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From the Editors

Kathy and Mark McMillan

The Festival was great and we're already planning for 2011 - the 15th Annual Kamloops Cowboy Festival!

I think from all accounts everyone on our end was happy with the way the 14th Annual Kamloops Cowboy Festival went. Everything seemed to have gone well - the Trade Show, Western Art Show, Entertainment, Rising Stars, Workshops & Seminars, Award presentations, Downtown Events, Thursday Evening Shows, ... what did I miss? The public feedback was 99.99% good - we always get the odd complaint, and we look at, and listen to them all, trying to make next year the best yet. I know, as always, we will have folks back again next year that were there for the first time this year and found out what a great weekend it truely is! You can read a couple of Festival Reviews in this newsletter.

One of the main focuses of the BCCHS is the BC Cowboy Hall of Fame and once again both induction ceremonies went well. Below you can read a little about each event and see photos taken at both, in the Hall of Fame article. There's also a separate article about the Williams Lake induction ceremony and the great reception that the Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin had - read that here.

Although the grass is growing and summer is just around the corner you can bet that we'll still be working on next year's Festival. We already have a tentative list of entertainers that's far too long so we have to cut names off the list rather than try and get more names - wish sponsors were that abundant :-).

Mark McMillan, Editor
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From the Desk of El Presidenté

Mike Puhallo

BCCHS El Presidente’s Report May, 2010

After a real mild winter, my horses and I might be packing a little extra weight but we are slicked off, healthy and ready for another busy summer.

The fourteenth annual Kamloops Cowboy Festival was very successful. Once again our volunteers, exhibitors, and entertainers did an outstanding job. An increase in corporate sponsorship and grant funding from Canada Council for the Arts kept us in the black in spite of a shaky economy and some ugly weather. Attendance was down slightly from 2009 levels on Friday, but we had great crowds on Saturday and Sunday. The satellite events at South Thompson Inn and downtown went over very well! Plans are already well underway for next year and I am already looking forward to our 15th Annual Festival. (We have also been approved for additional funding from Heritage Canada)

I am looking forward to a busy summer of chasing cows and spinning rhymes and judging rodeos. For the next few months I will be in the saddle during the week and on the road nearly every weekend so anyone hoping to track me down should probably check the schedule on my website first.

The last 15 years has been quite a ride. I want to take this opportunity to thank my fellow directors, volunteers, and members who have contributed to making the BCCHS the great organization it is. We have accomplished a lot over the last few years. Our festivals, concerts, Cowboy Hall of Fame, and our scholarship program, have all assisted in raising the profile and level of appreciation for the heritage and culture of the west.

Our greatest challenge over the next few years will revolve around finding new volunteers to replace some of the people I have come to regard as irreplaceable. Once again I want thank the; board members, volunteers, and members of the BCCHS for your effort and dedication and remind you all to stay on the lookout for new recruits.

Mike Puhallo - President
mikepuhallo@direct.ca

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The BC Cowboy Heritage Society

You can read all about the BC Cowboy Heritage Society as well as find membership information on the About Us page. You can help support us here at the BC Cowboy Heritage Society by taking out a membership. There are no commitments. We have members all over the world and would love to have more.   It's easy - just fill out a BCCHS Membership Form.

You can get additional information at:
The BC Cowboy Heritage Society
Box 137
Kamloops, BC
V2C 5K3

Phone: 1-888-763-2224, or Email: cowboys@bcchs.com.

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Mark Your Calendar for next year's Festival!
The 15th Annual Kamloops Cowboy Festival!
March 10th - 13th, 2011!

Our headquarters hotel, Kamloops Towne Lodge
Phone 1-800-665-6674 or (250) 828-6660
Email: info@kamloopstownelodge.com

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Here's the Way Things Went at the 2010 Festival

There are two reviews - one by Ol' Ugly right here   one by Mark McMillan a little lower

14th Annual Kamloops Cowboy Festival

Lawdy, now wasn't that a party? Huh, no big sound systems to keep ya glued to your chair; no blaring, screeching yahoo on stage assaulting your eardrums while beating the living bejeebers out of a guitar. It was just the finest western/cowboy music, cowboy poetry and storytelling that you are ever gonna hear.

