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The rough and tumble Gary Hardt Memorial Spring Rodeo returns to the Rim Country this weekend, with performances at the Payson Event Center at 7 p.m., Friday, May 16 and Saturday, May 17. Gates open at 5 p.m. Festivities get a jump start at 6 p.m., Thursday, May 15 with the Women’s Professional Rodeo Barrel Racing and more at the Event Center.
Rim Country rumbles with Spring Rodeo BY
TERESA MCQUERREY
RIM REVIEW EDITOR
Welcome to one of the great Rim Country traditions — the Annual Gary Hardt Memorial Spring Rodeo. More than 200 contestants from throughout the Southwest and elsewhere will participate in the main performances at 7 p.m., Friday, May 16 and Saturday, May 17 at the Payson Event Center. Festivities get started Thursday, May 15 with the Women’s Professional Rodeo Barrel Racing and other events,
which start at 6 p.m. Admission is a can of food for Rim Country food banks. Friday night is the Tough Enough to Wear Pink Performance, where cowboys and fans alike wear pink to help local breast cancer support groups. For all wearing pink, $1 per fan and $3 per contestant is donated to the local groups. Saturday night, veterans and active duty military will be honored in a Patriot Performance. Gates Friday and Saturday nights open at 5 p.m.
Salt River Rodeo, with some of the top bulls and bucking stock in the West, is the stock contractor. And the company’s livestock is one of the reasons so many contestants come to Payson. The announcer, Reed Flake, is well known for his knowledge of the sport and of the cowboys. He hails from Show Low, Ariz. Nate Reed is the specialty act this year. He has been in the rodeo business for 18 years as a bull rider and fighter and now he brings some new acts, family entertainment and excitement to the Payson rodeo.
Tickets for adults age 12 to 64 are $14, seniors age 65 and older are $12 and children 8 to 12 are $10. Those age 7 and under are admitted free. All active military personnel will also be admitted at no charge. Tickets may be reserved online at www.paysonprorodeo.com or at www.ticketforce.com or purchased at the Rim Country Regional Chamber of Commerce, Bob’s Western Wear and the Circle K stores in Payson, as well as the Payson Public Library. For more information, call Rodeo Boss Bill Armstrong at (928) 474-9440.
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Team ropers at the 2014 Gary Hardt Memorial Spring Rodeo will include a legend in the sport, Jake Barnes of Scottsdale, who said in an April feature in the Pro Rodeo Sports News, this rodeo season may be his “last hurrah.”
Payson entertains top-ranking cowboys BY
TERESA MCQUERREY
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Top-ranking cowboys are among the almost 200 contestants in the 2014 Gary Hardt Memorial Spring Rodeo. Two of them are Payson’s own saddle bronc rider Jason Amon and team roper TJ Brown, heeler. Both hold the Number 2 slots among the moneymakers on the Turquoise Circuit of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, as of mid-April. Another local contestant and former world champion is barrel racer Penny Conway. Other top-ranked contestants Rim residents and visitors can expect to see in the arena
at the Payson Event Center this weekend are: team roper Cesar de la Cruz; steer wrestler Pepe Arballo, steer wrestler Russell Armenta; team roper Jake Barnes; bull rider Wacey Barta; steer wrestler Ben Bates Jr.; bull rider Craig Begay; team roper Derrick Begay; saddle bronc rider Brandon Biebelle; bareback rider Tony Buckman; team ropers Anthony and Michael Calmelat. Other contestants with PRCA rankings scheduled to participate in Payson this weekend are barrel racer Sherry Cervi; tie down roper Weston Crane; saddle bronc rider Brady Dinwoodie; bareback rider and bull rider Jared Green; tie
down and team roper Seth Hall; bull rider Cody Hancock; bareback rider Wyatt Hancock; team roper Brock Hanson; bareback rider Delvecchio Kaye; barrel racer Sarah Kieckhefer; saddle bronc and steer wrestler Tyke Kipp; and tie down roper Beau Marshall. Additional participants with either national or circuit rankings include bareback and bull rider Trenten Montero; team roper Junior Nogueira; tie down roper and steer wrestler Cutter Parsons; tie down roper Joseph Parsons; team roper Cory Petska; team roper Blaine Redhorse; team roper Tom Richards; team roper Kyle Roberts; team roper Erich Rogers; steer wrestler and
team roper Justin Simon; barrel racer Jordan Taton; team roper Aaron Tsinigine; and team roper Byron Wilkerson. Most contestants in this weekend’s rodeo are traveling to Payson from around Arizona and New Mexico, with a few coming from Utah, Colorado and Nevada, plus a couple are making the long haul to the Rim Country from Newbery, Ore. A world champion roper
Jake Barnes, 55, of Scottsdale will be part of the team roping contest this weekend. He was featured in the April 2014 edition of the Pro Rodeo Sports News. Barnes is a true veteran of
rodeo — and a second-generation competitor as well. He was inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in 1987 and named a Legend of ProRodeo in 2006. He has won seven world team roping championships. He was a Dodge National Circuit Finals champion in 1987, 1989 and 1995. Barnes also was the Turquoise Circuit team roping champion in 1985, 1989, 1992, 1994 and 1995. He now teams with heeler Junior Nogueira, 23, who hails from Brazil, though the two have only been together since the National Finals Rodeo (barely four months).
