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Vol. 15, No. 1 • February 2010 The Official Publication Of The North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame

SHAUN

STROH AT 2009 WNFR

What’s inside:

Annual meeting info.page 2

Rodeo, Ranching and Native American galleries

pages 8-13

Plaques & obitspages 15-17

Gifts, dues & memorialspages 18-21

Season Schedulepage 23

• The Cowboy Chronicle • February 2010

NDCHF Annual Meeting ActivitiesBest Western

Seven Seas Hotel, Mandan

Friday, Feb. 26, 2010 Fun Begins

7:00-9:00 p.m. CT Social and Entertainment (singer Greg Hager)

Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 Ballot names announced

1:00 p.m. Annual Membership Meeting

2:30 p.m. Trustees Meeting

5:30 p.m. Social and Auctions

7:00 p.m. Banquet, Entertainment (Greg Hager) & Speaker (U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan)

Introduction of NDRA 2009 Rodeo Event Champions

Live Auction

North Dakota Cowboy Hall of FameHelping Preserve Yesterday and Today for Tomorrow

2611 Old Red TrailMandan, ND 58554

1-800-597-7327

Make your plans now to attend the

2010 Annual meeting at Mandan’s

Best Western Seven Seas Hotel,

Mandan.

The two-day gathering begins on

Friday evening, Feb. 26, at 7:00 p.m.

(Central Time) with a social and

entertainment. A cash bar and treats

will be available.

On Saturday, Feb. 27, at 10:00 a.m.,

NDCHF President Phil Baird will

present a history of N.Dak.Native

American rodeo cowboys.

On Saturday afternoon, the NDCHF

Annual membership meeting opens at

1:00 p.m., with the Trustee meeting

following at 2:30 p.m.

The agenda for the Trustees meeting

includes announcement of the 2010

ballot names and the opportunity for

people to speak on behalf of those

candidates.

Saturday evening begins with a

social and auctions at 5:30 p.m.,

dinner at 7:00 and the rest of the live

auction.

The North Dakota Rodeo

Association Board of Directors will

hold its meeting on Saturday morning

in conjunction with the 2010 NDCHF

event.

The NDRA Board and general

members have been invited to

the NDCHF Annual meeting and

banquet. The NDRA 2009 rodeo

event champions will be introduced

Saturday evening.

Annual Meetingplans underway

CORRECTION:Nov. 2009 issue, page 27 -

bottom left photo - Morris & Vi Baye with Miss

Rodeo Mandan Sadie Wardner.

February 2010 • The Cowboy Chronicle •

NDCHF hosts book signing it from the boardBNORTH DAKOTA COWBOY HALL OF FAME

Executive Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Darrell Dorgan

Medora Site Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathy Miller

Board of DirectorsPresident. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phil Baird, Mandan

Vice-president . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Tibor, Hebron

Secretary/Treasurer. . Russell Danielson, Harwood

Board MembersVirginia Eck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bismarck

Laura Griffin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medora

Shirley Meyer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dickinson

Ray Morrell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mandan

Walter Piehl, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minot

Ross Rolshoven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grand Forks

Willard Schnell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dickinson

Roxanne Solberg-Gillespie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . York

Arlen Sommers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valley City

Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cathy A. Langemo

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Editorial Advisory CommitteePhil Baird

Ray Morrell

Robert Tibor

Send Letters, Address Changes, Memberships and

Contributions to:

Bismarck Office:

120 N. 3rd St., Ste. 85

Bismarck, ND 58501-3860

Phone: 701-250-1833

Fax: 701-250-1835

Medora Office:

PO Box 137

Medora, ND 58645-0137

Phone: 701-623-2000

Fax: 701-623-2001

Website: www.northdakotacowboy.com

E-mail: [email protected]

VisionPeople of all Nations and cultures will come to understand and appreciate North Dakota’s ranching, rodeo and Native American cultures through the North

Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame.

Mission StatementThe North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame will strive to preserve and educate about the western history and cultural heritag-es of North Dakota’s Native American, ranching and rodeo communities.

Operating HoursMay-Sept. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. MDT.

Oct.-Apr. Open upon request.

Dear Members and Friends:

Welcome to 2010!! Not just another new year, we’re also welcoming a new decade of history

for the North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame.

Seems like just yesterday when Evelyn, Goldie and I were driving back from the 1994 Minot Y’s Men’s Rodeo reunion, talking about a Rodeo Hall of Fame in the Roughrider State. Things started happening in a hurry in ‘95.

We gathered up a board of directors, a group of western and rodeo people with a serious commitment to pursue a great vision.

They’ve not only conducted our business on their own dime these past 15 years, but they continue to find ways to contribute and grow a $5-million interpretive center.

We spent this past decade fine-tuning “the dream” with the talents of Darrell Dorgan and our staff. Along the way, the Hall earned itself the 2007 North Dakota Tourist Attraction of the Year award.

I believe the Hall’s impact has now spilled beyond our prestigious two-story building in Medora. This is evidenced by the most recent induction of rodeo legends Joe Chase and Tom Tescher into the National Cowboy Hall of Fame, Oklahoma City.

I also know we’ve become a role model of sorts for other western museum outfits. The Casey Tibbs Rodeo Center, now open at Fort Pierre, S.Dak., and the proposed halls in Mont. and Neb. have sought input and advice from us.

Since the beginning, our Center of Western Heritage and Cultures has provided testimony, excitement,

gratification and respect for N.Dak.’s unique history, its people and their accomplishments.

It will continue to do so, thanks to the efforts and partnerships among the Hall’s board of directors, trustees, members and friends.

We have another Annual Meeting and banquet coming up on February 26-27 to kick off the new decade. Please join us at the Seven Seas, Mandan.

Let’s strengthen our commitment to the North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame today. There are great things just waiting to happen. These will come with your continued support.

Thank you again for your past generosity!! And Happy New Year!!

Phil Baird, PresidentMandan, N.Dak.

P.S. Welcome to our NDCHF family, Gavin Christopher (born Jan. 12, 2010)!!


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If you are looking for a safe place to earn more than 2 percent on your savings, there is a safe way to earn from 5 to more than 8 percent, receive a fixed payment for life, receive a charitable deduction for income taxes and put your name on part of the NDCHF.

Using a simple $10,000 gift as an example, we can pay someone, age 60, 5 percent a year.

Someone who’s 80 years old would receive more than 7 percent, and the interest escalates with the age a person is when the donation is made.

Gift annuities are a great way to

ensure a steady income for life while providing financial stability to the Hall of Fame.

We can do a gift annuity for up to $1 million. The product is called Charitable Gift Annuity and, if you’re interested, call me at the NDCHF office in Bismarck (701-250-1833).

Gifting made simple….

A new year, a new decade. A time for hope, a time for change.

Thanks for your help and support in 2009. Working together, we’ll

again present the story of the Plains horse culture to thousands in Medora during 2010.

At the Hall of Fame, we’re busy developing new exhibits for the coming season.

The Sitting Bull College on Standing Rock opened a beautiful new facility with excellent security features and asked for the return of the Sitting Bull headdress that we’ve had on loan for the past four years.

We’ll miss having this outstanding national treasure at the Hall of Fame, but we were honored that the College entrusted us with it.

We’re now working with Deane Fay and Sally Jeppson of Starview Enterprises on a new exhibit called “The Fight For The Land” to replace the headdress exhibit.

“The Fight For The Land” will detail the battle for the Great Plains, beginning with the so-called

Minnesota Uprising in the fall of 1862.

