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Schedules / Features & Stories
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Schedules
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PRCA Badlands Circuit Schedule PRCA Prairie Circuit 2011 NSRA Schedule 2011 MSRA Schedule 2011 PBR Touring Pro Division Schedule 2011 PBR Built Ford Tough Series Schedule PBR Television Schedule Bullriders of America Northern Bull Riding Tour 2011 Extreme Bulls / WPRT Schedule 2011 Nebraska Barrel Horse Association Schedule NHSRA Schedule Nebraska Youth Rodeo Events for Jr. Rodeos 2012 Miss Rodeo Nebraska Pageant Schedule
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PRCA Badlands Circuit Schedule
PRCA Sturgis Wild West Days
Sturgis
SD
6/17/2011
6/18/2011
Crazy Horse Stampede
Crazy Horse
SD
6/18/2011
6/19/2011
Crystal Springs Ranch Rodeo
Clear Lake
SD
6/23/2011
6/25/2011
Beaver Valley Horse Clubrodeo
Strasburg
ND
6/25/2011
6/26/2011
Roughrider Days Rodeo
Dickinson
ND
6/30/2011
7/2/2011
Mandan Rodeo Days
Mandan
ND
7/2/2011
7/4/2011
Sitting Bull Stampede
Mobridge
SD
7/2/2011
7/4/2011
Black Hills Round-Up
Belle Fourche
SD
7/2/2011
7/4/2011
Killdeer Mountain Roundup Rodeo
Killdeer
ND
7/3/2011
7/4/2011
Capitol Legends Prca Rodeo
Fort Pierre
SD
7/4/2011
7/5/2011
Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo
Mitchell
SD
7/14/2011
7/17/2011
Deadwood Days Of 76 Rodeo
Deadwood
SD
7/28/2011
7/30/2011
PRCA Prairie Circuit Schedule
PRCA Beef Empire Days Prca Rodeo
Garden City
KS
6/9/2011
6/11/2011
Buffalo Bill Rodeo
North Platte
NE
6/15/2011
6/18/2011
Days Of 56 Prca Rodeo
Ponca
NE
6/24/2011
6/25/2011
Killdeer Mountain Roundup Rodeo
Killdeer
ND
7/3/2011
7/4/2011
Old West Trail Rodeo
Crawford
NE
7/3/2011
7/4/2011
Cushing Community Rodeo
Cushing
OK
7/8/2011
7/9/2011
Kansas Largest Night Rodeo
Pretty Prairie
KS
7/20/2011
7/23/2011
Woodward Elks Rodeo
Woodward
OK
7/20/2011
7/23/2011
Wahoo Saddle Club Prca Rodeo
Wahoo
NE
7/21/2011
7/23/2011
Barber County Fair And Rodeo
Hardtner
KS
7/22/2011
7/23/2011
Nebraska S Big Rodeo
Burwell
NE
7/27/2011
7/27/2011
Nebraska A Big Rodeo
Burwell
NE
7/28/2011
7/30/2011
Scotts Bluff County Fair& Rodeo
Mitchell
NE
7/29/2011
7/30/2011
Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo
Abilene
KS
8/4/2011
8/6/2011
Kansas Biggest Rodeo
Phillipsburg
KS
8/4/2011
8/6/2011
Phil Gardenhire Prca Rodeo
Poteau
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Rodeo is Tribute to Wild West Show Hall of Fame rodeo is Buffalo Bill tradition The Buffalo Bill Rodeo has always been a tribute to the western show that was popularized more than a century ago by North Platte’s adopted son and showman, Buffalo Bill Cody. And when the rodeo stampedes into the Buffalo Bill Arena June 15-18, Cody would be proud of the longevity and strength of the four day event. Inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame, the Buffalo Bill Rodeo will feature over 500 cowboys and cowgirls competing in seven events: bareback riding, steer wrestling, saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping, team roping, women’s barrel racing, and bull riding. In addition to rodeo competition, fans will be entertained by the One Arm Bandit, John Payne. The Shidler, Okla. resident, who lost an arm in an accident, rides a horse by steering with his knees, as he cracks a bullwhip and moves animals – bison, longhorn-watusi steers, among others, up a specially designed ramp to the top of his trailer and truck. Bullfighters Greg Rumohr, Rio Vista, Texas, and Quirt Hunt, North Platte, Neb., will work the bull riding, distracting bulls so riders can scramble to safety after each eight second ride. Ted Kimzey, Strong City, Okla., will serve as barrelman. North Platte native Hadley Barrett will call the action at the Buffalo Bill Rodeo, along with Randy Corley. Barrett, who is as much a tradition at the rodeo as anything else, has been part of the event since 1964. Corley has worked with his father-in –law since 1982.
Rodeo chairman Marty Petersen enjoys the rodeo’s ties to Buffalo Bill. “That’s the fun part, to be able to carry on Buffalo Bill’s tradition and the western lifestyle. That’s part of the reason we put on a quality show each year.” Buffalo Bill, impersonated by Bruce Richman of North Platte, kicks off each night of rodeo by riding into the arena, shooting off a pistol, and announcing the kick off of “Buffalo Bill’s The Buffalo Bill Rodeo is Wild West and Congress one of 16 rodeos inducted into of Rough Riders of the the PRCA’s Hall of Fame in World.” 2008. It began in the 1800’s Rodeo tickets are avail- and was called the Old Glory able through the Blowout. Photo by George Nebraskaland Days office Hipple Photography. at 888-313-5606, online at www.nebraskalanddays.com, or at the gate. General admission tickets are $13 for adults and $7 for children. A fan pass good for all four nights of rodeo is $45. For more information, visit www.nebraskalanddays.com.
