by chris@rosepapacreative.com | Apr 3, 2022 | Inductees, Leaders of Ranching - Rodeo
Born September 1, 1946, to Raymond “Butch” Luger and Thelma Lucy Luger in Fort Yates, ND, Robert was riding horseback at a very early age. He went to St Bernard’s Mission School. Robert went to Fort Yates High School where he was on the state champion track team and...
by chris@rosepapacreative.com | Mar 29, 2022 | Inductees, Leaders of Ranching - Rodeo
Jim Weekes was born four miles from the Riverside Ranch on a homestead near Almont, North Dakota. His grandfather, S.P. Weekes, and his uncles produced rodeos. Weekes entered his first pony race when he was a seven year old tenderfoot. His folks moved to the HT Ranch...
by chris@rosepapacreative.com | Mar 28, 2022 | Inductees, Leaders of Ranching - Rodeo
Walter Piehl, Sr. was born July 23, 1915, in Marion, ND, to John and Fern (Mart) Piehl. He was educated in Marion and grew up farming with horses. Piehl married Hattie DeVries in 1939, and they had three children. They purchased land and farmed for a time.
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by chris@rosepapacreative.com | Mar 28, 2022 | Inductees, Leaders of Ranching - Rodeo
Earl Northrop was born to Theo and Mabel Northrop on June 12, 1921, in Monango. He was raised on a ranch near Merricourt and at an early age, began trailing horses with his father from Mobridge, South Dakota, to Merricourt. During this time, Earl acquired his lifelong...
