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Shelton-Mason County Journal
II NPRA MASON COUNTY RODEO 2Q12 I1 ,
Austin Woods, from Newberg, Ore., wrestles his steer to the ground during the Northwest Professional Rodeo Association's Mason
on Friday at Sanderson Field Events Center and Fairgrounds. Woods took first placewith a time of 5.60.
Journal pnoto Dy Emily Hanson
County Rodeo
More than $20,000 paid out to winners
By EMILY HANSON
emily@rnasoncounty.com
From roping to bareback riding to barrel
racing and steer wrestling, 193 cowboys and
cowgirls participated in the Mason County
Rodeo last weekend.
"It was an excellent rodeo," rodeo director
Julie Gray said. "There was light attendance
on Friday, but we had a great attendance on
Saturday, so it turned out good."
Approximately 400 people attended Friday
night's Northwest Professional Rodeo Assoca-
"t'm usually the
youngest one at
the professional
rodeos..°! just try not
to let it get to my
head."
"It's difficult to deal with because I'm usu-
tion's sanctioned event while roughly 1,000 ally the youngest one at the professional ro-
people attended on Saturday. Official atten- .deos," Lester said. "I just try not to let it get
dance number's were not available as of Tues- to my head. I just sit on my horse and talk to
day, but Gray estimated the figures. Scribbles. I let her calm me down."
Nearly all of the winning competitors were Lester and Scribbles learned how to bar-
from throughout Washington and Oregon but rel race together. This is Lester's fourth year
this year, Mason County had a hometown owning the horse.
winner. Finally, Lester said she wanted to. thank
Katie Jo Lester, 16, from Shelton, won the her mother, Debi Bina.
barrel racing with a time of 18 seconds. "My mom was a huge help through every-
"Katie Jo won among 31 barrel racers," thing," Lester said. "She pays for everything I
Gray said. "Since a hometown girl won it, the need and the for the gas to get to competitions.
barrel racing was a good event." She's my biggest fan and keeps my spirits up."
Lester has been barrel racing on Scribbles, Gray said all of the events went well, with
a 14-year-old American Paint Horse, for three no injuries or incidents during the two-day ro-
years. She said she was very surprised to find deo.
out she'd won the barrel racing event. Another local win was in the businessmen's
"I was very, very happ~ and so proud of my milking, which the Arnold & Smith Insurance
horse," Lester said. "I was really grateful that team won.
all my hard work paid off." A total of $20.858.22 was paid out among
Her 18-second time in the event was the the winners of each event.
best she's every done in this arena, though it The overall male winner was Jason Minor,
wasn't her best time overall, who won team roping header with a time of
Last year, Lester beat a 21-year-old re- 5.60, team roping heeler with a time of 5.60
cord in the Texas Barrels event with a time of and took second in tie down roping with a time
14.786. The previous state record was set by of 8.30. Minor, from Ellensburg, took home
Katy Miller of Grant County in 1990 with a $1,882.28.
time of 14.840 The overall female winner was Jade Cross-
Lester said she's been training for the ley, who took second in breakaway roping
past four weeks for the Mason County Ro- with a time of 2.80 and fourth in barrel racing
deo. Though this was her third year compet- With a time of 18.28. Crossley, from Hermis-
ing in the professional rodeo, she said it can ton, Ore., took home $976.30.
be intimidating to compete against the older
women.
See Rodeo Results on page C-4
Charlie Barker, from Terrebonne, Ore., shoots
out of the gate on his horse, Hoogie, during
saddle bronc riding. Barker took third with 74
points.
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