Festivals – for Jul. 14, 2011

Contact us with your event, dates, location and contact information at [email protected]. July 14:Virden Fair. Contact Diane Janzen at 204-851-6262 or email [email protected]. July 14-17:St. Pierre Jolys Frog Follies and Agricultural Fair. Visit www.frogfollies.com or call 204- 433-2888. July 15-16:Sprucewoods/Shilo Rodeo, Hwy. 340, two miles north of CFB Shilo. Events start 6:30 p.m. Friday and

Rodeo Impacts Inglis Cowgirl

The Manitoba High School Rodeo Association (MHSRA) allows youth to begin their rodeo education at age 12. And while competition basically follows the school year with fall and spring dates, being involved means so much more for members such as Shannon Jackson of Inglis, Manitoba. “As a member, the MHSRA has given me so much.


All For One, And One For All

Ryan Miller of Neepawa, Manitoba is involved in a family tradition competing in the sport of rodeo. He has not only gained plenty of knowledge competing at the high school level, but the wisdom passed down by his father and mother, Neil and Brenda, along with older brother Justin, has made him a better cowboy.

Valuable Life Lessons Learned

Leading Team Manitoba to the 62nd Annual National High School Finals Rodeo, as Miss Manitoba, last summer was an awesome experience for Brittany Marshall of Minnedosa. And while the “queen” experience was a once-in-a lifetime opportunity, Marshall has goals to make a return engagement to Gillette, Wyoming this summer as a competitor from a different


Living A Cowboy’s Dream

By riding trails, checking cows on a community pasture, or competing in a rodeo arena, a Miniota teenager is living his ideal life. Aaron Lee owes a lot of his success and drive for the cowboy way to a special adult in his life – Zane Fredbjornson, manager of the Wallace PFRA Community Pasture. “Drawn



Festivals – for Aug. 19, 2010

Contact us with your event, dates, location and contact information at [email protected]. Aug. 19-22:Hanover Agricultural Fair, Grunthal. Contact Wayne or Connie LeMay at 204-434-6773 or [email protected] or visit www.hanoverag.com. Aug. 20-21:Roblin Fair, contact Charmaine Popp at 204-937- 4915. Aug. 21:Eriksdale Creamery Days, Eriksdale Museum. Contact Doreen Lamoureux at 204-739-5322 or email [email protected]. Aug. 21-22:Harness Racing,

Boots, Books, And Broncs – for Aug. 12, 2010

According to the website of the United States-based National High School Rodeo Association, high school rodeo began in the 1940s after a Texas educator and part-time rodeo cowboy observed that local youth were heading out to the town’s rodeo grounds to rope steers after school and wondered why the sport couldn’t be included as an


Boots, Books, And Broncs – for Aug. 12, 2010

School and sports have long been a part of teenage life. Besides building character, stamina and instilling a sense of camaraderie in youth, the physical aspect of sport serves as a relief valve, not only from the cerebral pressures of getting an education, but also for the stress of growing up. Just over a decade

Morris Stampede Opens After Calgary Controversy

“You can have a catastrophe happen to any horse at any time.” – DR. KEN JOHNSON The Manitoba Stampede and Exhibition, which celebrates its 47th anniversary in Morris this week, expects to avoid the controversy which annually dogs its larger counterpart in Calgary. Unlike the Calgary Stampede, which regularly experiences dead and injured animals during