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PRCA judges rule in Rim arena BY
TERESA MCQUERREY
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The contestants in the 2014 Gary Hardt Memorial Rodeo will be showing their stuff to some sharp-eyed judges this year. Making the calls on rides and times are two Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association judges — Gordon Kesler and Mark McKinley, according to Payson Rodeo Boss Bill Armstrong. “These guys know their stuff,” Armstrong said, adding McKinley even served on the PRCA Judges Advisory Council last year (2013). McKinley knows the Payson Rodeo — he holds bareback championship honors from the event. He was a PRCA bareback rider for 25 years and six-time Turquoise Circuit bareback champion. McKinley has served as a PRCA official for the past eight years. He owned and operated Papa Kelsey’s Pizza & Subs in Mesa, Ariz. for 20 years and is now a field supervisor for an oil company in New Town, N.D. Kesler brings both championships and judging experience from the famous Calgary Stampede to the 2014 Gary Hardt Memorial Spring Rodeo. During his competitive years, the CONTINUED ON PAGE 9
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Rodeo judge Mark McKinley brings championship bareback experience to his role at this weekend’s festivities at the Event Center.
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Bullfighters brave battle with speed over brawn BY
TERESA MCQUERREY
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Don’t be fooled by the outrageous costumes and makeup, the bullfighters in the rodeo arena have the toughest job in the sport — keeping riders safe from raging tons of brawn. Luke Kraut, a transplanted Aussie from Phoenix, and Clifford Maxwell, also of Arizona, share the bullfighting duties at the 2014 Gary Hardt Memorial Bull riders at the 2014 Gary Hardt Memorial Spring Rodeo, presented by the Payson Pro Rodeo Committee, will have some of the best protection in the business from bullfighters Luke Kraut and Clifford Maxwell, both Arizona residents and frequently teamed to keep contestants safe.
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Spring Rodeo this weekend. Kraut came to the U.S. in 1995 and works as a farrier (horse-shoer) in Phoenix. He is also a former bull rider. “With my talents of bull riding I have produced a couple of bull riding events, a couple of bull riding schools, instructed three Sankey Rodeo Schools and entered more than 3,000 rodeos from California to Florida,” Kraut states on his website. He says his passion is to provide the
highest quality of cowboy protection; it is a passion he not only practices, but shares with others, teaching bullfighting skills. Kraut and his family are now in the business of breeding bucking bulls as well. Maxwell has worked a number of rodeos with Kraut and is also a former bull rider. A serious bull riding accident in 1994 — five broken ribs, a punctured lung and the loss of his spleen — made
him leave the competitive side of rodeo, but he could not give up the thrill of life in the arena entirely, so became a bullfighter. His skills have made him one of the most popular in the field. The champion riders request the bullfighters they want to protect them in the PRCA Turquoise Circuit Finals and Maxwell was their selection every year over the course of the first decade of this century.
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Female contestants at the 2014 Gary Hardt Memorial Spring Rodeo will be competing on two different fronts this weekend. The cowgirls will be making team roping and barrel racing runs for points and money, while a number of young women will be vying for the titles of Miss Rodeo Arizona and Miss Teen Arizona as well.
State pageant in Payson for Spring Rodeo BY
TERESA MCQUERREY
RIM REVIEW EDITOR
While the pageant to crown Miss Rodeo Arizona and Miss Teen Rodeo Arizona is not actually part of the Gary Hardt Memorial Spring Rodeo, a segment of the contest is held at the Payson Event Center arena during the rodeo. At 1 p.m., Friday, May 16, the horsemanship contest takes place in the arena and contestants will also ride a lap at the 7 p.m., Saturday, May 17 rodeo
performance for a final judgment of their horsemanship. Shepherding the aspiring state rodeo royalty through the contests will be reigning Miss Rodeo Arizona Brittney Truman and Miss Teen Rodeo Arizona Paige McGiffen. Contestants for the 2014 teen crown are Brigitte Kennison. Codi Ross, Sabrina Swearingin and Krysta Holmes. Vying for a chance to represent the state at the Miss Rodeo America event later
this year are Missy Dipper, Halle Fry and Sammi Miles. Following the initial horsemanship event, the contestants and reigning royalty will be at Bob’s Western Wear at 3:30 p.m., Friday, May 16 to autograph photos. That evening, the pageant activities move to the Mazatzal Hotel & Casino. Informal modeling and introduction speeches take place Friday evening, with doors opening at 6:15 p.m. Continuing Saturday, May 17, at 10:15
a.m. doors open for the pageant fashion show, state speeches and live and silent auctions. Coronation festivities start at 9 a.m., Sunday, May 18. Tickets to the events vary in price, and availability at the door is limited. The Friday evening buffet is $25, Saturday’s brunch is $27 and entry to the coronation is $15. Children age six and younger will be admitted to these events at half price.
With years of rodeo experience, judges know their stuff FROM PAGE 6
wild horse race was found at most rodeos in Canada. Along with Reg Kesler and Greg Kesler, he won the Calgary Stampede three consecutive years and also won the Canadian title four consecutive years. Kesler’s career as a rodeo judge began when judges were picked from a pool of injured cowboys. Now judges are picked from a program headed up by longtime world-class bareback rider Clint Corey. Judges are required to
attend rigorous three-day seminars every other year in order to be up to speed on rules and procedures. “As a judge, I find I never quit learning as each rodeo has its own unique challenges,” Kesler said. He usually officiates about 30 to 40 rodeos a year from Arizona to California and the Northwest states. Most of the rodeos he works are in Montana due to the milder summer climate. “The one rodeo I always look forward
to judging is the historic Payson rodeo with its knowledgeable committee headed up by Bill Armstrong,” Kesler said. He was raised in a ranching and rodeo environment and began his rodeo career at the age of eight when he entered the men’s cow riding — the big event before bull riding became the main attraction at rodeos. “During my early years, I traveled and worked with my uncle Reg Kesler and learned the ropes from one of the
great rodeo contractors in the rodeo business,” Kesler said. Upon finishing college, Kesler traveled back to Canada and continued to rodeo — working the bareback riding and occasionally the saddle bronc riding. Soon after returning to Canada, he was injured in the bronc riding and the accident ended his rough stock career. “The last rodeo I competed in was at a Senior Pro Rodeo four years ago where I won the steer wrestling,” Kesler said.
