The Official Newsletter of Cheyenne Frontier Days™ SEPTEMBER—2019 What a year 2019 shaped up to be. Let’s talk about a changes and challenges that allowed the volunteers to show off their skills and pride. The CFD Event Center was completed on time, and it took us to a new level for experiencing the “Daddy.” I am excited for the volunteers to have a new facility for their meetings and social functions. I have already seen first-hand how the new building is bringing our volunteers closer as a team. Some of the committees have decided to have joint Christmas parties this year . . . how cool is that! Also, how cool was it to see the Thunderbirds flying over F.E. Warren AFB once again. Then we had the addition of breakaway roping and the sellout Post Malone concert; all while continuing the tradition of providing a world class Rodeo and Western Celebration. General Chairman, This year had some challenges that were met head-on by a volunteer force that never sees defeat. The most notable challenge was security this year, stemming Jimmy Dean Siler from the world events happening just prior to our show. We received increased security requests from our night show performers, which, in my opinion, allowed our volunteers to show off their talent. Our volunteers took on all the challenges, teamed up, got rid of me, and knocked it out of the park. We learned so much this year, that hopefully can help us into the future. We know things have to change to keep Frontier Park, our customers, friends, staff and volunteers safe in the future. We had a very successful year in 2019, and I am so proud of our volunteers.

2020 is already shaping up to be another great year. I want to send out a special “Thanks” to our 2019 Miss Frontier Halley Jankowsky, 2019 Public Relations Chairman Mike Martin and his better half, Kelley. You three are a class act and it was an honor to serve with you. Kim and I learned a great deal from all of you and will cherish the memories we made. How about a huge welcome to our 2020 Miss Frontier, Bailey Bishop. I know deep in my heart you will make us all so proud. Congratulations to Savannah Messenger for being selected as our 2020 Lady-In-Waiting and finally the selection of Mike Smith, along with his better half Tiffany as our 2020 Public Relations Chairman. From both Kim and I, thank you very much to all the Volunteers, Staff, Board of Directors, General Committee and all our friends for making 2019 a success! P.S. Thank you Kim and I love ya.

