Pahrump Valley Gazette, Thursday, November 27, 1997 9
PVHS Rodeo team hosts first queen contest
by Nicole Graziano, Rodeo Team Reporter
The Pahrump Valley High School Rodeo Club has been
active for nearly 20 years. Because rodeo is a sport which
requires participants to be skilled athletes, the group has
changed their name to the PVHS Rodeo Team. The Rodeo
Team is a group of young cowboys and cowgirls giving their
best effort to maintain an American tradition and way of life
that has been a symbol of the West for over a hundred years.
Team members must maintain grade point averages the
same as football, basketball and golf team members. The
primary difference for Rodeo Team members is the school
does not sponsor the team or recognize it in the athletic awards
process. Parents must bear the entire financial burden which
includes furnishing transportation to High School Rodeo events
throughout the state.
The team presently has 36 members and is structured much
like a corporation. There is a student president, vice-president,
secretary and so on. The Rodeo Team is supervised by two
directors, Jeff Meeks and Liz Sandoval.
Saturday, November 22, the Rodeo Team is sponsoring its
first Rodeo Queen Contest. Six cowgirls will compete to
become the first PVHS Rodeo Queen. The first two runners-up
will be princesses in the Queen's court. Beginning at 9 a.m. at
the Bob Ruud Community Center, each cowgirl will recite a
speech she has prepared detailing the difference between a
Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association (PRCA) cowboy and
a working ranch cowboy. Following the speech each contestant
will have a personal interview with the judges.
The fun doesn't end with the interview. The judges and
contestants will then move to Cheryl and Scott Kramer's arena
on Wilson Road where the cowgirls will demonstrate their
riding skills. The girls have studied and practiced fore: patterns
in horsemanship. The judges will select two of the four patterns
Nevada Historical Society needs help
I have recently taken an interest in the history of the "Great
Spanish Flu Epidemic" of 1918 and 1919 and have completed
a large manuscript for publication. I am covering the impact of
the epidemic along the railroad corridor west from Wendovcr
through Lovelock and the adjoining communities of Austin
and Eureka and all the ranching areas and mining camps,
particularly the area north from Winnemucca, Paradise Valley,
Fort McDermitt and Denio and among the Basques, Italians
and the Native Americans.
1 am interested in personal reminiscences. This does not
have to be firsthand experiences, but stories handed down in
family lore.
If you can help, I would be interested in heating from you.
Also, 1 have very few photographs to illustrate the various
phases of the epidemic. I would love to have family photos or
other types showing people wearing flu masks. If these are sent
along, they will be copied fight away and the originals returned.
I will, of course, give credit for photos when and if this article
is published.
I would like to hear from you
Phillip I. Earl, 700 Putnam Drive, Reno, Nev., 89503.
On behalf of the
Town of Pahrump
and the
Pahrump Town Board,
we would like to take this opportunity
to thank the following people
for their assistance on
October 29, 199Z
These people donated their time/
vehicles to go to the Test Site
to pick up surplus materials
to be used by the
Town of Pahrump.
Each of your efforts is appreciated.
Dave Fanning, David Francis,
Scott Gregory, Debra Strickland,
Tom Mendel, Doug Richards,
Gary Hollis, Gary Gilpin,
Scot Tibbits, Matt Luis,
Bob Lott, Vicente Mora, Jr.,
Juan Sanchez, William Harris
for the contestants to perform.
The PVHS Rodeo Queen and her princesses will be crowned
as soon after the riding event as the judge's scores can be tallied.
The fun goes on. Saturday evening from 8:30 p.m. until
whenever, the Rodeo Team will sponsor a fund raising dance
at the Bob Ruud Community Center. Tickets are $5 per couple
and $3 for a single. All funds raised will be used to help host the
Nevada High School Rodeo scheduled to be held in Pahrump
in March.
The Nevada High School Rodeo Association (NHSRA)
Rodeo draws contestants from all over the state. The Rodex
provides entertainment and also fills motels, restaurants anc
brings business to many others in the community.
The team invites Pahrumpians to meet their first Queen, hel
court and all the cowboys and cowgirls who represent Pahrum[
in statewide competitions. Team members appreciate the sup-
port of the many business and community members who hav
helped support the queen contest and the team. For more
information about the contest or the team, contact Stephanie
Jones at 751-3421.
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