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July 2nd - 10th 2016

A supplement to the

JULY 2-10 2016


WYOMINGS ONLY STATEHOOD CELEBRATION!
Saturday

JULY 2

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Kids Horse Show 9 AM Albany Co. Fairgrounds

Sunday

JULY 3

Ranch Rodeo 10 AM Albany Co. Fairgrounds

Wednesday

JULY 6

Carnival Downtown Laramie 5 PM - 10 PM


Jr. Bull Riding 7 PM Albany Co. Fairgrounds

Thursday

JULY 7

LJD Golf Tournament 10 AM Laramie Country Club


Carnival Downtown Laramie 3 PM - 11 PM
Jalapeo Eating Contest Downtown - 4:30 PM
Live Music Downtown Laramie 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Barely Gettin By Band
Live Music Downtown Laramie 9:00 PM - 12 Midnight
The Flashbacks
Mr. T Xtreme Bull Riding 7 PM Albany Co. Fairgrounds

Friday

JULY 8

Jeff Thompson Pancake Breakfast 6 - 9 AM Depot Park


PRCA Slack 7 AM Albany Co. Fairgrounds
Carnival Downtown Laramie - Noon - 12 Midnight
DLBA Farmers Market 3 - 7 PM Downtown Laramie
Live Music Downtown Laramie 11 AM - 2 PM
Barely Gettin By Band
Live Music Downtown Laramie 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Boogie Woogers
Live Music Downtown Laramie 6 PM - 8:45 PM
Mike McCafferty Army Band
Live Music Downtown Laramie 9 PM - 12 Midnight
Sean Curtis
PRCA Rodeo 7 PM Albany Co. Fairgrounds

Saturday

JULY 9

Jubilee Days Parade 9:30 AM Downtown Laramie


Hits 106 Chili Cook-Off 11 AM Downtown Laramie
ACPE Ice Cream & Cowbelle BBQ 11 AM - 3PM
Downtown Laramie
Rotary Horseshoe Tournament 12 - 4 PM
Washington Park
Carnival Downtown Laramie - Noon - 12 Midnight
Live Music Downtown Laramie 12 PM - 2 PM
Jake Haffey
BrewFest 1-6 PM Laramie Depot Park
Live Music Downtown Laramie 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Davis & Mauriel
PRCA Rodeo 7 PM Albany Co. Fairgrounds
Live Music Downtown Laramie 6 PM - 8:30 PM
The Flashbacks
Live Music Downtown Laramie 9 PM - 12 Midnight
Sean Curtis

Sunday

JULY 10

Arts Fest on the Ivinson Lawn 10 AM - 3 PM


Laramie Plains Museum
PRCA Rodeo 1:00 PM Albany Co. Fairgrounds
Wyoming Statehood Celebration 11 AM - 4PM
Wyo. Territorial Prison State Historic Site

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A proud tradition
Laramie celebrates
76th Jubilee Days
By NURIA MATHOG

nuriam@laramieboomerang.com

For more than three quarters of a century,


Laramie Jubilee Days has been a celebration of
Wyoming culture, history and pride.
The annual event began as Equality Days
on July 10, 1940 the 50th anniversary of
Wyoming statehood with a chariot race and
a giant parade. The following year, it expanded
into a three-day celebration and gained its new
title, according to Zoe Curtright, vice chair of
the Jubilee Days board of directors.
Through the years, most of the festivities
were horse racing and horse shows, Curtright
said. And there was eventually a rodeo after
the rst couple of years Theyve had royalty
for every year since 1940.
This years event, scheduled from July 2-10,
is expected to draw big crowds at its most
popular attractions: a carnival with familyfriendly rides and activities, the statehood
celebration at the Wyoming Territorial Prison
State Historic Site and the Jubilee Days
parade, which will feature the Casper-based
Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps.
Food lovers wont want to miss the chili
cook-off and brew fest, while rodeo fans can
get their kicks at PRCA performances and the
Mr. T Xtreme Bulls challenge an event that
regularly attracts some of the best bull riders
in the country.
Weve put some more money into the bronc
riding, so hopefully well get some new names
coming, Curtright said. And we dont have a
lot of rodeos that are competing with us on our
weekend this year, so hopefully our rodeos are
going to be even bigger and better this year.
The event brings together the community
as well; hundreds of volunteers help out with
Laramie Jubilee Days each year, Curtright
said, and a number of local businesses sponsor
the events.
Hopefully, everyone will come out and enjoy
the week, she said.

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IF YOU GO ...
What: Jubilee Days Kids Horse
Show
When: 9 a.m. July 2
Where: Albany County Fairgrounds
How much: Free
More info: www.
laramiejubileedays.com

In the little saddle


Annual Kids Horse Show opens rodeo events
By EVE NEWMAN

even@laramieboomerang.com

A longstanding Laramie Jubilee Days


tradition traces its inspiration to the days when
Shirley Lilleys children, now in their 60s,
wandered the rodeo as children.
I felt like it was important for the kids
to have something to do, particularly with
horses, she said.
Lilley, the 1951 Miss Jubilee Days, started
the Kids Horse Show in 1976 as an event that
took place before the rodeos got running for
the day.
The show, which started small with one pony
class, kept growing, so eventually, there wasnt
enough time for everything. Then, it moved
to its own day on the rst Saturday of Jubilee
Days.
This years Kids Horse Show kick off the
Jubilee Days Rodeo at 9 a.m. July 2 at the
Albany County Fairgrounds. The event is open
to participants 16 and younger and free for the
public to attend.
The show features 21 classes, including Tiny
Tot Lead for riders who are at least a year old.
Every age division has a barrel race, keyhole
competition and rider class.
Lilley said shes expecting about 100 children
to participate in an event thats intended to be

a fun time for everyone.


Its special because its for the kids, and we
stress that its for the kids to have fun, she
said. Its not something to be uptight about or
nervous about.
The winner of every class receives a belt
buckle, with prizes awarded through sixth
place. Every participant receives a ribbon, a
dollar and a T-shirt.
We just want them to have fun, Lilley said.

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Where rodeo cowboys, cowgirls get their start


Ranch Rodeo shows
off ranch hands skills
IF YOU GO ...

By SCOTT NULPH

snulph@wyosports.net

Its safe to say most pro rodeo


cowboys and cowgirls got their
start working as farm hands on
ranches across this country.
From branding cattle to getting
the animals into pens to being able
to subdue an animal so that it can
receive medical attention, ranch
rodeo hands have to be able to do
it all. This is where the cowboys
and cowgirls cut their teeth in
terms of learning how to rope and
ride.
While the majority of ranch
hands never advance to the level
of being a pro rodeo cowboy or
cowgirl, theres an event at most
rodeos that give those Professional
Rodeo Cowboys Association
hopefuls and wannabes a chance
to show their stuff.

