Buckaroo Breakfast is rodeo tradition

Rodeo has many traditions: tough competitors, flag-waving excitement, a parade - and the Buckaroo Breakfast.

The breakfast has been a tradition since 1982. Over the past decades, the Kiwanis Club of Sisters has provided the all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast to rodeo participants and the community. The breakfast runs from 7 to 11 a.m. on Sunday, June 10. During the breakfast, more than 1,100 hungry buckaroos consume 225 pounds of pancake mix, 275 pounds of bacon, 200 pounds of sausage patties, 180 dozen eggs, and large quantities of syrup, milk, coffee, juice, etc.

Some 50 volunteers put in more than 140 hours to make the event a success.

All proceeds go to local charities, including the Sisters Food Bank, Family Access Network, scholarships, Sisters Park & Recreation District, Ronald McDonald House, scouting, Healthy Beginnings, Hospice and more.

"Buckaroo Breakfast is all about the camaraderie," says breakfast chairman Tay Robertson. "For 30 years the Buckaroo Breakfast has brought together local residents, Sisters High School Key Club, Kiwanians rodeo contestants, and community volunteers for more than just a breakfast: it's the camaraderie. The fact that the event is entirely for local charity makes it very special."