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The bill was passed the very next year,in the early days of ©4-7-1999 <br />June.Edward R.Cook <br />Then the county purchased 18 acres it was bought within the (reproduced on the Kittitas Valley Event Center website with <br />week.permission from the author) <br />They obtained the spot beneath the hill,which was crossed by <br />Wilson Creek. <br />With the land obtained,the county knew,there was a job to do <br />out there. <br />A motion was made and agreed upon,to add a rodeo to the fair. <br />So the county planned a workday,they'd need 500 men at least. <br />With 200 horses and four tractors,while the women would <br />provide the feast. <br />On June 14th 1923,every business and office closed its doors. <br />At the spot beneath the hill they met,to begin the county's <br />chores. <br />Businessmen and farmers worked side by side in the heat and <br />dust that day. <br />The amount of work completed out there,was unbelievable they <br />say. <br />The county came together as one it was a time all should <br />remember. <br />Some smaller teams completed more jobs before opening day in <br />September. <br />And still today the county unites to put on this Labor Day <br />weekend show. <br />Two committees work hard all year to put on this fair and <br />rodeo. <br />Throughout the years good times were had,the memories linger <br />still. <br />So join us friends,as we gather again,at the spot beneath the <br />hill. <br />3