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RODEO 127th ANNUAL WORLD’S OLDEST CONTINUOUS

A publication of the Payson Roundup DENNIS FENDLER PHOTO

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Celebrating 127 years of Payson rodeo The World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo is 127 years old this year. Payson’s rodeo began in 1884 and is now known as the August Doin’s. It is also known as the World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo. The celebration will be held Friday, Aug. 19 through Sunday, Aug. 21. Sanctioned by the Arizona Centennial Committee, this event is part of Arizona’s rich rodeo history, and activities will feature everything from beautiful rodeo royalty to the large Shrine participation in the annual rodeo parade. Rodeo performances start at 7 p.m., Friday and continue at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., Saturday and at 1 p.m., Sunday. Gates open two hours prior to the performances. Friday is Tough Enough to Wear Pink night, which raises funds for local breast cancer support groups in conjunction with Wrangler’s Susan B. Komen program. Saturday evening is the Patriot Performance, honoring returning, fallen and wounded veterans with a special tribute during the rodeo. Sunday is Family Day. Tickets are available at the gate or online at www.paysonrimcountry.com /augustdoins. Admission is $18 for adults, $16 for seniors 65+, and $10 for kids 8-12. Active duty military will be admitted at no charge. The three-day rodeo festivities include the 2011 August Doin’s Rodeo Parade, themed “Western Leather and Lace.” It will be held at 9 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 20 on Historic Main Street in Payson, Arizona. The Rim Country Regional Chamber of Commerce, Steve Coury Automotive Family, KMOG, Gila County Mounted Posse, and Kiwanis of Zane Grey Country sponsor the parade. It will include the famous APS clowns, rodeo CONTINUED ON PAGE 11

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Cowboy up — the rough and tumble action of Payson’s 2011 World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo is coming our way. The performances will be at 7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 19; 1 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 20; 7 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 20; and 1 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 21. There will also be slack contests beginning at 8 a.m., Friday, Aug. 19 for the Barrel Racing and Tie Down Roping events due to the number of participants.

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Barrel racers biggest field with 50 competitors The 2011 World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo is the ladies’ favorite. There are 50 women registered to compete in the Girls’ Barrel Racing contests at the Payson rodeo (not the special Women’s Rodeo held Thursday night, but in the main performances). Since so many are planning to make a go for the money, there will be slack competition starting at 8 a.m., Friday, Aug. 19 at the Payson Event Center arena. Slack competition in Tie Down Roping will also be held starting Friday morning. There are 25 competitors in this event. Also drawing a big field of contestants is Team Roping, 17 teams are registered, so that means 34 competitors (a header and a heeler in each team) will hit the arena. All totaled at press time, there were 173 contestants signed up to take part in Payson’s World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo. A few of them are either locals or have relatives in the area. In Barrel Racing, Chancy Brown, Penny Conway and Teri James will represent the Rim Country. James is scheduled to compete Friday night, Brown is on the list for Saturday night,

and Conway will be in the arena Sunday afternoon. That big field of ropers in the Team Roping contest will include Payson’s T.J. Brown, who will compete with Wyatt Althoff of Anthony, N.M., whose Payson connections include grandparents Ken and Nancy Althoff, father Brent and uncle Bo. Brown and Althoff are scheduled to have their first go in the arena at the 7 p.m. performance, Friday, Aug. 19, with their second go at the 1 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 21 show. Rodeo Boss Bill Armstrong said all the contestants get two gos (tries) for winning money in their event; in the case of the two events with the big fields, the contestants will have their first runs during the slack. Another local contestant is Jason Amon, who competes in the Saddle Bronc Riding contest, which has 12 entries. He will be in the arena during the 7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 19 and 1 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 21 performances.

Surprise! Payson’s 2011 World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo will have more women competing than men. A total of 50 women, including three from Payson, have signed up to compete in the Barrel Racing event at the four rodeo performances. In fact, there are so many on the books, slack (or early) competition is scheduled for 8 a.m., Friday, Aug. 19 in the event. The Tie Down Roping event also has some early competition slated for Friday morning. All competition is at the Payson Event Center.

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is coming to the Rim Country all the way from Savannah, Tenn. Bull Riding has 22 competitors on the books, and one of those is also making a long trip to compete here — Scott Dark is coming to Payson from Polson, Mont. Steer Wrestling has 21 contestants signed to participate. Each performance will have all seven events. The schedule of the contests is Bareback Riding, Steer Wrestling, Team Roping, Saddle Bronc Riding, Tie Down Roping, Barrel Racing and Bull Riding.

