WEBVTT 1 00:00:13.199 --> 00:00:18.559 And good morning and welcome to our community Connection program on this Tuesday morning, 2 00:00:18.640 --> 00:00:23.320 sixty nine degrees at eight thirty five. I'm Nathan Thompson, and we have 3 00:00:23.399 --> 00:00:29.320 got some great guests coming in this morning from the Bartlesville round Up Club. 4 00:00:29.800 --> 00:00:34.600 And I know, ladies that we have a big event coming on today. 5 00:00:34.640 --> 00:00:38.079 We have or not today later on in the week. Virginia Sloop, who 6 00:00:38.159 --> 00:00:41.000 is the treasurer of the Barnsville round Up Club, and Tammy fall Leaf, 7 00:00:41.159 --> 00:00:48.439 a lifetime member. My goodness, there you go. So let's talk about 8 00:00:48.479 --> 00:00:55.119 what's going on beginning on Thursday. Well, it's the first night of our 9 00:00:55.200 --> 00:01:03.799 three day rodeo. It's an IPR a ACRA and open rodeo that means International 10 00:01:03.840 --> 00:01:14.599 Professional Rodeo Association in American Cowboys Rodeo Association sanctioned SAT semi pro. But the 11 00:01:15.040 --> 00:01:19.480 entries were last week or the week before, so they've all pre entered and 12 00:01:19.519 --> 00:01:26.200 we get contestants from all over the country because it is an international professional rodeo, 13 00:01:26.519 --> 00:01:30.840 that's right. And then but we also get a load of locals. 14 00:01:30.920 --> 00:01:34.959 We have a lot of a lot of cowboy talent in this area and one 15 00:01:34.040 --> 00:01:38.840 hundred mile radius there are some tough, tough cowboys and how girls that are 16 00:01:38.879 --> 00:01:42.159 just from here, and they'll be at the rodeo too. And this is 17 00:01:42.200 --> 00:01:47.480 the forty third year for the Green Country Rodeo. I mean, what a 18 00:01:47.560 --> 00:01:52.280 milestone. That's right, that's right, it's absolutely incredible. So let's talk 19 00:01:52.280 --> 00:01:56.599 to us a little bit about the dates when everything is going on where the 20 00:01:56.719 --> 00:02:00.319 rodeo is actually held. Virginia. I know this is you. You said 21 00:02:00.319 --> 00:02:06.560 this is your first year, very first year, very first year to deal 22 00:02:06.599 --> 00:02:10.400 with this. So what are the dates for the rodeo this year? I'll 23 00:02:10.400 --> 00:02:14.879 start Thursday, the twenty fifth, and we'll go Friday, the twenty sixth, 24 00:02:14.960 --> 00:02:17.439 and then Saturday, the twenty seventh. Okay, okay, so the 25 00:02:17.759 --> 00:02:23.360 twenty fifth, that's on Tuesday or Thursday. Look at that working this early 26 00:02:23.400 --> 00:02:28.199 morning. So on Thursday, Friday and Saturday this week. And what what 27 00:02:28.280 --> 00:02:34.000 time do the things begin at. Well, the mutton busting starts at seven 28 00:02:34.039 --> 00:02:38.560 o'clock and they have that prey rodeo, but the grand entry will be straight 29 00:02:38.639 --> 00:02:43.879 up eight o'clock, okay, and that's seven am or am pm. Okay. 30 00:02:43.879 --> 00:02:46.520 I want to make sure. I want to make sure. So seven 31 00:02:46.560 --> 00:02:50.319 pm is the mutton busting. That's always a fun thing it is as well. 32 00:02:50.400 --> 00:02:53.159 Yeah, a lot of cute little kids to come and get in that, 33 00:02:53.360 --> 00:02:57.159 and it's they kind of they kind of time it as well as score 34 00:02:57.199 --> 00:03:01.400 it. And it's a lot of fun. Is six and under. Oh 35 00:03:01.560 --> 00:03:07.319 that's always That means I'm a little bit too old, little bit too just 36 00:03:07.360 --> 00:03:10.159 a tiny bit not too much, but Mutton Dustin