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The members of the Cowgirls Historical Foundation Equestrian Drill Team will bring their beauty and horsemanship skills to the Payson Event Center arena as part of the 2014 Gary Hardt Memorial Spring Rodeo this weekend. The team appears at both the 7 p.m. Friday, May 16 and Saturday, May 17 performances.
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Equestrian Drill Team shines at rodeo BY
TERESA MCQUERREY
RIM REVIEW EDITOR
The Cowgirls Historical Foundation Equestrian Drill team will again be part of the Gary Hardt Memorial Spring Rodeo this weekend, participating Friday, May 16 and Saturday, May 17. The group has been honored to serve in many previous Payson Rodeo and equestrian events. At the Tough Enough to Wear Pink Night rodeo performance Friday, May 16, the team plans to present a performance showing empathy and support for those who are battling breast cancer. At the Patriot Night performance Saturday, May 17 the women will be honoring those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. The Cowgirls Historical Foundation donates more than 3,500 community service hours annually. Members wear vintage western wear dating back to the 1940s at many of the community service events. To learn more about the drill team, visit its website at www.cowgirlshistoricalfoundation.com.
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Meet Shelia Riggs
Volunteers are real heart of the rodeo BY
ALEXIS BECHMAN
ROUNDUP STAFF REPORTER
From 1,000-pound bucking broncs flinging 100-pound cowboys off their backs, to rodeo clowns rolling around in barrels and stirring up fights, the action in a rodeo arena no doubt keeps a crowd on the edge of their seats. And down into the arena is where organizers want you to look, past all those rows of advertising posters. But it is off to the side, back in the dusty corrals, at the souvenir table, 50/50 raffle booth and out front directing traffic that the real heart of the rodeo lies. It is people like Shelia Riggs, a seven-year Payson Pro Rodeo Committee member and volunteer. They don’t make any record books for wrestling a steer to the ground or carry battle wounds from bull riding. Most carry aches and pains, but generally, those accrued from a welllived life. The average Payson Pro Rodeo
Committee member is at least 50 years old and most well past that. It is a dedicated group that works year round to organize both a spring and August rodeo, carrying on the tradition of the World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo. For Riggs, 71, there is nothing like the excitement of a rodeo night. For several weekends a year, the Payson of culture reverts to the way it was 100 years ago, when cowboys who could lasso a steer in seconds were revered and when wearing a Texas-size belt buckle and donning a 10-gallon hat are fashionable. A successful rodeo — the culmination of a year of meetings with stock handlers, concessioners, officials and volunteers — is the payoff, and giving out scholarships with the profits the cherry on top. Riggs joined the rodeo committee after moving from California. Friends Carol and Larry Flowers encouraged Riggs and her husband CONTINUED ON PAGE 14
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Sheila Riggs, 71, is one of the many dedicated volunteers who work year round to organize and present the May and August rodeos in Payson.
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Meet Pat Daily
Volunteer one year, board member the next BY
MICHELE NELSON
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Soon after moving to Payson two years ago, Pat Daily decided to volunteer for the rodeo. “I’m sort of a helping type person and I saw they needed help in the parking lots,” he said. Next, Daily started to attend board meetings and that’s when things got interesting. “I told them I was retired,” he said. Next thing he knew, Daily was sitting on the board and in charge of filling all the volunteer slots for the rodeo parking needs. “We use all the football students we can get,” he said. In fact, Daily had just returned from
meeting with Jake Swartwood and the football team to hand out the volunteer paperwork needed for the students to help with parking at the May rodeo. But Daily has lots of experience organizing people from his job as a service consultant for Lennox Industries in Michigan. “I worked with 147 dealerships and serviced 40 odd schools,” said Daily. An injury in 2000 brought him to Arizona. His life-long friend Butch Brown said it might be nice for Daily to recover from his accident with him in Phoenix. So he came out. But Daily did not stay idle for long. Brown’s ex-wife Betty (a high school friend of both men) had a massage therapy business and needed help fix-
ing up her office. Being a handy type of guy, Daily offered to help with the remodel, while Betty offered to help heal his back and abdominal injury. Just like an old movie, Daily and Betty ended up getting married. His buddy Brown was fine with it all. “We’re still all real good friends,” said Daily. The heat finally got to Betty and the two decided to move to Payson after seeing it during trips to visit her parents’ cabin in Show Low. They arrived in time for Daily to attend the August Rodeo. Daily had first seen rodeo while working for the oil companies in Houston in the 1980s.
Since volunteering with the Payson Rodeo, Daily wishes the residents would get more behind the event. “I believe more could be done to market the World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo,” he said. Although he does not know too much about the history of the rodeo, he has a couple of shots of the original rodeo guys “being dragged behind a horse.” His favorite part of the rodeo is the mutton bustin’ and the steer wrestling, which he knows are not official paid out events, but he enjoys them the best regardless. So, at the May Rodeo, ask for Pat, he’ll be driving around with a trailer full of ropes and stanchions to make sure everyone parks safe at the rodeo.