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Tie Down Roping at Payson’s 2011 World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo has 25 contestants, so it will have slack competition beginning at 8 a.m., Friday, Aug. 19 at the Payson Event Center arena.

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Payson’s rodeo festivities include the town’s oldest parade, the 2011 August Doin’s Rodeo Parade. It starts at 9 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 20 on Historic Main Street. The Rim Country Regional Chamber of Commerce, Steve Coury Automotive Family, KMOG, Gila County Mounted Posse, and Kiwanis of Zane Grey Country sponsor the parade. The parade will be led by the only U.S. Marine Corps Mounted Honor Guard. Also scheduled to participate are units of the El Zaribah Shriners of Phoenix, which is almost as old as the rodeo, chartered in 1896. The parade starts at Green Valley Park and will travel east to Sawmill Crossing. Announcers along the route will be Fred Carpenter, Eddie Armer and Michael Rose. While enjoying the Rodeo Parade on Saturday, Aug. 20, come into the Payson Senior Center at 514 W. Main Street for food, drinks and snacks in the dining room beginning at 7:30 a.m.

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queens and their courts, Ronald McDonald, the Payson High School Band, local floats, riders, first responder teams and many other great entries from all over Arizona. The parade will be led by a U.S. Marine Corps Honor Guard on horseback, and will go east from Green Valley Park to Sawmill Crossing. Announcers along the route will be Fred Carpenter at Community Presbyterian Church, Eddie Armer at the Senior Center and Michael Rose at Pine Country Animal Clinic. They will keep parade-goers posted on the coming entries, and will provide music. So, bring a chair, water and the kids and enjoy a great morning. Adding to the fun on Friday and Saturday night, you can kick up your heels at the Payson Pro Rodeo After Party and Dance at the Payson Event Center, home to the rodeo arena. The featured group, Western Fusion Band, will begin playing at 9 p.m. each night and there is a $4 cover charge, which begins at 8 p.m. The dance will be held in the fenced area outside the arena. (See separate story for details about

the band and dance on page 12.) The first rodeos in Payson provided local ranchers and cowhands a chance to get together and compare their roping skills during the annual “down time” before the big fall roundup. There were only a couple of events in those early rodeos, but it was not long before cowboys from all over the state and beyond were showing up to compete in new events like bronc busting, bull riding, steer roping and even horse and foot racing. Early Payson rodeos weren’t held in arenas. In fact, the original venue was a meadow near the intersection of Main Street and Highway 87 (Beeline). Wagons and later autos created barriers to form the ‘arena.’ (See a separate story on some of the history associated with the Payson rodeo.) Come join the fun and experience the place where rodeo began over 127 years ago in Payson — Arizona’s Cool Mountain Town. For additional information, call (928) 474-9440 or go online to www.paysonrimcountry.com/augustdoins. For details on accommodations, contact the Chamber at (928) 4744515.

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Kick up your heels at After Party and Dance Everyone is invited to kick up their heels at the Payson Pro Rodeo After Party and Dance at the Payson Event Center following the Friday and Saturday night performances of the rodeo. The evening will feature the band Western Fusion from Phoenix, which will begin playing at 9 p.m. each night. The band includes Brian Childress, vocals and guitar; Jeff Leece, bass guitar and vocals; Andy Varner, fiddle; Mike Giacalone, keyboard and vocals; and Dave Raheb, drums. Western Fusion was formed in the late ’90s by bandleader Brian Childress, whose grandparents are Star Valley residents. His goals were to have a band that sounded like radio and be composed of some of the best musicians Arizona has to offer. In the beginning, Western Fusion was a traditional country band, but as it evolved with musicians, so did the music. Today, the standard five-piece band still plays country, including works made famous by George Strait, Keith Urban and Rascal Flats. But it also incorporates hits from the ’70s and ’80s with a mix of rock from the likes of Matchbox 20, No Doubt, Maroon 5, Goo Goo Dolls, Billy Idol, Def Leppard and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Childress sometimes expands the group into a seven-piece band, adding the talents of singer Dierdre Evans and musician Michael Rolland, who plays fiddle, banjo, mandolin and guitar. Western Fusion has enjoyed playing various venues throughout the state — opening for national acts such as Blake Shelton and Mark Willis at Graham Central Station; Charlie Daniels at Cliff Castle Casino in Camp Verde It has also played at the Tempe Block Party; events for the towns of Gilbert, Camp Verde, Chino Valley and Surprise; at Phoenix International Raceway for the NASCAR races; Coconino County Fair; and several casinos around the state. The dance will be held in the fenced area outside the arena on a special dance floor, and there is a $4 cover charge which begins at 8 p.m. The music starts at 9 p.m. Admission is limited to those 21 and older. There will also be a bar available. Several of the vendors providing food and beverages at the rodeo performances will stay open during the dance, according to Joani Howard, who is chair of the vendor committee for the Pro Rodeo Committee, which is presenting the rodeo.