What: Laramie Jubilee Days Ranch


Rodeo
When: 10 a.m. July 3
Where: Albany County Fairgrounds
Rodeo Arena
How much: Free
More info: www.
laramiejubileedays.com
Ranch rodeos have become
popular in conjunction with PRCA
rodeos and Laramies Jubilee
Days is no different.
Jubilee Days will host its annual
Ranch Rodeo at 10 a.m. July 3 at
the Albany County Fairgrounds.
The ranch rodeo was created
for the working ranch hands to
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and pit ranch skills against ranch


skills, said Laramie Jubilee Days
rodeo chairman Myron Hales.
This is what these cowboys and
cowgirls do on a day-to-day basis
with the only difference being it is
timed. It is doing something that
they love doing.
A total of 20 teams with each
team consisting of four members
will compete for the top prizes.
Normally the Ranch Rodeo has
one long go-round with the top
four teams advancing to the shortgo.
Teams can either be all women
or all men or a combination of
both with a $250 entry fee for each
team.
Heres how the Ranch Rodeo
rules work:

Format
There are four head of
livestock in the arena per team,
and there is no time line.
Riders start un-mounted with

horses in the pen at the north end


of the arena.
Time starts as soon as a team
member touches the gate of the
pen to get to the horses.
Each team has six minutes to
nish the four tasks at hand.
There are four events: (1)
Each team has to herd three steers
in a gure-eight pattern around
pre-set barrels; (2) pen one of the
steers; (3) load one of steers in a
trailer parked in the arena; and
(4) tie-down to doctor one of the
steers.
These events can be completed in
any order and in any way without
rouging the livestock.
There is a circle in one corner
of the arena drawn in our. When
a team has completed all four
events, all team members have to
be on their horses with all of their
equipment (other than the tiestring on the steer) and all ropes
off the ground.
When this is done, the judge will
drop the ag to stop the time.

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Rules
A team must complete
a full gure-eight pattern
around the barrels with the
three steers. This can be
started from any point in
the arena, though it must
be a complete gure-eight.
One steer must be
penned, but cant be roped
and pulled into the pen.
Once the steer is in the
pen and the gate is shut,
the team has penned the
yearling. If the yearling
gets out during the rest of
the run, they do not have to
pen it again.
The steer can be tied
with three at any time, but
it must remain tied until
the team is done with their
run.
If a contestant ropes
an animal and gets off
the horse, the rope cant
be tied off to the saddle
horn. Only one dally may
be used. If this causes a
wreck, the rope will be cut
and the team disqualied.

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The future of
Junior Bull Riding features young up-and-coming rough stock riders
By DAVID WATSON
dwatson@wyosports.net

Laramie Jubilee Days started


a tradition a little more than 15
years ago with a rough stock rodeo
performance devoted solely to the
youth and a possible glimpse of
future stars of rodeo.
Junior Bull Riding quickly
became a popular event at the
Albany County Fairgrounds
Rodeo Arena the night before
Mr. T Xtreme Bull Riding and
three days of Professional Rodeo
Cowboys Association rodeo
performances.
From the sheep-taming mutton
busters from 4-6 years of age to
the 19-year-old senior bull riders,
the spectator friendly, up-close
action is fast and furious.
We will bring the action right
up to the fence in the same arena
we will have for the Mr. T Xtreme
Bull Riding, said Laramie Jubilee
Days Rodeo Chairman Myron
Hales.
A change in stock and format
was unveiled in 2015 that Hales
said was more to the liking of the
young contestants.
Instead of the Young Guns
category (8 and younger) on
calves and the Rough Riders
category (11 and younger) on
steers, the contestants will try to
stay on miniature bulls for a score.
The miniature bulls will have
three categories: Pee Wee (8
and younger); Junior (11 and

IF YOU GO ...
What: Junior Bull Riding
When: 7 p.m. July 6
Where: Albany County Fairgrounds
Rodeo Arena
How much: Admission is $5 and
free for children 12 and younger
More info: www.
laramiejubileedays.com

younger); and Senior (13 and


younger).
The rough stock for those

categories will be provided by S &


S Mini Bucking Bulls of Penrose,
Colorado.

The mini bulls are becoming


more popular and the kids like to
get on them more than the calves
and steers because they have a
little more to hold on to and buck
more like a regular bull, Hales
said.
The big bulls will be ushered
from the pens into the chutes
toward the end of the evening.
There are no changes to the
Junior Bulls (15 and younger) and
Senior Bulls (19 and younger),
and the stock will be provided by
Laramies own PRCA contractor
Summit Pro Rodeo.
Said Hales, Watching the kids
grow and come up from the ranks
of junior bull riding, then into
senior bull riding and the PRCA
thats the fun part.

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Life of a bull ghter not glamorous,


By SCOTT NULPH

snulph@wyosports.net

Dusty Tuckness said he was


born into rodeo and the life of a
professional bullghter.
Tuckness grew up in Meeteetse
and his family was always
involved in rodeo in one form or
another.
Now at the age of 30, Tuckness
is one of the top bullghters in
the country. Hes been named
Professional Rodeo Cowboy
Association Bullghter of the Year
ve times and National Finals
Rodeo Bullghter of the Year an
additional six.
So, what makes someone want
to willingly stand in an arena
knowing an angry 1,500-pound
bull is about to do everything in its
power to throw a cowboy off and
come after whoever is left?
Its something that Gods kind of
instilled in my heart and given me
a passion for, Tuckness said. Its
a very unselsh job and theres
very few that do it for a living.
We do it because we love what
we do, being able to be out there
protecting the rider if things go
wrong.
Tuckness will again be one of
the bullghters during Cheyenne
Frontier Days. Hell be joined
by Cody Webster, giving the
bull riders as good of protection
possible.
Tuckness said no bullghter
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but denitely worthwhile


limelight. Nor do they do it for the money.
According to CareerSearch.com, the average
salary of a bullghter who works year round
ranges right around $55,000. The same website
said the average pay is from $100-500 dollars
per performance.
But for a guy like Tuckness, its that moment
right before the bull is released that makes his
job special.
You step out there in unknown territory and
unpredictable situations and be able to react
as it unfolds right in front of you, he said. Its
a different adventure every day; its not the
same old, same old for sure.
And while bull riders will try to keep a
scouting report for each bull, which way they
like to come out of the chute, what they do
after the rst big jump, etc., Tuckness said its
best for the bull ghters simply to be ready for
anything and everything.
Theres a lot of different bulls and theres
a lot of different personalities with both the
bulls and the bull riders, he said. We always
prepare for the worst and hope for the best. We
dont try to write up too much of a game plan.
We have an idea of some different bulls that
have some tendencies, but with our job its
so unpredictable that we cant really predict
anything.
The Meeteetse native was quick to add the
job of a bull ghter really starts when the ride
starts going bad.
When a guy gets in a bind, the main thing is
dont over think it, Tuckness said. You just
have to stay calm. We understand the concept
of our job and what it consists of and just fall
in place when things dont go perfect. Thats
when we earn our money.
Theres certain times in an arena that can be
rough and test you, but thats why we have this
job.

Webster replaces longtime CFD bullghter


Darrell Diefenbach this year in Cheyenne, but
the change wont likely affect anything inside
the arena. Tuckness and Webster have worked
together for the past few years and even share
a house with other rodeo performers and
bullghters during the busy part of the season.
That busy part certainly includes Cheyenne
Frontier Days, a rodeo thats at the top of his
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Theres probably 10-12 times a year I pass


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every time I drive by it, whether its winter or
summer, I think that it wont be too long before
I get to go play in that arena, he said. Its
denitely a big mark in anybodys career who
competes there or works there.

