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NATIONAL DAY OF THE COWBOY

National Day of the Cowboy

News July 2011

7th Annual National Day of the Cowboy July 23, 2011

From the Publisher

Get ready to celebrate folks! Hard to believe it's really the 7th Annual National Day of the Cowboy coming up but that's a fact. Where do the years go? We've been busier than heck lately, but I'm gratified to say this has been the most successful campaign year ever for the NDOC. We are definitely making headway!

Richard Beal & NM Rep Egolf

As of today, thanks mainly to our dedicated campaign volunteers around the country, the National Day of the Cowboy Resolution has passed in the New Mexico State Legislature, sponsored by Senator Egolf (volunteer Richard Beal), the Texas Senate (where sponsor Senator Wentworth arranged for a two-year proclamation), the Arizona State Legislature sponsored by Senator Pierce, and the Illinois State Legislature thanks to Frank Bowman of Horsemen's Council of Illinois. Californians Vi Tara, Brent Slutsky, Belinda Gail, and Bob Lorbeer, worked with Senator Fuller to achieve passage in California. Doc Stovall obtained a proclamation from Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, and we were notified there has been a proclamation by Governor Heineman of Nebraska.

Earlier today I also learned the County of El Paso, Texas, adopted the resolution thanks to a request from Bernie Sargent. Volunteer, Chris Evans, called to say the City of San Bernadino, California, had adopted the NDOC Resolution in perpetuity! That's a first as far as I know.

Richard Beal was a guest at the New Mexico Legislature when they read and voted on their resolution, then sang Home on the Rangetogether. I was a guest at the Texas Senate for the reading and passage there. And now, several of us will be guests of the California legislature on August 18th at 9AM in Sacramento, to receive the official copy of California's National Day of the Cowboy resolution. Y'all are of course, invited to be in the gallery that day to witness and be a part of history in the making.

Giffords & Kelly

NASA Commander Mark Kelly and his wonderful wife, U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, have come to be known as "America's Sweethearts," and deservedly so in our opinion. We continue to keep them in our thoughts and prayers as Gabby works to recover from the head wound she sustained last January. It was Commander Kelly who carried our flag to the International Space Station aboard the Discovery Space Shuttle and it was Congresswoman Giffords who first got the NDOC resolution passed in the U.S. House of Representatives. Please keep sending her cards and words of encouragement.

Hats Off to the Cowboy!

We're planning our very own NDOC fundraiser to take place at the historic Rock Springs Cafe , in Black Canyon City, Arizona, on October 22, 2011. Hat's Off to the Cowboy will feature dancing under the Arizona stars to live country music, chuck wagon fare, vendors of cowboy wares, roulette and blackjack, movies, a live auction and a silent auction, two cash bars, raffles, and trail rides and poker rides (on horses) on 60 acres of the magnificent Bradshaw Mountains. We'll have drawings for free door prizes too, but you can't get a door prize ticket unless you're wearing a cowboy hat! Please come out and support the crusade for a National Day of the Cowboy.

What's New?

Tickets remainfor a chance to win the autographed guitar donated to us by Jeff Connors.We're offering 100 raffle tickets for $20 each to win the Yamaha acoustic guitar. The winner willalso recieve photographs of most of the celebrities as they signed the guitar. We'll draw the winner as soon as all 100 tickets are sold, or, if they've not all been sold by October 22nd, we'll draw the winning ticket at our fundraiser.

Celebrity autographson the Yamaha includeJamey Johnson, Murphey, Johnny Bush, Asleep at the Wheel, Lynn Anderson, Johnny Lee, Jon Chandler,Gary McMahan, Jeff Connors, James Burton, Waddie Mitchell,Larry Shell, Aaron & Mike Wolking (Sons & Brothers), Billy Joe Shaver,Pat Flynn, Joyce Woodson, Leona Williams, Ron Williams, Mandy Barnett, Eddie Stubbs, Dale Watson, Juni Fisher,Don Edwards, William Matthews, Daryl Dodd, and Bryan Kennedy.