The ins and outs of rodeo BY
PETE ALESHIRE
ROUNDUP EDITOR
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Longtime volunteer Sheila Riggs encourages younger folks to join the Payson Rodeo Committee and take over the reins.
Rodeo needs young blood FROM PAGE 12
to join and having regularly visited rodeos in California, Riggs jumped at the chance. Since 2007, Riggs has done everything from dress up like a saloon girl and “arrest” people to raise money, to working the dances, appearing in the parade and now runs the 50/50 raffle. Riggs says she loves the atmosphere that surrounds a rodeo — the hometown feeling that reminds her of growing up in Ohio. It is a feeling she hopes more people will buy into. With the rodeo committee volunteers getting older, they need new and younger folks to help take over the reins. “We need some young blood,” she says. “We invite new volunteers to help us, even if it is just to get a feel for it for a few hours.” For Riggs, working four rodeo performances, a parade and then a dance just about knocks her off her feet. “We need younger people.” Indeed, young folks do show up to set up the rodeo, but they need them come back for meetings and become official members.
On the national circuit, more than 7,500 cowboys compete for over $30 million at 650 rodeos annually. Women’s barrel racing, sanctioned by the WRPA, has taken place at most of these rodeos. More than 2,000 barrel racers compete for nearly $4 million annually. Professional cowgirls also compete in bronc and bull riding, team roping and calf roping under the auspices of the PWRA. Rodeo has also grown controversial in some quarters — mostly among people with no knowledge of farm and ranch life. The slaughter houses and factory farms that feed the urban masses involve far more cruelty than any rodeo event. Stock contractors invest heavily in animals that can perform in the rodeo — especially the broncs and bulls that seem so frenzied in the arena. For instance, perhaps the toughest bull in the country — a beast named Bushwacker — remains virtually unrideable, which makes him eagerly sought after for the national championships. Bushwacker has earned $500,000 in his career. A dose of his sperm fetches $3,000. The last time a cowboy stayed on him for eight seconds was four years ago. The injury rate in a PRCA rodeo remains much lower for the livestock than for the humans. One survey of 28 sanctioned rodeos involving 34,000 animal runs found just 16 animals suffered any injury — about .047 percent. Basic injuries occurred at a rate of 0.072 percent, or one in 1,405, with injuries requiring veterinary attention at 0.036 percent, or one injury in every 2,810 times the animal was used. The study included transport, yarding and competition. A later PRCA survey of 60,971 animal performances at 198 rodeo performances and 73 sections of “slack” indicated 27 animals were injured — five hundredths of one percent. Rodeo events Roping: Roping competitions are based on the tasks of a working cowboy, who often had to capture calves and adult cattle for branding, medical treatment and other purposes. The
cowboy must throw a type of looped lariat over the head of a calf or onto the horns and around the hind legs of adult cattle, and secure the animal in a fashion dictated by its size and age. Tie-Down (calf) Roping is the oldest of timed rodeo events. Many contestants learn their skills on ranches where they must often capture calves for branding, medical treatment or other purposes. The cowboy ropes a running calf around the neck, then leaps from his horse — which stands stock still — or backs up to keep the rope tight to the calf. Team Roping (heading and heeling): The only rodeo event where men and women riders compete together. Two people capture and restrain a full-grown steer. The “header” ropes the running steer’s horns, while the other “heeler,” lassos the steer’s two hind legs. The riders then face one another and pull the steer between them, until it loses its balance and lies down. This technique originated from ranch work. Barrel Racing: In barrel racing, horse and rider gallop around a cloverleaf pattern of barrels, making agile turns without knocking the barrels over. On the professional circuit, this is a woman’s event. Steer Wrestling (bulldogging): The rider jumps off his horse onto the back of a Corriente steer and ‘wrestles’ it to the ground by grabbing it by the horns. Next to bullriding, steer wrestling is the most dangerous of rodeo sports — mostly because of the danger the cowboy will miss the horns in the leap from his horse. Sometimes, the steer lands on top of the cowboy or catches him with a horn. Bronc Riding: Includes bareback riding in which the rider hangs on by a single strap called a “rigging” or saddle bronc riding using a specialized saddle without a saddle horn, which can badly injure a rider in the wild spinning of a bronc ride. The rider hangs onto a heavy lead rope attached to a halter on the horse. Bull Riding: Cowboys ride full-grown bulls instead of horses. Although skills and equipment are similar to bareback bronc riding, bulls are far more likely to go after riders after they’ve hit the ground. Bull fighters work the ring to protect the riders and distract the bulls.
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“Are you lookin’ at me?” seems to be the sentiment of this fearsome rodeo athlete — just as menacing as Robert DeNiro’s deranged Travis Bickle in 1976’s “Taxi Driver.”
