CGRA Newsletter

September, 2012

Reports

New Board of Directors for CGRA for 2013

• President Robert Thurtell
• Vice President Rich Valdez
• Secretary Jeremy Snidow
• Treasure David Hill
• Trustee John Beck
• Rodeo Director Mary Munger
• Public Relations Bruce Gros
• Fundraising Chair Dan Rutledge
• Membership CD Slusser
• Entertainment John Locke
• Rodeo Events / Gymkhana Kim Fry
• Community Outreach Pauline Chavez

Vice President

It is with a huge amount of pride that I announce that Mr. CGRA 2012 John Beck and Ms. CGRA 2012 Paula Scougal have met their requirements to compete at the 2013 IGRA Royalty Competition being held at IGRA Finals coming up in October. For those of you attending Finals, and able to be there earlier in the week, please try and attend the portions of the IGRA Royalty Competition that you are able, and help cheer on John and Paula. These two have done an amazing job this year raising money for CGRA and assisting with the organization when able. Please support them in return.

Also, it is with a very heavy heart that I have to announce that Gia Diamante (Dailen Martin) has decided to resign as Miss CGRA 2012. He thought a lot about this choice and has made this decision after much soul searching. Please support him in his decision and thank him for all of the hard work he also did with and for CGRA. The money that he raised for his charity partner "Cowboy to Freedom Up" will still be presented to them at CGRA's Night of Sharing coming up on December 1, 2012.

Plans are in the making for the Past Royalty Show and Royalty Competition coming up on November 30th and December 1st. Please mark your calendars for these two very important dates! And watch out for more information coming out regarding these two nights.

Thank you so much for your continued support of our organization!

Rich Valdez
CGRA Vice President
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Trustee

Wow, what do we have here? New people on the board?

Since I'm known as the oldest, prettiest, smartest???? LOL And probably the longest running person on the board. It's going to be a very, very, exciting year ahead of us. But Please! Remember we all have to make it fun! It takes a family of Unity to work together. When working together, thus building a stronger community.

Remember 2 rodeo's left - San Francisco, Finals Ft. Worth.

Are you going? I am!

Thanks,

John Beck
Trustee
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Secretary

CGRA Membership Meeting - Aug. 17, 2012

Called to Order at: 8:03pm

Motion to approve minutes for July GM meeting: Dan R., 2nd Rocky B., carries.

President: Robert Thurtell
• Presented positive points for RMRR30, gate count for weekend was 996
• Many positive comments on Riderless Horse ceremony and Ty's memorial during Grand Entry
• Discussion on member involvement and nominations for BOD positions
• Floor opened for additional nominations:
  • President - Robert Thurtell, closed.
  • Secretary - Jeramy Snidow, closed
  • Public Relations - Fred Kaplan, Bruce Gros, Dan Rutledge, closed
  • Fundraising - Dan Rutledge, Miss Eryn, closed
  • Entertainment - John Kingston, John Locke, closed
  • Rodeo Events - Kim Fry, closed
  • Membership - C D Slusser, closed
  • Community Outreach - Pauline Chavez, Karl Wesley nominated from floor, closed

  Candidates were all offered an opportunity to address the members present.
  Ballots distributed, votes cast & turned over to election committee for tabulation.

Vice President: Rich Valdez
• Thanked all RMRR30 volunteers
• John B. and Paula S. now qualified for IGRA competition
• Gia has submitted letter of resignation as Miss CGRA 2012
• Working on fundraisers for buying a storage trailer to place at Jeffco - may start with selling old t-shirts
• Rich V. received this year's President's award buckle

Secretary: CD Slusser
• Paula S. received the free membership renewal for selling the most pins

Treasurer: David Hill
• Motion to accept financials as reported: Rich V., 2nd Dan R., carries.
• RMRR30 invoices should be in by end of August

Rodeo Director: Mary Munger
• Will finish out her term as Rodeo Director next year
• Need assistant(s) who want to learn the job

Rodeo Events: Kim Fry
• CGRA Gymkhana will be at Jeffco, Table View arena, Sunday, Aug. 19 - start time @11am
• Men of Charlie's will provide lunch, volunteers needed for arena crew, announcing, registration
• Kim F. served as alternate trustee at Santa Fe Rodeo, complemented for job well done.