Speaking of Bryan Kennedy, remember when the cowboys and cowgirls of Luckenbach,Texas,gave usa patio brick with the National Day of the Cowboy logo carved in it to be permanently installed at their honky tonk? Last month we receiveda picture of our special brick from Bryan,taken when hewas at Luckenbach for a personal appearance.

Cowboy Keepers

The names of the distinguished2011 Cowboy Keeper Award recipients were announcedJuly 10, 2011. Those recongized for significantcontributions to the preservation of our pioneer heritage and cowboy culture wereRiders in the Sky, Cleo Hearn & Cowboys of Color Rodeo, Dubois Main Street, Westernaires, Pete Clemons, Tom Bishop Sr., National Cowboy Poetry Gathering and Bertha Blancett. You can read the full press release describing each honoree on the NDOCwebsite.

If there issomeone you feel shouldreceive a Cowboy Keeper Award, submit a Letter of Nomination before April 1, 2012; subject should be "2012 Cowboy Keeper Award Nomination." Your letter mustexplain why you think your candidate should recieve the award, keeping in mind that we want to recognize people and organizations who contribute substantially to the preservation of pioneer heritage and to the continued growth of cowboy culture. Along with your email (or letter), we want toreceive at least two other letters supporting your nomination.

The Higley Cabin

The tiny cabin in north-central Kansas where "Home on the Range" was written is in need of repairs. Brewster Higley wrote the six-verse poem "My Western Home" at the cabin in Smith County in 1872. HIs poemwas later set to music by Dan Kelly and renamed "Home on the Range." The song became the Kansas state song and the cabin is now on the National Register of Historic Places. The Wichita Eagle reported in April that supporters had raised over $2,000 but that it will take up to $100,000 to rebuild the cabin in an authentic manner.

Art for 2011 Cowboy Keeper Awards

When performer Dusty Hart, of the Crosstown Cowboys, learned about the National Day of the Cowboy crusade, he offered to donate sculptures he was producing from molds he had found in the attic, which were created by his late grandfather, William Hartnell. Dusty let me pick the piece from a large collection, so in addition to the framed certificate,this year's Cowboy Keeper Awardrecipients willrecieve a special bronze with aheritage of its own, just like the Till Goodan image.

I was humbled to recieve a call from Betty Goodan Andrews, the daughter of western artist, Till Goodan. Betty called to give us permission to use one of her dad's 'action' pieces, Calgary Red , as the image for our 2011 Cowboy Keeper Awards. It wasgratifying to speak with her about her love for her father's art and to learn that she and her daughters devote much of their time to collecting his work.

National Cowboy on the Road

We're on the road more than we're off of it these days. It is great fun however (and educational) to meet so many new people face to face and to learn about the preservation work others are doing. Since April, we've been to the Santa Clarita Cowboy Gathering on Melody Ranch in California, at a western event at theMontrose Western Museumin Montrose, Colorado, then on to Denver from there, where we attended Brian Lebel's Old West Auction. Brian was kind enough to includethree prints for us in his Denver auction to support our fundraising efforts.Of course, most of the excitement there was the sale of theBilly the Kid tintype which sold for over two million dollars.

On July 16th, we stopped by to say hello to John Davison at hisNational Day of the Cowboy Land Stewardship workshops in Flagstaff, Arizona. Johnintroduced us to several representatives from a variety of land conservation organizationsparticipating in the event, all of whom asked for additonalinformation about the National Day of the cowboy effort.

Spokespersons

Tom Bass will behosting an NDOC event he put together at the Oscela Museum, in Florida, on Sunday, July 25, Tom will be presenting rancher Pete Clemons with his 2011 Cowboy Keeper Award.

Julie Ream will be inEvansville, Indiana atRoy Rogers 100 Birthday Celebration at the Henager Museum, to coincide with the National Day of the Cowboy there.

You'll find Lee Anderson at theShoot out on Whiskey Row in downtown Prescott, Arizona.

Spokesperson Kelsee Brady tells us she and husband, Colter, are expecting a new buckaroo intheir family soon!

Bunkhouse Culture

Preservation DVDs

We've added several important new documentaries on DVDs to the shopping section on our website.

