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Three Washakie County cowboys among those to be honored in Casper
CASPER —The Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame Board of Directors finalized the list for the 2016 inductees in May and those 49 men and four women will be honorees this weekend in Casper.
According to a press release from the WCHOF, the Casper community plans to welcome Wyoming’s cowboy and cowgirl population with a gala shindig at Parkway Plaza Saturday evening. The local committee will be hosting a festive Mix & Mingle featuring hors d’oeuvre, cash bar, door prizes, silent auction, and music for listening and dancing enjoyment.
The 2016 State Induction ceremonies will be held at the Casper Events Center, on Sunday. The venue will open to visitors at 9 a.m.
Among the inductees are three Washakie County cowboys — Carl Schweighart of Worland, Alex “Junior” Johnstone Jr. of Ten Sleep and John W. Greet of Ten Sleep. Johnstone is actually listed in region 5 for Johnson County.
Honorees from Hot Springs County are Dub McQueen, Leondro “Lee” Martinez and Ralph Joseph “Joe” Campbell.
Honorees from Big Horn County are James John “Jim” Ogg and Mary Frances Tisdale “Mike” Hinckley.
Honorees from Park County are Thomas Anthony “Tuff” Runner, John “Jay” Moody and Randall “Randy” Kruger.
To be nominated, living inductees must be at least 65. Inductees may be honored posthumously. The cowboys and/or cowgirls must have a minimum time of 45 years in the saddle. Nominees don’t have to be born in Wyoming but must have had a primary residency in Wyoming as a working cowboy/cowgirl. Rodeo cowboys may be included but must demonstrate other ranching, riding or cowboy skills.
Nominations for the 2017 Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame will be taken from Dec. 1, 2016 through Feb. 28, 2017.
Visit the website, Wyomingcowboyhalloffame.com for more information.
Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame
The Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame (WCHF) is a 501 (c) 3 tax exempt organization, founded through a series of meetings April–July 2013 at Casper. Board members are Scotty Ratliff of Riverton, Russell “Pinky” Walter of Lingle, Paulette Moss of Riverton, Rhonda Sedgwick Stearns of Newcastle, Pete Kuhn of Cheyenne, Perry Askin of Douglas, Wendy Auzqui of Clearmont, Jen Fernandez of Powell, Valerie Remick of Encampment, Shelly Martinez of Thayne and Windy Noble of Pinedale.
The purposes of the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame are exclusively historical, cultural, literary and educational.
WCHF’s chief goal, according to its website is: “To preserve, promote, perpetuate, publish and document Wyoming’s rich working cowboy and ranching history through researching, profiling and honoring individuals who broke the first trails and introduced that culture to this state. WCHF plans to collect, display and preserve the stories, photos and artifacts of such individuals and anything else that will honor and highlight their contributions to our history.”