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Rapid City and the 2016 stock show

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apid City has a lways h a d a certain Western flair.

But during the last week of January and first week of February each year, our city of 70,000 bustles and brightens from the sights, sounds and smells that come with roughly 300,000 people (and a few thousand animals, too) who bring a taste of their ranching lifestyle and industry to town for the Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo.

And yeehaw, do we love it all.

This year’s 10-day show that really runs about two weeks is sure to fill any 10-gallon hat to the brim with excitement, energy and opportunity.

Once again, patrons will cheer and jeer the professional rodeo riders who descend upon western South Dakota for roughly a dozen professional rodeo events. It’s a certainty, too, that ranchers will leave with fewer cattle in their trailers and more money in their wallets, and along the

way provide a spectacle for those who enjoy seeing the best stock animals money can buy displayed at the shows and sales.

And from sheep-shearing, to live music and foodand-drink galas, to the world’s smallest rodeo, to vendors who bring all sorts of stuff for sale, there will be opportunities galore for patrons of all ages to enjoy the many events and gatherings that are sure to bring forth smiles at the 58th annual show.

It is my hope that you will enjoy this guide to the 2016 stock show, and use it throughout to navigate all the events and shows that are on tap from Jan. 29 to Feb. 7.

So, on behalf of Rapid City, the Sutton Rodeo group, the Central States Fair staff, and the Rapid City Journal, I welcome you to the 2016 Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo, one of the most popular and well-attended events in the entire Great Plains each year.

— Journal editor Bart Pfankuch

Your source for stock show news Be sure to buy a Rapid City Journal or visit our website regularly during the stock show for insightful articles, event coverage and results as well as daily stories on the people, animals and attractions that make this event unique.

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From left, Dennis George of Riverton, Wyo., Bob Helms of Creighton, and C.J. Vandermeulen, relax and joke around at the G-G Saddles vendor booth on the first day of the Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo in 2015. This year’s event is sure to make even more great memories for participants and patrons.

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Sutton Rodeo and fairgrounds staff make stock show a ‘big, big deal’ They form two sides of a winning formula Tom Griffith Journal staff

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o r n ea rly fo u r decades, the Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo h a s g row n to attract more than 300,000 attendees who revel in the horse shows, stallion rows, western auctions, banquets, balls, trade shows and rodeos of Rapid City’s most popular winter event.

And through it all, several generations of the Sutton family have been at the helm of the rodeo, staging what have arguably become some of the most popular rodeos in the nation — early-season, high-dollar competitions that draw the top cowboys and cowgirls to the Black Hills of South Dakota.

Rapid City’s wildest winter wonder has been voted among the top large PRCA rodeos in the U.S. 16 times, and has won it twice.

“Good prize money.

Good cowboys and cowgirls. Good stock. That’s what makes Rapid City among the best rodeos in America,” said Steve Sutton, of Sutton Rodeos, which stages many of the events. “We’ll see $10,000 per event in the PRCA rodeo, $128,000 awarded in one night at the Wrangler Champions Challenge, and $10,000 per night in the Xtreme Bulls Tour, which adds up to a total prize purse of about $300,000.

“That’s enough to get a guy to get on a plane or

jump in his pickup,” Sutton added. “That’s what attracts the bigger-named cowboys.”

The events hosted by the Suttons complement all the other stock show events and sales put on by the staff of the Central States Fair, which is the other major player in putting on a top-quality, 10-day show. “ I t ’s a big, big deal,” said Ron Jeffries, general manager of the C e n t r a l Jeffries

Sutton Ranchraised bucking horses and bucking bulls are shown here before being auctioned at the KBHB Bucking Horse & Bull Sale show in 2013.

This year’s stock show officially starts Friday, Jan. 29.

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Jeffries noted that while rodeo has been a part of the event for 40 years, this is actually the 50th year that the event has been operating as the Black H ills Stock Show. The show technically began in 1954 at a regional stock show and celebration of ranch life hosted by the Rapid City Area Chamber of Commerce agriculture committee, but morphed into the stock show as we know it in 1966.

Over the years, Jeffries said, it has evolved into one of the top events in western South Dakota and the

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Jeffries and his staff manage the vast majority of the animal sales, and put on numerous other events including a beer festival, sheep events and celebration, horse shows, and some rodeo events as well.

Events are held at both the fairgrounds and the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center.

For the Suttons, hosting rodeos has been a family affair since brothers John, Jim and Raymond Sutton staged their first rodeo in 1926 on their ranch hugging the Missouri River 35 miles north of Pierre, says 80-year-old Jim Sutton, son of one of the founders.

Jim, Steve’s father, said the Suttons manage an average of 100 rodeos per year and have been known to stage as many as five rodeos at five different venues on the same weekend.

“It’s what we worked at all our lives,” he said.

“It feels good to have all the family involved, even the great-grandkids. It’s definitely a family operation and they all have their jobs.”

Steve and Jim Sutton credited the facilities and staff of the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center with making the Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo a long-term success. They also pointed to the willingness of officials with the PRCA to try new events and keep the rodeos “fresh” with the goal of achieving sustained growth for the Rapid City winter rodeo.

“Next year will be 40 years for the Black Hills stock show,” Jim noted. “ Eve r y yea r s i n c e we started, we’ve had a few m o re p e o p l e t h a n t h e year before. That says a lot about the event. Most people think we had the best show the year before,

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Event basics WHAT: 2016 Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo.

Nearly a dozen rodeo performances, many animal shows and sales, scores of vendors, arts and crafts, food and fun, various other events scheduled.

WHEN: Jan. 29 to Feb. 7 WHERE: Rushmore Plaza Civic Center, Central States Fairgrounds TICKETS: Ticket information to most events can be obtained at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center, by calling 1-800-GOT-MINE (468-6463), or online at www.gotmine.com.

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then when they come back, they think this one was even better.”

And, from generations of experience and mingling with the best athletes in the sport, the Suttons know that the cowboys and cowgirls who compete at the Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo often return home with more than a belt buckle and a check.

“It’s just one of the big, fun rodeos to go to,” Steve said. “Texas and Arizona cowboys have been up here when it’s been 40-below zero and they’ve never witnessed that before. So Mother Nature can provide them with some great memories.

“And remember, this is one of the first big rodeos of the season and this might be their first big check of the year — the one that helps them get to the National Finals Rodeo when the season is over,” he added.

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Members of the extended Sutton family, of Sutton Rodeos, are shown receiving a recent rodeo award. Key members of the group include Julie Sutton, fourth from left, her husband Jim, to her left in white hat, Kim Sutton to his left, and her husband Steve Sutton, to her left right behind the plaque.

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A hungry young bull licks the pavement clean beyond his pen during the Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in 2015. This year’s event features 10 days of activities and rodeo events.

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One of the most enjoyable parts of the annual Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo doesn’t really have much to do with showing stock or watching rodeos.

It’s the annual Cinch Trade Show, which takes up a huge amount of space on the ground floor and upper floor of the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center, as well as among some vendors who set up in the Kjerstad Event Center at the Central States Fairgrounds.

This year, about 140 vendors

are signed up to sell or sample their unique wares that reach across a wide range of topics and specialties. A good shopper can find a deal on anything from homemade food products, to ranch wear and gear, to just getting information on how to live a better, more active life.

Open every day starting at 10 a.m. during the stock show, there’s virtually an endless array of unique and unusual things for sale. Based on the names of the vendors listed at blackhillsstockshow.com, some vendor products are easy to assume, while others provide no clue.

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The only way to truly know what is being offered this year is to put a few bucks in your pocket, set aside an hour or two to browse, and then head to the trade show and check out the vendors.

During a break from the rodeos, or the other many events scheduled events during the 10-day show, it’s always a good time to wander about and meet the fine folks who take so much pride in making or selling their products.

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Bullfight ballet WHAT: Freestyle Bullfighting WHERE: Barnett Arena, Rushmore Plaza Civic Center WHEN: Preliminaries during rodeos on Feb. 4 and 5 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 6 at 1:30 p.m.

