Larry and Carol Enright

Local couple Larry and Carol Enright take their place as Pro-West Rodeo Marshals

BY SOPHIA ALDOUS
S-E Staff Reporter

    Carol and Larry Enright know how to get things done. Married for 44 years, raising four children and tending their ranch near Narcisse Creek off of Highway 20, while volunteering for numerous community events (Relay for Life, Arden Old-Timer’s Ro¬deo), it’s safe to say the En¬rights have committed to their community.
    So serving as Marshals for this weekend’s Pro-West Ro¬deo in Colville is no new chal¬lenge.
    “I suppose it was only a matter of time,” laughed Carol. “Larry was president of the PRCA for over 20-years. You could say we’ve been around for awhile.”
    The Pro-West Rodeo and Bull-Bash begins this Father’s Day weekend starting Friday, June 19 at the Northeast Washington Fairgrounds. It will be accom¬panied by the Old Fort Colville Days Parade, Saturday, June 20 at 11 a.m.
    The Enrights have a long history with the local rodeo, from Larry’s extended term as president, to his competing in such events as team-roping, steer-wrestling and bareback riding. Carol has been by his side the whole way.
    “It’s just fun to watch,” Carol said of the rodeo. “Larry likes anything to do with ro¬deos, and I’ve been partial to them as well.”
    Both Larry and Carol were born in 1937, Larry in Colville and Carol in Seattle. They met when Larry was serving in the United States Coast Guard.

‘…Glad that tradi¬tion is here to stay for another year.’

    “My goal was to make enough money so I could come back here and buy a ranch,” Larry recalled. “There weren’t a lot of jobs here that could make you good money when I was young, so I thought joining the military would let me see some of the world and give me good pay. After Carol and I got married, we came back here because this is where we wanted to raise a family.”
    Larry worked at Boise Cas¬cade in Kettle Falls for 35 years and Carol worked at Bank of America for 23 years. During that time, they also worked at the Colville Live¬stock Auction while tending to their ranch and children.
    “All the kids worked,” said Larry of how the Enrights were able to multi-task. “They helped out on the ranch, bucking bales, feeding ani¬mals; all of it. They also did 4-H, FFA, the Fat Livestock sale---they pitched in their share, for sure.”
    When it came top competing in the rodeo, Larry and Carol were not too worried.
    “I’ve been injured worse while driving cattle than I ever have at the rodeo,” stated Larry. “You got to accept that if you work as a cattleman, you’ll get hurt sometimes.”
    As for this week’s rodeo, the Enrights are looking forward to the whole gamut of events, from bull riding to mutton busting.
    The couple appreciates the fact that the parade is back again this year. The 2009 pa¬rade on rodeo weekend almost wasn’t.
    “We just want to thank John (Acorn) for putting on a parade at such quick notice,” praised Carol. “We’re glad that tradition is here to stay for another year.”