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ProRodeo Hall
of Famer Winston
Bruce passes
On the Agenda
TETWP campaign successful at Eagle (Colo.) rodeo
The Tough Enough to Wear Pink campaign was established in ProRodeo
13 years ago with the mission to raise money and awareness in the fight
against breast cancer. For some communities, the campaign is about giving
locally and fighting all levels of cancer. That’s the case with TETWP at the Eagle
(Colo.) County Fair and Rodeo, which took place July 19-22, at the Eagle
County Fairgrounds.
“We partner with the Shaw Regional Cancer Center, and it’s really
amazing that we get to benefit its patients,” Hanna Albertson, chairwoman of
the fair and rodeo’s advisory committee, said in a press release. “I think it’s important that we give back locally.”
Christine Albertson has been with Shaw since 2012, and in that time, Tough Enough to Wear Pink has contributed
$27,785 to the cancer center. That money is utilized in many ways to assist patients with their treatments.
“We get funding through a lot of entities, but we appreciate the relationship we have with the fair and rodeo,” she
said. “The rodeo attracts lots of people from all over, and funding is a great asset. The money helps with patients who need
extra services. It helps with our social workers, nutritionist and other areas. The money is definitely needed for those patient
services.”
Garfield County Fairgrounds getting upgrades
Bill Lawless photo
Roscoe Jarboe fought for all eight seconds on Corey and Lange Rodeo’s Big Agenda at the St. Paul (Ore.) Rodeo.
Garfield County Commissioner Mike Samson hopes a $3 million investment in the Garfield County Fairgrounds
pays off for the county and his native Rifle, Colo., with new events that draw crowds from around the state and region.
Some of the improvements to the fairgrounds include new stalls for horses and livestock, a new PA system,
improvements to the indoor arena and a northeast entrance on 12th Street that is currently under construction.
Samson expects construction to be completed in time for the county’s fair and rodeo from July 31 through Aug. 6.
The Garfield County Xtreme Bulls Division 2 event takes place Aug. 2 and the Garfield County Fair & PRCA Rodeo
is Aug. 3.
ProRodeo Hall of Fame saddle bronc
rider Winston Bruce passed away July 10. He
was 79.
Bruce’s PRCA career was highlighted by
him winning the 1961 world championship.
He qualified for the National Finals Rodeo 10
consecutive times
from 1959-68, and
was the reserve
world champion in
1959 and 1965.
Bruce was
inducted into the
ProRodeo Hall
of Fame in 1989,
becoming the first
Canadian competitor to
Bruce
receive that honor. He also was inducted into
the Canadian Rodeo Hall of Fame in 1995, and
the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame & Museum
in 1998.
“The world of rodeo is one of the greatest
lives,” Bruce said in a 1988 article in the
ProRodeo Sports News. “Doing what you like
to do makes you good at what you’re doing.”
The native of Stettler, Alberta, developed
a winning style through hours of practice, even
in the snow. He summed up his formula for
success as nerve, ability, coordination, balance
and try.
Bruce also was the 1957-58 Canadian
saddle bronc riding champion, and he won the
saddle bronc riding title at Calgary (Alberta)
and Cheyenne (Wyo.) in 1959.
In rodeo circles, Bruce was sometimes
referred to as “a homemade bronc rider.” This
was in respectful reference to the fact he developed
and perfected a wondrous and winning
bronc riding style, under the direction of his
father, Laurence, in home practice arenas.
The son of a stock contractor and
bronc rider, Bruce grew up around cowboys
and rodeos. In May 1965, he put on his first
Winston Bruce Rodeo College, a roughstock
riding school. In 1969, Bruce made the move
from competing to working in rodeo. He was
named assistant arena director of the Calgary
Stampede, and in 1970, he became arena
director.
From 1980 through 2002, he served as
division manager for the rodeo, supervising
the production of the Calgary Stampede and
the rodeo stock breeding program.
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