Trustee: John Beck (absent)
• IGRA Trustee and BOD meeting in Detroit end of July
• John B. mentioned where CGRA was chosen as Judges at Royalty comp. @ Finals
• CGRA approved sponsorship of a coffee break @ convention this year
• Convention will be Nov. 8-11, 2012 in Las Vegas, meetings will be scheduled to discuss issues and determine delegates & alternates

New Business:
• Additional Commemorative Buckles will be ordered, deadline is Sept. 1
• CGRA will sponsor Wayne Jakino Memorial Buckle @ Finals this year
• Colfax on the Hill Golf Tournament sponsorship in Wayne Jakino's memory
• Special committee will be convened to include those BOD members not returning to determine charity partner pay outs
• Volunteers for Budget committee?
• BOD authorized special committee to investigate bringing convention to Denver in 2014, 30th year

Election Results:
• President- Robert Thurtell
• Secretary - Jeramy Snidow
• Membership - C D Slusser
• Rodeo Events - Kim Fry
• Community Outreach - Pauline Chavez
• Entertainment - John Locke
• Public Relations - Bruce Gros
• Fundraising - Dan Rutledge

Robert introduced the returning BOD members: Rich V., David H., John B. and Mary M.

Announcements:
• Howard Dental holding a Kickball competition fundraiser, "Kickin' for a Cause", 8/26, City Park
• John B. held beer bust/fundraiser at Compound from 6-10pm, 8/19
• Karl W. mentioned two upcoming events at Charlie's
  • Project Angel Heart Pool Party/Beer Bust, Saturday, 8/25, 2pm
  • White Party, 9/1
  • Kings for a Cause, 8/31, Fundraiser for Aurora shooting victims
  • CGRA show on 9/21

Meeting adjourned @ 9:47pm

CD Slusser
Secretary
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Community Outreach

Howdy Cowboys and Cowgirls

I hope Everyone is doing well and trying to stay cool.

I would like to say Thank You for electing me to be on the BOD as CGRA Community Outreach.

This is what is going on in Your Community

Sept 7th -
First Friday of the Month
Where - Tracks Night Club
Time - 6 - 2 am

Sept 10th -
ICRME - Princess Royal 39 Melissa Roberts will be hosting Dinner
Where - Boyz Town
All you can eat for $5.00
Time - 6 - 9 pm (or until done )
Benefitting - Hospitality 40 and The Denver Element

Sept 14th -
Denver Cycle Sluts
Seven Seas Bingo
Where - Club M
Doors at - 7 pm
Ball drops at - 8 pm
Cost - $10.00 for Ten Game cards
Benefitting - Human Rights Campaign ( HRC ) Colorado

Sept 20st -
Changed the Date
CGRA BOD Meeting
Time - 6 - 8 pm
CGRA Members Meeting
Time 8 pm
Where - Charlie's Denver - 900 E. Colfax

Sept 21st -
1301 Roof Top Happy hour
Hosted by The GLBT Center
Serving Coors Light / Smirnoff, Snacks from Chipotle, Pop, Chips
Energy Drinks from Vuka
Best - DJ playing the Best Music
It's all on Top of the Mile Hi City at the Center Roof Top Patio
Time - 6 - 9pm
Admission $10.00 - gets you 3 Drink Tickets with option for a 4th ticket if you are willing to sign up for the Center Newsletter
$15 will get you The Center Roof Top Happy Hour Becomes a VIP Hosted Bar Club

Sept 25th -
ICRME - BOD Meeting
Where - 1077 Race, Denver
Time - 7 pm

Sept 29th -
ICRME - Decade Show - Information TBA

Thanks for all You Support
If you have any Information that The Community would like to know Please contact me by Email / Phone

or call me at 720-350-6455

Always in Service to The Community

Pauline Chavez
CGRA Community Outreach
CGRA contestant 2013

Rodeo Events / Gymkhana

Winter weight gain

If your horse in on the skinny side, take steps now to put some pounds on him/her before winter arrives. A horse with a good body weight will fare better on chilly weather because a little fat provides insulation from the cold as well as a stockpile of energy to maintain his/her core body temperature.

