2015 Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle Western Rendezvous — Page 5
Queen’s passion for rodeo shines through By Brock Hires The Chronicle OMAK – Since Menze Pickering got on a horse as a little girl, her passion for the sport of rodeo has never been in doubt. At age 19, the former Okanogan County Fair queen said she is truly honored to represent the community as Miss Omak Stampede this year. “It’s been really great,” she said of her reign, which began late last fall. “I’ve had the time of my life this year. “I was raised with horses and stuff like that,” she said. “I’ve been going to the fair for a long time and decided to wait a year (to run for Stampede queen) because it’s such a big event.” Pickering will be riding her
14-year-old paint mare, Splash, throughout the weekend and credits her successful reign so for to Splash. “She’s also been really great to me, too,” Pickering said of her horse. “I’ve taken her everywhere; no problems with her at all. “She loves parades and rodeo and is at the perfect age.” Pickering is the daughter of Rick and Lisa Pickering, of Oroville, and an Eastern Washington University student. Pickering said she and her family have had a more than busy summer traveling throughout the Pacific Northwest and Canada. “My whole family’s been
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Menze Pickering and Spash are all smiles during the Tonasket Founders Day Parade earlier this summer.
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