Friday, October 24, 2014

Are you going to the 2014 WSRRA National Finals?

The 2014 WSRRA Finals is just a week away. Will you be joining us?
This year promises to be "Wilder Than the Rest."

Come cheer on your favorite team.
Come cheer on your favorite Cowboy.
Come cheer on your favorite Cowgirl.

All of the following would like to invite you and your family to the 2014 WSRRA Finals.

WSRRA Finals Staff

Operations Manager

Marc Page

Sarah Urbick

Office Staff

Patti Lund, Barbra Meyers, Jamie Lee,

Maren Flanigan, Mellissa Alvarez, Naomi Loomis

Nicole Eldridge, Marion Howard,

Glenda Taylor, Amanda Tollesfrud

Cowboy Crisis Fund Auction

Kathy Flanigan

V.I.P. / Vendor Manager

Debbie Romani

8 Seconds Whisky V.I.P. Booth

Kristen Romani

Kelly Romani

WSRRA Booth Manager

Jolene Gouveia

Announcers

Pat Stanford - Lee Daggett

Judging Crew

Chris Bengoa, Rick Maestrejuan,

Shane Flanigan, Jerry Howard,

Paul Barnes

Event Flagman

Brandon Nuffer

Bronc Riding Judges

Shawn Eng, Ky Rosenberg

Chute Boss

Mike Laughlin

Arena Director

Curtis Tollesfrud

Cattle Crew Director

Dennis Bisnett

Cattle Crew Foreman

Bobby Lewis

Cattle / Pen Crew

Bobbi Murphey, Jonathon Lambert ,

Eric Tucker, Bridger Hake, Brett Turner,

Tristan Bess, Curtis Lee Tollesfrud

Cattle Feed Manager

Nick Gouvia

WSRRA Security Operations

Managers

Bob Boyd, Pete Romani

Security Staff

Andy Chavez

Jose Alvarez

Anthony Romani

David Bess

C J Rudd

Event Photographer

program, ad and poster design.

Mary Williams Hyde

WSRRA Ranch Rodeo Producers

WSRRA Representatives

2014 WSRRA NATIONAL FINALS RODEO

EVENT SCHEDULE

PLEASE NOTICE: Tickets are $5 for slack each day and $10 for the Friday and Saturday night performance

Thursday, October 30

7:00 am: Contestant check-in

Ranch Dog Challenge Judges Meeting

8:00 am: Buckaroo Christmas Trade Show Opens

Ranch Dog Challenge

WSRRA Queen Contest

5:30 pm: Open jackpot roping

Team roping

Women’s Steer Stopping

Big loop roping

Friday, October 31

6:30 am: Working Ranch Horse Judges Meeting

7:00 am: Long-go/Slack Performance

All Working Ranch Horses compete

8:00 am: Buckaroo Christmas Trade Show Opens

9:00 am: Ranch Team Captains & Judges Meeting

10:00 am: Rodeo events:

Team Roping

Tie Down Steer Roping

Trailer Loading

6:00 pm: Evening Rodeo Performance Grand Entry

Calcutta of Ranch Bronc Riders

Team Events

PWHRA (two go rounds)
Professional Wild Horse Racers Association

Ranch Bronc Riding Round 1

Kids Halloween Party

Fee admission to kids in costume

Costume Contest

Trade Show Vendor’s

“Trick Or Treat Street”

9:00 pm: WSRRA Kick Off Party

Music by Nashville Recording Artist

Joni Harms

Saturday, November 1

7:00 am: Long-Go/Slack Performance

Women’s Steer Stopping Rounds 1 & 2

Ranch Team Captains & Judges Meeting

8:00 am: Buckaroo Christmas Trade Show Opens

Rodeo Events

Sort & Rope Doctoring

Team Branding

(All Open and Women’s teams will compete in these two events)

2:00 pm: Jackpot Family Branding

Kid’s Dummy Roping

Junior & Senior Divisions

5:30 pm: Evening Rodeo Performance Grand Entry

Team Events

PWHRA (two go rounds)

Ranch Bronc Riding Round 2

9:00 pm: The Winners @ Winners Party

Hosted by Winners Inn & Casino

Year End Awards:

High Point

Go-Round & Long-Go

Music by the Jeff Palmer Band

Sunday, November 2

8:00 am: Cowboy Church

Ranch Team Captains & Judges Meeting

9:00 am:Buckaroo Christmas Trade Show Opens

Championship Round Rodeo Performance Grand Entry

Calcutta of Ranch Teams

(Top 10 Open & Top 5 Women’s Division Teams will compete)

PWHRA (two go rounds)

Ranch Bronc Riding Rounds 3 & 4

4:00 pm: World Champion Awards

Presentations

PLEASE NOTICE: Tickets are $5 for slack each day and $10 for the Friday and Saturday night performance

THANK YOU NATIONAL SPONSORS!!

