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A group of cowboys wait to compete in the team roping event as the sun begins to be blocked by clouds during the opening night performance of the 2012 Beef Empire Days PRCA Rodeo at the Finney County Fairgrounds arena.
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Jeston Mead, Ashland, works on staying on Playboy in the bull riding event during the final evening performance of the 2012 Beef Empire Days PRCA Rodeo at the Finney County Fairgrounds Arena.
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• Livestock events among Beef Empire or 45 years now, cattle feeders Days centerpieces, Page B3. from across the region have come • Plenty of entertainment packed into together in Garden City for a week 10-day celebration, Page B6. in June to celebrate the beef industry. • Rodeo the headliner of BED sports The industry, like the celebration, has changed over time. Cattle producing now schedule, Page B9. includes more people and more profes• Beef is the main course on the menu sions than it did in its early years. during annual event, Page B12. Sam Hands, co-owner and operator of Triangle H Grain and Cattle Co., was about to finish college when organizers be educational to the public. I think it put up panels on the side of the street in proved to be,” Hands said of Dohogne. downtown This Garden City year’s Beef for the first Empire Days Beef Empire celebraDays in 1968. tion begins “They Friday and had the runs through cattle right June 9, with out there in a variety the street,” of indushe said. try-related, John entertainment, foodDohogne, serving and who mansports events aged throughout Garden City Farmland Brad Nading/Telegram the 10-day celebration. Beef Darrin Hill prepares to lasso a calf during part of one of The Packing the contests at the 2012 Beef Empire Days Ranch Rodeo Hands famPlant, an early packat the Finney County Fairgrounds arena. Hill was with a ily has been heavily ing plant in team from Pawnee Valley Feedyard, Hanston. involved in town, was Beef Empire impressed Days since its second year. with the cattlemen in Garden City when “The second year they had the event, he established the plant in the mid-1960s. our family had an entry and probably has “He came up with an event of Beef Empire Days to celebrate and to compliment the producers, and at the same time See Preview, Page B2
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every year since,� he said. Over the course of time, producers have gained more of a knowledge of what they’re producing. Going from the Live Show, then to the Carcass Show used to be more of a guess, Hands said, referring to two of the signature industry events with Beef Empire Days. The animal is first judged live by its exterior on what kind of meat it will produce. Judges then examine the carcass of the animal to gauge their predictions and grade the quality of the meat. “Today’s cattle feeders know what they’re producing. Over these 45-50 years, they’ve become very well educated,� he said. Rick Hibler, cattle foreman at Beefland, has a different perspective of the Live Show. “In high school, I was in vo-ag and we had to set up pens for the first one. I’ve helped put on the show ever since, on the working side of it. Always have been,� he said. Hibler said the Live Show has changed over the years. “I’ve been on horseback for 30 years now — maybe longer, closer to 35-40,� he said. During the early years, Hibler would work his horse to cut cattle out to be judged. The cattle would be kept between two horses for the crowd to judge. “We would run it down the alley, and there would be a horse between the two pens. Cowboys on both ends would work the cattle,� he said. “Now, they try to be easy and work them more gentle. A lot has changed over the years,� he said.
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Area residents fill the south end of Stevens Park to line up for barbecued beef during the 2012 Beef Empire Days Chuckwagons in the Park. The number of animals in the Live Show also has changed. “We started with 13 or something that first year. Then it got back up to like 500 or 600. Now it’s back down to 200-300 again. The numbers have grown and then declined again,� he said. Hibler said he likes his role in Beef Empire Days. “My part is just sitting there in the back, bringing back the animals,� he said. Hands said Beef Empire Days is a great way to celebrate the stretch of the industry over many occupations, including producer, packer, feedlot worker, pharmaceutical, nutrition, technology and more. “The industry today just goes on and on,� he said. The reach of the industry and the industry’s strong presence in southwest Kansas heavily impacts the economy, Hands said. “This is just the celebration of the beef industry
and ag production here in the Great Plains. It has such an economic impact here. Regardless of your occupation, you live here because of this industry,� he said. For Hands, the best part of the celebration is still showcasing the animal. “I still really enjoy the live and carcass show that we continue to participate in. I think that goes back to my childhood days of 4-H, high school days of FFA and college days of judging, and because I’m a producer,� he said. Hands also enjoys the food events, including the chuckwagons in the park and the cattle crawl. “And the barbecue station that is going to take place. That’s going to be a lot of fun. I hope the events grow, and we continue to get a lot of people involved. I think those kinds of feeds are great — enjoying the flavor and the taste of beef while celebrating the industry,� he said. Brad Nading/Telegram
ABOVE LEFT: Parker Merz, 13, left, and Dillon Cazza, 13, talk over where they would place cattle during the 2012 Beef Empire Days Live Show at the Finney County Fairgrounds Arena. The pair, along with Gracyn Hoigley, 13, and Natalie Hawkins, 12, right, were competing in the youth division of the Public Pick 5 contest. BELOW LEFT: Area residents line Main Street as they watch the 2012 Black Hills Energy Beef Empire Days Parade make its way north.