The war spread to what is now N.Dak. in 1863 and ’64, with battles at White Stone Hill, the Killdeer Mountains and the Badlands.

It continued into Mont. with the Battle of the Little Big Horn and continues in court today with legal disputes dating back to the 1851 and ’68 Fort Laramie treaties.

This is a historical look at the changing lifestyle in Minn., S.Dak., Wyo., N.Dak. and Mont. It also follows the lives of many who fought the battle and how lives changed in just a matter of a few years.

We’re also updating the Ranching and Rodeo galleries. We open the doors on May 15 and, if you’re planning a reunion, wedding or meeting in 2010, consider using the Hall of Fame. Members get discounts on event rentals.

I hope you’re planning to attend our Annual meeting at the Seven Seas, Mandan, on February 26-27. We begin with a free social and entertainment on Friday evening.

Activities continue on Saturday with the Annual Membership meeting, the Trustees Annual meeting and the announcement of the nominees

selected for the 2010 induction ballot. Of course, there will be great

entertainment, food, beverage service and a Saturday evening auction. If you have auction items, bring them.

There have been many memorable times at past Annual meetings, and this year promises to once again be a weekend to remember.

NDRA will hold its Board meeting on Saturday morning at the Seven Seas, and the 2009 NDRA rodeo event champions will be introduced at the Saturday evening banquet.

The Seven Seas has a special room rate for Hall of Fame members and guests. Make your room and banquet reservations now by calling 701-663-7401 or 1-800-597-7327.

The N.Dak. Cutting Horse Association has decided to hold its annual event in Medora this coming September. Ginny Eck is also gearing up for her annual barrel racing extravaganzas in June and September.

Need a place to hold an event? Need an arena? Give us a call.

I look forward to seeing you in Mandan the end of February and in Medora during the summer 2010.

Darrell Dorgan

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The North Dakota Cowboy Hall of

Fame horse raffle tickets are selling

well, and more tickets are requested each

week.

NDCHF Inductee Harris Goldsberry

and his son and daughter-in-law, Ron

and Karen, donated a gray filly named

GR Hall of Famer for the 2010 horse

raffle.

Born in June 2009, the horse is from

sire Eddies Badger Skip and dam Zanna

Roman.

The Goldsberrys have been raising

some of the country’s finest Quarter

horses for more than 50 years on the

beautiful 100-year-old ranch along the

Little Missouri River north of Medora.

They hold annual fall production sales

and are nationally recognized for raising

horses used for ranch work, pleasure

riding, rodeo and showing.

Several years ago, the Goldsberry

Ranch was recognized by the American

Quarter Horse Association for 45

consecutive years of registered breeding.

Harris was also honored by the

Dickinson Roughrider Commission

as 1989 Rancher of the Year. Harris

and Ron were the NDRA team-tying

champions in 1963 and '67.

Proceeds from the 2010 horse raffle

will be used to continue making

improvements at the Hall of Fame.

Raffle tickets have been sent to the

NDCHF Trustees. Anyone else who

would like to sell tickets or Trustees

who want more tickets can call Judith

Hammer at the Bismarck NDCHF office

(701-250-1833).

The raffle drawing will be June 26,

2010, during the NDCHF Induction

ceremony in Medora.

2010 horse raffle under way

GR Hall of Famer.

$5 NORTH DAKOTA COWBOY HALL OF FAMEPRESENTS GR HALL OF FAMER

a gray fi lly sired by the legendary Eddies Badger Skip.

Name: ___________________________________

Address: _________________________________

City, State, Zip: ____________________________

Phone No.: _______________________________

Email: ___________________________________

No.

$5North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame

Cowboy Hall of Fame Inductee Harris Goldsberry and his son and daughter-in-law Ron and Karen have been raising some of the country’s fi nest Quarter horses for more than 50 years.

From their beautiful 100-year-old ranch along the Little Missouri River north of Medora, they are donating this outstanding gray fi lly, born June 2009, for the annual NDCHF Horse Raffl e. Th e colt is from sire Eddies Badger Skip and dam Zanna Roman.

Th e Goldsberrys hold annual production sales and are nationally recognized for raising horses used for ranch work, pleasure riding, rodeo and showing.

Money raised through this raffl e will be used by the NDCHF to continue making improvements at the Center of Western Heritage and Cultures: Native American, Ranching and Rodeo in Medora, ND.

Th e drawing will be held in Medora on June 26, 2010, at 3:00 p.m. MT at the annual NDCHF inductions. You need not be present to win. Ticket holders must be 21 years of age to enter. Th e value of the horse is estimated at $3,000. If the winner decides to not accept the horse, the NDCHF will give the winner $1,000 in cash.

BILLINGS COUNTY LOTTERY PERMIT #2009-03. No.

HARRIS, KAREN & RON GOLDSBERRY

GR HALL OF FAMER

Th is is not a charitable donation.

Harris, Karen & Ron Goldsberry.


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NDCHF Executive Director Darrell

Dorgan is excited these days about the

NDCHF license plate.

He says, “The plates are being

proudly displayed on vehicles around

the state and beyond. They are a fun

gift idea and an excellent marketing

tool for the Cowboy Hall of Fame.”

Project Manager Judith Hammer

says, “It’s still possible to order yours,

either through the NDCHF’s Bismarck

office or directly through the ND

Department of Transportation.”

If you need a form, call the

Bismarck office (701-250-1833) or

go to www.dot.nd.gov. Click on

Application for Organization Plate

(SFN 54397), complete the form and

mail it to the ND DOT.

Remember—NDCHF gets $15 of

each special license plate ordered, plus

the organization receives a lot of free

advertising from the plates.

Consider NDCHF license plate

The remaining 37 original inductee display boards continue to be available for sale.

The display boards, with biographies, photos and brands, are in excellent condition, have been shrink wrapped and are ready to be mailed to anyone interested in purchasing them for $200 each.

Some of the inductees and families

or friends have already purchased many of the display boards. The boards make great gifts for special occasions and holidays.

If you are interested in purchasing any of the remaining original boards, simply send payment to the Bismarck office or the Medora site, and we will box them and send them to you.

Remaining display boards include:

NDCHF offers original display boards

RanchesEaton Bros. Custer Trail RanchLong X RanchVVV Ranch

Modern-era RanchingFreida BohnsackHarris GoldsberryBrooks Keogh

Pre-1940 RanchingWilliam J. “Bill” FollisAndrew JohnstonFrank P. KeoghDonald StevensonWilliam “Bill” Taylor

Rodeo LivestockOld FitzgeraldOld Shep

Modern-era RodeoFranklin “Tex” AppledoornJack ChaseDuane HowardDelvin Reich

Pre-1940 RodeoGeorge BruingtonGeorge DefenderScott Gore

Frank MarshallRobert McLeodJoe Wicks

Rodeo ProducersGeorge Gardner

Special AchievementHOTR Champions RideMinot Y’s Men’s Rodeo

Arts & EntertainmentFrank FiskeLouis L’AmourEinar OlstadCy Taillon

Great Westerners of NDTheodore RooseveltSakakawea

Cowboy Long RiderDon Hart

Leaders of Ranching & RodeoEarl Northrop

Many thanks to our volunteers

Ginny Eck

Armin Lennick

Joan Lennick

Darlene Turrito


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Would you like to put your name or the name of a friend or loved one on a piece of the Cowboy Hall of Fame?