"Oh! You Cowgirl," produced byShirley Morris, is an in-depth documentary film about the spunky early 20th century cowgirls; the unsung heroes of the west.

"Sweetgrass" was sent to us by the staff at PBS's Point of View program. Thisfilm documentsthe last of a rancher's annual sheep drive up and over the breathtaking and majestic Absaroka-Beartooth Mountains of Montana; the closing of yet another chapter of American pioneering traditions.

"Florida Crackers: The Cowboys & Cattleman of Florida" tells the remarkable story of a previously unrecognized aspect of Florida's heritage: the Cracker cowboys and the beginnings of the earliest cattle industry in America.

The Art Spur

CowboyPoetry.com invites poets to participate inan Art Spur event each year in celebration of the National Day of the Cowboy.Margo Metegrano selects an image to inspire the poet within, then announces the winning poemson the National Day of the Cowboy. You can go to cowboypoetry.com on July 23rd, to enjoythe poetryof the Art Spur Award winners.

Literature

We've been told western authors John Conley, Charlie LeSueur, and Katie West are all working on new books and that one of our spokespersons, Julie Ream, will be working witheach of them on their literary projects, all expected to beout in 2012.

Speaking of literary projects, we're thrilled aboutthe "Read em Cowboy" eventfor a Barnes & Noble Book Fair being held in California, The event was put together by western author, J.R. Sanders (The Littlest Cowboy published by Moonlight Mesa Associates),and it goes right to the heart of the effort to teach our history to younger generations, since J.R. has arranged to have cowboys and cowgirls read western books to the little buckaroos. A tip of the hat to J.R. and to Barnes & Noble for this wonderful happening in a book store.

Swing Riders

On a May trip to the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, I discovered they'veadded more cowboys & cowgirls into the museum exhibits and more books by and aboutcowboys, cowgirls, and western music,in the gift shop. I saw more western CDs there too. We could all givea holler of appreciation outto CMHOF gift shop buyer, Lisa Lane, who has made a point of bringing more of the west into the CMHOF environment.Don't y'all think they should celebrate the National Day of the Cowboy there?

Our go-to bumper sticker guy,Rick McGinnis , of Austin, Texas, helped us get more brochures printed than we've ever had before. What a treat it is to be able to stop at feedstores and western stores on the trail and be able to go in and justhand them a brochure.

Congratulations to our awesome events calendar wrangler and 5th grade teacher extraordinaire, the former Ms. Ashley Ammons. Ashley married her sweetheart, musicianErik Wolfe, on May 30th, in a beautiful ceremony at an historic mansion in Fort Worth, Texas.

Thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Dick Flatt of Flatt Stationers in Mexia, Texas, I had the time of my life at the Texas Songwriter Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Austin, Texas. The Flatts were personal friends of 2011 inductee, the late Ms. Cindy Walker , a gifted and prolific songwriter who penned at least thirty of the songs Bob Wills and the Texas Playboysperformed in the western movies. The multi-talented and beautiful Ms.Walker acted in a few of those movies too, but her dream was to be a songwriter, so she gave up both her acting career and a singing career to devote her life to giving us some of the most remarkable songs in America's catalog of music, such as "You Don't Know Me," "Dream Baby," "In the MistyMoonlight," "Distant Drums," "Dusty SKies," "Sugar Moon," "Blue Canadian Rockies," and a personal favorite of mine, "Bubbles in My Beer." It is reported that Cindy Walker songs charted for over four decades of recorded music. Inducted that same evening were hit songwriters Delbert McClinton, Leroy Parnell, Gary Nicholson, and Bruce Channel. What a concert they put on that night!

Cowboy Mercantile

The first of the new Gist SilversmsithsNDOC buckles have arrived and they are fabulous. The first100 will be numbered and they are selling fast. If you want a numbered buckle, you'll need to order soon.

Gist NDOC Belt Buckle 2011

Wehave tickets remaining for our autographed Yamaha guitar raffle , $20 per ticket, only 100 tickets will be sold. We'r going to hold the drawing for thewinner at our fundraiser at the Rock Springs Cafe in October, regardless of whether or not all the tickets have been sold. Email orders@nationaldayofthecowboy.com if you'd like to get a ticket or two.

