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Andersen Wrecking Co.................................................24 Bertrand Rodeo .........................................................15 Bronco Billy's Arena & Tack...........................................16 Clearwater Rodeo.......................................................20 Dawson County Rodeo Arena .........................................15 Emerson Equipment ....................................................24 Fort Western Outpost...................................................32 Gothenburg Pony Express Rodeo.....................................15 Hesston...................................................................23 International Finals Youth Rodeo......................................7 JJJ Photo ..................................................................3 JR'S Western Wear.....................................................15 K & S Border Collies ...................................................11 Kansas's Biggest Rodeo ...............................................10 L4 Livestock LLC........................................................20 M.H. Eby Trailers.........................................................6 MCT Trailers ..............................................................2 MFS/York/Stormor ......................................................12 Mid-Plains Community College ......................................21 Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture .........................17 Nebraska High School Finals Rodeo - Hastings.....................5 Nebraska Horse Expo ..................................................25 Nebraska Land Days .....................................................8 Nebraska's Big Rodeo - Burwell .....................................11 Nebraskas Roughest Rodeo ............................................4 Ogallala Roundup Rodeo ..............................................15 Old West Trail Rodeo - Crawford .....................................10 Omaha Truck & Trailer .................................................19 Oregon Trail Rode - Hastings .........................................11 Rowse Hydraulic Rakes Co............................................13 Sentinel Building Systems ............................................22 Sumner Rodeo ............................................................4 The Outfitter .............................................................13 Tobacco Free Nebraska ................................................26 Triple C MFG Inc - Hydra Bed ..........................................9 Vermeer Manufacturing................................................31 Wagon Wheel Trailers, LLC ...........................................24

Ranch Rodeo .............................................................4 High School Rodeos .....................................................5 Youth Rodeos .............................................................6 PRCA .....................................................................10 NSRA .....................................................................14 MSRA .....................................................................18 Bull Riding ...............................................................20 Barrel Racing............................................................22 Team Roping ............................................................24 Schools ...................................................................24 Horse Shows.............................................................24

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Watch for the next issue of Rodeo Nebraska, August 29th, 2013.

Featuring highlights and results from the Nebraska High School Rodeo Finals and the rodeos across the State.

Previews of the Nebraska State Rodeo Association and the Mid-States Rodeo Association Finals.Follow stories about some of Nebraska’s rodeo and event contestants as they prepare to compete and much more.

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2013 Ranch Rodeo Schedule June 8 July 20 26

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Deer Jerky, A Secret Recipe, and Rodeo Ruth Nicolaus, courtesy of the Adams County Ag Society Fullerton, Neb. – Don’t get in the way of Chase Rieken when he is in the kitchen.

The young cowboy, who lives along the Loup River near Fullerton, loves to cook. His specialty is cowboy stew, and anything cooked with the wild game he, his brother or his dad kill near the river.

Chase, who graduated from Fullerton High School a few days ago, loves to make jerky, and processes his own deer “from top to bottom.” He’s bought a slicer, hand grinders, a dehydrator, jerky guns, and he figures about 90% of the four or five deer he and his family harvest every year are turned into jerky.

He also loves to grill deer, and says the secret is in the marinade. “The biggest thing, is use orange juice or pineapple juice for the marinade,” he says. “It takes out the gamey taste.”

When he’s not hunting or cooking, he competes in the Nebraska High School Rodeo Association. The 18 year old cowboy is a team roper, tie-down roper, and cutter, and is on track to compete at the Nebraska State High School Finals Rodeo in Hastings for the third time next month.

He played football for Fullerton High two years, wrestled

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one year, and served as FFA President this year. He was senior class president, and was student council vice-president as well.

On top of rodeo, school, and extracurricular activities, Chase works three days a week at his family’s business, the Fullerton Livestock Sale Barn, and trains horses on the side. “I have 90 irons in the fire,” he says. “I always have something to do. It’s a habit in our family. If we sat idle for too long, we’d go crazy.”

This fall, he will attend South Dakota State University and work on a bachelor’s degree in animal science with a business production focus. After that, he wants to earn a master’s in animal science, and possibly a doctorate. He will probably not compete in collegiate rodeo but turn his attention to studies.

And if there’s no deer to cook, Chase likes to make cowboy stew out of beef, beans, onion, noodles, and a secret family seasoning recipe. “I don’t even know what is in it,” he says. His great aunt makes it, but “she won’t give us the recipe till she dies, and she says she’ll put it on her gravestone so we’ll come and see her,” he laughs.

Chase has an older brother, K.C., and a younger sister, Franny. He is the son of Kenny and LuAnne Rieken.

