b'National Day of the CowboyUpdateBy Bethany Braley, National Day of the Cowboy Executive Director & PublisherLike us on Facebook - National Day of the Cowboy; nationaldayofthecowboy.com Jerry Betley, Bethany Braley, PBR CEO Sean Gleason, Barb Ricchart, Darrell Wyatt and Tom HankT he NDOC is now in St Louis, Missouri and Iour current financials, and several other topics.Hopefully, 2020 will be a fantastic year for all of am in the process of finding a physical locationAlthough I had met all of the board members inus as we continue to press for formal recognition for an NDOC office. Since arriving here, I\'veperson myself, it was the first time some of themnationwide for a day to celebrate cowboy culture learned that the Missouri Cattleman\'s Associationhad met each other. It was no easy feat for everyoneand pioneer heritage. We\'ve already managed to get visits the capitol every Wednesday to lobby on behalfto get to the meeting and spend two days there so I15 states to pass the National Day of the Cowboy of cowboys and cattlemen. I\'ve spoken with our billappreciate the fact that they all made it a priority tointo law and all of you can be very proud of that sponsor here, Rep Warren Love, and told him I\'d bebe present and contributed so much to the all-dayhistoric accomplishment! traveling to the capitol to meet members of the MCAmeeting. We were also able to have dinner together to give them information about the NDOC. Repand some of us were guests of the PBR at their Love feels we have a much better chance of gettingbull riding event on Missouri to pass our bill in 2020. Thanks to SeanSaturday night. With Gleason, it almost got through at the last minute inthe NDOC now being 2019, but the legislature ran out of time. Rep Lovemore centrally located tells me he already has a senator to co-sponsor onin the country, we\'ll board which is great news. Don\'t forget - Missourihave a better chance still bills itself as, "The Gateway to the West!" of making a face-to- TURQUOISE, face board meeting anSILVER, PURSES, I\'ve also been in touch with Tennessee Repannual event. SOUTHWEST Whitson\'s office. His aide told me that Rep WhitsonDECOR, COWGIRLhas passed our bill on to Rep Andy Holt, who is aOn another topic, I rancher and farmer himself and is also on the AGwas not able to enlist committee. Our main volunteer in Tennessee, Terryan artist for a 201920 E. YavapaiKing, will be giving Holt\'s office a call to let himHatch Show Print,Downtown know we can both be available to testify if and whenso now our series isWickenburgthe bill gets brought up in committee. missing 2017 and530-276-58222019. We did agree As many of you know, three states passed theat the board meetingOpen 6 Days a WeekNational Day of the Cowboy bill in 2019; Arkansas,that we would10am4pmNorth Dakota, and Montana. Yeehaw! I know I saycontact Hatch aboutClosed Sundaythis every time another state passes our bill, butreprinting2005 and this should make it easier for us to enlist the otherperhaps 2007.35! We do have potential bill sponsors again in Colorado (Rep Esgar) and Washington (Rep Kretz)I\'m happy to tell you as well, and perhaps Maryland.that the entertainer, Marshall Mitchell In September of 2019, thanks to Dawn Dickersonof Arkansas, will and Sean Gleason at PBR, we were able to holdbecome an official an NDOC board meeting in Virginia. We chosespokesperson for Virginia because two of our board members,the NDOC, joining Darrell Wyatt and Tom Hawk, live in that area, soKelsee Bradshaw, it required only three of us to fly to the meetingHotshot Johnny, Dr. (Barb Richhart, Jerry Betley and myself). We hadBuck Montgomery, an ambitious agenda and ran out of time, not beingBrent Slutsky, able to get to the last three items. We talked atBob DeMitry, length about our campaign status and strategies,Will Roberts, Lee our impending relocation, the precarious conditionAnderson and of the 19-year-old NDOC vehicle, fundraising,Concho. ArizonaRealCountry.com February 2020 41'