People behind the scenes make ML Roundup great

MOSES LAKE — Rodeo by committee: ain’t that the truth?

Garfield ends reign as Miss Rodeo Washington

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Miss Rodeo Washington Katie Garfield came home from the Miss Rodeo America pageant slightly richer.

Grant County sends 2 to National Rodeo

MOSES LAKE - Grant County will be well represented at next week's National Junior High Finals Rodeo in Gallup, N.M.

Rodeo photographer chases the light

MOSES LAKE — As a rodeo photographer, Roseanna Sales said she often finds herself “chasing the light.”

Rodeo office open until the end of fair

MOSES LAKE - The Moses Lake Roundup Rodeo office is open.

Rodeo storytellers are important

Rodeo lost a couple icons over the past year with the passing of longtime announcer Hadley Barrett and the “Duke of Chutes,” stock contractor Harry Vold.

ERA Launches tour at Redmond, Oregon

Moses Lake Roundup begins Thursday

MOSES LAKE — The 81st Moses Lake Roundup Rodeo begins Thursday and there’s no shortage of riders. “We had a record number of contestant entries this year, 583, which is probably close to 60, 70 more than we had last year,” said Tyler Brown, treasurer of the Moses Lake Roundup Board. The rodeo follows the Agri-Service Demo Derby, which is happening today and tomorrow in the rodeo grounds at the Grant County Fairgrounds. Information on the Demo Derby and the Grant County Fair is in the Monday edition of the Columbia Basin Herald.

First and foremost cowgirls

Young women vie to become Miss Moses Lake Roundup 2023

MOSES LAKE — Annabelle Booth said she was a great deal more confident going into this year’s Miss Moses Lake Roundup competition than she was in 2021. “I ran flags for the Moses Lake Roundup and this is my second year running for Miss Moses Lake Roundup queen,” said Booth, 23, before the roundup’s annual queen pageant on Saturday. “I’m definitely more prepared than I was last year, and I knew exactly what to expect.” Booth, who was Miss Last Stand Coulee City Rodeo in 2019, was one of four contestants — along with Milie Cobb, 19, of Ephrata; Jenna Penrose, 20, of Moses Lake; and Alexis Shoults, 19, of East Wenatchee — vying to wear the crown of Miss Moses Lake Roundup 2023. The four young women spent the day riding patterns on their own and other contestants’ horses, giving speeches, being interviewed by judges and answering questions about their favorite part of the Moses Lake Roundup and what they would do if they were thrown from a horse during a rodeo. “I’d get back up and say ‘rodeo on!’” Booth told pageant emcee Emma Gunderson, herself a former Miss Moses Lake Roundup in 2017.

Moses Lake teen heads to national rodeo

Matea Frensdorf will compete for the second time at the National High School Finals Rodeo.

Roundup to feature top cowboys

MOSES LAKE - Some of the top cowboys from around the country are scheduled to make an appearance at the 69th annual Moses Lake Roundup Rodeo from Aug. 16-18 at the Grant County Fairgrounds.

Back in the saddle: Grand Coulee holds its biggest rodeo yet

After a full year with no events whatsoever, the Colorama PRCA (Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association) Grand Coulee Rodeo returned Friday and Saturday for its 64th year and its biggest show yet, with several hundred spectators.

Small rodeos are the heartbeat of American rodeo

They don’t call it The Daddy. It doesn’t have a one-word association like Calgary or Houston or even Pendleton.

State high school rodeo finals next weekend

MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Fairgrounds’ outdoor Roundup Arena will be the site of the 2010 Washington State High School Rodeo Finals next weekend.

Fair parking reviewed

Grant County board to possibly pay rodeo group

Years of a clown

Veteran rodeo entertainers aim to bring smiles during weekend events

Roundup Rodeo grows

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Roundup Rodeo is moving up in the world and drawing in some of pro rodeo's brightest stars.

Othello rides again: 71st annual Othello PRCA Rodeo returns as a success

OTHELLO — The Othello Rodeo Association wrapped up the weekend’s festivities Saturday night with the second night of the 71st Othello Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) Rodeo.

Columbia Basin Rodeo Association Banquet recognizes key figures

Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, and Jill Tonne, queen director for the Columbia Basin Rodeo Association, were recognized for their contributions to the CBRA during the association’s annual banquet Saturday.

Rodeo office open until the end of fair

MOSES LAKE - The Moses Lake Roundup Rodeo office is open.