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Finney County Public Library Finney County Fairgrounds
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Finney County Fairgrounds Stevens Park
Saturday, June 1 +Tyson Battle of the Beef BBQ Challenge +Hoof it to Health Road Run +Horse Shoe Tournament Saint Francis Community Services Childrens Parade +Coors Light/Garden City Recreation Youth Benefit Softball Tournament +Ranch Horse Competition +�Girls at the Grill� presented by: Chef Alli +Ranch Rodeo
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Sunday, June 2 +Coors Light/Garden City Recreation 10:00 a.m. Youth Benefit Softball Tournament +Feedlot & Sponsors Roping, 10:00 a.m. Riding & Barrel Racing Events Harrington String Quartet 3:30 p.m.
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Sunday, June 9 GCTA Open Tennis Tournament Buffalo Dunes 4-Person Golf Tournament +High Plains Archery Club 3D Tournament Finney County Historic Homes Tour +Beef Empire Cattle Crawl
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Livestock contests among Beef Empire Days centerpieces By SCOTT AUST
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Some of the best livestock provided by area feedyards will compete for prizes and bragging rights during Tuesday’s Beef Empire Days Live Show at the Finney County Fairgrounds, and on June 7 at the Carcass Show at Tyson Fresh Meats. Kurt Snyder, Live Show chairman, has helped with the Live Show since 1989. Area feedyards take pride in their cattle, which will make it difficult for the show judges to make a decision about which animal draws top honors. “There ain’t gonna be a bad calf standing there,” Snyder said. “People like me, who have been in the industry so many years, are picking these cattle. It’s a tough show. We have 50,000 head, and out of that, we’re going to bring our top five. And we’re not the only feedyard that does that. You’re looking at the best of the best coming to this live show.” The goal of the live and carcass shows is to emphasize the economic aspects of commercial cattle feeding and the beef industry to this area. All participating cattle must come from yards that are sponsors of Beef Empire Days. Cattle placing in the live and carcass shows are selected to meet the needs of the entire beef industry from the producer to the consumer. All cattle entered will be allowed to compete, but those most closely meeting the standards of the industry will have the advantage. One change this year is the timing of the Live Show. Historically, it has been held at the beginning of Beef Empire Days. This year, it was moved to the middle of the 10-day celebration, probably to have the shows closer to the rodeo, according to Snyder. “Moving it around this way makes it a little more friendly for everybody,” he said. “It’s not a real atten-
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The 2012 Beef Empire Days Carcass Show judging took place at Tyson Fresh Meats in Holcomb.
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Kendall Lock runs the chute for a Triangle H Grain and Cattle Company team during the 2012 Beef Empire Days Cattle Working contest at Finney County Feedyard, northeast of Garden City. Brad Anderson and Bill Hager were also on the Triangle H team. tion getter, but it’s really educational if you’re willing to sit and listen. We do get quite a few people.”
Live Show Judge Dr. Bob Kropp, an internationally known beef cattle judge, will be sorting all
entries upon arrival at the fairgrounds, and the top placing steers and heifers
will be judged during the grandstand show at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday.