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Nebraska State Rodeo Schedule
NSRA May 28-29 May 28-29 May 28-29 June 3-4 June 3-4 June 4-5 June 10-11 June 10-11 June 17-18 June 18-19 June 18-19 June 24-26 June 24-26 June 24-26 July 25-26 June 27-28 July July July July July July July
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July July July July July July July
15-17 15-17 17 19-20 21 21-22 22-23
Triangle Rodeo Club 47th Annual Rodeo; Greensburg, KS Ft. Wallace Rodeo; Wallace, KS Rodeo Rocks the Fort Rodeo; Ft. Collins, CO Overton Rodeo; Overton, NE Park Rodeo; Park, KS Wilsonville Rodeo; Wilsonville, NE Lexington Rodeo; Lexington, NE Plainville Saddle Club Rodeo; Plainville, KS Eddyville Rodeo; Eddyville, NE Sandhills Memorial Rodeo; Thedford, NE Woodchopper Jamboree & Rodeo; Encampment, WY Wolbach Rodeo; Wolbach, NE Clearwater Chamber of Commerce Rodeo; Clearwater, NE Seven Valley Rodeo; Callaway, NE Thomas County Fair Rodeo; Colby, KS Bertrand Chamber of Commerce Rodeo; Bertrand, NE 22nd Annual Stuart Rodeo; Stuart, NE Sutherland Rodeo; Sutherland, NE Brush Rodeo Association Rodeo; Brush, CO Gothenburg Rodeo; Gothenburg, NE Camp Clarke Stampede; Bridgeport, NE Cattle Capital Rodeo; Alliance, NE 27th Annual McCracken Rodeo; McCracken, KS Summerfest Rodeo; O'Neill, NE Nuckolls Co. Rodeo; Nelson, NE Rawlins County Fair Rodeo; Atwood, KS Webster County Fair & Rodeo; Bladen, NE Kearney County Saddle Club Rodeo; Lakin, KS Greeley Rodeo; Greeley, NE Burke Stampede Rodeo; Burke, SD Stockville Rodeo; Stockville, NE Hays Rodeo; Hays, KS Oakley Rodeo; Oakley, KS Furnas County Rodeo; Beaver City, NE Sheridan County Rodeo Hoxie, KS
Furnas County Fair & Rodeo July 21 & 22
MSRA & NSRA Approved Performance Times 8:00 pm each night Event Include: • Bullriding • Saddle Bronc • Barebacks • Calf Roping • Team Roping • Ladies Breakaway • Barrels • Steer Wrestling Ticket Prices:
Adults $5.00 • 6-12 $2.00 • 5 & Under FREE For more information contact Cory Tegtman at 308-868-3395 46903
July 22-23 July 22-24 July 25-26 July 27 July 29-30 July 30-31 July 30-31 Aug. 6-7 Aug. 6-7 Aug. 6-7 Aug. 10-11 Aug. 11-12 Aug. 13-14 Aug. 13-14 Aug. 19-20 Aug. 20 Aug. 20-21 Aug. 25-27 Aug. 27-28 Sept. 3 Sept. 9-11
14th Annual Platte River Rodeo; Saratoga, WY Winner Elk's 42nd Annual CCHS Benefit Rodeo; Winner, SD Cheyenne County Fair & Rodeo; Sidney, NE Dundy County Fair & Rodeo; Benkelman, NE Mason City Rodeo; Mason City, NE Red Willow Co. Rodeo; McCook, NE Leoti Rodeo; Leoti, KS Bartlett Rodeo; Bartlett, NE Garden Co. Fair Rodeo; Lewellen, NE Sioux County Fair & Rodeo; Harrison, NE Carbon County Stampede; Rawlins, WY Holt County Fair & Rodeo; Chambers, NE Ogallala Roundup Rodeo; Ogallala, NE Bennett Co. Fair & Rodeo; Martin, SD Atkinson Lions Club Rodeo; Atkinson, NE Hyannis Rodeo; Hyannis, NE White River Rodeo; White River, SD Nebraska's Biggest Little Rodeo; Stapleton, NE Keya Paha County Fair & Rodeo; Norden, NE Trenton Riverside Arena Rodeo; Trenton, NE NSRA Finals; North Platte, NE
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Mid-States Rodeo Schedule
MSRA June 3-4 June 3-4 June 4-5 June 10-11 June 10-11 June 16-17 June 17-18 June18-19 June 24-25 June 24-25 June 24 & 26 June 24-26 June 24-26 June 27-28 July 1-2 July 2-4 July 3-4 July 3-4 July 3-4 July 5-8 July 7-8 July 7-9 July 8-9 July 8-9 July 8-9 July 11-12 July 14-16 July 15-17
Tekamah NE Overton NE Wilsonville NE Plainville KS Lexington NE Clarkson NE Eddyville NE Thedford NE Wisner NE Irene SD Callaway NE Clearwater NE Wolbach NE Bertrand NE Stuart NE Sutherland NE Whiting IA Interior SD Gothenburg NE Madison NE Alliance NE Wall SD O'Neill NE Fremont NE Woodbine IA Nelson Bladen NE Burke SD
July 15-17 July 15-17 July 17th July 21-22 July 22-23 July 22-24 July 22-23 July 29-30 July 29-30 July 30th July 30-31 August 5th August 5-6 August 6th August 6-7 August 11-12 August 13-14 August 13-14 August 19-20 August 19-20 August 19-21 August 19-21 August 26-27 August 27-28 September 3-4 September 3-5 September 16-18
Greeley NE Walthill NE Stockville NE Beaver City NE S Souix City NE Winner SD Pawnee City NE Arlington NE Elwood NE Crete NE McCook NE Moville IA Springfield NE Winnebago MN Bartlett NE Chambers NE Scotland SD Martin SD Valentine NE Aktinson NE Gordon NE White River SD Stapleton NE Norden NE Wagner NE Johnstown NE M-SRA Finals
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Bertrand Rodeo Mon., June 27 29thth&&Tues. Tues.June June 28 30thth Mon. June Monday, June 27 29 ~ 8 p.m. 1st Performance Bertrand Rodeo Tuesday, June 28 30 ~ 2 p.m. Parade • 8 p.m. 2nd Performance Bertrand Rodeo