always had a lot of 37 00:03:10.159 --> 00:03:14.960 fun to watch. And seeing this going on, you know here, I 38 00:03:14.960 --> 00:03:17.639 mean the week after Cavalcade, I mean I know that you know, the 39 00:03:17.719 --> 00:03:22.759 round Up Club's there also work in hand in hand with the Barroso round Up 40 00:03:22.759 --> 00:03:24.520 Clubs, So you know, having these back to back events, I mean, 41 00:03:24.560 --> 00:03:29.439 that's just great for Northeast Oklahoma. I'm sure you probably get a lot 42 00:03:29.439 --> 00:03:31.479 of the Cavalcade teams in as well. Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, 43 00:03:31.800 --> 00:03:36.199 there will be a lot of those people that enter very good and so this 44 00:03:36.319 --> 00:03:39.800 is going to be at the round Up Club arena that is at Highway sixty 45 00:03:40.039 --> 00:03:45.879 right by the airport, right, Okay, all right, so how does 46 00:03:46.039 --> 00:03:50.560 how does this work? As far as it probably costs a lot of money 47 00:03:50.599 --> 00:03:55.759 to put on this type of an event. So whenever you're looking at getting 48 00:03:57.520 --> 00:04:00.240 folks to be involved in the Green Country Rodeo. Who are some of the 49 00:04:00.240 --> 00:04:04.000 folks who are helping you out this year? We have some great sponsors. 50 00:04:04.560 --> 00:04:10.240 We have a lot of repeat oil sponsors that the board has worked with. 51 00:04:10.280 --> 00:04:13.719 They're all familiar with them. Some of our big ones. We've got Jim 52 00:04:13.719 --> 00:04:18.319 Moore, one Shot Top Flight who's donated some prizes this year. We've got 53 00:04:18.319 --> 00:04:24.519 three p Farms, Skyway, Honda, Cody Hub Construction, Denise bow Line, 54 00:04:24.759 --> 00:04:28.560 Bartlesol Visitors, and Osh Casino. We have many more. Those are 55 00:04:28.600 --> 00:04:30.519 just some right off the top of our head that have pitched in and helped 56 00:04:30.560 --> 00:04:38.639 out from our community and getting the livestock in for the Green Country Rodeo as 57 00:04:38.639 --> 00:04:44.439 well. I mean, I'm looking here and you've got an incredible contractor who 58 00:04:44.480 --> 00:04:47.839 is bringing in the stock for this rodeo. E there we have Kyle Robinson 59 00:04:47.879 --> 00:04:53.720 with Big Horn Rodeo Company. He's been our contractor for the last I don't 60 00:04:53.759 --> 00:04:58.560 know five years, four or five years anyway, and he was also the 61 00:04:58.600 --> 00:05:03.439 contractor out at the Cavil and we have a lot of faith in his ability 62 00:05:03.480 --> 00:05:11.879 to put on a fantastic rodeo. He has great help. He just comes 63 00:05:12.079 --> 00:05:15.720 early a month or two early and lets us know what we need to fix. 64 00:05:15.800 --> 00:05:24.360 And and and our club members and our play Day members are our volunteers 65 00:05:25.120 --> 00:05:30.720 that have They've spent many hours out there. They've been there all week for 66 00:05:30.839 --> 00:05:34.959 the last two or three weeks, almost every night all year long, really 67 00:05:35.079 --> 00:05:41.279 but you know crunch radio, crunch time, they have been. They've been 68 00:05:41.319 --> 00:05:46.040 out there working, fixing bleachers, welding shoots, getting things just so it 69 00:05:46.079 --> 00:05:51.160 will go smoothly. And I would like to brag on the board of directors 70 00:05:51.759 --> 00:05:58.319 if I may. We've got Devin Gray as our president and he's been the 71 00:05:58.360 --> 00:06:02.040 president for the last several years. Randy Hauser, vice president, Tamara Hoppik 72 00:06:02.160 --> 00:06:08.399 Secretary. This is Virginia Sloop, the treasurer, donnah Hoppick, Brody Peterson, 73 00:06:08.480 --> 00:06:12.319 Jessica Peterson, and Mike Peterson. Those people are your main ones that 74 00:06:12.360 --> 00:06:15.399 you see out there if you drive by, one of those people are almost 75 00:06:15.439 --> 00:06:18.879 out there every day checking on things. I mean, it's a property. 