Behind-the-Scenes Help Vital to Rodeo’s Success

Many hands make light work

  • Austin Schimke, Maverick Jones and Garrett Anson push calves down the alley in preparation for the next event.
    Austin Schimke, Maverick Jones and Garrett Anson push calves down the alley in preparation for the next event.
  • Rodeo timers and announcers are key when it comes to a successful rodeo. This year’s timers were Peg Fagerhaug (not pictured) and Lynette Amick (left). Announcer Alan Odden (right) kept the event going smoothly while Helen Paxton (center) kept the beat lively as the music master of the rodeo.
    Rodeo timers and announcers are key when it comes to a successful rodeo. This year’s timers were Peg Fagerhaug (not pictured) and Lynette Amick (left). Announcer Alan Odden (right) kept the event going smoothly while Helen Paxton (center) kept the beat lively as the music master of the rodeo.
  • On hand in case of an emergency, the presence of Jerauld County Ambulance is comforting and necessary. Left to right are: Rebecca Bartelt (Webster), Deb Fastnacht, Deb Doering and Robert Wenzel.
    On hand in case of an emergency, the presence of Jerauld County Ambulance is comforting and necessary. Left to right are: Rebecca Bartelt (Webster), Deb Fastnacht, Deb Doering and Robert Wenzel.

    With hundreds of contestants and livestock to manage while providing an entertaining experience for attendees, it takes a community of helpers to pull off a successful rodeo. In addition to the important work of pickup riders and bull fighters, twenty years of Foothills Rodeo success can be attributed to those helping behind-the-scenes.

     

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