We have a little housekeeping to do concerning the 2023 nominees for the Hall of Honorees and NDCHF newsletter editor Tess Howie joins us to do just that. We also talk about the upcoming annual meeting in Minot which will be held February 17th and 18th at the Clarion Hotel Convention Center.

Western North Dakota has a huge impact on various entities including the Dickinson Convention and Visitors Bureau. Executive Director Terri Thiel has a strong passion for this area of our state and she has for going on 3 decades. We sat down with her at her office and discussed many great things including the Dickinson Dinosaur Museum, the upcoming Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library and much, much more.

Our featured inductee of the week is Raymond "Butch" Luger, inducted in 2005 in the category of Modern-era Ranching. 


TAKEAWAYS

• The 2023 NDCHF Annual Meeting is filled with may informative and entertaining activities
• Terri Thiel and the Dickinson Convention and Visitors Bureau is an asset to the entire western half of North Dakota
• Raymond "Butch" Luger. ran 1,500 head of cattle, 100 head of brood mares and 150 head of buffalo. The buffalo were intended to cross breed with the cattle.  

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On this episode of Dakota Cowboy, we travel to Burlington, ND, for the coronation of Miss Rodeo North Dakota 2023 Lindsey Miller. 

While there, we sat down with Miss Rodeo North Dakota 2014 and the National Director for The Miss Rodeo ND organization, Codi Ann Miller. She gives us some insight into the importance of the coronation celebration, the biggest fundraiser of the year for the new Miss Rodeo ND. 

Lindsey received her crown from Miss Rodeo ND 2022 Elise Nicole Burwell. We traveled to The Killdeer Saddle Club, where 13 months previously, Elise had held her coronation ceremony. She talks about that night, the nine titles she had over 17 years, and her top 10 finish in the Miss Rodeo America Pageant. She also shares an essay she wrote titled "And God Made North Dakota." And while she shares that essay, we showcase beautiful images of our state courtesy of ND Tourism.

One of the judges at the 2022 Miss Rodeo America Pageant was Miss Rodeo ND 1982, Miss Rodeo America 1983, and 2017 North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame Inductee Brenda Lee Bonogofsky Pickett. As we share her acceptance speech, Brenda Lee is this week's NDCHF Hall of Honorees Inductee of the week.

TAKEAWAYS

• The coronation ceremony is the biggest fundraiser of the year for Miss Rodeo ND
•  "And God Made North Dakota" is a beautiful and heartfelt essay written by Elise Nicole Burwell.
•  Gratitude is the message from Brenda Lee Bonogofsky Pickett

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Kristi Toof moved from Nebraska to Fairfield, ND, a few years ago after meeting her soulmate on a street corner in Deadwood, SD. Now, she balances life on a badlands ranch with being the new gift shop manager at The North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame. Her passion for all things North Dakota is evident, and now Kristi admits she knows more about the Peace Garden State than the Cornhusker State! 

January 18th was National Museum Selfie Day. The CEO of the National Day Calendar, Marlo Anderson, made the journey from their world headquarters in Mandan, ND, to "celebrate" at The North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame. We visit with Marlo and the senior living consultant at Evergreen in Dickinson, Abigail Rohrer. Abi brought several residents from Evergreen to The NDCHF, and they all had so much fun, as you will see in that segment! 

Our Hall of Honorees Inductee of the Week is Dorvan Solberg, who was inducted into the category of Cowboy Long Rider in 2020. Dorvan is an American Quarter Horse Association Director Emeritus and North Dakota Cutting Horse Association Director Emeritus. He was one of the individuals who signed the original Articles of Incorporation of the North Dakota Quarter Horse Association. We go back to the 2020 Induction Ceremony held at Tjaden Terrace in Historic Medora as a board member, and inductee Steve Tomac gives a heartfelt biography and introduction to Dorvan, who humbly and graciously accepts the honor.


TAKEAWAYS

• Gift shop manager Kristi Toof is extremely passionate about her job and all things North Dakota. 
• The National Day Calendar is a very upbeat entity that spreads joy and happiness to many people, including the folks at Evergreen in Dickinson. 
• The American Quarter Horse Association began with 2020 NDCHF Inductee Dorvan Solberg

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