The opportunity continues to honor that special someone with a chair in the NDCHF Tom Leach Theater.

Executive Director Darrell Dorgan says, “For just $500, you can recog-nize family members or friends to the Cowboy Hall of Fame. ”

He says, “It will be ‘first come, first served,’ just like the patio tables, and there are only 19 unsold chairs left.”

Chairs have been purchased honor-ing the following:

• L. Ray Baird

• Paige Baker Sr. & Cora Baker

• Orris & Alice Bang

• Robert & Ruth Bayer

• Georgia Bosch

• Joe R. Bosch

• Almit & Marlyne Breuer (3 chairs)

• Henry & Margaret Breuer

• Vic Christensen

• Emmet & Dorothy Dorgan

• Alick & Grayce Dvirnak

• Donald & Delanis Eckroth

• George & Thelma Fenton

• Joe & Sandi Frenzel, Little Missouri

Cattle, LLP

• Lemore & Rosella Greenshields

• Florence Hauer

• Joe Hauer

• Kenneth & Irene Henry

• Marvin L. Kaiser

• Rep. Theodore A. & Helen W. Lang

• Bonita, Lynn & Lydia Laske (Laske

Quarter Horses)

• Preston & Sharon Leingang

• A. Lynn McMillan

• Richard Miller

• Jim & Jean Nesheim

• Evelyn Neuens

• Ralph Northrop

• Randy & Russell Ressler

• Willard Schnell

• Nickadomus Senn & Lorance Wolf

• Kurt & Madonna (Tescher) Tibor &

family

• L.W. Veigel 1909-1995

• Mary Ellen Veigel 1911-2008

• Beverly Jean Wenger

Call the Bismarck (701-250-1833) or Medora (701-623-2000) for more information or to purchase a chair.

NDCHF continues theater chair sales

Theater chair.

www.dakotacommunitybank.com


Competing at the WNFR is a dream of most cowboys and cowgirls. And star North Dakota saddle-bronc rider Shaun Stroh is no exception.

He has been there four times before, and he participated at the Las Vegas WNFR again in Dec. 2009, winning the overall average.

Stroh says, “After about 90 rodeos in 2009, I went into the WNFR in 12th place. I know I was blessed to make it again. Back in the fall, I was quite a ways out of the running. When I made it, I felt blessed.”

WNFR performanceAt the WNFR, Stroh scored in nine of ten rounds, but didn’t place high in

any of them. He says, “I was wondering if it was worth the trip. After the 4th round, I was only in 7th or 8th place, just out of the money. After that, I got better horses, and things started clicking.”

Stroh ended up winning the World WNFR average with 732.5 points on nine head of saddle bronc horses. He finished the season at fourth in the world, with $163,847 and the best finish in his 15-year professional career.

He says, “My wife and children were in Las Vegas with me for 17 days. That helps to keep me going. It’s like a family vacation and definitely a treat for the kids because I’m gone so much of the year. We stay in a rented vacation home while there.”

He says, “The kids get really excited when I’m getting close to qualifying

S T R O H

represented ND at 2009 WNFR

H R O D E O G A L L E R Y G

I’ve been riding

saddle broncs

since my senior

year of high

school in 1991.

And I want to

keep riding

saddle broncs as

long as possible.sible.

I’ve

— Shaun Stroh


for the WNFR because they know they will get to go along.”

He says, “My parents and other relatives went to Vegas, too. It’s great to have the support.”

Travelin’ matesStroh and Dusty Hausauer continue

to travel together as much as possible. Hausauer stays in Texas during the winter where he can practice and participate more often.

Stroh says, “I was very disappointed that Dusty didn’t make it into the

2009 WNFR. In the fall, it looked like he had it made. I was devastated that he didn’t qualify.”

Both Hausauer and Stroh went to the 2008 WNFR.

2010 PRCA seasonShortly after the WNFR, Stroh

participated in the Chase Hawks Memorial rough stock rodeo in Billings, Mont. He says that event didn’t go well.

In late January, Stroh will be traveling to Fort Worth, Rapid City and San Antonio. There will lots of other rodeos after those.

He says, “There are 100 possible PRCA rodeos, and I will try to qualify for the WNFR before the end.”

The futureWhat does the future hold? Stroh

says, “I’ve been riding saddle broncs since my senior year of high school in 1991. And I want to keep riding saddle broncs as long as possible. I haven’t really thought about a second career.”

However, he’s gone more than 200 days a year, and his family misses him. He says, “My wife Shannon holds it all together. She keeps my schedule in order, plus raises our five kids ages two to thirteen and works part time as a nurse. She’s amazing!”

In the meantime, Stroh will continue pursuing his dream of the WNFR.

We’ll be watching both Stroh and Hausauer as the rodeo season goes on. And we wish them the best along the way!

Shaun Stroh.

Shaun Stroh at 2009 WNFR.


Johannes (John) Steffenson immigrated from Norway to Barnes County, N.Dak., in 1880, over 130 years ago.

He homesteaded in the Sheyenne Valley 10 miles south of Valley City, and the Steffenson name was soon shortened to Stevens.

Sons Haaken & Ole arrived from Norway in 1882 while in their early 20s, and John’s wife Mary and three daughters—Maren, Dorothy and one who married and lived in Minn.— arrived in 1883.

The family soon built a sod house with a lean-to that served as a

summer kitchen and was used for winter storage. In a few years, they moved into a log cabin, with logs cut and shipped to Valley City from Minnesota.

By 1884, 15 acres of sod had been broken, dragged by a handmade harrow pulled by oxen and wheat seeded.

Haaken, having no particular skill or trade when he first came to the U.S., worked as a farm laborer, breaking sod with a plow and yoke of oxen.

By 1892, he was an expert boilerman, working on threshing machines and steam-engine tractors.

Ole married Mina Anderson in 1897 and took over the farm when his folks grew older. They raised eight children to adulthood, and seven of them were at one time involved in agriculture.

Ole and Mina continued to live on the homestead in Section 10, Nelson Township, until Ole died in 1937. Sons Melvin and Joseph bought the farm from their parents.

Haaken married Olava Anderson in 1899 and moved to the Kathryn area. In addition to farming, he was active in the community, helping start St. Paul Lutheran Church in 1903. Haaken died in his mid-40s.

Ole and Mina were the parents of Alfred Stevens, born in 1906 and father of Jim and Merrill Stevens who now ranch the land that John and his family homesteaded in the 1880s.

Alfred moved to Canada in 1926 to find work. While there, he met Myrtle Thompson, and they later moved to N.Dak.

Jim says, “They moved to N.Dak. in 1932 and were married in Valley City. Alfred and Myrtle raised six children and rented the Bonhus farm in Nelson Township near Dad’s childhood home.”

They lived there until purchasing the Alfred Anderson farm, now the Stevens Ranch, in 1945.

With a government loan and successful crop years, Alfred and

H R A N C H I N G G A L L E R Y G

BAR LAZY S RANCHoffers over century of history

Stevens Ranch.


Myrtle built a complete set of new buildings and added more land over the years.

Alfred and Myrtle raised six children on the farm, including Milo, Earl, Joyce, Jim, Merrill and Michael. They farmed there until they retired in 1971.

Alfred and Myrtle moved into Kathryn in 1969, where he died in 1973 and Myrtle in 2004.

Jim says, “Merrill and I are the only Stevens in our generation who continued ranching and farming. We purchased the land from our parents in 1971.”

Jim and Merrill each have one son and one daughter. The two sons both ranch.

