Meet the Member Emily Finney
story by Lindsay Humphrey Last summer, Emily changed her last name from Vinton to Finney when she married Doug. It was a match made at […]
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Every third weekend in July, the O’Neill Summerfest Rodeo in O’Neill, Nebraska, draws in contestants and spectators alike for two nights plus slack of M-SRA and NSRA rodeo fun. They were voted M-SRA Small Purse Rodeo of the Year in 2015 and 2016, and the rodeo board attributes that to the caliber of stock, the facilities, and the never-slackening pace of the rodeo. “We try to go the extra mile accommodating contestants and keeping the spectators comfortable and entertained,” says Bryan Sanford, the rodeo committee president. He competed in the M-SRA for several years and stepped into the role of president eight or ten years ago, though he’s been on the rodeo committee since the early 1990s. “We’re having a wild horse race again this year including a Calcutta, and we always try to throw some fun things in. We had a chicken scramble three years and continue to have a best seat in the house. We’re always doing something different with a unique twist.” The latest twist features celebrity horse races on inflatable horses at the rodeo this year, organized by rodeo secretary and treasurer, Lauri Havranek. The rodeo is also a featuring a dance at the community center following the Friday performance, with music by Cutrix Sound and Entertainment.
The Summerfest Rodeo celebrates its 33rd summer of rodeos this year, and makes an centralized stop between the rodeos in Burke, South Dakota and Madison and Greeley, Nebraska. “It was originally started by the O’Neill Chamber of Commerce as a way to give back to the community that would appeal to everybody,” says Bryan. Along with the eight rodeo committee members, the weekend runs on many volunteer hours. “We have terrific volunteers from throughout the community that work our concession stands for the rodeo, and our Lions Club and Rotary Club park cars,” says Lauri. Bryan, also the arena director, coordinates gate help and other volunteers in the arena. He’s helped the rodeo committee grow, doubling their numbers in the last three or four years.
The rodeo features nine events, including breakaway roping, and new this year, mixed team roping. “It’s been at the contestants’ request, and we’ve had a lot of people asking about it,” says Lauri, also the executive director of the O’Neill Chamber of Commerce. Planning of the next Summerfest Rodeo begins even before the current year’s rodeo has opened. Lauri has served on the rodeo committee the last six years, and though she hasn’t competed in rodeo, she’s equally passionate about it as any contestant. “I love the sport and the silent communication between the contestants and their horses. I like meeting people and the camaraderie amongst the contestants,” she says. “A real cowboy’s word is as good as the handshake that accompanies it.”
story by Lindsay Humphrey Last summer, Emily changed her last name from Vinton to Finney when she married Doug. It was a match made at […]
story by Lindsay Humphrey “It’s probably cliché, but rodeo isn’t just what we do it’s who we are,” said current M-SRA President Jason Schnoor. “I […]
story by Lindsay Humphrey “I’m just happy to be here and I’ve really had a lot of fun this summer,” said Lacey Camp after a […]
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September 20, 2020
All-Around – Men’s
1 Lane Day $8,530.23
2 Jeff Johnston $7,246.83
3 Kyle Whitaker $5,292.63
4 Austin Hurlburt $5,097.91
5 Taylor Davis $1,748.76
6 Riley Wakefield $761.17
All-Around – Women’s
1 Ginalee Sinner $12,794.12
2 Brooke Jamison $9,472.45
3 Danielle Wray $7,126.15
4 Amber Coleman $5,459.04
5 Peyton Mentzer $3,456.19
6 Pam Hollenbeck $2,520.73
7 Shawnee Sherwood $2,408.62
8 Sydney Graff $1,700.97
9 BoDelle Mueller $1,409.90
10 Tracey Paulsen $1,407.28
11 Katie Haythorn $982.15
Bareback
1 Whitten Hoover $5,196.87
2 Tanner Rupprecht $4,665.05
3 Rob Keeney $3,861.60
4 Nick Schwedhelm $1,820.99
5 Spencer DeNaeyer $923.54
6 Logan Glendy $897.21
7 Riley Ryan $689.88
8 Cade Svoboda $307.28
Steer Wrestling
1 Chad VanCampen $5,880.65
2 Kyle Whitaker $4,377.68
3 Hoyt Kraeger $4,185.01
4 Tom Littel $4,118.32
5 Dru Melvin $3,968.52
6 Boyd Sawyer $3,958.68
7 Jeff Richardson $3,917.08
