Back Country Horsemen of Montana 2007 State Convention
March 30th, 31st and April 1st, 2007

Photo Winners

Yogo Inn of Lewistown, 211 E. Main Street, Lewistown, Montana

Trail Mix: Pleasures, Pitfalls, Possibilities and Politic

Hosted by: Judith Basin Back Country Horsemen

*** Featured Events ***

9-Mile Pack String	Live and Silent Auction
Photo Contest	Entertainment
Raffle Drawing	Quick Draw Artist Event

Western Art and Vendor Fair

Friday 3:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Confirmed Vendors & Exhibitors

Out of the Past, Log Furniture, Duane & Shelly Brown, Moore

Wood’s Metal Art by Mike Woods, Hobson

Giant Horseshoe Sculptures by Dale & Shirley Robertson, Ft. Benton

Riley Stoves, Tack & Pack Gear, Orville Riley, Townsend

Cowboy Rope Art, Dan Flowers, Billings

Photoart by Arlene Turk, Ruby Gulch

Montana Paintings by Pam Sharpe, Lewistown

Designs by Dorothy Ley, Decorated Sweat Shirts, Miles City

Coats of Many Colors by Sherrie Mack, Melstone

Equine Massage, Diana Robinson, Zortman

Captain Bob’s, Camp Chef & Volcano Stoves, with Coleen Sloan

Boot Bags & More! By Dede Rogers, Lewistown

Montana on Canvas by Marlene Gerer, Denton

2 Trails Saddle Co., Tack! Kathy Howard, Choteau

Lost Shoe Forge, Blacksmith, Jim & Carol Marsh, Maiden

Tooled Western Leather & Rope Art, Ray & Jean Besel, Lewistown

Kris’s Truffles & Turtles Chocolate, Kris Perkins, Lewistown

Symbols & Stones, Designer Jewelry by Chris Tremain, Lewistown

 DBL J Tack, MT Silversmiths, Amer. West Purses, W. Tade, Scobey

Mountain Meadows Premium Pet Products, Donna Strouf, Lewistown

Leather Bound Western Books, David Lloyd, Lewistown

Wild Rags by Lois, Billings

Western Things for the Cow Chix, Karen Miller, Lewistown

Boot Birdhouses & More!, The Zarn’s, Lewistown

‘Cowboy Up’ Creations, Linda Sederholm, Lewistown

Fencepost & Chainsaw Carvings, The Kosels, Red Lodge

Barnwood Americana Accessories, Sheila Nelson, Moore

Metal Art for Home & Ranch, Bill Holmes, Round Up

Bittersweet Candles, Laurie Goettlich, Hilger

Damone Illustrations, “Buck” Damone, Buffalo

Award-winning Watercolors, Joeseph Ziolkowski, Lewistown

Red Ants Pants, Ladies Pants, Sarah Calhoun, White Sulphur Springs

The Horn House, Merl Busenbark, Lewistown

Battenburg Tops & Broom Skirts, Marge Bendickson, Lewistown

Montana Dirt Shirts, Linda Glidewell, Lewistown

STATE CONVENTION SPONSORS:

Bank of the Rockies, Lewistown
Basin State Bank, Stanford, Lewistown & Geraldine
Central Montana Panel, Lewistown
Courtesy Chevrolet, Lewistown
Don’s Store, Lewistown
Duane Sparks, Dean Newton Cadillac, GMC, Inc., Lewistown
Eddie’s Corner, US Hwy. 87, Moore
Fergus County Federal Credit Union, Lewistown
Fleet Supply, Lewistown
Mountain West Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.
Pamida, Lewistown
Rand’s Custom Hats, Billings
Rath’s Veterinary Service, Lewistown
Wells Fargo Bank, Lewistown
Westfeeds, Lewistown

Quick Draw Artists – Back Country Horsemen

Saturday, March 31, 5:00 p.m. in the Centermark, The Yogo Inn, Lewistown

(Paintings will be auctioned at the ‘Live Auction” following the 6:30 banquet.)

