Happy New Year!

                                                           

Welcome to the Sand Springs Round Up Club located in the River City Park in Sand Springs, North East Oklahoma.

The Round Up Club is open to everyone of all ages and we have a vast variety of activities such as team penning, play days, parade participation, trail rides, barrel races, jackpots, rodeos and more to offer.

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RUC History
By: Phyllis Chism

 

The original RUC was northwest of Sand Springs on Shell Creek Road.  In the early '70s, the City Manager of Sand Springs, Royce Hunter, was instrumental in getting the club moved into River City Park. The very first event was in 1971 - a junior rodeo in the park using panels.  The stock consisted of bucking shetland ponies provided by Terry Ford.

The men who were responsible for the design and construction of the arena, in it's current location, were all local volunteers; Russell Bartling, Dub Carr, Elzie Clemons, Corky Davidson, Robert Lawley, Tommy Lawley, Bobby Ragsdale, and Marion "Red" Shook.  In 1978 Red Shook was killed in an industrial accident at the steel mill.  In 1979 the club named the Memorial weekend rodeo in his honor.   In later years the rodeo was renamed in honor of Andy Downs, a member killed in an auto accident.

 In 2011 the Labor Day weekend rodeo was rededicated to Red Shook in his honor, and will now be called Red Shook Labor Day Rodeo.

If any doubts on the weather or arena conditions call before you haul and ALWAYS CARRY YOUR COGGINS' PAPERS!

Arena # 918-246-2571

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Announcements:

There will be a FREE food handlers permit class Wednesday March, 7th

@ 7:00 pm in the Case Community Center. You must have a permit

to work in the concession.

Work days:

March 24@ 10:00 am

United States Equestrian Federation:

To all FFA high school members regarding earning a school jacket letter in the equestrian sport.  For an application go to usef.org/documents/youth/highschoolathlete.pdf.  For more information email Lauren Fahey at lfahey@usef.org or Mary Vance at mvance@usef.org or call 859-258-2472.

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2012 Officers

President: Kari Rousey

karirousey57@gmail.com

Cell # (918)951-7633

Vice President: Charlie Dardenne

firemancd1@yahoo.com

Cell # (918)949-0475

Secretary: Tammy Overacker

smotherstammy@yahoo.com

Cell # (918)402-1174

Treasurer: Kay Dardenne

kayd131@yahoo.com

Cell # (918)645-0475

Arena Directors: Danny Baker

capdan13@cox.net

Cell # (918)706-1126

Sammy Austin

sammie@simtel.net

Cell #(918)639-4369

Arena Secretary: Melinda Jones

goatroper180@aol.com

Cell # (918)261-7761

Concession Director: Tammy Overacker

smotherstammy@yahoo.com

Cell # (918)402-1174

Ways & Means: Tonja Frazier

Tfrazier@jarboesales.com

Cell # (918)694-3188

Activities Director/Parade Marshall: Kelly Goodbar

kagoodbar@saintfrancis.com

Cell # (918)706-2826

Web & Newsletter Editor: Meliss Weaver

scarletacres@aol.com

Cell # (918)636-6033