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By DAVID WATSON

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Theres not a bad seat in the house for those


who like to get as close as they can to the
electric action when the bulls explode out
of the chutes during a Mr. T Xtreme Bulls
performance.
The special event marks the third year the
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Associations
prestigious Xtreme bull riding tour makes a

Sunday, July 3, 2016

IF YOU GO ...
What: Mr. T Xtreme Bulls
When: 7 p.m. July 7
Where: Albany County Fairgrounds Rodeo Arena
How much: Admission is $20 for adults, $5 for
children ages 5-12 and free for children 5 and
younger.
More info: www.laramiejubileedays.com
stop for Laramie Jubilee Days.
It is also a favorite among the contestants with
the chutes and stands brought in closer to the
cheering crowd rather than a larger standard
PRCA rodeo arena.
We are going to have the best bull riders
in the nation, Laramie Jubilee Days Rodeo
Chairman Myron Hales said. If a bull rider
is entered, they will be here. Unlike a normal
rodeo when sometimes they enter four rodeos
and gure out which bull may do the best for
them, then that is the rodeo they will go to and
draw out of the others. With Xtreme, they cant
do that.
The Xtreme tour has a limited number of stops
throughout the country per year. According
to the PRCA, the tour showcases the top bull
riders and the rankest bulls rodeo has to offer.
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National Finals Rodeo. But the money is not
counted toward the PRCA all-around standings.
The big thing is the money when they can
get on one bull for about $8,000-$10,000 with a
win, Hales said. Plus it still goes toward the
PRCA year-end money and also toward the
Xtreme nals.
In past years the Mr. T also served as the rst
round of the PRCA rodeo, but the scores will
not carry over from an Xtreme event.
The format will feature four sections of 10
rides without a short go.
The Mr. T is so established and one of the
oldest bull riding events going in the PRCA,
said Jesse Hill of Summit Pro Rodeo, who will
provide the rough stock. For it to be included
in the Xtreme series, its one more step up the
ladder for us.
The showdown between the top bulls versus
the top cowboys was known as the Mr. T Classic
Bull Riding for many years. It was inspired by
a local legendary PRCA bull Mr. T Copenhagen
from the former Burns Rodeo Company, which
is now Summit Pro Rodeo.
Mr. T was PRCA Bull of the Year in 1986 and
voted Bucking Bull of the National Finals Rodeo
in 1986 and 1989. He was ridden only three
times in his illustrious career; the rst qualied
ride wasnt until 1989.
Cowboys new and old still talk about how
the late, great Mr. T was one of the biggest,
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Jubilee Days nds its own spot in rodeo landscape


By SCOTT NULPH

snulph@wyosports.net

It aint easy being a pro rodeo


in these parts in the month of the
July.
The Pro Rodeo Cowboys
Association website lists more than
70 rodeos scheduled for the month
of July from Folsom, California, to
Lake Luzerne, New York.
This is also the peak rodeo season
for Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska,
South Dakota and Utah.
PRCA cowboys and cowgirls
have their pick of rodeos to choose
from and plan their schedules to
compete in as many performances
as they can, sometimes two
different rodeos in one day.
For Laramie Jubilee Days, it can
be a battle to attract top talent
with many other bigger rodeos
scheduled for the same weekend.
But 2016 is a year when the
calendar benets Jubilee Days.
Some of the bigger rodeos
Calgary, Sheridan, Cody are
later in the month.
This year were pretty good in
that we dont have all the other
rodeos on top of us, Jubilee Days
Rodeo Chairman Myron Hales
said. We actually fall in a pretty
good spot this year in that we have
Estes Park (Colorado) and Vernal,
Utah, going on at the same time as
us.
Were a good stopping point
for these guys, whether they be
coming from Vernal on their way
to Estes Park or the other way
around.
Jubilee Days also partnered with
the Wilderness Circuit rodeos in
Wyoming, Utah and Idaho this
year in the hopes of getting more
cowboys to come to Laramie.
This is a good stop off for circuit
money or traveling money or
whatever the reason in the timed
events, Hales said.
Our timed events are usually a
whos who of NFR cowboys and
up-and-coming stars. Well have
some big names come through
here.
Two of the 2015 Jubilee Days
champions are ranked in this
years PRCA standings, including
header Dustin Bird at No. 3 and
tie-down roper Blane Cox and No.
22.
Jubilee Days also prides itself
on being one of the rodeos that
attracts some of the up-and-

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Where: Albany County Fairgrounds
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How much: $20 for adults; $5
for children ages 4-12; free for
children ages 5 and younger
More info: www.
laramiejubileedays.com

Defending LJD PRCA


Rodeo champions
Bareback riding: Kenny Haworth,
Orono, Idaho
Steer wrestling: Riley Krassin,
Lander, and Cole McNamee, Pine
Bluffs
Tie-down roping: Blane Cox,
Cameron, Texas (no. 22)
Saddle bronc riding: Brody Cress,
Hillsdale
Team roping: Dustin Bird, Cut
Bank, Montana (header) no. 3;
Case Tryan, Helena, Montana
(heeler)
Barrel racing: Lisa Thornton,
Plum, Texas
Bull riding: Stetson Lewis,
Tularosa, New Mexico

comers in pro rodeo as well as the


established cowboys.
Were getting some new blood in
the game, which you have to do,
Hales said. These guys denitely
like getting on J.D.s (Hamaker)
and Jesses (Hill) stock. They
always bring some good horses

and bulls to Jubilee Days.


In addition to all the area
competition, another concern for
rodeos like Jubilee Days is the
introduction of the Elite Rodeo
Athletes brand, a group of cowboys
who have broken away from the
PRCA. While the ERA has only

a handful of rodeo scheduled for


2016, nearly 100 top cowboys
decided to make the jump to the
new rodeo circuit.
That means you wont see the
likes of Trevor Brazile, Cody Ohl,
Bobby Mote, Kaycee Field, Kanin
Asay or Jesse Wright in any PRCA
rodeo events this summer.
Its going to work itself out
one way or another, Hales
said. Were getting some of the
younger guys coming in and thats
what rodeo is all about.

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A steady rise to the top


Bareback rider Tanner Aus focuses on making each year better than before
By DAVID WATSON
WyoSports

Tanner Aus couldnt wait until he turned


9 years old so he could start riding bucking
horses in the Little Britches circuit in his
home state of Minnesota.
Since then the bareback rider from Granite
Falls, Minnesota, has only gotten better at his
craft with the help of two really good teachers
his father, John, and Wayne Herman.
They taught me the fundamentals and I
carried that with me, Aus said. I also took
advice from anyone willing to give it and
used what I could. The fundamentals got me
started on a good foot. From there, it was
always looking forward and always trying to
be better than the year before.
Herman is well-known to most of the world
of rodeo, especially among bareback riders.
He qualied for the National Finals Rodeo
11 times and won the world championship

in 1992. Herman was inducted into the


ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 2014.
And Aus always had the benet of everyday
instruction from his father as well.
My dad grew up with horses, started in
the ranks of high school rodeo when he was
younger and also rode professionally, Aus
said. He retired in 1998 and then the next
summer I turned 9 years old and was old
enough to start riding.
Aus soaked it all in to become the Minnesota
high school bareback champion in 2008 and
also placed fth at the National High School
Finals that year.
He then took his talents to the collegiate
level with each season ending a little better
than the previous season. First competing
for Iowa Central Community College in Fort
Dodge, Iowa, he placed 10th as a freshman
and improved to third place as a sophomore at
the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper.