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Follow this colt’s example and kick up your heels at the After Party and Dance at the Payson Event Center following the Friday and Saturday night performances of the rodeo.

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A brief look at Payson’s old rodeos BY TIM EHRHARDT SPECIAL TO THE ROUNDUP

It’s rodeo time in Payson, as the World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo has its 127th edition Aug. 18, 19, 20 and 21. Here’s a quick look at how its reputation grew. One of the key elements early on were horse races and one of the biggest races around occurred in 1886 in Payson. The race was between Deser, a sorrel entered by the Houston brothers, for whom Houston Mesa Road is named. Its foe was Brown Dick, a horse owned Calvin Watkins, who lived in today’s Tonto Basin area. Here’s some of what the Hoof and Horn, a newspaper out of Prescott, wrote about the race on Sept. 2, 1886. “During a recent visit to Payson, in Tonto Basin, the editor of HOOF AND HORN was present at one of the most exciting and warmly contested races ever run in the southwest. For several months the race was the chief topic of conversation among the stockmen of the central portion of the Territory, as the horses entered and the character of the men backing them were sufficient facts to guarantee that the contest would be made for all it was worth. The horses entered with their respective backers were Deser, a sorrel, eight years old, raised in Tonto Basin, and entered by the well known Houston brothers, while Brown Dick, his opponent, was entered by Hon. Calvin Watkins, of Gila county. The race was a five

hundred yard dash for $1000 a side, while the confidence that the residents of the sections represented by the horses reposed in their respective favorites winning resulted in wagers being placed to such an extent that not less than $5000 changed hands on the result. On the day of the race each horse was in perfect condition and showed the result of splendid care and training, E.L. Chilson, or as he is more popularly known “Uncle Em,” handling the sorrel, while Marion McCann, an equally noted horseman, performed the same offices for Brown Dick. The track selected was a fine one, being about a half mile east of Payson and so located that an excellent view could be obtained by the large crowd in attendance, many of whom had come from a distance of over one hundred miles by wagon and horseback to be present. By unanimous desire of the parties Colonel L.F. Eggers, District Attorney of Yavapai county, acted as starter, and after considerable jockeying both horses about noon secured as splendid “tap-off,” and came flying down the track neck to neck, reaching the home stake with hardly a hair-breath’s difference between them, and making one of the prettiest ties ever witnessed in the southwest. By the desire of all parties interested the horses were again brought to the starting point, and after half an hour’s delay spent mostly in jockeying the race was again run, resulting in a victory for Brown Dick, who, however had but little to boast of, as he passed over the line less than a foot ahead of his rival. Time, 27 seconds.”

The Payson rodeo continued to evolve, and its great reputation continued to spread. Here’s a clip from the Sept. 5, 1919 Coconino Sun, which ran a clip from the Miami Silver Belt, about it. “The rodeo at Payson this year was one of the biggest events they have ever pulled off in this home of the cowboy, says Sheriff Shute and Deputy Kerrick, who returned home Saturday from the north end of the county. Some fine records were made in riding and roping and there were many dandy good big crowds. As usual, there was a world of fine eats for all comers, as the Payson section is not only a cow country but a veritable garden of Eden for the farmer.” Newspapers around the state carried word of upcoming Payson rodeos. They knew that some of the best entertainment could be found here. The Morning Sun newspaper out of Yuma had this to say about the rodeo in their Aug. 15, 1925 edition. “Payson, Arizona, Aug. 14 - The Payson annual cowboy celebration, consisting of calf roping, horse races, bronco and bull riding and other cowboy sports and exhibitions, will attract a big crowd to that community Thursday, Friday and Saturday, August 20, 21 and 22, it is believed by George Cline, arena director, and by the committee in charge, consisting of L.E. Boardman, Guy Barkdoll and Ralph Hubert. CONTINUED ON PAGE 31

