Contact: Ariel Overstreet, Media Director Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame & Western Heritage Center arieloverstreet@gmail.com
For Immediate Release
Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame seeks nominations for 2010 inductions
Wolf Point - The Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame & Western Heritage Center (MCHF&WHC) is seeking nominations for the 2010 Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame induction round. This year the MCHF&WHC will honor those historical figures that have had an impact on Montana's Western heritage in the years 1860 to 1940. Two inductees from each of 12 districts across the state will become the third class of the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame.
The first round of Legacy Awards, voted on by the MCHF&WHC Trustees in 2008, honored cowboys, cowgirls, establishments, organizations, outlaws and a horse through 1920. The 51 inductees served as the Foundational Members of the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame. Their full biographies are available on the MCHF&WHC’s website.
The second round of Legacy Awards, in 2009, honored fourteen recipients from across the state. Past inductees have included Sitting Bull, Evelyn Cameron, the N Bar N Ranch, Charles M. Russell, Plenty Coups, Granville Stuart, Nelson Story, the Grant-Kohrs Ranch, Fannie Sperry Steele and Frank Bird Linderman.
Nominees can be men, women, ranches, stage coach lines, animals, hotels—anything or anyone who made their mark in the state of Montana before 1940, no matter the year of death or closure. An unlimited number of nominations may come from within each District, but only two will receive the honor.
Nominations can be made by contacting the appropriate District Trustee Chairman (listed below). Nominations must be received by October 1, 2009. All nominations must be approved by the District Chairman and will be forwarded to the MCHF&WHC Board of Directors Trustee Committee for final approval. The approved nominations will be compiled for a vote by the trustees at the 4th Annual Trustees Gathering to be held in Lewistown, February 6, 2010.
Inductees will be announced by press release in June 2010. Next of kin or an establishment representing the award recipient will receive a MCHF&WHC certificate and will be invited to the next Annual Trustees Gathering.
District Trustee Chairmen: District 1 (Daniels, Phillips, Roosevelt, Sheridan, Valley Counties): Linda Nybakken, Nashua (406) 785-4341
District 2 (Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Prairie, Richland, Wibaux Counties): Charles Moline, Brockway (406) 485-2276
District 3 (Carter, Custer, Fallon, Powder River, Rosebud, Treasure Counties): Dianne O’Neill, Miles City (406) 234-5632
District 4 (Blaine, Choteau, Hill, Liberty Counties): Please call MCHF directly (406) 653-3800
District 5 (Cascade, Glacier, Pondera, Teton, Toole Counties): Mike Waite, Great Falls (406) 799-9237
District 6 (Fergus, Golden Valley, Judith Basin, Musselshell, Petroleum, Wheatland Counties): Kate Ruland (406) 861-0612
District 7 (Big Horn, Carbon, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Yellowstone Counties): Bonnie Voelz, Roberts (406) 445-2303
District 8 (Broadwater, Jefferson, Lewis and Clark Counties): Ariel Overstreet, Helena (406) 930-1317
District 9 (Gallatin, Meagher, Park Counties): Suze Bohleen, Wilsall (406) 578-2369
District 12 (Deer Lodge, Beaverhead, Silver Bow, Granite, Madison, Powell Counties): Stan Smith, Dillon (406) 683-4429
For more information on the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame & Western Heritage Center or the 2010 inductions, please contact Christy Stensland, Executive Director of the MCHF&WHC, by calling (406) 653-3800.
