Snake River Stampede 2012

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Experience makes Stampede one of rodeo’s best events 6Snake River Stampede schedule of events 7Miss Rodeo Idaho and Miss Teen Rodeo Idaho 8Woman uses crown to promote Stampede for the Cure 9Stampede director sees strong rodeo support 112012 Directors 12Bull� ghters: They may be funny, but they save lives 16Calf Scramble involves, helps youth 18Mutton Bustin’ 19New event will salute Mexican heritage 19Rop and Run starts before o� cial Stampede action 22Cervi Rodeo provides stock across U.S. 23Cowboy mounted shooting new this year 262012 Champions 27Stampede for Cure nears $420K raised 28Nampa’s Bowman emphasizes screening 28Stampede announcer Polhamus will be on horseback 30Cowboy Corral features live music at rodeo 31Supporters: The backbone of the Stampede 32Stampeders bring back popular patriotic performance 34You be the judge at the Stampede 36

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SADDLE BRONC RIDINGWade SundellBoxholm, Iowa167.02 points on two rides

BULL RIDINGJ. W. HarrisMullin, Texas174.02 points on two rides

TIE DOWN ROPINGTu� CooperDecatur, Texas24.3 seconds on three runs

STEER WRESTLINGDru MelvinPonca City, Okla.11.43 seconds on three runs

ALL AROUNDRhen RichardRoosevelt, Utah$1,819.72 in Tie DownAnd Team Roping

BAREBACK BRONC RIDING

Brian BainCulver, Ore.171.02 points on two rides

2011 STAMPEDE CHAMPIONS

TEAM ROPINGSpencer Mitchell, Colusa, Calif.Bronc Cresta, Santa Rosa, Calif.14.63 seconds on three runs

BARREL RACINGTana PoppinoBig Cabin, Okla.31.72 seconds on two runs


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You can expect top cowboy performers, more fun and more events at the 97th an-nual Snake River Stampede when it starts Tuesday.

But most rodeo fans know there are plen-ty of activities that lead up to the competi-tion at the Idaho Center Tuesday through Saturday. And there are even more activities jammed into the week to make your rodeo experience a good one.

Second-year SRS President Dan Tiller is right in the middle of it all. His focus: Make the rodeo experience great for the cowboys and the fans. It all starts with a solid foun-dation and time-honored tradition of a well-organized board of directors and volunteers.

And that work has paid off. With about 700 pro rodeos, the Snake River Stampede has been in the top 10 rodeos for the past few years. The indoor arena at the Idaho Center helped push the Nampa event into the top. Top-ranked events bring better livestock, top competitors and bigger audiences. The size of the “purse” counts, too, with $29,000 per event.

A lot of the credit goes to the board of directors, who labor all year long for a week’s worth of entertainment. Then they finally get to relax and enjoy the show like so many other fans.

With 18 directors, some who have been on the board for more than 25 years, every person has jobs, including the newest direc-tor, Curtis Homer, who took over the seat held by retired director Craig Lunt.

Homer has been dedicated to the rodeo for years and has been great to work with, Tiller said. He does promotions throughout the city and service clubs, and his experience serving on the City Council helps him ad-vise the Stampede board on working with the city.

“He’s very sharp … and he has a great personality to go with it, so he was just a natural. That was easy for us,” Tiller said.

For more on the Board of Directors, see pages 11-15

EARLIER START, FREE PARKINGRegular rodeo attendees should plan for

an earlier start of the professional events. Action gets under way 30 minutes earlier than in years past at 7:30. Doors will open at 5:30, and pre-rodeo events begin earlier as well, with the final ride happening at about 9:45 p.m.

“During the week we always have this crowd of people that are working folks, and maybe it’s a little late getting home at 10:15, 10:30 p.m.,” Tiller explained.

With that change, there’s hope that more people will buy dinner at the rodeo, helping local service clubs that use concession sales as fundraisers.

And there’s good news for fans. Al-though the city has adopted a $5 parking fee, the Snake River Stampede will cover the costs this year, Tiller said.

Please see Stampede, page 29

Experience makes Snake River Stampede one of rodeo’s best events

AbouT ThE SNAKE RIvER STAmPEdE

$29,000: Purse size per event. Add in cowboy entry fees, and they’ll be competing for up to $400,000, Snake River Stampede Director Dan Tiller said.