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U.S. Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard Payson and the World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo have the honor of hosting a bit of U.S. Marine Corps history as part of the Aug. 19-21 festivities. The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) Mounted Color Guard, the only remaining Mounted Color Guard in the Marine Corps, will be in all the grand entry ceremonies of the four rodeo performances and will lead the Rodeo Parade on Saturday morning. The U.S. Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard was formed at the Marine Corps Logistic Base in Barstow, Calif. in 1967 by Lt. Colonel Robert Lindsley, U.S. Marine Corps retired, according to information on the Bureau of Land Management Web site. Lindsley purchased four palomino domestic horses from St. George, Utah and the fifth palomino was purchased in the Barstow area. In 1968, the Color Guard was designated an official Mounted Color Guard by the Headquarters Marine Corps. The first parade the USMC Mounted Color Guard attended was in Ridgecrest, Calif. in 1967. The USMC first adopted a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) wild horse in 1988 for the Mounted Color Guard, a two-year-old horse called “Okinawa,” reflecting the nam-

ing history of all the horses used. According to an article by Rod Powers, on The New York Times company Web site, About.com, the original horses were named after some of the most famous battles in the Corps’ history: they were Montezuma, Tripoli, Soissons, Surabachi and Iwo Jima. In January 1985, the Mounted Color Guard made its first appearance in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, Calif., and has been given the extreme honor of the first military unit to lead the parade. Since 1990, the Mounted Color Guard has participated in every Tournament of Roses Parade. Today, the Mounted Color Guard rides wild palomino mustangs adopted from the BLM’s Adopt a Wild Horse and Burro Program. They have five riders and five palomino BLM mustangs in the Guard. The USMC Color Guard travels all over the Western United States participating in parades, rodeos and numerous events and ceremonies. Lindsley died in May 2010 and the stables at the Marine Corps Logistic Base in Barstow, Calif. are named for him, according to the official U.S. Marine Corps Web site.

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Look for these attractions The grand entry at each performance of the World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo is a breath-catching moment for everyone — the audience, the arena crew, the contestants and the stock crew. This year will be no different. Expect to see members of the Historical Cowgirl Association opening the arena run at the start of the show. Miss Rodeo Arizona Audrey Hall will take part in the Friday and Saturday night openings, as well as the one on Sunday. However, her schedule does not allow her to participate in either the Rodeo Parade on Saturday morning or the Saturday afternoon grand entry. The U.S. Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard will be part of the Patriot Night opening on Saturday, Aug. 20, along with the Payson Color Guard and the Payson High School band. Friday night’s performance is the Tough Enough to Wear Pink event. For every contestant in pink and every audience member wearing pink, funds will be contributed to local efforts in breast cancer support and the national research efforts of the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Sunday is Family Day at the rodeo.

With the help of Coca Cola, the audience members get children’s giveaways from Coke and a chance for a special prize as part of the 50-50 drawing. In addition to getting half the money in the 50-50, the winner will be awarded a Family Fun Pack from Coca Cola that includes a gas grill, cooler and chaise lounges among other things. There is a 50-50 drawing at each performance: purchase a ticket for the drawing and the winner gets half the funds; there are also certificates for Wrangler jeans, Justin boots and Justin National Finals gear bags. Another part of the special attractions during the weeks leading up to the contests and the parade is the Payson Pro Rodeo Jail — people can buy a warrant for a donation of $25 or more to have someone collected by the Rodeo Jail Girls, locked up behind bars on a flatbed trailer and driven around town until “bail” donations can be raised. The funds help with the committee’s scholarships, which are awarded each year to graduating seniors from Payson High School, and other assistance provided to athletes, musicians and other students in extracurricular activities. The bulls

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Announcers Reed Flake and Rob Smets will once again keep the audiences at the four Payson rodeo performances informed about the contestants and action in the arena.

used in the Bull Riding contests, as well as the other rough stock and calves and steers, are once again being provided by Skip Beeler and Salt River Rodeo. The bulls are said to be some of the toughest in rodeo competition.

Reed Flake and Rob Smets will again handle the announcing duties at the performances. This year, the audience can also watch a Jumbotron scoreboard, just like those used at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas.

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Specialty act: Mark Swingler Professional Rodeo Entertainer Mark Swingler will be the featured specialty act at the 2011 World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo in Payson. Swingler has one goal on his mind when entering a rodeo arena. That goal is to make sure rodeo fans get their money’s worth. With his talent to involve crowds with outrageous acts and create an atmosphere of family fun, he is very successful at reaching his goal. The Austin, Texas native has been entertaining rodeo fans in the PRCA for the past 11 years. His ability to entertain rodeo fans with his diversity in comedy acts has established him as a premier entertainer in ProRodeo. His 1927 Model “T” Clown Car, the Original Moonwalk, his Westie dog “Misty”, and his latest addition — Extreme mini-moto racing — have kept people rolling in their seats across the nation. In 1997 he introduced the YMCA act, which took crowds by surprise and set him apart from the rest. The act was awarded Specialty Act

