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TRI-STATE HIGH SCHOOL

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posted 12.30.08

Hope you all have a Happy New Year. I am off to Waco for the Texas Circuit Finals and then to Odessa for the second week of their rodeo. I have forwarded the office phone so you can still reach me if you need anything and I will also be checking e-mails.

I won't be able to update the fundraising pages until I return so don't stress if you mail your things in and it doesn't show up right away.

Mikey

posted 12.27.08

I just got a call letting me know about an error on the schedule I mailed out in the Christmas cards yesterday. It is for the Wrangler Division members.

The first weekend of rodeos in Vernon will be Saturday February 28th and Sunday March 1st. I will be getting the schedule page updated here in the next few days and it will have the correct information. Sorry for any confusion.

posted 12.24.08

FINALLY! I feel close to my old self again. Sitting in the waiting room this morning for my third visit to the doctor, it occurred to me how easy it is to take things for granted - in my case, good health. You don't realize how good your life is going until you run into a hiccup that puts everything on hold. Maybe I needed this torture to start the new year off with the right attitude.

I wish you all safe travels this week, enjoyable time with your families and a very Merry Christmas.

posted 12.22.08

My apologies for not getting the fundraising lists updated the last few days. I have been out of commission with a headache going on 3 days now (that I think is a migraine) and the doctor has diagnosed me with strep throat (which they say can cause my headaches.) Regardless, I don't function well with non-stop pain so nothing has gotten done since around 2pm on Friday. I even had to ask my mother to fill in for me at the Directors meeting yesterday. Now I know she really loves me.

So give me another day to see if I can kick this headache and I will sort through the notes from the meeting and start getting this website caught up.

posted 12.18.08

The program ads and raffle ticket pages have been updated along with the ineligible lists. There is quite a long list of ineligible members right now. Everything was due December 1st for all high school members. If your name is on that list it could be because you are missing only one fundraising item or all of them. Call or e-mail me to get this cleared up and keep in mind that late fines are per item.

posted 12.17.08

It is good to be back in Texas! I am sorting through the mail and hope to have the eligibility pages updated by tonight so you can confirm that I received your items while I was out of town. Other than a little Christmas shopping, I should be in the office the rest of the month. Give me a call if you need anything.

Merry Christmas,

posted 12.8.08

I got word today that the box outside my office door was overflowing with fundraising money. Thankfully, Susan Pool was kind enough to gather everything up that hadn't blown away. I won't take responsibility for anything left in that box when it has been posted that I am out of town for 2 weeks. Depending on how you put it in an envelope, postage is only $1 - or less. Then you have peace of mind that it is secure until I get back to town.

For those of you who missed the deadline, you get one more week of grace period to get your items and money turned in. I will start late fines for anything that is not in my mail when I get home.

HIGH SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH ALL STAR TEAM MEMBERS: I should have your new shirts by the time I get home. I will get those in the mail to you ASAP. You will take a group photo at one of the spring rodeos. I will let you know which one once the schedule is set.

Mikey

posted 11.30.08

I am all packed and ready to go to Las Vegas this morning. The office will be closed until I return on December 17th. I will try to check e-mails but I make no guarantee that I will get back to you while I am gone. If any of you are making the trip out there this year, look me up. I will be at the South Point Casino.

posted 11.25.08

I had a great weekend in Denver and a wonderful visit with more family than we expected on Sunday. I have a lot to be thankful for right now, including having all of you in my life.

I wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving with your families.

posted 11.20.08

The Office is closed for the rest of the weekend. I'm on my way to Denver for the Mountain States Circuit Finals - mom is the secretary - and our family holiday - Thanksgiving comes early this year.

Have a good weekend and don't forget to get your fundraising items in the mail. They are due December 1st and you miss one day of mail service next week with the holiday.

posted 11.17.08

I have updated the Ineligible List for the Wrangler Division to reflect members who have not turned in their fundraising requirements. Keep in mind that late fines are per item (region ads, state ad, bloomer ticket) and increase for each month that you are late. That's a potential of $75 extra a month so don't delay any longer!