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June 10-11 WinStar American Heritage; Ardmore, OK June 11 13th Annual Brent Thurman Memorial; Bastrop, TX June 17 50th Annual Stonewall Peach Jamboree; Stonewall, TX June 17 Evergreen Rodeo; Evergreen, CO June 17-18 RMEF Big Bull Tour; Huntsville, AL June 17-18 Bismarck, ND June 24 Cord McCoy; Atlantic, IA June 23-24 Cedar Park; TX June 25 San Antonio, TX June 24-25 Mike White Invitational; Lake Charles, LA June 25 Binford, ND June 30 "Best of the West"; St. Paul, OR July 1 Wimberly, TX July 1-2 Slick Rock; Rocksprings, TX July 2-3 Battle on Bull Mountain; Tidioute, PA July 1-3 Park Rapids, MN July 4 Fury on the Fourth; Giddings, TX July 4 Cal Ranch Presents the Dickies Northwest; West Jordan, UT July 4 Lancaster, CA July 8 Ross Coleman Invitational; San Antonio, TX July 9 Gonzales, TX July 8-9 RMEF Big Bull; Ft. Myers, FL July 9 Buckin In the Ozarks; Springdale, AR July 16 Red Bluff, CA July 15-16 McKennon Wimberley Benefit; Weatherford, TX
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Salinas, CA Star Valley; Afton, WY Thunder on Hooves; Thief River Falls, MN Livingston Classic; Livingston, MT Western Plains Chute - Out; Goodland, KS Big Sky, MT Fiesta Stock Horse Show & Rodeo; Santa Barbara, CA Aug. 4 Rifle, CO Aug. 9 Dickies Northwest; Missoula, MT Aug. 10 Wiley Petersen Shoshone Bannock; Fort Hall, ID Aug. 13 Cowboy Capital; Prescott, AZ Aug. 12-13 Sulphur Springs, TX Aug. 20 Del Mar, CA Aug. 26 Molalla, OR Aug. 26 Lancaster, CA Aug. 27 Molalla, OR Sept. 2-3 Central Texas State Fair; Belton, TX Sept. 3 Hollister, CA Sept. 2-3 Jerome Davis; Archdale, NC Sept. 4 Rocky Mountain Bull Bash; Steamboat Springs, CO Sept. 10 Invitational; Albuquerque, NM Sept. 12-13 US Bank Pendleton; Pendleton, OR Sept. 17 Fredericksburg, TX Sept. 24 Santa Fe, NM Oct. 24 Las Vegas, NV
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Built Ford Tough Series Schedule
PBR July 29-30 Aug 5-7 Aug 12-13 Aug 19-20 Sep 9-10 Sep 16-18 Sep 23-24 Sep 30-Oct 1
Oct 7–8 Oct 14-15 Oct 26-30
The WinStar World Casino Invitational; Thackerville,OK Stanley Tools and Security Invitational Presented by Cooper Tires; Billings,MT Express Classic ; Tulsa,OK Bass Pro Shops Shootout; San Antonio,TX Milwaukee Invitational Presented by Cooper Tires; Milwaukee,WI PFIwestern.com Invitational Presented By Bass Pro Shops; Springfield,MO DEWALT Guaranteed Tough Invitational; Wichita,KS Troy-Bilt Invitational Presented by Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse; Charlotte,NC Hartford Invitational Presented by Cooper Tires; Hartford,CT Cooper Tires Invitational; Columbus,OH Built Ford Tough World Finals; Las Vegas,NV
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Cowboy Hats and Boots for German Student Foreign exchange student gets a taste of rodeo When Jan ter Horst leaves Nebraska after his year as a foreign exchange student, the German native will own a cowboy hat and a pair of cowboy boots. Two pairs, that is. Jan, an 18 year old high school student who lives with the Bump and Leesa Kraeger host family in Avoca, has turned into a rodeo competitor. He came to Nebraska in August of last year and joined the Kraegers, who own horses and cattle and compete in rodeo. Bump is a steer wrestler and sons Hoyt, 18, and Reed, 16, compete in high school rodeo. Youngest son Gage, 13, rides horses but doesn’t compete yet. Once he saw his host brothers steer wrestle and ride bucking horses, he was interested. “I thought it was crazy at first,” he remembers. “Why are they jumping on the steer? Why are they sitting on the horse while it is bucking? But the sport interested him and he decided to try it. He told himself, “even if you don’t like it, just try it. It looks pretty fun.” So he tried it. After learning how to steer wrestle from his host father, Bump, and attending two bronc riding schools, he has competed at high school rodeos in McCook, Burwell and Atkinson. So far, he’s gotten bucked off his bronc and hasn’t received a time in the steer wrestling. But it doesn’t matter how well Jan has done at rodeos. He loves the experience and will have stories to tell when he returns to Germany in June. He’s met a lot of people and has enjoyed it, and his goal is to win a buckle. “If I win a buckle, the experience and all I’ve done here, it’s worth
it. I will never forget this year.” After he returns to Berlin, Jan will finish his high school in Germany and will attend college either in Germany or in the U.S. He may earn a degree in business and marketing, and if he comes back to America, he’d like to rodeo. “I really like this country here,” he says. When Jan wears his hat and boots on the streets of Berlin, he’ll stand out, but he doesn’t mind. It’ll be a reminder of his time spent in Nebraska. “I’ve had a good year. It was exciting and fun.”