of the Year in the Texas Circuit and has been nominated twice as Comedy Act of the Year in the PRCA. In 2001, his YMCA routine was featured in the opening ceremonies at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. He has also been nominated twice as PRCA Clown of the Year that ranks him one of the top five entertainers in the country. Swingler’s impromptu barrel routines have pleased crowds of the young and the young at heart. His natural ability has earned him appearances at seven circuit finals; the Dodge National Circuit Finals in Pocatello, Idaho; and his latest honor, the Wrangler Winter Tour Finale at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. He has also been featured at some of the larger rodeos in the country, including the National Western, Denver, Colo.; American Royal, Kansas City, Kan.; Caldwell Night Rodeo, Caldwell, Idaho; Dodge City Roundup, Dodge City, Kan.; and Rodeo Houston, Houston, Texas. Material from markswingler.com

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Mutton bustin’ and steer riding events return Mutton bustin’ contestants, while only 5 to 7 years old, and weighing no more than 70 pounds, are as fearless as the adult cowboys and cowgirls who enter the Payson Event Center arena during both the spring and August rodeos. The youngsters get a trophy for their efforts ... and plenty of applause.

Once again, the popular youth events — mutton bustin’ and steer riding — are back for all performances of the 2011 World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo in Payson. The mutton bustin’ is sponsored by Chapman Auto Center of Payson and is for those ages 5 to 7 and under 70 pounds. Coordinator Gary Chitwood, of Chapman and the Payson Pro Rodeo Committee, said there are 40 young competitors trying to ride a bunch of wild and wooly sheep this year. The steer riding, sponsored by the Gila County Mounted Sheriff’s Posse, is for those 8 to 13. This year, there are 24 riders participating. Chitwood said most of the contestants in both events are local youth, but there are some from out of the area signed up as well. The first-place winners in each event at all performances will be awarded trophies, Chitwood said.

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Vendors will offer refreshment, more

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Steer riding at the 2011 World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo will have 24 contestants between the ages of 8 and 13 competing at all four performances Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 19, 20 and 21.

There will be more than 30 vendors keeping rodeo fans refreshed, dressed and more at the 2011 World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo in Payson. Joani Howard, who chairs the vendor committee for the Payson Pro Rodeo Committee, said there are several nonprofit groups participating as well as commercial sellers. Among the nonprofits, but not all, are the rodeo committee itself; the Mogollon Health Alliance, with the Payson Regional Medical Center, which will have the Tough Enough to Wear Pink items, such as umbrellas, cooler totes, travel mugs, baseball caps, bracelets and more; and several local clubs and organizations. Among the commercial vendors (again, not all) are: Aromaz, which sells fancy coffees, smoothies and kettle corn; George Avila, with Mexican food, barbecue beef and fry bread; AJ’s Enterprises with dessert fry bread; Mike’s Mile High Wieners with all kinds of hotdogs; Scoops; Mike’s Wild West Soda, with homemade sodas and floats; and booths with toys and rodeo “bling”: leather goods and jewelry.

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Payson Pro Rodeo Committee gets lots of help with big event

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Payson Rodeo Boss Bill Armstrong thanks all his board and committee members and the fans for continuing to make the rodeo possible.

The Payson Pro Rodeo Committee gets the credit for presenting the 2011 World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 19, 20 and 21. But the hard-working committee members don’t do it on their own. There are lots of businesses and individuals who help present the rodeo. There are National and Major Sponsors, Event and Spur Sponsors, Chute Gate Sponsors, Special Event Sponsors, Banner Sponsors and others. National and Major Sponsors are: Coors, Black Velvet, Southern Wine & Spirits, Swire Coca-Cola, Wrangler, Justin Boots, Resistol Hats, Wells Fargo, Internet Individual Alliance, the Tonto Apache Tribe and its Mazatzal Hotel & Casino, Pro Motorsports, and the Payson Roundup. Event and Spur Sponsors are: Payson Concrete, all around; Swire Coca Cola, bareback roping; Dr. Cynthia Booth and Preferred Women’s Care, PLLC, barrel racing; Ronnie McDaniel, bull riding; Roy Haught Excavating, saddle bronc riding; Northern Energy, steer wrestling; Gila County Board

