4 5 Ask the Vet: The Skinny on Skin Conditions 8 The Old Storyteller: The Legendary "White Bird" 10 It’s the 15th Annual National Day of the Cowboy! 13 Buddy Uldrikson: Talking Feet 14 The Arizona Duuude: Nancy Sheppard, Rodeo's Goodwill Ambassador 17 Charlie LeSueur: B.S. Breaks the Comedy Western Wide Open 19 Jennifer Morrow: Five Year Ordeal of the Oatman Girls 22 Check Out Where Our Readers Have Been! 24 Jim Olson's Collector's Corner: The Basics 27 Roping Tips: To Dally Or Not To Dally? 28 AZ Road Trip: Oatman 31 A Cowboy Rests in Heaven: Doy J. Reidhead 34 Lee Anderson: Did You Know, In the Old West... 36 96.3 Real Country Concert Page 37 Just the Facts: Dolly Parton 39 The Rustic Lifestyle 40 Crossword / Sudoku / Cowboy Comics 43 Alan Rockman: Sitting Bull, Part 2 46 A Bite of Country: Mom’s Real Country Recipes 49 DIY: Creative Wood & Glass Upcycling 50 Glendale Equestrian Club Ride Report 51 News from Copper State Peruvian Paso Club 52 Arizona Real Country Equine Supply Source 55 Arena Directory 56 Advertiser Index 57 Classified Ads 58 Taking Care of Business: Special Advertiser Section 60 July 2019 Calendar 61 July 2019 Events from the Publisher table of contents July 2019 July 2019 37 19 8 34 46 28 1 7 1 4 WHAT'S GOING ON? It seems like the past couple of months so much has been happening, does it feel that way in your life as well? Some of the stuff good and some stuff not so good. Yesterday cleaning out a drawer I found this piece of paper. I have no idea where it came from or who gave it to me, just a small piece of paper with these words on it... God's Cake. Sometimes we wonder, "What did I do to deserve this" or "Why did God have to do this to me." Here is a wonderful explanation! A daughter is telling her mother how everything is going wrong, she's failing algebra, her boyfriend broke up with her and her best friend is moving away. Meanwhile, her mother is baking a cake and asks her daughter if she would like a snack, and the daughter says, "Absolutely mom, I love cake." Here, have some cooking oil, her mother offers. "Yuck," says her daughter. "How about a couple of raw eggs?" "Gross mom!" "Would you like some flour? Or maybe baking soda?" "Mom, those are all yucky!" To which the mother replies, "Yes, all those things seem bad all by themselves. But when they are put together in the right way, they make a wonderfully delicious cake!” God works the same way. Many times we wonder why He would let us go through such bad and difficult times. But God knows that when He put these things all in His order, they always work for good! We just have to trust Him and eventually, they will all make something wonderful! God is crazy about you. He sends you flowers every spring and a sunrise every morning. Whenever you want to talk, He'll listen. He can live anywhere in the universe, and He chose your heart. Mike Barna, Publisher ArizonaRealCountryMagazine@gmail.com