After transferring to Missouri Valley College


in Marshall, Missouri, he was runner-up
as a junior when Cowley, Wyoming native
J.R. Vezain won the CNFR title in 2011. Aus
nally claimed the CNFR bareback title in
2012.
A steady ascension at the next level
continued since competing solely in the
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association with
in 2015 being his best so far.
Aus credited two big rodeo paychecks in
propelling him to his rst National Finals
Rodeo qualication winning Cheyenne
Frontier Days and placing runner-up at
the Justin Boots Championships in Omaha,
Nebraska.
Qualifying (for the NFR) was tough with
the competition, Aus said. It came right
down to the wire and the cutoff for me in
September. I remember I didnt sleep at all
that night before I headed home from Omaha.

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I just laid there with my eyes


wide open staring at the ceiling
thinking of the nals.
Aus was the 2015 overall CFD
champion with a combined score
tally of 248 points to nish two
points ahead of a three-way tie
for second from Matt Bright, Clint
Cannon and Seth Hardwick.
It is so rich in tradition and
a dream come true, Aus said.
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about. At that time I was 25th or
26th in the standings, and after
that, it launched me back into the
top 10. So, it was really pivotal for
my season.
Aus later placed sixth at the
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my mind outrun my body and it
took me a little bit to get started,
but it ended up being a good nals
for my rst time.
This year, Aus is trying to not be
on the NFR qualication bubble.
He was ranked fourth in the PRCA
world standings in early June.
And its always been that mental
drive to one day become a PRCA
champion since Aus rst started
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living, Aus said. We love to be
able to do what we do and it makes
it 10 times better when people
take the time to pay attention and
understand the sport. I couldnt
think of a better way to make a
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FAMILY AND RODEO


Steer roper Shay Good spends a lot of his time at his childrens rodeos
By DAVID WATSON
WyoSports

In much the same way Shay


Good was raised, his family comes
rst and it is rooted in rodeo.
When Good is not on the road
taking his son, Sage, or daughter,
Bradi, to regional and state
junior rodeos throughout Texas
or around the country for junior
rodeo national nals, he oversees
his oileld service companies
in their hometown of Midland,
Texas.
After those commitments, then
and only then does Good hit the
trail to compete for himself as
a Professional Rodeo Cowboys
Association steer roper with what
little extra time he is afforded.
Good joined the PRCA in 1989
when he was in college and
qualied for the College National
Finals Rodeo three times in calf
roping. His father, Billy, is a
former steer roper and he has an
uncle, Charles, and a cousin, Gary,
who are past steer roping world
champions.
I roped for about eight years
or so before I took a sabbatical
and worked for ve or six years
and started a family, Good said.
Then I picked calf roping back
up, and actually won a go round
in Cheyenne and made the short
round twice. Then I started roping
steer about three or four years
ago.
Some of Goods earliest
memories were being an
awestruck kid every year with his
father at Cheyenne Frontier Days.
Its always been the biggest
and best rodeo with a reputation,
Good said. If you were to
compare it for someone who
doesnt know rodeo, its like The
Masters in golf. Its one of our

majors and Ive been coming there


since I was a little kid with my
dad.
So, it was tting after so many
years that Good became a part of
CFD rodeo lore when he won the
steer roping here in summer 2015
with a top run of 16.7 seconds in
the nal round and was the overall
winner with a time of 52.3.
You dont know how many
times when I was a child roping
a dummy in the backyard
we would play like we were in
Cheyenne and we just won it,
Good said. So, it was kind of neat
to actually win it last year.
The big payday helped Good
qualify for the National Finals
Steer Roping rodeo for the rst
time in his career. The steer
roping nals were at the Kansas
Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas,
south of Wichita, Kansas, in
November. He placed sixth at
the nals and nished 11th in the
PRCA world standings.
Good is off to a solid start to this
season, sitting in seventh place
in the PRCA standings. That,
and a few more wins along the
way, could be just the cushion he
may need later in the season to
make it back to the steer roping
nals. After all, his rodeo life now
centers more around his son and
daughter.
Its just like when I was a kid
them going with me and being
around rodeos, Good said. Then
them being with the other kids
and parents at the rodeos it was
a snowball effect in that I couldnt
keep both my kids away from
rodeos.

David Watson is a writer for


WyoSports. He can be reached at
307-755-3327 or by email at dwatson@
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Moorcrofts Robinson making

his mark in tie-down roping


By SCOTT NULPH

work, the better it is.


Robinson spent the last three
years attending as many rodeos as
he can with his PRCA permit. But
that only went so far. Rodeos like
Cheyenne Frontier Days as well
as most of the other major events
dont allow cowboys to compete
without their pro rodeo card.
That changes this summer for
Robinson, who will part of the pro
rodeo Cowboy Christmas list of
top rodeos from Texas to Oregon
to California to Wyoming.
Over the summer if I can get
on kind of a roll, I feel like I could
have a pretty good chance of doing
well, Robinson said. Im home
for about 10 days and Ill be gone
to rodeos through the month of
August.
Robinson wants to represent
what he calls the northern
cowboys when it comes to tiedown roping.
Of the top ropers, Nebraskas
Riley Pruitt and Michigans Cody
McCartney have been the only non
warm-weather ropers to crack the
top 20.
Theres getting to be a few more
northern guys in calf roping
lately, Robinson said. Its tough
because those guys get to practice
all winter in a nice environment
and up here its cold and snowy
and hard to work at it.
Its going to be different going
to the bigger rodeos and going
against the top ropers in the world
every day. Thats going to be a
change competing against the best
of the best when you nod your
head.

snulph@wyosports.net

When the top names in tie-down


roping come up, theyre usually
cowboys from Texas, Oklahoma
and California with a few from
Louisiana sprinkled in.
And theres a reason why.
Those cowboys have good
weather year round to compete
and practice in.
Moorcrofts Cole Robinson is
hoping to change that.
Robinson, competing as a
professional in the Pro Rodeo
Cowboys Association for the rst
time at the age of 23, has had a
solid start to the tie-down season,
leading the rookie standings for
most of the summer while also
being ranked in the top 50 of the
world rankings.
The Wyoming cowboy said hes
been working on the goal of being
a pro rodeo cowboy since he can
remember.
My dad roped calves and what
not when he was younger and
it was just something that Ive
always liked, Robinson said.
He got me started in it and I just
really like the event. Its fun and
challenging.
Ive been planning on this my
whole life. I went to college to
keep practicing and get better and
Ive felt like Ive done that.
Robinson, a College National
Finals Rodeo participant the last
three years out of Central Arizona
College, may be young to tie-down
roping, but he knows the key to
the sport: practice.
The more you practice, the
better you get; its really that
simple, he said. You have to
have a lot of drive to be a calf
roper. Its not like a lot of the other
events. The person that works the

hardest at it is the one that will


have the most success most of the
time.