Yah, that's what real entertainment is all about; something you can listen too; something ya can enjoy; something you can laugh over until ya bust a gut. And folks that was the Kamloops Cowboy Festival in Kamloops, BC this past March 11th - 14th 2010.

Audiences came from all over western Canada and the northern USA. They came by plane, tour bus, and car. Nine hundred of them packed the beautiful Calvary Temple for the evening shows on Friday and Saturday. Three hundred and twenty of them sold out the dinner shows at the Kamloops Convention Centre Friday night, Saturday night, and Sunday night. Hundreds wandered the aisles of the Art of the West Show and Sale and the Festival Trade Show and ogled and bought from the artisans there.

The audiences were fantastic. The talent was amongst the best cowboy entertainment you will hear anywhere, anytime. Talented cowboy poets, singers, musicians and storytellers that hold your attention and bring you back year after year for more.

Yes, every second weekend in March invited cowboy entertainment, artists and craftspeople take over the Roger's Way in Kamloops, B.C.. Hotels, restaurants and coffee shops in that area become a virtual "Cowboy Village"; and believe me, all hotel rooms and restaurant space is needed as the hundreds of guests converge to be awed by the crafts and entertained by the finest from anywhere in Canada and the USA.

The talent is scouted and pondered over and the best are invited. Yes, folks this is an invitational festival and only the best performers are invited to entertain. This year the talent came from every province from Ontario to BC as well as many of the western United States - names like award winning singer, Belinda Gail, from Crestline, California; Mike Puhallo, the Will Rogers Award winner, from Kamloops, BC, and Naomi Bristow, last years winner of the "Rising Star" Contest, from Beeton, ON.

The entertainment here isn't on stage and then whisked off into oblivion never to be seen again until the next sighting on stage. They are out there mingling with the audience. This is a fun weekend and that guy sitting in the next booth at the restaurant raving about one of the acts might just be the act you are raving about. The woman buying a CD at the CD table maybe the very person whose CD you are buying. And yah, you can say hi and they will say hi right back. This is western music and for the people; for you!

Speaking of CD tables, I'm not sure if I admire or feel sorry for the lady I saw in the book store that couldn't make up her mind between three entertainers so she bought the three CDs instead of the one she had planned on. She was fairly bubbling with excitement and telling her husband they had plenty of entertainment for the drive home, too!

And that "Rising Star" contest I was talking about is beginning to draw plenty of attention as singers, musicians and poets from all over Canada and the USA vie for this honour.

This festival is big stuff, folks. It may fly under the radar of our national media, but it doesn't fly under the radar of knowledgeable western audiences. They know their entertainment and they know Kamloops.

With the dynamic entertainment all weekend long every year, the audience plans well in advance to attend this event. If you are planning on coming in future it is best to get in touch with either Mark McMillan or Mike Puhallo well in advance because it fills up pretty quick.

Hopefully we'll see you there again soon.

Ol' Ugly

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14th Annual Kamloops Cowboy Festival
March 11th - 14th, 2010
By Mark McMillan

I think the Festival itself deserves what every entertainer was hoping for at the end of their performance - a standing ovation! It was once again an outstanding success and folks from far and wide went home happy!

Preserving the memories of BC Cowboys and the cowboy way of live, encouraging younger generations to carry on the cowboy way, and passing this culture on to the general public, is what the BC Cowboy Heritage Society is all about. One of the best ways to educate people is by doing it in a way that they can enjoy learning - not really even knowing that they are learning. The Kamloops Cowboy Festival does all this and more.

Some of the highlights at this year's Festival were; the BC Cowboy Hall of Fame inductions, the student scholarship presentations, the western art show awards, the Country 103 Rising Star Showcase, and the Joe Marten Memorial Award. The close to 50 entertainers that performed on 10 different stages throughout the weekend was a bonus.

