MAYOR’S Table of Contents MESSAGE Welcome to the 2019 Western Stampede PRCA Rodeo! This year marks the 65th anniversary of the Western Stampede. It’s hard to believe the community hosts such a large celebration year West Jordan - From Farm 5 after year and finding Town to Full Service City new ways to make improvements. This is the seventh consecutive Western Stampede 7 year we’ve partnered with Cervi Championship Rodeo, and they do not Committee disappoint! World-ranked cowboys and cowgirls come to West Jordan to test their talents on some of the toughest stock in the business as they compete for National Anthem Singers 9 prize money and the chance to advance to the NFR. Of course, the Stampede would not be possible without our volunteers. Thank you to our volunteers Western Stampede 10-11 who donate their time to help run the ticket office, Royalty coordinate entertainment, manage concessions and assist with many other important tasks. And thank you to the many great businesses who Rodeo Entertainment 13-17 partner with us to bring you this event. These companies are great corporate citizens that continually give back. If you have a chance, show your Western Stampede 19 thanks by supporting them. You’ll notice their banners around the arena and ads in this rodeo program. Schedule Hopefully, you were able to catch West Jordan’s Fourth of July Parade. You can also come to the Children’s Cervi Championship 20-21 Parade on July 6 at 3:30 p.m. in Veterans Memorial Park at the northeast corner. Afterward, we’ll be Rodeo having Family Fun Night followed by a movie in the park shortly after dusk. Thank you for joining us as we celebrate our nation’s Tough Enough to Wear 23 independence and our City’s rich heritage. Enjoy the Pink & Additional Info show! Jim Riding 2019 West Jordan Western Stampede 3 CHOOSE YOU Choosing health insurance is a big decision. That’s why University of Utah Health Plans offers a wide range of plan options with access to award-winning hospitals and providers all over Utah. Jim City Council Riding Mayor Chris McConnehey From Farm Town to Full Service City Council Member Welcome to West Jordan! Almost 115,000 people call the City of District 1 West Jordan home, making it the fourth-largest city in the State of Utah. Much has changed since pioneers settled this area in 1849. They ventured across the Jordan River in search of good Dirk pastureland for their livestock and never looked back. Burton West Jordan was incorporated in 1941 with a population of Council Member about 1,800, and as late as 1970, it was still largely a rural area. District 2 Then building boomed and from 1973 to 1979 the city’s popu- lation increased 500% to 27,329. Today, with about 25% of the city’s west-side land still available for development, growth is Zach expected to continue. Jacob Despite all this change, West Jordan maintains a small-town Council Member feel. That, along with a large number of parks, many diverse District 3 shopping and dining options, good schools, and a wide range of housing options continues to attract people to the community Alan R. and has given rise to the name “Home of the Good Neighbor!” Anderson We hope you enjoy your stay here in West Jordan. To find out Council Member more about our community, please visit our website at District 4 WestJordan.Utah.gov. Chad Lamb Council Member at Large Kayleen Whitelock Council Member at Large 2019 West Jordan Western Stampede 5 Still Utah’s High Performance Home Builder. (801) 396-9900 · GarbettHomes.com 3615 South Redwood Road, SLC UT Live the EST 801-973-7058 W callisters.com Meet the Committee Lynn Marlene Amber Dyonne Becky Bowler Conrad Cook Diamond Guertler Jen Sheri Tracy Al Jen Mayne Michaelis Michaelis Richards Sanders The City of West Jordan would like to thank the Western Stampede Rodeo Committee for donating their time and talents to planning and putting on the rodeo. An event this size takes a lot of coordination and the planning for next year begins as soon as the dust settles from the current rodeo. Volunteers have always been at the heart of this community tradition since the first rodeo in 1954. If you’d like to get involved, we have a variety of ways you can participate. Email [email protected] for details. If you have any feedback you’d like to share, please email [email protected]. And, if you see any of these volunteers be sure to thank them! Did you know the West Jordan Arena has Our hats go off to volunteer extraordinaire prize winning dirt? That’s right. It takes Steve