Finals at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6.

TICKETS: $13.50 to $41, available at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center, by calling 1-800-GOT-MINE (468-6463), or online at www.gotmine.com.

The bull Catch Fire gives some airtime to one of the bull fighters after unloading his riders in 2015.

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IT’S NO BULL Snarling animals will provide some thrills Xtreme Bulls and bull fighting are top draws at stock show rodeo Tom Griffith Journal staff

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an versus bull.

I t’s t h e so r t of electrifying, wide-eyed, ripsnorting, hoofpounding, dirt-flying rodeo action that brings rodeo fans to the edge of their seats, and this year’s Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo offers two types of manbull confrontations that are sure

Tanner Bothwell of Rapid City competes in the PRCA Xtreme Bulls Tour in 2015 at the Barnett Arena in the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center.

Bull Fighting competition.

“I don’t know anyone who has attended the Xtreme Bulls in the past few years who didn’t come back for more,” said Steve Sutton of Sutton Rodeo, which produces the event. “You’ve got a FridaySaturday night atmosphere, a great opening with lasers, great bulls, great riders and the kind of excitement, energy and expectation you’d find at an NCAA tourJournal file nament opening or an NFL postseason game.”

For the second straight year, the Suttons are also hosting the to lead to cheers from the crowd The 2016 stock show will Xtreme Bulls Tour in two per- reborn freestyle bull fights, in and dirty pants for the riders who showcase both the long-run- formances, and that event’s which competitors enter the ning, and highly popular PRCA younger cousin, the Freestyle rodeo ring with an angry bull and hit the turf.

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do a 70-second dance filled with derring-do in order to impress the judges.

The bullfighting was first held at the stock show in 1979, but had a long hiatus before returning last year to a super reception by the crowd. After preliminary rounds during several rodeos during the week, the top pointgetters will advance to the finals at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 6.

Meanwhile, the Xtreme Bulls Tour format features 35 top PRCA contestants competing for a prize purse totaling more than $36,000, Sutton said. Each night, cowboys participate in one round, trying to stay atop a bull for eight seconds — a rare feat as a 1,200- to 1,600-pound beast does its best to knock them facefirst in the dirt. The Rapid City champion will be crowned based on the highest score from that night of competition, he said.

Joining the 2015 Rapid City Xtreme Bulls event champions Bart Miller of Pleasanton, Neb., and Riley Blankenship of Kill-

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John Young of Orient, Iowa, gets set before trying to stay on this bull for eight seconds at a past PRCA Xtreme Bulls event during the Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo.

deer, N.D., are 2015 Wrangler NFR qualifiers Parker Breding, Edgar, Mont.; Brett Stall, Detroit Lakes, Minn.; Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah; Dustin Bowen, Waller, Texas; and Ty Wallace, Collbran, Colo. In total, the

star-studded lineup of bull riders have 37 combined Wrangler NFR qualifications, according to event organizers.

Each night, 35 of the PRCA’s toughest bull riders will take their shot at an eight-second

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ride on some of the rankest bulls in the country. Money earned at PRCA Xtreme Bulls Tour stops count toward the 2016 PRCA World Standings, which determine qualifiers to the Wrangler NFR.

So, are bull-riders insane, or is the mountain of cash just too much to pass up, or both?

“Bull-riding is like NASCAR, an event that is simply exceptional,” Sutton said. “The contestants say it’s an adrenaline rush and it’s such a popular event, they want to be a part of it. And, there are some people who make a pretty good living at it.”

Sutton, who has celebrated every one of his 56 birthdays at the Black Hills Stock Show, said he can count on one hand the number of times he has ridden a bull. In college, he was once bucked off right at the whistle, or he might have made his mark.

“It was more of a challenge than anything else,” he said. “We were short a few contestants, so I asked a couple of guys to do steer wrestling and said if they did it, I’d ride a bull. It wasn’t like I didn’t know what I was getting into. I’d been around them all my life. As it was, I did win a chocolate malt in the deal.”

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Dave Paris’ dog, Booger, herds sheep during the North American Sheepdog Trial preliminaries at the James Kjerstad Event Center in the Central States Fairgrounds during the 2014 Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo. Sheep will take center stage again this year with a new dog auction on the slate.

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sheep dog will be auctioned off to ra i s e m o n ey fo r c h a r i t y i n a new feature of this year’s All-American Sheep Day at the Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo.

The 1-year-old, partially trained border collie from a handler in Fort Pierre will be auctioned at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 4, between the preliminary and semifinal rounds of the North American Sheep Dog Trials.

All proceeds from the auction will benefit Make-A-Wish South Dakota, which grants the wishes

of children with life-threatening medical conditions.

Duane Hofer, chairman of the sheep dog event, said similar auctions at other events have generated up to $2,500 for the charity.

Plenty of potential buyers should be on hand during AllAmerican Sheep Day, which is a celebration of all things sheep in the Kjerstad Event Center at the Central States Fairgrounds.

Events begin at 10 a.m., continue through the evening and should bring in hundreds of participants and exhibitors from many of the sheep-raising states of the Great Plains, including South Dakota.

“We’re just trying to promote something for the sheep people,” Hofer said.

The day includes a National Sheep Shearing Competition beginning at 10 a.m. in which shearers are timed and judged as

they shear the wool from sheep.

In the North American Sheep Dog Trials, beginning at 1 p.m., handlers whistle and call out to their dogs in a timed event as the dogs herd sheep around obstacles and into a pen.

The dog auction will be at 6:30 p.m., and a children’s mutton bustin’ (sheep riding) competition will be at 7 p.m.

Throughout the day, exhibitors, presenters and food vendors will showcase lamb meat, wool spinning, wool garment-making and other sheep-related items and activities. A restored sheep wagon, such as those used long ago by lone sheepherders on the range, will be on display.

All-day tickets covering all of the All-American Sheep Day events are $5 for children ages 6 to 12, and $12 for adults.

Joni Tietjen of Clearmont, Wyo., shares a moment with her dog, Gus, after competing in the North American Sheepdog Trial preliminaries at the James Kjerstad Event Center in the Central States Contact Seth Tupper at seth.tupper@ Fairgrounds during a recent Black rapidcityjournal.com Hills Stock Show & Rodeo.

Schlep on over for sheep WHAT: All-American Sheep Day at the Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo, including a sheep-shearing competition, sheep-dog trials and other sheep-themed activities.

WHEN: 10 a.m. through 10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4. A sheep dog will be auctioned for charity at 6:30 p.m.

WHERE: Kjerstad Event Center at the Central States Fairgrounds.

TICKETS: $12 for adults, $5 for children ages 6 to 12, available at blackhillsstockshow.com.

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Are you tough enough to fight cancer?

Annual effort uses color pink to make a point

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ink is not a color often associated with rodeo.

But for the past decade, the Sutton Rodeo group has partnered with the Rapid City Regional Hospital Foundation, and other area sponsors including the Rapid City Journal, to promote the “Tough Enough to Wear Pink” campaign that raises money to fight breast cancer.

The event, which has national roots but has become a popular local fundraiser, has become a huge success and contributed major donations to fight breast cancer and other forms of cancer.

The event began locally in 2007 with the iconic pink T-shirts being sold at the stock show. It has grown substantially since then, to a level where last year more than $1 million was raised, and more than 180 area businesses participated by having employees raise money by purchasing the pink T-shirts and posing for group photos.

The effort has expanded to i n c l u d e n u m e ro u s other pink-themed events t h ro u g h o u t t h e ye a r, including involvement at hockey games, golf outings and rodeo-related events.

“What started as a campaign with a pink T-shirt and a rodeo has really exploded into an entire community embracing the effort to support the fight against all cancers,” said Angie Kliewer, Rapid City Regional Hospital Foun-

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Volunteer Linda Michael folds T-shirts for the Rapid City Regional Hospital Foundation’s Tough Enough to Wear Pink program in 2013. The annual program raises big money to fight breast cancer.