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2013 High School Rodeo Schedule May 25 26 31

Sheridan County High School Reodeo Gordon, NE Valentine FFA Alumni Rodeo Valentine, NE Logan McPherson High School Rodeo Stapleton, NE

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Thedford High School Rodeo Thedford, NE Mullen High School Rodeo Mullen, NE Panhandle High School Rodeo Mitchell, NE Harrison High School Rodeo Harrison, NE Crawford High School Rodeo Crawford, NE

From Chem Lab to Rodeo Arena Ruth Nicolaus, courtesy of the Adams County Ag Society Brule, Neb. – Elkanah Riley can relate to the guys on the television show “The Big Bang Theory.”

And it doesn’t bother the Brule, Neb. cowboy one bit.

The 18 year old is a self-proclaimed “science geek,” who enjoys science but is involved in many other activities. As a senior at Ogallala High School, he is a steer wrestler, team roper, and tie-down roper in the Nebraska High School Rodeo Association, is leader of his school’s Science Club, captain of the Quiz Bowl, is a football player, wrestler, and 2012 State Power Lifting Champion in the 132 lb. division.

Science and engineering are his future, and he has a good start on it. The school’s Science Club competed at the Science Olympiad, and in its first year of competition last year, did well, finishing “in the middle of the pack,” Elkanah said. He and a partner finished fifth in the state with their gravity vehicle. This year, the team is making a wood and paper elastic glider launched with a rubber band.

His favorite class is calculus and chemistry lab, and his favorite teacher is Mr. Jason Glenn. “He can command an Continued on page 16

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2013 Youth Rodeo Schedule June 8 9 15-16 15 15 29-30 July 6 7-12

Thedford Jr Rodeo Thedford, NE Valentine Jr Rodeo Valentine, NE You Gotta Star Somewhere - Youth Rodeo Fremont, NE - Christensen Field Arena Hyannis Jr Rodeo Hyannis, NE Nebraskaland Days Jr Rodeo North Platte, NE You Gotta Star Somewhere - Youth Rodeo Fremont, NE - Christensen Field Arena

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Miss Nebraska High School Rodeo Queen - Kayellyn Hall For the last seven years, my life has revolved around rodeo and I suspect it will continue that way for several more. However, these next few months are going to be so busy that I don’t want to blink and miss the fun parts of what will be my last high school rodeo season. In addition to rodeo, I am busy with completing my year as FFA Chapter President at Bayard High School and trying to maintain my 4.0 GPA. It is so hard to believe that my year as Miss Nebraska High School Rodeo is almost at an end. It has been an amazing experience and one that I never really considered that I would enjoy so much.

However, I have loved everything about representing Nebraska High School Rodeo and all the student and equine athletes that make high school rodeo in Nebraska one of the best youth organizations around.

I have received so much support from my high school rodeo “family.”

When I first joined the association as a sixth grader, I competed in all the events; barrels, poles, breakaway, goat tying, team roping and ribbon roping. I have been the National Jr. High Finals in barrels, goat tying and poles. In high school I compete in barrels, poles, breakaway and goat tying. Last summer was my first trip to the National High School Finals and I competed in the queen contest and barrel racing.

I hope to make it again to the Natioanl Finals in Rock Springs, Wyoming and I am concentrating on my two best events of barrels and goat tying.

My time as queen has been a learning experience and an opportunity that has opened many doors. I look forward to visiting with the friends that I have gained and re-visiting the places that I’ve been. The itinerary of this journey included fairs and rodeos, pro-rodeos, museums, college rodeos, parades, queen contests and coronations, National Association meetings in Fort Worth, Texas and an entire year of high school rodeo. The most rewarding times have been the opportunities to work disabled children at challenge rodeos, field days and camps.

Currently, I am making preparations for the queen contest and our new queen which will be crowned at the NHSRA State Finals in Hastings in late June. I am excited to find a new representative for Nebraska High School Rodeo and hope that I have a chance to meet and work with interested girls over the next few weeks. I can’t wait to share all my wonderful stories and generate enthusiasm for the position.

In August, I will attend the Unversity of Nebraska where I plan to major in Ag Economics with an option in Public Policy. I would like to eventually attend law school and specialize in environmental and water law.

I also plan to rodeo for UNL, so I will be heading for a new rodeo adventure and I haven’t ruled out competing again for another queen title.

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Rodeo Brings Family Together PHILLIPSBURG , KAN. – There’s nothing like the Phillipsburg rodeo to bring people together.

And families, too. If you see a bunch of people at the rodeo running around in yellow shirts, they’re having a family vacation at Kansas’ Biggest Rodeo, just like they’ve done for the past eleven years.