Some of the others (events),


if youre bigger and stronger it
helps. In calf roping, the more you

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New level of competition


2016 chili cook-off to be an internationally recognized event
By JOEL FUNK

joelf@laramieboomerang.com

Though its one of the newer


traditions of the annual
community celebration, the
Laramie Jubilee Days chili
cook-off is already becoming an
important tradition. And with a
new name and prestigious status,
the cook-offs organizers expect it
to be a whole new kind of event in
2016.
The inaugural Betty Kiser
Memorial Chili Appreciation
Society International (CASI)
Chili Cook-off was renamed to
honor Betty Kiser. For years,
incorporating the chili cook-off
into the Jubilee Days celebration
was the initiative of Kiser, who
served as the ofce manager at
Hits 106 until she passed away in
2015, said Kisers grandson and
local radio station Hits 106 owner
Shawn Faxon.
The chili cook-off is a
partnership between Hits 106 and
Laramie Jubilee Days. Faxon said
Kiser wanted to make the event
the best it could be.
It was something she always
worked on and enjoyed hosting,
Faxon said.
One of Kisers goals, Faxon
said, was to make the event
certied by CASI the worlds
largest organization dedicated to
competitive chili cooking. With
the help of Kelly and Tom Wolfe
downtown coordinators for the
Laramie Jubilee Days board of
directors Faxon said the event
was able to become certied by
the international organization.
Laramie Jubilee Days has really
stepped up to facilitate to growing
and becoming a larger event,
Faxon said.
Tom Wolfe said he and Kelly
Wolfe contacted the CASI
worldwide headquarters in
Texas to begin the process of
making it an ofcially sanctioned
event. Though CASI certies the
Chugwater Chili Cook-off, Tom
Wolfe said he believed Laramie
is the only other CASI event in
Wyoming.

The Jubilee Days organizers


wanted to build up the chili cookoff and were happy to help with
the CASI certication, Tom Wolfe
said. In 2015, seven chili cooks
registered for the competition,

but only three actually competed,


Kelly Wolfe said. For 2016,
Tom Wolfe said they are
already expecting as many as
25 competitors from around the
region.

When (participants) found out


it was certied, people changed
their plans to be here, Tom Wolfe
said.
With all the enthusiasm of
participants, as well as promotion
and organization that goes into
any CASI event, Faxon said people
should notice the difference in
the competition if they come
downtown.
If youre at the parade and
walk downtown, theres going
to be so many tents set up with
people cooking that it will be very
clear whats going on, he said. I
think it will be great for all of the
activities happening in downtown
alone.
The CASI certication is
important to the participants
because having an international
organization with a uniform set
of rules for every competition
allows cooks to earn points and
go on to national cook-offs, Faxon
said. CASI-certied judges are
expected to attend the event,
evaluating the look, smell and
taste of the CASI Red chili entries
(Faxon said CASI judges red chili
exclusively).
What it comes down to is that
theres people that like to cook
chili, and theres people who are
competitive, he said. Having
CASI involved makes it more
meaningful for cooks who do
this competitively and want
to earn points to get to larger
competitions.
For Faxon, carrying on the
tradition his grandmother started
is more than just enjoying chili
its the legacy of someone he loved
and lost.
The entire thing is in honor
of her and everything she did,
Faxon said.
The inaugural Betty Kiser
Memorial CASI Chili Cook-off
is scheduled for July 9. Cooks
are expected to start their chili
from-scratch, on-the-spot cooking
at 8 a.m., with entries for CASI
red chili due at noon and entries
for Wyoming green chili at 1 p.m.
The awards should be presented
at 3 p.m., wrapping up the events.
Participant entries fees start
at $15 for the rst and $10 for
subsequent entries.

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During Laramie Jubilee Days,
the downtown streets can get full
of shoppers.
The Friday market lls the
downtown area with more
than 40 vendors from 3-7
p.m., nishing at the end of
September.
This year, the farmers market
will join other Jubilee Days
vendors to provide a much larger
shopping experience, widening
its scope to include many food
vendors and informational stalls
in addition to the normal crowd,
said Lindsay Olson, market
manager for the Downtown
Laramie Farmers Market.
Its just a really busy market,
she said. We have a bigger
band, a big stage and a larger
and more exciting environment.
A large stage is set to ll the
intersection of Second Street and
Grand Avenue in the heart of the
market.
However, Jubilee Days is
only one of more than a dozen
markets spread throughout the
summer.
Were full for the size of our
market, Olson said.
Well have some new vendors,
and its going to be a very
vibrant market. Theres stuff
for everyone produce and
veggies, fresh breads and
pastries, food trucks, special
cocktails and local beers,
entertainment and arts.
Some people come down
specically to go grocery
shopping, she continued. A lot
of people come down looking for
gifts, others for dinner, drinks
and the music.
While the large stage goes away
with Jubilee Days, music will
still entertain shoppers, Olson
said.

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The Thursday
Local Market
offers residents a
second option for their farmers
market needs. The market
operates from 3-7 p.m. Thursdays
through September in Undine
Park.
Local food is a key focus of the
market 80 percent of the goods
sold must be grown or produced
by the vendor or bought directly
from a producer. Only people local
to the Laramie area, including
southeast Wyoming, Nebraska
panhandle and northern Colorado,
are allowed to take part as
vendors in the market.
Email thursdaylocalmarket@
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IF YOU GO
What: Downtown Laramie
Farmers Market
When: 3-7 p.m. Fridays until
Sept. 30

We have really great local


musicians in a family-friendly
atmosphere, she said. Its a
great place to bring kids.
Theres a little something for
adults, too the market is
open container, allowing thirsty
patrons to buy a drink from local
bars and brewers.
While Jubilee Days can draw in
the biggest crowd, fresh produce
gets better as the summer
continues and more fruits and
vegetables come into season.
The market is also approved
by the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program, or SNAP,
Olson said. An EBT card user
receives 50 percent back on their
purchases.
Go to the market manager
stall at the corner of Second and
Grand, swipe your card, and
well give you a token you can
use at the market, she said.
Its the second full year of the
program, and its just growing in
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Come relax

Art Fest winds down Jubilee Days excitement


By EVE NEWMAN

even@laramieboomerang.com

As the hoopla of rodeos, street


dances and carnivals winds down,
the Art Fest on the Ivinson Lawn
is an event aimed at relaxation.
The festival is set for 10 a.m.3 p.m. July 10 at the Laramie
Plains Museum at the Historic
Ivinson Mansion, 603 Ivinson St.
Museum Executive Director
Mary Mountain said the Art
Fest offers artists selling their
wares, walk-through museum
tours, music, food vendors and
historic characters wandering the
grounds.
Its a lovely ending to the

whole week, Mountain said.


A couple dozen artists and
authors from around the region
will have tables set up for display
on the museum grounds and
inside the Alice Hardie Stevens
Center. Walk-through tours of
the museum are offered for $2
a person, with the museums
junior docents to be stationed
throughout the house to answer
questions.
The Unexpected Company
senior theater group will have
actors dressed up as historic
gures from Laramies past
wandering the grounds as well.
It is such a gentle bazaar,

Mountain said.
The Laramie Plains Museum
has been staging the Art Fest for
the last ve years, Mountain said,
with the events timing coinciding
with the museum grounds at the
height of its summer beauty.
The summer owers are in
full force, and by Jubilee Days,
theyre really taking off, she
said.
Art Fest visitors are free to
wander the museum grounds and
take in all the landscaping, which
is maintained by the Laramie
Garden Club.
The grounds are so spectacular,
the trees are rich and wonderful,
and the landscape is just grand,
she said.

