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President Clint Tatum
785-246-3384
Vice President Jeanette Lisby
573-424-4158
Secretary-Treasurer Muff McGee
1629 140th Road
Yates Center, KS 66783
(620) 625-2566 (phone/fax)
2007 News Archives News Update - August 24 News Update - August 20 August News Finals Ballots: Ballots for finals personnel will be going out early in August to everyone in the top 20 as of Aug. 1st. Remember you must return your ballot in order to be eligible for finals. I will post on the website when ballots go out and when they are due back into the office. Rodeo entries are going great and the attendance is wonderful at the rodeos so far this season. There is still plenty of time to make the finals, so keep entering. Remember if you enter and do not show your fees are due within 10 days of the rodeo. Congratulations: To President Dave Cannon on the birth of his twin girls. I talked with Dave and they were taking them home from the hospital and everyone was doing great. Rule Change Proposals: Any proposed rule changes have to be sent into the U.R.A. office by Sept. 15th in order to be considered at the meeting during finals. Please think about any suggestions that you have to make our association better and send in your rule change proposals by Sept. 15th. Directors: This year we will elect a new president, and directors for Bareback Riding, Bull Riding, Calf Roping, Steer Wrestling, Team Roping, and Stock Contractor. Start thinking about who might want to represent your events on the Board. 2007 Finals: The host hotel is the Senate Suites. Their number is: 785-233-5050, be sure and ask for the United Rodeo Association rates. They have a variety of rooms available. Call early to get your reservations. See you down the road,
News Updates - July 17, 2007 Finals Personnel - Applications for any personnel wanting to work the 2007 Finals are due in the URA office by Aug. 1. If you have not recieved an application, contact Muff. For Sale - 12 year old calf roping mare. Pacific Bailey bred, 15 hands, sorrel. Ready to haul to rodeos. Breakaway, calf roping, and goats. $10,000 firm. Contact Kelle (Webb) Brammer at (816) 903-4611 or (816) 589-4959. News Updates - July 10, 2007 New Website - Rite N Gear Rodeo Company also has a home on the web. It can be viewed at www.ritengear.com. News Update - June 22, 2007 News Updates - June 13, 2007 July 4 Rodeos - Many of the rodeos during the July 4 run have early entry dates, so be sure and double check the newsletter and web site listings. Time Change - Exira, IA will begin at 1:30 p.m. on June 30. The rodeo is part of the town's sesquicentennial celebration, so allow extra travel time. Approval Correction - The Council Bluffs, IA, rodeo scheduled for Aug. 10-11 is a URA/IRA rodeo. News Updates - June 8, 2007 Date Change - Rochester, Minnesota will be August 1. It is being produced by Triple B Rodeo Company, and features $200 added per event. New Web site - C-R McKellips Rodeo Company has a new home on the web. Their site is now http://www.rodeoattitude.com/mckellips/. June 2007 News Welcome: Clint Burkholder has joined the URA ranks as a contractor. Burkholder Rodeo Co. brings a great new rodeo at Council Bluffs, IA in Aug. He is working on more rodeos for our contestants. Barrel Racers: Remember the rule was passed this year that you can only vet out three weekends this year, after that time you will be responsible for your fees. Color Brochures are now available on the U.R.A. for potential sponsors, please contact Muff or any director if you need some to give out to potential committees or sponsors. Memberships: Remember your membership must be postmarked by the entry date of the rodeo for your points to count, encourage your friends to send in their memberships now. Update: Ron and I's son Brett is recovering from heart surgery and we brought him home from the hospital on Memorial Day. To everyone who has called and emailed about him, thanks so much for your thoughts and prayers. Good luck down the road, News Update - May 15 The Rice Lake, Wisconsin, rodeo scheduled for May 26th and 27th has been cancelled. May 2007 News Finals are set, they will be Nov. 1-3 and they will be back in Topeka, KS at the R.R. Domer Arena on the Kansas Expocentre Grounds. We had a great finals last year in Columbia and look forward to many more great rodeos there, but the board decided to move back to Topeka for this year for finals. If you have any ideas on sponsors please contact a director now so we can plan for the finals. Look at all the rodeos listed on the website and be sure and keep checking back for more rodeos. The directors will be meeting on May 19th to approve more rodeos. The entry number for Buffington Rodeo had the wrong area code in the newsletter, so please use the area code 218 for all Buffington Rodeos. We have a color brochure available to share with sponsors and committees that tells about the URA, please contact me or a director if you would like a brochure. Barrel Racers remember that this year you can only "vet out" three weekends throughout the summer, after that time you will be responsible for your fees. Ron Bever wants all the barrel racers and calf ropers to contact him for information about some jackpots in New Sharon, IA May 26 and 27. You can contact him at 641-637-4013 for more information. Be sure and get your memberships sent in before the entry dates for the rodeos so your points will count. Good luck down the road,
Rodeo listings are coming into the URA office on a regular basis, be sure and check the schedule page often. Our next rodeo coming up will be April 21 and 22 at Fort Dodge, IA. Then on May 18 and 19 Buffington Rodeo is offering two one day rodeos in Lodi, WI. Also at these rodeos the team ropers can enter twice each day, adding up to lots of entries in Lodi. McKellips Rodeo will be putting on the rodeo in Burlingame, KS on May 18 and 19 also. Then we finish May with a new URA rodeo at Rice Lake, WI memorial day weekend. The final judging clinic for 2007 is planned for April 21st at Higginsville, MO. The cost will be $25 and everyone is asked to contact Larry Gregory at 816-657-3437 for directions. Finals contracts haven't been signed yet, but they are in the works. As soon as everything is signed an announcement will be made here on the website. Our thoughts and prayers have been with our President Dave Cannon as his father underwent a kidney transplant a few weeks ago. Continue to keep the family in your thoughts. Good luck down the road,
The URA is excited to announce that a partnership has been established with Chamley Financial. We are pleased to make available quality insurance options for our members and their families. Quotes may be obtained on-line 24/7 and from the privacy of your home or office. Applications may be requested totally on-line. The fulfillment of our members requests will be handled through a nationwide call center. miQuotes LLC, a company known for excellent customer service and member satisfaction will administer our program. Click here to visit the "Insurance" page for more details or visit www.unitedrodeoassociation.miquotes.com.
CR McKellips Rodeo Co. has announced that one of the Columbia, Mo., rodeos has been rescheduled for Feb. 23 and 24. Books will open from 6-9 p.m. Feb. 19. Performances will be at 8 p.m. each night at the Midway Expo Center. One of our URA judges, Don Johnson of Elsmore, Kansas, was killed in a car accident Feb. 8. Please keephis family in your thoughts and prayers.
Winter weather has played havoc with our rodeos so far in 2007, and two of them were cancelled. Be sure and call ahead this winter if you have any questions. I will always put a message on the URA answering machine if there are any questions. Remember that if you know any high school rodeo association members who haven’t joined the URA before they can join for one year free of charge. We have several new members already from the high school ranks and we welcome them to the URA. Muff
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