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will range from 750 to 1,000 pounds for steers and heifers. Ribeye area for this weight carcass should be in the 13- to 16square-inch range. Ideal back fat thickness on both steer and heifer carcasses will range from 0.28 to 0.35 inches. Cattle grading high select or better will be allowed to place in the Carcass Show, and average choice or better cattle will be awarded a bonus. “You don’t want a carcass that’s too big that’s going to throw a great big ribeye because the average person doesn’t want a huge ribeye,” Snyder said. “But they don’t want a small one, either. So the judge is kind of guessing what a good carcass weight it’s going to have. Then you look at the grade it’s going to bring in, whether it’s prime or choice or select.” The Carcass Show begins at 2 p.m. Friday at Tyson Fresh Meats. Dr. Terry A. Houser, a Nebraska native and member of the Kansas State University Animal Science faculty in the area of meat science, is this year’s judge for the Carcass Show. Snyder said the goal of entrants is to try to place animals highly in both the live judging and carcass judging shows. Winners will be recognized at an awards banquet at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Clarion Inn Ballroom. At Tuesday’s Live Show, the public can try to match their cattle judging skills with the judge by participating in the Public Pick 5. Each person picks five head during the live steer show that they believe will be the top placers in the Beef Empire Days index during the Carcass Show. The cost is $20 per person to enter. Winners of the men’s and women’s division will get $500 cash. The youth division winner will get a duffle bag. Snyder said this year is the second year for the Pick 5 event. “It’s a good way to get the
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A team from Sunbelt Feeders Inc., Hugoton, move a pair of designated cattle into a trailer during one of the contests at the 2012 Beef Empire Days Ranch Rodeo at the Finney County Fairgrounds arena. public involved. There are a lot of guys that sit up there in the grandstand and say, ‘Aw, that judge don’t know (anything).’ That’s kind of how this got started. Some who think they know more than the judge does,” Snyder said. Other beef industry-related events during Beef Empire Days include the MRHA Ranch Horse competition and Ranch Rodeo on Saturday at the Finney County Fairgrounds and the Cattle Working Contest June 6 at Finney County Feedyard. The Ranch Horse competition, scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Finney County Fairgrounds, features cowboys and their ability to handle and train horses. The competition is
a qualifier for the MHRA finals in Cherokee, Okla. The horse and rider will be judged on dry work, cow work and roping. The competition will feature four divisions: open, junior horse, intermediate and novice. For entry information, contact Dwight Bilyk at (918) 349-2325 or crossranch@totelcsi.com. The Ranch Rodeo, scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. at the fairgrounds, includes events in which traditional working cowboys compete and demonstrate skills used in everyday cattle operations. Events will include combinations of roping, horsemanship and groundwork skills. Events are calf branding, team doctoring, double mugging, trailer loading and team penning.
Beef Industry Events Saturday, June 1 • Ranch Horse competition — 1 p.m., Finney County Fairgrounds • Ranch Rodeo — 6 p.m., Finney County Fairgrounds Tuesday, June 4 • Live Show (live cattle judging) — 9 a.m., Finney County Fairgrounds • The Public Pick 5 (cattle judging contest), Finney County Fairgrounds Thursday, June 6 • Cattle Working Contest — 11:30 a.m., Finney County Feedyard Friday, June 7 • Carcass Show (carcass judging at Tyson) — 2 p.m., Tyson Fresh Meats Saturday, June 8 • Beef Empire Days Awards Banquet — 5:30 p.m., Clarion Inn
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Jeff Skaggs, back left, talks with potential customers prior to the night performance of the 2012 Beef Empire Days PRCA Rodeo at the Finney County Fairgrounds. Skaggs was working the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) merchandise trailer. Last year was the first year the trailer had been at the local rodeo. Brad Nading/Telegram
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Mark Johnson looks over an entry while judging the 2012 Beef Empire Days Live Show at the Finney County Fairgrounds arena. Johnson is with Oklahoma State University.
RIGHT: Parker Merz, 13, left, and Dillon Cazza, 13, talk over where to place cattle during the 2012 Beef Empire Days Live Show at the Finney County Fairgrounds arena. The pair, along with Gracyn Hoigley, 13, and Natalie Hawkins, 12, right, were competing in the youth division of the Public Pick 5 contest. All are 4-H members from Atwood.
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Darrin Hill prepares to lasso a calf as a portion of one of the contests in the 2012 Beef Empire Days Ranch Rodeo at the Finney County Fairgrounds arena. Hill was with a team from Pawnee Valley Feedyard, Hanston.