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All day Fremont Outdoor Exh 9am run 11am Exhibitions at 9:00 am run at 11:00 All day Lincoln Double Run 9am Exh, 11am run All day STATE FINALS Broken Bow All day STATE FINALS Broken Bow All day STATE FINALS Broken Bow 5:30 PM Lincoln 5:30pm Exh Run 7:15pm 8:45 AM Clarkson Double Run Exh 8:45 am Run 10am 6:00 PM Columbus Outdoor Exh 6pm Run 7pm 8:00 AM Fremont Outdoor Exh 8 am run 10am 8:00 AM Fremont Outdoor Exh 8am run 10am All day Lincoln 5:30pm Exh Run 7:15pm 5:00 PM Lincoln 5:30pm Exh Run 7:15pm Tentative Co-Sanction with Wyo. district 2 details TBA Kiplinger, Arena; McCook, NE Arena open at 5 pm exh 6pm jackpot at 7pm NABRS & NE4D Gothenburg Arena (HWY 47, north side of town, north of park & lake) Exh 7pm run at 7:30pm. Contact info: Marci Bartlett (308)440-1841 or Beth Baxter (308)440-3776. Bladen, Webster Co Fairgrounds. Exh 12pm, run at 1pm and second run 30 minutes after first run. NE 4D & NABRS. Contact Amelia Petska 402-984-2014. Stapleton Arena; Stapleton, NE All runs start at 1 pm. NABRS, NE 4D. Broken Bow, NE All Runs NE4D, NABRS approved and BBR approval pending Gothenburg Arena (HWY 47, north side of town, north of park & lake) Exh 7pm run at 7:30pm. Contact info: Marci Bartlett (308)440-1841 or Beth Baxter (308)440-3776. Broken Bow, NE All Runs NE4D, NABRS approved and BBR approval pending (depending on HS Finals) Kiplinger, Arena; McCook, NE Arena open at 5 pm exh 6pm jackpot at 7pm NABRS & NE4D Gothenburg Arena (HWY 47, north side of town, north of park & lake) Exh 7pm run at 7:30pm. Contact info: Marci Bartlett (308)440-1841 or Beth Baxter (308)440-3776. Cambridge, Roping Arena; Cambridge, NE Exh 10am run at 11am second to follow. NBHA, NBARS, NE4D. Co-Approved NE 4D runs. NABRS, 4D Broken Bow, NE All Runs NE4D, NABRS approved and BBR approval pending Kiplinger, Arena; McCook, NE
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North Platte Man to Work Rodeo A local man will work as bullfighter at the Buffalo Bill Rodeo in North Platte June 15-18. Quirt Hunt, who lives outside North Platte, grew up in Custer County, where he graduated from Anselmo-Merna High School in 1996. He worked on local farms and ranches and rode horses, but his family never competed in rodeo. But after he had gone to a few rodeos, he became intrigued with it. In high school, he competed in wrestling and in rodeo as a bareback rider and bull rider. He made the state high school finals rodeo as a bareback rider, but “I wasn’t much good at either (of the events)” he says. His calling was protecting bull riders. After high school, Quirt worked high school and amateur rodeos before breaking into the pro rodeo world. He got his Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association card in 2002, and since then, has fought bulls at big rodeos and Pro Bull Riders events, including Prescott, Ariz., Denver, Colo., Rodeo Austin (Texas), Ak-Sar-Ben in Omaha, and the PBR World Cup Finals. Bullfighting conjures up thoughts of adrenaline junkies, but Quirt isn’t one of them. “I like the satisfaction of doing a good job, and the close calls,” he says. “Saving the cowboy when you have ahold of the bull and bring his head up, it makes you feel good.” He hasn’t had any career-threatening injuries, which is unusual for a man who is 33. He has had cartilage tears in his knees, torn ligaments, broken ribs, and the usual bad bruises. When he’s not fighting bulls, he trains horses and raises bucking bulls and commercial cattle. He also helps his
North Platte resident Quirt Hunt will serve as bullfighter at this year’s Buffalo Bill Rodeo in North Platte. dad, who owns a welding and fabrication shop in Merna. This will be Quirt’s first year to work the Buffalo Bill Rodeo, and he is honored. “North Platte is a hometown rodeo for me, and I’m excited to work it.” He and his wife Amber have two daughters, ages three and one. The three year old loves it that her daddy is a bullfighter. She thinks all daddies go to work at rodeos. “She doesn’t know any different,” says Quirt. “She thinks it’s cool.”
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NE High School Rodeo Association Schedule June 10 - Panhandle HS Rodeo Entries Open: April 1-$8 OC. Entries Close: May 27 Location: Scotts Bluff Co Fairgrounds southwest corner Mitchell,NE. Positions Drawn: June 2; Perf: 9:00 am MT Entries to: Abby Heggem, 5870 Rd 33. Veteran, WY 82243, 307-401-0118, Emergency # 307-401-0118 Stock: Juma, Miller, Winchell; Judges: Wilson, Ferguson, F. Cross; Cutting: Early Cutting @ Opelas Additional Info: MANDATORY CHECK IN; $10 stalls; $15 electrical hook-up. Call Scottsbluff Co. Fairgrounds to reserve 308-623-1828 ATT: Cheryl, Scottsbluff Co. Ag Society PO Box 157, Mitchell, NE 69357 Send in entries early, because of local mail delays, some entries have not been received until the day of the rodeo! June 11- Harrison HS Rodeo Entries Open: April 1-NO OC Entries Close: May 27 Location: Sioux Co Fairgrounds, 1 mi. north of Harrison Positions Drawn: June 2; Perf: 9:00 am MT Entries to: Sandy Rudloff, 579 White River Rd., Harrison, NE 69346, 308-665-2241 Stock: Juma, J-T timed event; Welling; Judges: R.Boots, K Smith, J Smith; Cutting: Early Cutting @ Huffmans
June 12 - Crawford HS Rodeo Entries Open: April 1-NO OC Entries Close: May 27 Location: Old West Trail Arena, west edge of Crawford Positions Drawn: June 2 ; Perf: 9:00 am MT Entries to: Donna Norgard, 810 2nd St , Crawford, NE 69339, 308-665-2059; Emergency # 308-430-1287 Stock: Juma, J-T timed event; Welling; Judges: R Boots, K Smith, J Smith; Cutting: Early Cutting @ Opelas June 21-25 - Nebraska State Finals Rodeo Entry Draw Out Deadline: June 14; Positions Drawn: June 15 Location: Hastings, NE You don't have to enter - top 30/event (60/team roping) are automatically entered. If you aren't going to compete, contact Tara, and draw out, or you will be assessed a turn out fine.