It all started for the Taylor family in 1989, when Marlene Taylor married Rich, a cowboy. Marlene and her first husband had never been interested in rodeo, but Rich loved horses and so he and Marlene made the trip to Phillipsburg to watch the rodeo.

About ten years later, Rich’s side of the family, the Bartons and the Pesters, began coming to the rodeo, and in 2002, Marlene’s daughter, Pam, and her family, husband Kirk Gallion and three daughters, attended.

Since then, even more family members have coming, including grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

They’ve made it a tradition, and they have specific places they stop on the way from their homes in Mahaska, Kan. “We usually meet on Thursday (of rodeo week) for breakfast at Scandia, or Belleville (Kan.), and we stop at Smith Center to have a snack and something to drink and let the dogs out to run.�

From there, they travel with their camper caravan to a campground in Phillipsburg, where they all hang out for the week.

The family eats breakfast together each day, and spends the days doing things in Phillipsburg. “We usually hit the grocery store a time or two. We try to take an hour or two, and cruise around Phillipsburg, to

Gallion, Taylor, Pester and Barton family members gather at the Phillipsburg rodeo grounds for their annual vacation last year. Each year the family travels from Mahaska, Kan., and other areas to spend two days at Kansas’ Biggest Rodeo Continued on page 17

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Clowning Around at the Rodeo HASTINGS, NEB. – If life had turned out just a little bit differently, John Harrison would be an accountant, sitting behind a desk pushing papers.

But thank heavens, he’s not.

Instead, the Soper, Okla. cowboy entertains rodeo fans across the nation with his trick riding, humor and walk and talk.

At a rodeo when he was six, he watched the trick riders and specialty acts entertain, and he was enthralled. “I was caught up in the glamour of it,” he remembers. “The crowd cheered for them, and they were the stars of the rodeo, and who everybody talked about when they left.”

So he began taking trick riding lessons, and his dad taught him to trick rope, in the dining room of the house.

“We tore up everything from tile and grout to plaster on the ceiling,” John laughs. “Mom was always yelling at us, and I was always knocking something down.”

By the time he was in college, he was already working rodeos. After graduating with a degree in agricultural business, he went straight into the rodeo world. In 1999 he became a member of the Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association.

He started with roman riding, trick riding, and trick roping, and added comedy to his repertoire. Now, he’s best known for his comedy and “walk and talk” banter with the announcer during each rodeo.

John grew up in the shadow of a legend, with world champion bull rider Freckles Brown as his granddad. But he never knew much about Freckles when he was a kid.

“I knew him more as granddad and not as a famous rodeo

figure. I learned more about him through rodeoing, and being around (announcers) Hadley Barrett and Clem McSpadden. Those guys would sit down and tell you stories.”

His granddad would often take John to the livestock sale barn, and John bought his first cow with him. When Freckles stepped away to get a cup of coffee, four year old John waved the bidding stick. “I bought two cows,” John says. His granddad “just laughed and hauled them back to the sale barn the next week.”

This will be the second year John has worked the Oregon Trail Rodeo. .

The Oregon Trail Rodeo at the Adams County Fairgrounds will take place August 30-September 1.

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Hastings College Rodeo Named Rodeo of the Year in Great Plains Region Hastings, Neb.) – The inaugural Bobby Gottsch Jr. Memorial Hastings College Rodeo, held at the Adams County Fairgrounds in Hastings April 26-27, was named Rodeo of the Year by members the Great Plains Region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association.

The region featured 10 rodeos this year, and representatives from 15 competing colleges and universities plus 10 event directors voted on the award following the final rodeo of the season at Dickinson State University May 3-4.

“When the announcement was made, they said we won in a landslide,” said Hastings College Rodeo Coach Justen Nokes. “That’s a testimony to the more than 3,000 fans who came out over the two days support it, everyone who was involved in organizing our first rodeo and the sponsors who helped make it happen.”

Nokes said planning is already underway for next year’s rodeo. “The feedback we’ve received from competitors, coaches and those who came to enjoy the rodeo has been overwhelmingly positive, but we’re looking to add some things and make it even better,” Nokes said.

Dates for next year’s rodeo will be announced once the Great Plains Region’s schedule is set.

Also at the final regional rodeo of the season, Hastings College rodeo team member Richard Coats qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo in steer wrestling. This makes back-to-back years Coats has qualified for nationals. Only the top three competitors from each of college rodeo’s 11 regions can qualify for nationals, putting the senior business major from Hastings in an elite group.

The College National Finals Rodeo is scheduled for June 9-15, 2013, in Casper, Wyo. MyRuralTV, a unit of RFD-TV, produced a story about the Hastings College Rodeo team. In addition, RFD-TV filmed the entire Hastings College rodeo and will air a one-hour special in June.

