by chris@rosepapacreative.com | Apr 30, 2023 | Cowboy Long Rider, Inductees
Alan Woodbury was born to parents John and Ida Woodbury in Carson, ND. He is one of 7 Woodbury children. As a young boy, Woody enjoyed sports and competition. He was the point guard on the Carson HS basketball team and earned All-conference football recognition. Alan...
by chris@rosepapacreative.com | Apr 30, 2023 | Inductees, Rodeo Modern-era
Tim Feland was born November 30, 1956, to Art and Marie (Cronin) Feland in Bismarck, ND. At the age of four, he started roping and dragging calves with his dad, at the ranch. In junior high and high school, he competed in Little Britches in the calf roping and team...
by chris@rosepapacreative.com | Apr 30, 2023 | Inductees, Rodeo Modern-era
Wade Sundby was born in 1956 to Orvin and Ginger Sundby in Williston, ND. The Sundbys were always involved in cattle and horses as Orvin owned a meat packing business in Williston. Wade was a standout at Williston High School, having records in football, 4H Champion...
by chris@rosepapacreative.com | Apr 30, 2023 | Inductees, Rodeo Pre-1970s
Raymond Duane Gilstad was born May 8, 1934, to Edgar and Effie Gilstad, and spent his entire life on the McKenzie County farmstead where he and twelve siblings were raised. He married Linda Ewen of Watford City, ND, on May 31, 1957. Ray worked as a farmhand and on...
by chris@rosepapacreative.com | Apr 30, 2023 | Inductees, Ranching Modern-era
Adolph Burkhardt was born on March 13, 1915, on a ranch north of Hebron, ND. His parents, Rudolph and Karolina Burkhardt had immigrated from Russia in 1910. He walked to and attended the Elm Creek country school when not needed during planting and harvesting seasons....
by chris@rosepapacreative.com | Apr 30, 2023 | Inductees, Ranching Pre-1940s
John “Jack” McCrory was a Civil War veteran, a pioneer rancher, a mentor to many and an entrepreneur. He was born in 1842 in New York and moved west with the family to Minnesota when he was 12. Jack enlisted in the Union Army at age 20 and served with the...