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The Voice photos by Cody Gochnour

Mackade Peterson rides in the stock saddle bronc.

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By CODY GOCHNOUR
The Voice

OAKLEY ? Oakley was alight last Friday and Saturday night for the annual rodeo put on by the Intermountain Professional Rodeo Association and the Oakley Vigilantes as part of the Oakley Pioneer Days Celebration.

The Pioneer Days Rodeo has been going for about sixty years, the same as the Vigilantes organization, according to President Broden Matthews.

?We?ve just tried to keep a group of guys together to keep this thing going,? he said.

?There?s about 10 of us that put this whole deal on.?

?This is the highlight of Oakley. It?s just what we do,? Oakley bronc rider Bailey Bench said.

?It?s probably the best time of the year in Oakley.?

Bullfighters rush in as Foy Parker loses his seat in the open bull riding.

Friday night?s rodeo was held in conjunction with a dance, while Saturday?s performance, which followed the annual parade, was preceded by team penning open only to local families and followed by a patriotic fireworks display.

?We usually get a couple more people to show up for this rodeo than usual,? Bench said.

?I think everybody likes the fireworks and then we?ve got the 10k race and we?ve got the breakfasts and the dinners and all the different events going on at the park?all the dances?anyway it just gets people excited for next year, I think.?

The grand-entry preceding Saturday night?s performance featured a tribute to Robert Manning, a former president of the Vigilantes, who passed away on June 2 in a horse-related mishap.

The Pioneer Days rodeo follows a unique format geared toward giving local participants a chance to shine in front of a hometown crowd.

?We like to get the local kids in here so the people from around town can watch them ride,? Matthews said.?

In addition to novice as well as open categories in the rough-stock events, there was a stock saddle bronc competition.

Aimed at giving working cowboys a chance to show off their skills, the event requires to use working ranch saddles rather than the association bronc saddles usually used in rodeo.

Participants are also allowed to use their free hand and are given some leeway in dress standards, as with wild-cow riding participants.

Saturday?s performance of the wild cow ride was preceded by a Calcutta auction in which audience members bid on participants with the winning bidder for the winning rider claiming the pot paid into by the other winning bidders.

Steve Manning, son of Robert Manning, won the $1000 pot with his $200 bid on his own son, Brady, who won the night with a 77-point ride.

?It?s a neat family atmosphere and it?s kind of cool the things they had this year?with the Calcutta and all of that. And then the fireworks are really neat,? Jason Williams of Twin Falls, who?s wife Karen Marchant Williams is from Oakley.

?That?s one of the highlights for sure.?

?The fireworks is kind of a new addition to try to get more people to come,? Brent Jones, vice-president of the Vigilantes, said.

The Vigilantes seem to have succeeded in that. The stands were packed for Saturday night?s performance and spectators and performers seemed keen to return for another go next year.

As Bench said. ?Come back next year, it?s fun.?

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Top Rides

Novice Bareback

1- Zach Hutchison 70 points; 2- Hudson Sauer 52
Open Bareback
1- Kip Lish 75; 2- Josh Adams 69; 3- Tyler Hansen 61

Novice Saddle Bronc

1- Cade Taylor 74; 2- JD Johnson 59

Open Saddle Bronc

1- Monte Jonson 76; 2- Cliff Toone 64; 3- Brady Manning 62

Stock Saddle Bronc

Friday
1- Jase Hutchinson 80; 2- Mason Lamb 74; 3- Mackay Peterson 69
Saturday
1- Brady Manning 77; 2- Mackade Peterson 70

Novice Bull Riding

1- Cody Burdon Foley 56

Open Bull Riding

1- Payton Herman 78

Tie-down Roping

1- Skeeter Roe 8.8 seconds; 2- Kyle VanBiezen 9.3; 3- Ryan Yamauchi 9.6; 4- Beau
Smith 9.7; 5- Max Kuttler 9.8

Breakaway Roping

1- Kaylee Munns 2.8; 2- Kelsey Townsend 3.1; 3- Chaylie Hulme 3.2; 4- Dani Miller
3.3; 5- Kara Burns 3.4

Team Roping

1- Jade Stoddard/Beau Hutchinson 5.6; 2- Jaguire Terrell/Lyndie Williams 8.6; 3-Pete Jones/Casey Pekins 16.5; 4- Brent Larsen/Reed Larsen 16.8; 5- Dan Kidd/Kenny Hutchinson 18.0

Steer Wrestling

1- Kade Rogge 4.5; 2- Payson Munns 5.0; 3- Ben Dansie 5.5; 4- Aaron Skinner 5.6; 5-
Robb Dansie 8.8

Barrel Racing

1- Mallory Driscoll 17.900; 2- Samantha Logan 18.269; 3- Sierra Ridley 18.479; 4-Tanisha Adams 18.653; 5- Tonia Adams 18.889

Team Penning Winners

The Severe Family, with 7 head

Wild Cow Riding Winners

Friday: No ride
Saturday: Team ?Who?s Your Daddy??

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