Keeping up with Miss Strathmore Stampede

Miss Strathmore Stampede 

 

The Canadian Pro Rodeo Sport Medicine Team is set up outside the Strathmore Ag arena during the Strathmore Stampede each August where they provide care to the rodeo competitors before, during and after their events.  

This team of practitioners are volunteers and require sponsors to fund the operations and materials used. On March 30 I attended and volunteered my time at the inaugural Twisted Tea Ski Louise Stampede Canadian Cowboy Ski Race in Lake Louise, where the proceeds raised from this event go directly to the sport medicine team. If you had a rodeo card you were eligible to enter the race – there were over 50 cowboys and cowgirls decked out in their rodeo chaps and cowboy hats on the hill on either skis or a snowboard.  

In the first part of the competition, three competitors were in each heat until there was a top male and female of the day winners. There were certainly some entertaining runs with bull fighter, Brett Monea being recognized for having the worst wreck on the hill.  

I got to spend the day with two lovely royalty ladies – Miss Rodeo Canada, Gillian Shields, and Miss Rodeo Hanna, Nichole Martin (who was snowboarding in the race as well). The three of us even had some time to go tubing down the hill, which I hear may become an event next year – we had a blast. 

The last race of the day involved all of the competitors racing at once which was definitely a true “stampede” coming down the hill. The Stampede Race winner who took it all and received a beautiful buckle made by Becker Buckle (Becker made the Miss Strathmore Stampede crown), was saddle bronc rider Riley Harvie. After the races, there was a silent auction, dinner and cabaret to finish off the day. I enjoyed the day and was glad to be able to help out – I even had two interviews with Hurricane Smith of Country 105 FM as they were broadcasting live for the day.

The following weekend K&K Livestock Co. had their 20th Anniversary sale. Even though the weather didn’t want to cooperate, there was still a great turn out and I enjoyed some shopping myself, as well as a tasty BBQ lunch. I would like to thank K&K for their support, as they are one of the sponsors of the Miss Strathmore Stampede program. 

Next on the schedule was the First Annual Calgary Roughstock Rumble. It was a great event, and I had a fantastic night. Bareback, Saddle Bronc, and Bull Riding all started with 15 competitors. The Top 5 from each event made it to the short-go where first place in each event took home $10,000. Our very own Scott Schiffner won on the second night! 

This past weekend the Calgary Stampede had their Aggie Days where I helped out at the Scholastic Book Corner directing traffic and signing autographs, participated in roping plastic steer heads, played with the goats, and got on a saddle bronc horse – a demo of course.  

On the Saturday evening , I was a special guest along with Miss Rodeo Canada, and the Airdrie Royalty, at the Miss Rodeo Sundre Fashion Show, Dinner and Auction. I helped with reception, selling tickets, drawing names for door prizes and being a judge for the King Contestants. It is important to support other Rodeo Royalty throughout the province, and help with their fundraising efforts for their programs, it was a fun evening. 

With fundraising in mind, the Miss Strathmore Stampede program is looking for sponsors to continue to build and support the program. I would like to thank the current program sponsors for their support –  CalAlta AutoGlass, Eamor’s Custom Saddlery, Irvine Tack and Trailer, K&K Livestock Co., Phoenix Signs & Graphics, Women of the Wild West and Wrangler. Planning for the 2013 Miss Strathmore Stampede pageant is underway and applications will be available soon (stay tuned with Strathmore StampedeRoyalty on Facebook). 

If you are interested in sponsoring this worthwhile program, or if you are a young lady interested in applying for Miss Strathmore Stampede 2013, you can reach me at missstrathmorestampede@gmail.com or (403) 586-8878 for further information.