35,000 – 40,000: Expected overall attendance, making it the Idaho Center’s largest event, Tiller said.

Top 10: Snake River Stampede’s ranking out of roughly 700 pro rodeos nationwide

550-600: Approximate number of contestants, including top cowboy Trevor Brazile

7: Number of professional events, with 12 contestants per event. There will also be

several pre- and post-rodeo events.97: Age of Snake River Stampede

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Miss Rodeo Idaho crowned

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Hunter Rackham, 15 of Menan, has been involved with horses and rodeo from a very young age. Her father, Terry, used to ride bulls and her great grandmother, Bunny, helped many women prepare for rodeo queen competitions. It is only natural for her to love the sport.

Rackham is a sophomore at Rigby High School, where she is focusing on a career as an obste-trician. She is a member of the Troylair Honor Choir, and per-forms with the Troyplayers.

She competes in high school rodeo goat tying, breakaway roping, barrel racing and pole bending. In her spare time she competes at reigning competi-tions and trains horses.

Rackham is proudly spon-sored by Snake River Stampede and the Stampede for the Cure. She would like to remind you about the great cause Stampede for the Cure is involved with, as they raise awareness about breast cancer and provide screenings and mammograms.

The reigning Miss Teen Ro-deo Idaho is excited to represent the beautiful state of Idaho.

Miss Teen Rodeo Idaho 2012 Hunter

Rackham

Miss Rodeo Idaho 2013 Contestants

Miss Teen Rodeo Idaho 2013 Contestants

Alexis Bennett is a 2009 graduate of Middleton High School, now attending the College of Idaho pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature with minors in Political Economy and Criminal Justice. Upon completion of her undergraduate degree, she plans to attend law school to become a child advocacy attorney. She has ridden horses since she was a young girl competing in 4-H, the Idaho State Horse Show Association, and runs barrels in the Idaho Girls Rodeo Association. She enjoys any activity outdoors, including running, cycling, camping, fishing and hunting with her German Short-hair. She feels the best way to combine her love of rodeo and passion for service is by having the privilege of representing Idaho as Miss Rodeo Idaho.

Erica Greenwood is a 2011 graduate from Skyview High School. Erica graduated with high academic distinc-tion, which has already earned her a general associates degree. She has also earned her basic EMT and certi-fied nursing certifica-tions. She was recruited to play basketball and continue her education at Treasure Valley Com-munity College. She plans to continue work-ing toward her Bachelors of Nursing degree and specialize in anesthesiology. Erica enjoys sports

of all kinds and is coaching young people in bas-ketball. Erica began riding with the Eh-Capa Bareback Riders and has earned the opportunity to perform at rodeos all around the Northwest and Canada honoring Native Americans in both dress and performance style.

She is also a member of the Snake River Stampede Night Light Drill Team. As Miss Rodeo Idaho 2013, Erica says, “It would be a privilege to educate the public on how six-shoot-er cowboys of the West have evolved into tele-vised athletes who thrive on the western way of life.”

Hali Stutzman graduated from Kim-berly High school in 2008 and went onto the College of South-ern Idaho, majoring in equine studies while being a member of the rodeo team. She was recruited to attend Mesalands Commu-nity College in New Mexico in 2009 on a rodeo scholarship major-ing in agribusiness, where she graduated in 2011. She has recently created a website, www.ready2rodeo.com, based on the sport of rodeo. Her dream is to one day see a fully operational western store named after her website. Hali competed in junior rodeo and showed horses in 4-H and FFA before competing in college rodeo in barrel racing, goat tying, breakaway roping and team roping. She believes the title of Miss Rodeo Idaho is “about being a part of something bigger than yourself.” She feels it’s her duty to lead by example and that it would be a chance of a lifetime.

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Caitlin � ornton’s en-thusiasm for the sport of rodeo and the state of Idaho played an integral part in earning her the title of Miss Rodeo Idaho 2012. On July 20, 2011, at the 96th annual Snake River Stampede in Nampa, � ornton became the 57th Miss Rodeo Idaho.

� ornton is the 23-year-old daughter of Dan and Pat � ornton of Meridian. She is a Coeur d’ Alene native who moved to Twin Falls in 2005.

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the College of Southern Idaho equestrian team and earned the honor of com-peting in the English and Western semi-� nals in 2008 and 2009.