Loving rodeo – And the most dangerous eight seconds in sports BY
PETE ALESHIRE
ROUNDUP EDITOR
The chute bursts open. The 1,500-pound Brahma bull explodes through the gate. The mass of muscle throws his back end up into the air and spins the moment he clears the sturdy metal fencing. The cowboy grips the bull rope, braided of polypropylene and grass, stiffened with leather to give the rider something to cling desperately to for what’s accurately called the most dangerous eight seconds in sports. On each side of the chute the two bullfighters in ridiculous clown suits explode into action as well, flanking the bull — watching the rider. The bull goes into a “handstand” and then pivots on its front hooves, flinging his back end to the side. The cowboy lies back, trying to keep himself centered on the violently shifting back of the bull. From the stands, the bull’s fury seems frightening — so it’s easy to blame the braided, cotton flank strap. Maybe that’s where the myth that the strap’s tied around the bull’s balls arose. It’s really not more than an irritant, which makes the bull more likely to give his rear end an extra kick. In truth, the bulls have been bred for generations for the tendency to twist and buck and leap and kick. The judges score both the cowboy and the bull in that frenzied eight seconds — and the best bullrider in the world can’t win a rodeo on a peaceable bull. The bull comes down; the rider adjusts, keeping one hand waving in the air to pile on the points. The two bullfighters scramble, a deadly dance that positions them on each side of the bull, out of the bull’s line of vision, but close enough to move in instantly to protect the cowboy if gravity and probability finally have their way. These days, the bulls have learned their craft so CONTINUED ON PAGE 19
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They start young in rodeo ... and in ranching. These youngsters were part of the 2010 Gary Hardt Memorial Spring Rodeo. Their intense interest in the events (above), some trepidation (below left), and willingness to take on any job, no matter the size (below right) cannot be denied. Look for all those same traits in the youngsters at this year’s rodeo.
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well you can also watch three days of rodeo without seeing a single rider finish the eight seconds. The bull seems personally affronted that the rider has the nerve to hang on. Now the beast launches himself completely off the ground, then somehow kicks all four feet to the side, a move peculiar to these monsters called “sunfishing.” For a moment, it looks like maybe the creature plans to roll over in mid-air and land on its back on top of the cowboy. But somehow the bull twists and lands on his feet again. Miraculously, the rider has stayed centered, like a log roller running on a log as it goes over the falls. But the bull knows his business, which is why the stock contractors will pay $10,000 to $15,000 for the kind of bull that will attract national champion bullriders to even a small-town rodeo. The beast makes his impossible landing, then immediately twists in the opposite direction. Now he goes into a tight, twisting spin — the move that helps explain why it’s so much harder to stay on the bull’s back than on a bronc. The reversal strips the rider from the bull’s back, but his hand catches in the bull rope. For a terrible moment, the cowboy’s flopping against the side of the bull, trapped — jerked about like a rag doll. The bullfighters move in, with reckless skill — anticipating the wild spinning of the bull, still kicking massive rear hooves with enough force to cave in the side of a pickup truck. The rider reaches up to grab the bull rope with his free hand, as the bull comes down. The bull gathers himself for another leap. In that moment of slack, the rider pulls his hand loose and drops to the ground at the bull’s feet. The bullfighters instantly move in. One moves in front of the bull, across his vision — gathering up the bull’s terrible attention. The other rushes to the cowboy, who has landed on his back, all the air forced from his lungs by the impact. I’m hunkered down shooting the whole thing through the railing, terrified for the cowboy, for the bullfighter. They seem doomed, tangled under the legs of the bull. In slow motion, the bull pivots toward the second bullfighter. The bull leaps toward the rider on the ground,
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A deft, daring move by the bullfighter keeps this raging side of beef from crushing the cowboy just tossed to the arena ground.
enormous force behind that fatal hoof. I can see it’s going to go right through the cowboy’s stomach — impale him. At the last possible moment, the bullfighter puts his back to the bull, reaches out gracefully with his own foot, catches the bull just above the knee and deflects that descending hoof just enough so that it digs into the dirt — not the cowboy. In a smooth continuation of the movement, the bullfighter reaches down, grabs the cowboy on the inside of his arm above his elbow and pulls him to his feet. The cowboy runs for the fence, chaps flapping. The bullfighter backs toward the fence, never taking his eyes off the bull. I guess that’s why I go to the rodeo — over and over. That’s not all of it, of course — that moment of danger and courage — the humbling, elevating, jaw-dropping thrill of seeing the astonishing things people can do — the habit of courage they can cultivate; the bull, the bullrider, the clown’s foot against the bull’s knee. Of course, I also love the smell of the hot dogs, the way the flag ripples on the opening race round the arena, the long hair streaming out behind the sparkling barrel racers, the brave little mutton busters clinging to the indignant sheep.
I love the lanky teenagers trying to catch one another’s eyes in the cowboy boots and hats, the exchange of small-town gossip. Rodeo connects to a history I treasure — the epic west of hardship and struggle. Rim Country started with rodeo — as the cowboys blew off steam after flushing all the
cattle out of the canyons and gullies in the roundup. Rodeo celebrates the traditions and values of that vanished west — independence and generosity, offhand courage and stoic endurance. The cowboys remain true to that tradition in the rodeo arena today, never mind the sponsors and the prizes. And I go every year, waiting for that moment of danger and calm -- like last year. The bull finished his spin as the cowboy hit the fence, running up the pipes in his cowboy boots like the judges were gonna give him extra points for how fast he could get over that fence. The bullfighter bounced on his toes, halfway between the bull and the retreating cowboy. The bull stopped his spin, facing the bullfighter. A stringer of bull spit dripped from the creature’s snout. After a timeless moment, the bull charged the bullfighter — who didn’t move as the freight train of angry slobber bore down on him. At the last moment, the bullfighter stepped aside. The bull rushed past and came charging toward the section of fence where I crouched, telephoto lens stuck through the railings. He completely filled the lens, like looking out the busted picture window into the heart of a hurricane. I shouted something I can’t
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print, jumped backward, staggered and gasped as the bull brushed against the fence, turned and looked for another target. The other bullfighter had by now opened the swinging gate back into the stock pens. The bull surveyed the ring with evident satisfaction and then trotted jauntily over to the open gate. I stood there grinning — heart hammering. Hell. I could be a bullfighter: Just give me a clown suit. Put me in the padded barrel. I’d be a natural. Lord. I love the rodeo.