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WCC Provides Glimpse of Rodeo's Future COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Bareback rider J.R. Vezain is thrilled to be part of the PRCA’s newest creation – the Wrangler Champions Challenge.

“I love the title they picked for it,” said Vezain, who is ranked No. 1 in the world standings. “This is the new wave of rodeo, I think.”

The Wrangler Champions Challenge series pits 10 top competitors in each event along with the best livestock, in a made-for-TV event to be aired on Great American Country (GAC).

Bennett Gooch, the Redding Rodeo Committee chairman for 12 years, said his group is honored to host the first Wrangler Champions Challenge.

“It’s been a long journey, but it’s all coming together,” he said. “From a marketing standpoint, this has been great.

This gives you the opportunity to have every reigning world champion at your event and that’s not something that happens very often.”

Gooch said representatives from “10 to 15” rodeo committees from around the country are expected to attend the Wrangler Champions Challenge in Redding, with the idea of hosting their own event in the series in 2014.

“We’ve had a lot of conversations with a lot of committees around the country,” Gooch said. “The interest is out there.”

Trevor Brazile, the biggest name in rodeo and a 17-time world champion, said he’s encouraged by the amount of interest and the format itself.

“If the right rodeos get behind it, and there’s a constant level of excitement, this could be a great thing,” Brazile said.

“It has great potential.”

Brazile said he’s glad this type of event has been created.

“You’ve got to put the best guys in front of the fans,” he said. “I like to play golf but I don’t get to play on TV with Tiger Woods; he plays with the best golfers and I think we need to do that, too.”

Vezain figures the format – there are three more in the Wrangler Champions Challenge series, from Sept. 18 to Oct. 31 – will attract more rodeo fans.

“People will be able to follow it easier, and know who’s competing from week to week,” he said. “Fans will learn who we are and get to know their favorites easier.”

Vezain, who won three rodeos in two April weekends to climb to the top of the world standings, is fast becoming one of those favorites. He appeared on rodeo’s biggest stage at the 2012 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, where he followed up his 2011 PRCA Resistol Rookie of the Year campaign by finishing fourth in the world standings.

While the Wrangler NFR is every cowboy’s dream, Vezain said the Wrangler Champions Challenge one-day format will be exciting.

“These one-headers are a blast,” he said. “You get the top guys and the top bucking horses together and it’ll be awesome. It’s kind of a preview for the Finals. Whichever dog has the best day will be the winner. I can’t wait to be there.”

The Wrangler Champions Challenge has received commitments from six reigning PRCA World Champions: All-Around Cowboy Brazile, Bareback Rider Kaycee Feild, Steer Wrestler Luke Branquinho, Team Roper (Heeler) Jade Corkill, Saddle Bronc Rider Jesse Wright and Tie-down Roper Tuf Cooper.

Team Roper (Header) Chad Masters and Bull Rider Cody Teel had signed to compete, but are injured.

The Wrangler Champions Challenge is comprised of the top seven from last year’s world standings in each event and the host rodeo’s defending champion, as well as the leaders of the 2013 world standings and the 2013 Wrangler Million Dollar Tour standings as they appear 30 days before the event.

Gooch has created a VIP area at the Redding Rodeo Grounds for visiting rodeo committees, so those representatives “can mingle with each other and watch the action.”

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FROM CHEM LAB TO RODEO ARENA Continued from page 5 audience in the classroom, and he knows how to add just the right amount of seriousness and fun into a class and it makes it great.” Elkanah knows that liking calculus makes a person a math nerd. “You have to embrace the fact that if you’re sitting in that (calculus class) seat, you’re a nerd, and he understands that. With the kind of comedy we throw out, you can only understand if you’re smart, and that’s what makes it the best part.”

Last year, Elkanah also took part in the International Space Settlement Design Competition at NASA in Houston. Students were given 21 hours to design a business proposal for building a space station to orbit the moon. It was mentally taxing, Elkanah said, but good for him. “I was thoroughly exhausted, but looking back, it was a really good opportunity to see what it was like.”

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Elkanah Riley, a self-proclaimed “science geek,” used what he learned in chemistry class to dye his and his friends’ western shirts at a “tie dye party” held after the Harrison, Neb. high school rodeo in 2012. career in aeronautical engineering, and he hopes to be accepted to the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. He’s received two nominations, one from Representative Adrian Smith and a second from Senator Ben Nelson, and he has fulfilled all other obligations. If he attends the Academy, he’ll compete on the rodeo team there.

