VISTING ROYALTY: For all Royalty that would like to participate in the 2012 Cave Creek Fiesta Days Rodeo, please contact Debbie Barlow @ 623-465-2771 or email her @ barlowgems@msn.com. We ask that you pre-register with Debbie, check in 1.5 hours prior to the start of each performance and report to the Gate 45 minutes early. Thank you – We look forward to seeing you at the 2012 CCFDR!
The PRCA has approved the 34th Annual Cave Creek Fiesta Days Rodeo. The 2012 CCFDR dates are March 28th through April 1st. Actual rodeo dates are March 30th at 7:00pm, March 31st at 7:00pm and April 1st at 2:00pm.
In other news, the DFCA BOD voted in Cervi Championship Rodeo as the 2012 Stock Contractor. Binion Cervi has already made a personal visit to Cave Creek. He toured the rodeo grounds with DFCA Director, Traci Casale. Binion also went into Town to meet with Arena Director, Bill Buckles. Following their meeting, Harold’s hosted dinner for our new Stock Contractor. Thank you Harold’s!
The DFCA would like to thank everyone who came out to Harold’s on November 4th in support of the 1st Annual Wild West Casino Night benefitting the 2012 Cave Creek Fiesta Days Rodeo.
Thank you to all the player participants, raffle & prize donors, the volunteers and committee members who got involved!
Special thanks to our Table Sponsors:
Black Jack: McKracken Pools, The Document House, Dirty Tequila, Devry University, NickHannah.com, Paddy O’ Furniture, Sacco & Associates, J.Julian Fine Skin Care, Cave Creek Cowboy Company, Hayden Electric, 96.3 Real Country, and Dynamite Horseman Supply
Roulette: Harold’s Cave Creek Corral and The Foothills Focus
Craps: Casino World
Congratulations to the (3) Grand Prize winners and the (21) Raffle prize winners! Also, our hats off to Harold’s and Casino World – great job!
Click the button below to RSVP & donate. IMPORTANT: Please print and bring your receipt as proof of purchase.
The Desert Foothills Community Association will be hosting the 1st Annual “Wild West Casino Night” during the upcoming Cave Creek Wild West Days celebration on Friday, November 4th at Harold’s Cave Creek Corral. This exciting evening starts at 6pm with a cocktail hour, followed by three hours of casino entertainment. There will be live music by local favorite “Young Country” and special guest appearances to add to the festivities. Buffet and $200 gaming voucher included with your $50 tax-deductible donation. Grand prize winner receives a $1000 NFR package courtesy of the PRCA and the DFCA. Don’t miss out on all the fun and the chance to help support YOUR Cave Creek Fiesta Days Rodeo!
Click the button below to RSVP & donate:
IMPORTANT: Please print and bring your receipt as proof of purchase.
Thank you to the following Table Sponsors for their support:
Black Jack: McKracken Pools, The Document House, Dirty Tequila, Devry University, NickHannah.com, Paddy O’ Furniture, Sacco & Associates, J.Julian Fine Skin Care, Cave Creek Cowboy Company, Hayden Electric, 96.3 Real Country, Dynamite Horseman Supply
Roulette: Harold’s Cave Creek Corral, The Foothills Focus
Craps: Casino World
This October would’ve been the 3rd Annual Wayne Wilson Rodeo for the DFCA, but the event was voted down for two main reasons. The first being that the cold, rainy weather on Saturday, April 9th, during the 33rd Annual Cave Creek Fiesta Days Rodeo seriously impacted attendance resulting in a huge loss for the Association. The second factor in canceling the Fall Rodeo was the very unfortunate grand theft larceny at the rodeo grounds. All DFCA property contained in the connex box was stolen – another huge loss and setback for the organization.
The DFCA is focused this Fall on fundraising efforts in order to recover from these losses. In October, they will volunteer at the Running of the Bulls in Cave Creek and have been named as one of the beneficiaries of this event. The DFCA is currently looking for volunteers for the weekend of October 14, 15 & 16th. Please email volunteer@cavecreekprorodeo.com if you can help out.
The second fundraising effort will be on November 4th, during Wild West Days. Please plan on attending the 1st Annual Wild West Casino Night for an amazing evening of fun, gambling and entertainment at Harold’s Corral. The Grand Prize for the evening is a WNFR package that includes a 2-night stay at the Mirage in Las Vegas along with two tickets to the National Finals, compliments of our good friends at the PRCA!
For information on tickets to the Wild West Casino Night or to sponsor a table, please email sponsorship@cavecreekprorodeo.com. The DFCA is counting on the local community to get behind this event to help them raise the funds necessary to recover from April’s loss and also to help replace their stolen property.
