by chris@rosepapacreative.com | May 7, 2026 | Inductees, Special Achievement
“Clover Leaf. Potato Race. Stake Race. Gown Race. Musical Chairs. Pack-up-and-Go.” Those words, handwritten on a stack of old Standard Oil Company loading tickets, are the historical remains of the Richardton Saddle Club’s early youth rodeo competitions, which began...
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....