During the 1970s and 1980s, they purchased sizable amounts of pasture and crop land. There are now 6,400 deeded acres and another 3,000 rented acres in the present ranch.

The Stevens Ranch has maintained about 1,000 cow-calf pairs, along with some wheat and alfalfa crop land.

Jim’s son John, wife Arlette and family live on the original Stevens homestead about one and one-half miles from the headquarters ranch where Jim and his wife Virginia (Gini) and Merrill and his wife Gladys live.

The headquarters ranch once belonged to Peter and Minnie Anderson, who were Alfred’s maternal grandparents.

Merrill and Gladys’ son Curt, wife Terri and family own a home in Valley City. Both sons, John and Curt, own land and cattle.

Merrill says, “The Stevens herd

consists mostly of Black Angus cows bred to Charolais bulls that we raise in a separate herd. In the past couple of years, we have added a herd of Red Angus.”

The bulls are raised from all three breeds and sold by private treaty in the surrounding area.

Merrill says, “Heifers are calved in March, with many of the purebred Charolais calving then, also. All remaining cows are calved in April and May on pasture.”

Jim says, “At weaning time, around November 1st, about 620 feeder calves are sold to a South Dakota feedlot. The replacement heifers, sale bull calves and the younger end of feeder calves are backgrounded at our ranch.”

Backgrounding involves a procedure of weaning and feeding calves to gain weight before selling them.

Jim says, “The last of the feeder calves are sold to the same feedlot in January or February.”

Jim and Gini also have a daughter, Cheryl. Cheryl and her husband Kory Sorby and their children live on five acres of land purchased from her parents.

Merrill and Gladys’ daughter Brenda lives in Valley City with her husband, Kevin White, and their children.

Future plans are to decrease the total cow numbers and take a little more time off from the hard work.

Merrill says, “A five-week flood in the spring of 2009 makes you take a look at slowing down.”

Most of the buildings on the headquarters ranch had water in them, and they are still doing clean up on the ranch.

After nearly 40 years of ranching, Jim and Merrill Stevens look forward to at least partial retirements and to moving on to other areas of interest.

However, the history of the land and the Stevens Ranch will continue on with their sons and grandchildren.

A five-week flood

in the spring of

2009 makes you

take a look at

slowing down.wn

A fiv

— Shaun Stroh

— Merrill StevensMerrill & Gladys Stevens. Gini & Jim Stevens.

Merrill, Curt, John & Jim.


H N A T I V E A M E R I C A N G A L L E R Y G

F rank Whitecalfe is a man of many facets—he has owned and operated a variety of businesses over the years, ranches on

the Fort Berthold Reservation, has participated in various rodeo events since 1970 and serves on the Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Council.

Ranching careerBorn Sept. 8, 1953, in Garrison,

Frank Whitecalfe’s parents were Oscar and Greta Whitecalfe. Frank attended White Shield School, graduating in 1971. He has one brother James Dean (J.D.) Youngbird and one sister Verlee Sayler.

Frank says, “I worked on the ranch growing up and started my own herd of cattle when I was 16 years old.”

After attending Dickinson State University for one year, Frank ranched and farmed from 1971-1983 and owned and operated a trucking business for three years. Ranching was in his blood, however, and he went back to ranching, along with operating irrigation pivots, in the early 1990s.

Frank married Julie Sundahl, and

they have three sons (Justin, Garrett and Tyler) and two daughters (Jessica and Jackie).

Frank and his family live on the Fort Berthold Reservation, where he ranched with his father Oscar before he died and now with brother J.D. on 7,000 acres of pasture and 2,500 acres farm land.

“jack of all trades”

W H I T E C A L F E ’ S

Frank & Oscar Whitecalfe team roped together.

Frank also participated in steer wrestling.


Frank says, “We run as many as 1,000 cow-calf pairs, 150 mares, 2 irrigation pivots and grow oats, barley, corn and alfalfa.”

He also owned and operated a construction business from 1998-2004.

Horse matters“In 1970, I came home with my first

horse. I bought Pete at a Dickinson sale and, when I brought him home, my dad asked me ‘Why did you buy him?’. He was a big, grey, ugly horse, with a size 2 shoe.”

Pete helped Frank win his first North Dakota Rodeo Association team roping title in 1974, while heading for his dad.

Frank says, “I have also had two paints. One was a brown and white gelding named ‘The Grande Chawhee’ (my girls named him this when he taught them to ride). You could do anything on him--head, heel, rope calves, haze, breakaway. He was a tough little horse and my favorite of all.”

Now Frank rides a black and white mare named Dolly, with quite the personality and a heart of gold. He says, “I believe she can almost read and write. Dolly has taken the whole family to many finals rodeos for 10 years running in the Senior’s and Lady’s breakaway roping, team roping and hazing steers.

He says, “I have had a lot of good horses, but the really good ones never leave the ranch.”

Rodeo successesFrank has been a rodeo champion

in North Dakota for many years. He’s participated in calf roping, steer wrestling, bareback, team roping and breakaway.

He says, “The first rodeo I participated in was at Beulah. It was the 1970 High School Rodeo, and I tied a square knot on my calf. I also rode bareback horses and team roped with Ron Carson at the 1970 National High School Finals Rodeo in Fargo.”

Frank went to the National High School Finals in Twin Falls, Idaho, in 1971, with Almit Breuer hazing for him in steer wrestling.

He has participated in many rodeo associations over the years, including the North Dakota Rodeo Association, Professional Rodeo Cowboys

Association, Great Plains Indian Rodeo Association, Northwest Ranch Cowboys Association, Indian Rodeo Cowboys Association, Roughrider Rodeo Association, Wrangler Roping Association and North American Rodeo Commission.

Frank’s 30 rodeo championships over the years included:

• NDHSRA Finals – bareback & team-roping champion - 1970 & ’71.

• NDRA team-roping champion – 1974, ’75, ’78, ’84 & ’86; all-around champion – 1977, ’80 & ’82; Senior Men’s Breakaway - 2003, ’08 & ’09.

• PRCA Badlands Circuit team-roping champion - 1979 & ’80.

• World Champion Indian Steer Wrestler – 1977

• Rough Rider Rodeo Association all-around champion – 1984 & ’86; calf-roping champion – 1981 & ’84; team-roping champion – 1984, ’87, ’95, ’96 & ’02.

• Great Plains Indian Rodeo Association – 3 times all-around champion; 2 times calf-roping cham-pion; 1 time steer-wrestling champi-on; & 4 times team-roping champion.

And he has attended rodeo finals in Denver, San Diego, Washington state and New Mexico.

Frank says, “My championships would not have been possible without my

traveling partners like my dad Oscar, my brother J.D. Youngbird, aka Spinning Bird; Malcomb Bruce Jr., aka Speedy; and Neil Karlson, aka Snooper.”

He says, “One of the life lessons I’ve learned is that it is not always about the championships, but about the memories and lifelong friendships made along the way.”

Dedication to tribal and community efforts

Frank have participated in tribal roles since 1995 when he worked for Three Affiliated Tribes as the Cattle Relending and Buffalo Project Manager. In 2005-2009, he served as Councilman for the East Segment- White Shield and as Treasurer of the Three Affiliated.

He was re-elected Councilman for White Shield Segment and serves as Vice-chairman of the Three Affiliated Tribes in 2009 and continues in that position. He has also served on the Energy Committee--Oil, Gas & Refinery and on the Natural Resource Committee--Land Transactions and Leasing.