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of Supervisors, team roping; Town of Star Valley, tie down roping; and Art Lloyd, Attorney at Law, spurs. Sponsoring the chute gates are: Arizona State Credit Union, Boot Barn, Coors, Payson Concrete, Payson Feed & Pet Supply and Wells Fargo. Special event sponsors are: Wrangler for the Tough Enough to Wear Pink performance on Friday night; and Internet Innovation Alliance, which is sponsoring the Patriot Night performance on Saturday. Sponsoring banners for the 2011 rodeo are: 260 Café; Agate Steel; Anderson Dental Group; Anytime Fitness; Art Lloyd, Attorney at Law; Automotive Specialists of Payson; Aztec Alarms; Beeline Café; The Beverage Place; Big O Tires; Boutique; Cardo’s Pizza & Italian Restaurant; Cousins Subs; Crabdree Insurance; and Curves. Also sponsoring banners are: Dan Good Flooring, Desert Schools Federal Credit Union, El Rancho, Empire Machinery, Giant, Hale Accounting, Internet Innovation Alliance, Jackson Hewitt Tax Service, KFC, King

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Justin Sportsmedicine Team’s ongoing committment At a time when many companies are finding it necessary to dial back their charitable efforts, the Justin Boot Company has committed to doing just the opposite. In 2010, the Justin Sportsmedicine Team, a program fully-funded by the Justin Boot Company since 1981 to provide the free, comprehensive, onsite medical coverage to professional rodeo athletes, instituted changes in leadership and technology that reflected their ongoing commitment to the sport. In professional rodeo, where schedule and travel can take as much of a toll on the competitors as the animals they compete against, rodeo athletes have unique medical needs. Secondyear Justin Sportsmedicine Team Executive Director, Mike Rich, assessed the increased demand for the JST program’s services, and acquired three brand new 40-foot long mobile medical units to help meet those needs. Housed inside these custom-made mobile medical facilities are x-ray viewing capabilities, electric stimulation machines, ultrasound units, treatment tables, and cabinets stocked full with tape, braces and other medical

supplies typically only seen in wellappointed hospital units. “Most people who know rodeo will tell you, it’s not if an athlete will get hurt, but when and how bad. In addition, rodeo athletes are independent competitors, so they don’t have the luxury of a “team” doctor or athletic trainer that travels around with them. The Justin Sportsmedicine Team has always done a great job of filling that void and bringing medical care to the cowboys, we’ve just increased the availability and quality of that care,” Rich said. It is in the area of technology where the Justin Sportsmedicine Team has made its biggest gains recently, according to Rich. In addition to the new mobile medical units, the JST introduced customized injury-reporting software and unveiled an updated, information-packed Web site, www.justinsportsmedicine.com. Through the use of the injury-reporting software, the JST implemented ways, via the Internet, to document injuries and treatment protocols securely and in real time, so a doctor or clinician treating an athlete at a rodeo in one city on

a Saturday night will know exactly what the doctor who evaluated the injury the night before in another city saw in the x-ray, etc. This is something JST Medical Director, Dr. Tandy Freeman, is particularly excited about, notes Rich. “This not only helps keep our treating clinicians who are out on the road better informed, but it also makes it possible to gather, research and evaluate the cumulative injury information within the sport of rodeo as a whole.” The newly re-designed Justin Sportsmedicine Team Web site now includes pages such as “Schedule,” “First Aid Tips” and “Find A Physician” to better educate rodeo athletes as well as other readers on what events the JST will be covering, what some of their basic medical techniques entail, and how best to locate a JST certified medical clinician across the country. “Our goal in the JST is to advance the sport of rodeo by treating each cowboy the best we can individually, but then also using the information we accumulate via our software and information we disseminate through our

Web site, to see an increase overall in injury prevention, education and treatment within the sport,” said Rich. For more information on the Justin Sportsmedicine Team, visit www.justinsportsmedicine.com . ABOUT JUSTIN SPORTSMEDICINE TEAM

The first mobile professional sports medicine vehicle in North America, the Justin Sportsmedicine Team (JST) is the Official Healthcare Provider to the PRCA. For 29 years it has provided onsite, state-of-the-art medical treatment to injured rodeo competitors at no charge. With more than 125 medical doctors and 475 physical therapists, athletic trainers and massage therapists, the JST network provides treatment at 125 PRCA sanctioned rodeos. ABOUT JUSTIN COWBOY CRISIS FUND

