Junior Rodeo Princess applications due June 14
MONTE TURNER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 3 years AGO
Lincoln’s $50,000 Silver Dollar Bar, Gift Shop and Restaurant in Haugan is again donating the genuine sterling silver tiaras for the Superior LION’s Club Go For The Gold Rodeo during the Mineral County Fair. Applications for the Junior Rodeo Princess are due June 14. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)
A big reason many live in rural Montana is to have animals. Raising livestock, especially for children, is a life teaching process stressing the responsibilities of accountability and the repercussions.
The 4-H kids know this better than most and appreciate the creatures they care for.
Many young women who fancy the equine side of living take this to another level if they become involved in the rodeo community.
Each year, the Superior LION’s Club seeks applications for a Junior Rodeo Princess and those forms are ready and waiting to be filled out as they are at customer service counter in Darlow’s Quality Foods in Superior and at the administration office of all three schools in the county.
Young ladies make a three-year commitment for the titles they will hold starting off their first year as the 2023 Junior Rodeo Princess. The winning candidate will receive $50 cash and a $50 gift certificate from Mountain West Co-Op (CENEX) to help defray the cost of her outfit. Plus, a custom handmade sash from world renowned sash maker Wendy Russ. And finally, a genuine silver crown, made by Montana Silversmiths.
Actually, both the Rodeo Princess and Rodeo Queen will receive new crowns for their new positions and all three are donated by Lincolns $50,000 Silver Dollar Bar in Haugan.
The Junior Rodeo Princess will serve along with Rodeo Princess Lanie Crabb and this year’s Rodeo Queen Bailey Hansen the Go for the Gold Rodeo held during the 2023 Mineral County Fair scheduled for Aug. 3-4.
The competition for the Junior Rodeo Princess is open to all Mineral County young women between the ages of 13 and 20, who have been a resident of the county for at least six months. Applicants must show evidence of involvement in community service and they will be tested on horsemanship skills and knowledge. The winner in the Junior Rodeo Princess competition will advance to Princess next year and Queen the year following.
The deadline to apply for Superior Lions Rodeo Junior Princess 2023 is Wednesday, June 14, 2023. For questions or more information, call Shawn Heyer (406) 822-4553 or (406) 241-3678.
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