The weekend entertainment this year was on par with any of the past 13 Festivals - thoroughly enjoyed by all. The cowboy poets and western singers re-created the cowboy way of life on stage, in rhyme, in song, in stories, and in music. Some of the stories were serious, possibly even bringing a tear, and some were so humourous that they definitely brought many tears! The saloon setting complete with Cancan dancers and live piano music took the audience back in time as they listened to some of the best cowboy entertainment in the world.

The BC Cowboy Hall of Fame induction ceremony is a way to recognize the people that made the stories of the west happen - true working cowboys and ranches that helped shape our history and our province. This year there were three inductions Friday night during the main evening feature show at the Calvary Church. Frank Gleeson was inducted in the "Artistic Achievements" category for his many years of promoting BC's cowboy and ranching history in the form of stories in rhyme. The Lauder Ranch in the Nicola Valley, was inducted in the "Century Ranch" category, and Clarence Jules received his plaque as he was inducted in the "Working Cowboy" category. Read More

The Joe Marten Memorial Award is presented annually to someone that has helped to preserve cowboy heritage in BC. This year the award was given to the very deserving Merritt saddlemaker Andy Knight. Andy also proved his abilities as a saddlemaker by winner both first and second place in the saddle competition in the Festival Art of the West Show and Sale.

Other ribbons in the Canadian Cowboy Country magazine sponsored Art of the West Show went to the following, obviously very talented artists:

In flat art - Shannon Lawlor took 1st place in the judge's choice and the people's choice. Gordon Manson got the 2nd place ribbon, Gena LaCosta won 3rd place, and Lyn Melnechenko took 2nd place for the people's choice award.

In the photography section Liz Twan took the blue ribbon, Kim Taylor was 2nd, and Krista Kay went home with 3rd.

1st place in the sculpture division was Linda Kelly, 2nd went to David Maldaner, and 3rd place went to Nancy McMinn.

The best amateur saddle maker was Shane Pittman, 2nd place was Codey Tippe, and Jody Christie took 3rd.

The professional saddle maker class was won by Any Knight who also received the 2nd place ribbon. Ryan Cope, winner of the competition for the last two years got 3rd place.

Once again David Ciriani, Art Show committee chairman, put together a super show, and I think the public got their money's worth in this one room alone. It's amazing how much talent is out there, and to see so many examples of such wonderful western art under one roof is pretty awesome!

The BC Cowboy Heritage Society feels that one of the best ways to educate youth of the cowboy way is by offering student scholarships. Doug Halliday, the scholarship chairman, along with his selected panel of judges picked three winners this year, each to receive $500.00 towards future education. There were a huge number of entries this year and the judges had their work cut out in deciding which ones were the best in each category. The final decision was that the written work winner was Jessica Jorgensen from Victoria, the best art work was submitted by Sarah Roland from Victoria, and the best cowboy craft was made by Tamara Turner from Pritchard. Congratulations to all three.

The Country 103 Rising Star Showcase went over really well this year, too. There were 14 entries which included some local talent but also performers from Alberta, all over BC, and even as far away as Arizona. The winners in both the cowboy poetry section and the western music section took home $1000.00 each and the two runners up in both categories took home $500.00 each. Lynda Thurston was the top poet with Lyn Melnechenko and Don "Doc" Howlett as runners up. Dusty Dee Litchfield won the musician 1st place and Scott Laitre and Ed Wahl took home the runner up cheques. A big thanks to Country 103 for putting up the prize money and helping us to promote our western heritage in story and in song.

As well as all the above mentioned entertainment and shows, the Festival Trade Show added another 50 or so booths for the public to browse. These booths were selling western type products including saddles, art, home décor, tack, photos, and even real estate. A big thanks to Red and Helen Allen who took on the job of chairmen this year - it was their first year and they did a wonderful job with one of the best trade shows yet.

A huge big thanks to all the volunteers, and supporters, that helped make the 14th Annual Kamloops Cowboy Festival one of the best yet. We're already trying to figure out how we can make next year's Festival even bigger and better.

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Antiques, Antiques, Antiques!!
Collectibles, Collectibles, Collectibles!!