If you sent money for an ad but did not send in artwork, you have until December 15th to get that to me or it becomes a donation.

BLOOMER TICKETS
Every Region 1 member - high school and junior high - received a Bloomer trailer ticket in their membership packet. Only 2000 were printed for the entire state. I am VERY limited on extra copies. It is your responsibility to keep up with the one provided to you to sale. Once I run out of my extras, that is it. There are no more. And you will still be required to turn in the $50 for the ticket even if you lost yours.

posted 11.11.08

As you can see from the Home Page and this page, I am in the process of updating our website. When complete, I hope it will be easier to find the information you are looking for.

posted 11.10.08

AWARDS BIDS

Tri-State, Region 1 and the Wrangler Division are accepting bids for their year end saddle and buckle awards. Contact the Tri-State Office at 806-655-9910 for more information.

Bid deadline is December 15th.

FINALS ANNOUNCER

Tri-State is accepting bids for an announcer at our year end finals. The dates of the Finals are June 5, 6 and 7, 2009. The location is undecided at this time. Contact the Tri-State Office at 806-655-9910 for more information.

Bid deadline is December 15th.

posted 11.7.08

Wednesday night, I sent e-mails to the Wrangler Division members who had not turned in their fundraising items: Bloomer trailer ticket, state program ad and region program ads. Some of the responses I've received tell me there is still confusion on the ads. Below is a copy of what has been posted on the Wrangler News page for over a month:

Minimum requirements for all Wrangler Division members are:

1 - $50 program ad for the Texas Wrangler Junior High Division Rodeo Finals

1 - $50 Bloomer trailer raffle ticket

$100 in program ads for the Region 1 spring rodeo program

The state ad and the region ads are TWO different requirements. You received two different ad forms in your membership packet. And yes, you have to sell both along with the Bloomer ticket. Total minimum fundraising dollars from each member totals $200.

The reason you have a deadline to get all of this turned in is because I have deadlines for forwarding it to the State Office. I know we have a lot of new members this year and cancelling the last rodeo threw everyone off kilter but these items still have to be turned in if you want to be eligible for spring competition. It is your choice to turn them in now or later - but later will cost you more.

High school members need to be thinking about their fundraising requirements, also. Your deadline is just 3 weeks away.

posted 11.4.08

I received this in my e-mail this morning. It is the most amazing horse video I have ever seen. And I am not exaggerating. Instead of forwarding it in e-mail, I decided to post it here.

I hope this link works. If it doesn't, copy and paste it into your browser.

Whether you approve of bullfighting or not, you will recognize the horse's bravery, intelligence, and ability.

FOCUS ON THE HORSE!

http://www.jbpre.fr:80/MERLIN.wmv

I hope all of you who are of age took advantage of your right to vote today.

posted 11.1.08

Our final 50/50 ticket of the semester was claimed by Kevin Seawright. There was a little trouble with the mail system that delayed confirmation of the winning ticket but the original copy and the second copy both arrived today. Congratulations Kevin and thanks for playing!

I will be auditing Tri-State points this week and posting my charts for your comparison. I will wait until all of the approved cuttings are completed in a couple of weeks to audit the Region 1 points.

I hope you are all working on your fundraising items that are due December 1st. (Wrangler members' items were due today!) You don't have to wait until the last minute to send them in. I added charts to each association page to show who has turned things in so far and will update it with each day's mail. This will be your way to confirm that I have received what you mailed in. If something is missing, give me a call ASAP.

OFFICE CLOSINGS

The Tri-State Office will be closed November 19-22 for an early Thanksgiving with my family and also November 30 - December 15 while I am in Las Vegas for the NFR.

See those dates up there? That is why you need to get your fundraising items in early.

Hope you all had a happy and safe Halloween,