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Big Horses, Big Act to be in Phillipsburg Big Horse Productions is one of the specialty acts for the 2011 Kansas' Biggest Rodeo. Described as a combination of vaulting, theater and circus bareback riding, Big Horse Production’s founder, Erik Martonovich brings eight Belgian geldings and four riders to Phillipsburg to perform. Erik roman rides the matched Belgians as the other riders vault from horse to horse, standing on them, and trick riding as Erik drives the team. Martonovich started riding at age three. By the time he was five, “I was bored sitting on my pony so I started doing tricks on my own.” His parents decided they should “send me somewhere (for lessons) so at least I wouldn’t kill myself.” He started vaulting lessons at age six, and as an adult, competed on the U.S. Equestrian Team from 1996 to 2002. In 2000, the U.S. team won the world championship at the World Equestrian Games. He has won seven national titles and numerous individual titles. The eight Belgians that travel with Big Horse Productions weigh a total of 20,000 lbs. The smallest is 18 hands, with the tallest at 19.1 hands. “One of the cool effects is that the bleachers
shake as we come by,” Martonovich says. In 2002, one of Erik’s horses was the first draft horse to ever compete at a World Equestrian Games. The wheel team is named Comet and Doc; the next team is Rico and Travis; the third team is Zeus and Badge, and the lead team is Red and Lance. Big Horse Productions entertains at a variety of events. They have performed for fans at natural horse trainer Pat Parelli’s shows, and have worked with the Arabian Nights Road Show/Black Stallion Literacy Foundation. In March of this year, they entertained rodeo fans at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. They are just starting to work rodeos, so Big Horse Production’s trip to Phillipsburg is their first time at a Kansas rodeo. Martonovich and Big Horse Productions will provide the entertainment during events at all three nights of Kansas' Biggest Rodeo in Phillipsburg. For more information on Big Horse Productions, visit www.bighorseproductions.com. For more information on the rodeo, visit www.kansas biggestrodeo.com.
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Old West Trail Rodeo - Crawford, NE 65 YEARS of professional rodeo will be celebrated in Crawford, NE July 2011! The PRCA rodeo will be July 3-4, but on July 1st there will be a new venue of Tiny Twisters and a Jr. Wild Horse Race. The rodeo when it started was sanctioned by what was known as the RCA, Rodeo Cowboys Association. Years later the transition was made to name the association the PRCA, Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. The history of this rodeo could be a “Who’s Who” for the contestants that have entered the rodeo. Many world champion rodeo contestants have made the stop in Crawford over the Cowboy Christmas 4th of July rodeo run. If you wish to purchase tickets for the rodeo you can buy them at the gate. You will want to show up early as the rodeo starts at 8pm each night and it is a sellout event! The Old West Trail Rodeo is the only PRCA rodeo in Nebraska over the 4th of July. The Fourth of July is a very busy time for rodeo contestants all across the nation to include Canada. Crawford attracts anywhere from 300 to 400 professional rodeo contestants each year. Last year the contestant list represented fifteen states to include several from Canada and Australia. Over the Fourth of July there are 35 major rodeos going on. Crawford, NE is in the top as a stopping point for these rodeo contestants. The results of the Old West Trail Rodeo are published in the PSN Rodeo Sports News after the rodeo and I might add along with some other major rodeos. Any PRCA contestant may enter the rodeo
and this rodeo draws the best in the sport of professional rodeo. Each year the rodeo board hosts an Old West Trail Rodeo Queen and Princess Contest, which will take place June 25th. The winner of this event is given a one-year scholarship to Chadron State College. Following this contest will be the Jr. King and Queen contest and Jr. Fun Day on July 2nd. This is where our rodeo future get their start. Tough Enough to Wear Pink is a program that was instituted in pro rodeo to fight the battle against cancer. Cancer is a very ugly disease that has hit home in our families more often than not. Wear your pink to the rodeo on July 3rd. This year the city of Crawford will be celebrating its 125th Anniversary, a milestone in any community. The celebration will host its annual parade on the morning of the 4th of July and lots of entertainment in the city park. Three miles west of Crawford is the home of Ft. Robinson, one of the oldest historical landmarks in the United States. Friday – Sunday there will be a Western and Wildlife Art Show featuring some of the top named artists in the United States. The Fourth of July will be celebrated in style with a huge fireworks display immediately following the rodeo. Bring your friends and family as our great Nation celebrates its 235th Anniversary! For more information you can access the oldwesttrailrodeo.com website.
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Performances Nightly July 3, & 4 8:00 pm
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Brotherly Love, Rodeo Style
L to R: Orrin, 18; Lathan, 17; Flagan, 16, and Macon, 15. Photo courtesy of Theresa Petska.
Ord Brothers Compete, Have Fun Together Walk the halls of Ord High School, and you’re bound to run into a Petska boy. Four Petska brothers stair step through the high school classes: Orrin, 18, is a senior; Lathan, 17, is a junior; Flagan, 16, is a sophomore, and Macon, 15, is a freshman. Youngest brother Talon, age nine, rounds out the crew. The four older boys are together a lot of the time: three of the four play basketball for the Ord Chants. Two of them run cross –country, two run track, one is in FFA, three of them are in the school’s swing choir and all four Petskas are in choir class at the same time. They like to tease the teacher. “We give the teacher a bad time,” Lathan says. “The teacher is fun and we know we won’t get in big, big trouble.” But the one event in which all four Petskas share a common love is high school rodeo. The four boys compete in the team roping, with Orrin partnering with Lathan, and Flagan partnering with Macon. Rodeo is something they can practice together at the family’s arena, and is something that appeals to the boys, who are competitive but help each other out. “When we all rope together, everybody’s giving each other pointers and helping each other out,” says Macon. For Flagan, rodeo is something he does that makes him different from the other kids. “There’s only us boys and one other person in our school that rodeo. That’s one thing we can say we do that nobody else in our school does.” New experiences don’t bother the boys. The three oldest have spent several weeks each summer on a commercial fishing boat off the coast of Alaska.
