Monthly Archives: July 2011
Awesome news
Written on July 29, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
Anyone who knows me knows I’m passionate about many things: God, family, friends, rodeo and storytelling are among them. I developed Rodeo Media Relations and TwisTED Rodeo because I see a need for the rodeo stories to reach as many people as possible. I believe in the concept of good media relations, that presented in Continue Reading »
Now … that’s familiar
Written on July 28, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
Bull riding fans will find a familiar name among the Cheyenne Frontier Days leaders. Steer roper Justin McKee of Lenapah, Okla., is leading the second go-round with a 13.2-second run and sits third in the two-run average with 30.7. McKee has done well in Cheyenne before, and it looks as though he’s in position to Continue Reading »
Lea County Fair and Rodeo: Well worth price of admission
Written on July 28, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
LOVINGTON, N.M. – A $5 bill doesn’t go nearly as far as it did even a decade ago. The organizers of the Lea County Fair and Rodeo are trying to give its patrons a taste of the past with a $5 admission fee. That’s packing a whale of a wallop into the entertainment punch for Continue Reading »
Lann brings cowboy experience to Silverton rodeo concert
Written on July 28, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
SILVERTON, Texas – It’s quite fitting James Lann is the headline Texas Country concert act on the final night of Silverton’s Buck Wild Days Rodeo. Lann is a cowboy, the fifth generation of his family to be such. Raised on a ranch where he rode horses, roped livestock and handled many of the other duties Continue Reading »
Online auction established to help Latham family
Written on July 27, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
GOODWELL, Okla. – The giving nature is one of the greatest things in society. It’s also one of the most contagious. Just a few weeks after the establishment of the Craig Latham Medical Fund and a benefit at Bob’s Cowboy Bar and Rodeo Room in Guymon, others in the Oklahoma Panhandle are stepping up to Continue Reading »
William Clark Green headlines Friday concert lineup
Written on July 25, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
SILVERTON, Texas – The chances are good that William Clark Green will find a lot of comfort in Silverton, a community of about 600 residents You see, Green was raised in Flint, Texas, a town that boasts a “sparse” population. That’s tiny. But Green’s music isn’t, and that’s why he’s the headlining act Friday night’s Continue Reading »
Cowboys find Carr bucking animals to their liking
Written on July 25, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
LOVINGTON, N.M. – To win in the game of rodeo, it takes equal doses of talent and luck. It also takes having a good dance partner. Wesley Silcox believes in that sentiment. It’s what’s guided the Payson, Utah, cowboy through his eight-year career, including that magical 2007 season when he won the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Continue Reading »
Livestock shows provide lifelong lessons to local youth
Written on July 25, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
LOVINGTON, N.M. – In a world filled with children playing video games and turning themselves into couch potatoes, there are programs that offer youth much more. In southeast New Mexico, many of the youngsters find plenty of things to fill their days while being involved in 4H and FFA livestock showing. It involves hard work Continue Reading »
Pierce, Barrington share Old Fort Days Rodeo title
Written on July 24, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a recap of the Fort Smith, Ark., rodeo that appears in the July 2011 issue of Women’s Pro Rodeo News. There was something magical in the air surrounding Kay Rogers Park’s Harper Stadium on May 31, the second night of the Old Fort Days Rodeo. The Fort Smith, Ark., rodeo is Continue Reading »
115 years of The Daddy of ’em All
Written on July 24, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
The 115th edition of the world famous Cheyenne Frontier Days has begun with the first performance Saturday afternoon. Over the next week, the biggest names in rodeo will try to add a (or another) Cheyenne title to their resume. It’s a coveted championship. And the prize money isn’t too shabby either. In fact, the overall Continue Reading »
Special events make an impact on Lovington’s fair
Written on July 22, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
LOVINGTON, N.M. – In every community, there are children who would love the opportunity to be a cowboy or a cowgirl, even for a day. Without events like the Special Rodeo, many children never would get the opportunity. Physical disabilities don’t allow for them to rope or ride. They still dream nonetheless. That’s why the Continue Reading »
That’s a Pretty Prairie, and they’re helpful there
Written on July 21, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
Rodeo people are the greatest in the world. The rodeo committee at Pretty Prairie, Kan., tops my list right now. We limped into Pretty Prairie at 45 mph (which is really tough on me) at 3:30 a.m. for slack Wednesday morning. After slack, several of the rodeo committee men helped me figure out what was Continue Reading »
Carr livestock evens the playing field for all contestants
Written on July 21, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
LOVINGTON, N.M. – The terrain that is part of the southeast New Mexico is rugged; so are the cowboys that make this their home. This is ranching country, and the men who work this land know their business. That’s why some of the greatest timed-event cowboys in ProRodeo history come from this neck of the Continue Reading »
Tour helps add to the prestige of an already good rodeo
Written on July 20, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
LOVINGTON, N.M. – Community is the foundation for the eight-day Lea County Fair and Rodeo. It’s why ticket prices are just $5. It’s why the Lea County Commission underwrites the event, which begins Friday, Aug. 5, and has been a southeastern New Mexico showcase for 76 years. It’s why the rodeo is part of the Continue Reading »
Closer to home
Written on July 20, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
I just got into the good ol’ USA. It was a good trip to Canada. I have a rodeo Thursday and Friday, then I’m heading home. Highs were unusual, 70s and lots of short-lived storms. There were even some tornadoes.