Jimmy Dean Siler General Chairman & Proud Volunteer

The biggest cliché in the CFD family as it pertains to infrastructure early in the week; a group of dedicated being a chairman is, “It will go by faster than you can volunteers were on the park at 5 a.m. to do some welding imagine.” What an understatement! I cannot believe it has and fabrication in time for the afternoon show. been a year since we were handed the keys to the car. The Cowboy Bistro had a successful year and the What a year it was, the Rodeo Committee was asked to addition of a Cowboy Concierge (hay and shavings) was a make some changes this year, and WOW!!!. We changed great success. our format, we suffered some backlash and came out of it My hat is off to each and every one of the volunteers all in great shape. on the park, with a special wink to those on the Rodeo The numbers are not final and/or official yet, but we Committee. It doesn’t happen without your hard work and had record setting days, and built momentum as the week dedication. went on. Finals Sunday was up close to 1,000 tickets, and Sabrina and I can’t thank you all enough for Semi Final Saturday was a record crowd. That leads us to everything you do to make sure CFD is a success. I can’t believe the new tournament style format worked as wait to get started on the 124th “Daddy of ‘em All.”® planned. The buzz on the streets for the most part confirms those thoughts. -Chad Mathews None of it would have been possible without the great Rodeo Committee Chairman work of all of the volunteers. We had to modify some From the Ticket Office The Hooey A hooey is vital to a calf or steer roper’s success—it is The new CFD Event Center and Corporate Offices have created a the final hitch that secures the tie. The tie between the more convenient location for the staff to meet and collaborate. During volunteers and Cheyenne Frontier Days™™ is vital to the planning and project period from August 1 to November 1, the the success of the celebration. Ticket Office will be closed to allow for the staff to work at the corporate offices, conduct meetings and allow for teamwork and General Chairman: Jimmy Dean Siler partnerships with all departments. Concessions: Brad Westby Contract Acts: Randy Krafft Beginning September 16, to November 1, 2019, the Ticket Office Grounds: Jerry Moberly hours will be by telephone 9 am to 5 pm or by appointment. The Indian: Bob Mathews Ticket Office will be closed in order for staff to work on projects, Military: Col. Brian Rico meetings, planning sessions, logistics and networking with all Parades: Ruthanne Hubbard Public Relations: Mike Smith departments, in order to provide our patrons the most up-to-date Rodeo: Chad Mathews processes. Security: Buck Reisner Season Ticket Holders may email our inbox at Tickets: John Svoboda [email protected] (it is monitored daily) or call the office at CEO: Tom Hirsig 307/778-7222. If the tickets team is not available, the calls will be Miss Frontier: Bailey Bishop Lady-In-Waiting: Savannah Messenger forwarded to voicemail and returned as soon as possible. As always, Hooey Editor: Kerry Balcaen our patrons may find our Annual Season Ticket form online at Volunteer Coordinator: Dawn Thompson www.cfdrodeo.com. Thank you. What a great show! As I reflect on convenient access the “new” space seven different states. Melody all we accomplished during the 123rd, provided to Frontier Park. Our media Fenton, Roberta Bolton, Scott Fox clearly the theme for your Public team, led by Bill Gentle, Kim Floyd and Darin Westby ably led those Relations Committee was New and Gary Shoene, processed 799 teams. CFD also hosted a new family Beginnings. press credentials this year! We hosted entertainment program at the Kiwanis The most obvious new beginning the Cowboy Channel all week long, Community House the first weekend was the opening of the CFD Event working with the Rodeo Committee of show, Spirit Riding Free, based on Center and Headquarters building. I and others to ensure the daily live the Emmy-winning Netflix series and love the contrast of seeing that broadcasts not only showed the nation produced by Dreamworks. PR beautiful, modern structure hovering how great our rodeo is, but also volunteers Mary and Tom Matza, over historic Chute 9 and the hallowed highlighted ALL that the “Daddy of and Lorrell Walter, helped make that ground of our arena. Our sponsors ‘em All”® has to offer. We also event a success. loved the building and its amenities hosted Wrangler Network, social We added 21 new volunteers to too! The space—especially the back media personality and World’s PR in 2019, all of whom did a great porch—quickly became “home” for Greatest Bull Rider of All Time Dale job. Special recognition and thanks to the roughly 450 guests we help our Brisby, and stations from as close as James Harmon and Rashell Read, sponsors host for every rodeo and Denver and as far away as China. who were elected our Rookies of the night show. Hats off to Steve Our Information Subcommittee Year. DePoorter, Rene Hinkle, Jim volunteers stepped out of our And now, we have new Murphy, Brad Kincheloe, and all the stationary locations at the Front Gate, representation on the General volunteers from PR, Tickets, Security, Old Frontier Town and behind B Committee. Tiffany and I and our and Contract Acts, and of course all Stands, instituting “floaters” who girls Olivia and Mallory are humbled CFD staff, who made this a successful wandered throughout the park helping and proud to begin our next chapter. transition. It was cool to see the results our guests, answering questions, and Thank you to Mike and Kelley of opening up the of financial sector showing everyone our Cheyenne Martin, and their girls Hayley, sponsorship category this year with the hospitality. Thanks to Ann Smith and Halley, Sarah and Hannah, for their addition of local powerhouse Blue Stephanie Castle for leading this leadership and friendship over the Federal Credit Union as a Titanium effort. years. You represented all of us with Sponsor alongside Bank of the West. Denise Ryden and Jessica grace, grit and humor and we can’t We couldn’t put on this show without Crowder and the Behind the Chutes wait to see how you choose to the great support from sponsors like team hosted 2,500 visitors on the contribute next. You are PR! this. popular tour of the back pens and -Mike Smith The move to the new building arena. Our volunteers hosted 30 Public Relations Chairman opened up old headquarters space for visiting queens, and 133 people from our media center. Media loved the 17 different rodeo committees from It takes a tribe They say that time flies when you are having fun! and Bailey were awesome, and we couldn’t have asked for Being a CFD chairman certainly makes this adage ring a better duo to represent CFD in 2019! true. I feel like I have barely blinked and I am now in my A big thank you to all my leads: Mariah Johnson- third year. I am so honored to have been a part of all the Kvanli, Sue Hopkins, Bill Oates and Jeff Grant. I great things that took place leading up to and during the appreciate you holding down the fort all year. Most 123rd “Daddy of ‘em All”®. It is always amazing to see the importantly a big thank you to the entire Indians pride and dedication that our entire volunteer force puts Committee, I would name you all if space allowed, but forth year after year and 2019 was no exception. know that you are all my MVPs! Lastly, any successful I am especially proud of the Indians Committee and all chairman cannot do it without the support of family. To we accomplished this year. Our biggest undertaking was, Erica, Bobby and Owen thank you all for your love and of course, the new benches in the village arena. A big shout support this year! out to Adam Kvanli for designing and spearheading this In the words of Post Malone – “I just want to keep project as well as all the other committees who pitched in making music and see where everything goes!” Love you to help us on work days. The village looked amazing, the all and let’s get ready for a great 2020 show! dancers put on a great show day in and day out, the -Bobby Mathews pancake breakfasts were smooth, despite all the changes to Indians Chairman the Depot Plaza, and our vendors had a great year. Halley