76 00:06:18.879 --> 00:06:24.920 We have forty eight acres and members can people can join in the club and 77 00:06:24.920 --> 00:06:27.959 they can go out and ride in the forty eight acres. They can get 78 00:06:28.000 --> 00:06:31.439 a key to the arena, they try to keep it nice for him. 79 00:06:31.519 --> 00:06:35.000 But we also depend on those members to help us out at the rodeo of 80 00:06:35.000 --> 00:06:39.319 course, so it takes a lot of people. We've got parkers, we've 81 00:06:39.319 --> 00:06:44.800 got Gatehill concession help. It takes a lot of people and it's a huge 82 00:06:44.839 --> 00:06:48.560 production. Yeah, absolutely, And of course everything kicks off on Thursday evening 83 00:06:48.600 --> 00:06:53.360 seven o'clock. What are some of the events that will be going on on 84 00:06:53.480 --> 00:06:58.439 Thursday and throughout the week. Well, we've got all the nine sanctioned events. 85 00:06:58.480 --> 00:07:02.680 There's bronk riding, blue rye and barrel racing, steer roping, tie 86 00:07:02.720 --> 00:07:10.720 down, caf Ropen, team roping. I probably missed one, did I 87 00:07:10.720 --> 00:07:16.160 say bear back bronc But anyway, also at nightly the Pines, eight and 88 00:07:16.240 --> 00:07:20.720 under kids barrel racers can come in enter nightly. It's a nightly jackpot. 89 00:07:20.800 --> 00:07:24.560 You don't have to pre enter, you have to pre enter that night. 90 00:07:26.160 --> 00:07:29.839 We got eight and under pee wee barrel racers and then a fifteen and under 91 00:07:30.240 --> 00:07:33.800 junior barrel racers and they can come. They can enter all three nights if 92 00:07:33.800 --> 00:07:40.800 they want to, and their entry fee is probably around twenty five or thirty 93 00:07:40.839 --> 00:07:46.040 dollars, I'm not sure. It's a lot cheaper than the professionals in during 94 00:07:46.079 --> 00:07:49.480 the rodeo, but they will be run during the rodeo and it's always a 95 00:07:49.519 --> 00:07:55.519 lot of fun to see those littles. And it's as the age as the 96 00:07:55.560 --> 00:07:59.160 first day of the rodeo. So whatever age you are on the first day 97 00:07:59.199 --> 00:08:03.240 of the rodeo, that's how you know if you're fifteen and under, well, 98 00:08:03.240 --> 00:08:05.600 it is entertainment for the whole family as well. You know, for 99 00:08:05.680 --> 00:08:11.079 people who want to come out and actually watch the rodeo, where do they 100 00:08:11.120 --> 00:08:15.160 get tickets? How much did they cost and where can they get involved in 101 00:08:15.160 --> 00:08:18.199 this. We actually had a little bitches in radio queen contests going on. 102 00:08:18.319 --> 00:08:24.000 Those people have tickets available. Our emission tickets are sold by our rodeo queens. 103 00:08:24.279 --> 00:08:26.120 There's a lot of information on our Facebook, so we do ask that 104 00:08:26.199 --> 00:08:28.639 you look there to kind of get in touch with one of those contestants. 