Mutton busters let 'r buck July 2 & 3

Ten contestants will be riding nightly in the Northland Financial Mutton Busting on July 2 and 3. Pre-registration was required and entries are full.

Stickhorse race - July 2

Sponsored by Touchstone Energy (Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Capital Electric and Mor Gran Sou Electric). Be among the first 50 children age 6 & under thru the gate and willing to race in the arena to receive a free Wrangler stickhorse from Diamond W Animal Essentials and RCC Western Store.

Ranch rodeo to cap action each night

A ranch rodeo will be held following each regular performance. Four teams of four cowboys or cowgirls will go head-to-head in trailer relay race, trailer loading, and steer mugging competitions. It'll have you hollering"Yeeeee Hawwww!" 

Teams are as follows:

July 2

• The Last Chance Ranch , Selfridge/Solen
• Dakota Community Bank, Mandan/Bismarck
• Team Ram Rod, Hazen/Beulah
• The Regulators, Bismarck/Mandan

July 3

• The CK Ranch, Garrison/Parshall
• Challenger Industries, Beulah
• Frontier Rodeos, Elgin/SDak/Okla
• Young Guns, Richardton.

July 4

• Vollmer Angus Ranch, Wing
• Twine String Ranch, Mandan/Bismarck
• Antler Outlaws, Antler
• FBar Ranch, Wing

Special Appearance by Freestyle Motocross Rider Kenny "The Cowboy" Bartram

Sponsored by Cycle Hutt

For more info, visit www.cowboykenny.com

$1,000 awarded in 2010 Clear Channel Radio 'Hats & Buns'  Contest on July 3

l to r) Sid Hardt, Clear Channel Radio, Allen Pfennig, Brenda  Diehl, and Joan Hodgson, Al Gustin, Clear Channel Radio, Bismarck.  

Winners of $333.33 each in the July 3 giveaway were Allen Pfennig, Brenda Diehl, and Joan Hodgson, all of Bismarck. Members of the rodeo audience were selectected to participate in a "Hats & Buns" contest. They had to guess whether a coin toss would result in heads or tails by placing their hands on their own heads or tails. These three prevailed and decided to split the pot rather than go for a winner-take-all. The $1,000 was provided by the Mandan Rodeo.

Shopping at Mandan Rodeo

Arrive early for the nightly rodeo performances to shop among the western arts and crafts booths where tack, jewelry, belts, purses and other boutique items will be sold. Here's is our vendor list:

• Whoa Cowgirl - custom-designed jewelry & sunglasses.
• SD Ranchglas - jewelry, handbags, belts, buckles, rattlesnake wallets.
• Good Ole Girls - western decor including hair-on cowhide furniture, handpainted lampshades, branded picture frames, and leather bound mirrors
• Trucks, Trailers & More - Cherokee trailer(s)
• Promiseland Farms - rope halters, neck ropes for ropers, horse hair key chains, denim jackets with leather trim, leather vests, and leather stools

ADDITIONAL VENDORS WELCOME. For only $50 per performance or $125 for all three rodeo performances, vendors may set up a booth or bring in a small trailer to sell western arts, crafts, jewelry, apparel, rodeo gear, tack or other items of interest to rodeo contestants and fans. Click here for more details.  

Chuckwagon racing nightly

Hang on to your hats! Reed Rosencrans and fellow chuckwagon racers will be back in 2010 for more wild action. Sponsored by Reiten Television.

Kamikaze Kowgirl & Clown Sid McFarland to perform

Sponsored by

Erin Mullis of Fort Worth, Texas, combines athletic ability and horsemanship to bring an ultimate thrill for all audiences. Sponsored by Farm Credit Services.

  Sid McFarland lights a fire in rodeo fans

Sid McFarland of Montgomery, Alabama, is a retired firefighter turned full-time rodeo clown. McFarland’s latest act featuring an antique firetruck is sure to entertain fans of all ages.

McFarland took up the sport of rodeo nearly 40 years ago, competing in every event as some point in his career, but eventually finding that the thrill of entertaining rodeo audiences was his true calling. For 10 years, Sid lived in Cody, Wyoming, where he worked the famous Cody Nite Rodeo as well as for many rodeo producers.

He moved back to Montgomery, Alabama, in the mid-1980s to serve as a professional firefighter, a career he retired from in 2007. Sid then volunteered for a year's tour of duty in Iraq as a combat firefighter to provide protection for our armed forces.

He has now returned to full-time rodeo clowning. He looks forward to meeting new friends in Mandan!