It was quite an experience to say the least
Written on July 19, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
It was 11:15 p.m., dark and raining as I made my way to TeePee Creek, Alberta. I was on the sixth hour of my drive and less than 20 miles from my destination. I was on the phone with the head committeeman for the rodeo there when I came across four teens in a car Continue Reading »
Lerwill excited for his return to Buck Wild Days Rodeo
Written on July 19, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
SILVERTON, Texas – Some people are always searching for that one thing that will make their lives complete. That’s not Troy Lerwill, a Utah man who lives his life on the rodeo trail entertaining hundreds of thousands of fans a year. Lerwill gets to laugh and carouse and, what might be most impressive, is that Continue Reading »
Celebrated artists bringing their acts to Lea County
Written on July 19, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
LOVINGTON, N.M. – When the Eli Young Band announced itself to the music world, it did so with great gusto. Its debut album, Jet Black & Jealous, entered the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart at No. 5; it was No. 2 on iTunes. It featured the band’s first Top 10 song on country radio, “Always Continue Reading »
Temperatures in the 70s in the heat of the day
Written on July 19, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
Since the last week of June, I’ve been to Clear Lake, S.D., back home, to Park Rapids, Minn., for July 1-3, then drove 900 miles overnight to Choteau, Mont., for a one-performance rodeo on the Fourth. I knew I was going to be rolling in just after the performance started, so I put on my Continue Reading »
Roach roping her way to a world title
Written on July 18, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story appeared in the July 2011 edition of Women’s Pro Rodeo News. It was the cover story, and it was great getting to know a little more about a young Texas roper. Jaymee Roach likes to have fun. She likes to smile and laugh, and, her friends say, she likes for others Continue Reading »
Calgary title on the line today
Written on July 17, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
The Calgary Stampede has been a world-class operation for many years. It might be getting better. Beginning at 2:30 p.m. Central Time Sunday, the top 10 contestants in each event through nine straight performances have earned the right to compete for the $100,000. That’s pretty incredible. What’s more incredible is the list of top names Continue Reading »
Bringing you news
Written on July 15, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
A big announcement in the world of rodeo is coming soon. I’ll keep you posted, but I might be releasing it as early as Friday. Keep checking back.
Top animal athletes, great weather draw cowboys to Eagle
Written on July 14, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
EAGLE, Colo. – For a rodeo cowboy, there are few things that can top winning one’s hometown rodeo. Cody Martin is hoping to find out when the Eagle County Fair and Rodeo kicks off its 2011 run, set for 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 27-Saturday, July 30. Back-to-back wins in the Rocky Mountain community would be Continue Reading »
Gizmo’s comedy a good fit for Fair and Rodeo crowd
Written on July 13, 2011 at 12:00 am, by Ted
LOVINGTON, N.M. – There’s a lot to Dale McCracken. The Missouri man has multiple personalities, but it’s not a disorder. Like a superhero donning his cape, McCracken paints his face with greasepaint and enters the world of his alter-ego, Gizmo, a comedian who has entertained rodeo crowds for much of his life. It’s as if Continue Reading »