� ornton has also been an active member of the American Quarter Horse Association competing in reining and working cow-horse.

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Stampede Board a� ords her the opportu-nity to reach out to many individuals. As Miss Rodeo Idaho and her partnership with Stampede for the Cure, she helps to make a di� erence in the lives of others by promoting breast cancer awareness and the availability of screening programs.

You can follow � ornton’s progress on her Facebook page and the Miss Rodeo Idaho website, missrodeoidaho.com.

She will compete for the 2012-2013 Miss Rodeo America title in early Decem-ber. � e national pageant is held annually in conjunction with the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. Contestants compete in appearance, horsemanship and personality.

More on Stampede For the Cure, page 28

Twin Falls woman uses crown, role to promote Stampede for the Cure

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Idaho Center, the ‘envy’ of other rodeos, helps keep Stampede in top 10

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© 2012 Idaho Press-Tribune NAMPA — Seven generations of Snake

River Stampede Director Dan Tiller’s family have lived in Nampa.

The newest edition — 2-year-old grandson Landon Palmer — might make an appearance with Tiller on the arena floor during this year’s rodeo.

Landon has already undergone three open-heart surgeries. He was essentially born with half a heart and wasn’t supposed to survive his first week, Tiller said.

“Everyday is a miracle with this little guy. … He wears his black cowboy hat around, he has a stick horse, he rides his rocking horse. He’s a cowboy.”

For decades, Tiller and his family have been involved with the Snake River Stampede — one of the top 10 pro-rodeos out of roughly 700 na-tionwide.

Although Nampa has changed drastically since his childhood — when the population was around 10,000 — there’s still a rural, Western culture here, Tiller said, and people support the rodeo even with new forms of entertainment competing for their attention.

Cowboys love the Snake River Stampede, too, he said, because of the great facility, room for RV parking, and the impressive purse size of about $29,000 per event. Add in cowboy entry fees, and they’ll be competing for up to $400,000, Tiller said.

That Idaho Center is a big reason why the local rodeo has been so successful, he said.

“I can’t stress enough how good our facility is out there. It’s kind of the envy of most of the rodeos around.”

With the stables, covered stalls, room for RVs, air conditioning and good set up, the Ida-ho Center is designed to handle a rodeo, he said.

And the other 17 volunteer board members who run the Stampeded have made Tiller’s job easy, he said. One of the highlights of his two years as Stampede director has been bringing

on two new directors: Francie Aguilar, who joined in 2010 as the first female director, and former Nampa City Council member Curtis Homer, who replaced retired director Craig Lunt this year.

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Francie Aguilar45, NampaFAMILY: Husband Buster, two

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Bill Deal, Jr.49, NampaFAMILY: Wife TiranaDIRECTOR: 17 yearsCOMMITTEES:Web SiteSpecial EventsMRI LiaisonProduction Meeting100th Anniversary

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David Temple65, MeridianFAMILY: Wife Glennis, three

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Steven Tester74, NampaFAMILY: Wife Judy, three childrenDIRECTOR: 13 yearsCOMMITTEES:ParadeArena Set Up

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Their funny, painted faces and baggy britches belie the seriousness of their mis-sions. The rodeo bullfighters and barrel-men, often referred to as clowns, are in the arena to save the bull riders after they come off the backs of the big animals with their menacing horns, and they often put their own lives on the line.

The bullfighters work on the ground, near the action, and the minute the cowboy comes off the back of the bull, they move in to distract the bull long enough for the rider to get out of the way. Often he is on his knees scrambling or he is running toward the barrel in order to get behind it and use it as protection. The bullfighters, in the mean-time, are luring the bull’s attention away from the cowboy and toward themselves.

They are as dedicated as paramedics and other service individuals who risk their lives trying to save others. And they are athletes. They work out and stay in training in order to outrun the bulls and out-maneuver them.

The barrelman in the arena is often a re-tired bullfighter who no longer feels his re-flexes and timing are good enough to be in front of the bulls. He still wants to stay in the business, so he works in the barrel. He will pick it up and walk to move the barrel closer to the action so that the cowboy can get to it if he needs it for protection. His job is also dangerous, as their have been times when a bull got a horn into the barrel and hooked the barrelman, who required hospi-talization.

The bullfighters in the Snake Riv-er Stampede arena this year are Will O’Connell and Quirt Hunt. The barrelman is Justin Rumford.

