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Cowboy Times
MAY 23, 2013
Official newsletter of the BC COWBOY HERITAGE SOCIETY
Features The BC Cowboy Hall of Fame for 2013 Annual Cariboo Country Night ~ Page 3
Inductee, Larry Ramstad~ Page 3
2013 saw eight new inductees into the BC Cowboy Hall of Fame. Four in Kamloops and four in Williams Lake By Mark McMillan
Diamond D Bulls ~ Page 4
10 day Caribbean cruise ~ Page 4
* Over 100 recipients have been inducted into the BC Cowboy Hall of Fame to date. * The BC Cowboy Hall of Fame was started in 1998 * To qualify inductees must have spent the majority of their cowboy career in BC & be working cowboys or ranchers that cowboyed for themselves. * A nominee may be nominated in one or more of the following categories; Horseman, Working Cowboy, Family, Competitive Achievements, Artistic Achievements, Ranching Pioneer & Century Ranch. * Anyone can nominate a cowboy if they have a seconder - the nomination form is available at www.bcchs.com. * The Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin in Williams Lake is home to the BC Cowboy Hall of Fame.
BC's early history was carved out of the wilderness by thousands of hard working and often forgotten cowboys. The BC Cowboy Hall of Fame was started by, and maintained by the BC Cowboy Heritage Society to capture the memories of these living legends and share their stories. A complete list of inductees, with a photo and bio of each, can be found at www.bcchs.com as well as nomination information. Memorabilia from many of the inductees can be seen in the Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin in Williams Lake, home of the BC Cowboy Hall of Fame. 2013 saw eight new inductees - four in Kamloops and four in Williams Lake. Friday night, March 8th, the first four were recognized on main stage at the Kamloops Cowboy Festival. The Pozzobon Family was inducted in the Family category, Pooley Ranch as a Century Ranch, Steve "Hyde" Archachan as a Working Cowboy, and Mike Puhallo in Artistic Achievements. The second four inductees were inducted on Sunday, April 21st at the Williams Lake Indoor Rodeo, after a reception at the Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin in Williams Lake; Archie Williams for Competitive Achievements, Frank Teer as a Ranching Pioneer, John Dodd as a working Cowboy, and Larry Ramstad as both Horseman, and Working Cowboy. Here's a very brief characterization of each; Sammy Pozzobon was born in Kamloops 1927 and it wasn't long before he got the rodeo bug. They ranched just outside of Kamloops in the Pemberton Range where Sammy's kids and grandkids all helped out and most competed in rodeo throughout the years making the Pozzobon family a perfect fit in the Family category. Will Pooley settled at Nicola in the early 1870s. His cousin Jim Pooley followed and discovered and homesteaded the current day ranch around 1900. Today grandson Mark Pooley runs the ranch and is in the planning stages of passing it on to his kids which makes Pooley Ranch an obvious Century Ranch. Stephen Mark Archachan, aka Steven, aka Hyde, was born May 5th, 1934 at Quilchena Creek in a willow bush. He began his first job at age 16
in 1950 at the Guichon Ranch. Now 63 years later he is still cowboying at the Guichon Ranch as well as the Lauder Ranch. Hyde was inducted in the Working Cowboy category. One of Mike Puhallo's first jobs was cowboying at the Douglas Lake Ranch and Mike spent many years riding. As well as a working cowboy he was instrumental in starting the BC Cowboy Hall of Fame and spent many years as president of the BC Cowboy Heritage Society. Best known as a cowboy poet Mike was inducted for Artistic Achievements. Archie Williams was born and raised on the Bonaparte Reserve in Cache Creek and spent most of his life as a working cowboy, farrier, horse trainer, and roping clinician. He was chosen by his peers as a pick-up man at the first Canadian Finals Rodeo. He is still competing in teamroping and fits the Competitive Achievements category perfectly. In 1963 Frank Teer carved out a road, a house, barns and corrals in the Houston area of BC after a few years of cowboying in the Cariboo and Chicotin. In 1970 he added another 640 acres to the ranch where he raised cattle and horses. Frank retired at 70 and turned the ranch over to his daughters. Frank Teer was inducted as a Ranching Pioneer. John Dodd was born in Spuzzum, BC, 1915 and went on his own as a ranch hand at an early age. He cowboyed for many ranches over the years including the Gang Ranch, Circle S Ranch, and Chilco Ranch. Over the years he was known to help many youngsters with problem horses. His greatest joy was riding the open range and he was inducted as a Working Cowboy. A cowboy and ranch hand that got a reputation very quickly as being someone that had the skills of management, Larry Ramstad brought a few suffering ranches to success. His latest job, for the past 23 years, is managing the mighty Gang Ranch. It was in rough shape when he moved there but everything has been rebuilt and the ranch is doing well. Larry might be a manager but one of his main offices is in the saddle, making him a great fit as Working Cowboy. Seeing cowboys like these inducted into the BC Cowboy Hall of Fame makes the BC Cowboy Heritage Society proud of the fact that its preserving memories of the folks that helped make BC the Province that it is today.
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