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When Grace, Sophia and Hulda Quebe raise their fiddles and play, audiences marvel. When the girls sing their three-part harmony, audiences are blown away. Add the extraordinary rhythm of Joey McKenzie and the swinging upright bass of Drew Phelps and the Quebe Sisters Band becomes a force of nature. The group performs a blend of western swing, vintage country, bluegrass, jazz and swing standards, and Texas style fiddling.
http://www.quebesistersband.com/
Barry Ward, “The Bear”, inspirations for his songs come from his experiences growing up in the heart of rural America. As a 4th generation farmer and rancher, he writes of the men and women whose lives are entwined with the seasons, the land, and the will of God.
He performed at the 2002 Cultural Olympiad Winter Olympics in Utah and at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Barry won Male Vocalist of the Year in the Western Division of the Country Gospel Music Association and has co-hosted RFD-TV Cowboy Church with Susie McEntire. In June of 2010, he was the FIRST WESTERN MUSIC ENTERTAINER to perform eight concerts in Cameroon, Africa.
In 2011, he was a finalist in THREE CATEGORIES by the Western Music Association
1. BEST ORIGINAL SONG of the YEAR (RIDIN’ ALONG THE CIMARRON)
2. OUTSTANDING MALE VOCALIST of the YEAR
3. OUTSTANDING SONG WRITER of the YEAR
http://barrywardmusic.com/
Ivan Cates was born April 11, 1942, at Crowell in Foard County, Texas. He was raised up in a farm and ranch environment with music on both sides of the family.
He enjoys all types of music, especially Bob Wills and Buck Ramsey Western swing and cowboy songs. He writes poetry, songs and stories about the cowboy and American Indian cultures.
Cates worked as a cowboy in Foard County and on the Canadian River until 1984, when he started his own landscaping and mowing business.
He has been married to Judy for 42 years; they have three children and seven grandchildren.
Cates will be performing at the Point of Rock Corrals for the St. Jude Trail Ride Cowboy Welcome. The meal and the evening will be free with the pin.
Ken Weidner is a farmer and rancher from Copeland Kansas. When he is not farming, you won't find him at the coffee shop as he is usually researching or making reproduction Plains Indian artifacts. His interest began in grade school when he first began reading about the Fur Trade and various battles of the Indian Wars. His main interest lies with the Southern Cheyenne, but also include the surrounding tribes, both friend and foe alike.
Ken has taken the hobby from simply reading, to learning how to tan hides, make beadwork, silverwork, paint rawhide par fleche and many other craft forms. His specialty is making Indian saddles and horse tack. Yes, although Indians did ride bareback, they also made and used saddles. By learning to actually make items, it helps him learn how they lived their life. Ken and several other of his friends, will also set up tipi camps where they continue their search for answers. By wearing the clothes, sleeping on buffalo robes, riding Indian style saddles, and eating the foods of the time period, they learn more than could ever be learned from a book.
These Living History camps, have lead Ken to participate in many different activities, some of which include mounted battle re-enactments against Cavalry, Infantry, Buffalo Hunters, and Crow Indians. Other scenarios, include mounted buffalo hunts using bow and arrows, butchering buffalo, games, dancing, etc..... This is his favorite method of learning, actually living the part.
Ken has been asked to help design and equip many museum exhibits. Local museums that have Kens work include Grant, Finney, and Scott County Historical Societies. Oklahoma State Historical Museum also has some of his work, as well as Gene Autry-South West Museum in Los Angeles California. And to top it off, Ken has just finished two saddles for a hands on display at the National Museum of American Indian, a division of the Smithsonian Institute.
His experience with mounted battles, have resulted in being included in several films, both Documentary and Movies. He worked on the following films: The Postman, Ride With the Devil, Bloody Dawn, Galileo (German Version of Myth Busters). One of his favorite events was setting up three tipis, and riding with his son Tate and three other good friends at the 2009 Symphony in the Flint Hills.
Weidner will set a Southern Cheyenne style tipi. The tipi will be furnished with reproductions appropriate of an Indian camp of the mid 1860's village. He will hold two lectures, where he will describe women's’ role in camp, and men's’ role as hunters-warriors. Stop by as he describes butchering buffalo and processing the animal into food, tools, leather, robes, etc..... Learn the difference between a horse hair and buffalo hair rope, buckskin from rawhide and how the tanning is accomplished. The daily life of men will be discussed and the dangers of life for a man, whether hunting or defending his camp.
The Great Depression was a turning point for America. In addition to monetary misery, drought and dust storms plagued many Plains states during the 1930s. Still, life went on. Madway’s presentation will focus on the responses of Kansas to the Great Depression. In particular, it will examine the WPA Writer’s Project in Kansas and other cultural projects and their efforts to capture the day-to-day lives of ordinary people, intent on renewing the land and reclaiming their lives.
Lorraine Madway is the curator of Special Collections and University Archivist at Wichita State University Libraries. In 2009 Madway was the Project Scholar at WSU Libraries for the program series on the Federal Writers’ Project, “Soul of the People: Writing America’s Story.” She is currently working on an article on the Kansas research materials of the Federal Writers’ Project compiled by the WPA during the 1930’s.
“I became interested in Kansas during the Great Depression because of my interest in the history of the 1930s,” shared Madway. “When I became Curator of Special Collections at WSU, I was excited to learn that one of our less known treasures is the largest collection of WPA Writers Project Guides in the state. The guides provide a lively and thoughtful glimpse into Kansas life during the 1930s. Researching these materials and developing public programming based on them have given me an opportunity to discover the soul of our state during trying times and to share this story with fellow Kansans.”
Lorraine’s program will be funded by a grant from the Kansas Humanities Council. The Kansas Humanities Council conducts and supports community-based humanities programs, and encourages Kansas to participate in their communities.
Brunch will be served at 9:30 a.m. with a slide presentation by Steve Olson. Following the slide show the group will car pool to the Cimarron National Grassland to discover flowers and wildlife that are part of the Grassland.
The brunch will be by reservation only with a cost of $5.00 and served at the Morton County Historical Society Museum.
The people of Morton County are again pleased to host the Annual "Saddle-Up for St. Jude" trail
ride. The Trail Ride, which has been held annually for the past 6 years, is again being sponsored by Vienna
Lee. The money raised from this event will build an endowment fund to ensure St. Jude Children's Research
Hospital's continued efforts in research and treatment of childhood catastrophic diseases. The trail ride is
a one day ride in a 10 - 12 mile secure area on the Cimarron National Grassland where riders can live a little history
and take in the natural beauty of the area.
Riders obtain sponsors for each mile they ride, and all the money will be
given to continue the life-saving programs at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Individuals collecting
$35.00 or more receive a T-shirt, individuals collecting $75.00 or more receive a T-shirt and tote bag, individuals
collecting $125.00 or more receive a T-shirt, tote bag, and a sweatshirt and individuals collecting $175.00 or more
will receive a T-shirt, tote bag, sweatshirt, and cap. Everyone receives a "Saddle-Up for St. Jude"
patch. A special Grand Prize will go to the rider raising the most money for St. Jude's. Presentation
of the print will be made at the Chuck Wagon Dinner the evening of the trail ride.
For further information and/or Pledge Sheets contact Vienna Lee at the Morton County Economic Development Office. Phone:
(620) 697-2275 Email Vienna Lee, Coordinator or Email Lisa Thomason, Administrative Assistant
For Further Information contact:
Myrna Barnes or Becky Ellis
Morton County Historical Society Museum
PO Box 1248
Elkhart, KS 67950-1248
Phone: (620) 697-2833 Fax: (620) 697-4390
Email: mtcomuseum@elkhart.com