O’Connell joined the Professional Ro-deo Cowboys Association in 2005 as a bull rider and saddle bronc rider and became a bullfighter in 2007.

The 24-year-old bullfighter, who hails from River Falls, Wis., was a four-time qualifier to the national high school finals rodeo in saddle bronc riding and bull riding.

O’Connell was named 2006 First Fron-tier Circuit Average Champion Bull rider, 2008-2009 Toughest Cowboy Pickup Man and ranked in the top eight at the Dodge National Circuit Finals.

O’Connell’s father, Ray O’Connell, was a 16-time Great Lakes Pro Rodeo Circuit pickup man of the year.

This will be Quirt Hunt’s first appear-ance in the Snake River Stampede arena. The 34-year-old lives in Merna, Neb. He has worked many of the rodeos in Ameri-ca’s heartland from Abilene, Kan. to North Platte, Neb. He has also worked Denver and Salt Lake City.

Hunt was listed as one of America’s top 50 most eligible bachelors by People Magazine.

Justin Rumford will be featured as bar-relman and clown for the second year in a row at the Stampede. Rumford, of Ponca

City, Okla., grew up in a rodeo family. His grandfather, Floyd, started Rumford Rodeo Company in the 1950s. He ran the com-pany until he passed away in 1998. At that time, Justin’s dad, Bronc Rumford, took it over and still raises rodeo stock in the small town of Abbyville, Kan. Justin has worked as a contestant and pick up man in profes-sional rodeo, and last year he decided to try the entertaining and life-saving lifestyle of a barrelman and clown.

Rumford has several comedy acts that will keep the crowds in stitches.

They may be funny, but they save lives


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NAMPA — It’s one of the wildest events at the Snake River Stampede, and you won’t find a PRCA cowboy competing in it.

In the Calf Scramble, 20 teens race through mud and manure to compete for the honor of attempting to wrestle 400 pounds of wild-eyed calf into the muck and across the finish line — all for $1,000.

It may sound like the premise for a new reality show, but the Snake River Stam-pede’s Calf Scramble is, in truth, a fun and innovative way for the rodeo to give back to the community and help out local youth.

For more than a decade, the Stampede has given 20 teens — between the ages of 14 and 16 from local 4-H and FFA — the chance to harness one of 10 calves in the scramble and, with it, a $1,000 certificate to be used toward the purchase of a heifer calf of their own. The lucky ones raise the animals and show them at the following year’s rodeo.

Rodney Moore, a longtime Stampede board member who is now retired, and the

driving force behind the calf scramble, said he brought the scramble to the area in 1998. The sportsmanship award was instituted a year or two later.

An anonymous donor, saddened that some kids had to go home without livestock that first year, offered a significant sum of money to help out those who didn’t win a

calf of their own. Each year the sportsmanship award goes

to the competitor who chooses to help others wrangle their calves instead of gunning for one of his own.

Calf Scramble involves, helps youthCalf SCramble faCtS

n Some of the youth who win calves use them to help start their own herd of cattle, while others raise them for a few years and then sell them to help pay for college.

n Most winners choose to breed their heifer once it reaches an appropriate age, thus increasing both their cattle holdings and their knowledge of animal husbandry.

n The Calf Scramble gives youth who oth-erwise wouldn’t have the money to purchase a beef heifer or a dairy heifer funds to buy an animal.

See the Calf SCrambleThe scramble will be held on Tuesday night

in the middle of the night’s festivities. Admis-sion is included in the rodeo ticket price.

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On the final night of the Stampede, the rodeo will feature a salute to Mexican heritage and culture in the pre-rodeo activities.

Jose Campos, a local Realtor and horse trainer, has put together what he calls “Postcards from Mexico.”

Campos has devoted a lot of his life to keep the culture from his homeland alive. He trains horses in the charro way and dresses in authentic charro clothing to ride in parades and help put on shows in the valley.

The audience will be treated to brief glimpses of life and heritage in Mexico, including dancing girls and dancing horses, trick ropers and Mexican music.

The celebration of Mexican culture will start at 6:15 on Sat-urday night.

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Mutton Bustin’One of the most popular and crowd-pleasing features at the Snake

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It started at the Stampede in 1988 as a pre-rodeo event and its main purpose was to get people out to the rodeo and in the stands early to help alleviate the last-minute rush at the gates at 8 p.m.