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What: Art Fest on the
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When: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. July 10
Where: Laramie Plains
Museum at the Historic
Ivinson Mansion, 603 Ivinson
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How much: Free
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Sunday, July 3, 2016

What a way to start the day


Pancake breakfast to be served bright and early
By JOEL FUNK

joelf@laramieboomerang.com

Not everyone is a morning person, but with


the Jeff Thompson Pancake Breakfast coming
up July 8, even late sleepers might nd
themselves socializing with
their community members
bright and early at North
Depot Park.
The event jointly
hosted by the Downtown
Laramie Business
Association and Kiwanis
International has been
a part of Laramie Jubilee
Days for more than 15
years, Kiwanis member Jake Felton
said. People always enjoy coming
ming together
to share pancakes as they kick
k off their
day, he said.
Every year, I see young and old smiling,
socializing and having a great time, Felton
said. It is a nice treat to be able to provide for
the Laramie community.
Felton said he plans to run around all morning

helping with ipping, mixing and serving.


I will have many hats on that day, he said.
About 300 people were served in 2015, and
Felton said he expects about the same number
this year. Both the DLBA and Kiwanis work
to organize the event and
coordinate volunteers,
he said. Community
volunteers also pitch in
with supplying batter,
syrup, butter, juice,
coffee, plates, napkins
and any other necessary
supplies. Volunteers
usually start working
at about 5 a.m. to warm
grills, set up tables and mix
up gri
batter.
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Volunteers ha
pancakes,
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k
with cleanup or other various tasks that pop
up, Felton said.
The breakfast is free, but donations are
accepted, with proceeds going to the Kiwanis
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Kiwanis president-elect Chrissy Mathews said


the organization contributes funds to various
local organizations that benet children.
The Jeff Thompson Pancake Breakfast hosted
by DLBA and Kiwanis is scheduled from 6-9
a.m. July 8 in North Depot Park.
Whether someone is on the way to work
or starting a day lled with Jubilee Days
activities, Mathews said the breakfast is a nice
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An early morning run


Downtown race a new
Jubilee Days tradition
By EVE NEWMAN

even@laramieboomerang.com

IF YOU GO
What: Hospice Downtown Toodeloo 5k/10k

A ve-year tradition during


Jubilee Days offers a change from
pancakes, brews and carnival
food.
The Hospice Downtown
Toodeloo 5k/10k is set for July
9 at the First Street Plaza at the
corner of First and Grand. The
10k is set for 7:30 a.m. and the 5k
for 8 a.m. The Kids Toddle-loo, a
free 100-yard dash for children, is
also set for 7:30 a.m.
Registration is $20 for the 5k and
$25 for the 10k, with the prices
to increase by $5 on race day.
Registration includes a technical
T-shirt, refreshments and a rafe.
Terri Longhurst, executive
director of Hospice of Laramie,
said the race is ideally situated
and scheduled, as it brings

When: 7:30 a.m. July 9


Where: First Street Plaza
How much: $20 for the 5k and $25 for the 10k
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participants to downtown Laramie


as Jubilee Days events are gearing
up for the day.
We get down there early, she
said. Some of the vendors are
just starting to set up, and when
we run, its really quiet and cool,
and theres this sense of race
excitement.
As the runners nish, downtown
is lling up in anticipation of the
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the bridge, she said.
As the race nishes up, the
parade is set to begin.
We walk over watch the parade
and partake in the Jubilee Days
festivities, she said.
The courses for both distances
take runners and walkers from
downtown Laramie to the Laramie
River Greenbelt. The 10k takes
runners north, while the 5k
participants will head south
before returning downtown.

Longhurst said the race has


become part of the Jubilee Days
tradition, with many out-of-town
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A Wyoming
celebration
Parade celebrates
people around the state
By NURIA MATHOG

nuriam@laramieboomerang.com

The Laramie Jubilee Days parade is a


highlight of the annual celebration, bringing
together people throughout Wyoming in a show
of music and camaraderie.
Chantel Pearson, parade chair of the Laramie
Jubilee Days board of directors, said the 2016
parade lineup will feature the Casper-based
Troopers Drum & Bugle Corps and the Wells
Fargo stagecoach.
We have them committed for this year, so
that will be a big change for this year, she
said.
The parade is scheduled to start at 9:30
a.m. July 9, half an hour earlier than it has
traditionally begun, she said. About 100 groups
typically sign up to participate.
This year, Aspen Family Chiropractic is the
ofcial parade sponsor, and Laramie Plains
Federal Credit Union is sponsoring ve judges
for the event one from the credit union and
four from the community, Pearson said.
We tried to get one from kind of every
different area of Laramie, so that way we kind
of had a wide range of judges, she said.
Participants are eligible to claim prizes in a
number of categories, including antique/classic
car and equestrian group; the oat awards are
divided into large business/civic organization,
reunion, small business and youth program
categories. Montgomery-Stryker Funeral
Home is sponsoring the awards, Pearson said.

This years parade theme is Unsung Heroes,


a tribute to the people in Laramie who dont
always get recognition for their work, she said.
Its kind of a creative idea this year,
Pearson said. A lot of people are kind of

serving food and giving away different items.


We have the Noon Rotary that always gives
out the little ducks, so they will be doing that
again. A lot of hay bales, as always a classic
Wyoming theme.

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We have great talent. It seems like


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KELLY WOLFE
Laramie Jubilee Days downtown chair

Music to your ears


Seven performers set
for downtown stage
By THADDEUS MAST
thaddeusm@laramieboomerang.com

Vendors, shoppers and partiers


lling the downtown streets will
be treated to some of the best live
music in Laramie.
Seven regional bands will spend
the days on the main stage in the
middle of the Second Street and
Grand Avenue intersection, said
Kelly Wolfe, Laramie Jubilee Days
downtown chair.
Most of them are country to tie
in to the rodeos, she said. And
weve got some great music.
This years stage will feature
Barely Gettin By, The Flashbacks,
Boogie Woogers, Jake Haffey,
Davis and Maverick, the 67th
Army Band and the Sean Curtis
Band all are from the immediate
region.
We put preference on local
performers for the most part,
Wolfe said.
The classic rock band The
Flashbacks are based in Fort
Collins, Colorado, and the Sean
Curtis Band is a performer from
Cheyenne.
They open for some top acts,
Wolfe said. Theyre real up-andcomers. And the girl there has
some amazing chords.
The Sean Curtis Band is set to
close the July 8-9 shows after three
other acts. The music is set to begin
at 5 p.m. July 7 after the downtown

streets are closed and the stage


is set up. The bands will continue
through the weekend, going from
10 a.m.-midnight on July 8-9.
From about 8 p.m.-midnight,
downtown really turns to the

music, she said. The food trucks


stay around and some vendors do
too we dont have an end time
for them but usually leave when
things get a bit too much.
A local instructor plans to ll the

time between acts by teaching


some free dance lessons to anyone
getting ready for the nights party.
We have great talent, Wolfe
said. It seems like every year
gets bigger and better.

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Feed your postparade hunger


CattleWomen celebrating 50 years
By EVE NEWMAN

even@laramieboomerang.com

Watching the Laramie Jubilee


Days Parade can work up ones
appetite, but one time-honored
way to feed your hunger is to visit
the Albany County CattleWomen
BBQ.
The free cook-out is set to start at
noon July 9 in front of Martindales
Western Store, 217 Grand Ave.

Leslie Miech, Albany County


CattleWomen president, said
the post-parade barbecue beef
sandwich has been a club tradition
for at least 25 years.
This year, the CattleWomen are
celebrating their 50th anniversary,
and their 16 charter members
have been invited to be the
parades grand marshals.
Meich said Jubilee Days is a

special event for the CattleWomen.