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MOVIE HEADS ACROSS 1 Highly ionized gases 8 More dreadful 13 Gourmand 20 Opera house in Milan 21 “Uncle!” 22 Dispositions 23 Cushioned footstool 24 Movie director ___ B. DeMille 25 Long-running comic strip 26 Start of a riddle 29 Mattress company 30 Yes, to Henri 31 Prefix meaning “egg” 32 Miami Heat’s org. 35 Riddle, part 2 42 Volcano in the N. Cascades 47 Fed. air monitor 48 Blood lines 49 Riddle, part 3 56 Riyal earners 57 Simian beast 58 “You ___ big trouble!” 59 Additionally 62 “Last one ___ a rotten egg!” 63 Arrangement 66 Cookie-selling gp. 67 Eyebrow, e.g. 68 Riddle, part 4 72 Poor marks 73 Arachnid trap 74 Last leftover 75 “___ boy!” (“All right!”) 76 Unusual 77 Positive-thinking pastor
Norman Vincent ___ 79 Poetic P.M. 80 Took pains 82 Riddle, part 5 86 Fabled man? 89 Ox of Tibet 90 Least sparse 91 End of the riddle 98 Viral misery 99 Pal, to Henri 100 Hip ’60s type 101 Musty 106 Riddle’s answer 114 Most chichi 116 Insults 117 City WSW of Richmond 118 Tennis great John 119 Pivotal point 120 Person making a bid 121 Forgives 122 Affirmative replies 123 Roof channels DOWN 1 Tilling tools 2 Shaping tool 3 “Swinging on ___” 4 Actor Bakula 5 “___ mia!” 6 Jai ___ (sport like handball) 7 Warbled 8 Declaration 9 “No need to explain” 10 Well-to-do 11 1960s pop singer Sands 12 Depend (on) 13 Alternative to escarole
14 Tetralogy ender 15 Tilting type: Abbr. 16 Rubik’s ___ 17 Pope after Gregory XI 18 Christianity, e.g.: Abbr. 19 Suffix with Brooklyn 27 Christmas or Easter: Abbr. 28 Rocky hilltop 33 Movie rat 34 Pack-toting equine 35 T-men, say 36 Playwright Levin 37 Bit of a titter 38 Cruellest mo., to Eliot 39 Novelist Janowitz 40 Kitchen heat source 41 Rent out 42 Mates of pas 43 Coached 44 Leapt 45 IRS visits 46 Jewish deli snack 50 Not too difficult to pronounce 51 “___-daisy!” 52 ___ four (small cake) 53 Embattled forest in World War I 54 Turf anew 55 Cars such as the Rio and Soul 59 Interval of three whole steps 60 Books with a 6x9-inch size 61 Surprised cries 63 Say “#@%!” 64 Seventh Greek letter 65 “Me and Bobby ___” (#1 hit for Janis Joplin) 67 Houston ball club 68 Hoo-ha
69 Washstand pitcher 70 See 83-Down 71 Have a meal at home 77 ___ platter 78 “Only Time” singer 80 Some Fr. martyresses 81 New newt 82 Foldable bed 83 With 70-Down, North Carolinian’s nickname 84 Après-___ 85 B-F linkup 86 TV alien 87 Grig or elver 88 Speak like Porky Pig 92 Leno took his place 93 Is theatrical 94 ___ and vigor 95 Materialize 96 Throws lightly 97 Altar reply 101 Golf club part 102 Core belief 103 Cherish 104 Los Angeles NBAer 105 Ogling types 107 Rear 108 Architect Saarinen 109 Pale-faced 110 “Would ___ to You?” (1985 pop hit) 111 “Sister Act” sisters 112 Toad’s kin 113 Vegan staple 114 Roadie’s tote 115 EMI rival
ARIES (March 21 to April 19) An unexpected development could change the Arian’s perspective on a potential investment. Keep an open mind. Ignore the double talk and act only on the facts. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) A surge of support helps you keep your long-standing commitment to colleagues who rely on you for guidance. Ignore any attempts to get you to ease up on your efforts. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Family continues to be the dominant factor, but career matters also take on new importance. You might even be able to combine elements of the two in some surprising, productive way. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) A realistic view of a workplace or personal situation helps you deal with it more constructively once you know where the truth lies. Reserve the weekend for someone special. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) As much as you Leos or Leonas might be intrigued by the “sunny” prospects touted for a potential investment, be careful that you don’t allow the glare to blind you to its essential details. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) A friend’s problem brings out the Virgo’s nurturing nature in full force. However, don’t go it alone. Allow others to pitch in and help share the responsibilities you’ve assumed. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) A business decision might need to be put off until a colleague’s personal matter is resolved. Use this time to work on another business matter that you’ve been anxious to get to. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Relationships (personal or professional) might appear to be stalled because of details that keep cropping up and that need tending to. Be patient. A path begins to clear soon. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) A promotion could cause resentment among envious colleagues. But others recognize how hard you worked to earn it, and will be there to support you if you need them. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Handling a delicate personal matter needs both your wisdom and your warmth. Expect some setbacks, but stay with it. The outcome will more than justify your efforts. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Resist the temptation to cut corners just because time is short. Best to move ahead step by step so you don’t overlook anything that might later create time-wasting complications. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Use the good will you recently earned with that well-received project to pitch your ideas for a new project. Expect some tough competition, though, from an unlikely source. BORN THIS WEEK: Your love of family extends beyond your personal life to include others to whom you generously extend your care and affection. © 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.