 

Ann Bishop, Helena – ann.bishop@lee.net, 406-443-2442

Bishop arrived in Montana 26 years ago as an illustrator for the BLM.  She fell in love with the flora and fauna of the Big Sky.  Educated in Italy and Montana State University, Bishop excels in pencil, pen & ink, painting in acrylic, watercolor and pastels along with bronze sculpture and pottery.  Her murals grace walls in Bozeman and Helena.

 

Marlene Gerer, Denton – 406-567-2443

Gerer was born and raised near Denton.  A self-taught artist, Gerer’s favorite subjects are her surroundings.   A fascination with cloud formations inspired her imagination and led to a signature limited edition, “Square Butte Images of the Past” which contains 9 hidden pictures in the clouds.  In 2006, Gerer won the 2006 Chokecherry Festival logo contest.

 

Carol Poppenga, Lewistown – poppengacarol@hotmail.com

Poppenga is primarily a landscape artist. In September, 2006, she completed the Residency in the Bob Marshall Wilderness program. Oil is her primary medium. She says, “The ultimate challenge is to create an artwork that remains visually engaging over time.” She earned a B.A. in U.S. History and Art (summa cum laude) from the University of Great Falls. She also studied at the Alberta College of Art in Calgary.  Poppenga’s work is represented at the Artworks Gallery in Bozeman.

 

Sarah Ozment, Hobson – 406-423-5672

Ozment works in many mediums including oil, acrylic, watercolor and pottery.  Formally trained with a degree in Fine Art, Ozment approaches each creative experience with ‘fresh eyes’ resulting in most engaging pieces.  She says, “I believe in the power of what we see. The artist sees, and bring emotion and intellect to the making of works unique to their philosophy and experience.”

Pamela J. Sharpe - Lewistown

Sharpe grew up in Alaska and co-piloted into the Alaskan bush.  Later she attended the University of Alaska, University of Arkansas and University of Great Falls pursuing a degree in Fine Arts. A multi-medium artist, Sharpe is an avid observer.  Her commissioned portraits of people, dogs and horses are memorable. Her work can be seen at the Moccasin Mountain Art Gallery and the Art Center in Lewistown. 

Joseph Ziolkowski, Lewistown – zedzart@midrivers.com

Joe Ziolkowski is a 4th generation Montanan. He attended the Seattle Art Institute and continued his studies under watercolor Master Dan Deegan, a Pikes Place Market merchant in Seattle. Ziolkowski has won awards as a member of the Montana Watercolor Society and in 2006 won Montana State Ducks Unlimited artist of the year.

 

BANQUET ENTERTAINMENT
Calamity Jane, Kid Curry and Rattlesnake Jake ‘entertain’ with a humorous skit and musical renditions, bringing to life three of Central Montana’s most infamous outlaws as seen at the 21st Annual Montana Cowboy Poetry Gathering hosted in Lewistown last August.

Cast: Gwen Petersen, Big Timber, Syndicated columnist, “In A Sow’s Ear” and cowboy poet
Sarah Crowley Baxter, Musician and author of “The Foretelling”
Russ Baxter
Dave & Norma Robertson

OUT AND ABOUT IN THE AFTERNOON:
Free admission to the Lewistown Art Center, 801 W. Broadway, Over 200 Montana artists consign at the Signature Gift Shop,
(paintings, pottery, fused glass, many jewelry designers, hand made soaps, handmade paper, stationery items, chokecherry Jelly & syrup, hitched horsehair items, bronzes, stained glass, And more)
The Wilkins Gallery exhibits are FREE!
 

