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.

Hard Luck Story Draws In The Cash

Monsanto Canada has chosen the Manitou Curling Club as this year’s $10,000 grand prizewinner of its “Imagine a Better House” Community Curling Club Improvement contest. The 170-member, four-sheet curling club located in southwestern Manitoba has a long history dating back to its year of establishment in 1890. The current facility is approaching 50 years old


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

Time To Hit The Trails

PICTURE PERFECT:Marcia Foord of Onanole, Manitoba enjoys a sunny day on the trails. Cross-country skiing can be a heart-pumping, adrenal ine-surging sport. For more of us though, it is a quieter, more reflective way of experiencing the outdoors and an opportunity to soak in the beauty of winter. Cross-country skiing (a. k.a. Nordic skiing) is


Monsanto Supports Curling Rinks

Monsanto Canada’s “Imagine a Better House” community curling club improvement program is back for another year with enhanced funding of $45,000 in cash awards available to rural-based curling clubs in Western Canada who need a hand to improve their clubs. The “Imagine a Better House” community curling club program gives rural-based curling clubs in Western



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

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


Arden Teen An Eight-Second Cowboy

Hooked on an eight-second ride, the rush is created by being involved in a sport where his adversary – a rank bull – is as explosive as gunpowder and lead. The Arden teenager comes by the cowboy lifestyle honestly, as his father was the 1982 Manitoba Rodeo Cowboys Association’s (MRCA) bareback champion. “For as long

Hamiota Cowgirl Has A Need For Speed

Barrel racing may look less harrowing than some other rodeo events, but it certainly is not for the fainthearted. The horsemanship skills and competitive drive in this fast and furious event make it a crowd favourite. And a favourite for a number of Manitoba High School Rodeo Association members including Alex Park of Hamiota. Horsemanship