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JUST FOR FUN KING CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Boar’s mate 4 Deteriorate 7 Blender setting 12 N.A. section 13 GI’s mail address 14 Game venue 15 Transgression 16 Precursor 18 Coop dweller 19 Calamari 20 Mideast nation 22 Sailors’ org. 23 Existed 27 Handle 29 Alluring quality (Var.) 31 Nome dome home 34 Duck 35 Escargots 37 Strike 38 Hybrid pooch 39 ___ Baba 41 Region 45 Production number? 47 Japanese pond carp 48 Snack for Wimpy 52 Tractor-trailer 53 Pong creator 54 “Rocks” 55 Tray contents? 56 Knapsack part 57 Dance syllable? 58 Prepared DOWN 1 Futomaki, e.g. 2 Wickerwork willow
3 Would like to, colloquially 4 Bleacherites’ calls 5 Not transparent 6 Doughnut shape 7 Picked up the tab 8 Grecian vessel 9 Rule, for short 10 Away from WSW 11 Corn spike 17 Bob’s longtime pal 21 Ring used in a throwing game 23 Matilda’s dance 24 Flightless bird 25 Scepter 26 Before 28 Scale member 30 Wahine’s accessory 31 Doctrine 32 Wildebeest 33 Long. crosser 36 Dino’s tail? 37 Full of modern gadgetry 40 Reason 42 Gumbo ingredients 43 Din 44 Two-by-four? 45 Witticism 46 Vicinity 48 Owns 49 Lawyer (Abbr.) 50 Scratch 51 Underwear with underwire
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Cute 2Br/1Ba MFH, Fenced Back Yard, Large Trees, 2 Large Sheds, 59,500. Pat/Agent, 928-970-4140
ForSaleByOwner.com ID#23907500 3700sf on 1.5 Acre, Close in, Secluded, Gated, $429K, Will Carry 75%, 805 N. Mudsprings, Payson 480-216-2960
CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED
Schult 2Br/2Ba, Single Wide Home, In Family Park, Centrally Located in Payson, New Exterier Paint, Skirting, and Flooring w/2 Decks on Fenced Lot. $9,800. Call 480-390-8901
REPOS: 2, 3, & 4 Bedrooms, Starting from $9,989. Call Bronco Homes: 1-800-487-0712
RENTALS APARTMENTS FOR RENT 2 Bedroom Unfurnished, RAINBOW APTS. Pets-No! $495/mo Dep.Req. 928-970-0158 or 928-978-0714 2Br/1Ba, Wood Stove, Evap Cooler, $700.mo $500. Dep. Studio Furnished, $500.mo $300. Dep. Both:Trash/Sewer/Cable Paid, Smoking/Pets-No, 1203 N.Easy Street, 921-275-2153 2Br/1Br Downstairs, Water/Sewer & Trash Included, Pets-No, $575.mo + $575.Dep. 928-478-6188 or 928-951-3524
Spring
Apartments For Rent
Busy Pine location…Main bldg., 1,150 sqft open concept w/loft. 2 decks,ADA, 2 restrms. Dream locale antiques,coffeeshop,office. Commercial backlit sign, 6261 Hardscrabble, 602-463-5665. Eagle Springs Professional Plaza 903 E Hwy 260 1650sf Medical Office 1000sf Office w/Private Bath 2350sf Office w/Private Bath & Breakroom Mike 928-978-0149 Office or Retail Space Lowest Rates In Payson Private Bath,500 sq.ft. On Upgraded Remodeled Units, 1 Month Rent Free 602-616-3558
OFFICE SPACE Various Sizes 255sf to 3000sf PRIME LOCATION 708 HWY 260 PAYSON, 928-472-7035
HOMES FOR RENT 2 BDRM/1 BATH CABIN $650/mo In-Town Location Near Hospital Credit Report & Deposit Required 480-649-0005 Owner/Agent 2 BR, 1.5 BA, Strawberry, W/D, Frig, Microwave, AC/Heat, 2 Decks, Fenced yard, Shed, Very Clean, $700 mo. + deposits, 623-680-4474 Owner/Agent.
to Aspen
Cove!