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Beef Empire Days packed with entertainment options Beef Empire Days Entertainment Schedule Friday, May 31 • Children’s Story Hour — 10:30 a.m., Finney County Public Library • Western Kansas Broadcast Center Concert — 6:30 p.m., Finney County Fairgrounds • Garden City Municipal Band concert — 7:30 p.m., Stevens Park Saturday, June 1 • Christian Music Concert — 7 p.m., Stevens Park • Born in the Barn Band — 9:30 p.m., Finney County Fairgrounds • Jared Daniels Band — 10 p.m., Finney County Fairgrounds Thursday, June 6 • Queen Horsemanship — 10 a.m., Finney County Fairgrounds
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A trio of bicycle riders make their way around the center of Stevens Park as they and other riders make an oval course while waiting for the 2012 Beef Empire Days High Plains Public Radio Children’s Parade to begin. By RACHAEL GRAY rgray@gctelgram.com
Similar to some of the earlier celebrations in its 45-year history, Beef Empire Days 2013 has been made to fit into a 10-day span. But while it may be a shorter span than some of its recent predecessors, this year’s celebration
will be full of events for children, adults and families, according to Deann Gillen-Lehman, Beef Empire Days executive director. “We put it back to all one week. It was spread to so many days,� Gillen-Lehman said of the decision to scale back from what had become a nearly two-week celebration to this year’s 10-day span, which begins Friday and
runs through June 9. By putting the events closer together, Gillen-Lehman said she hopes more people will stay throughout the celebration. “We are starting out with some different events. But we’re still ending with the parade being our big event. We just want people to be able to catch them all,� she said.
This year’s Beef Empire Days theme is BEEF ... The Taste of Tradition. Entertainment events during the week will feature rock bands, country bands, Christian bands, municipal bands, a string instrument workshop, food events, sporting events, children’s See Entertainment, Page B8
Friday, June 7 • Children’s Story Hour featuring rodeo clowns/cowboys — 10:30 a.m., Finney County Public Library • Miss Beef Empire Days Rodeo Queen Style Show and Brunch — 10 a.m., 4-H Building • Rodeo Queen intros and coronation — 7:45 p.m., Finney County Fairgrounds Saturday, June 8 • American State Bank Beef Empire Days Parade — 10:30 a.m., Main Street Sunday, June 9 • Finney County Historic Homes Tour
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Entertainment: Beef Empire Days features parades, concerts fans.� For more details, tune into 99.9 FM The Rock Cow, or go to www.westernkansasnews.com. The event is sponsored by Jax Sports Grille. At 7:30 p.m. Friday at Stevens Park, the Garden City Municipal Band will take the stage. Saturday’s events will include a Christian music concert scheduled for 7 p.m. at Stevens Park. H.O.P.E. puppets will entertain the crowd. Children will be offered arts and crafts and a small concession will be available. The event will be geared toward entire families. In case of inclement weather, the event will be relocated to the First Christian Church, 306 N. Seventh St. At the Finney County Fairgrounds, Born in the Barn will open for the Jared Daniels Band, which will play at 10 p.m. Saturday at the Finney County Fairgrounds Arena. The Jared Daniels band is known for its red dirt country style. They’ve performed about 300 shows in 10 states the last three years. Born in a Barn will take the stage at 9:30 p.m.
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Darrell Hamlett, right, sings as Randy McVey plays guitar as they and other members of the Presbyterian Church’s praise group “88 Hours� performs at Stevens Park during the 2011 Beef Empire Days Christian Concert. Continued from Page B6
parades, children’s story hours and the long-standing PRCA Rodeo.
One big event this year is the Western Kansas Broadcast Center and 99.9 The Rock Cow’s Hairball show at 6:30 p.m. Friday.
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A $5 entry fee includes the concert and meal. Children 3 and younger get in free. For more information, visit jareddanielsband.com. On Sunday, the Har rington String Quartet from West Texas A&M University will hold a master class at 1 p.m. at the Community Congregational Church. The Miss Beef Empire Days Rodeo Queen Style Show will be held at 10 a.m. June 6 at the fairgrounds, and at 10:30 a.m. June 7 children’s story hour featuring PRCA clowns and cowboys will be held at the Finney County Public Library, 605 E. Walnut St. The PRCA Rodeo Queen coronation will be at 7:45 p.m. June 7 at the Finney County Fairgrounds Arena. The 2013 Beef Empire Days Parade will be held at 10:30 a.m. June 8 beginning on South Main Street. From 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., the public can take tours of the historic Windsor Hotel in downtown Garden City. For more information about events, packets and fliers for BED events, visit beefempiredays.com.