** AGENDA **
All events to take place at the Yogo Inn

Friday, March 30^th, 2007

12:00 pm Nominating Committee Meeting

1:00 pm BCH of MT State Board Pre-Convention Meeting
 

1:00 pm – 9:00 pm Convention Registration, Raffle Ticket Sales and Photo Contest Registration Chapter Display Set Up

3:00 pm – 7:00 pm Western Art and Vendor Show

7:00 pm No Host Cocktail and Social Hour

Saturday, March 31^st, 2007

7:00 am – 9:00 am Convention Registration, Raffle Ticket Sales and Photo Contest Registration

8:00 am General Session Presentation of the Flag/Pledge of Allegiance Invocation by Stephanie Turner, Chaplain

9:00 am – 7:00 pm Western Art and Vendor Show

10:00 am Morning Break

10:15 am JBBCH Trail Mix: Pleasures, Pitfalls, Possibilities and Politics. A look at 2006.

10:30 am General Session Continues

12:00 pm Lunch (Ticket required)

1:00 pm General Session Continues

2:15 pm 9 Mile Pack String

3:00 pm Current and Future Possibilities with Regional Representatives from US Forest Service and BLM

5:30 pm No Host Cocktail Hour with Live Music in the Centermark Quick Draw Artist Event

6:30 pm Banquet (Ticket Required); Entertainment; Raffle Drawing; Quick Draw Artists, Silent and Live Auctions

Sunday, April 1^st, 2007

7:30 am Chapter Presidents and Spouse Breakfast

9:00 am General Session continues 2008 Convention Presentation

10:30 am Morning Break

10:45 am General Session Continues Photo Contest Winners announced Chapter Round Robin Discussions

12:00 pm General Session Adjourns

1:00 pm BCH of MT State Board of Directors Post Convention Meeting

~~ Changes in agenda to be announced at Convention. ~~

Registration Fee: $70.00 per member before March 9^th, 2007 and $75.00 per member after March 9^th. Registration fee includes: Registration Packet, Saturday Lunch and Banquet
All Convention Registrations must be received no later than March 9^th, 2007
For further registration information or assistance please contact either: Ramona Couch at (406) 538-9734 or Leslie Kremer at (406) 538-2910
Registration Form in PDF
Agenda in PDF

Convention Chairpersons:

Karen Kuhlmann (406)538-4575 kbkuhlmann@lewistown.net Karen Johnson (406)538-3023 kmontana@tein.net

Convention Registration:

Ramona Couch (406)538-9734 or Leslie Kremer (406)538-2910

Raffle Drawing: Tickets $3.00 each, 2 for $5.00, or 5 for $10.00 Wood’s 3’x 4’ Plasma Cut Metal Ranch Sign ($480.00) Montana Sapphire Brilliant Cut Solitaire Pendant ($440.00) Fred Tullis Original Mono Print “Full Gallop” ($750.00) Riley Fold Up “Side Kick” Cook Stove & Accessories ($295.00) Charlie M. Russell Framed Prints ($375.00)

** For additional raffle tickets contact convention chairpersons **

Western Art and Vendor Show: Set up 9:00 am to 3:00 pm March 30th Friday, March 30^th 3:00 to 7:00 pm Saturday, March 31^st 9:00 am to 7:00 pm If interested in vendor space please contact convention chairpersons.

Quick Draw Artist Event:

Local Artists will be performing during the No Host Cocktail Hour on Saturday. Their art will then be available for purchase during the Live Auction.

Silent Auction:

Auction Items will be on display throughout Saturday. Individual or Chapter donations are welcome.

Live Auction: Local Auctioneer

Each chapter is to bring one item for the BCH of Montana, items to be valued at $50.00 or more. This is a fundraiser for BCHMT.

Photo Contest and Display:

Registration Friday evening and Saturday morning until 9:00 am Photo Contest will have 4 Categories:

1. Animals (horses, wildlife, dogs, cats, birds, etc.)
2. America the Beautiful (scenery, mountains, lakes, etc.)
3. Kids of All Ages (People young and old, etc.)
4. Back Country Horsemen at Work (work projects, chapter projects, activities, and events)

Photos submitted only by amateur photographers and BCH members. Photo size to be 5x7 or 8x10, must be mounted or matted, and no frames please. Photographers name & address must be attached to the back of each photo.