What drives him? He likes to win, but he also likes the sense of accomplishment. “You only live once, so you need to make the best of what happens, every day. You want to look back and say, you did everything you could.”

Elkanah, whose name is from the first chapter of First Samuel in the Bible, has competed at the Nebraska State High School Finals Rodeo in Hastings three years, and looks to go back again in all three of his events in June.

He didn’t grow up in a rodeo family; his mother was a farm girl, and his dad was from Seattle. At age five, he wanted a horse, and neighbors Brad and April Harms promised him, when he was eight, they’d help him learn to ride. So, two weeks after his eighth birthday, April called Elkanah’s mom from a horse sale, and said, “Bring the checkbook.

He’s got his horse.” They have helped him learn to ride and have mentored him through rodeo.

And when he watches The Big Bang Theory, he often recognizes the science things written on the white boards in the background. “Sometimes I can look at a white board (on the show) and know, ‘Oh, we’re going over that in class.’ As far as the things they find funny, I can relate, because you know what they’re talking about.” But unlike the guys on the show, Elkanah gets the girls every time. “Yeah, right,” he chuckles.

He is a member of the National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, and is a Junior Leader of Archery in 4-H. He is the son of Shawn and Kim Riley.

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RODEO BRINGS FAMILY TOGETHER Continued from page 9 check out the town and see what it’s like.” They also make sure to get one of the free rodeo caps given out during the Friday night of rodeo.

“Everybody has their collection of caps. I keep mine in the camper so I have them all.”

Last year, 22 of the family members were together for their Phillipsburg rodeo vacation, and this year, there will be another one. Kirk and Pam’s first grandchild, a daughter, will celebrate her first birthday during the rodeo. “That’ll be a fun experience for all of us, to have her there.”

Their time spent at Kansas’ Biggest Rodeo is a chance to get to know their step-dad’s kids and families. “My step-dad is 86, and we’re just happy he’s still able to go, to drive the camper. Of course everybody helps out, but we feel blessed that he can do that. We all enjoy it, and because of him, we’ve all been together. I’d have never known Rich’s side, if Mom and Rich hadn’t brought us together.

We all consider ourselves family, even though we’re not all blood.”

And Phillipsburg is a wonderful place to visit, she says. “It’s such a welcoming community, no matter where we’ve gone, and what we’ve done. From the people Mom deals with, in buying tickets, anywhere we’ve gone.”

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New Pens for Animals North Platte, Neb. – New and updated pens await the return of horses, bulls, calves and steers at the Wild West Arena in North Platte.

Thanks in part to a grant from the North Platte/Lincoln Co. Visitors Bureau, updates were done on the pens behind the bucking chutes at the rodeo grounds.

The work has been part of a three-stage plan, said Buffalo Bill Rodeo Chairman Jack Morris. “The existing pens were over forty years old, and we’ve been in the process the last three years of upgrading those.” This year’s improvements include moving the loading chute to the south side of the pens, adding another pen for horses and bulls, and installing new seven-rail permanent fencing around the perimeter of the pens.

Morris said the improvements will benefit rodeo animals and personnel. “We are always looking for ways to insure the safety of the stock and personnel that produce our rodeo. This was one of the priority projects we are glad to have completed.”

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Dustin announced on May 16th that he is retiring to pursue other business accepts. Rodeo Nebraska wants to send out best wishes to Dustin and we are looking forward to following his new endeavors and coaching positions.

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2013 Barrel Racing Schedule May 27 June 8 22

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Rhinestones and Rodeo North Platte, Neb. – Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, or so the saying goes.

But for rodeo queens, beauty is more than skin deep; it involves horsemanship skills, modeling talents, smarts, and thinking on your feet.

And for about a half-dozen girls each June in North Platte, the pressure is on to not only have that pretty face, but to be knowledgeable about horses, rodeo, current events, and to be a quick thinker.

Each year NebraskaLandDays (NLD) hosts the annual Miss Rodeo Nebraska queen pageant, crowning the winner during the Buffalo Bill Rodeo. It takes countless hours and a couple dozen volunteers to put on the competition and see to it that everything goes smoothly.

The pageant runs for four days and pageant participants, ages 19 to 26 are judged in the categories of general knowledge, horsemanship, personality, and appearance.

They take a graded written test, and do horsemanship and personality interviews.

The public is invited to the speeches and horsemanship contests, and the girls spend the four days with many activities. “They attend NebraskalandDays events, interviews, radio and television interviews, the competition events,” said pageant chairman Cindy Petersen. “It’s a busy, busy schedule.”