Its part of the Western
tradition, and the ranchers
opportunity every year to get
together with rodeos and parades,
she said.
The CattleWomen group itself
has deep roots in the ranching
industry.

Were ranchers wives and


daughters and people that are
interested in the ag community,
she said. We promote beef and try
to inform people about beef.
In addition to their Jubilee Days
appearance, the CattleWomen
have a busy summer, with a
schedule that includes ranch cookouts and ranch tours in addition to
an agriculture expo for students
they conducted earlier in the
spring.
Come support us, Miech said.

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TRY SOMETHING NEW


Royalty a new step for longtime rodeo competitor
By THADDEUS MAST
thaddeusm@laramieboomerang.com

Laramie Jubilee Days is a grand


consortium of music, vendors
and rides. However, the rodeo
sits at the top of activities, and it
would not be complete without its
queen.
Lacey Johnson is this years
Miss Jubilee Days, and she is
ready to ride high on the saddle
and lead many rodeo and city
events.
Ive been riding a horse since I
wasnt even old enough to walk,
she said. I was in junior rodeo,
and I also did high school rodeo
for four years, running barrels
and poles and then started team
roping and goat tying.
While shes been doing rodeo
events for years, this is Johnsons
rst break into rodeo royalty.
Ive always seen rodeo queens,
and ever since youre little, thats
what you want to be, she said.
And one of my friends was Miss
Jubilee Days. She had a lot of
fun with it, so I thought Id try
something new.
I love it, she continued. I
dont do rodeo events, but Im
still there. I just see it as taking a
break Ill go back to roping.
Being Miss Jubilee Days is
quite an investment many
summer weekends are spent at
other rodeos in the area. Guy
Warpness, chair of the Laramie
Jubilee Days Board of Directors,
said the royalty is very important
to the events.
The thing about our royalty is,
theyre the people that promote
our community and the rodeo
year-round, he said. We do
what we can, but these girls show
up at different events and the
Jubilee Days around the state.
Johnson wont just be travelling
around the state she and the
rest of the royalty are quite busy
during the Jubilee Days week.
Well go to almost every

event, she said. Well help out


at the (Jeff Thompson Pancake
Breakfast). We dont just go to the
rodeo.
Being selected as Miss Jubilee
Days is based on several
factors, Johnson said, including
horsemanship, modeling, speech
and impromptu questions about
rodeo.
One of the biggest roles of the
Jubilee Days royalty is to be an
example for children, Johnson
said.
One part of what I do is be to
an inspiration to young kids
just to have an inuence and be
someone to look up to, she said.
Morgan Wallace is this years
Lady-in-Waiting and travels with
Johnson to the rodeos and events
throughout the summer.
I think Lacey is an amazing
rodeo queen, she said.
Shes been a team roper all
through high school and really
understands the sport of rodeo,
which a lot of the girls havent
had the opportunity to do.
Wallace will step into the Miss
Jubilee Days saddle next year.
Its kind of been my passion,
she said. I came to Jubilee
Days a few times as a kid, and
I decided being rodeo queen is
exactly what I wanted to do.
Johnsons love of animals
spurred her to the rodeo in the
rst place.
Animals, in general, have
always been my passion, she
said. Ive had animals anywhere
from a baby skunk to a buffalo. I
have a gelding named Zip. Hes
15 now, and I was rst riding him
when he was three.
For Johnson, Miss Jubilee Days
is the start of what could be a
long pageant career.
Miss Wyoming is the next
step, she said.
If I were to win Miss Wyoming,
Id go on to Miss America. Id just
love to travel.

Lacey Johnson is the 2016 Miss Laramie Jubilee Days. Courtesy photo

2016 Laramie Jubilee Days Roylatly includes, from left, Morgan Wallace (Miss
Laramie Jubilee Lady-in-Waiting), Alexis Lexi Wheeler (Laramie Jubilee
Princess 2016), Lacey Johnson (Miss Laramie Jubilee 2016), Keeley Puls (Laramie Jubilee Princess 2016). Courtesy photo

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currently serve on the Laramie
Jubilee Days board of directors,
and the pair recruited him to help
out with the rodeo.
They gave me a job, and I did
it, Muhsman said. It was really
rewarding, at the end of the whole
deal, seeing everything come
together.
Today, Muhsman is one of
about 10-20 volunteers who come
together each year to make sure
the rodeo runs as smoothly as
possible. On a typical day at the
Albany County Fairgrounds, he
might be moving cattle to the
appropriate events or helping
other volunteers get to where they
need to be.
Usually I help out with
everything from doing the
livestock and running cattle back
and forth, and I also have recently
been running the out gate in the
arena, with the bulls, he said.
The trick to working with the
cattle is being patient with them
and making sure people dont get
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2015 LARAMIE JUBILEE DAYS


said. He suggested anyone
interested in volunteering at
the rodeo should have livestock
experience and come prepared to
work.
So far this year, Muhsman
has devoted about 50 hours to
helping out with the rodeo one
of his many commitments to the
Laramie community. He also
serves as assistant scoutmaster
with Boy Scout Troop 137, a
position hes had for about a
decade, and has done volunteer
coaching with the Laramie Soccer
Association and Laramie Youth
Football.
Muhsman said he most enjoys
helping out with the Professional
Rodeo Cowboys Association
performances events typically
scheduled for the last three days
of the festivities and the Mr. T
Xtreme Bulls event. He plans to
continue volunteering at future
Jubilee Days rodeos, he said.
(Its) just the sheer enjoyment
of being around the livestock and
helping out giving back to the
community, he said.

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really rewarding,
at the end of
the whole deal,
seeing everything
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Jubilee night lights


Carnival to feature
4 new rides in 2016
By JOEL FUNK

joelf@laramieboomerang.com

The Laramie Jubilee Days


Carnival is a family-friendly
staple of the annual celebration
in the Gem City, but the 2016
event will see some rides geared
toward attracting a teen and
adult crowd.
Laramie residents and visitors
can expect downtown to light up
with the carnivals rides, games
and food carts. Jubilee Days
Vice Chair Zoe Curtright said
the carnival became a part of the
celebration as it expanded its

offerings beyond the rodeo that


started it all.
Jubilee Days is our hometown
celebration a celebration of
statehood and it was started
as a rodeo, Curtright said. Not
everybody enjoys the rodeo, so
we wanted something thats still
family-oriented for people to do
thats something the carnival
does for us.
Located in Depot Park along
First Street in Laramies historic
downtown, the carnivals
attractions will be provided by
longtime partner Sun Valley
Rides, LLC., out of Arizona.
Curtright said its a familyowned, safe operation that
always does all it can to provide
the best carnival experience
possible.