Meet our 2014 WSRRA Announcers!

It takes a special kind of person to get a hold of a mic and announce a rodeo. It takes quick thinking and knowledge of the event. WSRRA is privilage to have the best announcers in the west to keep the crowd informed and the music turned up.

The WSRRA would like to thank Lee Dagget from Enterprise, OR and Pat Stanford from Jordan Valley, OR for doing all the mic time for the 2014 WSRRA Finals.

When you see these two Cowboys, pat them on the back. They do an excellent job announcing our national finals!!

Pat Stanford is a rancher from Jordan Valley,
Oregon. (Photo by Lee Raine)

Lee Daggett is a real estate broker from Enterprise, Oregon. Lee
was the 2013 I C A Announcer of the Year!!
(Photo by Lee Raine)

A you tube video of the 2012 WSRRA Finals. Listen to Lee!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBl_zHn5U7k

WSRRA National Sponsors:

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

V.I.P Booth ~ 8 Seconds~

V.I.P Booth featuring

8 SECONDS

CANADIAN WHISKY

This unique Canadian Whisky has become one of the smoothest, most refined Canadian Whiskies on the market today.

Take it on the trail or enjoy it after the show, this brawny Canadian Whisky is a perfect blend of hard work and finesse.

If you are a WSRRA Producer or a WSRRA Sponsor

Please stop by the office to get your V.I.P pass!

Thank you, 8 Seconds for being one of our 2015 National Sponsor!

WSRRA Parents

Dummy Roping at the WSRRA Finals

As a WSRRA parent, I thought I would write a blog just for WSRRA Parents.

The WSRRA Finals is family - friendly! I have put together a list of events for the kids.

October 31, 2014

Kids Halloween Party

6:00 pm

FREE admission to kids in costume

~Costume Contest~

~Trade Show Vendor's "Treat or Treat Street"

November 1, 2014

Stick Horse Races & Kid's Dummy Roping
Following the Family Branding
Family Branding starts at 2:00 pm
Sponsored by Boot Barn

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

WSRRA Kick Off Party ~Joni Harms~

WSRRA would like to invite you the the WSRRA Kick off Party! We are very excited to have music by Nashville Recording artist, Joni Harms. Make plans to attend the party, October 31, 2014 9:00 pm at the Winnemucca Event Center.

biography of Joni Harms

Once upon a time, Country Music was known as “Country & Western,” it was called this for a reason. That’s where listeners found songs by such greats as Marty Robbins, Patsy Montana, Tex Ritter and Gene Autry — artists who favored the “western” sounds and values. Somewhere along the way, the “Western” was dropped. Over the past decade the Country Music Industry has increasingly focused on more 70s and 80s pop flavored sounds, in an effort to attract a younger audience.

“I personally can’t live without Western music,” says Joni Harms. “I like a lot of today’s country music, but the truth of the matter is that I’m very serious about keeping the western side of country music alive.” The sincerity in her voice is clear.

“The majority of my songs include lyrics of the west, because I love to write about things I’ve experienced,” she says. “Rodeo, cowboys, and the ranch way of living shows through a lot in my music.”

Indeed, Harms has been praised for her pure country voice since she signed her first record deal with the famed producer Jimmy Bowen, of Capitol Records in the early 1990s. Since that time Joni has released eight more outstanding albums.

Joni Harms is no stranger to success. She has been a winner of multiple Academy of Western Artists Awards including top honor for Entertainer of the Year in 2002. In 2003, Harms was named Female Vocalist of the Year and accepted the award for Song of the Year from the Western Music Association. Harms continues building audiences through appearances on the famed Grand Ole Opry and even an appearance at New York City’s Carnegie Hall.

“Growing up, I learned to sing and write songs by listening to Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, Merle Haggard and George Strait,” says Harms. “I remember seeing Emmylou Harris, and, after playing a while with the famous Hot Band, she returned to the stage with just her black Gibson guitar and proved that you don't need all the electronic equipment to entertain your audience.”

Harms lives on a ranch in Oregon with her family that was homesteaded by her great, great grandfather in 1872, this has been an inspiration for many of her songs. Joni says, "I always want the songs I sing to be a good representation of who I am."

Joni has been given a wonderful gift from God and represents it well in her music. With less frequently used words like "God" and even "Cowboy," Joni is not afraid to sing about what she truly believes in.

by http://joniharms.com/bio.html

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