Blue Moon Rodeo champs

Season-point champions from the Blue Moon Summer Series Rodeo were honored with awards last month at the Blue Moon Nite Club in Columbia Falls. They are, from the left, Ernie McCaffree, team roping heeler (29 points); Tim Guest, team roping header (36.5); Hunter Ziglar, novice bull riding (9); Haley O'Hern, junior barrel racing (32); Lincoln May Jr., junior breakaway roping (21); Dan Lien, bareback riding (24); Kari Moran Patton, open barrel racing (36); Clayton Ahlgren, open bull riding (15); Roddy Gadeberg, all-around men (33 overall, 19 heeler); and Cassie Jumper, all-around ladies (40 overall, 22 team roping header, 14 open breakaway). Not shown are Leroy Eash, saddle bronc (22.5); Tim Bagnell, tie-down roping (16); Lexi Bagnell, open breakaway roping (15); and Jake Andrews, steer wrestling (7). Other competitors in the series were Danny Stafford, heeler (23); Jason Chaisson, heeler (21); Gus McDonald, novice bulls (5); Rachel Lien, junior barrels (26); McKenzie McDonald, junior barrels (22); Calli Ououpalik, junior breakaway roping (11); Andrew Whitman, bareback (10); Jo Lien, open barrels (18); Rachel Thomson, open barrels (13); Travis Dumont, open bulls (10); Jarret Jacobi, open bulls (10); Sandy DeJong, open bulls (7); Levi Guenzler, tie-down roping (12) and steer wrestling (6); and Mariah Wilcox, open breakaway (14).