Hatch raffletickets are a $10 donation per ticket.If you'd like to win a set of fiveof our limited edition posters(2005-2009),purchase a raffle ticket. We're selling 150 of the tickets before drawing the winning ticket at our Rock Springs fundraiser.

Wehaveplenty of our snappy red, white and blue, NDOC bumper stickers in stock andlowered the price to 3/$7 in an effort to entice more of you to display them. We've allgot to do a better job of letting people know there is a day of honor forcowboys and cowgirls, and the bumper stickers help, especially if you put themnot just onyour truck bumper, but your horse trailer, suitcase, motorhome, hatbox, or guitar case too.

We ask eachyou to consider becominga supporting member of the NDOC. If we're to keep this crusadegoing we needyou to be part of our organization.An individual membership is still only $20 and includes a new collectible pin each year, a membership card, discounts to a number of retailers and stores, and also discounts to NDOC posters and prints. CircleKB

As a nonprofit, totally grassroots effort, we rely on volunteers, supporting memberships and donations to help us pay the bills. Please consider makinga tax deductilble Donationnow, tohelp us cover our many expenses such aswebhosting, printing of brochures, internet service, phone, news service, ink, paper, business cards, etc. No one in this organization is paid but there are many costs associated with this quest nevertheless.

We area certified Missionfish Charity, soyou may donate a portionyour eBay sales to us by selecting National Day of the Cowboy from the charity drop-down menu. We're also a certified Cause on Facebook, andwant to thank donors from Larry Shell's "Kill Nashville Pop" Facebook page who've been sending donations through Facebook. We welcome donations of items we can sell or auction as well.

Empty Saddles

T-Bird Arnold

T-Bird (Terry) Arnold was the kind of person everyone felt like they had known all their lives the very minute they met him. He had a perpetually sunny smile and a permanent twinkle in his eye. He loved team roping and country music. He was a gifted singer and and aspiring songwriter. T-Bird quickly became a devoted and generous supporter of the National Day of the Cowboy.

T helped me obtain more than half of the celebrity autographs on a guitar I auctioned for fundraising, then insisted on being the highest bidder so

he had a souvenir of all the fun we had acquiring those signatures. He helped make it possible for me to be in Austin for the passage of the 2011 NDOC Resolution. T-Bird was a proud member of the United States Team Roping Championship. He dreamed of writing a hit song and competing in the USTRC Finals. The epitome of a man with the heart of a cowboy, T's gone on ahead of us, just so he can watch over us from a higher vantage point and make sure we're all enjoying life to the fullest, just like he did.

Ron Micke

Ron MIcke was aproud dairy farmer from Wisconsin who loved to wear his cowboy hat and boots, Ronwas truly excited about the National Day of the Cowboy from the moment we first talked aboutit. Just a few hours after we met, he purchased all of the remaining Montana Silversmiths NDOC Buckles and immediately began joyfully distributing them to new friends he had made at the festival. His face lit up with a huge smile as he made gifts of the buckles to legendary actors Ed Faulkner and Clint Eastwood, and gave one to our spokesperson Julie Ream. Although I didn't have all the buckles with me, I told Ron I would send them to him as soon as I received them and that I would forward one on to Jeff Connors for him too.

Sadly, Ron was killed later that week in a motor vehicle accident. Ron's family generously donated the remainder of the buckles Ron had purchased, back to the NDOC.

On the Event Trail

Your creativity apparently knows no bounds when it comes to celebrating this heritage. This year you can choose from horse rescue opportunities, reading cowboy books to kids, Toby Keith look alike contests, land stewardship workshops, a cowboy display at the U.S. Dept of the Interior, parades, barbecues, chuckwagon meals, horse clinics, rodeos, team ropings, art exhibits, history lessons, ranching workshops, panel discussions, western music, country music, cowboy poetry, trick roping, cowboy collectibles show,fashion shows of period clothing, saddle exhibits, sheriff's possees, reenactments, gun spinning, author signings, thankfully, the list goes on andon.