The paper lanterns hanging in the waterfall atrium of the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Holiday Inn are pink in support of the Tough Enough to Wear Pink campaign during the 2014 Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo.

This year’s donation to fight cancer will be made during the evening rodeo on Feb. 4.

dation Director, in a news release. “The Rapid City Regional Hospital Foundation is deeply honored to host this fundraiser. But more than anything else, we are honored to help support the patient services at our Cancer Care Institute. The color may be pink, but we are supporting the fight against all cancer.”

This year, the money

collected through shirt sales and donations will be presented to the Regional Cancer Care Institute by local cancer survivors and sponsors during the rodeo at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center on Thursday, Feb. 4 at 7:30 p.m.

If you have the chance, buy a T-shirt, proudly wear pink, and let people know you support the fight against cancer.

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‘BEST OF THE BEST’ TO RAPID CITY Wrangler Champions Challenge attracts world’s top rodeo talent Mike Anderson Journal staff

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he biggest talents in American rodeo will buck their way into Journal file Rapid City and onto Tyrell Moody of South Dakota chases down a steer during the team te l e v i s i o n s c re e n s roping competition of the Black Hills rodeo roundup in 2014. This year, the nationwide as part of the third duo will be part of the Wrangler Champions Challenge with big money on season of the Wrangler Champithe line. ons Challenge pro tour.

The show’s opener in Rapid City on Feb. 3 will feature 11 teams comprised mostly of the top eight eligible contestants from each event in the 2015 Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) World Standing rodeo.

“This is a series within a series, limited to the best of the best,” said Jim Bainbridge, a

spokesman for the PRCA. Teams will compete in seven categories: bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, saddle bronco riding, tie-down roping, barrel racing, and bull riding. The prize money for each category is $16,000, with a grand prize of $128,000.

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John Mincey rides the bull NowN-Then during the bullriding round during the 2015 stock show. Big-name rodeo riders from across the country will compete for top dollars in the champions challenge event.

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Taylor Price holds on as he rides the horse Red Ears during the bareback round of the 2015 stock show. More great rides are sure to emerge during this year’s champions challenge event.

is head roper and South Dakota native Tyrell Moody.

“This is a big deal,” Moody said. “I don’t know if I ever expected to make it into something like this. I’ve been to some bigger rodeos, but never with this kind of money against 11 teams.”

Originally from Mitchell, Moody, 27, first started horseback riding when he was 3. He developed an interest in rodeo at a young age and has spent the last four years working on a ranch in Edgemont with his friend and teammate, Rory Brown.

The two have been roping steer together four to five times every week, with Moody at the head and Brown at the heels.

Their recent victories at the Denver stock show qualifier and the Brooking pro-rodeo earned them each a much coveted spot in the 2016 Wrangler Champions Challenge tour.

“Rory, he’s been rodeoing for 35 years, and he never made it into something like this either,” Moody said. “So I’m really excited that I made it in with him and we get to do this together.

To me this is kind of a goal that’s

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“This is a big deal. I don’t know if I ever expected to make it into something like this. I’ve been to some bigger rodeos, but never with this kind of money against 11 teams.”

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Pioneer Breakfast will honor three ranching stalwarts Journal staff

This year’s honorees include:

Along with a filling breakfast, people who are devoted to ranching and the ranch lifestyle can meet three area residents who are being honored for their lifetime achievements this year at the 24th annual Black Hills stock show Pioneer Breakfast.

The breakfast event and ceremony will be held at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 6 in the Fine Arts Building at the Central States Fairgrounds. Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children and can be purchased at the door or by calling Dick Bray at 605-521-0472 or Nancee Maynard at 605-9234494.

The annual breakfast, catered

by Mike’s Grill and Catering, will honor three people who have been pioneering in one way or another in the local ranching industry.

Peggy Ables of Spearfish Ables is receiving the Pioneer Spirit Award.

In 2001 Peggy Ables became the director of the High Plains Western Heritage Center in Spearfish, S.D. The Topeka, Kan. native oversaw numerous projects for the Heritage Center including bus tours, western heritage displays at the Journey Museum, and the induction of two local cowboys into the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, OK. Ables has preserved the Western heritage of pioneers and ranching in the territory to be appreciated by future generations.

Livestock Shows. A 1976 South Dakota State University graduate, Eliot and his wife, Cokie, settled on the family ranch in Piedmont.

In the 1980’s Kammerer began to volunteer at the Central States Fair and continued to do so for 23 years. He served on the Central States Fair Board of Directors and was elected president in 19961997.

Janet Zietlow of Scenic Janet Zietlow helped develop her husband’s cow/calf operation and a honeybee business in 1955.

Through the years, Zietlow has been involved in many regional organizations. She helped form the Good Neighbors and Catalyst Clubs in Rapid City and served Eliot Kammerer of Piedmont on the Black Hills Stock Show As a young child, Eliot Kam- Board for seven years. She was merer was active in the Central active with the 4-H Youth Day States Fair and the Western Junior and School Tours.

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Peggy Ables, director for the High Plains Western Heritage Center, at right, will be honored at this year’s Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo for her dedication to ranching. She is shown here in 2014 with state Sen. Betty Olson.

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events hosted back to back provides an amazing opportunity for rodeo fans. “I think this a great opportunity for ranch hands or your weekend cowboy to come out and hit two ranch rodeos in one week,” he said.

Sutton said the events are fun for crowds because teams usually consist of buddies who like to have a good time. He also said to expect some brutal wrecks, which always receive a big crowd reaction. These events are not for the faint of heart, as broken

“You have to be pretty handy to make it in a ranch rodeo because this is going to test you on all aspects of being a cowboy.”

Ron Jeffries, Central States Fair General Manager

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Cody Weyer of Howes, left, and Dalton Richter of Quinn compete in the 2015 Black Hills Stock Show Ranch Rodeo preliminaries at the James Kjerstad Event Center at the Central States Fairgrounds. Ranch rodeo riders will have two opportunities to compete at the stock show this year.

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his year, ranch rodeo fa n s w i l l g e t t wo opportunities in one week to see skilled te a m s o f c ow b oys compete for thousands in prize

money during the 2016 Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo.

Sutton Rodeo and the Central States Fair are each hosting separate events that promise thrills and chills as participants attempt real-world ranch rodeo challenges under the pressure of a ticking clock.

A ranch rodeo differs from a traditional rodeo in that participants work in teams of four and must compete in all events.

Ranch rodeo events are designed to test the skills that cowboys use on the ranch every day. Teams will consist of professional riders as well as regular ranch hands.

The first event, hosted by Sutton Rodeo, will take place at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center on Feb. 1. Preliminary rounds will last all day starting at 9:00 a.m., with the final event occurring at 7:30 p.m.

Brent Sutton, organizer of the first event, believes the two

bones can result.

At this competition, teams will compete in three compulsory preliminary events. The top 12 teams will advance to the finals to compete for the $10,000 prize and for the first time, championship belt buckles will be awarded to the winning team.

The second ranch rodeo, hosted by the Central States Fair, will take place on Feb. 2 in the James Kjerstad Event Center at the Central Fairgrounds. Preliminary events will last from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and finals begin at 7:30 p.m.

Central States Fair General Manager Ron Jeffries said it takes a unique and varied skill set to be successful in the ranch rodeo.

“You have to be pretty handy to make it in a ranch rodeo because this is going to test you on all aspects of being a cowboy,” he said.

He said the events will test participant’s skills in roping, handling cattle, riding, and staying on a bucking bronco.

At the Central States Fairgrounds, teams of four will compete in three preliminary events including steer loading, range

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Justin Long, left, and Troy Wilcox, both of Red Owl, compete in the 2015 Black Hills Stock Show Ranch Rodeo preliminaries at the James Kjerstad Event Center at the Central States Fairgrounds.

doctoring and stray gathering.

The most talented, highestscoring teams will move to the finals.

The real crowd-pleaser at this event is the Titan Trailer Relay Race, Jeffries said. In the relay, four contestants exit a Chevy pickup and mount horses for a high-speed relay race around the arena. After the horses are reloaded into the trailer, contestants climb back into the pickup and flash their lights to signal completion.

