Mark your Calendars!

Mark your Calendars for the 74th North Dakota Winter Show, March 1-6, 2011.

Sam Stanke, Miss Rodeo North Dakota Winter Show

Generations of North Dakota born ranchers and farmers has made Sam Stanke, Miss Rodeo North Dakota Winter Show 2010, a true cowgirl. 
On March 7, 2009, at the North Dakota Winter Show PRCA Rodeo in Valley City, Sam earned the privilege of representing rodeo and the North Dakota Winter Show as Miss Rodeo NDWS 2009.  Her hard working cowgirl spirit paid off when she captured the categories of Horsemanship, Appearance, Personality and Speech.  She is both honored and blessed to continue this adventure as the 2010 Miss Rodeo North Dakota Winter Show.

Emily Carson, Junior Miss Rodeo NDWS

Emily Paige Carson is proud to be the 2010 Junior Miss Rodeo North Dakota Winter Show Queen. Miss Carson is the 14-year-old-daughter of Karl and Tracy Carson of Bismarck, ND.  She is the youngest of her siblings; Austin, Tyler & sister-in-law, Ciera. She is a very proud auntie to her niece, Brynn Piper. Emily believes that as the very first Junior Miss Rodeo North Dakota Winter Show Queen she can be a positive role model in the community and to her peers. Carson says that determination and hard work have gotten her where she is today and that you should always follow your dreams. She likes to live by her favorite mottos: Never be afraid to do something new and that everything happens for a reason! Miss Carson attends Wachter Middle School in Bismarck where she is a member of the honor roll by maintaining a 4.0 grade average. Emily is very proud to also be a member of the United States Achievement Academy’s National Honor Roll. Emily has a passion for the sport of rodeo and loves being a rodeo queen. Emily has held the titles of Miss Rodeo Mandan Princess, Little Miss Rodeo Prairie Rose, Junior Miss Rodeo Prairie Rose and in 2009 was awarded the Hats Off To Rodeo Royalty award by the Miss Rodeo America Association. Emily hopes that by following her dreams of rodeo and being a rodeo queen it will lead her to fulfill her dream of being Miss Rodeo America. Emily enjoys barrel racing, pole bending and loves spending time riding with her family and friends. Emily would like to thank all of her sponsors, friends & family for all the support they have shown her and says, ” with your faith and support in me, I can be anything I want to be.” I can’t thank you enough. Thanks a Million!!! Emily would like to invite everyone to the North Dakota Winter Show where “strong roots…proud heritage” continues to be a way of life.
Emily Carson
Jr. Miss Rodeo ND Winter Show 2010