Rose Festival, Round-Up and Happy Canyon
courts model Spirit of the Peoples

PENDLETON – Every year, Rose Festival princesses from Portland join their sisters to the east as the Happy Canyon princesses and Round-Up court first visit the Rose City and then host the royalty in Pendleton. This year, they visited in true style.

To celebrate its 100^th anniversary, Pendleton Woolen Mills created and wove a pattern called Spirit of the Peoples. In addition to being available as a blanket, the pattern (in different colors) has been used in clothing for the courts as well as for vests for both the Round-Up and Happy Canyon boards of directors.

All the royalty visited the Pendleton mill Tuesday to pose for photographs in their centennial outfits. The young women had already enjoyed a visit to Tamastslikt Cultural Institute and made their stop at Pendleton Woolen Mills prior to an evening of Western-style entertainment.

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2009 Pendleton Round-Up Court photo by Gary Ogilvie

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By TERRY MURRY

The East Oregonian

PENDLETON – The 2009 Round-Up court was introduced to the media today by Court Director Larry Williams and Round-Up President Randy Severe.

Tiffany Aliverti, a princess in 2007, of Walla Walla, will serve as queen. She is joined by princesses Mackenzie Beard, Kristin Hoeft and Ashley Kannard of Pendleton and Amber Pack of Touchet, Wash.

The announcement was made at a breakfast at the Pendleton home of Steve and Susan Corey which was also hosted by Doug and Heather Corey, George and Joan Corey and Tom and Ellyn Weeks.

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Lacey Mayberry, 21, of Touchet, WA, was introduced to the media as Queen of the 2008 Pendleton Round-Up at the annual breakfast at the home of Doug and Heather Corey on Sunday December 16th. The breakfast was also hosted by George and Joan Corey, Steve and Susan Corey and Dr. Tom and Ellyn Weeks.

Serving as Mayberry’s court are Hailey Davis, 18, of Hermiston; Kathryn Hixson, 19, of Pendleton; Katie Partlow, 21, of Portland and Cheyenne Williams, 19, of Athena.

Both Butch Thurman, president of the Round-Up and Court Director Larry Williams were pleased with the new royalty. “I’m really excited about this year’s court,” Williams said. “These girls are talented, they can ride well and are fantastic public speakers. We’re going to have a great year.”

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