by chris@rosepapacreative.com | Apr 30, 2023 | Inductees, Special Achievement
The Lansford Ghost Riders, organized in the early 1950s, was a group of young men and women ranging from 6-18 years of age. The club was started by Jack Sidener, a young rancher, farmer, and horseman. He came up with the idea of starting a horse club with student...
by chris@rosepapacreative.com | Apr 3, 2022 | Inductees, Special Achievement
If there is ever a lesson a cattleman learns, it is this: not to fight is to perish. Those were the sentiments of Watford City rancher Andrew Johnston, whose foresight and leadership led to the formation of the North Dakota Stockmen’s Association (NDSA). Cattle...
by chris@rosepapacreative.com | Apr 2, 2022 | Inductees, Special Achievement
The White Earth Valley Saddle Club filed Articles of Incorporation with North Dakota’s Secretary of State in September of 1956. The club purchased 57 acres of land on the east side of White Earth Valley Road and went to work building an arena and chutes, with all...
by chris@rosepapacreative.com | Apr 2, 2022 | Inductees, Special Achievement
f there was ever an event that drew contestants and crowds, it was the Sanish Rodeo, held for three days each July. In its short, seven-year existence, it became second in the state in prize money paid and second to none in the number of contestants competing daily....
by chris@rosepapacreative.com | Apr 2, 2022 | Inductees, Special Achievement
A tradition since 1937, the North Dakota Winter Show moved to the newly constructed North Dakota Winter Show Events Center on Grainger Hill in 1963. That same year, the PRCA sanctioned the North Dakota Winter Show and Fettig Rodeo produced the event in the new arena....
by chris@rosepapacreative.com | Apr 2, 2022 | Inductees, Special Achievement
The 50-year-old Minot Y’s Men’s Rodeo began in 1955 when North Dakota’s first indoor rodeo was held in the new Minot City Auditorium. Since the rodeo’s inception, the Y’s Men have volunteered time, talent and financial resources to provide audiences with a quality...