And the committee arranges everything, from food, to transportation, to scholarships, and the events. One evening is designated as a “fun evening” at a local home, and the girls can play sand volleyball. “That’s the one down night the girls have,” Petersen said. “Other than that, they are kept extremely busy.”

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Rhinestones and Rodeo Continued from page 22 As many as twenty out-of-state rodeo queens attend NLD. Host homes are provided for the queens, as is transportation.

Nebraska has one of the strongest rodeo queen programs in the nation, says Petersen. She’s been involved with the Miss Rodeo Nebraska Association for ten years and chairman for eight, and she credits the volunteers with the program’s strength. “There are so many people who put time and effort into this program, and that’s what makes it so successful.”

Sometimes there is a misconception that queens are just a pretty face, but that’s not true, Petersen said. These girls “are the whole package. They are extremely wellpoised, very smart, and they speak well about rodeo and the western way of life. It’s so much more than a beauty pageant.

Rodeo queen pageants are beneficial for girls, too. “A pageant prepares these girls for life in general: your p.r. skills, your ability to deal with pressure and stress, your ability to speak well and convey your message to people.

They’ll put on 35,000 miles a year (traveling to rodeos).

They’re well-traveled, well-spoken young women.”

And Petersen grows to love them. “It’s extremely gratifying to watch them grow up and mature in the year and a half they are Miss Rodeo Nebraska, and to watch them go into the professional world. They’re like my daughters.

I always kid around with them, that when they become Miss Rodeo Nebraska, I give them a leopard colored house

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“A good Miss Rodeo Nebraska has a beautiful smile and a heart as big as Nebraska, a willingness to go out and meet people, and be passionate about what she believes in, which is rodeo and the western way of life.”

The Miss Teen Rodeo Nebraska pageant is held at the same time as the Miss Rodeo Nebraska pageant. Miss Teen Rodeo Nebraska is crowned at the queen’s breakfast the morning of the first day of the Buffalo Bill Rodeo.

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Samantha Chytka Nebraskan born and raised! My name is Samantha Chytka (kit-ka) but everyone calls me Sam. I’m the 23 year old daughter of Ron and Cheri Chytka. I have an older sister Amanda and a younger brother Collin. We grew up in Broken Bow, Nebraska where we learned valuable life lessons and what it means to be part of a family.

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I qualified for the Nebraska High School Rodeo State Finals all four years and I was the High School rodeo queen in 2007. My senior year I ended 7th in the Pole Bending and 5th in the Goat Tying. Then I headed off to Hastings College where I was one of the first inaugural rodeo team members. I competed all four years in Barrel Racing and Goat Tying. (Every now and then I attempted Breakaway) My senior year I was consistent on my horse Blue and we finished 6th in the regional standings for the Great Plains Region. When I graduated I was the first four year rodeo member to graduate from Hastings College and I also graduated with academic distinction.

My college degree is in Human Services Administration and I have a minor in Psychology. One day I would like to use my skills and develop an Animal Assisted Therapy Program. The program will work with troubled and disadvantaged youth using the powers of working with horses.

What I’ve learned from my own experiences of working with horses is how to communicate in other ways as well as how to be a caring and responsible individual.

As I’m representing this state as Miss Rodeo Nebraska 2013 I want to promote my ROSE Program. “Rodeo Offers Self-Esteem” Rodeo has been a huge part of my life and has taught me so much about myself and others. I want to provide this atmosphere not just for the young or elderly but for everyone. Rodeo is a family that is part of our past, our present, and I’m going to make sure it’s part of our future!

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Karlie Osborne Karlie Rose Osborne is the 16 year old daughter of Bill and the late Laura Osborne of Hershey. She will be a junior this fall at Hershey High School. She would like to remind everyone that life is too short to be anything but happy, so no matter the situation you are put in, make the best of it, and get out there and Make Memories!

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Miss Rodeo NE & Miss Teen Rodeo NE Contestants Meet the Miss Rodeo Nebraska 2014 Contestants Dakota Clough, the 20 year old daughter of Chad and Tania Perlinger and Jim Clough, is from Ogallala, Nebraska. She is currently attending Eastern Wyoming College majoring in Veterinary Science. She also has attended Chadron State College and has been on the Dean’s List at both colleges. She would like to continue her education at Colorado State University to become a large animal vet and eventually open her own clinic. Her special interests include volleyball, tennis, 4-H, and church. Dakota would like to be Miss Rodeo Nebraska 2014 to promote the sport of rodeo and the State of Nebraska. Her goal is to portray a positive role model for little girls in Nebraska.

Tashonna Frye, 20 years old, calls Harrisburg, Nebraska home. She is the 20 year old daughter of Greg and Jenna Frye.

