Fifty Years Of Rodeo In Grant County
Editor's note opens a historical series on Grant County rodeo, tracing early events in Silver Heights around 1920. Clint Johnson Sr. wins saddle bronc on a roan horse brought from Magdalena, then takes the cutting horse contest, while early arenas lacked fences, grandstands, and bucking chutes. The piece recalls Arenas Valley roping times and a notorious unrideable bronc.
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Grant County
Eather
Silver
Alston Turner
Silver Street
Pine Street
Clint Johnson
Pinus Altos Road
Rodeo history, Lee Gatlin tribute in Silver City notes
A detailed reminiscence describes early Silver City rodeos, trainer Lee Gatlin, and Bucking horse legends, recounting Mullens rodeos, the Cowboys’ Turtle Assoc, and crowd scenes. Also brief UNM softball scholarship news highlights four players from Albuquerque and Carlsbad.
Bass To Be Planted In New Mexico Warm Waters
The New Mexico Game and Fish Department will distribute over 500000 largemouth bass fingerlings across warm water lakes this week. Fry from Texas hatcheries will reach catchable size in a year and 16 inch specimens in two years.
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Santa FE
N.M
Bob Patterson
Department
U.5 Fish and Wildlife Service
Patterson
Summer Basketball League Signup Wednesday at Silver High
Registration for the Optimist Summer Adult Basketball League opens Wednesday June 9 at 7 p.m. in the Silver High School Gym. Open to adults and high school students in the Silver Consolidated School District with a 15 player roster limit and five dollar per person fee. Contact Pete Shock at 398 1876 with questions.
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Pete Shock
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Shorty) McGrath
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