That first year it was filmed by a local television station, picked by a national affiliate and shown on national news.

It has grown in popularity every year. Countless youngsters throughout the valley count on their fingers how old they are to see if they are old enough to ride, while others regret the year they turn 8 and can no longer ride.

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The competition started the Friday before the rodeo. Finalists will compete in a special section of barrel racing at the Stampede matinee performance Saturday, July 21.

Team roping was held Satur-day and Sunday. There were dif-ferent categories according to the abilities of the ropers. Finalists in these categories will ride im-mediately after the professional

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Ropers and barrel racers com-pete for prize money and other awards. Two saddles, sponsored

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“My main goal is to produce a fast and exciting rodeo with the best bucking stock available,” Mike Cervi says.

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“You have to have good bucking horses, bucking bulls and a lot of fighting bulls,” Mike said. “You need color in the front and the em-ployees in the back to make it run smoothly.”

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The Snake River Stampede will feature a demonstration and competition of cowboy mounted shooting between a break in the rodeo action in the arena in each perfor-mance of the rodeo, July 17-21, according to Stampede director Rod Orrison.

Cowboy mounted shooting is the fast-est growing equestrian sport in the nation. Mounted contestants compete in this fast action timed event using two .45 caliber single action revolvers, each loaded with five rounds of specially prepared blank ammunition. These revolvers are like those used in the late 1800’s. They must be cocked each time before firing by draw-ing the hammer back. The cartridges are loaded with black powder like that used in the 1800’s. The load will break a balloon up to about 15 feet. Live rounds are strictly prohibited at competitions and the guns are checked at each event.

Safety in horse training and firearm handling are emphasized to the members and it is also stressed that this is safe for the audience.

There will be a men’s division and a women’s division. A special pattern has been designed for the Stampede arena. Ten balloons will be set up in the pattern. The ride is timed, similar to the barrel racing event, and penalties are assessed: 5 seconds for each miss, 5 seconds for hitting a barrel, 5 seconds for dropping a gun, 10 seconds for breaking the pattern.

On opening night, Tuesday, four women will compete at the Division I level, and on Wednesday night five men will ride in Divi-sion I. There will be four women riding at the Division II level on Thursday night and four men in Division II on Friday night.

The matinee performance on Saturday afternoon, July 21, will feature both pistol shooting and rifle shooting. They will shoot

five balloons with a pistol and then switch to a rifle for five more balloons. Finally there will be four men riding in the Division III level on Saturday night.

There are a lot of rodeo fans in the area who have never witnessed a mounted shoot-ing competition for and it is expected to be a crowd-pleaser people who enjoy good horses and horsemanship, Stampede officials added.

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Event aims to lift Idaho from ‘bottom of hill’ in breast cancer prevention

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© 2012 Idaho Press-TribuneNAMPA — Wednesday a sea of pink

will again descend on the Snake River Stampede. The annual rite aims to bring breast cancer awareness and prevention to Treasure Valley women.

By the end of this Stampede week, Stam-pede for the Cure will have raised about $420,000 for breast cancer awareness and free mammograms since its inception in 2006. The money is raised through a portion of ticket sales to Wednesday’s Stampede for the Cure Night and other sales. Rodeo fans are encouraged to wear pink Wednesday.

This year’s Stampede for the Cure again includes a concert and other events that were scheduled for Saturday. The organiza-tion raises about $60,000 each year.

Idaho ranks low in breast cancer health issues, Stampede Secretary Treasurer Ken Nicodemus said.

“We’re at the bottom of the hill as far as breast (cancer) awareness and preven-tion,” Nicodemus said. “Our big job is to (raise awareness) and raise money to pay for (mammograms.)”

This year Stampede for the Cure will also raise funds with the sale of pink lemonade at Stampede for the Cure Night. Each of the 1,000 cups of lemonade, at a cost of $10, will be numbered. At the end of the night a winning cup number will be drawn and an-nounced for the prize of a diamond pendant from Ameri Star Diamonds.

Sale of Stampede for the Cure apparel will take place each night of the rodeo.

Stampede for the Cure has provided

free mammograms for 963 women since its inception. The tests are open to all women who qualify under eligibility guidelines.

Stampede for the Cure changed its name last year from Tough Enough for Pink. Country artist Mark Wills was scheduled to headline Saturday’s concert at the Idaho Center Amphitheater.