Another fan favorite is the wild cow milking competition.

In this event, participants must subdue a bucking horned cow who is not interested in being milked. Jeffries noted that “this isn’t your typical dairy farm.”

Je f f r i e s s a i d m o re t h a n $35,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded to winning teams from across the region. They will hand out six championship saddles: four to the winning team, one to the best cowboy, and one to the best horse.

After the fairground ranch rodeo events are complete, live music will be played for rodeo fans who hang around to let loose.

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Brian McPherson of New Underwood tries to hang on while competing in the ranch bronc ride during the 2011 Black Hills Stock Show Ranch Rodeo. The events test the skills of real-world cowboys.

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Candidate for 2016 Miss Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo Sonyah Clifford, of Rockyford, South Dakota, is the 23-year-old daughter of Shane Clifford and Misty Brave.

She is an enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe. She graduated from Red Cloud Indian School with honors. In addition, she was awarded the Gates Millennium Scholarship.

Sonyah is currently pursuing her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Black Hills State University.

She plans to specialize in marketing. Her love for the sport of rodeo and the western way of life has opened many exciting doors for her. Sonyah is the former Miss Indian Rodeo 2013. She also had the privilege to carry sponsor flags as a Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Flag Girl at both the 2014 and 2015 National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, Nevada. She looks forward to the opportunity to promote the Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo.

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The rodeo queens who converge on the Black Hills stock show each year do more than just walk around and look beautiful. They take on numerous tasks, from promoting rodeo and the ranching lifestyle, to helping out during rodeo events, to inspiring youngsters to be their best, as 2013 Miss Rodeo South Dakota Kristina Maddocks is seen here doing at the 2013 stock show.

Meet the queens who will rule the 2016 Black Hills Stock Show

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mid all the horses, cattle, cowboys and cowgirls who will congregate at the 2016 Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo, a handful of young ladies and girls will surely stand out.

Hailing from across the Midwest, and ranging in age from pre-teen to college graduate, the young ladies who have won a pageant title will be easily recognizable during the show.

They’ll be gussied up. They’ll be anxious to say hello or lend a hand. And they’ll all be representing the best of the Western and ranching lifestyle of the many geographic areas they represent.

The appearance of the rodeo queens is an annual tradition at the stock show, but the women and girls

do more than just strut about looking their best.

They represent rodeo, they support ranching and the farming industry, and they perform roles either on foot or horseback that help the rodeo events go off without a hitch.

Patrons are welcome to attend events where the contestants hoping to win the title of 2016 Miss Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo will compete on Saturday, Jan. 30 at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center. At 11 a.m. in the upstairs meeting room, the candidates will participate in speech, modeling contests that are open to the public.

We wish good luck upon the contestants, and issue a warm welcome to all the queens who will appear at the stock show this year.

Candidate for 2016 Miss Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo Alexandra Smiley

is the 22-year-old daughter of Daniel and Amy Smiley. She calls her home on a ranch east of Kadoka, South Dakota. She attended and graduated high school in Kadoka, then continued her education at South Dakota State University for two years pursuing a degree in biology. She then had a change of heart and fell in love with helping others, now she is currently a certified nurse assistant working at Kadoka in nursing, while she continues her education at South East Tech for nursing. With a year and a half left of schooling, Alex plans to be a traveling nurse helping those throughout the United States. Excited about her future, she is grateful for all the opportunities that have been put in front of her and running for Miss Rodeo Stock Show & Rodeo is one.

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2016 Miss Rodeo South Dakota

South Dakota 4-H Rodeo Ambassador

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Mikayla Sich is a senior

Shelby Riggs is the 18-year-

Beth Kujala is a 21-yearold student at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls where she is pursuing a degree in Animal Science with an Equine Emphasis.

Beth was born and raised in the small rodeo town of Spooner, Wisc., and she hopes to spend her year sharing her passion for America’s unique western heritage with those of all ages and backgrounds around the country. Beth is a current NIRA cardholder and team member on the University of Wisconsin-River Falls rodeo team.

Outside of rodeo, she enjoys spending time in the great outdoors and with friends and family.

at South Dakota State university. She is the 22-year-old daughter of Kevin and Molly Sich.

Mikayla is pursuing a degree in journalism with an emphasis on broadcasting. Upon completion of her studies, Mikayla hopes to work in the field of agriculture, focusing on broadcasting. She is humbled, and honored to represent the state of South Dakota and our official state sport.

2015 Junior Miss Rodeo South Dakota Bailey Bosworth is the

15-year-old daughter of Dan and Delesa Bosworth of White Lake, South Dakota. She is a freshman at the Kimball School District, where she is active in FFA, FBLA, oral interpretation, drama, band, volleyball, cheerleading, basketball, and track. Bailey loves to rodeo on her horses Chili- Dawg and Diggity.

She competes in barrel racing, goat tying, and pole bending. Bailey has been an active 4H member for eight years and has developed a wide variety of skills through 4H. In her spare time, which she doesn’t have much of, Bailey likes to play piano at the nursing home and church.

Bailey has been competing in rodeo queen contests since she was 8, when she was recruited by a friend. Since then she has won numerous titles. Bailey loves all of the amazing experiences and opportunities she is able to get as Junior Miss Rodeo South Dakota and hopes to see you all at the rodeo.

old daughter of Kevin and Becky Riggs of Mitchell, South Dakota. She also has a younger brother named John. Shelby is a senior at Mitchell High School where she participates in Student Council, FFA, FBLA, dance, show choir, and track. She volunteers in many of those organizations and sings the National Anthem frequently.

Next year, she will attend the University of Nebraska Lincoln pursuing a degree in agricultural economics and animal science, combining her aptitude for business and love of agriculture. Outside of the classroom, Shelby can be found on horseback, practicing for 4H rodeos. She is a proud 10-year member of the Wider Horizons 4H club and is very thankful for the opportunity to represent 4H rodeo.

Miss Rodeo Wyoming

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Nicki Seckman grew up near Cody, Wyoming on her family’s farm. Nicki has a passion for all things outdoors, from the long days working to produce top-line crops, or the countless hours in the mountains hunting and fishing. Nicki feels blessed with the opportunity to represent the truly American sport of rodeo and love for her state throughout the next year.

Lauren Rumbaugh is really looking forward to traveling this year, and particularly excited to be able to attend the Black Hill Stock Show. The dates she will be at the show are Feb. 1 to Feb. 5. She looks forward to meeting new friends at the stock show.

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Emily Taylor of Battle Creek is a 24-year-old graduate of the University of NebraskaLincoln, and plans to pursue a career in public relations within the agricultural industry when she is done with her reign.

Jody Bombeck is a home-

grown Minnesotan whose love for horses started from the time she could first sit up. She plans on pursuing a master’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in marketing and product development. In her spare time, her hobbies include ranch sorting, team penning, and trail riding.

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Miss Rodeo North Dakota Megan Haag grew up on

her family farm outside of Fredonia, N.D. She received an Associate of Science degree in mass communication from Bismarck State College. She is continuing her education at South Dakota State University, pursuing a bachelor of science degree in allied health. Haag was an active member of her local 4-H club, the Triple R Coteau Horse Club, and the North Dakota Rodeo High School Rodeo Association where she competed in the events of breakaway roping, barrel racing, and goat tying. Megan hopes to inspire young women to be their personal best. She coordinates a pageant that focuses on building good character and confidence in young women.

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She is currently in sixth grade at Hermosa School and has had straight A’s since she started school in kindergarten. She is active in 4-H, student council, basketball, plays the saxophone and clarinet in band, and sings in star group. She enjoys school, riding her horse Sparky, reading, singing, dancing and loves crafts. She knows how to knit, her mom has also taught her how to crochet and do Native American beadwork, and basics about photography. In the future, Mercedes plans on going to college to become a plastic surgeon.

is the daughter of Kathy and David. She is a senior at Miller High School and will be attending Black Hills State University in the fall majoring in elementary education. She likes competing in rodeo events pole bending, barrel racing and the queen contest. She wishes all rodeo competitors the best of luck during the stock show.