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ABOVE: Max Trevizo, 8, left, takes a slight lead as he and Hunter Stroup, 8, race down the super slide during the Ottaway Amusements Carnival at the Finney County Fairgrounds exhbition parking lot. BELOW: Macy Baird, 9, left, has a spot of green added to her costume by Cheyene Frontier Days Queen Sami Jo Heitsch during a dressing as a rodeo clown contest at the Finney County Public Library children’s story hour. The contest was one of the activities at the 2012 Beef Empire Days.
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BBQ Challenge among new events this year.
There are various prizes being awarded for top finishers in each division. The first-place finishers in the corporate division for brisket, beef ribs and beef tri-tips win weather banners and a traveling trophy. For the backyard division, the grand champion team will win $750, the reserve team will win $250 and then for each of the three meat categories, first-, second- and third-place winners will be awarded $400, $200 and $100, respectively. Teams may start arriving at 4 p.m. Friday and must attend the mandatory cooks’ meeting being held at 7 p.m. Friday at the Finney County Fairgrounds. The judging will take place
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This year, Beef Empire Days has added events that aim to encourage community involvement and to educate people about beef. One such event is the Battle of the Beef BBQ Challenge, taking place Friday and Saturday at the Finney County Fairgrounds. “That’s what this day is about. We’re trying to see if we can get more community involvement and maybe do some education while we’re at it,” said Carlie Rooney, BED board member. Beef Empire Days Executive Director Deann Gillen-Lehman said the event is also less about competition and more about having fun. “We’ve been kicking it around to go back to educate and try to promote beef. We used to have, years ago, a big barbecue contest down in Stevens Park. It was huge. There were company and corporate teams, as well as individual teams. Stevens Park used to be full with barbecuers, and so that’s what we’re trying to get back to — make it a fun-filled weekend,” GillenLehman said. “It’s not a competitive barbecue. It is the backyard/dad barbecue, so we’ve kind of been stressing that. It’s not super competitive. It’s just, ‘Come out and try your hand at cooking a brisket, tri-tip and ribs, just for fun.’” Rooney said they are hoping to get around 20 teams signed up for the challenge. The entry fee for the backyard competition is $100, which will go toward the purchase of the three types of meats — beef tri-tip, beef ribs and brisket — being provided by Tyson Fresh Meats and that the contestants will begin preparing on Friday. Absolutely no outside meat will be allowed for use in the competition. Garnish is allowed and optional, but limited to green lettuce, curly parsley and flat leaf parsley. “That just keeps all of the boxes on the same playing field,” Rooney said. “We don’t want any marking or any other stuff in the box that might identify one team or separate one team from another.” All meat must reach a minimum internal temperature of 140 degrees Fahrenheit. Teams are required to place a minimum of four pieces of meat in each Styrofoam box they receive for judging. The samples will be judged on appearance, taste and tenderness. Gillen-Lehman said Travis Clark, who has
Saturday. The beef tri-tip turn-in is at 1 p.m., the beef ribs turn-in is at 1:30 p.m. and the brisket turn-in is at 2 p.m. For more rules about the contest, visit www.beefempiredays.com and click on schedule of events, or call Clark at (620) 290-4133. Another food-related event during Beef Empire Days is “Girls at the Grill,” taking place 5 p.m. Saturday at the Finney County Fairgrounds. Chef Alli Winter, of Topeka’s Hy-Vee store and owner of Chef Alli’s, will showcase recipes from the famed, “Grill it Up, Girls at the Grill” guide, developed by the beef checkoff and See Beef, Page B10
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TOP: Wally Stimpert has some flames kick up as he turns a steak while he and others from Roto-Mix man the grills for the 2012 Beef Empire Days Roto-Mix Cattlemen’s Steak Cookout under the Finney County Fairgrounds grandstands. ABOVE: Jack Klein shakes garlic pepper seasoning on a fresh round of steaks placed on one of the grills during the 2012 Beef Empire Days Roto-Mix Cattlemen’s Steak Cookout under the grandstands at the Finney County Fairgrounds. served as a judge for the Kansas City Barbeque Society is training locals on what to look for when judging the meat. He also will be doing demonstrations on how to prepare brisket. Rooney said that the judges include community members, KCBS certified judges and local celebrity
judges. The judges will be rotated. “We’ll have a different table for each division, so they’ll try every team’s meat but not on all three categories, so that team doesn’t go to that same judge every time. So we’re trying to level the playing field,” Rooney said.