Frank was elected to the White Shield School Board, serving from 1991-1994. He also served as the North Dakota High School Rodeo Association President from 2002-2004 and as Treasurer of the CDFI Bank Board from 2007-2009.

Other activities that Frank enjoys include playing poker, golfing, hunting and fishing. His goal is to be the next World Series of Poker Champion.

We wish Frank continued success in all of the facets of his life.

The first rodeo

I participated in

was at Beulah.

It was the 1970

High School

Rodeo, and I tied

a square knot on

my calf.

The

Frank Whitecalfe.


OOKB ReviewReviewReviewed by Douglas W. Ellison, Medora

I t would seem that very little new information could be revealed about Sitting Bull, who was fittingly inducted into

the NDCHF as a Great Westerner in 2005.

However, the new biography Sitting Bull His Life and Legacy demonstrates that the life story of this great Lakota leader had not yet been completely told.

This unique biography was written by Sitting Bull’s great grandson, Ernie LaPointe, of South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Reservation. It is based upon treasured oral history that has been passed down through his family.

As LaPointe says, it was difficult to put stories spoken and preserved in Lakota into written English, but he has done a masterful job, and the oral stories will now be preserved forever.

He refers to his great-grandfather by his Lakota name Tatanka Iyotake, for, as he says, “that was his name.” The name, he explains, is more properly translated as “Buffalo Bull Who Sits Down,” rather than the generic and insipid Sitting Bull.

The book offers a comprehensive telling of the life of Tatanka Iyotake, from his childhood to his early warrior days, to his leadership role during the white resistance and finally to his turbulent final days on the Standing Rock Reservation.

Among the revelations is a previously unrecorded version of the chief’s death in 1890, as passed down by his family who witnessed his murder.

Also revealed is the still simmering dispute over the chief’s legacy between the collateral relatives

on Standing Rock and the lineal descendants on Pine Ridge, which recently culminated in a contentious struggle for a repatriated lock of the chief’s hair and his leggings from the Smithsonian Institution.

The book is an engaging and fast-moving study of Tatanka Iyotake, his life and the culture he died trying to protect and preserve.

A detailed family genealogy is presented, along with a selection of interesting photographs. An index would have been helpful, but is lacking.

Ernie LaPointe is to be thanked for allowing this very personal glimpse into the lives of Tatanka Iyotake and his immediate family. It presents an authentic and human side of a man whose power still resonates.

Sitting BullHis Life and Legacy

by Ernie LaPointe


laquesPFamilies honor loved ones with plaques

Levi Wisness was born Apr. 21, 1981, in Williston to Milo and Julie (Stenehjem) Wisness. He was raised

on the family ranch north of Keene and attended elementary school at Johnson Corners Elementary School.

Levi graduated with honors from Watford City High School in 1999, where he excelled in wrestling, football and rodeo. He was a member of the Honor Society, FFA and 4-H.

Levi’s true love was always rodeo from the time he rode his first sheep at age 6. He was named the Reserve Champion All-around Cowboy at the 1999 NDHSRA finals. In 2003, Levi was the National Collegiate Champion and, in 2004, the Badlands Circuit

champion.He attended South Dakota State

University, Brookings; Eastern Wyoming College, Torrington; and the University of Wyoming, Laramie, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in agricultural business in 2004.

Levi was a professional steer wrestler, with a dream of competing in the NFR. He was a member of the PRCA and NDRA.

He died suddenly on Aug. 3, 2008, and is survived by his parents and many family members and friends.

Floyd Unruh was born May 8, 1944, the only child of Edward and Alvina (Huber) Unruh. He was raised south of Zap and attended Hebron and Beulah schools and NDSU.

Floyd served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1965-1968. He began ranching with his dad in late 1968. Floyd married Sharon Trotter in 1970, and they had two children.

He enjoyed ranching, rodeo, sports and attending his grandchildren’s activities. He served as a NDCHF Trustee.

Floyd died Mar. 31, 2006, is survived by his wife, two children Shantell Hartman and Shawn Unruh and his grandchildren.

ED UNRUH

FLOYD UNRUH

LEVI WISNESS

Ed Unruh was born Aug. 14, 1919, in Mercer County, the son of John and Rose (Gutyar) Unruh. He was raised south of Zap and attended Medicine Butte School #1.

He married Alvina Huber, and they had one son, Floyd. Alvina died in the 1940s, and Ed married Opal Murray in 1951. They ranched south of Zap and raised Santa Gertrudis

cattle. Opal died in 1996.Ed enjoyed riding the range and

serving in various positions in his community.

He died Feb. 14, 2008, and is survived by his daughter-in-law Sharon Unruh, who is a NDCHF Trustee, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Ed Unruh.

Floyd Unruh.

Levi Wisness.


James William “Bill” Boulware, 83, died Nov. 28, 2009, in Miles City. He was born in Amarillo, Texas, on Apr. 30, 1926, to James Johnson and Annie Mae (Amburgey) Boulware.

He was raised and attended school in Amarillo. In 1944, Bill joined the U.S. Marines and ranched with his parents. He married Marjorie Ann Pelissier in 1948, and they operated the family ranch near Miles City until 2000.

Bill was active in various organizations and served on community boards. Marjorie died in 2003.

He is survived by two sons and a daughter, NDCHF Trustee Jimi Lou Woodard.

Eva Gjermundson, 96, Taylor, died Sept. 18, 2009, in Dickinson. She was born Aug. 25, 1913, near Halliday to John and Caroline (Micaelson) Carlson.

Eva married Sven Gjermundson in 1930, and they lived in the Halliday and Marshall areas, moving to Taylor in 1958. She worked as a cook and custodian in Taylor and spent many summers as a cook at the family Bible camp in Medora.

She was active in the Taylor Lutherans Church and the Taylor VFW. She enjoyed bird and train watching.

Eva is survived by eight children, including NDCHF member Stan Gjermundson and grandson and NDCHF Inductee, Brad Gjermundson.

Ronald “Ron” Hauck, 68, Richardton, died Dec. 28, 2009. He was born July 2, 1941, at the AX Ranch, Richardton, to Alex and Hildegard Huthmacher. He attended school in Richardton and graduated from Assumption Abbey in 1959.

Ron married Janet Hagen in 1961, and

they lived in S. Dak., Colo., and Dickinson, settling in Richardton in 1963 where they owned the Ranger Café until 1977. They purchased the AX Ranch and worked in the oil fields.

Ron enjoyed ranching, flying, hunting and fly fishing. He was very active in the community.

He is survived by his four children and NDCHF member and brother Mel Hauck.

Kenneth “Ken” Knudson, 82, died Dec. 12, 2009, in Dickinson. He was born Nov. 9, 1927, in Stark County to Knute and Evaline (Hendrickson) Knudson.

He graduated from Taylor High School and St. Olaf College. After teaching in Dunn Center for two years, he entered the U.S. Army. After serving in Korea, he returned to teaching, in Denhoff and in Taylor.

Ken served in the N.Dak. Legislature for 22 years. He was involved in Taylor community organizations and was an avid reader. He ranched until 1996 when he moved to the St. Luke’s Home.

He is survived by two sisters and one brother.

Vivian Knutson, 84, Dunn Center, died Dec. 4, 2009, in Dickinson. She was born Nov. 14, 1925, south of Dunn Center to Earl and Clarissa (Evenson) Morrell.

