It's rodeo time in the Wallowa Mountains this week when Chief Joseph Days is enacted for the 58th year at Harley Tucker Memorial Arena in Joseph.
The event officially gets under way Thursday, July 24 (today), with Family Night pro-rodeo action and a family dance, and continuing through Sunday afternoon, July 27, with the championship rodeo finals.
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