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The contest is going to be divided into backyard teams and corporate teams. The entry fee for corporate teams is $200. “In our corporate division, we’re just trying to get some of the businesses in town to kind of compete against each other,” Rooney said.
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Kansas Beef Council. At 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Roto-Mix will prepare chuckwagon steaks and all of the fixings in the grandstand plaza arena at the Finney County Fairgrounds. The meal is free to the public. The Beef Empire Days Sponsors’ Reception will take place at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Clarion Inn, 1911 E. Kansas Ave. Sponsors and their guests are invited to this annual event that provides an excellent opportunity to network with customers and clients, while partaking in hors d’oeuvres and drinks. There also will be drawings and giveaways. Pancakes and beef sausage will be on the menu June 8 at the Chuckwagon Breakfast, beginning at 6:30 a.m. at Stevens Park. The chef from Chris Cakes will flip pancakes onto plates and into the audience until 9:30 a.m. The cost is $2 and it is all-you-can-eat. Following the parade on June 8, at the Chuckwagons in the Park Community Feed, people will have a chance to sample cuts of beef. Serving begins following the parade at approximately 11:45 a.m. On June 9, the Beef Empire Days Cattle Crawl features beef dishes served at some of the finest local establishments. Participants will meet at 4:30 p.m. at the Clarion Inn parking lot, board a bus and be taken from location to location aboard their own “stagecoach,� courtesy
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A. J. Griffin, Manhattan, grabs the horns of a steer to turn it to the ground during the 2012 Beef Empire Days PRCA Rodeo steer wrestling competition at the Finney County Fairgrounds Arena. Griffin is a former Garden City resident.
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Alecia Ary, Preston, turns her horse around a barrel on a run in the 2012 Beef Empire Days PRCA Rodeo barrel racing at the Finney County Fairgrounds Arena. top bulls, Secret Stash, was voted the third best bull at the 2012 Ram National Circuit Finals. Once again, the Anchor K group of bulls and horses is among the nation’s best. Consider that their top bull, Bad Habit, has yet to be ridden in approximately 50 attempts, and that he was so tough that the Dodge National Circuit Finals in Oklahoma City asked the Korkows to leave Bad Habit at home. “He’s not a mean bull, but so far nobody has figured out how to stay on him,� said T.J., the third generation Korkow to handle the draw for riders at rodeos. “We think he’s gonna be a candidate for PRCA Bull of the Year. So, we’re pretty excited about him.� Other top young bulls in the Anchor K group include Snake, Blow Hole, Lucifer’s Leap and Secret Stash. On the horse side of the stock, Korkow said he had
four saddle broncs that were chosen for the 2012 National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. Among that group is Vanilla Twist, who was voted as the 2010 “High Marked Bronc� at the prestigious Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days Bronc Futurity. Other saddle broncs include Wasabi, River Rat, Rhubarb and Paint Chip. On the bareback list, Korkow mentioned Bugger’s Pet, the 2009 Bareback Horse of the Year in the Badlands Circuit; Inky, Flaxy Lady, Flash, Stat
Sheet, Joker Poker, Arabella and Mean Jean, the horse that scored 87 points for the 2012 winner at the BED. Approximately 500 contestants had registered by the third week of May for the three-day event, with contestants entered for saddle bronc, bareback bronc, tie-down roping, bull riding, team roping and women’s barrel racing. There will be possible more entries following the re-entry deadline, set for Friday.