Vivian attended area schools and high school in Dunn Center. She enjoyed riding horse and trailing cattle. She married Gilman Knutson in 1947, and they had four children.

She enjoyed traveling, camping, family reunions, history and holidays. She was active in various community organizations.

Vivian is survived by her four children, including NDCHF member Colette “Koko” Gjermundson, and seven grandchildren.

Arnold Krogen, 89, of Tioga died Nov., 23, 2009. He was born July 22, 1920, to Anton and Dora (Strangland) Krogen near Hanks and attended country schools.

At age 15, Arnold worked on a neighboring farm and trapped animals during the winter. He also played guitar and mandolin in a band and sang Norwegian songs on a Williston radio station.

In 1944, Arnold purchased land near Williston and Tioga. He married Dorothy Loscheider in 1950. In 1961, Arnold bought the Stangland homestead, and they made their home there.

Arnold was a steward of the land and a charter member of the White Earth Valley Saddle Club. He was an avid horseman and enjoyed traveling and camping with family and friends.

Arnold is survived by his wife, two daughters and six grandchildren.

John Ralph ‘Butch” Molm, 62, formerly of North Dakota, died Dec. 13, 2009, in Fla. He was born Oct. 25, 1947, in Iowa to Ralph Frederick and Eva Nusbaum Molm.

He attended ND State University and Georgetown Law Center. He was a partner at Troutman Sanders in Atlanta, Ga., and Washington, D.C.

Butch is survived by his wife Sue and sons John and Hays.

Michael Odermann, 41, died Dec. 21, 2009, in Nebraska. He was born June 4, 1968, in Alabama, the son of John and Leona (Schmidt) Brinkmeyer.

His father died in Vietnam, and he was later adopted by James Odermann when James and Leona married.

Mike had three children and enjoyed the outdoors, hunting and sports.

He is survived by his children and parents.

Myron Olsgaard, 86, died Nov. 18, 2009, in Kindred. He was born Aug. 6, 1923, to Ole and Ellen (Borderud) Olsgaard. He graduated from Kindred High School in 1941.

Myron served in the U.S. Army during World War II and farmed with his dad after that.

In 1950, Myron married Olive Thompson. He was a member of the Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Association and other organizations. He was a charter member of the WWII Monumnet effort in Washington, D.C.

Myron is survived by his wife, and two children.

END OF THE TRAIL


Ernest Ramberg, 92, died Apr. 25, 2009. He was born Sept. 18, 1916, in Williams County to Alfred and Gina (Aarhaus) Ramberg. He attended Strom Country School and Tioga High School.

Ernest worked on the family farm until Aug. 1940 when he enlisted U.S. Army. He married Hazel Jensen in 1941. Ernest was stationed at Fort Lincoln south of Bismarck and served in the military through 1945.

After his discharge, the couple farmed south of Tioga, growing small grains and raising cattle. He enjoyed participating in jam sessions and pool tournaments.

In 1956, Ernest helped found the White Earth Valley Saddle Club and served as a NDCHF Trustee and was involved in other community organizations.

Ernest is survived by his wife, two daughters and three grandchildren.

Theodore “Tex” Riehl, 67, Cannon Ball, died Jan. 7. He was born May 19, 1942, in Elgin to Lawrence and Magdalena (Eichenlaub) Riehl.

He attended school in Carson and Bismarck and served in the

U.S. Army from 1964-1966. Tex worked as a bullfighter

for J.C. Stevenson and as a rodeo clown for 21 years. He married Marie Komenda in 2008.

Tex is survived by two stepdaughters, an adopted daughter and a stepson.

Amy Marie Svihovec, 23, died Nov. 24, 2009, in a car accident. She was born Apr. 29, 1986, in Bismarck to Jim and Linda Svihovec.

She attended Watford City Schools, graduating in 2004. She was active in Student Council, Honor Society and band and was best known for being a good friend.

Amy graduated from the University of Mary with a bachelor’s degree in medical technology and was working at the Molecular Diagnostics Lab, Denver. She planned to become a doctor.

Amy is survived by her parents, her brother Nathan, her grandparents, including NDCHF Trustee Fay Connell, and many other family members and friends.

OBITUARY POLICY

If you are aware of the recent death of a NDCHF member; a N.Dak. cowboy, cowgirl or rancher; or a friend of western heritage, please inform us and, if possible, provide an obituary or funeral program.

Obituaries can be sent to: NDCHF, 120 N. 3rd St., Ste. 85, Bismarck, ND 58501-3860. Space availability may determine inclusion and length.


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The following are new or renewing NDCHF members from May 12-Oct. 15, 2009, deposits only.

To contribute through member dues or to other funds, please complete and mail the form on page 19.

Members Contribute to NDCHF

DonationsBasin Electric Power CooperativeDennise Ereth (AETNA)Marathon Oil CompanyStephen & Denise McDonoughMichael & Sonya Metzger (In Honor of Willard Schnell)Roger Meyers and FamilyPalmer NelsonJean PetersonGordon & Sandra SchnellLeland Stenehjem Family

FoundationStockmen’s Livestock Exchange

(In Honor of Willard Schnell’s Induction)Nick & Shawa TownerGwen Zingg (AETNA)

Pledges/Capital FundBud & Pam AndersonRandy & Laurie HatzenbuhlerJoe & Florence HauerDan Kalil, W.K. Cattle*Lowell Malard*Walter Piehl Jr., Ft. Union Artist

Associates*Jerry & Carla SchnellRobyn (Nelson) Werth

Theater Chairs ($500)(donor listed in parentheses)Terrald* & Carol BangAlick* & Grayce DvirnakArnold Krogen (gift from Dorothy

Krogen & members of White Earth Valley Saddle Club)

C.F. Martell (gift from Dora Jane Martell Brockway)

Ralph Northrop (gift from Suzzann Northrop)

Ernest Ramberg (gift from Hazel Ramberg & White Earth Valley Saddle Club)

L.W. Veigel (gift from G. Edward & Susan E. Dickey)

Mary Ellen Veigel (gift from G. Edward & Susan E. Dickey)Beverly Jean WengerAlbert & Karen Wolf family

Memberships

Diamond Saddle Club($1,000+)James Danks*Stephen & Matthew Robinson

Gold Buckle ($500-$999)Roger J. AndersonBarbra Kennedy Johnson*Bette Krabbenhoft*Ernie Krabbenhoft*Hal & Shirley MeschkeSherry Plummer

Silver Buckle ($250-$499 annually)Harry Anderson*Kent Conrad & Lucy CalauttiLaura** & Bud GriffinGary* & Kim HoglundPaul Ihland, SI Contracting LLCLoren KopsengGregory Lardy* & Lynae Hansen- LardyWilliam C. MarcilKenneth* & Marlys RadenzRoss Rolshoven**, Great Plains Claims, Inc.Jerry Schlosser*Rick Stern*Judy Tibbetts*Lorry & Harriet ViningDuaine Voigt*

Trophy Spurs ($200-$249 annually)Fran Armstrong*, Diamond Bar B&BTerrald* & Carol BangAlmit* & Marlyne BreuerJames ChamleyArnie* & Cleo ChargingFay* & Lynn ConnellClark Cronquist Jr.*Alick* & Grayce DvirnakJock Eaton, Eaton Ranch*Wilfred* “Sonny” & Mardean EhrG.R. “Roy” Gilbreath*Cary* & Margie Hande