Rodeo has taught them how to work for what they want. “You have to work at it,” Orrin says. “Nobody can just go out and do it. It has taught me to man up and get it done.” Lathan agrees with his brother. “You have to work hard to get any good at it.”” And the boys have put in the work. For the first time, all four will qualify in the team roping for the high school finals rodeo in Hastings in June. They’ll travel there together as a family, the four of them plus brother Talon and parents Greg and Theresa, like they travel to most of their rodeos. Crowding seven people into one vehicle can be wearing, but the boys deal with it. “When you’re in a small place, you don’t want to say anything bad because you’ll have to stop on the road and duke it out,” says Lathan. “But we usually don’t do that. That’s kind of cavemannish, so we stay away from that.” Rodeo has provided her kids a new and rich experience, Theresa says. “It’s given them confidence, and it’s given them different friends to connect with as well.” And the boys love rodeo. “Even if you’ve had a bad day, and you’ve completely screwed up your (rodeo) run, you can still have a good time,” Orrin says. “If you’re not having fun, you’re doing something wrong.” And that’s true for the Petska boys not only at rodeo, but in life.
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Specialty Act to be in North Platte One Arm Bandit performs at Buffalo Bill Rodeo A man with one arm might be limited in what he can do. But not for the One Arm Bandit, John Payne. John, Shidler, Okla., has taken a disadvantage and turned it into a good thing. The 58 year old cowboy lost his right arm in an electrocution accident in 1973. After ranching for years and going broke twice (“the last time I went past being broke” he jokes), he become a pro rodeo entertainer. He was at a rodeo with a stock contractor friend when he mouthed off that he could do better than the entertainer who was hired. The friend said, “we’ll let you be entertainer next year.” So Payne went to work. By rodeo time next year, he had trained Corriente cattle to run on top of a trailer, with blackmouth cur dogs. It was a hit, and Payne’s act was born. That was in 1987, and since then, he has trained mustangs, mules, longhorn-watusi steers, and buffalo to go up specially designed ramps on the tops of trailers and trucks. His act has exceeded what mouthed off about thirty years ago. Since then, the One Arm Bandit has won the Pro Rodeo Cowboy Association’s Specialty Act of the Year eleven times, ranging from 1986 to 2010. He has worked such prestigious shows as the Calgary Stampede, RodeoHouston, the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo in Denver, and the National Finals Rodeo. Now his children, Lynn and Amanda, criss cross the country, each with their own rig, entertainninga t rodeos.
In the summers, there are often three One Arm Bandit rigs traveling from coast to coast. This isn’t the first time for the One Arm Bandit to perform in North Platte. He was at the Buffalo Bill Rodeo some years ago, and he is excited about returning. The colorful character says, “I’m looking forward to coming back. My show is a guarantee. If you come to the rodeo and watch the show and don’t think my show is worth the price of a ticket, and you can convince my mama, I’ll give you your money back.” He and his wife Judy, who were married in 1975, enjoy their four grandkids. The One Arm Bandit will be at the Buffalo Bill Rodeo in North Platte June 15-18. He will entertain during each night of the rodeo. For more information on the rodeo, visit www.nebraskalanddays.com
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Rodeo Provides Family Time Dillon Simonson leads a busy life. The 17 year old, a jun- helps him out, and mom Amy also pitches in, although her ior at Sandhills High School in Dunning, is like many high duties are more left to pushing calves in the chute or school students. He participates in a variety of activities, warming up a horse by exercising it. Amy realizes the including FBLA, FFA, and is on Student Council. He plays chance that rodeo offers her family for “together� time. football, and is a wrestler. “We do spend a lot of time together,� she says. We practice But his most unique high school sport would be his together five or six nights a week, and autumn and spring rodeo competition. weekends are spent traveling to rodeos. Dillon is a tie-down roper, team roper and “We know each other really well,� she steer wrestler in the Nebraska State High says. She and her husband enjoy spending School Rodeo Association, and competes at time with their only son and realize it’s 28 rodeos in the fall and spring. This is his fleeting. “Time flies. It seems like he was third year in high school rodeo, and he’s just learning how to ride a horse, let alone done well. He has made the state finals, do what he does now.� held in Hastings, the last two years, and as Dillon also serves as the steer wrestling a sophomore, qualified for the National director for the high school rodeo associaHigh School Finals Rodeo in Gillette, Wyo. tion. He took that role to garner some Last year, at state finals, he was the high leadership experience. As a director, he is points earner for the timed event cowboys, the first person that students come to if which won him the use of a livestock trailthere is a problem in the steer wrestling. Dillon Simonson, Purdum, er for the year. He hopes to list that experience on scholarNeb., turfs a steer at a high Juggling two sports at the same time can ships when college approaches. school rodeo. Steer wrestling be a challenge. In the fall, football practice Rodeo may also lead to an opportunity is one of three rodeo events in lasts until 6:30 pm most nights, which for scholarships. Two colleges, one in which he competes. Photo by meant Dillon hurried home and then pracOklahoma and one in Wyoming, are conMT Photography ticed his rodeo events. The family has an sidering him for a rodeo scholarship. outdoor arena, and his dad would have the horses saddled Dillon would like to compete at the college level in rodeo. and ready to go. Dillon practiced most evenings till 8:30 or But right now, he’s busy juggling his time with home9 pm, when it was time to go in and work on homework. work, school clubs, exercising horses, and hoping to make Rodeo offers a lot of family time. Practices are usually it back to Hastings in June for the high school finals held at an arena, wherever there might be one, and par- rodeo. ents are usually a competitor’s coach. Dillon’s dad Gordon The Simonsons live nine miles east of Purdum, Neb.