Again, there will not be a Fall Rodeo in October. The 34th Annual Cave Creek Fiesta Days Rodeo will take place March 28 through April 1st, 2012.
Be sure to mark you calendars now so you will not to miss out on all the fun and excitement that the 34th Annual Cave Creek Fiesta Days Rodeo has to offer starting March 28th through April 1st!
March 28th: 2nd Annual Dan Lebsock Memorial Golf Tournament and Fundraiser
March 30th: Rodeo at 7:00pm (TETWP) followed by Kick-off Dance
March 31st: Parade at 9:00am, Mutton Bustin’ @ 2:00pm, Rodeo performance at 7:00pm followed by Rodeo Dance
April 1st: Mutton Bustin’ finals at noon, Final performance at 2:00pm (WNP)
Please email info@cavecreekprorodeo.com for additional information.
Article published in the Santa Barbara Independent:
Accident Occurred as He Disassembled Fiesta Equipment at Earl Warren Showgrounds
According to Santa Barbara County Fire spokesperson Brian Hayden, the victim — identified as 49-year-old David Mann of Thousand Oaks — was crushed when a 1,500 pound-monitor fell from a forklift on top of him at around 1 p.m. Mann was owner of Thousand Oaks-based JumboScreen Co.
Workers were able to lift the monitor from Mann before rescue crews responded, but medics arrived to find him in respiratory failure. He was transported to Cottage Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Hayden said the incident was reported to Cal/OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration), which has launched an investigation.
(Cave Creek Pro Rodeo hired Dave’s company for the Jumbo Screen sponsored by GoDaddy.com at both the Spring & Fall Rodeos.)
Without our committee members and volunteers, there would be no rodeo. Each and every one of our volunteers makes a huge difference in the success our our event. This year, on May 21st, we took a little time off to celebrate and recognize our outstanding players. The 2011 nominations and winners are as follows:
DFCA DIRECTORS: 1st place – Mary Hart; 2nd place – Tina Hayden; 3rd place – Danny Piacquadio (criteria was for directors who took on a new role and really excelled)
DFCA MEMBERS: 1st place – Jean Glass; 2nd place – Dodie Hawkins; 3rd place – Teri Casale (criteria was members who stepped up before, during and after the event)
DFCA VOLUNTEERS: 1st place – JoAnn Regan; 2nd place – Sharon Guenther; 3rd place – Luke & Gina Kraut (criteria was for the volunteers who did whatever was asked of them at any time, regardless of the task)
What did they win? 1st place winners received a 2011 commemorative FDR buckle. 2nd place winners received a 2011 commemorative FDR knife. 3rd place winners received a 2011 commemorative flask. T-shirts were also awarded to MVPs inlcuding Bill Buckles, Jim Olsen, Shelly Bates, Randi DeGarmo, Tiffany Byerly, Wendy Kerychuk and more. Patty Byerly received a $25 gift certificate to Harold’s Corral for being the MVP volunteer at the 1st Annual FDR Dan Lebsock Golf Tournament.
Congratulations to all the winners! We can not tell you how much you are appreciated! We also recruited new members that day and look forward to seeing them rise through the ranks for next year’s party.
Here are a few pictures of the party with some of our winners:
Billy D with MVPs Shelly Bates & Bill Buckles
Mary Hart (center) - 1st place Directors Award - Go Mary!
Jean Glass - 1st place Member Award - Congratulations!
A very special thank you & shout out to Harold’s for providing the DFCA members and volunteers with the appetizers during the Volunteer Appreciation Party!
If you are looking for some excitement this weekend, then be sure to join us at the Road Runner Saloon in New River on Saturday night! Our media partner, 96.3 Real Country is hosting the talent contest which will give the winner a chance to compete on a regional level. Regional winners, which are local country musicians, could reach the Nationals and we want them to be from AZ! Special celebrity judges include Rollie Stevens, George Hamilton and Jessi Colter. George and Jessi are already great friends of the Cave Creek Fiesta Days Rodeo – guess we’re going to have to make a new friend out of Rollie! Show starts at 8pm – See y’all there…
Phoenix, AZ – A local business man contacted the DFCA Board to offer assistance in response to the recent theft. Rich Glisson, owner of Heritage Hats in Phoenix, will donate a percentage of all new hat purchases as well as all hat cleanings. Rich reached out to the rodeo committee citing that rodeo is a big part of his life too and he felt compelled to help. If you are thinking of buying a new hat, or if your old hat needs some “spiffing up”, please go see Rich at Heritage Hats in Phoenix and be sure to mention Cave Creek Pro Rodeo! Thank you Rich!
www.heritagehatshop.com
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