If you like antiques, and you most likely do if you're reading this, then you won't want to miss the North Shore Community Centre's 6th Annual Fall Antiques & Collectibles Sale! October 2nd & 3rd are the dates to remember and the times are Saturday 9-4 and Sunday 9-3. Mark your calendar now so's you don't forget.

Where is the sale? It's right at the North Shore Community Centre, which is located at 730 Cottonwood Ave, on the North Shore, Kamloops, BC.

What will be at the sale? Everything you could imagines - things for the casual shopper looking for something a little different, prize antiques for the die-hard antique collector, and the chance to find that unfindable treasure for the collectable buff.

There will be tables and tables of items that you will never find anywhere else - items that have been collected through the years and all over the country. There will be vendors from the interior and the coast. Toys, ephemera, china, books, advertising, jewelry, vintage clothing ... Asian collectibles, Dzi beads, jade carvings, Tibetan amulets, native jewelry, coins and paper money, hand-made linens, depression glass, orange iris glassware, pictures, Canadiana, advertising, antique farm kitchen equipment, antique tools, Avon and McDonald's collectibles, trains, clocks, dolls, and toys ... just to name a few of the items you are likely to find.

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Admission is only $4 per person, and children under 12 are free. Take the time to slow down, meander through the show, and enjoy finding those special items that have meant so much to you in the past.

Need an excuse to buy an antique? How's this: "Be environmentally responsible and buy antiques!"

Cottonwood Manor/North Shore Community Centre
730 Cottonwood Ave
Kamloops BC V2B 8M6
Phone: 250.376.4777 Fax: 250.376.4792
Email: nsccs@shaw.ca
See their website at: nsccs.webs.com

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2010 Art of the West Show and Sale
Sponsored by Canadian Cowboy Country magazine

Merritt saddlemaker Andy Knight not only received the Joe Marten Memorial Award for the preservation of cowboy heritage through his saddle making, but he also won both first and second place in the saddle competition.

Other ribbons in the Canadian Cowboy Country magazine sponsored Art of the West Show went to the following, obviously very talented artists:

In flat art - Shannon Lawlor took 1st place in the judge's choice and the people's choice. Gordon Manson got the 2nd place ribbon, Gena LaCosta won 3rd place, and Lyn Melnechenko took 2nd place for the people's choice award.

In the photography section Liz Twan took the blue ribbon, Kim Taylor was 2nd, and Krista Kay went home with 3rd.

1st place in the sculpture division was Linda Kelly, 2nd went to David Maldaner, and 3rd place went to Nancy McMinn.

The best amateur saddle maker was Shane Pittman, 2nd place was Codey Tippe, and Jody Christie took 3rd.

The professional saddle maker class was won by Any Knight who also received the 2nd place ribbon. Ryan Cope, winner of the competition for the last two years got 3rd place.

Once again David Ciriani, Art Show committee chairman, put together a super show, and I think the public got their money's worth in this one room alone. It's amazing how much talent is out there, and to see so many examples of such wonderful western art under one roof is pretty awesome!

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The Festival Tradeshow

As Festival Chair I'd like to congratulate Helen and Red Allan, the new chairmen of the Festival Tradeshow. This was there first year running things on their own (they had helped David in past years) and they did a super job of putting together this very important part of the Festival!

We don't see the half of what is put into the organization - and so far ahead of time. The hours are countless. Their comments after the fact are simply this: "The Festival Trade Show had another successful year. The exhibitors were happy with many indicating they want to be back again next year." What more can we ask?

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Red and Helen Allan

Here's a list of Exhibitors that participated in the 2010 Festival Trade Show:

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Volunteer Coordinators Report

As we reflect on yet another successful festival we think of all the individual volunteers who once again turned out in full force - over 100 to be exact - and, who collectively contributed over 2000 hours of their personal time. Our volunteers are great ambassadors for our western way of life and in a very big way, for the city of Kamloops. We enjoyed great food compliments of Linda Puhallo's Girl Guides, music and poetry delivered to our doorstep, and an exemplary Western Art and Trade Show. My sincere thanks to everyone who shared and contributed.