But you don't want to get him/her too fat, either. A good target is a body condition score (BCS) of 5, which means his/her ribs aren't visible but can be easily felt, the fat around his/her tailhead is soft and "spongy," his withers are rounded, and his/her shoulders and neck blend smoothly with the rest of this body. If you're unsure of how to assess your horse's condition, consult with your veterinarian you'll want to rule out any illnesses or dental troubles that might be causing your horse to be too thin.

If you do want to add pounds to your horse, you'll need to boost his/her caloric intake safely. A diet too rich in sugars or carbohydrates can increase the rick of serious health issues, including colic and laminitis.

Here are some tactics you can try:

• Add another meal of hay to his/her daily ration, or feed it free-choice.
  High quality, leafy hay is less likely to be wasted than coarse, stemmy hay. A slow feeder, which allows a horse to pull out only a few stems with each bite, enable you to offer more hay at a time while also reducing waste.
  
• Switch to a higher calorie feed.
  Many slim horse are slow, picky eaters who may not finish bigger portions of their usual grain. Instead, try a feed that will provide more calories in the same size meal. To avoid health risks, look for feed that supply extra calories from fat rather than sugars or carbohydrates.
  
• Add oil to his/her existing ration.
  Corn or other vegetable oils add calories to a horse's meal in the form of fat. And, since fat is digested differently, without the risks posed by sugars of carbohydrates, oil is one of the safest ways to put weight on a horse. Most horses will willingly eat up to a half cup of oil at each feeding. As you implement your new feeding plan, keep track of your progress with notes and pictures of your horse's body, then taper off the extra calories before he gains too much weight. Obesity can also cause serious health problems.

August 2012 Gymkhana Resusts

Royalty

Giddy Up, GIDDY UP!! Well, it's going to be a busy next 2 months for me & you! With all are quotes met, all paperwork in to IGRA, were ready, but we still have 2 rodeo's left.

Paula & I, we'll try our best to represent Colorado at finals for royalty & the rodeo.

Horsemanship taping is done and on DVD. Thanks to Jeremy for that! And everyone who helped at Jeffco last Sunday.

Thanks Again,

John Beck
Mr CGRA 2012
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Howdy all my rodeo brothers and sisters, I would like to thank everyone who came out last Saturday to support your royalty team at Charlies. We had a lot of fun. If you weren't there you missed a great show. Like always John made us all laugh so hard it hurt a few of us. (Rich & Me) we both have a few bad disks in our backs. Hang in there Rich, hope you can get your pain under control.

Now for IGRA competition in Fort Worth, Texas in October I am happy to say my wife is behind me 100% at first she didn't want me to run, but last evening she said ( you only get this chance once in your life, for me to go for it and bring back the Black Sash.) So I am happy to say HELP, naw just kidding. But I promise to give my 150% in this competition. Keep your fingers, toes and whatever else you can cross to see John and I bring the Black sashes back to Colorado. I went to K.C.'s rodeo, I am hoping to be a timer there, that would be my third rodeo in a row that I timed, and when I get back Linda and I are going to take a short Vacation driving down hwy 285 and go to some Pueblo's. We decided that I needed a get away with the wife, no horses, no animals just her and I. This is going to be my Birthday present from Linda, cool huh. This way I can relax and get ready for competition.

Paula Scougal
MS.CGRA 2012

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