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32 • The WRANGLER • October, 2024 Lander oLd timers rodeo assoCiation PRESIDENT Paula McCormick VICE CHAIR John Gazso TREASURER Julie Freese SECRETARY Brenda Walker BOARD MEMBERS Tara Peter, Nancy Williams, Peggy Bartlett, Corbin Nicholls, Tyson Sims, Emery Day, Nick Comes, Lee Williams, Brenda Sims Join Us on Facebook LOTRA Rodeo Upcoming LOTRA Board/Member Meetings: October 2: LOTRA member meetings 6:00, Fre- mont County Courthouse. Please attend to help plan for winter barn use and discuss cattle lease options with the roping committee. 2024/2025 LOTRA Barn Memberships: It's time to rejoin the LOTRA indoor barn with your annual membership. Good news---we are able to keep the membership prices the same as they have been for the past several years because we had a successful July 3 & 4 Pioneer Days Rodeo. e new membership takes effect on Nov. 1 and is valid through Oct. 31, 2025. You can pay all at once by November 1, or in 3 installments if you prefer. (See membership form on facebook or website for payment details.) NEW THIS YEAR: You can also now pay for your LOTRA mem- bership online with a credit card at https://www. lotra.org/membership INDIVIDUAL $325 STUDENT $275 FAMILY $550 e LOTRA membership and roping rules will be posted on our website under Membership soon. You will receive a copy of the rules when you join and your membership cards are sent out. LOTRA Winter 2024/2025 Calendar ere are many events being planned in the arena for our members this winter, including 7 Memori- al Ropings, 11 new Barrel-Pole-Breakaway Jackpots, 10 cowhorse-type practices with cattle (non-roping), and the Tuesday/ursday night weekly team/breakaway roping practices. LOTRA Memorial Ropings: Contact Tara Peter (taralynnpeter@yahoo.com, 307-349-5844) & Ju- lie Freese (jafreese60@yahoo.com, 307-349-1981) LOTRA Barrel-Pole-Breakaway Jackpots: Contact Nick Comes (nmcomes07@gmail.com, 307-349- 6450) LOTRA/CSSHA Sunday aernoon cattle prac- tices: Contact Lee & Nancy Williams (lnwill- iams14@yahoo.com, 307-760-5101) & Paula Mc- Cormick (paulamccg@gmail.com, 307-851-1126) LOTRA Weekly Roping Practices: Tuesday and ursday evenings November through March. Contact Tara Peter (taralynnpeter@yahoo.com, 307-349-5844) Not listed below. 2024 Sept. 23 & 24 3rd Grade Ag Expo: (Barn reserved 9/23 starting @3:30pm setup & 9/24 Expo 7:30am-4:00pm) Oct. 3 & 4 Makayla Boisjoli Breakaway Roping Clinic (Barn rented ursday Noon-7pm, Friday 10-6pm) Oct. 5 LOTRA Barrel-Pole-Breakaway Jack- pot Oct. 19 LOTRA Barrel-Pole-Breakaway Jack- pot Nov. 2 LOTRA Barrel-Pole-Breakaway Jack- pot Nov. 9 LOTRA Barrel-Pole-Breakaway Jack- pot Nov. 10 LOTRA/CSSHA Sunday 1-4 pm Cow work practice Nov. 16 LOTRA Roping: Givens Memorial High Money Roping Nov. 24 LOTRA/CSSHA Sunday 1-4 pm Cow work practice Nov. 30 LOTRA Roping: Bates/Peter Memorial Saddle Roping Dec. 7 LOTRA Barrel-Pole-Breakaway Jack- pot Dec. 15 LOTRA/CSSHA Sunday 1-4 pm Cow work practice Dec. 29 LOTRA/CSSHA Sunday 1-4 pm Cow work practice 2025 Jan. 4 LOTRA Barrel-Pole-Breakaway Jack- pot Jan. 11 LOTRA Roping: Fife Memorial High Money Roping Jan. 12 LOTRA/CSSHA Sunday 1-4 pm Cow work practice Jan. 25 LOTRA Roping: Bodan Memorial High Money Roping Jan. 26 LOTRA/CSSHA Sunday 1-4 pm Cow work practice Feb. 1 LOTRA Barrel-Pole-Breakaway Jack- pot Feb. 8 LOTRA Roping: Chavez Memorial High Money Roping Feb. 9 LOTRA/CSSHA Sunday 1-4 pm Cow work practice Feb. 15 LOTRA Barrel-Pole-Breakaway Jack- pot Feb. 22 LOTRA Roping: Armajo Memorial Saddle Roping Feb. 23 LOTRA/CSSHA Sunday 1-4 pm Cow work practice March 1 LOTRA Barrel-Pole-Breakaway Jack- pot March 9 LOTRA/CSSHA Sunday 1-4 pm Cow work practice March 15 LOTRA Roping: Ruby Memorial Sad- dle Roping March 22 LOTRA Barrel-Pole-Breakaway Jack- pot March 23 LOTRA/CSSHA Sunday 1-4 pm Cow work practice April 5 LOTRA Barrel-Pole-Breakaway Jack- pot BARN NEWS: e roping committee is working on getting leased roping and breakaway cattle for the winter season. ey are also working on purchasing hay, straw and lick tubs. Contact Julie Freese, Tara Peter or Brenda Sims for more information. ere is interest from some LOTRA members to have trail obstacle practices this winter. Contact Nancy Williams at lnwilliams14@yahoo.com if you are interested in participating and helping to put on trail obstacle practices. Contracts for the groundskeeper and cattle care have been pub- lished. e contracts will be awarded at the Oct. 2 LOTRA meeting. anks to the LOR Foundation grant, LOTRA purchased a Black Widow groomer. e LOTRA members - and their horses - are enjoying our improved arena ground. We are grooming the indoor arena a minimum of 5 times per week! is has improved our riding experience with better footing and dust control. Please clean up aer your horses and your own cattle. We are actively working to make more im- provements this year. e LOR Foundation gave LOTRA a $26,000 grant for improvements to our barn and programs. e board is working on the projects to use the remaining funds. Ideas include laser lights to reset barrels, a rake for our tractor bucket for grooming the roping boxes, LED lighting, concrete around the roping cattle chute, and materials for trail class obstacles. Please provide your input at the next LOTRA board meeting on how to use the remaining funds. So far, the LOR grant purchased the Black Widow groomer, an improved roping chute, a saddle for the Jackpot series awards this past spring, a new computer, paid for the arena ground consultant, scholarship memberships for the Lander Pioneer Days Royalty, and funded our new website and sponsor brochure. We also received grants from the Lander Rec Board and the Fremont County Rec Board, which are being used to continue to replace the 40-year-old barn roof. LOTRA 2024/2025 membership forms are available now. Membership starts November 1 for the year's membership.