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Minnesota man providing comic relief at Oregon Trail Rodeo

Hastings Tribune 21 Aug 2021

A Minnesota cowboy is bringing in the laughs for this weekend's Oregon Trail Rodeo ... Larson had always wanted to be a rodeo comedian, but never had the chance ... Some of Larson’s rodeo acts involve a Volkswagen bug converted into an airplane, a second Volkswagen bug that his horse Stuey drives, an exploding barbecue grill, and Corgi dogs that do tricks.

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RODEO NOTES: Stampede bull riders to bring it for $50,000 prize

Toronto Sun 18 Jul 2021

Border restrictions be damned, it’s a border war for the ages when rodeo’s marquee event wraps up Showdown Sunday at the Stampede ... “Rough week for her,” said Ganter Jr., referring to the tragic death of her horse, Bugs, while staying out at Strathmore during the Stampede.

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The bigtime: Stampede on the Cowboy Channel for 2nd time

Elko Daily Free Press 09 Jul 2021

Aboard Bar T Rodeo’s “Jitter Bug,” Riggin Smith saw the 87 set in 2010 by Jesse Wright and raised the stakes — spurring the red roan for a new standard — posting an 88 for the record. Riggin Smith spurs Bar T Rodeo's "Jitter Bug" for 88 points during the Sunday performance of the ...

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Bosque Farms family living the Western lifestyle

News Bulletin 08 Jul 2021

Based in Bosque Farms, the Carl family, led by Zack and Marissa, are the second and third generation of rodeo in their family ... “Zack and I both grew up rodeoing,” Marissa said ... All the kids eventually had different times when they only wanted to rodeo. Zayne has always had the rodeo bug and would rather be outside roping than inside.”.

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Riders, ropers head for College National Finals Rodeo

Capital Press 10 Jun 2021

— One bad run during the Northwest Region regular season kept Josie Goodrich from possibly winning the barrel racing and all-around titles, but she and her horse Keeper still performed well enough to earn a trip to the College National Finals Rodeo ... “Hopefully my mom’s horse (Bug) is better and we can rodeo together,” Goodrich said.

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Keeping things simple is key for Tarleton bull rider

Stephenville Empire-Tribune 09 Jun 2021

STEPHENVILLE — To hear Tarleton State University bull rider Cullen Telfer tell it, his success in the rodeo arena is a simple matter. ... But the rodeo bug bit him, and his interest switched to bulls his senior year when he won the event in the state High School Finals Rodeo.

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Walker Cup: USA's Pierceson Coody overcomes stomach bug, knocks off Alex Fitzpatrick

Golf Week 09 May 2021

JUNO BEACH, Fla. – When Pierceson Coody woke up at 9 a.m ... Coody was one of several competitors who needed medical attention after contracting a stomach bug that required a trip to the hospital for observation and an IV of fluids ... Photos ... View 16 photos. This wasn’t Coody’s first rodeo with a stomach bug while competing in a USGA championship ... Related.

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History Lesson: Forgotten Rockford star was Wheaties sensation

Rockford Register Star 04 Jan 2021

As this year’s bizarre college bowl season wraps up, here’s an interesting fact — the greatest college football winner in Rock River Valley history completed his career 85 years ago without ever playing in a bowl game ... More ... More ... More ... His youngest, Brad Smith, got the rodeo bug and became a world champion steer wrestler in 1978 ... .

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Emporia cowboy posthumously honored as Pro Rodeo's Pickup Man of the Year

Emporia Gazette 08 Dec 2020

“Bugs,” as many friends knew him, was honored during ceremonies prior to the 2020 National Finals Rodeo in Arlington, Texas, ... I love everything about being a rodeo pickup man,” Bugbee insisted just a few months earlier ... “I won some at rodeos, but most importantly, I started picking up for rodeo contractor Jimmy Crowther,” Bugs said.

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Alberta cowboy Cassidy chases elusive NFR title

Toronto Sun 05 Dec 2020

And a nine-time winner of the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association’s High Point Award ... The biggie of National Finals Rodeo champ ... “Just about all the major rodeos were shut down (after mid-March), and then we didn’t go to another rodeo until the end of June ... The love of the sport — the rodeoing and the horse — keeps me going.”.

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Northwest rodeo legend Frank Beard passes at 92

Ellensburg Daily Record 22 Oct 2020

Hal Burns called Ellensburg three weeks ago just to check in with his long-time friend Frank Beard, a fellow rodeo stock contractor ... His first job was riding horses for World Champion bronc rider Lee Caldwell, who put the rodeo bug in Frank’s ear ... ELLENSBURG RODEO ... His rodeo company joined the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association in 1987.

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Singer Scott Brown to perform at Glad Tidings Church

The Tribune Greeley 04 Sep 2020

Growing up in on the south side of Chicago, Brown caught the rodeo bug at an early age ... When not rodeoing or playing music, Brown and his wife Pam Brown oversee a cowboy church in their hometown of Ringgold, ...

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Emporia native, veteran pickup man Rex Bugbee dies after rodeo accident

Emporia Gazette 27 Aug 2020

Rex Bugbee, Emporia native and veteran pickup man who worked some of the biggest rodeos of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA), passed away August ... He also worked the Prairie Circuit Finals Rodeo multiple times ... At Frontier Rodeo Company, Bugbee also helped on the company’s ranch in Freedom, Oklahoma.

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New digs and lots of weevils: Ravalli County’s war on weeds gets a boost

Ravalli Republic 21 Aug 2020

Hunched over as they slowly walked through the field on the outskirts of Darby that’s covered in spotted knapweed, the pair plucked the well-camouflaged the bugs off plants, one right after another, as some older folk watched in awe ... By the time they were done, they'd collected about 60,000 weevils near the Darby rodeo grounds.

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City Council names field after Trontel

Elko Daily Free Press 12 Aug 2020

Riggin Smith spurs Bar T Rodeo's "Jitter Bug" for 88 points during the Sunday performance of the Silver State Stampede, at Elko County Fairgrounds, setting a new arena record ... Riker Carter rides a Bar T Rodeo's "Diggit" away from his hand during the Sunday performance of the Silver State Stampede, at Elko County Fairgrounds.