The Foothills Rodeo Committee has been meeting weekly for the past month to iron out the details of these years’ events. TOUGH ENOUGH TO WEAR PINK is back and is strongly campaigning to raise money for cancer research. Their black and pink t-shirts are being seen all over town and they can still be purchased at the Humm-Dinger for $10.00. Wear your shirt to either rodeo performance and be eligible for prizes. They will also have a tent set up on the rodeo grounds and Tough Enough to Wear Pink merchandise can be purchased on either rodeo day.

“WILD COW RIDING” is also back. The rodeo committee decided to offer the opportunity to some of our local talent to show their stuff again this year. We are trying to get 6 riders for each performance. A $100 dollar purse will be split 60/40 between the two top riders each night.

Lennis Fagerhaug and Paulette Olson offered to bring some of the rankest cows of their herds to town to match up with anybody who is “tough enough”. Anyone interested in riding should contact Brian Bergeleen at the Farm Bureau office (539-0014).

Attention “Muttin Busters”—you must to be at least 4 years of age this year and be less than 50 pounds. The rodeo committee decided that some of the riders of previous years were just a bit too young. There will be 12 riders during each performance. Anyone interested in riding woolies can contact the Farm Bureau office to pre-register or sign up the day of the performance in the rodeo office. Entrants will be accepted on a first come-first serve basis.

Weekend activities kick-off with the Calcutta on Friday night at 9PM at the Hideout Bar and Grill. The 6th annual Queen contact begins at 9AM on Saturday in the arena and slack begins at 12 PM. The Saturday rodeo performance begins at 6PM. For your late night entertainment, The Company Cowboys will provide music at the dance on Saturday night. Sundays performance start at 2PM sharp. Watch for “Snorkel” as he strolls around the arena on both days.

The Wessington Springs Foothills Rodeo would once again like to invite ya’all to attend the 4th annual Foothills Rodeo Queen Contest! The introduction and speech portions of the competition will be held Saturday, May 30, at 1:30 P.M. in the 1905 Opera House in Wessington Springs, SD. The Horsemanship Competition will be held at the rodeo arena in the NW part of Wessington Springs at 9:30 A.M.

Coronation of the 2009 queens will be held at Saturday, May 30, at 6:00 P.M. before the rodeo begins. Be sure to come support the queen contestants as they compete to represent the Foothills Rodeo!

The 2008 Queens who will be passing on their titles are Senior Queen Shana Clarambeau, Junior Queen Kourtney Hauge, and Princess Hailey Mohnens.

If you or anyone you know would like more information about competing in the Foothills Rodeo Queen Contest please contact pageant coordinator Alana Bergeleen as soon as possible! (email: foothillsqueencoordinator@hotmail.com, cell: (605)350-0612, home: (605)539-1036.) See ya at the rodeo!

Li’l Miss Foothills Rodeo Pageant!!

The Lil Miss Foothills Rodeo Pageant will be held in conjunction with the Foothills Rodeo Queen Contest on Saturday, May 30, at 1:30 P.M. in the 1905 Opera House in Wessington Springs. The pageant is for girls ages 7 and under (as of January 1, 2009).

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There is definitely something for everyone on this last weekend of May. Hope to see you at as many of these activities as you can fit in.