105 00:08:30.360 --> 00:08:33.360 We've got Chesney Gray, Raya Asberry, and Kaylin Lamy all contestants that can 106 00:08:33.360 --> 00:08:37.799 get tickets for those The advanced mission tickets are eight dollars if you get them 107 00:08:37.799 --> 00:08:41.080 beforehand, ten dollars at the gate, so we still got tickets to sell 108 00:08:41.159 --> 00:08:45.679 if you want to get them beforehand, and then with that ticket you also 109 00:08:45.720 --> 00:08:48.840 get an entry for the prizes. One of them is a Blackstone grill with 110 00:08:48.879 --> 00:08:54.000 all the accessories. The other is a chance to enough to win a five 111 00:08:54.039 --> 00:09:00.559 hundred dollars Rainys Butchering gift card, and then one of two Top White birthday 112 00:09:00.559 --> 00:09:03.720 parties. They've donated two birthday parties to be one from Top Flight, so 113 00:09:03.720 --> 00:09:07.519 those are also prizes to be one. Yeah, that sounds a great idea. 114 00:09:07.559 --> 00:09:11.039 And of course you'll have vendors and food trucks there as well throughout the 115 00:09:11.159 --> 00:09:16.600 entire event, and tickets can also be purchased at the gate as well. 116 00:09:16.639 --> 00:09:18.440 Correct, correct, And this is our first year with food trucks, so 117 00:09:18.440 --> 00:09:22.879 we're excited to kick those off with some good local and people coming from Afar. 118 00:09:24.120 --> 00:09:26.960 Well, that's going to be incredible. And of course our sister station 119 00:09:28.080 --> 00:09:31.840 k rig one O four point nine, we will be out there for the 120 00:09:31.440 --> 00:09:35.080 rodeo on Thursday kicking it off. I will actually be out there with that 121 00:09:35.200 --> 00:09:37.559 room, and I think we started four and go until six, just kind 122 00:09:37.559 --> 00:09:45.320 of previewing the rodeo before it actually occurs. And you know, so many 123 00:09:45.600 --> 00:09:50.840 great tickets door prize is going on got the Queen and Little Bridges contest as 124 00:09:50.879 --> 00:09:54.639 well. I mean, just an incredible event for the community as well. 125 00:09:56.519 --> 00:09:58.840 Like for her to tell us some of our door prizes. If they buy 126 00:09:58.879 --> 00:10:03.320 a program and it's a gate, it's five dollars to buy a program at 127 00:10:03.360 --> 00:10:05.799 the gate and there's a ticket inside of it. And every night we have 128 00:10:07.279 --> 00:10:13.159 oh there's probably at least ten each night, maybe more door prizes. And 129 00:10:13.360 --> 00:10:16.759 Virginia can tell you there's some nice prizes. Yes, what are some of 130 00:10:16.759 --> 00:10:18.720 those dore prizes, Virginia. We've had some great door prices this year. 131 00:10:20.120 --> 00:10:22.960 Rip in Life donated a fishing trip, so you can go with guided service 132 00:10:22.000 --> 00:10:24.960 and do a fishing trip. You have a chance to win that. BNC 133 00:10:26.120 --> 00:10:28.120 Firework donated a fun firework package, so now that you can't get those, 134 00:10:28.159 --> 00:10:33.120 you can still have some fun with fireworks. Red Apple Bowling donated a bowling 135 00:10:33.120 --> 00:10:35.639 package. The Hilton n donated a one night's stay with a fifty dollars dinner 136 00:10:35.639 --> 00:10:41.519 card. Sooner State expressos donated some cards for some great coffee. We've also 137 00:10:41.600 --> 00:10:48.279 got hto with some different drink giveaways. Raw Heritage donated some hair services and 138 00:10:48.320 --> 00:10:52.879 then we've got red Dirt rubs and Bungee Fitness. They've donated a party. 