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Ringman Stan Buckholz of Custer, Mont., right, identifies bids during the bid-calling contest in 2015. A new champion bid-caller will be named on Sunday, Jan. 31 at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center.

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Going once, twice, thrice:

YOU’LL BE SOLD ON BID-CALLING A state champion auctioneer will be crowned at the stock show Jim Holland Journal staff

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adee Hande gets to see a lot of auctions as livestock coordinator for the Central States Fair. She likes hearing the rapid-fire cadence of auctioneers working a crowd of bidders during the annual Black Hills stock show.

“It’s always fun when you can hear fast-talking guys,” Hande said.

That finely-tuned craft will be

on full display for livestock sales throughout the upcoming stock show in Rapid City. But at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 31, more than a dozen of the most talented auctioneers in the region will gather in the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center’s Rushmore Hall for the third-annual South Dakota Auctioneers Association bid-calling contest where a state champion will be crowned.

Dawn Luckett, executive secretary of the South Dakota Auctioneers Association, expects entrants from Wisconsin, Colo-

Calling out to you WHAT: South Dakota Auctioneers Association Bid Calling Contest WHEN: Sunday, Jan. 31, 2 p.m.

WHERE: Rushmore Plaza Civic Center, Rushmore Hall TICKETS: Free to all

rado, Wyoming and North and South Dakota to compete for the winner’s top prize of $500, a buckle and plaque. First runnerup receives $300 and a plaque and the second runner-up takes home $250 and a plaque.

Ben Meyer of Huron won’t be defending his title from last year’s contest. Instead, he’ll serve as master-of-ceremonies.

Meyer said the gift of high-speed gab is important, but clarity of speech and keeping bidders informed is even more vital for an auctioneer.

“Clarity for the bidders, that’s what they’re looking for. They need to understand the price that you’re asking for the item that you’re selling. To me that’s the most important thing, ahead of speed,” Meyer said.

Meyer said auctioneers will spend years developing their own chant, often using influences from mentors or colleagues.

“What I’ve found it depends on who you work with. I’ve worked with a lot of auctioneers and I’ve taken bits and pieces of

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“It’s just a great fundraiser for both the auctioneers association to continue to put them on, and for the foundation. You get to see a lot of your old friends, just like any other big event.”

Dawn Luckett, executive secretary of the South Dakota Auctioneers Association

everybody’s chant, the things I like and kind of put them all together,” he said.

Each contestant is asked to bring four items to auction off during the contest’s opening round. Five judges will evaluate each auctioneer on style and clarity.

The top five will qualify for the finals. The Central States Fair Foundation donated items to be auctioned off during the finals, including a guitar autographed by three of the musical acts appearing on stage at last year’s Central States Fair, The Eli Young Band, Big & Rich and Randy Houser.

Proceeds from the auctions are split between the S.D. Auc-

tioneers Association and the Central States Fair Foundation.

“It’s just a great fundraiser for both the auctioneers association to continue to put them on, and for the foundation,” Luckett said. “You get to see a lot of your old friends, just like any other big event.”

Last year, Meyer edged first runner-up Casey Perman of Glenham by just one point. As MC this year, he will have a prime seat to watch what he fully expects will be another tight contest this year.

“There will be a new champion and it should be a good competition with some really John Costello of Sundance, Wyo., auctions off goods during the South Dakota Auctioneers Association bidgood auctioneers coming in,” calling contest in 2015. This year’s competition at the stock show is on Sunday, Jan. 31.

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WATCH THE WILD BRONCS New event features breakfast and saddle-bronc riding

Biscuits and broncs

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WHAT: Broncs for Breakfast

hen it comes to riding a bucking bronco, which saddle you’re on can make a huge

difference.

In rodeo saddle-bronc riding, riders can keep a hold on their horse by grabbing tightly to a saddle horn that is positioned atop the saddle, and keep their feet tight to the animal for stability.

But in a new event at the 2016 Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo — the inaugural Broncs for Breakfast competition — a couple dozen riders will enter the ring and try to stay on a wild horse for eight seconds while sitting in a stock saddle, which provides less stability for the rider, but more excitement and action for the audience.

The stock saddle has no horn to hold onto, and also allows the rider’s legs to be free from the horse, which enables the competitor to spur the horse more to increase the bucking and the chance for an epic ride, or an epic toss.

“It’s more like the Old West, breaking-a-horse type of thing,” said Central States Fair General Manager Ron Jeffries, an organizer of the new event. “It’s a little more wild and unpredictable.”

The event will also feature a biscuit and gravy breakfast prior to the calcutta and bronc rides. In the ring, 24 bronc riders will then do their best to stay on the horse, and stay healthy, as the action begins.

A long-go will feature 24 riders, eight of which will make the short-go finals. A total of $5,000

WHERE: Kjerstad Event Center, Central States Fairgrounds WHEN: 8 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 3 TICKETS: $12 adult; $5 children 7-12, includes event and breakfast

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Above: Josh Reynolds of Montana competes during the Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo Saddle Bronc Match in 2014. Similar high drama is expected during a new Broncs for Breakfast event this year. Right: JC DeSaveur, Ekalaka, Mont., comes out the chute during the Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo in 2014. a new event for 2016 will feature breakfast and saddle-bronc riding at the highest level.

in cash is up for grabs for the best riders.

“It’s the new, big, fun, crazy and wild event,” Jeffries said, calling the ride a “Lonesome Dove-style” ride.

“The horses kick and paw and

jump in all directions,” he said.

The event will be start at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 3 with breakfast, then the calcutta at 9 a.m. and bronc riding at 10 a.m. in the Kjerstad Event Center at the Central States Fairgrounds.

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Learn to ride in partnership with your horse Yost clinics can help rider and horse become a team Journal staff

Patrons of the Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo have several opportunities during the week to sharpen their horse knowledge and riding skills with the help of a bonafide expert.

Award-winning horse trainer Rodney Yost works with a number of horses

at different riding levels to show his process of creating a horse that respects the rider, while creating an unparalleled partnership.

Yost is a fourth-generation South Dakota rancher who has been involved with the ranching and horse customs his entire life. He’s been on horseback since he was a baby in diapers on his family’s ranch, started training ponies at the age of 10, and trained his first horse at the age of 13. Since then, he has become one of the

top horse trainers and clinicians in South Dakota and throughout the Midwest.

Subjects covered include: handling your horse on the ground to gain control of his body and respect; softening and flexing from the ground and saddle; body control from the ground and saddle; rider safety from the ground and saddle, and advanced horsemanship maneuvers while riding; and a bareback/bridle less riding demonstration.

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Auction to help future

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Nifty items will be sold to raise money for higher education

Reed Arneson Reed attends Bison High School and is the son of Eric and Mindy Arneson of Meadow, S.D. While excelling at his studies, he participates in 4-H, football, basketball and has been a National High School Rodeo qualifier.

He is a recipient of the Outstanding English Student Award and is very involved in community service. Reed will be attending South Dakota State pursuing an agriculture business degree with a minor in animal science and plans to return to the family ranch.

ince 1993, the Black Hills Stock Show Foundation has engaged in a program in which the group auctions off cool Western-style items to raise money for scholarships for youths who are from ranch families or who are pursuing an education in agricultural fields.

That first year, a single $500 scholarship was awarded.

But now, nearly 25 years later, the formula has proven to be a huge success. This year, the foundation has awarded area youths from South Dakota a total of $28,000 through six 2-year scholarships valued at $4,000 each, and two 1-year scholarships valued at $2,000 each.

In the coming year, the foundation is poised to raise its commitment to future leaders to $32,000, and offer

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even more scholarships. While the foundation finds other ways to raise money, including from event revenues and donations from the area business and agricultural communities, a big source is the annual auction that will be held at the Stockman’s Banquet and Ball set for 5 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31 at the Best Western Ramkota Hotel in Rapid City.

