History
Rodeo Clown, Scot Allerdings, featured at 60th Hawley Rodeo
Scot Allerdings from Wyoming really is a class clown, teaching high school PE during the school year. During his performances, Scot provides several means of high quality family entertainment. From his family friendly comedy to new exciting acts, Scot will keep the crowd entertained throughout the event. Scot loves to work with the youth and…
Read MoreTrick Riding is coming back to the Hawley Rodeo, June 7-8, 2019
Dusta Lee Kimzey thrills audiences with gymnastics on horseback by Gretchen Kirchmann, Kirchmann Media Group Omaha, Neb. (April 20, 2019) – This rodeo season Barnes PRCA Rodeo continues to hire the very best specialty acts for the 60th American Heroes PRCA Rodeo in Hawley, Minn. Those acts feature Tricked Out Trick Riding by Dusta Lee…
Read MoreMeet 2018 Bullfighter – Jacob Welker
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.…
Read More2019 Bullfighter – Michael “Mighty Mike” Early
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…
Read More25th Anniversary Hawley Rodeo, 1985
Past Hawley Rodeo Chairman
2nd Annual Hawley Rodeo, 1961
Kirby Brothers win top Honors
How Hawley Got Rodeo Contract, 1960
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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