The Similkameen News Leader
Sports Page - June 24, 2008
LOCAL RODEO ATHLETE EARNS ROOKIE AWARD
Kelly Buhler, a grade 9 student at Princeton Secondary School, was recently awarded the Gist Silversmiths
'Rookie of the Year' award at the British Columbia Provincial High School Finals Rodeo. The event was held June 13th to 15th in Kamloops.
Gist Silversmiths of Placerville, California initiated the NHSRA Rookie of the Year awards program eight years ago as a way to recognize outstanding first year high school rodeo athletes.
"The NHSRA is very proud to have Gist Silversmiths as a national corporate partner. It is the sponsorship support that the NHSRA receives from its valuable corporate partners that allows it to assist with the development of dedication, leadership, responsibility and commitment in today's young people," explains NHSRA Executive Director Kent Sturman.
"Youth are not only the future of the equine business but also the future of this great country. There isn't a finer group of young people than those represented by the members of the National High School Rodeo Association. It is a pleasure for Gist Silversmiths to be able to make this Rookie of the Year awards program available," adds Jennifer Folsom, President of Gist Silversmiths.
For more information on the National High School Rodeo Association or any of the NHSRA's numerous national sponsor programs, visit their website at
www.nhsra.org.
