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May 25, 2023
THANK YOU

The Duvall family would like to thank our sponsors for the 44th Annual Duvall Steer Wrestling Jackpot. Without their gracious support, none of this would have been possible! It is the great support of these businesses and people that keep bringing the cowboys back to Checotah each year! This year we had contestants from over 15 states and Brazil. We were qualifying events for the WCRA, Ote Berry Junior Steer Wrestling Finals, Hooey Junior Patriot, and the American. We were live streamed on Facebook and everyone had a wonderful time! Thank you to all of those that bought merchandise or came out to eat some yummy food! Creek Nation Casino Checotah • CC Buggy Bath Dick Bailey Motors • Green’s Elevator • Armstrong Bank People’s National Bank • Muscogee Creek Nation Casino D’s Wrecker Service • Sharpe’s Department Store Watson’s Farm & Meat Processing • Payne and Rice Clinic American Hat Company • Red Dirt Production Services 69 Liquor • Star, Glitz, & Glitter • Purina Feeds Aspire Health Primary & Urgent Care • Oxbow Tack Shelter Insurance-Dusty Duvall • Beaver Brothers Dentistry First Family Federal Credit Union • June’s Restaurant Gentry Tire and Lube • The Boat Doctor • Leather & Soul Checotah Diet and Medical Clinic • Rolland Ranch O’Reillys Auto Parts • Glover’s Veterinary Service Larry’s Tree Service • Stockman’s Trading Company Checotah Insurance Agency • Trey Fisher Saddlery Cow Horse Supply • H&H Tires & Wheels The City of Checotah • Checotah Livestock Auction Stewart Gulager • Kenlee Rhoades • Cassidy Prater Colby Crissman • Sherry Hearn • Jeff Miller • Kelly Bush Buck Fields • Steve Ogle • Imogene Duvall • Richard Ramsey Jerome & Laurie Burkhalter • Nurse Tammy/Preslea Brown Tom & Amy Duvall • Ace Wilhite • Blake Lewis Doltyn Lane • Chute Rodeo Images • Mike Bush Hitmen Baseball Team • Donna King 918 Designs • Danny & Jackie Price

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