Gene & Gynell HarrisDeVerne* & Margaret HoggarthEtheleen HoovestolMarilyn* & Kent HudsonDan Kalil, W.K. Cattle*Bruce & Kathleen KautzmanMarlene MagilkeLarry* & Peg NjosEugene* & Colleen PedersenStanley* & Joan PopeDon* & Janice RustadBob* & Edna SandMarv* & Barb SemrauDorvan* & Eileen SolbergJames* & Virginia StevensLoretta Tescher*Steve Tomac*Frances Werre*

Ranch Boss ($100-$199 annually)Bud & Pam AndersonJohn Bendish (gift from Sharon Bendish)Lyn* & Al BjornsonHerbert BendixsonKeath* & Cynthia BorchertEd D. & Dalas BreuerTracy & Travis BridwellEvelyn BryantRodger & Mavis BuchholzRon* & Neva CarlisleColleen CarmichaelBev* & Steve ChristensenLarry Christiansen, Christiansen

Cattle Co.*William “Bill” & Connie

ConnollyChuck DahlJack DahlWilliam T. DissByron & Kim DorganDarrell & Kathy DorganFred EberleFred & Joyce Evans, TTT RanchJoyce Fossum*Robert & Wilma FreiseKoko & Casey GjermundsonKenneth Halvorson*Armen Hanson

Rosemary HansonO.L. “Hoot” HarrGerald & Kathy HenryDarrell & Nancy HermansonArlene Isaak*Travis & Elizabeth JacobsonJean & Norma JohnsonRussell KleppeRueben & Phyllis KnutsonDarwin KrenzMartin “George” & Karen KruseBrian LangsethRobert* & Bonnie LeeJohn & Linda LeiningerArmin & Joan LennickPhyllis Leutz*Roger LeutzMark LundeenSandra Marback (gift from Patrick

Marback)Sheila Marie*Jim* & Beth MongeonThomas & Amy MurphyPhyllis O’Neil*Jean NeshiemKen & Christi NeuensEloise Ogden*Carol OukropJim & Sonja OzbunTim PetryJack & Corrine RedmondDavid & Gloria ReistadJohn & Bev RennerArthur & Carol RohrRay & Beverly SandnessSheila SchaferVerdun & Jacque SchauerMichael SchlegelCollin Schnell & Michelle H. Avelar-SchnellGordon & Sandra SchnellJeff, Gina & Shay SeversonOdin StutrudHal Thorson, Thorson RanchLarry G. UlsakerSharon Unruh*Soren (S.S.) & Patricia UrbergNorman VangnessW. Cary & Barb VossLeNore Wagner


Beverly Jean WengerCarol Winter*

Wrangler ($50-$99 annually)Bob Aber (gift from Robert & Bonnie Lee)Ronald H. & Janice AndersonPauline Appledoorn*Tex Appledoorn*Ruben & Pat AuchErnie & Alice BachlerClaudia Berg & Robert MatzC.J. BloomquistLance & Karen BuelingClark ButlerCapital Trophy, Inc.Donald & Delores CarlsonJohn & Ferne (Nordin) CombsHugh & Rachel Connolly (gift

from Jim & Janet Connolly)James R. Connolly (gift from Jim

& Janet Connolly)Jim & Janet ConnollyDennis & Gail DanielsonAlex DorganBrendan DorganHaley DorganPaige DorganJessica & Bill Eckroth (gift from

Jim & Janet Connolly)Rachel Emmons, Greystone

Group LLCMarc & Joyce ErhardtBettie Erickson*Delbert* & Donna EszlingerLowell & Janice FarisClifford & Marion FerebeeJoe & Sue FinnemanJohn FroelichP. Dorinne GabbertSarah GarlandRaymond & Linda Gilstad Elizabeth GoreBruce GrunefelderCurtis & Susan HansonSteve & Linda HansonTodd & Marie HauerBill & Caryl HaverlukHarv HegvickWilliam Hill*Doc & Helen Hilz, Coal Craft

ProductsKathleen HockhalterJanet HoltDarryl HowardRobert & Karen HuetherArnie Irwin (gift from Bob &

Donna Irwin)Bob* & Donna IrwinJohn Irwin (gift from Bob &

Donna Irwin)Wandy & Rory Irwin (gift from

Bob & Donna Irwin)Lydia JohnsonMarv & Joyce Kaiser

Jean KautzmanRoger & Jane KinnischtzkeRodney KleinBethol KnutsonVern & Lois KnudsonCharles & Marleen LowmanLoren F. LundyPatrick LynnDonald Majeres (gift from

Andrew & Stacy Majeres)Carol MartinezRuss & Elaine MatherLyle* & Ruth McDermottGene & Susan MelgaardGeorge & Joyce MonsonVirginia NelsenKaren A. NelsonH. Weyburn & Mae NiewoehnerMary & Robert NistlerGerald NunnMyles & Ranelle O’KeeffeOrlin & Joyce Oium, Riverdale

RanchArthur & Valoie OlsonRick & Sharon OlsonRobert & Lavonne PattenJean PetersonMichael & Pamala Piatz

Walter Piehl Jr., Ft. Union Artist Assoc.**

James PladsonRichard & Fern PokornyConnie* & Glenda RedmondDon & Betty RehmGary ReileGary & Lois RidenhowerDave RobsonPatrick & Marcy RoehrichSteve RogallaCharles RothbergWally & Marlys RustadDianne SchaferAmanda Schaff*Mike & Geri SengerJohn & Laura ShipleyPaul SmokovRobert SteffesGary & Vicki SummerfieldCarl SvendsenSam & Bev TombargeWesley & Marlene TossettJoan Urenn AxelDave & Kim Utke, Sheldak

RanchWesley & Linda VettelCarol Weigelt

Lois & George WelschDennis Werre, D.D. Werre

Trucking, Inc.Pat & Larry WilsonC.H. WinklerJason* & Anita* WirtzDan & Sheila ZachmannRonda & Carl ZeltingerHolly ZiemanDan & Mary Zimmerman

Kid’s Corral ($10 annually)Grayson Page Connolly (gift from

Jim & Janet Connolly)MacKenzie Sage Connolly (gift

from Jim & Janet Connolly)Chesney Gjermundson (gift from

Koko & Casey Gjermundson)Kazanne Gjermundson (gift from

Koko & Casey Gjermundson)

* Denotes NDCHF Trustees**Denotes NDCHF Board Members

(Please notify the NDCHF of any errors or omissions by calling 701-250-1833.)

The North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation.

All contributions are tax deductible.

KID CORRAL ............................................$10-$49 ANNUALLY

WRANGLER CLUB ..................................$50-$99 ANUALLY

RANCH BOSS CLUB ...............................$100-$199 ANNUALLY

TROPHY SPURS CLUB ...........................$200-$249 ANNUALLY

SILVER BUCKLE CLUB ...........................$250-$499 ANNUALLY

GOLD BUCKLE ........................................$500-$999 ANNUALLY

DIAMOND SADDLE CLUB ......................$1,000-$4,999 ANNUALLY

TRAIL DRIVERS CLUB ............................$5,000-$9,999 ANNUALLY

BRONC RIDER CLUB ..............................$10,000+ANNUALLY


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NDCHF gifts honor loved onesThe NDCHF has received honorariums/memorials for the following individuals. (This information includes deposits for May 12-Oct. 15, 2009,

deposits only.) To honor a loved one, see the memorial/ contribution form on page 21.