Among the items to be offered area a Hereford yearling heifer, a 2015 NFR jacket signed by contestants, Roger Wagner jewelry, Ed Lawrence spurs, a Chytka bronze, and accommodation packages donated by Deadwood hotels and casinos.

Here is a look at the 2016 scholarship winners, all of whom plan to pursue higher education in agriculturalrelated fields or in fields that ultimately will support agriculture in some way.

Bailey Moody

Briana Koski

Bailey attends Sanborn Central High School in Forestburg, S.D., and is the daughter of Perry and Tracy Moody of Letcher. She plans to attend Dakota State University and pursue a special education degree. Her goal is to become a special education teacher or an occupational therapist assisting disabled or specialneeds children. Aside from excelling in academics, she is very involved in sports and high school rodeo.

She is also a recipient of Wendy’s Heisman Award.

Briana is the daughter of Joe and Marla Koski of Belle Fourche, S.D., and is a senior at Belle Fourche high.

She will begin her secondary education at Southeast Technical Institute in pursuit of her goal of mechanical engineering. Her exceptional scholastic achievements are supported with national recognition by her national gold medal FCCLA participation.

Her desire to assist the agricultural world through engineering improvements and advances is strong.

Cassidy attends St. Thomas More High School in Rapid City, and is the daughter of Jim and Merri Stratman of Box Elder, S.D. She plans to attend South Dakota State University to pursue her dreams to be a nurse practitioner in a rural medical field. Her scholastic and athletic achievements are remarkable.

She is a National Honor Society member, 4-H officer and Shamrock Rider, high school rodeo participant, hospital volunteer and elder support assistant at West Hills Village. She is also a varsity cheerleader.

Garrett Snook

Jessica Ryan

James Marrs

Garrett attends Philip High School and is the son of Gary and Deborah Snook of Midland, S.D. He plans to attend the University of South Dakota majoring in kinesiology. Garrett is a five-year member of the National Honor Society plus a Presidential Academic Award recipient. He is a four-year varsity letter-winner in cross country and a major participant in FCCLA activities.

He also is a Wendy’s Heisman Award winner. His goal is to be a major asset to the health of his community.

Jessica is the daughter of Scott and Tami Ryan of Belle Fourche, S.D. She is a senior at Belle Fourche High School and participates in math and science clubs, soccer, basketball and high school rodeo. She is a member of the National Honor Society and a delegate to state Academic All-State.

Jessica will be attending Black Hills State University this fall and on completion of her academic studies plans to return home to practice physical therapy in rural communities.

James is the son of Paul and Linda Marrs of Whitewood, S.D. He is homeschooled at the Marrs home and also attends classes at Black Hills State University and the Spearfish Classical Christian School. James will be attending South Dakota State majoring in computer science. He is currently a member of state 4-H Youth Council, a very accomplished musician, skier, archer and scholar. He is currently utilizing his skills laying out flood irrigation pipelines on alfalfa and corn fields.

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Tanner Rupp Tanner is a senior at Freeman High School and is the son of Wade and Karla Rupp of Freeman, S.D. He plans to attend South Dakota State majoring in agricultural/bio-systems engineering.

Tanner is a member of the National Honor Society, has excelled in the performing arts, football, basketball and golf. He is an FFA member and has received the State FFA Golden Emblem Award twice. His career goal is to be a test or design engineer to assist in the challenge of food production.

Cassidy Stratman

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Stockman’s ball will honor the best in the West PRCA

Scholarship auction also part of big night on the town Journal staff

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hree leaders in the Courtesy photos western South Dakota ranching A replica 1875 Schofield .45 caliber revolver will be auctioned industry will be off to raise money for student scholarships. honored this year at the annual Stockman’s Stockmen of the Year: Banquet and Ball set for Baker Ranch the night of Saturday, Jan. For over 40 years, broth30 during the Black Hills ers Gary and Jim Baker have Be at the ball Stock Show & Rodeo. operated a commercial cattle WHAT: Stockman’s Once again, the event ranch near Hermosa, S.D. Banquet and Ball will be held at the Best The original ranch started by Western Ramkota Hotel in their father, Gene, was built WHERE: Best WestRapid City starting with a on the standards of hard ern Ramkota, 2111 social at 5 p.m., dinner and work, helping hands and N. LaCrosse St. progressive ranching pracawards ceremony at WHEN: 5 p.m., tices. The Baker broth6 p.m., and a dance Saturday, Jan. 30 ers operate two working at 8:30 p.m. The ranches and a gravel event also hosts TICKETS: $65 each, the annual Black business, and are a staple $520 table for eight; Hills Stock Show in their community. buy at blackhillssFo u n d a t i o n a u c tockshow.com tion, where numerAgribusiness Person of ous nifty Westernthe Year: Grady Crew themed items will Grady Crew successfully began the Crew the years. be up for purchase Agency in 1984. Today, to raise money for Grady along with four Silver Spur Hall of student scholarpartners, is a leader Fame: Kevin Schmidt ships. in the agriculture Tickets are Kevin Schmidt of Box insurance industry. Elder is a longtime fair $65 per perGrady, a fourth- and stock show supporter. son, or $520 for a table of generation rancher, Schmidt has served as the eight. Tickoperates a com- Black Hills stock show ranch ets can be mercial cow-calf rodeo chairman for 20 years. purchased operation with With Schmidt’s continued through the his wife, Bernice. commitment, the ranch stock show He continues to rodeo has elevated to be one web site at be a big supporter of the most popular and blackhillss- This Copley guitar of the Black Hills best-attended events of the t o c k s h o w . autographed by stock show, pur- Black Hills stock show and chasing livestock the biggest ranch rodeo in the com.

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2016 STOCK SHOW SNIPPETS Here is a quick look at a few other things happening during the 2016 Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo.

more will go up for sale. Featured items include a half-scale Gatling gun, Burt Reynolds engraved single-action Casey Tibbs personal Colt revolver, engraved Henry rifle, outstanding E.C. Lee saddle, Mike Morales, Schnitger, Crockett, McChesney and Kelly spurs. Saddles include Duhamel, Lee, Streeter, Ted Flowers, rare Sturgis Saddlery, Miles City and military examples. The event will be held at the Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn. Vendor show starts Friday, Jan. 29 at 10 a.m. with auction starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 30. For more information, call Rick at 605-209 4322. All items can be viewed at dakotaplainsauctions.com.

Rodeo Zone There’s always something happening in the Rodeo Zone, located in the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center ice arena throughout the entire stock show.

The Rodeo Zone will feature vendor booths where you can purchase anything from Dodge pickups, livestock and rodeo equipment or even a Westernthemed book. Enjoy the Triple R Tack Kid’s Dummy Roping, and Duane Reichert’s “Back Stage with a Rodeo Clown� show. Fans can meet and receive autographs from the PRCA rodeo contestants, bullfighters, clowns and queens, and win free daily drawings for great prizes, such as Justin Boots, Wrangler Jeans and rodeo event tickets.

New for the 2016 rodeo is the Kiddie Korral! Located in the Rodeo Zone open daily during trade show hours; it’s a new game zone for kids of all ages. Free admission.

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Burt Wodskow of Idaho, shown here in 2013, operates the mechanical bull at the Black Hills Stock Show Rodeo Zone. The zone will be in full force again this year at the stock show.

Brooke Young of Pink 629 in Spearfish shows a purse for sale at the 2013 Girls in Spurs Ladies held in the Rodeo Zone in the ice show.

Night event. This year’s event is arena.

Doors open at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 3 at 3:30 p.m.

Adult women of all ages are encouraged to come pamper themselves at the beauty bar with complimentary mini spa services.

Kick up your heels and sample some custom cowgirl cocktails created just for you by Pendleton Whiskey. For the grand finale, check out the new 2016 fashions coming down the runway from our featured fashion retailers.

