Frank J. Buchman

Cowboy • Horseman • Writer

Oklahoma Team Champion with local ranches ranking high at Santa Fe Trail Rodeo

Buford Ranches of Welch, Oklahoma, went home with the championship title out of a dozen teams competing at the 27th annual Santa Fe Trail Ranch Rodeo in Council Grove. By winning the rodeo,  the working cowboys on the Craig County team earned the right to compete at the 18th annual Working Ranch Cowboys Association World […]

Special attractions for Santa Fe Trail Ranch Rodeo at Council Grove July 5-6

“Action packed” is the best way to describe the 27th annual Santa Fe Trail Ranch Rodeo set for Council Grove, Friday and Saturday, July 5-6. “Of course, the rodeo is the biggest attraction, and it will again be sanctioned by the Working Ranch Cowboys Association,” announced Clay Wilson, president of the Morris County Youth Rodeo […]

Pageant To Relive Kaw Indian History At Council Grove This Weekend

Although the Kaw Tribe was exiled from Kansas 139 years ago, members of the Kaw Nation will return once again to their Kansas homeland to tell the story of their ancestors for the outdoor drama pageant, Friday and Saturday, Sept. 14-15, at 8 o’clock in the Old Riverbed Amphitheater at Council Grove.

El Dorado Team Champion At 26th Annual Santa Fe Trail Ranch Rodeo

It was much like everyday life on a Flint Hills ranch at the rodeo arena just east of Council Grove. But, there were cowboys from the Flint Hills and well beyond gathered for competition at the 26th annual Santa Fe Trail Ranch Rodeo, sponsored by the Morris County Youth Rodeo Association.