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N.D. (NewsDakota.com) Here are your 2013 North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame inductees below.
The board selected two individuals to be recognized with the Legacy Award. This award is presented to individuals who donate their time, efforts, and leadership to the organization.
L to R Ed & Sheila Schafer accept Harold Schafer’s Legacy Award. Far right Ed & Sheila Schafer following an interview with Steve Urness on Dakota Country Radio and Big Dog Country Radio moments before the induction ceremony. Photos by Steve Urness.
The late Harold Schafer, founder of the Gold Seal Co., who’s investment of time, money, and other resources that allowed for the history and heritage of the city of Medora to be preserved and presented through activities such as the Medora Musical and the Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation.
Above Russ & Helen Danielson following the induction ceremony in Medora. The Barnes County native and Valley City graduate said his grandfather homesteaded the family farm near Cuba back in 1883. Danielson served with the NDSU animal science program for more than 40 years before retiring a few months ago. Photos by Steve Urness.
And Russ Danielson of Fargo, a former NDCHF board member, distinguished cattle man, leader of NDSU’s animal science program and mentor/advisor to NDSU’s Little International, Saddle and Sirloin Club and several generations of NDSU animal science students.
Above Tom Solberg. Photos by Steve Urness.
Modern-Era Rodeo:
Tom Solberg was born April 30, 1944 and grew up in Grassy Butte. He won his first Bull Riding Championship in 1963 while in high school. In 1964, he joined the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Assn. (PRCA) and competed in prestigious rodeos such as: Cheyenne Frontier Days, the Calgary Stampede, and the Houston Stock Show & Rodeo. He was an eight-time PRCA Badlands Circuit Finalist, four-time Champion and four-time Reserve Champion National Senior Pro Rodeo Assn. Bull Rider, and 1996 Canadian Senior Bull Riding Champion.
Above Lynn Linseth receives his award from Codi Miller NDCHF Event Coordinator & Miss Rodeo Mandan.
Lynn N. Linseth was born on July 29, 1936. He grew up in McKenzie County and attended Dickinson State College on a football scholarship, where later his team was inducted into the DSU Athletic Hall of Fame. Lynn was a volunteer for the United States Army, as well as a reserve champion steer wrestler, rodeo judge, stock contractor, business owner, and rancher. Lynn has been very active in all aspects of rodeo for more than forty-five years, and is still going strong. He has won many awards for his roles in the rodeo and cowboy way of life and the great horses he raised.
Pre-1940 Rodeo:
Henry G. “Hank” Baker was born March 10, 1907. Henry and his wife, Alice, ranched on Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, the Bakker homestead, and the Tower Ranch. In 1942, he owned and operated his Livestock Trucking business. From 1955-1965 Henry and Alice owned a ranch near McClusky and raised Herefords and horses. Henry is known for his participation in the Saddle Bronc riding and rodeo judging.
Above Bill Lowman and a piece of his art work.
Western Arts & Entertainment:
Bill Lowman was born January 23, 1947. Bill and his wife reside on their ranch in Sentinel Butte. Bill has been a ranch hand, horse trainer, and rodeo cowboy. However, Bill is most notably known for being an accomplished visual artist, performing artist, and literary artist. Bill has won many awards for his accomplishments and is, also, the Founder and Director for the popular and successful “Dakota Cowboy Poetry Gathering” in Medora, North Dakota.
Above family members describe the tough minded spirit of the late Lettie Uhlman Kellogg who was a single mom working in a man’s world far ahead of her time. Photos by Steve Urness.
Pre-1940 Rancher:
Lettie Uhlman Kellogg was born December 2, 1890. She was a single mother, during the Great Depression, who built a 10,000 deeded acre ranch, the Kellogg UE Ranch, with a sizable heard of Hereford cattle in McKenzie County. Lettie overcame many hardships and obstacles in the man’s field, and is noted for saying, “it was a hard life but I loved every minute of it.” She attended countless roundups, and rode well into her 80’s.
Modern-Era Rancher:
Leroy “Bud” Perry was born July 4, 1907. He was a member of the United States Army and a hardworking ranch hand. In 1950, Bud purchased the 4,000 acre Roscoe Hadden ranch north of New Town in Mountrail County and raised Hereford cattle. Bud was also a rodeo cowboy; and was always quick to attribute much of his success as a rancher to the training and help he had received at the Figure 4 Ranch east of Watford City.
Great Westerner:
Marquis de Mores was born June 14, 1882 in Paris, France. The Marquis arrived in the small town of Little Missouri, Dakota Territory to invest in the cattle industry. He then built the town of Medora, in honor of his wife, across the river. He started the Northern Pacific Railroad Car Co. and built the Chateau De Mores, a brick plant, the slaughterhouse, ice house, Catholic Church, and the Von Hoffman House in Medora.
A special thanks to our sponsors Dick Nelson Sales & Leasing, Valley Meat Supply and the North Dakota Winter Show of Valley City for making our live June 22 broadcast possible.
To learn more about the North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame call the corporate office in Bismarck is 701-250-1833 or call the Hall of Fame Heritage Center & Museum in Medora at 701-623-2000. For additional information, log on to www.northdakotacowboy.com