Stampede for the Cure Night: Wednes-day, doors open at 5:30 p.m., rodeo begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets online at ICtickets.

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The Snake River Stampede’s efforts to increase breast can-cer awareness has been a popular campaign that Nampa Chamber’s Georgia Bowman sup-ports.

She understands the needs for early detection, after getting a routine annual mammogram and tiny specks of breast cancer were detected even though she was symptom free.

The president and CEO for the Nampa Chamber knows she’s lucky that her own cancer was caught very early and the treat-

ment was not so arduous and debilitating. Women who wait for symptoms before get-ting checked face a much bigger challenge when it comes to recovery. That takes time and it costs money. It can be devastating for the patient and family.

“We’ve got to keep creating that aware-ness because we have too many people in Idaho, and in our area, who aren’t getting screened,” Bowman said.

Sometimes women forego regular mam-mograms because they can’t afford the ex-pense or don’t have insurance.

The Stampede for the Cure funds help cover those costs.

There are so many people who care about breast cancer, Bowman said, and so many

ways women can get those screenings early. Knowing that one in eight women get

breast cancer, Bowman wants more people to understand why screening is important.

Putting it off can mean battling a more advanced cancer if it is discovered in later stages, and it makes dealing with life even more complicated, Bowman explained, ticking off the questions women who don’t get screened should think about:

Are you willing to put your life on the line?

Are you willing to take time off work to deal with this?

Are you willing to deal with your family?“You can recover a lot faster and get your

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Georgia BowmanPresident and CEO for the

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ANNOUNCER Hall of Fame announcer Boyd Polhamus

will work solo this year after working side-by-side with Bob Tallman for decades in Nampa. Tallman, still dear to the Stampede, will take the opportunity to announce at other rodeos, Tiller said, and Polhamus will switch to an-nouncing from horseback in the arena.

“I think you’re going to get all of Boyd’s personality,” Tiller said. “He’s very dynamic, and he can think on the spot.”

For more on Polhamus, see page 30

BULLFIGHTER DEBUTSA new bullfighter will debut for the first

time in Nampa. His name is 34-year-old Quirt Hunt, who also was listed as one of America’s top 50 most eligible bachelors by People Magazine. Will O’Connell returns to Nampa along with Justin Rumford.

For more on the bullfighters, see page 16

EVEN MORE FUNPre-rodeo action includes the very popular

and entertaining mutton busting, calf scram-ble and Stampeders. On the final night of the rodeo, the Stampede will salute Mexican heri-tage and culture with a show called “Postcards from Mexico.”

The Rope and Run event is another way for competitors to have fun that lasts all week long.

For more on the Rope and Run, see page 22.A new event this year is Cowboy Shoot-

ing, which is “growing like crazy” in the equine world, Tiller said.

“They run through the arena on horse-back and they shoot balloons. … It’s fast, very fast, and you have to be accurate with your shooting.”

But don’t worry — they’re shooting with blanks.

The Stampede will continue to raise awareness for breast cancer and will feature a new cause this year. Republican nominee for Canyon County sheriff Kieran Donahue will start a promotional tour to raise awareness about domestic violence Friday at the rodeo. Audience members are encouraged to wear purple Friday night. And as always, fans are reminded to wear pink Wednesday to show support for Stampede for the Cure, which is expected to raise $60,000 for mammograms this year.

For more on these events, see pages 18-34

OTHER ACTIONSettling for a great show would be easy, but

having fine-tuned the action in the arena, the Stampede board continually looks for ways to make the Stampede more than just a rodeo.

The Snake River Stampede board has tried to expand the events beyond the five days of action and will again feature the Cowboy Coral with music after the performances.

For more on the Cowboy Coral, see page 31, and the complete schedule of events on page 5

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Boyd Polhamus, 44, one of the premier rodeo announcers in the business, has been part of the production of the Snake River Stampede for nearly two decades. He will be back on the microphone at the Stampede again this year, and he will be on horseback for the first time in nearly 10 years.

Polhamus has been a part of the Stam-pede family since 1994. Twenty three years ago, he announced a college rodeo in Uval-de, Texas. He got the job by pretending to be a rodeo announcer in his college’s practice arena at the same time he was competing as a cowboy. The pretending ended in October of 1985, and a career was born.