In memory of Dean ArmstrongWencil & Patsy Wagner, Wagner Ranch

In memory of Joe & Ruth BergBill & Pat Meyer

In memory of James “Bill” BoulwareLaura & Bud Griffin

In memory of James “Bill” & Marjorie BoulwareEloise Ogden & Bernie Pellenwessel

In memory of Maynard BrownBill & Pat Meyer

In memory of Donald “Duke” BryantEvelyn Bryant

In memory of Earl ClydeJonie & Billy Greenlee

In memory of Ray ErhardtJason & Anita Wirtz

In memory of Morris GerbigKeith KemmerKen Moen

In memory of Alice GoodallGary & Jayce MillerElmo & Elinor Sorenson

In memory of W.T. GrunefelderBruce & Judy Grunefelder

In memory of Louis HagerottGordon Albers & Joyce Kitt

In memory of Ron HauckColette & Casey Gjermundson

In memory of Art HermansonWalter Piehl Jr., Ft. Union Artist Associates

In memory of Ralph KleinVonny YoungIn memory of Kenneth KnudsonVernon & Lois Knudson

In memory of Gilman & Vivian KnutsonAlan, Lisa (Benz) & Ethan Hendrickson

In memory of Vivian KnutsonTex & Pauline AppledoornIrene Hamilton

In memory of Arnold KrogenWilliam & Kay Fortier, Willow Lake RanchDon & Pat Sillerud

In memory of Fred LoeffelbeinLyn & Al Bjornson

In memory of Herbert MastonLynn & Linda Wold

In memory of John Ralph “Butch” MolmKevin CarvellTerry GrimmMalcolm & Carey HollensteinerNational Hydropower Assn. Sally, Scott & Scott NewbernJane & Charles PiercyGeorge & Jane SinnerWayne & Lee Harper Vason

In memory of Adrien Mongeon Dennis & Gail Danielson

In memory of Calvin NelsonRoughrider Rodeo Association

In memory of Charles (Carl) O. NelsonJoe & Sue Finneman

In memory of Michael OdermannCorrine DavisDarrell Dorgan

In memory of Myron OlsgaardDon & Janice Rustad

In memory of Roger, Maurice & Bill OttoLydia Johnson

In memory of Blanche PelissierKenny & Mary Abrahamson

In memory of Ernest RambergHazel Ramberg & White Earth Valley Saddle Club

In memory of Doris RobertsSheila Marie, Painted Badlands Ranch

In memory of David SavageauGordon & Marlyn Langerud

In honor of Willard SchnellMichael & Sonya MetzgerLarry & Judi Schnell

In memory of Jeanette SchultzBill & Pat Meyer

In memory of June SchwindtSheila Marie, Painted Badlands Ranch

In memory of Olga StenbergSheila Marie, Painted Badlands Ranch

Inmemory of Merle Kalenze StevickJonie & Billy GreenleeGary & Gayle JeffreyLois MatsonBill & Pat Meyer

In memory of Amy SvihovecSheila Marie, Painted Badlands Ranch

In memory of Jim TescherLorry & Harriet Vining


In memory of Mr. & Mrs. B.V. TomanMarie & Jerry Toman

In memory of Ed UnruhAssorted donors (cash)Kathleen DettmannTillie DettmannAllen & Lorraine SchmidtSharon Unruh, Unruh Cattle Co.

In memory of Andrew VoigtRoberta Bosch

In memory of Wade WaagenSheila Marie

In memory of Levi WisnessMilo & Julie A. Wisness

North dakota cowboy hall of fame membership/memorials

Membership Contribution of $ _____________________________________

Category _______________________________________________________

Memorial Gift of $ _______________________________________________

In honor of ______________________________________________________

Theater Chair Fund $ ______________ Building Fund $ _______________

Foundation $ ____________________________________________________

Name ___________________________________________________________

Address _________________________________________________________

City _____________________ State ________ Zip Code _______________

Phone _________________________________________________________

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Mail, fax or email this form (or a copy of it), along with your check

or credit card number, to:

North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame

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Memorial Wall Program honorsfamily and friends

The NDCHF’s Memorial Wall and Registry Program is the perfect Holiday gift for members, special friends and others. That special person’s life and accomplishments will be documented for future generations.

The card file registry lets you honor someone with a card file for $250. The card file includes biographical information, a photograph and a brand.

For $1,000, a person, business or organization can be honored with a 14” x 9” plaque. A $5,000 plaque, 18” x 10½”, includes biographical information. Both plaque sizes include a card file.

For more information, call Cathy Langemo at the Bismarck office (701-250-1833 or 701-527-7948).


EMBERM NewsNewsDanielson retires

After 44 years of teaching and doing research work at NDSU,

NDCHF Board member Russ Danielson recently retired.

Danielson graduated from NDSU in 1964 and started at the

beef research unit in June 1965, where he oversaw the NDSU

beef herd.

In his retirement, Danielson plans to spend more time with his

wife Helen and their two daughters and four grandchildren.

Lardy receives promotionWith Danielson’s retirement, NDCHF Trustee Greg Lardy has

been promoted to head the NDSU Animal Science Department.

He was formerly a beef cattle specialist and will continue in

his leadership role with the Beef Systems Center of Excellence.

Bismarck rodeo queen receives awardEmily Carson, Miss Rodeo Prairie Rose, recently received

the “Hats Off to Rodeo Royalty” award during the Miss Rodeo

America Pageant in Colo.

The award honors local and regional rodeo queens

in the U.S. ages 10-20 who have shown outstanding

performance and leadership skills in equine activities.

NDCHF supporter recognized with Rough Rider award

Doug Burgum, philanthropist and former Microsoft

Corp. executive, received the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider

Award in Nov. 2009.

Gov. John Hoeven presented the award to Burgum, who is the

37th person to receive it.

Baird joins ND history boardNDCHF President Phil Baird has been appointed by the

Governor to the N.Dak. State Historical Records Advisory

Board.

The Board assists with coordination activities related to the

retention, disposition and preservation of documentary resources

throughout the state.

Board members represent historical organizations and

repositories, including historical sites, museums, and other

entities statewide.

As a rodeo historian, Baird has developed one of the most

extensive data collections about N.Dak. rodeo and Indian rodeo

cowboys of the northern Great Plains.

Independent & Assisted Living


Feb. 17-18 Theodore Roosevelt

History Presentation,

Fargo & Valley City

Mar. 3-4 Theodore Roosevelt


Medora & Watford City

Mar. 17-18 Theodore Roosevelt


Devils Lake & Langdon

May 15 Opening Day at

NDCHF, Medora

May 15 Ribs ’n’ Blues

May 29-30 Medora Cowboy

Poetry Gathering

June 12-13 Flag Day & All-horse

Parade

June 12-14 Winchester Weekend

(Gun Show, Speakers,

Cowboys)

June 25-26 NDCHF Induction

Activities

June 26-27 ND Barrel Racing

Association Event,

Medora Ranch-O-

Rama

July 4 Independence Day

Celebration, Parade &

Fireworks

July 24 National Day of the

Cowboy

Aug. 21-22 Day of the People

(Native American

Celebration at NDCHF)

Sept. 18-19 ND Cutting Horse

Association Event,

Medora Ranch-O-

Rama

Sept. 19 Last Day – 2010

NDCHF Season

Nov. 5 Medora Chamber of

Commerce Wildlife

Feed

Dec. 3-5 Medora Chamber

of Commerce Old-

fashioned Cowboy

Christmas

2 0 1 0 N D C H F Wild West Series & Season Schedule

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