2 Bedrooms/2 Baths 2 Bedrooms/ 1.5 Baths Washers & Dryers Covered Parking Pet Friendly
ASPEN COVE
801 E. FRONTIER ST. #46, PAYSON, AZ 85541
(928) 474-8042
Cornerstone Property Services www.cornerstone-mgt.com Cozy Studio Apt.on east verde river, private fenced court yard & deck,storage shed, references, $495.mo + dep. Utilities, Lease 928-474-9161 Large, Clean, Quiet: 2BD/1BA Apartment In Nice, North East Area, Back Patio, W/D Pets-No,$700.mo Call Dennis @ 928-978-1385
32ft Space $275.p/m + $30 water fees. 928-478-2010 3Br/2Ba + Bonus Room, Payson Ranchos, $900.mo + Utilities. Jim 928-595-0886 Smoking-No Super nice 3/2. Corner lot, fenced. Near hospital. $1200 + dep. No-smoking/pets. Avail. May 1st Call 928-310-3732
INDUSTRIAL FOR RENT 1303 W. Red Baron Rd. 4000sf, Lots of Parking, 2 Bathrooms, Office, 3 Phase Power, $.60 p/square foot. 928-468-6320 WAREHOUSE SPACES FOR LEASE, M-1 Zoning, 30’x40’ Double Bays 14’ Tall Garage Doors, Large Parking Area w/Security Fence. 928-595-0252
MOBILES FOR RENT Mobile Home Sites Available, Owner Will Help w/Moving Costs. Also: Nice and clean travel trailers for rent at Mountain Shadows R.V. Park. Lot space, water, sewer and trash are included for only $380. a month. RV Spaces also available for $256.mo. Walking distance to downtown Payson with onsite manager, laundry facilities and wifi. Call Shawn at 928-474-2406
MOBILE/RV SPACES
PAYSON TRAILER RANCH Spaces; 1 & 2 Bdrms, 1st Mo + Deposit! Starting @ $300.00 Cable/Water/Sewer/Trash Included, Discount for 6-12/mo.lease. 928-517-1368
APARTMENTS FEATURING: • • • • •
1Br Mobile w/Covered Patio, $545.mo + $30. water fees. Rentor pays electric. Free Cable
2Br/1Ba $650 & 1Br/1Ba $450. Call 636-633-0408 or 928-478-2109 ask for Carl
Yourself over
2Br/1Ba Charming Year Round Cabin in East Verde. Big FENCED Yard + shed. Fireplace, AC/Heat, All elec. appliances + washer & dryer, $805/month 116 Joan Dr. Owner/602-999-6910 welcomhome16@gmail.com 2Br/2.5Ba, Den, Carport, All Appliances, No Fence, FP, New Carpet 510 N. William Tell Circle $850.mo+Dep. Call 626-287-4104
MOBILES/RVS FOR RENT RV Space Available
IMMEDIATE AVAILABILITY YEAR ROUND RV PARKING IN STAR VALLEY, AZ
LOW MONTH TO MONTH AND LONG TERM RATES LOW OR NO DEPOSIT WITH REFERENCES CALL OR STOP BY ANYTIME
RIVERFRONT with PANORAMIC MOUNTAIN & FOREST VIEWS! OPEN CONCEPT 3500sf, 3bedroom/3bath, 3/car garage. OPEN HOUSE SAT/SUN 11-4 www.LOVEPAYSON.com 928-478-1553
Lazy D RV Park & Apartments 3655 E Hwy 260, Star Valley, AZ
PineCrest Apartments Large 1 & 2 Bed Rooms Apts. Each with Large Locking Storage Unit, Laundry Facilities & BBQ Area, $475. & up 480-734-0858
Small Furnished 1Bd Duplex on Peaceful 2 Acre Property, Utilities Included, $675.mo, $300. Dep. Smoking/Pets-No Must See! 928-468-8185
ELECTRICAL, NEW & REPAIR — ROC#170033 ROC#263914 PLUMBING, NEW & REPAIR — CARPENTRY, PAINTING, CUSTOM HOMES — ROC#211347 CEMENT, ROOFING — ROC#218329
15 years Office ª 928-472-2429 n Doc ª 928-978-7780 in Payso
3Br House w/Large Yard, Lease $1000.p/m Renter pays electric/water
928-474-2442
for all your hard water problems
WE DO IT ALL!
12x34 Manufactured Homes Lamplighter RV, Complete Remodel, 1Br/1Ba space 65, REDUCED $2500. 1Br/1Ba, Space 24, REDUCED, $5000, Call Don 928-978-3423
HOMES FOR RENT 2Br/2Ba Den, Carport, Dinette, New Floors, 2 Sheds, 200 W. Chateau Circle, $850.p/m + Dep. 626-287-4104
MANUFACTURED HOMES FOR SALE
MOBILES FOR SALE
Mario & Mario Landscaping and Masonry Complete Landscaping & Irrigation, Tree Service and Removal. Rock, Retaining Walls, Block Fencing Walls, Wrought Iron Fences. Flagstone & Concrete Driveways, Pavers and Sidewalks. Licensed, Bonded and Insured. Accepting all Major Credit Cards. 1-855-424-3118 or 928-282-3118
COMMERCIAL FOR RENT
Newly Remodeled One Bedroom 1996 Cavco Park Model w/deck and screen room, nice view, Located at C-30 at the Very Top of Pineview Park in Star Valley, For mor Info. Please call Mrs. Pratt at 928-951-0303
Foreclosures: 30 Homes, both New and PreOwned to Choose From, Free Delivery, Call Bronco Homes, 1-800-487-0712
not licensed contractor
Affordable Retired Contractor does All Painting, All Repairs, Power Washing, Hauling, & Color Seals, Tom 928-970-2754 or 928-474-7022 tomkolleck@gmail.com
HOMES FOR SALE
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STUDIO APARTMENT, UPSTAIRS, QUIET, Secluded RV Park. $559/month + Deposit, Includes Tax, All Utilities, Smoking/Pets-No!! Avail March 1st 928-474-8222 Get local news twice a week with a subscription to the Payson Roundup, 474-5251, ext. 108.
OVERNIGHTERS WE COME!
In Town/Quiet 3bd/2.5ba./Bonus Room 2C Garage/Kitchen Appliances/Fence Walk to Parks/Schools $989/mo + Dep, Small Pets/Pet Fee For Appointment928-474-2724 or 602 358-1722
WE OVE VETERANS
SELL YOUR STUFF with an ad in our
3Br/2Ba Charming Home in Alpine Village, All Appliances, Large 2 Car Garage, Fenced Yard, Smoking-No, $1195.mo, 480-515-1395 or 1-800-429-3157
Classifieds! 474-5251
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