8 Reed Kraeger $3,541.28
9 Lane Day $3,098.07
10 Weston Winkers $3,038.76
11 Kris Rasmussen $2,306.12
12 Ben Robinson $2,287.30
13 Jeff Johnston $2,282.12
14 Austin Hurlburt $1,785.44
15 Trevor Haake $1,566.85
16 Richard Coats $960.48
17 Tucker Ravenscroft $733.84
18 Taylor Davis $709.01
19 Travis Kester $507.56
20 Gabe Taylor $339.98
Ladies Breakaway
1 Brook Jamison $5,780.73
2 Brittni McCully $5,111.57
3 Makenzie Wilson $4,993.34
4 Brooke McCully $4,321.00
5 Ginalee Sinner $4,041.30
6 Jan Brown $3,926.00
7 Kelly Haythorn $3,788.58
8 Katie Mundorf $3,357.20
9 Jessica McMaster $3,165.69
10 Amber Coleman $3,098.44
11 Danielle Wray $2,911.91
12 Dana Judge $1,673.54
13 Peyton Mentzer $1,382.86
14 Kirby Eppert $1,153.06
15 Lillian Fletcher $717.20
16 Rylee Rich $661.34
17 Katie Haythorn $576.66
18 Tracy Paulsen $576.58
19 Sydney Graff $489.55
20 BoDelle Mueller $460.64
Saddle Bronc
1 Derek Kenner $7,541.04
2 Brody McAbee $3,240.20
3 Sage Miller $2,761.17
4 Triston Eklund $1,426.22
5 Rowdy Chesser $1,279.30
6 Kyle Whitaker $795.41
7 Miles Kreeger $542.83
Tie-Down Roping
1 Riley Pruitt $5,499.12
2 Lane Day $4,853.75
3 Chip Wilson $4,157.60
4 Austin Hurlburt $3,312.47
5 Miles Garwood $2,957.16
6 Cody Reiker $2,913.09
7 Cole Wilson $2,557.02
8 Chance Oftedahl $2,543.67
9 Miles Kenzy $2,319.29
10 Tanner Stec $1,890.99
11 Patrick Martin $1,169.21
12 Grant Turek $1,157.23
13 Rhett Witt $867.80
14 Clete Scheer $794.38
15 Trey Young $654.00
16 Terry Graff $454.40
17 Nick Becker $430.25
18 Riley Wakefield $396.68
19 Casey Redman $377.27
20 Tate Oftedahl $317.94
45 & Over Tie-Down Roping
1 Jon Wooters $3,087.99
2 Rusty Kluender $2,777.68
3 Mark Lovitt $1,932.13
4 Jim Buss $1,702.52
5 Terry Graff $1,586.70
6 Jay Hollenbeck $1,577.83
7 Tyler Gracey $1,176.21
8 Arden Garwood $1,066.71
9 JL Spurgeon $996.67
10 Kaden Wooters $991.77
11 Sid Miller $528.65
12 Tuff Larson $511.44
13 Charlie Kenney $395.76
14 Joe Kimmel $271.60
15 Carl Fordyce $247.35
16 Cooper Phillips $211.46
17 Layne Wallinger $205.16
18 Dwight Doffin $113.98
19 Brad Hollenbeck $101.52
Barrel Racing
1 Dori Hollenbeck $14,269.13
2 Ginalee Sinner $7,349.27
3 Patty Finney $6,357.58
4 Gayle White $6,322.26
5 Carla Jensen $4,898.42
6 Jena Garwood $3,347.10
7 Jessica Leach $3,214.11
8 Sandy Hickey $3,154.35
9 Korrina Hughes $2,468.45
10 Presley Whitaker $2,409.53
11 Branda Marsh $2,142.52
12 Jordan Littel $1,887.78
13 Carrie Sutton $1,506.96
14 Kelli Reichmuth $932.50
15 Jamie Chaffin $844.14
16 Pam Hollenbeck $817.05
17 Katie Loughran $708.18
18 Cheryl Wallace $580.36
19 Lindsey Evers $571.75
20 Justine Jobman $524.75
Team Roping – Heading
1 Jeff Johnston $4,964.71
2 Cooper Brott $4,336.83
3 Nick Becker $3,569.44
4 Jade Schmidt $3,186.70
5 Brian Dunning $2,987.92
6 Andy Knott $2,979.17
7 Steve Sherwood $2,907.66
8 Mark Wray $2,793.86
9 Levi Tyan $2,534.57
10 Reece Weber $2,389.52
11 Corby Chytka $2,195.26
12 Clay Holz $1,346.07
13 Seth Swanson $1,082.97
14 Taylor Davis $1,039.75
15 Blaine Finney $1,039.27
16 Spencer Sinner $980.71
17 Cole Morgan $886.60
18 Nathan Poss $869.58
19 Jason Schnoor $759.43
20 Troy Hermelbracht $679.73
Team Roping – Heeling
1 Levi Tyan $5,131.57
2 Tucker White $4,477.88
3 Matt Kasner $4,086.90
4 Jett Hillman $3,903.69
5 Dawson McMaster $3,569.44
6 Todd Hollenbeck $3,181.86
7 Toby Mentzer $2,987.92
8 Clay Elkington $2,907.66
9 Gralyn Elkins $2,793.86
10 Dustin Harris $2,732.80
11 Troy Hermelbracht $2,326.26
12 Monte Snider $2,195.26
13 Riley Rhone $1,082.97
14 Dustin Chohon $1,039.27
15 Doug Finney $980.71
16 Gunner Walker $869.58
17 Dalton Pelster $838.66
18 Heath Barlow $759.43
19 Ty Talsma $601.15
20 Lane Day $578.41
Mixed Team Roping
1 Leigh Sherwood $4,249.57
2 Danielle Wray $4,214.24
3 Brooke Jamison $3,691.72
4 Amber Coleman $2,360.60
5 Shawnee Sherwood $2,121.74
6 Peyton Mentzer $2,073.33
7 Pam Hollenbeck $1,703.68
8 Ginalee Sinner $1,403.55
9 Sydney Graff $1,211.42
10 BoDelle Mueller $949.26
11 Tracy Paulsen $830.70
12 Michelle Wilson $719.61
13 Denise Nelson $531.20
14 Katie Haythorn $405.49
15 Kelly Gambill $355.48
16 Lakota Elkins $301.96
17 Hadley Teut $263.20
18 Taylor Walker $238.33
19 Makayla Wray $155.10
20 Stannis Hoffman $131.60
Bull Riding
1 Brett McAbee $6,404.37
2 Ethan Lesiak $4,594.09
3 Mason Ward $4,206.19
4 Lane Gambill $3,288.29
5 Dodge Daniels $2,580.05
6 Austin Wickett $603.00
7 Teran Sharman $249.57