Respectfully,
Marg Cordonier & Jane Kerner
Volunteer Coordinators

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The Horse Barn

A big thanks to the Horse Barn for once again sponsoring the Kamloops Cowboy Festival

We really appreciate their support and hope that you will support them - head on down to pick up a new cowboy hat, new jeans, a new western shirt, some new jewelry or a belt buckle, and/or a shiny new pair of boots!

Thanks so much you guys!!

The Horse Barn's web site is: www.horsebarncanada.com.

We are so glad to have the Horse Barn as a major sponsor of the Kamloops Cowboy Festival.

The Horse Barn
517 Mt Paul Way
Kamloops, BC, V2H 1A9
(250) 374-3511

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The Country 103 Rising Star Showcase

CJKC, Country 103 once again sponsored the Rising Star Showcase. Each year we've found new, extremely worthy, main stage entertainers for the following year's Festival, and this year was no different.

There are two different categories - one for Cowboy Poets and one for Western Musicians. The two categories are judged separately and there are separate cash prizes - $1000 for first place and $500 for both second and third place in both categories.

There were 14 entries which included some local talent but also performers from Alberta, all over BC, and even as far away as Arizona. Lynda Thurston was the top poet with Lyn Melnechenko and Don "Doc" Howlett as runners up. Dusty Dee Litchfield won the musician 1st place and Scott Laitre and Ed Wahl took home the runner up cheques. A big thanks to Country 103 for putting up the prize money and helping us to promote our western heritage in story and in song.

See the Rising Star page of this web site or phone 1-888-763-2224 for more information.

Here's who entered the 2010 Country 103 rising Star Showcase:

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Alberta Cowboy Poetry Association - ACPA

Their new web site is up and running! Check it out at: www.albertacowboypoetry.com. If you're looking for a performer for an event, or if you are a performer looking to get booked for an event, then you'll find how on their web site. If it's a CD or book you need you'll find tons of them there, too! That's www.albertacowboypoetry.com.

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BC Cowboy Hall of Fame

The first Hall of Fame induction ceremony for 2010 was at the Kamloops Cowboy Festival during the Friday evening main feature show at the Calvary Community Church. Our emcee, Hugh McLennan, did his usual outstanding job making the ceremony a great and memorable event.

The inductees were: Clarence Jules Sr. as a Working Cowboy, Frank Gleeson in the Artistic Achievements catagory, and the Lauder Ranch as a Century Ranch.

The second Hall Fame induction in 2010 was in Williams Lake on Sunday, April 18th, at the Williams Lake Indoor Rodeo. The following cowboys were inducted: Antone Boitano as Ranching Pioneer, Frank Gleeson in the Artistic Achievements catagory (2nd induction), Maxine Mack as both Competitive and Working Cowboy, and Orville Fletcher as both a Working Cowboy and a Ranching Pioneer. Read more here.

There is a complete list of all inductees, with photo and bio, in our Hall of Fame Archives!

Who do you know that should be in the BC Cowboy Hall of Fame?
You can find out what's needed to nominate someone and find a printable nomination form on the Nomination Information Page

Nominations for next year's BC Cowboy Hall of Fame
must be in before December 1st, 2010

The Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin in Williams Lake, British Columbia
BC's Only Ranching/Rodeo Museum and Home of the BC Cowboy Hall of Fame. www.cowboy-museum.com

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Four more Cowboys inducted into the BC Cowboy Hall of Fame

Written about the Williams Lake Induction Ceremony

By Mark McMillan

On Sunday April 18th the Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin in Williams Lake once again hosted the annual BC Cowboy Hall of Fame pre-induction reception. The turnout was great and if they have any more next year, they'll need a bigger facility - we had trouble finding a corner with enough room to get some group photos. The museum staff and volunteers had a wonderful spread of food laid out and really did make everyone feel welcome.

