Issues of concern to people who live in the west: property rights, water rights, endangered species, livestock grazing, energy production, wilderness and western agriculture. Plus a few items on western history, western literature and the sport of rodeo... Frank DuBois served as the NM Secretary of Agriculture from 1988 to 2003. DuBois is a former legislative assistant to a U.S. Senator, a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Interior, and is the founder of the DuBois Rodeo Scholarship.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Aberdeen rancher supports ‘Exceptional Rodeo for Kids’
Dave Wedel is an Aberdeen rancher who grows wheat, drives a sugar beet truck and is devoted to planning one particular part of Pocatello’s annual rodeo called the “Exceptional Rodeo for Kids.” He has a special affinity for that rodeo because five years ago while his daughter, Anna, was struggling with cancer, she was the 2006 poster child for the Exceptional Rodeo. At that time, the rodeo gave the Wedel family a special emotional boost, and Wedel has been giving back ever since. Anna is now 8 years old, is cancer free and will soon pass the crucial five-year mark in her recovery. She goes to school, studies, plays, has fun and lives like any other normal child. The Exceptional Rodeo will take place during the Wrangler Million Dollar Silver Tour Rodeo, April 7-9, in Holt Arena. The Exceptional Rodeo for Kids will be held on Saturday afternoon, April 9 from 3-5 p.m. The rodeo is designed for children with special needs from the Southeastern Idaho region, including children with physical, mental or emotional difficulties. On average about 50 kids participate in the special rodeo each year...more
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Were you at this year's Houston Rodeo? Check out the Rodeo gallery on Reliant's page: http://tinyurl.com/4r7bhyp
This is great news. I support them, too! @George, I was at the Rodeo on a Saturday. Great day, and pretty good coverage.
Wasn't there, but thanks for the link.
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