Entries are beginning to come in for the 1979 rodeo queen contest which is held annually in conjunction with the 101 Ranch Rodeo.

Two aspirants for the 1979 title have returned entry blanks and pictures, ac- cording to Lois Scott, queen chairman.

The Ponca City Business and Professional Women's Club will again serve as hostess group for the queen contestants, providing each of them with a personal hostess.

Sheri Howell of Kellyville was named 1978101 Ranch Rodeo Queen, sponsored by the Creek County 4-H Horse Club. It is unknown at this time if she will be able to attend the 1979 rodeo.

Tickets for the Aug. 16-18 annual 101 Ranch Rodeo are now on sale and may be purchased at Ponca City supermarkets, Gene's Western Store, Cowboy's Supply or at the Chamber of Commerce office, 112 North Third.

All young horsewomen who are 15 years old and not over 21, and have never been married, are eligible to compete for the queen's title.

Horsemanship will count up to 50 points, poise and personality for up to 25 points and appearance for up to 25 points.

Trophies and special gifts will be given to the top four place winners and to Miss Congeniality, who will be selected by the contestants themselves.

The entry period will extend through Saturday, Aug. 11, and entry blanks and pictures should be mailed to Mrs. Scott, 400 North Twelfth, Ponca City, or to the Chamber of Commerce office. For further information call the chamber office 765-2730.

Queen Entries Close Saturday

Entries are open until Saturday, Aug. 11 for contestants in the 101 Ranch Rodeo Queen contest which will be held in conjunction with the 101 Ranch Rodeo Aug. 16-18.

Sponsored by the Ponca City Business and Professional Women's Club, the contest is open to all young horse-women 15 years old and not over 21, still unmarried.
Horsemanship will count for up to 50 points, poise and personality for up to 25 points and appearance for up to 25 points. Trophies and special gifts will be given to the top four place winners and to Miss Congeniality who will be selected by the contestants themselves.

The queen contestants will begin arriving in Ponca City Thursday, Aug. 16 and will be hosted for dinner at the Blue Moon Restaurant. Each contestant will have a BPW Club hostess during her stay in Ponca City.

The prospective queens will lunch on Friday at the Sirloin Stockade and have dinner at Sambo's. The traditional queen's luncheon will be held Saturday noon at the Holiday Inn.

Entrants will ride in the Grand Entry Parade at the 101 Ranch Rodeo each evening and the queen will be crowned during the Saturday night rodeo performance.

Last year's queen, Sherri Howell of Kellyville, will be unable to attend this year's rodeo. Pattern for the contestants will be set by Leslie Krause, it was announced by Lois Scott, chairman of the event for the BPW Club. Judges for competition will be announced later.

The 1979 queen will be presented with the traditional saddle, courtesy of For-rest Miles. The saddle is on display now at the Chamber of Commerce office. She will also receive a dozen roses from Ponca Floral.

Other gifts to be presented include a belt buckle from the BPW Club, and $10 gift certificate from The Image to Miss Congeniality; a silver belt buckle to the contestant selling the most rodeo tickets, from 101 Ranch Rodeo Foundation; $100 Savings Bond from Pioneer National Bank to the first runner-up; $75 Saving Bond from Sober Bros. to the second runner-up; $50 in Avon products to the third runner-up, and a $50 gift certificate from Cowboy Supply to the fourth runner-up.

Larry Black will furnish the trophies to be presented to the winners. The trophies are also on display in the Chamber of Commerce office.

Those still wishing to enter the queen contest may mail entry blanks and pictures to Mrs. Scott, 400 North Twelfth, Ponca City, or to the Chamber office. For further information call the Chamber office, 765-2730.

Queen Contest Judges Selected

Eleven young horsewomen will be competing for the 1979 title of 101 Ranch Rodeo Queen here Thursday through Saturday during the annual 101 Ranch Rodeo.

Hosted by members of the Ponca City Business and Professional Women's Club, the entrants will compete in horsemanship, poise, personality, and appearance. Trophies and special gifts will be given to the top four place winners and to Miss Congeniality who will be selected by the contestants.

The queen hopefuls will begin arriving in Ponca City Thursday and will be hosted for dinner at the Blue Moon Restaurant. They will lunch at the Sirloin Stockade on Friday and have dinner at Sambo's. The traditional queen's luncheon will be held Saturday noon at the Holiday Inn.

Serving as judges for the competition will be Mrs. Rose Yount, Mrs. June Noble and Clay Collins. Mrs. Yount, a resident of Pawhuska, has judged the International Cavalcade, numerous other horse shows and is secretary for the Idabel World's Largest High School Rodeo. She serves as secretary of the Oklahoma Junior Rodeo Association.