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plaints from the contestants there, but we just felt like this was in our best interest,� Ketterling said. “It was costing us more money than what we felt we wanted to spend, and we can put that elsewhere.� Ketterling said that Muttin’ Bustin’ and a Boot Scramble will be part of the three-evening performance for kids ages 11 and younger. “The boot scramble will be where kids have their boots placed in the middle of the arena. There is a starting line near the arena fence and then the kids have to race, find their boots, and then run back to the finish line. The winners will receive prizes all three nights. “We want to do as much as we can to involve young See PRCA, Page B13
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There will be a few changes when the 2013 Beef Empire Days PRCA Rodeo gets under way on June 6 at the Finney County Fairgrounds Arena. There will be one less day of competition, with the slack portion being moved to 9 a.m. Thursday, June 6. Team roping, barrel racing and women’s breakaway roping will be on the agenda for the Thursday day schedule, which is free to the public. The opening night of the PRCA event is scheduled to get under way at 7 p.m. the same day, where Family Night will be celebrated. The rodeo continues on Friday and Saturday with 7 p.m. starts. On Friday, the BED event will sponsor the Breast Cancer Awareness Night with its annual “Are You Tough Enough to Wear Pink?� event. All in attendance are encouraged to wear something pink to honor those who battle cancer. On Saturday’s closing night, it will be Military Appreciation Night, honoring our nation’s veterans and active military personnel. Another new look will actually be a new voice. After having Mike Mathis as the announcer for the BED event for 18 years, the Texan is staying in his home state this time around, and his replacement is another veteran PRCA announcer, Andy Stewart, a four-time top five nominee for PRCA announcer of the year. Stewart, who resides in Collinston, La., has twice been the announcer for the Southeast Circuit finals. He was the announcer for the Ram National Circuit Finals in 2006, and on multiple occasions served as the announcer for the World Bronc Futurity. The veteran announcer also has served as host of the award-winning PRCA coverage for the Outdoor Channel and Fox Sports. He enjoys playing the guitar and singing, and has been a professional duck hunting guide for 16 years. Married for 22 years, Stewart and his wife, Shelley, have two children, Kash, 19, and Shaye, 17. For the 11th consecutive year, Korkow Rodeos of the Anchor K Ranch of Pierre, S.D., will be providing the bulls, saddle broncs and bareback broncs for the competition in those three events. The Korkows have raised rodeo stock for three generations. Since 1959, they are only one of three stock contractors to have animals selected to be ridden at the National Finals Rodeo. Jim and his son, T.J., the second and third generation family members, oversee hundreds of bulls and horses in their stock. In 2012, the Korkows’ Nurse Jumps Alot was voted the Saddle Bronc Horse of the Badlands Circuit Finals. One of their
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Terry Lee, Garden City, bites down on his tongue as he makes a toss during a game of horseshoes at Finnup Park during the 2012 Beef Empire Days Horseshoes tournament.
In addition to the Beef Empire Days PRCA Rodeo, which will run June 6 to 8, there will be a number of other sports events in conjunction with the annual BED schedule. On Saturday, the Garden City Family YMCA will sponsor the Hoof it to Health Road Run, an event that features a 5K/10K run, a two-mile and one-half mile walk kids’ race that will begin at the YMCA facility on Center Street. The race gets under way at 7 a.m. Also on Saturday, there will be a horseshoe tour nament, for which qualifying begins at 9 a.m. at the horseshoe pits south of the Big Pool in Finnup Park. The tournament starts at 10 a.m. after qualifying, with men and women of all ages welcome to participate. An entry fee of $10 will be collected the morning of the event. All entry fees will be returned in prizes. On Sunday, there will be the Feedlot and Sponsors’ Team Roping, Bar rel Racing and Riding events, which get under way at 10 a.m. at the Finney County Fairgrounds Arena. The event is open to any of the 2013 Beef Empire Days sponsors. Another weekend event will be the Coors L i g h t / G a rd e n City Recreation Youth Benefit
Beef Empire Days Sports Schedule Saturday, June 1 • Hoof it to Health Road Run — 7:30 a.m., YMCA • Horseshoe tournament — 9 a.m., Finnup Park • Coors Light/Garden City Recreation Youth Benefit Softball Tournament — noon, Peebles Complex & Wiley Park Sunday, June 2 • Coors Light/Garden City Recreation Youth Benefit Softball Tournament — 10 a.m., Peebles Complex & Wiley Park • Feedlot Sponsors’ roping, riding & barrel racing — 10 a.m., Finney County Fairgrounds Thursday, June 6 • PRCA Rodel Slack and PWRA Breakaway — 9 a.m., Finney County Fairgrounds • PRCA Rodeo — 7 p.m., Finney County Fairgrounds Friday, June 7 • 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament — 8 a.m., YMCA • PRCA Rodeo — 7 p.m., Finney County Fairgrounds Saturday, June 8 • 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament — 8 a.m., Stevens Park Sunday, June 9 • Buffalo Dunes four-person golf tournament — 8 a.m., Buffalo Dunes • High Plains Archery Club 3D Tournament — 10 a.m., High Plains Archery Range
Softball Tour nament. The softball tourney will have games scheduled at the Peebles and Wiley complexes. On June 7, the YMCA is sponsoring a 3-on-3 basketball tour nament that will run through June 8 at Stevens Park. Concluding the sports events for BED will be the Buffalo Dunes four-
person golf tournament with an 8 a.m. shotgun start on June 9. Also that day starting at 10 a.m., is the High Plains Archery Club 3D Tournament at the High Plains Archery Range. For more information about these events, call the BED office at 2756807 or go online to www. beefempiredays.com.
