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Meet Your 2014 Junior Breakaway Roping Champion

Logan Beattie is one of the up and coming superstars of rodeo and this year in the Junior Breakaway Roping proved it. The Helena cowboy had a great year with winning more than $1700 in the regular season. Pulling a check at 40% of the rodeo’s from the year and winning 81% of the rodeo’s he pulled a check from. Those are some pretty good statistics for a 14 year old, winning all of it aboard Timmy the 2014 Jr Breakaway Horse of the Year. Beattie did not have the finals he wanted to have with missing his first calf and breaking out on the 2nd. He came into the finals with a just over a $300 lead over fellow Helena cowboy Jaxsen Petersen. There were a few different scenarios Jaxsen needed to take the 2014 NRA Junior Breakaway title away from Logan, unfortunately non of them would work out for Petersen. Logan Beattie is the 2014 NRA Junior Breakaway Roping Champion. Congratulations Logan hope to see you going down the road next year.

 

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Meet Your 2014 NRA Saddle Bronc Riding Champion

Saddle Bronc rider Phillip Shields had a great summer.  He finished the regular season with $7,142.03 won.  Phillip knew he had the 2014 NRA Saddle Bronc Riding sealed up before even driving to Butte.  He wasn’t done there and went on to win the 1st round with a 74.5 aboard Big Circle Rodeo Company’s 74 Wibaux, which was good enough for $700.  Unfortunately the Dillon cowboy’s hot streak ended there.  He finished the year with $7,842.03 won. Congratulations Phillip on your 2014 NRA Saddle Bronc Riding title. We hope to see you headed down the road again in 2015.

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Meet Your 2014 Junior Barrel Racing and Junior All Around Champion

I don’t think there is anymore to say about Shai McDonald. The Gardner cowgirl had another outstanding year in the NRA.  Coming into the 2014 NRA Finals she had not one but two titles with her name on them, but she wanted some spending money to go with the prizes.  Shai split the first round in the barrels with the 2013 NRA Junior Barrel Racing Champion Tayla Moeykens.  McDonald went on to place 3rd in the 2nd round as well as the average, boosting her lead by over $1000.  She then went and got her breakaway rope and placed 4th in the 1st round with a 3.5 second run, making her lead in the All-Around jump by more than $1800.  Congratulations Shai on another very successful year.

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Wilma Marie Masterson Lande

Wilma Marie Masterson Lande, to know her was to love her. Wilma passed away peacefully and in the comfort of her home on the sunny afternoon of Dec. 6, 2014.

Wilma was born Sept. 18, 1936, in Pryor, to William and Victoria Masterson. She attended Pryor Grade School and went on to graduate from Edgar High School. She married her longtime sweetheart, Donnie J. Lande (DJ), and together they had one daughter, Vickie May Lande. They engaged in ranching as a family with D.J.’s parents, George and Annie Lande, until D.J.’s passing in 1977. Wilma and Vickie continued to run the ranching operation until 1985, when C.R. Boucher ventured north to live and work on the ranch. C.R. and Wilma lived happily together for 29 years.

Wilma was known for many things, most notably being her skill as a gardener, her world-famous cooking and hospitality, and of course her fierce independence.

She is preceded in death by her father, William; mother Victoria; sister Blanche; and her husband D.J. She is survived by her partner C.R. Boucher; daughter Vickie MacCarty; grandson Wylie Warneke; granddaughter Ali Gauger; great-granddaughters Brooke Warneke and Gwendolyn Gauger; close nieces Gail Indreland and Terry Kane; and many close extended family members.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Chase Hawks Memorial Association and Coles Western Wishes. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, at Michelotti-Sawyers, 1001 Alderson Ave., with a celebration of life to follow at Gusicks Restaurant.



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JD Hutchinson

A Funeral Service for Jay Dee “JD” (Heidi) Hutchinson, 56, of Wibaux, MT will be 12:00 p.m. Thursday, December 4, 2014, at the Wibaux County High School Gymnasium in Wibaux.  For those who want to take one last ride with JD, you are welcome to bring a horse and follow the horse drawn carriage to the Wibaux Exhibit Hall following the service.

Visitation for JD will be from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 3, 2014, at the United Methodist Church in Wibaux.

JayDee passed away unexpectedly on Friday, November 28, 2014 at his ranch north of Wibaux. MT with his dog, Dakota and his Dad’s dog, Pepper at his side.

Jay Dee “JD” Hutchinson was born March 27, 1958 to Glenn & Bonita “Bonnie” Arlene Smith Hutchinson in Glendive, MT.  JD was raised on the family ranch north of Wibaux.  He attended school in Wibaux until March of 1977, when he moved to Cody, Wyoming where he graduated from high school.  JD returned to Wibaux and worked as rough neck in the oil field, for Smith Cattle Company and on the race track.  After getting hurt on the oil rig, he returned to the family ranch to help his father.

In 1982, JD fell in love with Heidi Cox and they have been together for 32 years.  Heidi tells the story of getting on the school bus in the 6th grade and the only seat left was one with JD.  Who knew back then what this would lead to?  JD started rodeoing at the age of eight when he competed in Little Britches rodeos and high school rodeos.  He competed in all three rough stock events and roping.  JD was a great team roper; however he put his team roping on the back burner so he could take his kids rodeoing.

JD was so proud of his kids.  He even had a MHSRA coat that said “Shae’s Dad.”  After the kids were done with high school rodeo, JD started judging rodeos.  JD was willing to help any kid in the rodeo arena and was a babysitter for his adopted children; Kaci Jo and the Tousignant boys. JD passed his love for hunting “the big buck” to his son, Tyler and the love of ranching and roping to both Tyler & Shae.  Heidi was the love of his life; he would do anything for her from helping coach volleyball, making Christmas goodies, to this year cooking Thanksgiving dinner.  JD was a man of very few words and smiles, except for the children in his life and his new grandson, Kacin.  He was never without a rope, a good horse, and a cow dog at his side.  At the time of his death, JD was Wibaux County Weed Supervisor, a director for the Cowboy Hall of Fame, and a rodeo judge.  He had just bought the family ranch and was working it with Heidi, Tyler, Shae and his sister, Bev.

God must have needed another good cowboy, so he called JD to come cross the great divide to be with his dad, where they are ranching and roping in that big arena in the sky.  JD was preceded in death by his parents, and two sisters.  He is survived by his wife, Heidi; son, Tyler; daughter, Shae (Dale) Peplinski; his pride and joy grandson, Kacin Paul; his faithful dog, Dakota; sister ,Beverly Hutchinson of Miles City, MT; one uncle, Keith Hutchinson of Gillette, WY; his special kids, Kaci Jo Hougland, Ty, Colton and Chas Tousignant; and two other siblings.

A memorial rodeo scholarship fund has been established in memory of J.D. at Stockman’s Bank in Wibaux.

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JD Hutchinson

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Hutchinson family during this difficult time. JD was a long standing member in the NRA and will be greatly missed.