PRESIDENT’S CORNER W here did the month of May go? Hard to believe it is already June and the summer run of rodeos have gotten underway. What a summer it is shaping up to be with many top rodeos like
29-30 at the South Point Hotel and Casino. The prize money is also going up from $200,000 to $250,000. More details will be forthcoming as the planning gets underway with the new set-up. It has been a trying month organizationally for the WPRA with the releasing of our Chief Operating Officer and then the immediate resignation of four of our directors (Roping, First Frontier, Great Lakes and Prairie). I along with the WPRA Board of Directors are working through this and have been keeping our members up to date as the process moves forward. The Board will meet on Monday, June 6 to determine appointments at which time we will share that news. The day-to-day operations are continuing uninterrupted by our office staff, who have been and are committed to serving your needs, and I thank them for all their hard work. I would like to wish everyone good luck as the summer run begins as I know this summer is going to test us all with record fuel prices and inflation. Keep things in perspective and work to spread kindness not hate!
Reno, Cody, Calgary and Salinas all back on the schedule and the NFR Open being contested in Colorado Springs, Colorado next month. In addition, next month we will add two very deserving ladies representing the WPRA into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame – Ardith Bruce and Cindy Rosser. What a great week it will be in the Pikes Peak region with a top caliber rodeo and ProRodeo Hall of Fame Inductions. I would like to congratulate our two winners from the Inaugural Cowboy Channel Rookie Roundup presented by Resistol – Presley Smith in the barrel racing and Gianna Cianfichi. It was so cool to see all the ProRodeo rookies together competing in this one-of-a-kind event. Thanks to the PRCA, Cowboy Channel and Resistol for making this happen and for the experience you provided to our first-year cardholders. The WPRA and PRCA also recently announced that the 2022 Wrangler National Finals Breakaway Roping will take place Nov.
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