She has attended Western Nebraska Community College. She would like to become a Pampered Chef Director, marry “Mr. Right”, and raise a family on a working cattle ranch. Her activities include piano, guitar, singing, dancing, coloring, spending time with family and friends and horseback riding. She would like to be Miss Rodeo Nebraska 2014 to proudly represent the great sport of rodeo and to speak with young women to encourage them to be self confident. Tashonna’s life mission is to raise awareness concerning abortion and see Roe Vs. Wade overturned.

Gina Jespersen, from Scottsbluff, Nebraska, is the 24 year old daughter of Don and Joni Jespersen. She currently attends Black Hills State University majoring in Early Childhood Education COOP BHSU and Elementary Education. After earning her Masters degree her goal is to become an elementary teacher in a rural community. She is a member of SDSU NCAA Division 1 Equestrian Team and SDSU Student Athlete Advisory Committee. She is involved in multiple community service activities, is an AQHYA World Show Qualifier, and 4-H member. Gina enjoys time with her twin, dancing, and reading.

Her mission is to aid in the personal growth and success of young children. She would like to be Miss Rodeo Nebraska 2014 to showcase the qualities of Nebraska and proudly promote Nebraska’s rodeo legacy.

Emily Taylor is the 23 year old daughter of Rick and Karen Arkfeld. She hails from Battle Creek, Nebraska. She is currently a senior at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln majoring in Agricultural Journalism and Public Relations. Her career goal is to work in Social Media/Public Relations revolving around rodeo and agriculture. She is a member of the UNL Western and English Equestrian Team, and is an assistant 4-H horse leader. She trains horses and gives horse lessons. Emily likes to read, write, do Pinterest activities, attend horse shows and rodeos, and spend time with family and friends. She would like to be Miss Rodeo Nebraska 2014 to fulfill her dream of representing the State of Nebraska, the sport of rodeo and promoting agriculture.

Meet the Miss Teen Rodeo Nebraska 2013 Contestants Robin Ferguson hails from Gordon, Nebraska and is the 15 year old daughter of Robert and Kris Ferguson. She will complete the ninth grade in May at Gordon-Rushville High School.

She would like to obtain her bachelors degree and pursue a career in dental hygiene. Her goals are to compete in rodeo and queen contests and one day compete and win the title of Miss Rodeo America. Robin’s interests include riding and training horses, 4-H and FFA public speaking, running, trap shooting, basketball, rodeo, and family. Her goal is to use her power and talents to further her education and excel with her horse. She would like to be Miss Teen Rodeo Nebraska 2013 to educate and inspire rodeo spectators to become life-long fans and to reach out to children to excite them about rodeo and the positive influence it can have on their lives.

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Jennaya Frye is the 16 year old daughter of Greg and Jenna Frye of Harrisburg, Nebraska.

She is currently attending Frye Home School and is a Sophomore. She would like to become a veterinary assistant or diesel mechanic and would like to train roping horses. Her activities include singing and country-western dancing, horses, and wrestling and roping calves at brandings. She also is active in community service. Jennaya’s mission is to bring honor and gratitude to Veterans by making people aware that our freedoms are not free. A goal is to visit and entertain in Veterans Homes. She would like to be Miss Teen Rodeo Nebraska 2013 to share her love for rodeo and the western way of life.

Riyatta Frye is the 18 year old daughter of Greg and Jenna Frye of Harrisburg, Nebraska.

She is a 2013 high school graduate. She plans to attend college and study agri-business. She would like to ranch and raise quality cattle and purebred quarter horses. Riyatta’s special interests include entertaining at Veteran’s Homes, 4-H horse and dog projects, breaking and training colts, playing guitar and piano, singing and writing songs, country dancing, and family activities. She would like to encourage America’s youth to accept individuality with confidence and learn from their mistakes. She would like to be Miss Teen Rodeo Nebraska 2013 to have more opportunities to promote rodeo across the State.

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Classifieds Schools/Clinics Jimmie Munroe Barrel Racing Clinic, 11 Times NFR World Qualifier, June 14,15,16 2013 in Fremont, Ne. Tuition; $200.00Fri. and Sat. www.barrelracers limited.com Donna Rankin 402-419-0191 Bill Huber Calf Roping clinic, Fremont, NE, June 14, 2013, 8- 4 pm fremont youthrodeo.net 402-419-0191 Help Wanted WANTING WORK WITH HORSES! Exercising on lung line or under saddle, grooming, cleaning stalls, etc. Life time experience with horses. Willing to relocate. Call Jeff Muck at 785-697-2264 Events Webster Co. Fair & Rodeo, July 25, 26 & 27th, 2013, Bladen, Ne., 7:30PM all 3 nights. With nightly purchase of rodeo ticket enjoy beef BBQ on the 25th, pork BBQ on the 26th and demo derby on the 27th. Friday night is Tough Enough to Wear Pink. Dance to WestWind Band the 26 & 27th after the rodeo! www.webster countyfair.com