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Ericson Youth Serves as High School Rodeo Queen Senior is Tomboy, Hunter Joni Qualm may wear rhinestones and use hairspray S.D. but she’s just as comfortable with a ball cap and an orange She has competed three times at the Nebraska State safety vest at 5 a.m., hunting deer. High School Finals Rodeo in Hastings, where she also won The Ericson resident, who is a senior in high school, has the queen title twice, and has gone on to represent used her share of hairspray in the past two years, serving Nebraska at the national high school rodeo queen level. as the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 Nebraska She has one more opportunity to compete State High School Rodeo Queen. She also in Hastings June 23-25, for her senior competes in high school rodeo in the breakyear. away roping, team roping, and cutting, and This fall, she will attend Dodge City grew up wanting to be a rodeo queen. (Kan.) Community College on a volleyball Her mom, Jane Qualm, served on various scholarship. Qualm had offers for rodeo rodeo queen committees, so she spent lots of scholarships at other schools but chose to time with rodeo queens. “I grew up watching play college volleyball. “I can rodeo forevthem, the modeling, the autographs, the er,” she says, “but you can only play volpretty smiles. I knew that’s what I wanted leyball for so long.” After she graduates to do.” She practiced her horsemanship, with a registered nursing degree, she may knowing that was one area that a rodeo come back to Nebraska and compete for queen is judged upon. She became an accomthe rodeo queen title at the Burwell, Neb. plished horsewoman, but “the problem was rodeo and for the Miss Rodeo Nebraska turning me into a queen and not so much of title. a tomboy,” she laughs. Being a rodeo queen has been fun, she Qualm, who is a senior at Wheeler Central says. “I consider myself a big people perHigh School in Bartlett, loves to hunt as son so this job is easy and fun for me.” much as she loves being a rodeo queen. She She is the daughter of Bill and Jane owns five guns, and hunts deer, geese, Joni Qualm as the 2011 Qualm. In addition to Joni, there are four ducks, turkeys, coons, and coyotes. The Nebraska State High School other Qualm daughters: Jayna, Jessie, biggest deer she ever got was a 9x7 nontyp- Finals Rodeo Queen. Photo by Jenita, and Jentry. They live near ical whitetail, which is mounted and hang- MT Photography. Ericson, Nebraska. ing in her relatives’ hunting lodge in Pratt,
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Old West Trail Rodeo Queen & Princess Contest Applications are now available for contestants for the Old West Trail Rodeo (OWTR) Queen and Princess Contest. The contest is Saturday, June 25, 2011 in Crawford, Nebraska. The OWTR Queen qualifications are the young ladies must be a high school graduate and 17-23 years old as of day of the contest. Along with the honor of being the 2011 OWTR Queen she will receive several prizes one of which is a one year tuition scholarship to Chadron State College in Chadron, Nebraska to be used for in-class, correspondence, or online courses during the Fall ‘11/ Spring ‘12 semesters. The OWTR Princess qualifications are the young ladies must be 13-17 years old as of the day of the contest and not a high school graduate. Along with the honor of being the 2011 OWTR Princess she will receive several prizes (trophy belt buckle, jewelry and more). Both queen and princess contestants must be residents of Nebraska or a neighboring state (CO, WY, SD, IA and KS) and will receive prizes just for being contestants. Applications are due June 15, 2011. If you have further questions or would like an application they are online at oldwesttrailrodeo.com, email owtrqueen@yahoo.com or contact Jody Bass 308.430.3858 or Denise Dearmont 308.214.0514. Information pertaining to the OWTR Jr. King and Jr. Princess Contest (age 8-12) on July 2, 2011 in Crawford contact Jody or Denise.
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McKenzie Haley of Winner, South Dakota reigns as Miss Rodeo America 2011. She received the crown on December 4, 2010 at the conclusion of the week-long pageant held in Las Vegas, Nevada in conjunction with the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. McKenzie will travel more than 100,000 miles during her reign representing Miss Rodeo America, Inc. and the Professional Rodeo Cowboy’s Association. “I am so proud and honored to serve as Miss Rodeo America.” Haley said. “This has been a dream of mine since I was a little girl. Miss Rodeo America has the opportunity to touch the lives of current and future rodeo fans, to be a source of information about rodeo and the western lifestyle, and to be a role-model for young people across the country”. McKenzie will be taking time out from her studies at Black Hills State University in Spearfish, South Dakota to reign as the “First Lady of Professional Rodeo”. She is pursuing a degree in elementary education
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with plans to eventually obtain her masters degree in school psychology. She will be able to use the $20,000 scholarship she was awarded as Miss Rodeo America from the Miss Rodeo America Scholarship Foundation to help further her educational goals. The oldest of five children, McKenzie is grateful for her family’s support as she pursued her dream of becoming Miss Rodeo America. “My family has always been there with support and encouragement and I am very lucky and grateful for all their help in helping me reach this goal.” When McKenzie isn’t promoting the sport of rodeo either in or out of the arena, she enjoys working out and spending time with her friends and family. She is excited about the prospect of spending 2011 traveling across the country and promoting professional rodeo, the Miss Rodeo America organization and our great sponsors. McKenzie will be the first to tell you she is living her dream!