Girls in Spurs As an added bonus, each ticketReturning to the Rushmore holder is registered to win one Plaza Civic Center this year is the of the amazing retail prizes to be Girls in Spurs Ladies Night event drawn during the fashion style

Wednesday, Feb. 3 with the style show starting at 5 p.m. Admission is $20 at the door or FREE with the presentation of a Wrangler Champions Challenge ticket at the door. Wrangler Champions Challenge tickets are available at www.gotmine.com or 1-800-GOT-MINE or at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Box Office.

Chili cook-off The public is welcome to drop by and sample some of the best chili in the region during the Beefy Chili Cook-off being held at the stock show this year.

Over $1,000 in prizes will be awarded to the makers of the top chilis, all based on beef, of course.

The event is set for Sunday, Jan. 31 starting at noon in the Rodeo Zone within the ice arena at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center. For $4, the public can taste all the chili varieties and vote for their favorite.

West Collectors Auction 21st annual event returns with a new partner and new location.

After being cancelled last year due to medical reasons, Dakota Plains Auctions has partnered with the stock show to bring back the sale.

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HIGH SCHOOL RODEO always full of surprises

Nothing certain when young riders take the ring

See rodeo’s future stars

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ear in and year out, one of the most popular events at the Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo is the 20X High School Showcase, where highschool age competitors take to the ring.

About 115 top high school rodeo athletes from across South Dakota will saddle up and battle both their nerves, the glare of the lights and the rodeo animals they must ride in order to score high and win top prizes.

The event is a hit for several reasons. First, patrons are exposed to some of the best up-andcoming rodeo talent in the state.

Also, when it comes to teens who are competing on the big stage, almost anything can happen, from triumph to tragedy, sometimes in a matter of seconds.

High school rodeo participants compete in events across the state throughout the year, and only the top performers are invited to the Black Hills stock show to compete. The event draws the top three cowboys and cowgirls in each rodeo event from each of South Dakota’s four high school regions.

Event winners receive a trophy buckle and bragging rights.

Seniors who compete also have the opportunity to win two $500 scholarships from Wrangler and the South Dakota Buckaroos, and two $1,000 scholarships offered by the Black Hills Stock Show Foundation.

This year’s 20X Showcase is set for Sunday, Jan. 31 at 1 p.m. in the Barnett Arena at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center.

WHAT: 20X High School Showcase WHERE: Rushmore Plaza Civic Center, Barnett Arena WHEN: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 31 TICKETS : $7 to $26, available at the door or at gotmine.com

Dylan Scofield rides in the saddle bronc competition recently at the South Dakota High School Rodeo Finals in Belle Fourche in June.

More top high school athletes will perform at the stock show on Sunday, Jan. 31.

College fair set

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Above: Jessica Ryan of Belle Fourche runs next to her horse after jumping off during the goat tying competition during the short go of the South Dakota High School Finals in Belle Fourche in 2015. High school rodeo athletes will take to the ring again this year on Sunday, Jan. 31. Left: Rance Johnson grabs onto a steer in the steer wrestling competition at the South Dakota High School Rodeo Finals in Belle Fourche in June. The 20X High School Showcase is always a top draw at the Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo, and this year should be no exception.

Prior to the 20X High School Showcase in the rodeo ring, high school students are welcome to attend a free college fair at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center.

The fair is an opportunity for students interested in college, and possibly competing in rodeo while in college, the opportunity to meet a wide range of college representatives and athletic coaches.

The event is free, and will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 31 in the south balcony of the Barnett Arena.

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Tall brews all made in the Rushmore State will be the central attraction at the second-annual Boots and Beer Festival at the fairgrounds during the Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo on Feb. 6.

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Boots and Beer Festival Fairgrounds to host event featuring SD brews on Feb. 6

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here will be double the brew at this year’s Boots and Beer Festival at the Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo, with two kegs of each beer at the ready for thirsty patrons.

The double-up on the bubbleup is a result of smart planning, since the unexpected popularity of last year’s inaugural festival required organizers to rustle up more beer after they almost immediately ran out in 2015.

“Luckily we have great, easyto-work with partners within the liquor distributors in town,” said Kadee Hande, marketing specialist with the Central States Fair, which is hosting the event. “We were able to run and grab more and continue on. But this year we’ve learned what to plan for.”

The second annual Boots and Beer Festival will take place Saturday, Feb. 6 at the Central States Fairgrounds James Kjerstad Event Center.

Several breweries are participating in this year’s Boots and Beer Festival, from locals like Firehouse Brewing Company and Crow Peak Brewery, to the Brookings-based company Wooden Legs Brewing.

All breweries will have brew masters present to answer questions about their process and about brewing beer.

“We’ve opened it up to the whole state with the idea that they be present to represent their beer,” Hande said. “Brewers want to get their name out there, and people

Basics on a beer fest WHAT: Boots and Beer Festival WHERE: Central States Fairgrounds, James Kjerstad Event Center, 800 San Francisco St. WHEN: 7 p.m. to 1 am., Feb. 6 ADMISSION: $15 in advance, $20 day of the event, visit blackhillsstockshow. com for more information.

want to know how they do it.”

In addition to the greater number of breweries participating in the event, the Boots and Beer Festival will feature more entertainment this year. Dueling Pianos will start things off at 7 p.m. during the beer tasting and play until 9 p.m. Country cover band Brandon Jones and the Thirty Fish will take the stage at 9:30 p.m., while Chancey Williams and the Younger Brothers will finish the night with cowboy music at 11:30 p.m.

With more beer and music and an unlimited tasting ticket, there will be plenty of energy flowing all night. “”It’s a great way to end the stock show, something that’s not traditional but still supporting South Dakota agriculture,” Hande said. “You might as well come early and be thirsty ... and responsible.”

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Meet the performers who keep the rodeo rolling Clowns and announcers play a key role in keeping the crowd engaged Journal staff

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e te ra n ro d e o patrons realize that it’s not humanly possible to keep the action in the ring going on constantly. It takes time to rotate through events, get the riders and stock ready, and clean up if there’s a mess.

Those are times when a crew of dedicated rodeo performers come into play, from the quick-witted announcers, to the rodeo clowns and the barrel men who help keep competitors safe.

Here is a glance at some of those folks who will keep you entertained during the 2016 Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo.

Justin Rumford, rodeo clown Rumford likens his clown act to legendary comics like Kevin James or Chris Farley, as he’s always ready with a joke or pratfall to entertain a crowd that is hungry for action.

Rumford is a Kansas native, now a resident of Oklahoma who is the father of triplets, is a past bullfighter, saddle bronc rider and steer wrestler who just couldn’t leave the rodeo ring after his competitive days had passed. In 2015, Rumford was named the PRCA Clown of the Year for the fourth consecutive year.

“If you’ve had a good time, then I’ve done my job,” he said.

Dennis Halstead, clown/ barrel man Halstead has been a rodeo clown and barrel man for 15 years and said he still enjoys each performance. A Canadian resident, Halstead

is a firefighter in addition to doing his rodeo work, and also visits 100 elementary schools a year to introduce youngsters to rodeo.

This will be his second trip to Rapid City, and he promises to do his best to keep the crowds laughing and engaged, and help keep the contestants safe.

“In the arena, my show is high energy and packed with lots of comedy for all ages,” he said.

Wayne Brooks, announcer Brooks, a Texas resident, also began his rodeo career as a competitor.

Brooks tries to keep his rodeo announcing both informative and enter- Brooks taining.

Brooks, who is also a commercial voice talent, has

worked many of the national rodeo finals events, and is a four-time PRCA Announcer of the Year.

“It’s the people that make a difference, and rodeo has the best,” Brooks said.

Justin McKee, announcer McKee is known as one of the most enthusiastic rodeo announcers around and is known as “the voice of the PBR.” He has worked as a host or color commentator on rodeo for NBC, CBS, Fox, RFD-TV and Versus.

McKee, of Oklahoma, first went behind a microphone at age 7, when he auctioned off baby goats as his parent’s livestock auction. He’s been sharing his excitement over rodeo and ranching ever since, with a genuine approach that also has roots in the Bible. He and his wife also own calving operations with herds in three states.

