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Five decades after crowning, ‘59 queen still enjoys the ride
Fifty years after she was crowned Chickasha Rodeo Queen, Sue Mosier still represents a local riding community from atop a purebred quarter horse.
Today at 4 p.m., she will ride again in the Chickasha Rodeo Foundation parade as a part of the Tuttle Round Up Club.
“It was an honor and pleasure serving as Rodeo Queen,” Mosier said. In 1959, she was 16 years old and Sue Fitzpatrick.
This won’t be her first appearance in the parade since ‘59, however. Mosier has participated in the parade several times, including in the last six consecutive years.
“Riding in the parade brings back a lot of good memories,” she said.
MUCH HAS changed since 1959 when Mosier, just a few months shy of high school graduation, stood in front of a panel of judges.
“The person who sold the most advanced tickets won the title, but we were also judged on horsemanship, personality, and appearance,” she said. “It was the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association back then; it’s not professional anymore. It used to be a lot bigger than it is now.”
Mosier still has the white saddle she was given when she won.
“[The saddle] was made by prisoners in McAlester and it has the Oklahoma state seal on it,” she said. “Being Rodeo Queen meant a lot to me. I was a young girl; I barrel raced and went to rodeos, so it was really a big deal.”
THAT SAME year, Mosier also won second place in the Oklahoma State Rodeo Queen contest.
Growing up, Mosier was always involved with the local horse riding community. Her parents were both members of the Chickasha Round-Up Club.
“I have pictures of me sitting on a horse at about one years old,” she said.
Mosier moved to California in 1963, four years after winning the title. She worked as an administrative dean for the Los Angeles City School District. She moved back to Oklahoma in 1978 and was a counselor at Chickasha High School from 1983-1987.
Now retired, Mosier serves as the secretary/treasurer for the Tuttle Round-Up Club. She and her husband of 28 years, Melvin Mosier, have three registered quarter horses. Mosier rides with the club frequently, including parades in Minco, Lindsay, Tuttle and Mustang.
FIVE DECADES later, Mosier is still watching the tradition in which she excelled many years before. Though some of the qualifications and standards have changed over the years, the institution still persists.
Modern contest rules still outline specific requirements for contestants, though prizes and judging methods have changed over the years. Now, to qualify to compete, a contestant must be between the ages of 8-24, sell over $1500 worth of rodeo tickets, and exhibit knowledge about horse riding.
Sophia Bush, coordinator of the Chickasha Rodeo Queen Contest and Parade, said there are three queen candidates this year.
“The contestants have to be able to ride, saddle, balance, mount and dismount,” Bush said.
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GRADY COUNTY FAIR RESULTS
Plants
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First: (Adult) Ann O'Bar
Second: (Adult) Joyce Riker
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AROUND THE AREA
SEPTEMBER 2
Poetry Reading
• When: Sept. 2, 7 p.m.
• Where: Eduardo’s Mexican Restaurant, Private Room, 3127 S. 4th St., Chickasha
• Details: Featured Poet is Carol Hamilton, writer, storyteller and Poet Laureate of Oklahoma 1995-97Hamilton’s website is www.carolhamilton.org. There is no admission fee to attend the Poetry Reading, and refreshments are available for purchase. For more information, contact Rockford Johnson, 224-0160 or 317-7506. -
Duncan nips Chicks for straight-game win
Duncan got their eighth match win of the season Tuesday, beating Nancy Waters’ Lady Chicks in straight games at the Activity Center.
The Chicks looked like they had a little hangover from Monday night’s tough road loss at Tecumseh, coming out flat again and dropping their first two games by identical 25-17 scores.
They came out firing on all eight cylinders for game three, running out to a 15-9 lead on the strength of a 7-0 run with Shelby Crosley serving, but the Demons battled back to tie it late and the Chicks let it slip away, 25-21. -
STATE SPORTS BRIEFS
NORMAN (AP) — Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops has named walk-on Patrick O'Hara as the starting place-kicker for the seventh-ranked Sooners.
Stoops said on his radio show Tuesday night that O'Hara won the competition with Jimmy Stevens, freshman Michael Hunnicutt and redshirt freshman Bryce Easley. -
OSU's Gundy still learning on job
STILLWATER (AP) — Mike Gundy hasn't lost his love for dialing up the right play to keep Oklahoma State's offense purring along.
That passion, which he has called the most enjoyable part of his job as head coach, was bred into him as an offensive coordinator. And he is a former starting quarterback for the Cowboys. -
Whimsical metal work, jewelry part of big art show at USAO
A showing of whimsical metal work and jewelry is scheduled to be on display at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma during Helen’s Show Sept. 10-Oct 1.
The show will feature the work of USAO graduate Helen Shafer. The exhibition will be open daily during normal business hours in the Davis Hall Third Floor Art Gallery on the USAO campus. The show is free and open to the public. An opening reception is scheduled Sept. 10 at 6 p.m. in the gallery. -
High-speed chase lands 1 in jail
A high-speed motorcycle chase down Highway 81 last Wednesday landed a Ninnekah man in jail and a felony charge of eluding a police officer.
Court records show that James William Hutchins, 21, blew by Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Timothy Parrish at U.S. Highway 81 and County Road 1460 and was clocked going 144 miles per hour in a posted 70 miles per hour zone.
Parrish reported that he was sitting stationary at that location at about 3:45 p.m. on Aug. 25 when he observed a red motorcycle traveling southbound. He engaged his emergency lights and siren and pulled onto the roadway behind the Triumph motorcycle. -
5 inmates denied parole
Parole was recently denied for five Grady County inmates serving sentences with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.
The following individuals were denied at the August Pardon and Parole Board meeting:
• Jeremiah Daniel Cline, who is serving a five-year sentence for distribution of a controlled dangerous substance and a five-year sentence for possession of a controlled dangerous substance, began his sentence in August 2008.
• Warren P. Diego, who is serving a 15-year sentence (10 years PTS) for lewd molestation, began his sentence in February 2009. -
Judge recuses herself from pharmacy case
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