Brower who has spent countless a special mix and hours of working the hours on a tractor tilling and working dirt to make it the right consistency so the dirt so that it’s ready for the differ- that livestock and cowboys and cowgirls ent events that come to the West Jordan can safely compete on it. If it’s too loose, Arena like tonight’s Western Stampede horses can dig in too deep and risk injury. Steve Rodeo! He’s also co-chair of the Western Too hard and riders can’t get traction and Brower Stampede and has even logged time riding might slip. bulls. Thanks Steve for sharing your time and talents with the Western Stampede! Hard dirt also poses a safety risk to ani- PRIZE mals and riders alike and cowboys don’t A special thank you to Asphalt Materials like to land on it. Ouch! The dirt should be WINNING Inc. for their donation of materials to help light and fluffy, but not so light that it kicks create our prize-winning dirt. up too much dust. DIRT 2019 West Jordan Western Stampede 7 OUR SINGERS National Anthem Antonio Isabel Clara Dudley Cossa Robbins Antonio Dudley is an R&B/Pop Isabel Cossa is a Senior at Cy- Clara Robbins is 7 years old and singer from Salt Lake City, Utah. prus High School. She finds the lives in West Jordan. She has been In 2017, he released his debut EP most happiness in singing and singing the National Anthem at ‘Fragmented Soul,’ to over 20,000 performing. She has been part of local events since she was 3 years streams independently across school productions of The Sound old. She adores music and per- streaming platforms. Most recently, of Music, Pirates of Penzance, and forming “concerts” with costumes he won 1st place in Utah Idol. He Hairspray. Isabel has received the and all for anyone who will listen. has performed the National An- “Best Soprano” Award the past She has been part of a children’s them for conventions, local events three years from her choir director. choir for 2 years. Clara has been including Midvale City’s annual Isabel is the Junior Class Vice Pres- inspired by Jackie Evancho and Veteran’s Day Celebration, as well ident and will be the Student Body Lexi Walker, and hopes to grow in as Salt Lake Bees and REAL Mon- Vice President next school year. her musical abilities. She express- archs sporting events. When is She also enjoys watching movies es her gratitude to God and to all not performing, he is a passionate and attending basketball games those who have so bravely served videographer and graphic designer.” with her family. our country. Standing for those who stood for us. PatriotGuardRidersofUtah.com 2019 West Jordan Western Stampede 9 Royalty 2019 RAEGANN MCCURDY Queen Raegann Cynthia McCurdy is the daughter of Rob and Katie McCurdy. She is 17 years old and will be a senior this fall at Copper Hills High School. She has lived in West Jordan her entire life and both of her parents grew up in West Jordan. In 2002, when she was just six months old, she won Little Miss Utah and was invited to ride in the welcome wagon in the Western Stam- pede Rodeo along with City Council members and the Mayor. Since then, she has wanted to become royalty and ride her own horse in the rodeo. Raegann enjoys competing on her local High School Rodeo team, loves her 4H club and was a student body officer. As a leader who strives to always lead by example, she was given the Mentor Award from her 4H peers and was also a member of Youth At Large. She is currently a varsity cheer- leader and is looking forward to new adventures in leading her school. After graduating, Raegann plans to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. When she returns, she would like to attend Utah State University and pursue a degree in sign language interpretation. ASHLYN MONTAGUE 1st Attendant Ashlyn Montague is a student at Corner Canyon High School where she main- tains a 4.0 GPA and has become fluent in Mandarin Chinese. She plans on at- tending Utah State University after high school to receive her degree in Equine Science with an emphasis in training. She has been competing in 4H and American Paint Horse shows since she was seven. She has held the office of vice president and secretary in the Utah Junior Paint Horse Club and is currently a youth ambassador for the Salt Lake County 4H Horse Program, the president of the Sale Lake 4H Teen Council, and is on the American Paint Horse Association’s Youth National Board of Directors. She works at Mountain Point Performance Horses where she loves learning from her trainer and working with horses.