reports Dr. Garst, general chairman. Delivering the address Monday morning will be J.D. Price and in the afternoon a free dance will be given for children at LeGrande Hall. Enrolling at the Citizen’s Military Camp July 1-30 at Fort Douglas are Joseph R. Maybe, Eastman K. Gorton, Jr.,
Jack D. Ezell, Marion D. Bush, Vern C. Williams and Harry L. Herbert. Work of installing a new water system at the Summit Canyon campground and getting the area cleaned up after the season’s floods is fast nearing completion under the supervision of John H. Williams and a crew of FERA workmen.
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Malad American Legion baseball squad coasted to an easy 14-2 victory over the Arbon team at Malad Sunday afternoon. Bernard Gardner, Malad hurler, received credit for the win. Cornelius Jones, Keith John, Boyd Thomas and D. P. Jones, Jr. were among the American LeC Y
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gion delegates attending the Idaho Department convention at Pocatello this week. 80 YEARS AGO - 1942 A rural fire meeting was held at Holbrook this week for the purpose of training rural fire fighters. Ronald King, fire chief from Buist; Melvin S. Atkinson, fire chief from Stone, brought their volunteer fire fighting
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