Mrs. Noble of Yale is active in the Oklahoma CowBelles Association, is involved with the Quarter Horse Association and has judged numerous 4-H and high school rodeo queen contests. She is wife of PRCA Steer Roper Charlie Noble.

Collins, a young man following in the footsteps of his horseman father, is a resident of Claremore where he is a sophomore at Claremore College. He participates in American Junior Quarter Horse Association and recently judged Stillwater's Rodeo Queen contest.

Queen contestants will ride in the Grand Entry Parade at the 101 Ranch Rodeo each evening and the queen will be crowned during the Saturday night rodeo performance.

According to Lois Scott, chairman of the event for the BPW Club, Leslie Krause of Tulsa will set the pattern for the contestants in the queen contest. Sherri Howell of Kellyville, 1978 101 Ranch Rodeo Queen, will be unable to attend this year's event.

Queen Contest Gets Underway; 101 Ranch Rodeo Action Starts Tonight

Lesli Krause, Miss Rodeo Oklahoma, will serve as host queen for the contestants during the 101 Ranch Rodeo which gets underway today.

Lesli was named 101 Ranch Rodeo Queen in 1975. She has also won titles at the International Cavalcade, Tonkawa Jaycees Rodeo, Tulsa State Fair, and the Rodeo of the Ozarks in Springdale, Ark.

Originally from Tulsa, Lesli, 20, has been spending the summer in Ponca City with Sam and Dana Smith of S&D Quarter Horses. She will be a senior at Central State University in Edmond, where she is majoring in advertising and public relations.

Leslie will relinquish the Miss Rodeo Oklahoma title at the State Fair of Oklahoma in September.

Eleven young horsewomen are entered in the 1979 101 Ranch Rodeo Queen contest, it was announced by Lois Scott, chairman for the sponsoring Business and Professional Women's Club.

Starting this evening, the queen hopefuls will compete in horsemanship, poise, personality and appearance. They will be judged by Mrs. Rose Yount of Pawhuska, Mrs. June Noble, Yale, and Clay Collins, Claremore.

The contestant selected as 1979 101 Ranch Rodeo Queen will receive a barrel racing saddle from Forrest Miles of Grace Memorial Chapel, a $50 gift certificate from Beeline Fashions, and two dozen red roses from Ponca Floral.

Pioneer National Bank will present the first runner-up with a $100 Savings Bond; Sober Bros. will give the second runner-up a $75 Savings Bond; third runner-up will receive $60 gift certificate from Cowboy Supply, Carol and Frank Braden; Larry Black Sporting Goods, Jim Ball, will furnish the engraved trophies.

Miss Congeniality, selected by the queen contestants, will be presented with a brass belt buckle by the Ponca City BPW Club, also cosmetics from Image Boutique. The 101 Ranch Rodeo Foundation will present a silver belt buckle to the queen contestant selling the most tickets.

Evans & Associates will supply stables for the queens' horses, and accommodations for the judges will be provided by Holiday Inn, Red Barn and Miller Market, Fourth and South Ave.

Dinner tonight will be served to the queen contestants by the Blue Moon Restaurant. They will lunch at the Sirloin Stockade on Friday and have dinner at Sambo's. The traditional queens' luncheon will be held Saturday noon at the Holiday Inn, courtesy of 101 Ranch Rodeo Foundation.

Contestants will ride in the Grand Entry Parade at the rodeo each evening and the queen will be crowned during the Saturday night rodeo performance. The girls will also participate in the Saturday afternoon downtown parade.

Rodeo Queen Tammy Jean Carle
Tammy Jean Carle, sponsored by the Noble Round-up Club, was named 1979 Rodeo Queen at Saturday night's performance of the 20th annual 101 Ranch Rodeo.

Tammy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Carle of Noble, was first runner-up in last year's 101 Ranch Rodeo. She currently is a junior at the University of Oklahoma.

She was presented with the traditional saddle and bouquet of roses. The queen competition is sponsored by the Ponca City Business and Professional Women's Club.

Named as first runner-up was Vicki Ferguson of Edmond, sponsored by the OSU Rodeo Team. Second runner-up was Tammy Brewer of Enid, sponsored by Shamrock Advertising Co. Honored as third runner-up was LaQuita Sue Brown, sponsored by the Sunrise Round-up Club of her hometown, Newalla. Janie Lea Leslie, Blackwell, was named fourth runner-up. She was sponsored by the Blackwell Saddle Club.

Deborah Lynn Davis of Cushing received the coveted Miss Congeniality award. The winner of this award is selected by the contestants.

Kathy Sebor, Ponca City, was recognized for selling the most tickets. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Sebor, Route 6, Kathy was sponsored by the Ponca City Country Club.

Each of the winners received a variety Of gifts provided by Ponca City merchants and businessmen, the 101 Ranch Rodeo Foundation and the BPW Club.