And even so, the list of ideas for celebration and education gets longer every year! All of the following events are posted on our Events Calendar with additional details.

National Day of the Cowboy Dubois Main Street
July 22-24, 2011
Dubois, Wyoming
The Executive Director for the National Day of the Cowboy will be at this event to present Dubois Main Street with their 2011 Cowboy Keeper Award.

Roy Rogers' 100th Birthday Celebration

July 23-24, 2011

Henager Museum, EVansville Indiana

This event willinclude their National Day of the Cowboy celebration.NDOC Spokesperson Julie Ream will be at this event.

National Day of the Cowboys & Cowgirls

Autry National Center

July 23, 2011

Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California

TSUU T'INA Annual Rodeo & Pow Wow
July 22, 2011 to July 24, 2011
Calgary, AB Canada

Westernaires National Day of the Cowboy
Friday, Jul 22, 2011 - Time: 11AM to 1PM
Golden, Colorado

National Day of the Cowboy Executive Director Bethany Braley will be at this event to present Westernaires with
a 2011 Cowboy Keeper Award.

Okeechobee County Cattlemen's National Day of the Cowboy
Jul 22, 2011 to Jul 23, 2011
Okeechobee, Florida

Platte River Rodeo
Jul 22, 2011 to Jul 23, 2011
Platte River Rodeo Association
Saratoga, Wyoming

National Day of the Cowboy Rock Springs Cafe
Jul 23, 2011 - Time: 6 AM to 8 PM
Rock Springs Cafe, Black Canyon City, Arizona

National Day of the Cowboy Jax Outdoor Gear
Date: Jul 23, 2011 - Time: 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Fort Collins-Loveland-Lafayette Colorado

The Great Nor'easter
Dates: Jul 20, 2011 to Jul 24, 2011
SASS New England Regional New Hampshire

Cajon Cowboys Shootout National Day of the Cowboy
Date: Jul 23, 2011 - Time: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Devore, California July 23, 2011

National Day of the Cowboy Osceola Florida
Jul 23, 2011 to Jul 24, 2011
Osceola Historical Society

NDOC Spokesperson, Tom Bass, is hosting this event. On July 24, he will present Pete Clemons with a
2011 Cowboy Keeper Award.

National Day of the Cowboy Santa Fe New Mexico
Jul 23, 2011 - Time: 10AM to 4PM
Clint Mortenson's Arena

Springhouse Tack Shop's 45th Anniversary & National Day of the Cowboy
Jul 23, 2011 - Time: 10 AM to 5 PM
1860 Route 119 North Greensburg, PA 15601

National Day of the Cowboy Sedona Arizona
Jul 23, 2011 - Time: 10AM to 08PM
Uptown Sedona, Arizona

National Day of the Cowboy Old Abilene Town Kansas
Jul 23, 2011 - Time: 11AM to 7PM
Heritage Center of Dickenson County Kansas July 23, 2011

National Day of the Cowboy Cascade Block Party
Jul 23, 2011 - Time: 12PM to 7PM
10 N. Cascade Street Kennewick, WA 99336

National Day of the Cowboy El Paso, Texas
Jul 23, 2011 - 1PM-4PM
El Paso Museum of History
510 North Santa Fe Street, El Paso, Texas

National Day of the Cowboy Music & Potluck
Jul 23, 2011 - Time: 6PM to 10PM
National Day of the Cowboy Mancos, Colorado
Barb Richhart, Western Belle

Lay's Western Wear & Feed Store National Day of the Cowboy
Lakeland Florida
July 23, 2011

U.S. Department of the Interior Lobby
July 22-23, 2011
Washington, DC.

National Day of the Cowboy Norco California
Jul 23, 2011 - Time: 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM
George Ingalls Equestrian Events Center

If you've got an event coming up,send an email in text format, briefly diescribing your event,includecontact details as well as any website address to eventsts@nationaldayofthecowboy.com.Ashley will work with you to make sure it gets posted on our Event Calendar.We want to contribute to your success by helping all of you promote your events.