We thrived and survived the 2019 show! The Concessions Crew did a great job with the 123rd “Daddy of ‘em All.”® I want to thank the 75+ Volunteers on the Concessions Committee for their hard work; they are the ones who contributed in making the show so successful. First of all thank you! Shannon and I had a If you were able to tour the park this year, there were wonderful year representing all the great work that many new improvements in the Concessions areas. We goes on within the Military Committee. We were added four new water/electric/sewer pits in Old Frontier astonished by the hard work and dedicated efforts Town and in the food court. Due to these park that go on behind the scenes. Whether you helped improvements, we added additional exhibitors in Old out at the park with the Cowboy Medics, part of Frontier Town, and eliminated many of the health the Parades, the Air Show, a member of our new department issues in the Food Court, which was much Booster Club, or Fort D.A. Russell Days the appreciated. Military Committee was present in everything that The new Events Center looks awesome, and with any went on this year. We were even asked for last new changes there will be new challenges. The CFD Staff minute bodies for the Tickets, Security and did a great job working out the new kinks, along with the Contract Acts committees and we didn’t let them Ticket and PR Committee handling all of the new duties down. assigned to them with the building. Thanks to all of your support we were able to The General Committee has already been busy accommodate over 5,400 visitors to the Air Show. preparing for the 2020 “Daddy of ‘em All.”® We will be We had over 500 CFD and Military members putting out an RFP for the food concessionaire, due to the volunteer for that endeavor, you should see thank current contract expiring. We are looking at changes as well you letters coming from me shortly . . . thanking in the parking lots, to hopefully expand customer you. Fort D.A. Russell was a huge success this accessibility. More to come on potential 2020 changes. year as we had over 18,400 guests. That is 5,500 Thanks for all that you do as Volunteers, we couldn’t do more than last year and a testament to the efforts this without your support! Teena and I are looking forward that happen all year-round to ensure a great event. to the upcoming year. If there is anything we can do to make Lastly, I would be remiss if I didn’t thank the 124th show better, please don’t hesitate to contact me. ALL of the volunteers from the CFD organization -Brad Westby who helped the Military Committee create a make Concessions Chairman shift cabin on the park this year. It was met with a resounding appreciation from so many people and I hope this experience will lead us into the future. I’m so proud of all the things this committee stands for and represents. Shannon and I look forward to another great year and we will do our best to make it even better. Thank you again!

