Continuing a family legacy of participation in the Ellensburg Rodeo, Jason Buck will be breaking new ground as the Grand Marshal for the 100th anniversary Rodeo Parade.
You could say that rodeos are a vestige of the West’s distant past. That they represent an American spirit that packed up and moved to the suburbs a long time
The Ellensburg Rodeo starts each year when Yakama Nation citizens ride down from the top of Craig’s Hill into the rodeo arena. The history goes back generations.
YAKIMA, Wash. — The Ellensburg Rodeo started in 1923 as a competition between local ranchers, farmers and Yakama Nation tribal members, but it s grown exponentially over the past 100 years