Gun twirling champion Paula Saletnik talks about being a modern-day Annie Oakley. Paula is recovering from a really bad rollover car accident but is “back in the saddle” again. Best wishes cowgirl! ___________________________________________________________________________________________ by Lisa Gartner First appeared in Texas Monthly In this age of enlightenment—global warming deniers and Jersey…
Every year Custer State Park in South Dakota uses private citizens to help with its annual buffalo roundup. 20 people are selected by lottery to help drive the herd about five miles into corrals while 15,000 spectators watch. This year’s roundup will take place Monday, September 26, 2011. Not only…
Santa Fe, New Mexico has an outstanding history museum and this summer they are featuring special exhibits about the women of the west. “Imagine the story of the American West and you’re likely to see gunfighters, Indian wars and cattle barons. Where were the women? Everywhere, it turns out. This…
McKenzie Haley, Miss Rodeo South Dakota, was the speech winner at the 2011 Miss Rodeo America pageant which was held at The Orleans Hotel an Casino on December 4th, 2010 in Las Vegas. She also won the coveted title of 2011 Miss Rodeo America during the week long pageant. If…
Performance by Loretta Lynn (born Loretta Webb). Song written by Jack Keller and Howard Greenfield. Loretta, the coal miner’s daughter, is famously from “Butcher Holler”, a section of Van Lear, a mining community near Paintsville, Johnson County, Kentucky. If you have problems seeing the video below click HERE. youtube::BCu83KvIb7M::