-Colonel Brian L. Rico Military Chairman Frontier Nights developed new security measures for the 123rd Hello, Cheyenne Frontier Days™! I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your hard work and dedication during the 123rd “Daddy of ‘em All®. We had the third best year in history thanks to all of you. Contract Acts worked to improve the safety and the overall concert experience this year. By adding the new stage thrust, it helps keep the entertainers safe when moving out into the crowd which most of them are use to doing. I heard nothing but good reviews. My hat’s off to the entire Contract Acts Committee, you did what you always our CFD volunteers; you stepped up I would like to congratulate our do. . . put on the best nights of concerts and made this possible. We had folks new PR Chairman Mike Smith. I look and two PBR shows in this region. saying this will never work but once forward to working with him. Thank you. again you made it happen. I was able Welcome! CFD also took on a new challenge to visit with some of the patrons in line Last but not least, I would like to due to world events. The security for the concerts, and no one had thank Tiffany and my family without during the night shows had to be anything negative to say; they all their support I would not be able to do increased to levels we had not seen understood why we needed to move to this. here before. The park started full this security measure. -Randy Krafft magnetometer screenings Thursday, The new Headquarters and Event Contract Acts Chairman July 25 on the biggest concert night of Center was a big success and I look the year . . . Post Malone. Talk about a forward to seeing all of you there at double whammy. My hat is off to all upcoming events. The Grounds Guy

Thank you to everyone for another successful show. The rodeo was a success and the night shows were great. Without the hard work of all the volunteers it would never happen. We are currently assessing the show and seeing how we can improve on it for next year. We had a great turn out for our 2019 work days and nights and we got so much accomplished. I look forward to seeing everyone at the Volunteer of the Year Banquet on October 18. -Jerry Moberly Grounds Chairman Our thoughts & prayers go out to the families of: Joe Bruner (Concessions)

Howdy Folks! The HEELS Class of 2019 have been very busy. The single shift sales for the 50/50. Gabe Barajas continues class planted fourteen trees along Carey and 8th Avenue to build an awesome team of sales volunteers. We will be and restored the decking on the HEELS float. We had a reviewing the money and will be making decisions on great evening as we inducted them into the family of the which charities will be receiving donations from the HEELS of Cheyenne Frontier Days™. Congratulations to HEELS. this year’s class. Congratulations and thank you go out to the following We also gave the HEELS Hangout a facelift by active members of the HEELS of CFD for their years of hanging a flat screen TV donated by Kent Davis, to watch service and support. They have earned the status of being a the Rodeo. We also obtained new chairs from volunteer Silver HEELS 2091-2020: Larry Atwell, Don Diller, Roy Casey Baxter. It gave us more seating for more HEELS to Page, Sid Setbacken, Grant Sorensen, Herman Stumpf, enjoy a little time to cool down and enjoy friends. Jim Weppner, John “Bo” Winkler. The 50/50 sales this year were steady and well HEELS of CFD please plan on attending our Fall received. We made every effort to make it to everyone but meeting on October 9 at the Buckle Club. did have calls to the office requesting that our salespeople HEELS the “first true volunteers” make it to them. Congratulations goes out to Chip -Cindy Braden Halverson and Jack Wininger for holding this year’s top Rubber HEEL

The HEELS Class of 2019 planting fourteen trees along Carey & 8th Avenue. (Left to right) Dale Hockley, Gregg Lamb; Matt Dillow; Craig Fitzke; Matt Hubbs; Craig Troudt; Lisa Murphy; Jim Kassahn; George Geyer; Mike Smith; Lolo Garcia and Bob Ingleby. The 123rd Daddy has come and gone. Is it just me, or did this past year go by faster than you can say, “CFD volunteers are amazing?” I continually marvel at the talented and generous volunteers with whom I rub shoulders. Thank you all for your devotion and countless hours of service. In particular I’m grateful for the Parades Committee Volunteers. Kudos to the 500+ people who successfully contributed to the four Grand Parades with world renowned historic carriages and costumes, stirring marching bands, western floats, thrilling riding groups, and an extremely strong military presence. Thanks to those who helped with chuckwagon cook-offs, cattle drives, and pancake breakfasts. Thanks for the help with nine grand entries, the Wild West Show and helping out wherever needed. Chairmen get a lot of credit for the work of our volunteers—you make us look good. Thank you! As we turn our sights to the 124th, we will rely on you all again. Once again we’ll all work to make the show better. What a great honor it is to be a small part of the largest outdoor rodeo and western celebration in the world. What a privilege it is to associate with the world’s best volunteers. -Ruthanne Hubbard Parades Chairman

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