Still time for cowboy hall of fame nominations

Nominations for the 2018 Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame (WCHF) will be accepted through Wednesday, Feb. 28. The 2017 Cowboy Hall of Fame saw among its inductees Hot Springs County residents Carl Obe Dockery and Ernest Nathan “Nate” Brown, who was honored posthumously.

Inductee qualifications include a minimum age of 65 and at least 45 years in the saddle. Nominees don’t have to be born in Wyoming, but must have had primary residency in the state of Wyoming as a working cowboy or cowgirl.

The county the nominee spent his or her life in is required so the WCHF knows which committee to send the nomination to.

An unlimited number of nominations for the honor can be submitted. However, if a nomination story lacks enough information about the nominee’s cowboy life and skills, the person nominating will be contacted by a member of the county committee requesting a new nomination be submitted the following year with additional in the story that the WCHF feels is needed to show the nominee deserves to be included.

More information about the WCHF and nomination forms are available online at http://www.wyomingcowboyhalloffame.com