Barrelman/rodeo clown JJ Harrison is excited to entertain at the Stampede for the second straight year. “It’s one of my son’s favorite rodeos,” Harrison said prior to last year’s Stampede. “He remembers a lady at the Wolf Point Cafe who gave him a great milk shake and he’s never forgotten it.” The Stampede is also one of Harrison’s favorite places to entertain. “I

Dakoda Simmes, of Sunburst, will join J.D. Harrell in the arena for the 2023 Wild Horse Stampede rodeo as a bullfighter ready to jump between a cowboy and 1,500 pounds of danger. This will be Simmes’ fourth appearance at the Wild Horse Stampede. In the blink of an eye, a bull ride can go from good to catastrophic, and it’s the bullfighters’ jobs to keep their own nerves in check and

Concerts at the Wolf Point Wild Horse Stampede in Wolf Point on July 5-8 include one on Wednesday and Saturday at the Marvin Brookman Stadium. Kyle Shobe performed at the Wild Horse Saloon after the ranch rodeo Wednesday, July 5. According to his website, Kyle Shobe and the Walk ‘Em Boys have entertained crowds across the West with their unique brand of country music for the past 14 years.

With the goal of supporting local healthcare, the Wolf Point 100 Club is holding its third annual “chair-ity” and fun yard art auction at Sherman Park on Friday, July 7, after the parade. Funds raised will help the 100 Club purchase medical equipment for health care facilities including Faith Home, Trinity Hospital, Listerud Rural Health Clinic, Wolf Point Pharmacy and Emergency Medical

The all-volunteer Wolf Point Wild Horse Stampede Committee features a good variety of experience along with fairly new members. Committee members with the longest term of service include Don Whitmus with 57 years, Jack Stensland with 49 years, Christy Stensland with 38 years, Dave Matejovsky with 21 years and JD Stensland with 15 years. Other committee members include Scott Keen with six years

Only 56 individuals or organizations received the FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award in 2023, and one of the honored winners was the Fort Peck Tribes’ Red Bird Woman Center/Children’s Advocacy Center. The Red Bird Center was the recipient for the Salt Lake City Field Office which covers all of Montana, Utah and Idaho. During a ceremony at the Fort Peck Tribal headquarter on Thursday,