September 7, 2024 Issue, Page 3 of 12

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The Elk City News SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2024 + 3 Photos by Jake Hodnett. Barrel racer Deb Gruelly made the cloverleaf pattern in 16.04 seconds to win the event at the 2024 Elk City Cash Toews won the bull riding at the 2024 Elk City Rodeo. The Kansas man scored 86 points on the Beu- Rodeo of Champions. tler bull Moody Muley. RODEO RUSH Kansas cowboy gets redemption, Oklahoma saddle bronc rider is repeat winner ELK CITY, OKLA. - For the Prairie Circuit standings, National Finals Rodeo brone the barrel but he’s fast enough the 2024 bull riding champ at the pro rodeos in Oklahoma, rider, Dan Etbauer. that he can do that and still the Elk City Rodeo of Cham- Kansas, and Nebraska, and “Dan told me not to get on clock,” she said. pions, it was payback time. his more than $3,000 in earn- any brones till I was sixteen, Guelly is a six-time Wran- Cash Toews, Canton, Kan., ings in Elk City will help him and I followed that rule.” gler National Finals Rodeo rode the Beutler and Son Ro- move into the top twelve that Small for his age, Etbauer qualifier and a twenty-two- deo bull Moody Muley for 86 qualify for the Prairie Circuit knew Ward needed to mature time Canadian Finals Rodeo points and a win, Finals Rodeo. physically before he started. qualifier. “I've been on that bull a Toews was glad to come Even at age sixteen, “I Other champions at the couple of times; Toews said. to a Beutler and Son Rodeo, wasn't big enough to handle 86th annual rodeo include “He threw meoff the first two after the tragedy that caused it then. I just kept getting bareback rider Roedy Far- times so it was good to get a dozens of their horses to die banged up pretty bad, and it rell, Thermopolis, Wyo. (88.5 little redemption.” due to bad feed. just wasn’t working for me” points); steer wrestler Matt The twenty-four-year-old “The Beutler family, there's Now, at 28 years of age, Reeves, Cross Plains, Texas cowboy has been plagued a reason they've been doing “it’s a lot better. It’s way more (3.8 seconds); team ropers with injuries the last three this for nearly 100 years?” he fun” and brothers Klay Yaussi and years. said. “They're great stock- Deb Guelly won the barrel Kash Yaussi, Udall, Kansas In 2021, he broke his elbow, men and I believe they'll racing with a time of 16.04 (4.8 seconds); and tie-down and in the fall of 2023, he got bounce back. (Their tough- seconds, one-tenth of a sec- ropers Jarvis Demery, Beggs, hung up at the Prairie Cir- ness) comes with the country ond faster than second place Okla.; Cash Fuesz, Eureka, cuit Finals Rodeo in Duncan, in western Oklahoma. There (Oceane Vellioux, 16.05) and Kan., and Monty Lewis, Her- Okla., “destroying” his riding aren't too many people there two-tenths of a second faster eford, Texas (9.2 seconds elbow. That kept him out of that aren't built to handle bad third place (Fallon Taylor, each). competition till January, but things.” 16.06). During the rodeo, a check after two rodeos back, he hurt In the saddle bronc riding, A Canadian who splits for $500 was given by the Elk his free arm and his neck. an Oklahoman repeated as her time between Springer City Rodeo Association to Then in late June, he champion. and Weatherford, Okla. and the Western Oklahoma Al- broke his back, not seriously Denton Ward, Goodwell, Cat Springs, Texas, she was zheimer'’s Collaborative. The enough to affect his mobil- scored 83 points on the Beu- aboard a ten-year-old brown rodeo designated its Sunday ity, but a broken back “isn’t tler horse Long Ago to take gelding whose registered night performance as “pur- something you want to ride the title for the second year in name is Whiskey Drinkin ple” night, to bring awareness with, he said. a row. In 2023, Ward scored Cowboy. of Alzheimer’s and dementia. “T told my dad, the most 80 points to win. Raised by world champion Next year’s rodeo will be bulls I've been on in a row The son of the well-known barrel racer Kristie Peterson, August 29-31, 2025. without being sidelined is pickup man Billy Ward, Ward Cowboy has the speed that More information can be five. I didn’t get an opportu- didn’t begin his saddle bronc can make up for any mistakes found at www.elkcityrode Tie-down roper Jarvis Demery makes a victory lap after his run of 9.2 nity to string much together.” riding career till he was 19, he might make. com. seconds. He split the title at the Elk City Rodeo of Champions with He’s ranked sixteenth in on the advice of Wrangler “He's so fast, he might go by Cash Fuesz and Monty Lewis. Rays of Love Suicide Prevention Walk Coming Protect your family. By Sheryl Ponce Elk City community walk erybody’s homes when they resented by the color purple. don't lock up their meds; and the dangers that can come “We lose on average, 11 people per hour to suicide in Safely store all for suicide prevention will from an elderly person for- America. Specifically, Beck- take place Sat., Sept. 21st, in Ackley Park. Registration getting that they had already taken their medicine and ham County is one of the top five counties in Oklahoma medications. will start at 8 a.m., and the take it again” Smyth told the for suicide. We are up there walk will begin at 10:30 a.m. Chamber Breakfast Club. with Oklahoma City and Tul- According to coordinator Because of the high num- sa. Our numbers are rising” DeShawna Smyth, they will ber of suicides within people Smyth said. be walking on the walking using substances, she has put Those interested in partici- path in the west park. together the suicide aware- pating in the walk can regis- Smyth is the coalition co- ness walk. Saturday was ter online or the morning of ordinator for substance use prevention, treatment, and the International Overdose Awareness Day, which is rep- the walk. “Don’t walk alone, stay strong” 7 recovery. In Beckham Coun- ty they have two grants, one Program funded by Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, for opioid misuse and addic- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the Center for Substance Abuse tion, and one for marijuana Prevention, SWODA, and local coalitions. misuse and addiction. Her <M. OKLAHOMA . SAFER primary function is to go out USE to the public and host events STORAGE to help make the community aware ofthe Fentanyl crisis. FULL HOUSE MOVING Bok Substance @ Mental Health & DISPOSAL “Fentanyl has topped the number one leading cause of death. With that, we educate the public on what addiction (Wade Reblips 580-256-0040 <> really is: what happens in ev-