Strawberry Days Rodeo Queen Contest!! May 8th

Come celebrate at Pleasant Grove Strawberry Days!
June 16 - 19, 2010
2010 Strawberry Days Rodeo Queen Pageant
Saturday, May 8, 2010 at 12:00
Pleasant Grove City Library, located at 30 East Center Street
All girls 16-25 are eligible
Trophy Saddle and support to the Miss Rodeo Utah Pageant awarded to the Queen
Trophy Buckles and Cash Award awarded to the court
Please Contact JoLynne Goodman at 801.785.6128,
Lori Peters at 801.361.3048, or Cheryl Brown at 801.787.3836
Please mail completed applications to 1750 North 100 East, Pleasant Grove, UT 84062

Girls Interested!! Miss Rodeo Oakley Queen Pageant

If you're interested in respresenting the Oakley Independence Day 4th of July Rodeo here is some information:

http://www.oakleycity.com/rodeo/pageant.htm
Oakley Independence Day Rodeo Queen Pageant
March 27, 2010

10:00 a.m. Horsemanship
pattern posted at 9:00 a.m.) Oakley Rodeo Complex
4300 N. State Road 32

12:00 noon
( tentative ) Personality and Appearance
• 2.5 - 3 minute speach any topic
• Modeling
• Impromptu Question Oakley Cattleman's Hall
911 West Center Street

Personal Interview and Light Luncheon Oakley Cattleman's Hall
Crowning of New Oakley Royalty Oakley Cattleman's Hall

Application Deadline March 22, 2010
For further information contact:
Terrie Leifson 435-783-5541, tleifson@yahoo.com
Lisa Mitchell 435-783-4410
Shannon Leifson 435-783-5429

Mail applications to:
Lisa Mitchell
P.O. Box 421
Oakley, Utah 84055

Terrie Leifson
4445 North New Lane
Kamas, Utah 84036

Shannon Leifson
P.O. Box 1172
Kamas, Utah 84036

iFly Utah, Indoor Skydiving

Tonight some of the Miss Rodeo Utah contestants, Miss Rodeo America Kellie Jackson, the Washington State High School Queen Jonnie Crossland, and Miss Rodeo Utah committee member Jeff Haney went indoor skydiving at iFly in Ogden, Utah. It was so fun! We took a 20 minute safety class and practiced our skydiving position and then we each got in the tunnel and took turns flying. Our instructor, Deven was awesome and he showed us some of his many tricks. Thank you to Peggi Neilson for making arrangements to allow us all to come. Some of the divers that work at iFly are the same divers that you see at many rodeos throughout the summer that drop into the arena carrying the American flag, including the Ogden Pioneer Days Rodeo so I encourage everyone to go experience the fun at iFly.

The Miss Rodeo Utah Contestants that came were Tammy Jo Bardwell, Jamie Udell, Martina Wardle, KariAnne Berry, and Jackie McMullin. We also had a lot of spectators to watch our flight including some of our mothers and Ogden Pionner Days Secretary Jackie Belnap and her family.

Rodeo Queen Bootcamp

I have been to the Utah Rodeo Queen Boot Camp every year for the last 12 years in some capacity or another, and every year I have watched as Miss Rodeo Utah has taken an active role on its amazing staff. This year was almost surreal to me as I was able to stand in the boots of the women I have admired for such a long time. It was an amazing experience to actually be Miss Rodeo Utah and talk to girls about how to be the best they can be. It was an event to which I was looking forward since I won the crown last July. This year we had Miss Rodeo America, Kelly Jackson at the clinic and the girls learned everything about rodeo events, interviewing, public speaking, appearance, personality, horsemanship, and many other aspects of a pageant. There is also a judging clinic that is ran in conjunction with the rodeo queen clinic and there was a great turn out this year. I’d like to thank Mesia Murphy and Jennifer Flint for inviting me to be a part of their event.

Lincoln Elementary School Reading Day

In celebration of Theodore Geissel's (better known as Dr. Suess) Birthday over 10 million children in America participated in Read Across America in 2009. This year I was able to participate in the activities along with Coach McBride from Weber State, Justin Williams from 2010 American Idol, Ogden City Police Officers, nurses, veterinarians, and many other great people. I took my book Rodeo Time to read to Mrs. Castle's 3rd grade class. I also took my veterinary books, my Prorodeo Sports News Magazine, a PRCA Rule Book, and the PRCA Media Guide so that I could show the kids how important reading is for my job as Miss Rodeo Utah. After reading and answering questions about myself I went to the library to meet the Cat in the Hat and eat Birthday cake. Thank you Lincoln Elementary School for allowing me to participate and thanks to McKenzie, my student escort.

Disney World

I've done it all now. I had to become Miss Rodeo Utah so I could finally have a chance to see the ocean and go to Disney World. It was so awesome! We made a lifetime friendship with the Lewis Family, whose daughter Mallory competed at the Special Kids Rodeo earlier in the day. Mallory's parents Denise and Larry both work at Disney World and made it possible for 13 of us to go to the park for a couple hours after the rodeo. We had a "Fast Pass" to let us go to the front of the line everywhere we went and we were able to go on 5 rides in about 2 hours. It was so cool. Its amazing; the opportunities that I've been given this year. Its more than I could ever ask for. This week was the funnest experience I've had in a long time, maybe ever. I've made some of the best friends I will ever have and I laughed so hard at times that my stomach hurt. I felt like a little kid again as 14 girls ran through the park with our big hair, wranglers, cowboy boots, and big smiles on our faces. So many times throughout the night girls would look at each other and say "this is amazing, this doesn't happen in the real world, and there still are amazing people out there" and the Lewis Family is an example of those nice, incredible people that do nice things for complete strangers just because they are good people. Thank you so much. You've definitely made an impact in my life with this one night that I will remember forever.

Special Rodeo & Sunday Performance

Today was the special kids rodeo with the rodeo performance immediately after, so the kids kind of felt like they were an opening act or part of the actual competition and they were all invited to stay for the rodeo. I was able to carry my Utah Sate Flag during every rodeo performance on the horse Pistol that was provided for me. He was great!