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Central Washington University ScholarWorks@CWU CWU Student Newspaper University Archives and Special Collections 8-13-1976 Campus Crier Central Washington University Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/cwu_student_newspaper Recommended Citation Central Washington University, "Campus Crier" (1976). CWU Student Newspaper. 1439. http://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/cwu_student_newspaper/1439 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives and Special Collections at ScholarWorks@CWU. It has been accepted for inclusion in CWU Student Newspaper by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@CWU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. {' CWSC, Ellensburg WA: August 13, 1976: Vol. 49, No. 27 J:Q.12. Names, Biggest Events, Best Ever Roughest, Toughest Rodeo Set for Labor Day by STAN LONG mount. Instead, clowns distract have been presided over by and Sunday performances last But low-cost lodging is available, the bull while the rider runs for charming young cowgirls, and this year. On Sunday, 2,000 people as Central will once again be :the nearest fence. The 54th annual Ellensburg year's rodeo is. no exception. were turned away, and Monday's offering dorm rooms at the rate of Rodeo-billed as "the largest three Clowns, then, are an important Earlier this year, Tami Willette of performance though not a sellout, $7 .50 per person per night. Those performance rodeo in the world" part of any big time show, and this Roslyn was elected queen. Her drew a record crowd. wishing to make reservations are will begin at 10 am Saturday, year's rodeo features two of the court consists· of Terry Lowe, With so many people in town -advised to call (509) 963-1312 or September 4, with a parade down finest-barrel man Bob Rome and Ellensburg, and Kathy Clark, overnight. accomodations in pop write Wendall Hill. din~ctor of Main Street, and will end Labor wild man Wick Peth. Peth, who Bellevue. ular hotels and motels will be Auxilliary Services, Central Wash- . Day with the rodeo finals. runs three miles a day to stay in With so many attractions, the scarce. Alan Browning of Ellens ington State College, 98926. burg Holiday Inn says he has no Featuring the roughest cowboys, shape for what he so aptly refers 1976 roded is expected to draw Rodeo tickets.are available at the vacancies for Labor Day weekend the meanest livestock, the most to as "bullfightin"' and who per thousands of people from all over Rodeo Office at the east end of 6th and hasn't had for the last six famous and flamboyant clowns, as formed at last year's national Ave. For more information call the Pacific Northwest. The rodeo months. Other motels and hotels well as attractive cowgirls and finals, has been known to jump on arena, which seats 9,000 people, 925-5381 or write P.O.Box 777, the back of a bucking brahma in around town report similiar short Ellensburg. Yakima Indians in colorful native was sold for both the Saturday ages. dress, the rodeo will once again order to free a rider whose hand is incarnate the spirit of the Old caught in the rigging. West. Aside from the five PRCA events According to publicity director with their star-studded cast of John Foster, the five scheduled national champions, the rodeo will Professional Rodeo Cowboy As feature barrel racing, wild cow sociation (PRCA) events (saddle milking, and the Posse Cliff Race. bronc riding, ·steer wrestling, At the Labor Day performance of bareback bronc riding, calf roping, the 1975 r odeo, th cliff race and brahma bull riding) will bring brought the crowd to its feet as a nearly all of the top names in the thundering cloud of dust-lost in rodeo world here, including such the middle of which were two men favorites as last year's national on horseback-came plunging all-around co-champion Tom down the steep east bank of Ferguson. Craig's Hill and into the arena. Brahma bull riding, the most Although the two dust-covered popular PRCA event, is also the competitors were only part-time most dangerous. The ill-tempered, cowboys, they drew even more cantankerous bulls will attack applause than the professionals. horses and so pickup men cannot But it takes more than cowboys, be used to rescue a contestant livestock, clowns, and, horse racing once he leaps or is thrown from his to make a rodeo. Recent rodeos SATURDAY 7:30pm-New! Exciting! Posse Night IO:OOam-Gigantic Western Parade Show I: IOpm-lndians Dance in Arena Throughout Day - Kittitas County 1:15pm-lndians on Parade Fair and Carnival 1:30pm-Rodeo Grand Entry and RODEO! MONDAY 4:30pm-lndian Village Open I: I Opm-Indians Dance in Arena 7:30pm-New! Exciting! Posse Night 1:15pm-lndians on Parade Show 1:30pm-Rodeo Grand Entry and SUNDAY RODEO