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theyve practically become
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With limited space, Curtright
said it wasnt always possible
in the past for Sun Valley Rides
to provide rides geared toward
teens and adults. But this year,
Curtright said it worked out
to bring in four new rides that
should appeal to an older crowd,
including rides known as The
Zipper and The Tornado.
Knowing some adults arent
interested in rides, Curtright said
many choose to enjoy downtown
amenities and events such as
the nearby street dance while
the children enjoy the rides and
games.
Everyone can go downtown

and have a good time thats


why we put them close together,
Curtright said.
The carnival is scheduled for
July 6-9 with varying start and
end times. Starting at 5 p.m.
July 6, the carnival wraps up
for the night between 10 p.m.12 a.m. each night, beginning
earlier in the day moving into the
weekend.
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By SCOTT NULPH

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Youre all set to attend a pro rodeo performance.
Youve got your cowboy hat and boots, and youre excited to see the cowboys and cowgirls apply their trade.
But as the rodeo goes along, you hear the announcer talking in terms that you might not fully understand.
Things like the barrier and ankman and hazer and piggin string are mentioned throughout the performance.
Whats he talking about?
For those who are new to rodeo or simply want to learn more about the verbiage of the sport, here is some rodeo
lingo to help you get even more out of your rodeo experience.
The descriptions come from the Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association:

AVERAGE: Usually used to describe the aggregate score for a


contestant who competed in more than one round, e.g., He had times
of 9.3 and 9.8 seconds in the two rounds and placed third in the average
with 19.1 seconds on two head.

BARRELMAN: An entertainer who uses a barrel to distract a bull after


a ride, and sometimes to protect the cowboy.
BARRIER: In timed events, a line at the front of the box that the

contestant and his horse cannot cross until the steer or calf has a head
start, usually marked with a rope and a ag so the timers can see it
drop and start the clock. If the rider leaves the box too soon failing
to give the animal enough of a head start he is assessed a 10-second
penalty
BOX: in a timed event, the area a horse and rider back into before they
make a roping or steer wrestling run.
BRONC REIN: A saddle bronc rider holds onto a bronc rein at a
specic position that he determines based on the size and bucking
habits of the horse hes about to ride. Bronc riders often give each
other advice about the length of rein a specic horse will perform best
with.
BULLDOGER: A steer wrestler.
BULLFIGHTER: An athlete who protects the bull rider after he
dismounts or is bucked off by distracting the bull and directing its
attention to the exit gate, sometimes stepping between the bull and the
bull rider.

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CALF ROPER: A tie-down roper.


CHUTE: A pen that holds an animal safely in
position.
COVERING: In the roughstock events, staying
on for at least the minimum time, eight
seconds: He covered all three broncs he rode
last weekend.

DALY: In team roping, each roper, after


throwing his loop, wraps the loose rope around
his saddle horn dallies and the two ropers
move their horses to face each other, pulling
the ropes taut to stop the clock.
DELIVERY: Many bucking animals prefer to
stand in the chute facing a particular direction,
so they can leave the chute in the direction they
prefer.
DRAW: Each roughstock competitor who
enters a PRCA rodeo is assigned a specic
bucking horse or bull in a random draw

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conducted at PRCA headquarters three days
before the rodeo. Each timed-event contestant
is assigned a calf or steer in a random draw
on site, shortly before each performance of a
rodeo begins.
DROP: In roughstock events, the way a bucking
horse or bull lowers its front end suddenly,
while kicking out in back, creating a more
difcult ride. In timed events, the way a calf or
steer may lower its head to avoid a catch.

ENTRY FEE: The money paid by the


contestants before competing in a rodeo.

FLANKMAN: A cowboy or cowgirl who works


in the bucking chutes, adjusting the ank strap
around the animal before the ride. The best
ankmen and women are familiar with each
individual animal and know exactly how much
ank to give each animal to encourage optimal
bucking.
FLANK STRAP: A soft sheepskin or Neoprenelined strap placed in the area where a humans

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belt would go. it encourages the animal to kick
out behind itself rather than rear up, which
provides a safer, showier ride.

GOLD CARD MEMBER: A 10-year, duespaying member of the PRCA who has reached
his 50th birthday, or a 20-year dues-paying
member of any age.
GO-ROUND: Many rodeos have more than one
round of competition is called a go-round, and
all cowboys entered in that rodeo compete in
each go-round unless there is a seminal, nal
or progressive round.

HAZER: In steer wrestling, the cowboy who


rides on the right side of the steer from the
contestant to make sure the steer runs straight.
HEADER/HEELER: The two partners in team
roping. The header throws the rst rope, over
the animals head or horns, and the heeler
throws the second rope to catch both the steers
hind legs. Roping one leg results in a vesecond penalty.

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LEGAL CATCH: In team roping,


the header must catch the steer
around the horns, head or neck.
This is also called a fair catch.

HOOEY: The knot that a cowboy


uses to nish tying the calfs legs
together in tie-down roping.
HUNG UP: When a bull rider or
bareback rider cannot remove
his hand from the rope or handle
before he dismounts or is thrown
off the bulls or horses back, his
hand is hung up a dangerous
situation and the pickup men or
bullghters will move in to help
dislodge his hand, so he can get
clear of the animal.

IN THE WELL: The term used to


describe when a cowboy comes off
an animal on the inside of the spin.

JUDGES: Trained PRCA judges


ensure that all participants follow
PRCA rules. They determine
times for runs in the timed
events and scores for rides in
the roughstock events; record
penalties for any infractions of
the rules; and inspect the arena,
chutes and livestock before each
competition.

MARK OUT: In the bareback and


saddle bronc riding, a cowboys
feet must be above the point of
the horses shoulders when the
horses front feet hit the ground.
if so, he marked the horse out, but
if not, he missed him out and the
ride is disqualied.

NODDING: In the roughstock


events, a cowboy nods when he is
ready for the gateman to open the
gate and the ride to begin. In the
timed events, a cowboy nods when
he is ready for the calf or steer to
be released from the chute and get
its head start.

OFF SIDE: The right side of a


horse.

PENALTY: In timed events,

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common penalties include 10


seconds for breaking the barrier
and, in team roping, ve seconds
for a one-hind-leg catch.
PICKUP MEN: Two mounted
cowboys who help riders
dismount, release a bucking
horses soft ank strap, and escort
bucking horses and bulls to the
exit gate after a ride.
PIGTAIL: A piece of string
attached to the barrier that breaks
if a timed-event contestants horse
exits the box too soon, not giving
the calf or steer enough of a head
start according to PRCA rules.
PIGGIN STRING: In tie-down
roping, the small rope used to tie a
calfs legs together.

RANK: An adjective of praise and


respect used to describe especially
challenging roughstock.
RERIDE: If a cowboys score is
affected by equipment failure or
a horse or bull that doesnt buck
to performance specications,
the judges can offer the cowboy a
clean-slate chance on a different
horse or bull.
RIGGIN: A suitcase-style
handhold customized to a riders
grip and attached to a molded
piece of leather that is cinched,
with a pad, around the horses
girth.
ROUGHSTOCK: The bucking
horses and bulls used in bareback
riding, saddle bronc riding and
bull riding, usually bred and
raised for the job.

SCORE: In the roughstock


events, the points awarded for the
difculty of the ride (bucking)
and the cowboys skill in riding.
in the timed events, the length of
the head start given to the calf or
steer, which the judges calculate
based on PRCA rules.
SLACK: Excess entries at some
rodeos might be scheduled for
preliminary (slack) competition,
usually before the rodeo opens to
the public.
SPURS: The spurs used in PRCA
rodeos have dulled rowels that do
not penetrate the animals skin,
which is several times thicker
than human skin.
STOCK CONTRACTORS:
The companies that bring
livestock to the arena for rodeos,
bucking horses and bulls for the
roughstock events and steers and
calves for the timed events.

TIMED EVENTS: Steer wrestling,


team roping, tie-down roping and
steer roping are events in which
the contestant(s) who make the
fastest qualied runs win.
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