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Stock contractor knows rodeo Growing up in Chandler, when the Payson Rodeo came around, Skip Beeler would hitchhike to the Rim Country for the event. Now Beeler’s Salt River Rodeo is the stock contractor for Payson’s 127th Annual World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo. Beeler has been bringing the livestock in for the Gary Hardt Memorial Spring Rodeo for four years, but this is just the second year he is supplying the August Rodeo. And we’re not talking just a dozen or so head of livestock. The stock can only be used in a single performance of a given rodeo. So, with five performances, including the women’s rodeo event on Thursday night, Aug. 18, Beeler will have about 200 head at the Payson Event Center. Beeler said his company will have at least 20 calves and 20 steers for the women’s rodeo. Salt River Rodeo will have 25 to 30 head of bulls for the four performances of the main rodeo, 50 horses for the Bareback and Saddle Bronc events, 30 calves for the calf (Tie Down) roping, 30 steers for the Steer Wrestling and another 30 steers for the Team Roping. Even though each head of stock is used just once in the rodeo arena during an event, “Stock eats seven days a week. It needs to be watched and doctored,” Beeler said. “I’ll probably get five tons of hay and two

tons of grain,” he said. It takes three to four hours following a rodeo to tend to all the stock, he added. Beeler’s Salt River Rodeo will also have a fair number of personnel on hand to work the rodeo too. He supplies the two bullfighters and the barrel man for the performances; has two pickup men in the arena; six hands to unload, sort and feed the stock; and two drivers transporting it. “The Payson Rodeo is not only a great rodeo, it’s a great event, with lots of history,” Beeler said. He said he thinks it’s the history, the fact that it has always been such a super event that so many people come up from the Valley for the rodeo. “It has good contestants and good stock, and that’s important, but having the town behind it and getting residents involved makes the difference,” he said. Beeler said he works with the committee, the contestants and the sponsors to make Salt River Rodeo real entertainment, providing a good time for everyone involved. He is also building for the future. Beeler’s Salt River Rodeo has a breeding program to develop great, athletic livestock for the rodeos of the future. “We have to wait four years to see what we’ve got,” he said.

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Docs Ivey and Justice on hand to help through the years BY TERESA MCQUERREY ROUNDUP STAFF REPORTER

Between the two of them they have been working behind the scenes at Payson rodeos for more than 50 years and providing an essential service to the cowboys and stock. Dr. Mark Ivey, Jr. has volunteered his medical services to the Payson rodeos for 32 years this year. Dr. Drew Justice has been doing the same with his veterinarian skills since 1996. “I always loved going to rodeo since I was a kid, so when I came up here and started my practice, I volunteered,� Ivey said. He has not ever been on the Pro Rodeo Committee, he is just one of the many Rim residents who have stepped up to help. He said he has seen a lot of different injuries, but one of the most memorable incidents was when a bull rider was put into a whirlwind and thrown, and then the bull’s horn went through his neck and came out through his mouth. Ivey and other medical personnel onsite were able to stabilize him and get him to the hospital, where he was flown to Scottsdale. Incredibly, Ivey said, there were no broken bones, no damage to the jugular vein or carotid artery. The man was back competing in rodeos the next year. A personally memorable moment also involved a bull. Ivey generally takes a posi-

tion up on the fences near the chutes where the rough stock enters the arena because injuries can occur in the chute as the cowboys are getting into position. On one occasion, the bull came out of the chute in such a way that Ivey had to jump down and landed on his knee — on an ice chest. At that point, the announcer called out that, “Ivey is down!� Ivey has also seen busted spleens and dislocated hips suffered by the rodeo competitors. There was also one man who died in the saddle of a heart attack, but his wife later told Ivey, it was the way he had wanted to go. He said he has made some good friends over the years at the Payson rodeo. One was longtime announcer Johnny Pope. Ivey said he and Pope would hang around at the arena after the performances and play guitar together. Pope died a few years ago. Ivey said he also “kinda grew up with the Honeycutt family and became friends.� The Honeycutt family provided stock to the Payson rodeos for years and now help the Town of Payson present the popular Demolition Derby at the close of the Northern Gila County Fair. In addition to watching the younger members of the Honeycutt family grow up over the years, Ivey said he is now seeing a third CONTINUED ON PAGE 27

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PRCA requires veterinary care for rodeo stock FROM PAGE 26

generation of competitors in the arena from the rodeo families he has met. “There have been lots of good times and very few bad times,” Ivey said. He is a firm believer in the saying, “See one, do one, teach one,” so he would love it if some of the young, new medical professionals coming into the community would join him at the rodeo and get started right now learning how to care for the athletes who keep the Western traditions alive. VETERINARIAN REQUIRED ONSITE

While Ivey has volunteered his services, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association requires a veterinarian to be at the arena during performances and to evaluate the stock when it arrives and when it leaves. Dr. Drew Justice first worked rodeos while in vet school in northern Colorado. He started working the Payson rodeos when he was with Dr. Alan Hallman’s practice. Justice said his best memories from the rodeos involve getting together with old friends, such as the

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Dr. Drew Justice is on hand at every performance of the rodeo, including slack time, to make sure the animals are healthy for competition. He also checks the animals when they arrive and when they leave.

stock contractor and many of the cowboys. Like Ivey, Justice has watched rodeo families grow up over the years and is now seeing a second generation competing in the arena.

