RODEO Sponsor FEATURE: Ultra Trucking & Excavating

Longtime Smithers Rodeo Club sponsor ULTRA TRUCKING & EXCAVATING owner John Horlings has tossed his hat in the arena again for the 2014 SRC event on August 21-24, 2014.  

The Smithers Rodeo Club would like to applaud John for his tremendous contribution over the years for the SRC and the SRC Rodeo Arena located at the Bulkley Valley Exhibtion Grounds.

Whether it was excavating the ground for new buildings, placing the huge beams for the new rodeo announcer booth, maneuver steel rodeo bucking chutes and corral system in their new home or ever so gently moving the recycled "old" announcer booth to its new location in life as the serving station at the "The Ole Watering Hole" Beverage Gardens.

ULTRA TRUCKING & EXCAVATING  have the big toys to get your job done ! John has the fleet of equipment (Excavator, flat deck, rig and crane truck to name a few !) and the many years experience & knowledge to help you with your next big job ! 

2008 - SRC Old Rodeo Announcer booth gets a new location, thanks to ULTRA TRUCKING & EXCAVATING !

The Smithers Rodeo Club is excited to have fellow longtime Smithereen John Horlings & family on board for this year with the Smithers Rodeo event ! 

Throwback 2008 - Thanks to Ultra Trucking & Excavating and all that participated in this BIG job ! 

Be sure to give the Horlings family a big "howdy" when you see them at the 2014 SRC rodeo event in conjunction with the 95th Bulkley Valley Exhibition.

Thanks again John and all of our 2014 SRC sponsors ! Without you, there would be no Smithers Rodeo ! 

More SRC Sponsor features coming soon !

Happy Trails 

Throwback 2008 - Finished Results ! 

RODEO Sponsor FEATURE: Shooting Star Amusements - A Family Business !

The SRC is proud to have Shooting Star Amusements back on board for the 2014 Smithers Rodeo !

The Shooting Star Amusements have been a crowd favorite from the first time they came to Smithers and we cannot wait until the fleet of amusement rides, exciting games and yummy classic fair munchies arrive in August ! Be sure to give them a huge #Smithers welcome when you see them ! 

Here is a snippet of the history of Shooting Star Amusements when it was formed back in 2002 with owners Joe & Brenda .....

Like most kids growing up in Vancouver, the owners of Shooting Star Amusements worked at the Pacific National Exhibition while attending School. Joe Medeiros, the President, of Shooting Star Amusements enjoyed his first job as a ride operator at the PNE. Joe quickly worked his way up to being the Assistant Superintendent of Maintenance for Playland.

Joe soon discovered that he enjoyed traveling, as the PNE sent him to other Midway locations throughout Canada and the United States to consult and set up spectacular amusement rides and roller coasters.
After 4 years with WCA, Joe and Brenda decided to go off on their own and become independent contractors during the annual PNE.
In 1992 Joe and Brenda joined Castle Amusements to further expand their games operation. The owners of Castle Amusements retired in 2002, at which time Joe and Brenda had the opportunity to purchase the equipment owned by Castle. They amalgamated their games operation and formed the company Shooting Star Amusements.

Visit the Shooting Star Amusements site here for the complete story of Joe, Brenda and the entire family at SSA. Do not forget to visit their Facebook Page, always lots of prizes and daily promotions leading up to the Bulkley Valley Exhibition 2014 ! 

Smithers Rodeo Club Thursday Night Bull-A-Rama (August 21, 2014 - Action Starts @ 6pm) is sponsored by Shooting Star Amusements. Come on down and visit the rodeo action for 3 hours and then mosey on over the BVX midway for the remainder of your evening ! Don't forget that Thursday Night is Midnight MADNESS ! with wristbands available ! (Check out SSA site for pricing here ) 

Also, check out the SSA various social media platforms....lots of awesome videos ! 

2014 SSA Hours of Operation at the #BVX

Thursday - 3pm to Midnight - MIDNIGHT MADNESS 

Friday - Open at 12:00 noon

Saturday - Open at 12:00 noon 

Sunday - Open 12:00 noon to 4:00pm

**Closing hours vary based on weather/conditions.

YouTube : Shooting Star Amusements

Thanks again Shooting Star and all of our 2014 SRC sponsors ! Without you, there would be no Smithers Rodeo ! 

More SRC Sponsor features coming soon !

Happy Trails