Frank Gleeson was there in person and Antone Boitano, Maxine Mack, and Orville Fletcher were all represented by many family members and friends that were gathered to celebrate their induction. Following the reception at the Museum everyone headed over to the Williams Lake Indoor Rodeo to watch a terrific show. At the intermission the arena was turned over to the BC Cowboy Heritage Society and their president, Mike Puhallo, conducted the brief, but very effective ceremony to induct these cowboys in to the BC Cowboy Hall of Fame.

Although this induction ceremony was held at a rodeo, the BC Cowboy Hall of Fame is for working cowboys and not rodeo cowboys - unless they also fit the working cowboy criteria. The categories in the BC Cowboy Hall of Fame that these cowboys were inducted into (as well as being a working cowboy or rancher) are; Antone Boitano as a Ranching Pioneer, Frank Gleeson for Artistic Achievements, Maxine Mack as both Competitive Achievements and Working Cowboy, and Orville Fletcher as both Working Cowboy and Ranching Pioneer.

Here are four family photos taken at the reception at the Museum

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Antone Boitano Family

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Frank Gleeson Family

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Maxine Mack Family

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Orville Fletcher Family

Anyone can submit a nomination for a cowboy to the BC Cowboy Hall of Fame and information and a nomination form are available on the Hall of Fame page or at the Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin in Williams Lake - www.cowboy-museum.com

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Kenny McLean Monument Unveiling

By Mike Puhallo

The unveiling was great, big crowd, perfect weather.

Nearly eight years after his final ride, Canadian Rodeo legend Kenny McLean is back in the saddle again.

The life sized bronze statue of McLean on the great bucking horse Warpaint was unveiled in his home town of Okanagan Falls May 8, 2010 in front of a large crowd of; family, friends and admirers. Kenny McLean was world champion saddle bronc rider in 1962 and won a total of fourteen major titles in his professional career. He won his first buckle in 1956 at the age of seventeen and forty-five years later won the world senior pro calf roping championship. Kenny was the first cowboy ever to be inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 1974 and in 1976 he received the Order Of Canada. He has been inducted into the; Canadian Rodeo Hall of Fame, The BC Cowboy Hall of Fame and the National Cowboys Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City.

In addition to being one of Canada's greatest rodeo athletes of all time Kenny was also a mentor to several generations of rodeo cowboys. He was a gifted horse trainer and teacher and a tremendous ambassador for Canada and the Sport of Rodeo.

Kenny was on his rope horse waiting to compete at a senior pro rodeo in Taber Alberta July 13, 2002 when he suffered a major heart attack and passed away. He was 63 years old.

Family and friends who gathered to watch the unveiling of his memorial agreed that the life size statue created by BC bronze artist Lois Hannah was indeed a fitting tribute to a truly legendary cowboy.

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The life sized bronze statue of McLean on the great bucking horse Warpaint

The photo above shows Bill Schawrz, local Regional district representative and chair of the Kenny McLean Memmorial Committee , BC Tourism Minister Kevin Krueger and Federal cabinet Minister Stockwell Day

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The First One

I nodded my head, the gate swung wide,
the rest was just a blur...
The whistle blew, I made the ride,
just how I still aint sure.

A seventy two point score,
I know it might sound a little silly,
but I won my first buckle,
on a white faced bull named Willy.

First bull I'd ever tried,
first Kamloops High School Rodeo.
It's hard to believe it all began,
forty years ago.

Mike Puhallo

PS Bob Gottfriedson and Reg Depper judged that first high school rodeo and Mike Hayward won the bareback riding Victor Mack won the All Around . Be darned if I can remember much else.

Email Mike at: mikepuhallo@direct.ca
See his NEW web site at: www.mikepuhallo.com

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Home of the BC Cowboy Hall of Fame!

BC Cowboy, Ranching, and Rodeo Museum The Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin is located in Williams Lake, BC and is the Home of the BC Cowboy Hall of Fame. Its located at the corner of 4th Avenue and Borland Street. Phone (250) 392-7404 E-mail: mccwl@uniserve.com

We highly recommend a visit to the
Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin in Williams Lake!
Check out their web site - BC Cowboy, Ranching, and Rodeo Museum

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