“In my whole career, I have only had to put down two horses (at the rodeo),” Justice said. Over his 10+ years working the Payson rodeo, he said he’s actually seen very, very few injuries to the ani-

mals. Most of those injuries have been mild sprains and strains. Justice said he is impressed by how much the community gets behind the rodeos with support and in helping keep their small-town atmosphere.

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It’s not over till it’s over

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Getting thrown off a bull isn’t necessarily the end of a ride. Sometimes the bull still wants some arena time and makes an escape touch and go for the rider.

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17 teams set for roping

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The Payson 2011 World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo will have 17 pairs of competitors in the Team Roping event. Contestants include a team with Rim Country roots — T.J. Brown of Payson will team with Wyatt Althoff of Anthony, N.M. Althoff’s grandparents and uncle live in Payson and his father grew up here as well.

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Future rodeo stars

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The hat might be a smidge too big and the eyes look a little sleepy, but this young fellow seems determined to stay alert for the action in the rodeo arena — someplace he might be competing someday. This young lady seems to be mapping out her own future as she watches the competition at the 2010 Cactus Series of Women’s Professional Rodeo.

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This little wrangler is already working on her roping skills for the time when she gets to compete in the breakaway events in gymkhanas and women’s rodeo.

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“Several prominent entries of horseflesh have already been made for the free-for-all horse race of a quartermile with a $150 purse. A minimum of five horses are to be entered at $20 per entry. “There will be dancing every night of the fete, with a famed Phoenix orchestra furnishing music and offering old-time cowboy tunes as well as some of the latest ‘Charleston’ features. “The celebration is an annual affair sponsored by the entire community of Payson. It yearly attracts hundreds from great distances, as it is non-profit, all receipts being paid to contestants and performers after deductions for legitimate expenses.” After World War II, the rodeo continued its grandness with some interesting additions. According to Jinx Pyle and Jayne Peace’s book “Rodeo 101,” rodeo clown Andy Womack brought a bear into the arena in the 1950s. A brief shot of this bear can be found

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Your Home of the 12 MONTH or 12,000 MILE Nationwide Peace of Mind Warranty

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NOW IT’S TIME FOR YOU TO HAVE A CHOICE FOR YOUR MEDICAL IMAGING! Experience the Benefits of SimonMed-Payson. It’s not just Savings. It’s Savings AND Quality! SimonMed is often less than 50% of the cost of the competition.You could save hundreds.

Courtesy of Jinx Pyle and Jayne Peace

Rodeo clown Andy Womack brought a bear into the arena at a 1950s rodeo.

with this article, taken from an old 16 mm clip of film shot at the 1956 Payson Rodeo. To this day the Payson Rodeo continues to be a place where many of the world’s best come to show their skills.

• Family Owned & Operated • Payson’s Only AAA Approved Automotive Repair Facility • Payson’s Only ASE Blue Seal of Excellence Facility • Payson’s Only Driveline Repair / Exchange Facility • Payson’s Premier NAPA AutoCare Center • A Better Business Bureau Accredited Business

SERVICES: Complete Auto & Light Truck Repair, Light Diesel & RV Repairs

501 W. Frontier St., Payson • 474-9330 Located 5 Blocks West of the Payson Post Office

TONTO BASIN’S ONLY PROFESSIONAL REPAIR FACILITY T.M.W. is ready to service and repair your Automobile, Light Truck, RV, ATV, UTV and Marine Vehicles.

Available Here

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SimonMed has a state of the art facility, equipment, and certified technician’s to assist you with your CT, MRI or X-Ray imaging services. It’s not just the service and the quality that makes SimonMed the leader in imaging, it’s the caring staff and sub specialist radiology team that offers you, Payson, the most detailed diagnosis when it comes to using SimonMed for all your imaging services. We have the largest subspecialized outpatient radiology group in the Southwest. Which means experienced experts to read your studies. Call us today for an appointment or just stop by!

Other services include: U-Haul Rentals and moving items, Auto/RV/Marine parts and accessory sales, Auto/Marine/ATV/RV Consignment Sales.

Punkin Center, Tonto Basin • (928) 479-2221

4 PEAKS TOWING

and DPS Impound (928) 479-2151

24 Hour Towing Storage Lot: Hwy 188 MP 262.5

SimonMed Payson — 928-468-8234 117 E. Main Street, #D100, Payson, AZ 85541 www.simonmed.com

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PAYSON ROUNDUP • AUGUST 2011

127TH WORLD’S OLDEST CONTINUOUS RODEO

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