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kids,� Ketterling said. “We’re looking forward to seeing how these work.� Ketterling said the committee was pleased with the number of early entrants, nearly staying at the same level as in the past, but without the steer ropers. “We’re really up in the barrel racing entries,� Ketterling said. “We’ve got nearly 100 entries in the barrels, and we normally have about 50, so we’re really pleased with that.� In the 27-year history of the BED PRCA Rodeo, numerous world champions and No. 1-ranked cowboys and women’s barrel racers have graced the arena with their presence. Ketterling credits the cowboys’ familiarity and respect for the Korkow stock for attracting some of the best in the business. “They (Korkow Rodeos) bring in stock that they take to the NFR,� said Ketterling. “You can’t argue with that. There’s a number of other rodeos around at the same dates and we thought that might affect our entries, but we haven’t had a drop-off. We think we’ve got some of the top ones coming and that’s always exciting for rodeo fans to see.� This year will be no exception. Trevor Brazile of Decatur, Texas, who won his 10th all-around world championship in 2012 with just less than $300,000 in earnings, is back once again. To date, Brazile has won 17 total world championships and is now within one of the all-time record for world titles. He is once again ranked No. 1 in the all-around with 2013 earnings of $47,938, and is ranked No. 6 in calf roping. His wife, Shada, also returns for the women’s barrel racing, where she placed second at the Beef Empire Days event a year ago. She had led until the final night of competition, and she has established herself as one of the premier barrel racers, now ranked No. 7 in the world with $28,828 in earnings as of May 21. No. 1-ranked calf roper Sterling Smith of Stephenville, Texas, is among the entrants, and he will be challenged by Brazile and two other top 10-ranked ropers — No. 4 Tyson Durfey of Colbert, Wash., and No. 9 EJ Roberts, also of Stephenville. In team roping, there are three top 10-ranked headers and four heelers. At the top of those lists are No. 1 header Kaleb Driggers of Albany, Ga., and top-ranked heeler Travis Graves of Jay, Okla. Cort Scheer of Elsmere, Neb., enters as the highest ranked saddle bronc rider at No. 3, along with No. 8 Cole Elshere of Faith, Neb., and No. 9 Troy Crowser of Whitewood, S.D. In bareback riding, the group of five top 20 riders includes No. 4 Wes Stevenson of Lubbock, Texas, No. 9 Cole Echols of Elm Grove, La., and No. 10 Cooper Davis of Jasper, Texas. However, 2012 BED champion Jared Keylon
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the Garden City Telegram
Ropes and rodeo
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Braxton Culpepper, 11, Silverstone, Ga., works on his roping skills while sitting on the arena fence during the 2012 Beef Empire Days PRCA Rodeo slack at the Finney ABOVE: Trevor Cox, Purdum, Neb., works on turning a steer to the ground on a run County Fairgrounds. Culpepper’s dad, Brad, was competing in the team roping conduring the 2012 Beef Empire Days PRCA Rodeo steer wrestling at the Finney County test. Fairgrounds arena. BELOW: Jule Hazen, Ashland, moves from his horse to a steer during the 2012 Beef Empire Days PRCA Rodeo’s steer wrestling at the Finney County Fairgrounds arena. Photos by Brad Nading/Telegram
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