Sunday, May 24, 2009

Barnes Bulls and Barrels - Emmetsburg, Iowa


Happy Memorial Day Weekend All! I hope it was either restful and relaxing or you had some big plans. I had the opportunity to head to Emmetsburg, Iowa for a bulls and barrels event outside of the Wild Rose Casino. The Barnes crew put on a great event, with wonderful weather and a large crowd. A huge thank you to Beth Thompson for giving me directions once I was there, she is the Marketing Director, and did a fabulous job. Another thank you to Connie Wiemold for letting me stay with her so I wouldn't have to drive all of the way home, her place is so cute with gorgeous decorations! While at the Wild Rose Casino I had the chance to do a meet and greet with all of the fans, walk around and visit, throw out t-shirts, and present buckles to the winners. This is just the kick off to a great summer, with events here on out. Bring on summer time!

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Nevada, Iowa Preschool visit


Thursday I had the opportunity to visit a preschool in Nevada, Iowa. The ninety, four and five year old kids were very excited to have a rodeo queen stop by! Last week was "W" week, and they needed a little western to spice things up. Boy, did I have some interesting questions. I guess I now know where the phrase, "kids say the darnedest things", comes from! I even braved school lunch for the first time in more than two years, and it was actually quite delicious. A huge thank you to Claire Hall, the teacher, for contacting me and setting this up for us.