Queen, which will include interacting ….

Queen, which will include interacting with youth from the LBW at rodeos throughout the year, giving out awards to members of the organization and leading attendees at rodeos in the Pledge of Allegiance.

“It is cool, you get to go out to different things and see other people and places,” she said. “I would be very excited and honored to represent the LBW, they are an amazing organization and they help a lot of people. I hope people will see what we do as a rodeo.

For anyone interested in purchasing raffle tickets from Ashlee Hamm, please contact her via e-mail at: asherbee18@gmail.com.

Ashlee Hamm (left and below) is one of five candidates running for the Amherst Little Britches Rodeo Queen title. During the next month, each candidate will be selling raffle tickets to qualify for scholarships as part of the contest. The next Rodeo Queen will be decided after competition on Aug. 19 in Amherst and crowned on Aug. 20. The contest will include an interview process and a show of

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horsemanship skills to prove to the judges that the candidate possesses good people skills and a solid relationship with

their horse.