Events - cont’d Sheridan Co. Fair and Rodeo, July 2027th, 2013. Rodeo, fair, carnival and queen contest! Ranch Rodeo, July 26th at 7:30pm. Open Rodeo, July 27th at 1:00pm. Restless Heart Concert, July 27th at 7:30pm, Join the fun, for more information; www.sheridancountyfairan drodeo.com. facebook.com/pages/ Sheridan-County-Fair-Rodeo Nebraska Sandhills Cowboy Hall of Fame Inductees Banquet, June 15th. 4:00PMMeet and Greet- followed by Awards, Dinner and Entertainment. $25.00 per ticket. www.sandshillscowboy.com Rodney Palmer 402-387-2212 Cattle Capital Rodeo, July 5&6, 2013 in Alliance, Ne. Perf. at 7:00PM both Evenings ($750.00 Added money) Steer Roping, July 5th, following slack at 9:00AM ($500.00 Added money) Fun for the entire Family! Jay Johnson 308-7607851 www.rodeonebraska.com www.rodeonebraska.com www.rodeonebraska.com

Events - cont’d Camp Clark Stampede, July 4&5, 2013 in Bridgeport, Ne. Perf. at 7:30PM both Evenings. Dance to Borderline Band following rodeo on the 4th! Super Fireworks display both evenings! Wild Horse Races both days! For more information: Clint Sterkel 308-279-0971 Tack/Supplies Cleveland Equine is your #1 Dealer for all RES Equine Products. We offer a full line of quality leg protection for your horse.

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No Obstacle Too Much for High Palmer, Neb. – People love hanging around Wyatt Bader.

It’s partly because he’s so positive, and partly because he loves to be around people.

And whatever he’s involved in, he does it to his full extent.

Wyatt, a 16 year old cowboy from Palmer, Neb., is a high school rodeo contestant who has Down’s Syndrome. But that’s only an obstacle for everybody else, not him.

He competes in the cutting, a competition involving riding a specially trained horse trained to separate individual animals from a cattle herd. He is a wrestler for the Palmer High School team, is in FFA, and is water boy for the football team. He shows hogs and cattle in 4-H, and is on the Special Olympics team, participating in track, golf, basketball, and volleyball.

Wyatt’s parents, Kirk and Crissy Bader, have never treated him differently than their other children, son Regan, who is 18, and daughter Concey, age twelve. And Regan, who is 18 months older, has been the one who pushed Wyatt in rodeo. When Wyatt first learned to cut, his dad, Kirk, and granddad, Gary Bader, were protective, but Regan knew how tough his brother was. “Regan said, ‘He’s not going to hurt anything, just get on (the horse),’” Crissy said.

Regan, a senior at Palmer High, competes in the team roping and cutting. He and Wyatt are close. “Regan is a good coach for him,” Crissy said. But like typical siblings, “they fight and play and do everything together.”

Wyatt has won buckles at high school rodeos in Nelson, Crawford, and Bassett. But the best part of rodeo for him, Crissy says, is the friends he has made. “Everybody in the rodeo family is really good with him. You give him a compliment or a boost, and it goes a long way with him.” www.rodeonebraska.com

He’s not shy, either. “He knows everybody. He gets hugs from all the girls,” Crissy laughed.

And the kids like to hang around him, because Wyatt is able to put winning and losing in perspective. “He’s competitive, but he still has a good time even if he doesn’t score the highest. That’s helped some of the other kids, too. People get down on themselves if they don’t do well.

Sometimes Wyatt doesn’t do perfectly, but he still comes out with a smile.”

Wyatt looks up to his big brother Regan, who has added responsibility in watching out for him. But Regan doesn’t mind. “It’s all right. According to Wyatt, I’m the only number one brother he has.” And the Baders enjoy the joke Wyatt doesn’t even realize he’s made, when he says he looks up to Regan. Regan stands six feet three inches, and Wyatt is five feet three.

Wyatt and Regan are on track to compete again at the Nebraska State High School Finals Rodeo in Hastings June 20-22. And whether Wyatt wins or loses, he’ll have a smile on his face and he’ll be surrounded with friends.

Wyatt, his dad, Kirk Bader (left), and his granddad, Gary Bader (on the right), watch the action in the practice pen.

Wyatt competes in the Nebraska High School Rodeo Association. www.rodeonebraska.com

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