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Back When They Bucked with Ken Adams

In 1957, Ken Adams was the year-end NIRA Bull Riding Champion. The Arizona cowboy qualified four times for the CNFR and competed there twice when it was held in Colorado Springs, Colorado. As a college student on a shoestring budget, he used his winnings to buy books while attending Arizona…

On The Trail with Cooper Nastri

With the flick of a wrist and the twirl of an arm, Cooper Nastri has entertained scores of rodeo audiences up and down the East Coast in the last six years. The 17-year-old trick roper, who alternately makes his home in Ballston Spa, New York, and Screven, Georgia, became one…

Salmon Patties & Apple Snack Cake

Salmon Patties in memory of Mrs. Paul (Velda Barnhart) Morehouse from The Pioneer Journey Cookbook Ingredients: 1 can (15 ½ oz.) salmon 1 cup fine dry bread crumbs ½ cup chopped onion ¼ cup chopped parsley 2 eggs, beaten 2 Tbsp. lemon juice ¼ tsp. pepper 2 Tbsp oil Lemon…

Gus Duncan

Gus Duncan grew up in Oklahoma with an arena and a roping in his backyard every weekend, but while his family grabbed their ropes, he grabbed his rifle and spent his weekends hunting. “I’ve always had such a passion for wildlife, and that’s what’s important to me,” says Gus, a…

Roper Review: Wesley Sims

Happy, Texas, is a very small town in west Texas, south of Amarillo. That’s where Wes and younger brother Wyatt, grew up and caught the calf-roping bug. In the beginning, without cattle, the boys would sit on their horses in the yard and rope the dummy. Once they got calves,…

COMING TOGETHER

One of my favorite quotes is “Success is not a goal, it’s a byproduct.” So what is success a byproduct of? Your daily effort at practice? One thing that always amazes me every year is how much time some students are willing to spend in the practice pen. They spend…

Back When They Bucked with ProRodeo Hall of Fame

courtesy of PRCA, photos by Rodeo News Stars converged at the ProRodeo Hall of Fame Saturday as a new class was enshrined into the prestigious Hall. Randy Corley, a 12-time PRCA Announcer of the Year, joined five world champions to headline the 12-member 2017 induction class. Corley, along with gold…

On The Trail with Jordan Driver

story by Holly Wilson Jordan Driver is the product of seven generations of cattle ranching and rodeo heritage. Jordan is involved in basketball, track, cross country, hunting, fishing, competitive light rifle shooting, and 4-H. However, the majority of her time is split between ranching, rodeo, and school. “It…

ProFile: John Korrey

Ritchie Bros. auctioneer started as a country boy. John Korrey is a native of Iliff, Colorado, living on the same farm he was born on 64 years ago, but his voice has been heard throughout the United States and internationally as far as Dubai, the Netherlands, and Australia. Since 2003,…

RODEO LOVERS

Hammon family enjoys Elk City rodeo tradition Elk City, Okla. (August 14, 2017) – Wes Harden has rarely missed a night of the Elk City rodeo for the past seven decades. Ever since 1943, when he was about seven years old, he’s been coming to Ackley Park for the Rodeo…

Roper Review: Gary Mefford

Gary Mefford found his vocation as a sophomore in high school in 1974, working part time at King Ropes in Sheridan, Wyoming. He started out tying knots and rapidly expanded to tying burners and picking up orders. Nearly 43 years later, he knows the shop like one of his favorite…

Cream Cheese Filled Snickerdoodles & Peanut Butter No-Bake Cookies

recipes courtesy of Samantha Schemper Cream Cheese Filled Snickerdoodles: INGREDIENTS: Cookies 1½ cups sugar 1 cup room temp butter 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 2¾ cups all purpose flour 2 tsp cream of tartar 1 tsp baking soda ¼ tsp salt ¼ cup sugar 2 tsp cinnamon Filling 8 oz…