MANDAN RODEO SEEKS QUEEN AND PRINCESS CONTESTANTS

The Mandan Rodeo Committee is seeking contestants for the Miss Rodeo Mandan queen and princess pageants. The queen and princess serve as ambassadors for the Mandan Rodeo Days, the community and the sport of rodeo, portraying excellence in sportsmanship, high moral and ethical character, and careful and humane treatment of animals.

Miss Rodeo Mandan contestants must be between the ages of 17 to 23 and be residents of North Dakota. Princess contestants must be between the ages of 8 and 12 as of July 1 and be from Mandan or the surrounding area.

Contestants in both divisions need to be available July 1 to 4 for participation in pageant competition and rodeo activities. Contestants are judged on horsemanship, a speech and personal interview, appearance and modeling.

Complete rules and entry forms are downloadable at www.mandanrodeo.com or by contacting Keely Spilde of the Mandan Rodeo Pageant Committee at 701-527-5118 or keelys99@yahoo.com. Entries are due May 23.

New royalty will be crowned at the July 4 rodeo performance by 2008 Miss Rodeo North Dakota former Miss Rodeo Mandan Lindy Ellis and Miss Rodeo Mandan Princess Emily Carson, both of Bismarck. Mandan Rodeo Days is celebrating its 129th anniversary in 2008.

The North Dakota State Fair is seeking contestants for the Miss Rodeo North Dakota State Fair pageant.
Miss North Dakota State Fair contestants must be between the ages of 18 to 23 as of July 1, 2008 and be residents of North Dakota.
Contestants will compete on July 17 & 18, and will need to be available July 19-24 for State Fair activities. Contestants are judged on horsemanship, a State Fair speech, modeling, impromptu questions and a personal interview.
Complete rules and entry forms are downloadable at www.ndstatefair.com or by contacting Leslie Herslip at pagcoordinator@yahoo.com or call 701-578-4953. You can also email the State Fair office at ndsf@minot.com for more info. Entries are due July 1st.
New royalty will be crowned in the afternoon on July 18th by 2008 Miss Rodeo North Dakota State Fair Tasha Thompson of Sherwood, ND.

Leslie Herslip
Marketing Coordinator
FMI/Applecore Ent.
(701) 838-2822 Ext. 111

NDHSRA members and or parents, if you are up for a creative challenge for an excellent cause we need you!

We are looking for a few creative people to put together a North Dakota basket offering to be taken to Farmington NM during the NHSRA Finals in July.

Each year, every state or province that participates in the NHSRA is encouraged to donate a basket that represents their state. The "baskets" are rarely a basket, more so a creative container that is within the size limitations... the offerings within the basket are comprised of many interesting items, ranging from art work, ND foods, western gear, handmade tack, ND jewelry etc... that we have been fortunate to have people donate or sell at a discount. Although the baskets can be filled with whatever you wish!

The baskets are silently bid on during the NHSRA Finals which will be held in Farmington NM in July 2008 the baskets are also voted on for best of show. ND's basket received reserve Best of Show in 2006 and raised over 1000.00 dollars alone!!! The donated baskets will be on display and silently bid on during the NHSRA finals but can be bid on by anybody that loves the sport of rodeo early by contacting a NDHSRA student or adult board member, before the NHDSRA finals starts in New Mexico. All the monies raised from the silent auction is put towards the NHSRA Crisis Fund which is available to all NHSRA members. The auction concludes towards the end of the finals.

If you would be willing to head up this project or have an item you would like to donate, we'd love to hear from you. Some ND kids have benefited from this fund in the past--

The National High School Rodeo Association established the NHSRA Crisis Fund in April 1995. The purpose of the fund is to provide financial assistance to offset the costs associated with an injury or death sustained by a NHSRA member at a sanctioned high school rodeo or while traveling to or from a high school rodeo.

As of October 2002, the NHSRA Crisis Fund had funds in excess of $108,000. Contributions, donations and memorials to the fund are greatly appreciated and are tax-deductible. Contributions should be made payable to the NHSRA Crisis Fund and sent to the NHSRA, 12001 Tejon, Suite 128, Denver, CO 80234.
The NHSRA Crisis Fund For additional information on the NHSRA Crisis Fund or to receive an application and criteria for payments, please contact the NHSRA National Headquarters at: crisisfund@NHSRA.org

Monthly devotional sharing from Pam Weinreis; Pam will share in a monthly column, and possibly more frequently as rodeo season begins!

Basket For Breast Cancer
There will be a Western Basket Silent Auction for Sharon (Dwight) Hansen
Saturday, May 10th at the Buckskin Bar & Grill/6:00 p.m.
Dinner special and DJ Entertainment (Killdeer High School Rodeo Fun Night)
Auction to continue on Sunday, May 11th at the Killdeer High School Rodeo.
Proceeds will benefit Sharon as she has been undergoing breast cancer surgery and treatments.
If you would like to donate a western basket, please contact
Jackie Gjermundson at 701-938-4253 or 701-290-6974.

The fundraising information has been updated for 2007-2008. Call or e-mail if you need more calendars or raffle tickets! You can sent money and ticket stubs in to the office as you sell them.

A great selling point for the calendars--they have four $5 coupons for RCC Western Stores! This is a $20 value for a $10 investmentExtra calendars are available from Bob Bahm, Minot; Penny Breuer, Mandan; Gene Harris, Killdeer; or the office. NOTE--due to the cost of postage on the calendars, I am only sending them out in units of 10!

Congratulations to Lindy Ellis, Bismarck, for being crowned 2008 Miss Rodeo ND!