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From Georgia to Oregon, a rodeo champ turned rancher reflects on a full life
2+ hour, 51+ min ago (1319+ words) Published 5: 00 am Saturday, May 30, 2026 On his ranch outside Terrebonne, Ashanti Samuels watched a dozen or so cows as they edged closer, their ears twitching as a small dog with a black and white pattern darted nearby. One of the bulls…...
Redmond's High Desert Stampede rodeo starts Wednesday
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (211+ words) Published 9: 28 am Monday, March 30, 2026 Many of the country's top rodeo riders will be in Central Oregon this week for the the High Desert Stampede Rodeo. The event is set for the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center's First Interstate Bank Center…...
Columbia River Circuit Finals Rodeo bulls back into Redmond
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (507+ words) Published 6: 17 am Monday, October 13, 2025 All year long, cowboys and cowgirls from across the region have been holding on to saddle horns and lassoing loose steer in order to score points and secure a spot in the Boot Barn Columbia River…...
Cutting horses and cowboys put in work at Cascades Futurity
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (593+ words) Published 8: 50 am Wednesday, September 10, 2025 Dozens of people, atop horses and underneath hats, spread out across the dirt of the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center rodeo arena on Sept. 7. But this ain't no rodeo. The 40, 000 square-foot arena in use for another…...