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At left is a
photo of a horse and cowboy competing during the World
Famous Miles City Bucking Horse Sale, held annually
on the third weekend in May. It is Miles City's banner
event. See BHS link on the right.
Star photo by Steve Allison
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Updated May 17
BUCKING HORSE SALE WEEKEND
Friday, May 17
1-5 pm Art Walk, North Ninth Street between Main Street
and alley
4-8 pm....Trade Show Opens at Fairgrounds
5:30 pm............Grand Entry
5:45 pm....Wild Horse Race
6 pm.........Bucking Bull Sale
6:30 pm.........Mutton Bustin’
7 pm..........Wild Horse Race
7 pm............Christian Street Dance with Crystal Lyons
of Mason, Texas, 7 p.m.,by Miles City Hall on South Eighth
Street
7-10:30 pm.......Big Country band at Park Place, $10
8:30 pm...........Street Dance (Downtown — Main Street)
11 pm..........Breakfast at the Elks — served until
3 am
Saturday, May 18
6-9 am Cowboy Breakfast at Range Riders Museum
8 am-noon or when people leave the park Farmer’s Market,
Riverside Park (west end of Main Street)
9:30 am BHS Parade - Main Street
10 am Sheep Shearing Contest - AgriSports Complex, Fairgrounds
10:30 am Quick Draw and Art Auction, Riverside Park
After parade Kiwanis Barbecue, Riverside Park
After parade Hog Roast, Eagles, Custer County Rural Volunteer
Fire Company
Noon-8 pm Trade Show Opens - Fairgrounds
12:30 pm Sheep Shearing - Professional Finals, AgriSports
Center
1 pm Horse Races - First Race, Fairgrounds
1:15 pm Rodeo Grand Entry
1:30 pm Wild Horse Race
2 pm Bucking Horse Sale
5-7 pm Wine tasting, Montana Bar
6:30 pm Wild Horse Race
7-10 pm Southeastern Montana Fiddlers dance at Range Riders
Museum
7 pm Christian Street Dance with Crystal Lyons of Mason,
Texas, 7 p.m., by City Hall
7-10:30 pm.......Big Country band at Park Place, $10
9 pm Street Dance (Downtown - Main Street)
11 pm Breakfast at the Elks – served until 3 am
Sunday, May 19
9:30 am WaterWorks Art Museum (formerly Custer County Art
and Heritage Center) Sunday Brunch/Artist Reception - $15/person
10 am Cowboy Church - Fairgrounds
11 am-7 pm Trade Show Opens - Fairgrounds
Noon Horse Races - First Race
1:15 pm Grand Entry
2:30 pm Matched Bronc Ride Calcutta
3 pm Matched Bronc Ride
6 pm Wild Horse Race
Futurity added to BHS Saturday
While there are plenty of other rodeo activities involved
in the World Famous Miles City Bucking Horse Sale, the sale
itself remains the bedrock of activities on Saturday at
the Eastern Montana Fairgrounds.
COMPLETE STORY...
Wild Horse Race bigger and
better this year
For years the Wild Horse Race has been one of the more popular
events at the World Famous Bucking Horse Sale. This year,
the Wild Horse Race is bigger and better.
COMPLETE STORY...
Honor Flight vets to serve
as parade marshals
When the annual Bucking Horse Sale Parade heads down Main
Street on Saturday morning, there will be a change in the
lineup at the beginning of the parade.
COMPLETE STORY...
Friday: Bring on the bulls
Friday evening at the World Famous Miles City Bucking Horse
will be plenty busy at the Eastern Montana Fairgrounds.
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BHS tickets sales steady
Bucking Horse Sale tickets are “right where we typically
are at this point,” according to Terri Newby of the
Miles City Area Chamber of Commerce. While sales are going
well, Newby has noticed fewer foreign visitors requesting
tickets.
COMPLETE STORY...
New city clerk hired on a tie-breaker
vote
Montana Department of Transportation’s local payroll
benefits technician, Lorrie Pearce, was appointed as the
new city clerk at the Miles City Council meeting Tuesday
night after Mayor Butch Grenz broke a tie vote.
COMPLETE STORY...
Liberty Theatre ushered in
luxury and technology
Looking at the front of 804 Main Street today, you’d
imagine it was a built as a retail store some time in the
mid-20th century. And you would be wrong.
COMPLETE STORY...
Grievance hearings requested
During a short Human Resources Committee meeting at City
Hall May 7, a number of issues were quickly addressed. Sam
Malenovsky, City Floodplain Administrator, requested a public
hearing regarding her grievance after mediation was unsuccessful.
John Uden, chair of the committee, said a second person
has also requested a public hearing. The hearings will be
scheduled as soon as convenient for all parties.
COMPLETE STORY...
Niemann to headline BHS concert
The 63rd Annual Miles City Bucking Horse Sale will kick
off on Thursday evening with a concert, headlined by country
music star Jerrod Niemann.
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Nat'l speaker, local grad headline
MCC graduation
Miles Community College will finish up another school year
Saturday, as MCC President Stefani Hicswa will preside over
her seventh, and final, graduation ceremony. The event begins
at 10 a.m. at the Centra.
COMPLETE
STORY...
MCC to hold 73rd annual Commencement
Saturday
One hundred and twenty-one students will receive degrees
and certificates during the 73rd annual Commencement at
Miles Community College on Saturday, May 11.
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STORY...
