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ND – (NewsDakota.com) The North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame ceremony will be Saturday, June 18th. This year ten honorees will be entered into the Hall of Fame in Medora.

One of those inductees will be the late Kenneth Krueger of Leonard, North Dakota. He began his rodeo career as a saddle bronc rider in the early 1930s.  He was instrumental in promoting rodeo in the southeastern North Dakota.

Many of the rodeo posters listed him as “Wild Horse Krueger,” bronc rider, rodeo producer and trick rider. He will be honored in the Pre-1940 Rodeo division.

The induction ceremony will be held at Saturday, June 18th at 1pm mountain time in Chimney Park in Medora free and open to the public.

Listen to Jason Metko’s broadcasts from Medora on Saturday, June 18th from 11am to 2pm central time on KOVC 1490AM Radio and on Big Dog Country 95.5 FM Radio.

The broadcast is sponsored by Dick Nelson Sales & Leasing and Valley Meat Supply of Valley City.

Here are your 2016 North Dakota Hall of Fame Inductees:

Arthur (A.N.) Jefferies, Dickinson, ND, trailed the first herds of cattle from Texas, bringing 4,000 head of longhorns. He established the headquarters of the Reynolds Bros. Long X Ranch.  A.N. used his business experiences and helped establish the ND Stockmen’s Association. Jefferies is remembered as one of the early pioneers that shaped the cattle industry and is being inducted as a Pre-1940’s Rancher.

Joseph Schaff, St. Anthony, ND, is a pioneer in performance testing, carcass evaluations, and other current improvement practices with a herd, ranked #1 in North Dakota.  Schaff is responsible for producing the largest number of Angus sires among registered herds around the world. He dedicated his entire life to the passion of farming and ranching and is being inducted as a Modern-era Rancher.

Kennedy Ranch, through good times and the poor years over six decades, this McKenzie Co. ranch established a great legacy for the family of Angus K. Kennedy, Sr. and for western North Dakota. With decades of hard work, livestock knowledge and land stewardship, the legacy of the Kennedy Ranch was shaped by the Angus Kennedy family, and will be inducted this year in the Ranch category.

Brad Brettin’s #18 War Paint, is one the most prolific bucking horses in the last half of the 20th century. A black and white stud raised by Brettin of Beach, ND is one of North Dakota’s most famous rodeo stallions whose genes are crossing through herds of bucking horse producers and stock contractors in the U.S. and Canada.   #18 War Paint, who died in 2007, joins the hall in the Rodeo Livestock category.

Dale Greenwood, Cartwright, ND, started at age 16 as a rodeo contestant being partial to saddle bronc riding.  Self-employed as a rodeo cowboy, clown/ bullfighter and rancher he served as the first president of the Assn of National Grasslands. He took his passion to the McKenzie Grazing Assn and the ND Stockmen’s Assn, He joins the hall as a Leader of Ranching and Rodeo.

Joe Berger, Mandan, ND, spent many hours of his life with four-legged bovines whether it be from the pasture fence, auction ring chair, or the rodeo arena seat. A significant number of rodeo contestants and producers at all levels give credit to Joe Berger for his generosity, expertise, kindness and leadership in the livestock world. He is the inductee this year in the category of Rodeo Arena. 

Audrey Hall-Davy, New Town, ND, grew up in a rodeo family near the Little Missouri Badlands. She learned trick riding when her father brought a professional trainer to the ranch. After learning her skills, she performed throughout the Midwest. Audrey is recognized as the first North Dakota state rodeo queen.  Hall-Davy is the 2016 Western Arts and Entertainment inductee.

Kenneth Krueger, Leonard, ND, began his rodeo career as a saddle bronc rider in the early 1930s.  He was instrumental in promoting rodeo in the southeastern region of North Dakota. Many of the rodeo posters listed him as “Wild Horse Krueger,” bronc rider, rodeo producer and trick rider. He dressed and lived the part and is being honored as Pre-1940 Rodeo inductee.

Monty Carson, Grassy Butte, ND, spent nearly two decades, carving out a reputation for himself as one of North Dakota’s most accomplished bareback riders. In 1977 and 1979 he finished among the top 25 bareback riders of the PRCA.  In post-rodeo life, Monty partnered with his brother producing team roping competitions across the northern Great Plains. Monty is one of the Modern-era Rodeo inductees.

Ed Sundby, Minot, ND, an all-around cowboy in the 70’s and 80’s, competed in events on both ends of the rodeo arena. Specialized in all three rough stock events and having competed at all levels, Ed now mentors others so they can become rodeo champions themselves. Maintaining a passion for the western lifestyle exemplified by his rodeo accomplishments makes him our other Modern-era Rodeo inductee.