No one, not even Polhamus, could have imagined what the next two decades would bring. His resume now includes 18 stints as an announcer at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. Only Hall of Famers Bob Tallman and the late Cy Tail-lon have been selected that many times. He has also been the alternate announcer at the WNFR four times.

Polhamus considers this job to be the pinnacle of his profession, and he reached it at the age of 26 when he was selected to call the play at his first National Finals Rodeo.

One of the highlights of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association convention held every December in Las Vegas is the awards banquet. It is there that professional rodeo honors its best, from bullfighters to stock contractors to rodeos to announcers. In 2007, Polhamus, an 11-time nominee who had given up ever winning the award, was the most surprised person of the evening when his name was called. He was definite-ly the sentimental favorite of the night and easily the most emotional recipient.

“I’m just kind of floating,” the choked-up Polhamus said, after the announcement of his win. “After being nominated 10 times, I

had decided they weren’t ever going to give me the award, so it was a big surprise.” One of the reasons it seemed he was continually passed over was his best friend and fellow announcer Bob Tallman. During the years that Polhamus was nominated in the past, the older and more established Tallman won the award seven times.

“I honestly think Bob was the happi-est person in the room to see me win the award,” Polhamus said. After winning the award the first time in 2007, he repeated the honor two more years.

“Better than I deserve…” is Polhamus’ most common response to the question, “How are you?” He says that comment most accurately describes both his profes-sional and family life. His career demands

nearly 300 travel days a year. He says his wife, Sandee, is both his best friend and best adviser.

“There’s too much in my life that is right that I have no control over, so it’s got to be God,” he says. “Everything good that’s happened in my life can be traced back to a friend or family member who went out of their way to help me. Well, you don’t buy your friends at a department store; God puts them in your life. I can only hope I’ve treat-ed them as well as they’ve treated me.”

On those rare occasions when he can be found at home, Polhamus enjoys team rop-ing, the Green Bay Packers and working with his cattle on the Band-Aid Ranch in Brenham, Texas.

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“I don’t know of a better rodeo anywhere. There are a select few rodeos that are just as good, but none better. The SRS is up there with the big boys.”Boyd Polhamus, back on the microphone at the Stampede this year for the 18th year in a row

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The Snake River Stampede will set up the Cowboy Corral for the third year. It will be set up under a big tent out in front of the Idaho Center and will be running Wednesday through Saturday nights.

The Cowboy Corral will feature a live band and will provide a time for dancing and socializing. The band will provide music from the time the rodeo is over until approximately 12:30 a.m.

Since it is outside the gated entrance area, there is no charge to attend this event. It is free and open to the public. Beverages will be available for purchase.

According to one of the Stampede directors, Ken Nicode-mus, the event offers a time for people to socialize, visit and have some fun.

“Often the fans aren’t ready to leave after the rodeo. They like to hang around and visit with their friends,” he said. “This will give them a place to hang out with each other until they are ready to go home. They can socialize and dance and give those leaving the parking lot time to clear out.”


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are at the rodeo each night to help with crowd control and tra� c � ow and to pro-vide security. � ey have worked at the rodeo practically since its beginning, providing a comforting presence both for those who work the rodeo and those who come to be entertained. � ey are an integral part of our community, and as such are greatly appreci-ated.

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� ree EMTs from Saint Alphonsus Re-gional Medical Center will be on site for the rodeo plus the extra hours of slack competi-tion. Life Flight will also be available.

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The Snake River Stampeders will ride with a brand-new drill at the Stampede this year, but they will use the music and oth-er props from a show they first performed back in 2001. The show was so well received that they were asked to ride at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas in December of that year, and then again at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City in 2002.

Back in 2001, the creator of the Stam-peders, Stampede executive secretary Jim-mie Hurley, wanted to do a patriotic show with red, white and blue lights and with the music “Proud To Be An American.”

She asked the man she deals with in obtaining the lights if he had ever made an American flag of lights. He said no, but he probably could build a frame and string the lights in it.

“No, I don’t want a stiff frame. I want it to furl,” Hurley said.

Incredulous, he asked, “You want it to furl?”

She suggested using the flag pole for a support and a bar at the top for support, then stringing chicken wire or netting to hold the strings of lights. He made the flag, and it was a big hit with audiences.

And it furled.No one could have foreseen that on Sept.