Miss Rodeo Nebraska 2011
Becky Grimm
The honor of being Miss Rodeo Nebraska will allow me to share my love of rodeo with people from all walks of life. While preserving its heritage Miss Rodeo Nebraska is more then a job title, but rather a passion of heart. I feel blessed to represent Nebraska and the great sport of rodeo. My belief of becoming Miss Rodeo Nebraska became reality June 2010 at the NEBRASKAland Days Buffalo Bill Rodeo in North Platte, Nebraska. It was exciting to win the categories of: speech, appearance, personality and horsemanship. I currently attend Chadron State College majoring in Business Administration and Pre-Nursing. As a Student at Chadron I am very active in College Rodeo and Intramurals. It was an honor being the Regional Barrel Racing Director for the Central Rocky Mountain Region and the President of the Chadron State
College Rodeo Club. My passions include: barrel racing, playing basketball, Nebraska Cornhusker football, riding and training horses, swimming and socializing with friends and family. I am proud to be employed by Angela’s Eatery in Chadron while attending college. I am thrilled to call Harrison, NE “Home Sweet Home” and graduated from Sioux County High School in 2006. While in High School I loved participating in Basketball, Volleyball, Track, FFA, 4-H and High School Rodeo. This great ranching community gave me the confidence and excellent skills to fulfill my dream of becoming Miss Rodeo Nebraska. No matter who you are, or where you are, you can be living the dream “Ridin’ Ropin’ N Royalty”.
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Shelby Peters Miss Shelby Peters was named the 2010 Miss Teen Rodeo Nebraska during the Nebraskaland Days Miss Rodeo Nebraska Pageant. She is the daughter of Joe and Candy Peters of Red Cloud,
Nebraska. Shelby has two older sisters: Stacia Shipman and Courtney Streit. Shelby also has 4 nieces: Jocelyn Shipman, Julia Shipman, Kayli Streit and Maycie Streit; further more, she has 3 nephews: Justin Shipman, Laythen Streit, and Jake Shipman. During the Pageant, Shelby won the areas of horsemanship, personality and tied in the area of the written test. Shelby is a senior at Red Cloud High School and enjoys being very active. She is the Captain of her spirit squad (cheer and dance) as well as the President of her FFA Chapter. Shelby also participates in One Act Play Production, Speech, Softball, REACH (Responsible and Educated Adolescents Can Help), National Honor Society, and is the news reporter for her 4-H club. She is a volunteer for the Mary Lanning Hospice team for the terminally ill. She is a Certified Nurse’s Assistant at Franklin County Memorial Hospital throughout the year as well as a Lifeguard at the Red Cloud Community Pool during the summer. She has ambitions to attend college for a pre-medical program. She aspires to be a doctor and come back to a rural area to practice. Eventually she hopes to
become a part of Doctors Without Borders or take mission trips to third world countries to offer her help and knowledge. The story is that “horse” was Shelby’s first word. Having two older sisters, Shelby’s parents thought this was merely a phase and that she would be out of it in a couple of years. However, after many years had passed and her desire for a horse still stood strong, her parents decided to buy her a saddle for Christmas as a precursor for things to come. This saddle fueled her ambitions for 4H and rodeo queening in the next few years. Shelby’s motto is “Life’s a dance, you learn as you go.” Ever since Shelby was in diapers she has known every word to this song by John Michael Montgomery. She lives by this in the way that you may not know everything but it’s all right because you will learn from your experiences and mistakes. She also believes that sometimes in life we are leaders and at other times we need to follow to grow and prosper into who we are meant to be.
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Amanda Pflasterer - Grand Island, NE Grand Island is where Amanda Pflasterer calls home. She is the 23 year old daughter of Jim and Vicki Pflasterer. She currently holds a BS degree in Animal Science from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Her activities while attending school were Sigma Alpha, President of UNL Animal Science Ambassadors, UNL Chancellor’s Leadership Class Selection. UNL Leadership Class Facilitator and Advisory Board, UNL Dean’s Scholars in Experiential Leadership, Past FFA Member and American Degree Recipient, American Paint Horse Association, Nebraska Paint Horse Club, Nebraska Horse Clubs Association, and 4-H. She also enjoys running, reading, sewing and spending time with her family. Her life ambition is to reside in rural Nebraska and improve the health and wellness of animals and be a leader in her community. She would like to be named Miss Rodeo Nebraska and represent an outstanding group of people that are proud to call the Cornhusker State home. She would consider the opportunity a precious gift and would like to give back to her state through her representation of western heritage with all the grace, enthusiasm and professionalism that this prestigious opportunity requires and deserves. Kathleen Woerman - Norfolk, NE Kathleen Woerman is the 21 year old daughter of Loy Woerman and Diane Gehring. She claims Norfolk, Nebraska as home. She is currently studying Behavioral Science at Northeast Community College. She is involved in many community activities including Norfolk ARC Chapter, Ride Rank for a Cure, Mid-States Rodeo Association, PRCA and MBRA. Her other special interests include leather work, creating her own tack, riding instructor, swing dancing, starting colts, helping local rodeo queen contestants and assisting with rodeo queen competitions. Her ultimate goal is to earn a PhD in Clinical Psychology in order to help troubled and disabled teens. Her number one goal in life is to be happy and spread happiness to those who surround her. She would like to be Miss Rodeo Nebraska to leave a positive impact on every person she meets. She believes a rodeo queen is an ambassador not only for the sport of rodeo, but for the Western life style, the American tradition, and the words of God. She would take great pride in being this ambassador.
Meet the Miss Teen Rodeo Nebraska 2011 Contestants Dakota Clough - Ogallala, NE Dakota Clough is the eighteen year old daughter of Chad and Tania Perlinger, and Jim and Beth Clough of Ogallala, Nebraska. While in high school she was active in volleyball, tennis, National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, speech, drama and dance team. She is in her 11th year of 4-H and is active in her church. Her goals include finishing her Associates Degree in Ag Business and Animal Science. She plans to attend a university to complete her education. She would like to be Miss Teen Rodeo Nebraska to promote the sport of rodeo and the State of Nebraska. She feels she would be a positive role model for young girls.
Nicole Nickerson - Maxwell, NE Nicole Nickerson hails from Maxwell, Nebraska and is the seventeen year old daughter of Jay and Diane Nickerson. Her special interests include volleyball, track and speech, play production, band and chorus. She is a member of 4-H and is especially interested in horses. She would like to become a radiologist and work in a childrens hospital. It has been a life-long dream for her to be Miss Teen Rodeo Nebraska and she feels she would be a great role model for anyone.
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