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The
National Cowgirl Hall of Fame inducted four new
Honorees to their twenty-first century
state-of-the-art museum last weekend. At the induction
luncheon each table was decorated by a local company
or individual and it is always a great surprise to see
how each table is decorated. Some are wild and funky,
while some are creatively ingenious, while still
others are simply elegant. Not only do they have an
elaborate centerpieces, but the placemats, and
sometimes even the chair covers coordinate. You must
see it to believe what creative people can do.
Polly
Burson, newly inducted Honoree, was featured on
Saturday at the Hall when she gave a talk on her life
as a stunt woman in Hollywood, working on movies such
as Perils of Pauline and True Grit, plus
her life as a trick rider in rodeos and Wild West
shows.
The
Cowboy Reunion, held in Las Vegas, during the last
weekend of National Finals is still available to
anyone who is interested in rodeo and wants to mingle
with yesterday’s champions and top cowboys and
cowgirls. The Excalibur is the hotel and when making
reservations call 1-800-937-7777. For more information
contact June Ivory before Dec. 1st at 1-806-669-7708.
Jim
& Sharon Shoulders’ daughter, Marcie, went to
Maine and went hunting with her husband’s aunt,
after she entered Marcie’s name in a lottery draw
and won. Marcie, who had never hunted, ‘bagged’ a
moose! Officials think it may be a state record, 885
lbs., 62” rack, and rough score of 203 in Boone
& Crockett.
The
ProRodeo Hall of Fame, according to Executive
Director, Pat Hildebrand, will hold their New World
Champion Exhibition at the Hall in Colorado Springs,
CO, on January 14th. The honorees, winners of each
event in this year’s upcoming National Finals Rodeo,
will receive their World Champion belt buckles and
sign autographs and meet with their public. Plan to be
there this special event. It is open to the public.
Warren
& Donna Melvin, of Holabird, SD, were honored as
“The Ranch Cowboy Family”, at the Casey Tibbs
Foundation’s 13th annual dinner on November 16th, in
Pierre, SD. Warren was raised on the family ranch, and
Donna was the daughter, of Bill & Reva Maher,
producers of the Diamond M Rodeo Company. Warren rode
in all rough stock events and steer wrestled in the
1950s, and Donna performed a horse act at rodeos. They
have both been very active in 4H rodeos in the area.
Their children, Monty, Michel Lea and Marty all
excelled in rodeo and they all represent a true ranch
cowboy family. Others honored at this event to raise
money for the Casey Tibbs Foundation were South
Dakotans Lonnie Hall, Theresa Humphry, Ivan Teigen and
Duane Reichert, all well-known rodeo greats.
J.
W. Stoker, was featured in a recent Dallas Morning
News article by Michael E. Young. Stoker has been
performing trick riding and roping for rodeo audiences
and western-related venues for sixty-three years. In
1939 when Stoker first performed professionally, at
age 11, he said, “Rodeo was all about entertainment.”
Today rodeo is a sport and performers such as Stoker
aren’t used as often as they once were, but that
hasn’t diminished his zeal for his talent and
ability to entertain. He still keeps quite busy at
rodeos and wild west shows and seldom has to travel
far from his Weatherford, Texas, home. Nearing 75
years of age he says, “If you keep active, you’ll
keep.” |
