Three residents selected for 2019 Cowboy Hall of Fame

Hugh and Mary Sue Vass, as well as Norman Sanford, of Hot Springs County have been selected as members of the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame (WCHF) Class of 2019.

Meadowlarks, greening pastures, and the inimitable scent of branding smoke on the breeze announce Spring in this wonderful West that is Wyoming. Another perennial harbinger is the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame (WCHF) announcement of their next class of Honorees. WCHF Board of Directors held their Spring business meeting May 4 & 5 at Ramkota Hotel Conference Center in Casper, and proudly named 43 men and 4 women to the Class of 2019. Their induction ceremony will be at the Casper Events Center September 22, during the First Annual Wyoming Cowboy & Cowgirl Legacy Week.

Nominations were accepted statewide during January and February. Regional committees in ten different geographic sections of Wyoming sifted nominations from their areas and forwarded 75 to the state board for consideration this year. The 47 new selections will bring the WCHF Honoree total to 283 since the Premiere Induction in 2014. All nominees not chosen for induction -- who meet WCHF criteria and for whom sufficient information has been provided – remain in the nominee pool to be considered in future years.

This year WCHF members lobbied for and were successful in passing a bill creating an annual “Wyoming Cowboy and Cowgirl Legacy Week” the third calendar week of September. The law becomes effective July 1.

Members of the WCHF Class of 2019 may also be inducted at their county or regional level, prior to or following the State Induction. Events already planned include Park County Day of the Cowboy events in Meeteetse including a town barbecue, live music and dancing July 20.