Miss Rodeo Utah Gala

I just wanted to tell everyone thank you for making my Miss Rodeo Utah Gala Fundraiser successful. The amount of support I have received as Miss Rodeo Utah is overwhelming and I have some of the greatest friends and family that a girl could ask for.

There were people there at 12:00 in the afternoon helping set everything up. We had some awesome donations for the live and silent auctions. Josh Evertson and his band were awesome. Comedian Keith Stubbs was hilarious. Bella's Fresh Mexican Grill prepared the best meal; the pulled pork and ribs were amazing! Gossners, Coca-cola and Frito Lay were so great to work with. I appreciate Davis County for letting us use the exhibit hall at the Legacy Center. The building was perfect! The whole atmosphere was enjoyable and I will cherish that feeling forever.

I would like to thank my Mom and Dad for their support, my brothers Cooper and Cody, Sharlee and Brandee, John and Cindy Percival, Lisa and Barry Panter, Vance and Peggy Farrer, Barry and Heidi Fitzgerald, and Kent and Jane Fitgerald for being such a good family and being there to help. Thanks to the Price Family for everything: Jay, Becky, Casey, Jason & Jen, Mindy, and Angie for your support. Thanks to Cindy Brunson for your long hours spent baking. The Whitaker Family and Clay for organizing the silent auction- we had a ton of items! Paula Smith, Jackie Belnap, and Kathy Montgomery for helping at the door. The Mounted Sheriff's Possee, the Ogden Pioneer Days Whoopie girls, Bev Clark, and Callie Smith did a great job at the live auction. Thanks to Carla Wilmoth for making the cute quilts and rounding up a ton of other donations for the auctions. My good friends Kaydee Miner, Tammy Sweat and Kasee Smith did a beautiful job with decorations and flowers, fliers, and a special sponsor presentation. Kelly Slater, Linda Stark, Jody Stark, Stephanie Pollard, Jeff Haney- thanks for your support. There are so many special people and good friends and I can't thank you enough. It makes me emotional to look back on the evening to realize that all of these people were there for me and a great organization. I will keep pushing through the year and I hope to make you all proud. Thanks for everything!

Miss Rodeo Utah Gala!!!

I would like to invite everyone to attend my Gala on Monday September 28th at 6:00 in Farmington, Utah at the Legacy Center.

We are going to have a great dinner and wonderful entertainment including Josh Evertson and his band and comedian Keith Stubbs, owner of Wise Guys Comedy Clubs.

We will have a live and silent auction and a couple raffles and we have a lot of great items this year!

I appreciate everyone that has participated in getting the Gala together. It is a lot of work and it takes alot of great people to make it successful.

Hope to see you there!

Love

Chris

Utah Sheriff's Assocation

While I was down in St. George for the Dixie Roundup I was able to attend the Utah Sheriff Association's Convention. I got my picture taken with all of the sheriffs from the state of Utah. It was fun to be apart of their event and I want the thank the Weber County Sheriff's Department for inviting me!

Dixie Roundup Rodeo and Parade

You know you have a strong testimony of rodeo and the effect it has on families when you travel to a rodeo over four hours from home and you have your mom and dad, Aunt Lisa and Uncle Barry, Cousin Justin and his wife Randy and their children, Cousin Marsha and her husband and children, my brother Cody and his wife Sharlee, and her parents John and Cindy all there for the rodeo. I guess I can honestly say rodeo is in our blood.

My brother was up in the steer wrestling Saturday night and my dad hazed for him and Dustin Bennett. Cody got 2nd in the rodeo and won a check; made his trip well worth it. Both Cody and Dustin have qualified for the Wilderness Circuit Finals in October in Ogden, Utah; so once again I know that I'll have another rodeo with a huge family support. I know that good parents and rodeo have been the structure for the type of person I am and I'm so proud of my heritage and our family relationship.

St. George Lion's Special Needs Rodeo

The St. George Lion's Club organizes an awesome Special Needs Rodeo and it was an honor to be involved this year. I enjoyed working with the Dixie Roundup Queens Shaylee and Summer.

Participating in Special Needs Rodeos is such a rewarding experience and it really teaches me to have a better outlook on life. I had a very special Aunt Bonnie (my dad's sister) who passed away this last year and she was the most amazing person I have ever met. She was born with some mental challenges as well as physical. She was born with deformed legs and the doctors told my grandma that she would never be able to walk. My grandma wouldn't accept that and after multiple surgeries Bonnie was able to walk and play and go to school like all of the other kids. Even with all of the challenges she faced, she always had a positive outlook on life and I know that I am a better person just for having her in my life.

Special Needs children love animals and rodeo and I am so happy that I am able to help share those things with them.

Utah State Fair

Congo and I had such an exciting time at the State Fair, by the fourth night we had to use the fence to stay upright while we were clearing the arena of calves and steers. What a great rodeo. It was an honor to carry the American flag in front of a packed stadium. It was amazing to show patriotism for our flag and country the cowboy way during the weekend of September 11th

Wilderness Circuit Queen Contest

Congratulations to Chenae Shiner, the new Wilderness Circuit Queen. She will represent professional rodeo in Utah, Idaho, and Nevada for the next year and I know she'll do a great job! As a former Wilderness Circuit Queen, it was an honor to be in attendance. Paula Smith and her committee put on such a fun contest.

Evanston, Wyoming

Evanston Cowboy Days was my first out of state rodeo even though it was closer for me than for Miss Rodeo Wyoming Allie Bass. I also had my first funnel cake and my first peanut butter ball at the suggestion of the Ogden Pioneer Days Secretary Jackie Belnap and it was well worth it.