11, the nation would have been attacked by terrorists. A wave of patriotism swept over the nation and the people were more united than they had been in years. The Stampeders performed the “Proud To Be An American” show in Las Vegas less than three months later and received a standing ovation. Red, white and blue confetti fell from the rafters. Many of the spectators had tears in their eyes.

The Snake River Stampeders were cre-ated in 1997, the same year that the Stam-pede moved indoors. Hurley wanted to give the fans something special that they couldn’t have seen when it was outdoors.

She dreamed up the idea of a drill team of riders in the dark with lights on their cloth-ing and on their horses. It was an invention every step of the way because there was no one to ask how to do it.

In the beginning the riders used battery-operated strings of small Christmas lights. Since then the lights have become brighter and sturdier.

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Each of the two judges, themselves vet-erans of arena competition, has 50 points to work with on every ride: 25 points for the animal, 25 for the rider. The perfect score of 100 points has never been awarded.

In horse-riding events, a rider must have his toes turned out and his spurs in contact with the bronc’s shoulders the first jump from the chute. Failure to do this immedi-ately disqualifies the rider.

In bull riding, there is no such rule. To appreciate the cowboys’ efforts, watch the brute strength of the bucking animals: their darts, dives, twists, and rolls that revolve around three axes like an airplane in a thun-derstorm.

The tougher the animal is to ride, the more points it will be scored by the judges.

What to watch forn Failing to spur a saddle bronc or bare-

back horse out of the chute to the satisfac-tion of the judges. The spurs must be touch-ing the bronc over the shoulders when the front hooves hit the ground first jump out of the chute. If the horse stalls coming out of the chute, the judge may shout to the rider that he waives the rule.

n Touching animal or rigging with the free hand. In all three riding events — bare-back riding, saddle bronc riding and bull riding — the contestant may hold on with only one hand. He cannot touch any part of the animal, the rigging, the rein or the bull rope with his free hand, whether it happens intentionally or by accident.

n Losing a stirrup before the end of the ride disqualifies a contestant in saddle bronc riding. The hand signals are given by the judges to the announcers and timers imme-diately after the signal marking the end of each ride. There is no signal for the obvious disqualification of bucking off.

Making points: In all three roughstock events (Saddle and Bareback Bronc Riding and Bull Riding), the rider must stay atop the animal for 8 seconds, using just one hand and abiding by additional rules. The rules are deliberately slanted to give the animals every advantage.

Saddle Bronc riding: Points are awarded for continuous spurring action through the ride, from point of shoulder rearward. The longer the stroke, the better the score. Tim-

ing is vital. The cowboy’s spurs must be in contact with the horse’s shoulders each time the bronc’s front feet strike the ground. The rider does not pull on the buckrein, but lifts just enough to keep tension and maintain his balance.

Bareback riding: Rather than the front-to-back spurring motion used in Saddle Bronc Riding, the bareback rider spurs up and out, and back down to the front, and re-peats continuously. His knees almost strike his chin, his spurs almost strike his rigging handhold. Bareback horses are smaller than saddle broncs, with a lot of quick twists, “sunfishing” and turnback in their moves.

Bull riding: The cowboy isn’t required to spur in this event, but he may add points when he does. Bull riding requires excep-tional balance and body control — main-taining position regardless of what moves the bull makes. Recoveries make spectacular watching but lost points; a good bull rider doesn’t get out of shape so badly he must re-cover. For spurring to count, it must be far more than a rider shuffling his feet.

Scoring the animals: It is not possible for any man to out power a bucking animal that weighs from 1,000 to 2,000 pounds — he must use his wits and his skills. To appreciate the roughstock cowboys’ efforts, watch the brute, raw strength of the buck-ing animals, their darts, dives, twists and rolls; changes of direction so violent and fast that animals appear to “swap ends,” and the impact with which they strike the ground.

n Watch for high kicking action with the hind legs fully extended. A high jump-ing animal looks sensational, but a high kicking animal is usually stronger and more difficult to ride.

n Watch for the animal changing direc-tions. A spinning animal is usually harder to ride than one bucking strength. The animal that spins one direction and then “reverses it,” going the other way, is harder yet to ride.

n Watch for a rolling, twisting motion. An animal that “sunfishes” and “shows its belly” adds another difficult dimension to the up, down, sideways bucking action.

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