139 00:10:52.919 --> 00:10:56.360 You can go have fun and then the recognition plays donated some neat pocket eze. 140 00:10:56.559 --> 00:10:58.840 Wow, we have several more. Those are ones that I thought of 141 00:11:00.039 --> 00:11:03.480 the top of my head. Cell get you your program because it's worth five 142 00:11:03.559 --> 00:11:07.000 dollars mini prizes. I mean, when you get your program, you can 143 00:11:07.000 --> 00:11:11.039 take it to the concession and find out almost immediately if you've won or not. 144 00:11:11.200 --> 00:11:16.600 However, the announcer will be announcing the ticket number and who donated the 145 00:11:16.639 --> 00:11:20.759 prize. Wow. Yeah, just an incredible event again. Green Country Rodeo 146 00:11:20.840 --> 00:11:26.240 the forty third annual rodeo going on this weekend getting Thursday, Friday and Saturday 147 00:11:26.840 --> 00:11:33.200 out at the Roundup Club arena that's right on Highway sixty west of Bulowsville, 148 00:11:33.679 --> 00:11:37.679 across from the airport. Tickets are available now. In fact, we've got 149 00:11:37.679 --> 00:11:41.399 some family four packs of tickets that we will be given away over the next 150 00:11:41.440 --> 00:11:45.799 couple of days on our stations as well. I mean, just a great 151 00:11:45.960 --> 00:11:48.759 event with the round Up Club as well. Go ahead. One more thing 152 00:11:50.039 --> 00:11:56.960 is Torpedo Switch Outfitters has made our Bordeville Roundup Club rodeo shirts and she's got 153 00:11:58.000 --> 00:12:03.200 one on Yeah. On the back it says Bartswel Green Country forty third Annual 154 00:12:03.960 --> 00:12:09.080 Kicking up the Radio. And so they have partnered with us and they will 155 00:12:09.120 --> 00:12:13.120 be selling those shirts at the rodeo. Good, good, good. And 156 00:12:13.159 --> 00:12:16.080 if you're watching on our livestream on kwetv dot com or on our Facebook page, 157 00:12:16.080 --> 00:12:18.240 you got to see the back of that T shirt. It's pretty good, 158 00:12:18.360 --> 00:12:22.000 pretty good design as well. Wow, all right, forty thirday an 159 00:12:22.120 --> 00:12:28.360 Green Country Radio Thursday, Friday and Saturday out at the Arena at the Arena 160 00:12:28.879 --> 00:12:31.679 just west of town on Highway sixty one. More thing, go ahead, 161 00:12:31.759 --> 00:12:35.919 Yes, I'm sorry, that's okay. So we have theme nights, oh 162 00:12:35.000 --> 00:12:43.879 yes, Thursday night all kids, well it's pink Night. Thursday's pink Night. 163 00:12:43.000 --> 00:12:48.159 But all kids twelve and under will be getting admitted free on Thursday night, 164 00:12:50.159 --> 00:12:54.639 so that'd be a good time to bring the family out. Friday night 165 00:12:56.200 --> 00:13:03.440 is a blue night. All law enforcement with proper identification at the gate, 166 00:13:03.600 --> 00:13:07.440 we'll get in free. We love to have them. And then on Saturday 167 00:13:07.519 --> 00:13:15.679 night is Patriot Night and it's red, white and blue and all veterans if 168 00:13:15.679 --> 00:13:18.919 you've got an ID card you can get in free. That's great. Yes, 169 00:13:20.480 --> 00:13:24.480 not only holding a great event, you're also given back to the community 170 00:13:24.519 --> 00:13:28.759 as we try. I really do absolutely well. Tamy Fowley, Virginia Sloop 171 00:13:28.799 --> 00:13:31.679 from the Barnoldsville Roundup Club, talking up the Green Country. Where to your 172 00:13:31.759 --> 00:13:37.600 forty third annual edition Thursday, Friday and Saturday, ladies, Thank you so 173 00:13:37.639 --> 00:13:39.799 much for joining us, Thank you, thanks for having us, and this 174 00:13:39.840 --> 00:13:45.240 community connection has been brought to you today by Arnold Moore and Niecamp Funeral Home. 175 00:13:45.559 --> 00:13:48.639 Kay when news time it is eight forty eight, almost a forty nine. 176 00:13:48.679 --> 00:13:50.279 We'll be back words of inspiration after that as well.