Throwback Thursday

Tut Hart in Greybull, Wyoming

Tres Rios Silver

 

Ben Wrzesinski Update

Ben had his doctors appointment yesterday and things are as expected, he is healing slowly but doing much better than last week at this time. His next appointment will be Monday and they will decide when to schedule the next surgery. We need to continue our thoughts and prayers for Ben. Please go to the following link to help support Ben's financial needs. http://www.gofundme.com/benwrzesinski

 

First Interstate Bank

First Interstate Bank Receives Veteran Support Award from Small Business Administration.  Read about our great sponsor here!

Ben Wrzesinski

On Monday January 19th Ben was kicked in the face by a horse & sustained severe facial injuries, including fractured skull, shattered jaw, sinuses, cheek bones, eye sockets & nose. He was life flighted to Seattle's Harborview Medical Center to be treated for his injuries and underwent a 6 hour surgery on Tuesday January 20th to repair some of the damage.

The next surgery will be scheduled in approximately two weeks & further surgeries scheduled after that based on what is able to be repaired then.

He has a long road of recovery ahead of him, but he is thankful to be alive!  Click on here for Ben's fundraising efforts.

NRA Judging Clinic

We will be scheduling two judging clinics this spring.  One will be for new judges and one will be for recertification.  Please check back for details.

Throwback Thursday

Jay Kirkland at the 1979 Billings Rodeo

Pacific Steel & Recycling

Pacific Steel & Recycling is 100% employee-owned. When you do business with your local branch, you’re doing business with a friend or a neighbor. Their success is wholly determined by your success. Being an integral part of the community is important to them, so is helping to make our communities better places to live.

 

 

Ben Wrzesinski

Our prayers are with the Wrzesinski family at this time. Kirsten Wrzesinski reports that Ben was kicked in the face buy a horse yesterday afternoon, his injuries are quite severe but he is awake and talking. They are in Seattle and he is in very good hands there. He will have multiple surgeries and will be there for quite awhile, but he will recover.

Bouma Truck Sales

Visit Bouma Truck Sales and browse through their inventory and sales items!

 

 

 

Mytty Angus Ranch

NEW SALE DATE!

Mytty Angus Ranch's Annual Spring Bull Sale will be moving to the 3rd Tuesday in November of 2015. They will sell 18 month Summer yearling bulls. They will also have Spring yearling ET bulls for sale at Midland Bull Test, Treasure Test and Private Treaty in March and April 2015 at the ranch.

 

 

Meet Your 2014 NWRA All Around Champion

Tammy Jo Carpenter did not think her year would go the way it did in the Breakaway Roping. After selling her good breakaway horse in the spring she was scrambling to try to find something to breakaway off of by her first rodeo. Well I think she found a good one. A week before Polson she pulled out her husband Rich Carpenter’s backup heel horse ran him through a barrier and headed down the road. Splitting 2nd and 3rd in Polson really set her year up. The Billings, MT native who now calls Kalispell home went on to place in the Breakaway Roping seven more times throughout the year.

Carpenter also had a great year in Ladies Barrel Racing. Having not only one but two horses that were placing all throughout the year. Coming into the finals Carpenter had a good seat to claim a NWRA Barrel Racing title as well. Placing 2nd in the first round she was well on her way to tighten the gap between, Conrad cowgirl, Taylor Russell. Tammy Jo did not have the second round she wanted with just placing out of the money. She came back with a vengeance in the 3rd round though by placing 2nd. She was 2nd in the average and 2nd in the year-end as well.

With Tammy Jo Carpenter doing so well in these two events she is your 2014 NWRA All Around Champion. Congratulation Tammy we will be watching for you next year to defend your title.

Mia DeLode Print

Mia DeLode is donating all proceeds from her print “Passing The Torch” to the Larry Jordan Sr. Crisis Fund.  For more information of to purchase this print you can go to http://bit.ly/1jbI5l9 or contact the NRA Office at (406)252-1122.