Month: July 2023

The Chamber’s Marketing & Communications Director Jodi Hartley gives kudos to the Chamber Ambassadors and WYO Rodeo Board and volunteers for a successful Sheridan WYO Rodeo Week in the July 15 Community Perspectives article in The Sheridan Press. Read it here: https://www.thesheridanpress.com/opinion/columnists/column-chamber-ambassadors-volunteers-at-heart-of-sheridan-community/article_1dea850e-2284-11ee-a24c-7be2bb829a6a.html

The Sheridan County Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors and the Sheridan WYO Rodeo Board kicked off Sheridan WYO Rodeo Week with the annual Boot Kick-Off and Stick Horse Barrel Races on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, at Whitney Commons Park.

The Stick Horse Barrel Races started the event for children 8 and younger. Participants had to run as fast as possible on their stick horses around barrels and back to the start. The top three winners in each category were:

Ages 4 and Under:

First place – Kasun Canfield

Second place – Fletcher Foster

Third place – Alaina Marcure

Ages 5 & 6:

First place – Jasper Edwards

Second place – Leighton Stephens

Third place – McKinley Canfield

Ages 7 & 8:

First place – Addy Bishop

Second place – James O’Hara

Third place – Adelaide Hoppes

The Boot Kick-Off was held following the Stick Horse Barrel Races. Participants competed to see who could “kick off” their boot the farthest. The top three winners in each category were:

Ages 9-12 Girls & Boys:

First place – Aubrey Hartley

Second place – Abigail Heid

Third place – Cooper Baggett

Ages 13-17 Girls:

First place – Eliana Grover

Second place – Maxine Crawford

Third place – Lois Joneson

Ages 13-17 Boys:

First place – Cole Connors

Second place – Finn Stalick

Third place – Oliver Baggett

Ages 18 & Up Women:

First place – Taylor Townsend

Second place – Jessica Benedict

Third place – Megan Sessions

Ages 18 & Up Men:

First place – Sergio Trocha

Second place – Clay Morris

Third place – Matt Lawson

A total of $1,330 in Chamber Bucks was awarded to the winners. The 2023 Boot Kick Off was sponsored by Barney & Graham, LLC.

For more information about the Boot Kick-Off event, call the Sheridan County Chamber of Commerce at (307) 672-2485.

Chamber Program Development Director Teresa Detimore and Marketing and Communications Director Jodi Hartley appeared on the July 10 Public Pulse radio show to talk Boot Kick Off, upcoming Chamber events and more. If you missed it, you can listen here: