The 101 Ranch Rodeo Queen Con-test will be a part of the 101 Ranch Rodeo, Aug. 22 through 24, for the 24th year, with the 1990 101 Ranch Rodeo Queen Sheena Barnes of Siloam Springs, Ark. on hand for the opening parade and to assist with the annual competition.

According to Terry Ward, chairman of the Rodeo Foundation committee for the competition, there are a number of contestants who will be vying for the title of 1991 101 Ranch Rodeo Queen.

For the fourth year, the Queen's luncheon and style show will be open to the public. The event is scheduled for noon on Saturday, Aug. 24 at the American Legion, hosted by the 101 Ranch Rodeo Foundation.

Ward said queen contestants are due to arrive in Ponca City at 11 o'clock on the opening day of the 101 Ranch Rodeo, Aug. 22, and will ride in the parade through downtown Ponca City at 5 o'clock that evening. They will also ride in the grand entry each night at the rodeo and participate in the coronation of the 1991 101 Ranch Rodeo Queen midway through the rodeo on Saturday, the closing night of the rodeo.

The queen contestants will be judged 50 percent on horsemanship, 25 percent on personality and 25 percent on poise and appearance.

The winning queen will receive a handmade trophy saddle from Grace Memorial Chapel, courtesy Gill Morris; a silver belt buckle and a trophy.

The first runner-up in the competition will receive a silver buckle and a trophy, and the second and third runner-up will receive belt buckles A trophy will be given this year for horsemanship, Ward said, and the queen contestant selling the most rodeo tickets will receive a belt buckle.

Food Warehouse will provide each contestant with a bag of feed for her horse, which will be stabled at the Mertz Stables. Creative Flowers will provide roses for the winning contestants.

Hart and Dawson Smith are providing the trophies again this year, Ward said.

Queen Candidates To Face Judges During Luncheon

The 101 Ranch Rodeo queen's luncheon and style show will be held at the Ponca City American Legion, Huff-Minor Post 14 at 407 West South Avenue, at noon Saturday Aug. 24.

The public is invited to attend the festivities, with tickets available at the door, at $5.95 apiece. The meal will be a buffet style dinner.

The event will be an opportunity to meet each of the queen contestants, in addition to seeing them in the rodeo arena Saturday night on their horses.

During the luncheon each of the girls will be modeling rodeo attire and giving a personal presentation. It is one of the judged events, scored by the 101 Ranch Rodeo Committee team of judges.

During the luncheon, a silent auction will be held of a Fred Fellows artist print, donated to the rodeo foundation as a fund-raiser. It will be a framed, numbered print. Framing will be donated by West End Interiors.

Rodeo Queen Contestants To Be Honored At Luncheon

The eight contestants for the title of 1991 101 Ranch Rodeo Queen will be honored at a luncheon and style show Saturday noon, Aug. 24 at the American Legion, hosted by the Ponca City Rodeo Foundation. The public is invited to participate in the event, according to Terri Ward, chairman of the Rodeo Queen Contest.

Working with Terri on the committee are Kim Klososky, Linda Mauk and Gary Head. Cost of luncheon tickets is $6 per person. For more information you may call Ward at 767-1087 after 5 o'clock in the evening.

Sheena Barnes of Barnsdall, reigning 101 Ranch Rodeo Queen, is expected to be present for the luncheon.

The winning 1991 101 Ranch Rodeo Queen will be the recipient of a number of gifts. Ward announced, among them $100 scholarship from Post-Newsweek Cable, the hand- made Trophy saddle donated by Gill Morris of Grace Memorial Chapel, and Queen's Belt Buckle by Midwest Convenience Store in the Osage, Union and Liberty, Jack Stehr.

Kacy Racing Greyhounds, Pam and Vana Hawkins will donate the belt buckle for the first runner-up and Pemberton Chevrolet will be donor of the belt buckle for the second runner-up. The third runner- up will also receive a belt buckle.

Cornerstone Restaurant, Hart and Dawson Smith will donate the Queen's Trophy and horsemanship award. The belt buckle for the contestant selling the most  tickets to the rodeo will be donated by Ponca City Rodeo Foundation.

Mertz Stables, Don and Forest Mertz will provide stabling for the Queen's horse and Food Warehouse, Jack Chavez will provide feed certificates for the Queen contestants. Housing for the contestants will be provided by members of the Ponca City Rodeo Foundation.

Judging the queen contestants will be Alan Loch, Kami Baker and Jerry Evans. Judging during the entire three days will be 50 percent on horsemanship, 25 percent on personality and 25 percent on poise and appearance.

The Queen's Pool Party will be hosted by Mazzio's, Marc and Kathy Leavell and Phil and Kay Owens.

The 101 Ranch Rodeo Queen contestants will ride in the opening parade on Thursday, and will ride in the grand entry each night at the rodeo and participate in the coronation of the 1991 101 Ranch Rodeo Queen midway through the rodeo on Saturday, the closing night of the rodeo.

THE COVETED HAND-MADE trophy saddle for the 1991 101 Ranch Rodeo Queen is a work of art from Frontier Saddlery Inc., Elbert (Mo) Poore, Flatrock, Alabama.

The saddle is donated by Gil Morris of Grace Memorial Chapel.

It will be among several gifts received by the 101 Ranch Rodeo Queen for  1991, who will be crowned during the Saturday night performance of the 101 Ranch Rodeo held at the rodeo arena, Ash Street and West Prospect Avenue.

HEIDI KRISTINE AHRENS - Miss 101 Ranch Rodeo - 1991
The 21-year-old horsewoman is currently a senior at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, majoring in Special Education. She is a member of the Oklahoma Education Association, AQHA, National Reigning Horse Association and the Cowboys Regional Rodeo Association. She recently began showing reining horses. Named Miss Rodeo Owasso 1989 and 1990 and Miss Sallisaw Rodeo 1989, she is the 1991 Miss CRRA, which has given her the opportunity to travel to rodeos throughout a six-state region,  promoting rodeo. Her hobbies are working, swimming and gardening. She is the daughter of Julius L. Ahrens and Joyce Just, both of Collinsviile.