Janet Burkhart, 67, another of Salida’s community-minded people, died Jan. 9 at her home in Hermitage, Missouri. Although she and her husband, Bob Burkhart, were living in Missouri now, she
Billings rodeo legend Mortensen featured in 1st bronze of Montana Hall and Wall series
Montana Pro Rodeo selling bronzes to raise money
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BILLINGS â In 16 years, the Montana Pro Rodeo Hall and Wall of Fame has given away nearly $600,000 in scholarship money, but that s not nearly enough for them. So they came up with a new idea to raise more funds: a series of bronzes, the first unveiled today featuring a fitting star. Arguably Dan s the greatest bronc rider of all time. His resume backs it up, said Hall and Wall President Brent Jordan. He s from Montana, so it was fitting to start with Dan. Kick off the series with a boom.
Montana Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame With a Special Unveiling Soon
First, let s talk about some of the best news out there- the World Famous Miles City Buckin Horse Sale is a GO this year.
We got that important reminder as we were chatting with our friends from the Montana Pro Rodeo Hall & Wall of Fame. They ll be at the Buckin Horse Sale this year, along with one of the celebrities from the popular TV show Yellowstone - Forrie Smith.
They ll also be in Billings around the same time that the upcoming PBR rodeo is taking place at the Metra in Billings, and they re going to be unveiling a new bronze in honor of famed saddle bronc rider Dan Mortenson.
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Every year, Nate Rouse and his 12-year-old son observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day by listening to the civil rights leader s I Have a Dream speech and thinking about how to keep that legacy alive.
This year, Rouse said, he hopes the holiday will take on even greater significance for people in light of the nationwide conversations on race and equity sparked by the Black Lives Matter movement in the last year.
One of (King s) most poignant lines was that he hoped his children would be judged by the content of their character, not the color of their skin, said Rouse, who in August became the first director of equity, race, and cultural diversity initiatives for Barrington Area Unit District 220. Connecting that vision to the events that have taken place this past year in our country, we have been reminded again in Black, Indigenous and people of color communities that we are not there.