ProRodeo Sports News - November 2, 2018

Barrett to receive Donita Barnes Award posthumously The late Hadley Barrett, a legendary rodeo announcer and ProRodeo Hall of Famer, was named the recipient of the 2018 PRCA Donita Barnes Lifetime Achievement Award, Oct. 24. Barrett passed away March 2, 2017. He was 87. “I think the word lifetime denotes a lot right there, and the PRCA and his affiliation with the PRCA was his lifetime,” said Michelle Corley, Hadley’s daughter. “Over the years, everybody he worked with became his family. I believe that he is looking down and feeling extremely humbled and proud that everybody in (the PRCA) thought that way about him. He was a man who did not need honors, but he was a man who appreciated honors, each one with such heartfelt gratitude.” Barrett will be recognized for receiving the Donita Barnes Lifetime Achievement Award at 6 p.m. (PT), Dec. 5, during the PRCA Awards Banquet at the South Point Grand Ballroom in Las Vegas. The award was created to recognize PRCA members who have dedicated their lives to the rodeo industry for their commitment, work and contributions. Any active member of the PRCA may nominate eligible contract personnel members for the award. Nominees must have been a PRCA member for a minimum of 15 years and cannot have won a yearly contract personnel award within 15 years of the date of nomination. The last rodeo Barrett announced was the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, which ran Feb. 9-26, 2017. Barrett was named PRCA Announcer of the Year in 1983, 1985, 1989 and 2002. He worked five National Finals Rodeos (1968, 1976, 1979, 1983 and 2008) and the 1967 National Finals Steer Roping. He also called the action at the Canadian Finals Rodeo seven times. Other winners of the Donita Barnes Lifetime Achievement Award are: Donita Barnes (2011); Art and Linda Alsbaugh (2012); Fred and Norma Dorenkamp (2013); Quail Dobbs (2014); Cotton Rosser (2015); Karen Vold (2016); and Jim and Julie Sutton (2017).

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NFR contract personnel selected The contract personnel for the 2018 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo were chosen through a selection process. The NFR barrelman will be John Harrison, while the NFR alternate barrel- man was a tie between Cody Sosebee and Dennis Halstead. The NFR bullfight- ers selected were Cody Webster, Dusty Tuckness and Nate Jestes. The NFR pickup men selected were Matt Twitchell and Chase Cervi, with the alternate being Jason Bottoms. Wrangler Gold Buckle Gala on tap The Wrangler Gold Buckle Gala is scheduled for Dec. 3 at the South Point Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas honoring the 2018 Legend of ProRodeo Keith Martin. RSVP no later than Nov. 26. Reserve your tickets today by calling 719.528.4732 or buy online at https://squareup.com/store/prorodeo-hall-of- fame. At 6 p.m., the doors open – silent auction; 7 p.m., welcome, invocation, dinner; 7:45 p.m., silent auction closes; 8 p.m., live auction; 8:20 p.m., Legend of ProRodeo Award. All times are Pacific. Tickets are on sale for $100 a person or $900 for a table of 10. Tickets must be purchased by Nov. 26. For more information or to be added to the Gala mailing list email stadken@prorodeo.com or call 719.528.4732. All proceeds benefit the ProRodeo Hall of Fame & Museum of the American Cowboy. PRCA CEO Taylor to be honored by WPRA The WPRA recently announced its contract award winners. First-year PRCA CEO George Taylor will be honored with the Outstanding Individual Award that is given to a person for his or her contributions to the WPRA. Each winner will be officially recognized during

the annual WPRA Star Celebration, Dec. 6 at 11:45 a.m. (PT) in the Grand Ballroom of the South Point Hotel and Casino. Ticket is required to attend the WPRA Star Celebration. Contact the WPRA office at 719.447.4627 for more information. Greeley Stampede Hall nominations open The Greeley Stampede is accepting applications for the 2019 Hall of Fame class. Inductees into the Hall of Fame may include, but not be limited to, vol- unteers, affiliated organizations, contract personnel and others who have made a significant contribution to the success and prestige of the Greeley Stampede. Nominations may be for yourself or someone you know. Nominations will be open until Dec. 31. Inductees to the 2019 Hall of Fame will be selected by a review committee and announced after Feb, 5. Applications to the Hall of Fame can be found at greeleystampede.org/p/halloffame. The inaugural class of inductees included Art Parker, the Farr Family, Hadley Barrett and Tom Mawson. Plans developing for historic Gerry rodeo Plans for next summer’s celebration of the Gerry (N.Y.) Fire Department’s 75th annual PRCA Rodeo, July 31 through Aug. 3, got a valuable assist from local officials who met with the rodeo planning committee to discuss helping in promoting the historic event. Those officials included New York Sen. Cathy Young; Assemblyman Andy Goodell; Dan Heitzenrater, executive assistant to County Executive George Borrello; and Susan Rowley, Constituent Specialist for Young. The meeting was chaired by rodeo chairman Tom Atwell. The rodeo committee will continue to meet monthly and will share additional details as plans develop. Information concerning the rodeo, including photos and its history, is available at www.gerryrodeo.org.

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