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Luke Newsam, 34, of Murdo, walks his horse before competing in the 2015 Black Hills Stock Show Ranch Rodeo preliminaries at the James Kjerstad Event Center at the Central States Fairgrounds.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS A LISTING OF ALL THERE IS TO DO AT THIS YEAR’S EVENT Please note: All events are at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center unless otherwise noted. The civic center is located at 444 N. Mount Rushmore Road; the Central States Fairground is located at 800 San Francisco St. Detailed descriptions of all events can be found at blackhillsstockshow.com.

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Friday, Jan. 29 8 a.m. , SDQHA 2-Day Horse Sale — Horse Sale Preview, Central States Fairgrounds 10 a.m. , Cinch Trade Show; Western Art Show; Western Collectibles Auction; Barnyard Petting Zoo; Leather Show; S.D. Quarter Horse Association Stallion Row 1:20 p.m. , S.D. Quarter

Horse Association Stallion Row Preview

2 p.m. , SDQHA 2-Day Horse Sale — Friday Horse Sale 3 p.m., Midnight Sun Band, Cowboy Bar 7 p.m. BHSS Stray

Gathering, Central States Fairgrounds

7:30 p.m. , PRCA

Xtreme Bulls Tour

9:30 p.m. , Brandon Jones and The Thirsty Fish, Central States Fairgrounds

Saturday, Jan. 30 8 a.m. , SDQHA 2-Day Horse Sale — Horse Sale Preview and 4-H Youth Day, Central States Fairgrounds

8 a.m. , Junior Queens Autograph Session

8 a.m. , Western Heritage/

Horsemanship Clinic

BHSS Foundation Auction Viewing, Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn

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Contestants in the World’s Smallest Rodeo at the Black Hills Stock Show run wild at the 2015 Black Hills stock show.

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10 a.m. , Cinch Trade Show;

Western Art Show; BHSSF

Western Collectibles Auction — Old West Collector’s Auction; Barnyard Petting Zoo; World’s Smallest Rodeo; Leather Show; S.D. Quarter Horse Association Stallion Row Display

10 a.m. , Western Heritage/ BHSS Foundation Auction, Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn 1:20 p.m. , S.D. Quarter

Horse Association Stallion Row Preview

1:30 p.m. , PRCA Rodeo

4:30 p.m., Rodeo Autographs

2 p.m. , SDQHA 2-Day Horse

5 p.m. , Stockman’s Banquet

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Monday, Feb. 1 8 a.m. , Ranch Horse

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6 p.m. , Black Hills Gold Rush- Embryo Sale — Gold Rush Cattle Genetics Social, Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn

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3 p.m. , Boehringer Ingelhiem

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7:30 p.m. , Black Hills Stock Show Ranch Rodeo, Central States Fairgrounds 9:30 p.m. , Black Hills Stock Show Ranch Rodeo Dance, Central States Fairgrounds

Wednesday, Feb. 3 8 a.m. , Broncs for Breakfast, Central States Fairgrounds 9 a.m. , Rodney Yost Horsemanship Clinic 10 a.m. , Broncs for Breakfast Ranch Bronc Ride, Central States Fairgrounds 10 a.m. , Hereford Show; Cinch Trade Show; Western Art Show; Barnyard Petting Zoo; Quilt Show 1 p.m. , Hereford Sale 3 p.m. , Wrangler Champions

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3:30 p.m. , Girls in Spurs — Ladies Night 4 p.m., Crash Wagon,

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Thursday, Feb. 4 8:30 a.m. , Red Angus

Show and Sale

10 a.m. , Gelbvieh Show; Cinch Trade Show; Western Art Show; Barnyard Petting Zoo; PRCA Rodeo — Barrel Racing Slack 10 a.m. , North American

Sheep Dog Trials, BHSS National Sheep Shearing Championships, and National Wool Handlers Championships, Central States Fairgrounds 11 a.m. , Shorthorn Show 1 p.m. , North American Sheep Dog Trials Prelim, Central States Fairgrounds 1 p.m. , Red Angus Sale 2 p.m. , Gelbvieh Sale

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Braden Pirring, 16, of Sioux Falls relaxes with the horses in the back of Rushmore Hall at the 2015 Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo. This year’s show starts on Friday, Jan. 29.

3 p.m. , Shorthorn Sale 4 p.m., Crash Wagon,

Cowboy Bar

4:30 p.m., Rodeo Autographs 6:30 p.m., Make-A-Wish Sheep Dog Auction, Central States Fairgrounds 7 p.m. , Mutton Bustin’ Championships, Central States Fairgrounds 7:30 p.m. , North American

Sheep Dog Trial Finals and National Sheep Shearing Championships, Central States Fairgrounds

7:30 p.m., PRCA Rodeo/ Bullfight Semi Finals »» Calendar, 38

Kevin Hickman, Larchwood, Iowa, shears one of four sheep in the 2015 National Sheep Shearing Competition at the James Kjerstad Event Center during the Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo.

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Friday, Feb. 5

Cory Altena, 33, of George, Iowa, right, and Glenn Muller, 62, of Davis trim the hair of a young bull as they prepare him for sale during the Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center last year.

9 a.m. , Limousin Show 10 a.m. , Bucking Horse Sale; Cinch Trade Show; Western Art Show; Barnyard Petting Zoo 10:30 a.m. , Maine Anjou Show 1 p.m. , Limousin Sale 3 p.m. , Maine Anjou Sale 4 p.m., Crash Wagon,

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4:30 p.m., Rodeo Autographs 7 p.m. , Dueling Pianos, Central States Fairgrounds 7:30 p.m. , PRCA Rodeo Bullfight Semi Finals 9:30 p.m. , BHSS Stampede featuring Reckless Kelly with Chancey Williams & the Younger Brothers Band, Central States Fairgrounds

Saturday, Feb. 6 7 a.m. , Old Timers Breakfast

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8 a.m. , Simmental Show 9 a.m. , Open Jackpot

Team Roping, Central States Fairgrounds 9 a.m. , Rodney Yost

Horsemanship Clinics 10 a.m. , Hay Camp Wood

Carvers Demonstration; Cinch Trade Show; Western Art Show; Barnyard Petting Zoo; 10:30 a.m. , ChiInfluenced Show 1 p.m. , Simmental Sale 1:30 p.m. , PRCA Rodeo

3 p.m. , Chi-Influenced Sale 3:30 p.m. , Western Art

Quick Draw Contest

4 p.m., Crash Wagon,

Cowboy Bar

4 p.m. , Boots and Beer Festival: Beer Tasting, Central States Fairgrounds

4:30 p.m. , Western Art Quick Draw Auction Viewing and People’s Choice Voting 4:30 p.m., Rodeo Autographs

Sunday, Feb. 7 8 a.m. , Black Hills Buffalo Classic Preview, Central States Fairgrounds

5:30 p.m. , Western Art

9 a.m. , Open 4-D Barrel Racing, Central State Fairgrounds

5:30 p.m. , Supreme Row Judging 6 p.m. , Western Art

10 a.m. , Black Hills Buffalo Classic Sale, Central States Fairgrounds

7 p.m. , Supreme Row Parade

10 a.m. , Cowboy Church with Susie McEntire

Quick Draw People’s Choice Award

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7 p.m. , Boots and Beer Festival featuring Dueling Pianos, 6 p.m., Boots and Beer Festival: Beer Tasting with Dueling Pianos, Central States Fairgrounds 7:30 p.m. , PRCA Rodeo Bullfight Finals 9:30 p.m. , Boots and Beer Festival: Brandon Jones and the Thirsty Fish, Central States Fairgrounds 11 p.m. , Boots and Beer Festival: Chancey Williams and the Younger Brothers, Central States Fairgrounds

Please note: All events are at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center unless otherwise noted. The civic center is located at 444 N. Mount Rushmore Road; the Central States Fairground is located at 800 San Francisco St. Detailed descriptions of all events can be found at blackhillsstockshow.com.

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