09/05/2026
For the Anderson family, the Ellensburg Rodeo has never just been a rodeo. It is part of our family story.
More than 100 years ago, Clarence Anderson used his draft horses to help clear the grounds that would become home to the Ellensburg Rodeo. Generations of the Anderson family have been a part of this rodeo ever since, as competitors, volunteers, supporters and members of this community we are proud to call home.
So when the Ellensburg Rodeo took a moment during the opening of this year’s rodeo to recognize Ron Anderson, it was a pretty special moment for our family and everyone at Anderson Hay.
Ron helped build Anderson Hay from its roots right here in Ellensburg into the company it is today, but no matter how far the business grew, Ellensburg was always home. Family, agriculture, relationships and this community were at the heart of what he built and the legacy he left behind.
There are certain moments that remind you where you came from, who helped get you there, and whose shoulders you are standing on. Watching Ron be honored in that arena was one of those moments.
Thank you to the Ellensburg Rodeo for recognizing Ron and for a relationship with the Anderson family that now stretches back more than a century. We are incredibly proud of his legacy, proud of our family’s history with this rodeo, and proud to call Ellensburg home.
Here’s to Ron, to the generations who came before us, and to carrying that legacy forward for the generations still to come.