Davis to reign at 2023 Round-Up
By Terry Murry on Saturday, November 26th, 2022 in Columbia Basin News More Top Stories
PENDLETON – The Pendleton Round-Up has named Cloe Davis, 20, of Adams to be its queen for the 2023 rodeo. Her princesses will be Sydney Dodge, 18, of Pendleton; McKenzie Penninger, 19, of Pendleton; Deidre Schreiber, 21, of Enterprise, and Emily Skramstad, 21, of Umapine.
The queen and her court are being introduced at a breakfast at the Pendleton home of Steve and Susan Corey. They are the hosts, along with family members Doug Corey, Tyson and Meagan Furstenberg, Kipp and Cydney Curtis, Bobby and Addie Corey, and Michael and Jenny Corey.
Queen Cloe Davis is the daughter of Berk and Cindy Davis. She is pursuing a degree in agriculture and is currently studying at Blue Mountain Community College. She graduated from Weston McEwen High School in 2020.
Cloe is dedicated to the Western lifestyle and preserving its traditions. She does that through leather working. She is employed at the 23+ Leather Shop in Pendleton. She hails from a family with a rich history of involvement in both the Pendleton Round-Up and Happy Canyon. She is the sixth member of her family to serve as a princess and now becomes the third member to rule as queen, following the tradition set by her Great Grandmother Mildred Rogers Davis (1925) and Aunt Susan Davis Hayward (1972).
She’s been on horseback since before she could walk. Davis appeared in her first Westward Ho! Parade at the age of 18 months, on her pony, Haybale. She has appeared in Happy Canyon since she was a baby and was a Round-Up pennant bearer for six years.
Princess Sydney Dodge is the daughter of Chad and Jody Dodge. She graduated from Pendleton High School in 2022 and is now at Blue Mountain Community College, where she is earning an associate in science transfer degree. Upon graduation she plans to attend Colorado State University and then to law school as she seeks a career in agriculture law.
Sydney was 17 months old when she attended her first Pendleton Round-Up. She’s been a volunteer for the rodeo for several years pushing livestock, riding in parades, and cleaning up the grounds. She also appeared in Happy Canyon for several years.
She has a passionate love for horses and livestock, spending time around her family’s logging, cattle, and farming operations. Most of the time she can be found getting her Angus cattle ready for shows, riding her horse Tank, and helping out on the family farm.
Princess McKenzie Penninger is the daughter of Shawn and Christy Penninger. She is a 2022 graduate of Pendleton High School. She is currently attending Blue Mountain Community College where she is studying agriculture with a focus on equine science. Eventually, she would like to own an equine therapeutic and rehabilitation facility.
She credits her involvement in high school rodeo and FFA with helping her develop a strong work ethic. She gives riding lessons in her free time and also enjoys archery and playing volleyball.
Throughout junior and senior high school, Penninger competed in several rodeo events including barrel racing, pole bending, and breakaway roping. She said she comes from a “rodeo family.” Her mother has barrel raced and has a degree in equestrian science. Her father has steer wrestled and team roped. Her sister, Payton, has competed in high school and college rodeo as well.
Princess Deidre Schreiber is the daughter of Debi and Charlie Warnock. She graduated from Enterprise High School in 2019 and served as the 2019-2020 Oregon FFA state secretary, traveling across the state and internationally as well. She is enrolled in the Oregon State University agriculture and natural resources program at Eastern Oregon University. Her goal is to earn a master’s degree in business administration.
In college, Schreiber is the student director of the agriculture and natural resources program. She is also a member of the EOU Board of Trustees, and serves as president of the EOU Ag Club.
Her love of horses began when she was 5 and took lessons from local brand inspector Jim Stilson. She got her first horse when she was 7 from Round-Up Queen Kylie Willis. From there, Schreiber began to compete in 4-H and ranch riding competitions. She served as an Elgin Stampede princess in 2017 and was queen of Chief Joseph Days in 2018.
Princess Emily Skramstad is the daughter of Scott and Kelly Skramstad. She is currently attending the University of Idaho, majoring in animal and veterinary services. She plans to receive a doctorate in veterinary medicine, specializing in large animal and equine care.
Skramstad has been a lifelong rodeo athlete. She won many awards at the Milton-Freewater Pioneer Posse and brought home two saddles from the Cayuse Junior Rodeo Association. She is a barrel racer at the University of Idaho and plans to perform break-away roping in the spring college rodeos.
She has ridden in more than a dozen Westward Ho! parades. Skramstad also volunteered extensively in 2017 when her sister Taylor was a princess, carrying flags in parades, and helping ride and jump horses at practices. She grew up on the Lazy SK Quarter Horse Ranch, which has trained many horses to jump the rails at the grand entry of the Pendleton Round-Up.
The Pendleton Round-Up celebrates its 113th year Sept. 13-16, 2023.
