Meet 2018 Bullfighter – Jacob Welker

June 7, 2018

Chasing dreams and making them come true has been Jacob Welker’s passion for bullfighting and life. Welker, a native of Pretty Prairie, Kansas now in his early twenties is a PRCA card holder.   His career highlights include working the Cody Nite Rodeo in Cody, Wyoming, both the Kansas Junior High and High School State Finals.…

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2019 Bullfighter – Michael “Mighty Mike” Early

June 5, 2018

Michael “Mighty Mike” Early is a 6′ 4″ bullfighter. The 21-year-old hails from Auxvasse, Missouri.  For the past nine years he has been fighting bulls and protecting cowboys. Currently is working on his PRCA permit. Education – Missouri Welding Institute graduate, June 2017; Attended NE Oklahoma A&M Junior College on a bullfighting scholarship for 18…

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How Hawley Got Rodeo Contract, 1960

May 4, 2018

from Hawley Herald newspaper article, 1960 Why was Hawley, a village with a 1960 population of 1,264 persons, selected as the site of the RCA rodeo for northwestern Minnesota and eastern North Dakota? This question has been asked by many inquisitive individuals during the past few months. There are two reasons: first, that Hawley is…

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Barnes PRCA Rodeo, third and fourth generation

May 4, 2018

Westin and his wife Katelyn will again travel with their young children Elsie and Martin to Hawley Minnesota to produce the rodeo in 2018. Three-year-old Elsie and her younger brother Martin are now the fourth generation of the Barnes PRCA Rodeo family business. Elsie is a mini-me of her mother Katelyn helping out with washing…

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World Traveling Rodeo Clown, Scott Cameron returns 2018

May 4, 2018

Rodeo Clown and Bullfighter Scott Cameron believes “Every day is an adventure.” He certainly has the passport for that statement. He has performed as far away as Mount Aso, Japan; Helsinki, Finland; Lima, Peru; and Paris, France. In 2009 he performed with the Rodeo Europe Tour in Spain, including Madrid, Valincia, Porta Santa Maria, Marabella,…

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