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‘The Duke of the Chutes’
[Dec. 15, 2009] Rodeo stock contractor Harry Vold's long career in the business is celebrated in a new book written by a fellow rancher.

"The Duke of the Chutes: Harry Vold's Sixty Years in Rodeo," written by Loren Whittemore of Rush, was released this fall - in advance of Vold's being honored at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. The rodeo ran Dec. 3-12 and Vold was recognized with the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame Legend of Rodeo Award for being one of only two contractors to have supplied stock for the rodeo's entire 50-year history.
 
Sisters on target at Cowboy Shooting World Championships
[Dec. 1, 2009] They are the family that plays together.

Their game? Cowboy mounted shooting.

“If you like to shoot and ride horses fast, it’s the sport to be in,” said Kindra Anderson of Odessa, who engages in the sport with her husband and two daughters.
 
Literature: The Western – II
[Nov. 11, 2009] In the 20th Century, we encounter diverse names bringing distinct elements to Western literature...
 
2009 Dickies American Worker of the Year® Wins $1 Million at Dickies 500
[Nov. 9, 2009] FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dickies®, the innovative work and lifestyle apparel brand, awarded Michael McGee $1,000,000 for randomly selecting the Dickies 500 champion, part of his prize package as the winner of the 17th annual Dickies American Worker of the Year® contest. By Courtesy Business Wire
 
Rodeo book published by former JC resident
[Nov. 2, 2009] The book centers on Choc Ridgeway, a young half-blood Choctaw escaping a failed marriage by traveling the rodeo circuit as a rodeo clown in the mid 1970s. ...
 
Where do America's Cowboy Jeans Come From
[Oct. 30, 2009] CNN recently did a story on made in America blue jeans. The stable of American cowboys. Check it out.
 
Rodeo family makes mark in Fergus Falls
[Oct. 7, 2009] When the Melby family prepares for a weekend at the rodeo, there’s a list of items to check off before departure: horses, saddles and, of course, cowboy boots.
 
Extras needed for feature film "A Pure Country Gift"
[Sep. 27, 2009] The following information was received from Karin Aragon regarding the new feature film "A Pure Country Gift":

We are currently casting EXTRAS for the feature film "A Pure Country Gift" which will be filmed in the Nashville area from 10/7/09-11/7/09.

NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE REQUIRED!!!

 

Casting Call is open to ALL ages, ALL ethnicities, ALL types!! Whether you have previous experience working as an extra or you just want to try it for the first time to see what it is like – we want to meet YOU!!


Some types we will be hiring include – gospel choir members, rodeo clowns, rodeo cowboys, sushi chefs, Japanese extras, extras with pickup trucks, doctors, nurses, orderlies, musician types, film crew types, hair & makeup people, music executive types, upscale restaurant customers, homeless types,tourists, good-looking cowboys, ranch hands, beefy security guards, roadie types, mutton busters, country music & George Strait fans,

 

To apply for EXTRA work on this project - please visit our website at www.onlocationcasting.net, complete a TALENT Application and upload 1-2 photos to your portfolio. Be sure to list any special skills from the list above or any others you might have in the special skills or resume portion of your talent application so that we can hire you for the right scenes.

 

If selected, EXTRAS will be paid $7.25 per hour (with an 8 hour guarantee) plus overtime (if applicable). General extras work days usually last between 8-12 hours per day. Filming will take place from Tuesday through Saturday with Sundays and Mondays off. You may be asked to work one or multiple days depending on your character.
 
My Cowboy Hat Still Fits
[Sep. 21, 2009] AROURA, Co. -- If you've ever watched a bull rider desperately hang on to the back of a bull till the buzzer sounds or shaken your head in amazement as...
 
Foal is veterinary Mira(cle)
[Aug. 19, 2009]
Kristin Contro spends her evenings watching a buckskin-colored foal prance across the pastures outside her home in Endwell, N.Y. The foal's name? Mira, for miracle. And to Contro, the young horse is nothing short of that.
 
ROYAL WADE KIMES BREAKS NEW GROUND WITH ‘DESPERATE MEN’
[Aug. 19, 2009] Royal Wade Kimes is not a stranger to the country music charts. However, his new single, ‘Desperate Men’, has landed him on a different chart, the Country Gospel Connection Top 100 Chart. By Sue Hawkins
 
MYERS PERFORMANCE HORSE PROSPECT SALE
[Aug. 19, 2009] Myers Performance Horse Sale - August 22, 2009 By Myers Performance
 
Ex-rodeo president sentenced for fraud
[Aug. 19, 2009] The former president of the Gladewater Round-Up Rodeo Association has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for fraud.
 
Surgery Gives Arizona Cowboy a Chance
[Aug. 18, 2009] Since four years of age, Joseph Kimball, 46, has been an Arizona cowboy with dreams of becoming a professional roper. By Carmelle Malkovich
 
Neighbors Help Put Rodeo Shop Back In Saddle
[Aug. 18, 2009] Ana Torres was standing by the counter in her family’s Grand Avenue store when a car plowed in through the front window

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