FINALS! l:IOpm-lndians Dance in Arena 4:.30pm-Indian Village Open 1:15pm-lndians on Parade 1:30pm-Rodeo Grand Entry and Throughout Day - Kittitas County RODEO! Fair and Carnival 4:30pm-Indian Village Open PAGE TWO CAMPUS CRIER August 13, 1976 Evans Resigns To Travel And Write KPQ Donates Vitals To KCWS Oregon high schools, and later \vas by ED HENDERSON All that we have to do is bring it 212 this fall. "We are working a member of the journalism by JOY YARNELL up to specifications, which means right now with the Physical Plant David £ \' ans, Ct>llege Editor, ha ~ depai:.tment at Boise State. Thanks to help from radio KPQ in that some technical maintenance Evans, a Minnesota native, grad to get dimentions, estimates, and resigned his position effective this Wenatchee and other Washington must be performed by our so forth, to set up our soundproof month. Evans came to Central in uated from Macalester College in radio stations in the form of engineer, Henry Huestis." booth," Carpenter said. Carpenter June, 1969. His early duties St. Paul. Evans proudly notes that equipment loans to KCWS, the fire According to Carpenter, all of the says that KCWS has had difficulty 1 a classmate of his in a political included teaching journalism and ravaged campus radio station has radio stations contacted about relocating because of the expenses , serving as advisor to the Crier. s<·i ence dass was Vire Pres high hopes of returning to the air loans or donations had positive idential nominee, Walter Mondale, it would incur in moving and in Under his supervision, the Crier by September. "We received responses to the call for help. installing a sound system in an lol)k first pbwe in state com also a Macalester graduate. Afte1 almost immediate response from Among the stations that did have According to Carpenter, Don pel it ion in 1971. leaving Macalester, Evans wor!:~.:! KPQ," said Dale "Scott" Car equipment -0n hand for loan are: Wise, Dean of Student Union Evans' resignation has left him on newspapers before getting his penter, KCWS station manager. KONA radio in Pasco and KIMA Activities, Bob Wheatley and the free to pursue his interests of teaching credentials at the Univer "The equipment that they have TV in Yakima. ASC Programming Committee tra~el a.nd writing. By the first of sity of Portland. He later received given us is broadcast quality. September he intends to begin a a Masters Degree in Communi KCWS plans to relocate in Black have been helpful. "James Good rich, of the mass media depart "solo travel around the rim of the cation from the University of United States." Evans has friends Washington. ment has been a lot of help. He has been there to push where I and relatives along the way to help could not push. He's been very him. When he gets to Florida he Shortly after arriving at Central. concerned about getting KCWS intends to take an extended Evans' wife died. But his two Disco Craze Here back on the air. Henry Huestis, excursion to Haiti. From Haiti he daugh1 ers remain in dose contact. our· engineer, has been very will return to the United States The olut.;t is teaching at The dedicated, working· some very long and travel up to Novia Scotia and Dalles Oregon, while the young· said the disco will be used one or by 808 WHEATLEY hours to get the equipment into eventually travel to th~west coast est is a Music and Frenrh major at two nights a week, depending on shape for broadcasting," Carpen and settle in British Columbia. Central. its popularity. ter said. An important motive behind his Although Evans is looking for Money has been appropriated by Byrne said the disco will be called Concerning next year's pro resignation and travel is to keep a ward to escaping the bureaucratic the ASC to begin construction of a Monroe's and the entire basement gramming and format plans, log for article writing. Evans tangles of college work, he will permanent discotheque in the SUB wil! be portraying Marilyn Monroe would like to seriously pursue full leave with some regrets. He feels basemem. and. her career. Carpenter said that little will have to be changed as a result of the fire time writing, not only articles but Ellensburg is an "unique place With the rising popularity of A new sound system will be possibly the juvenile field and there's no place like it in the recorded music for dancing in purchased for the disco and will damage. "It is going to be difficult plays. But like many . hopeful world." He also says he will miss taverns and lounges, the ASC include the same professional gear for listeners to request music since writers, Evans has left the door the "fringe benefit of music, plays" entertainment committee began that commercial discos have our library is somewhat lacking.

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