Hulen Jackson Rogers

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Obituary 

Hulen Jackson Rogers, a native of Nutrioso, left this life at the age of 79 on February 13th, 2013. He was born on September 9th, 1933 in Nutrioso, Arizona.

Hulen enjoyed bird watching, traveling, playing and listening to music, logging and the forest.  His passion was riding, watching, and following professional cutting horses.

Hulen is survived by his Sister Lenore, and her children Darlene Adams, Janiece Le Baron, Tommy Brewer, Roger Brewer, Stacy Brewer and Barbara LeComte.  He was preceded in death by his parents Thomas Jackson Rogers, Ruby Wilkins Rogers, his brother Thomas Marlen Rogers, and his niece Nancy Greer. He is also survived by nine other nieces and nephews, 37 great nieces and nephews, and five great-great nieces and nephews.

The family would like to thank the Webb’s Assisted Living Home and Hospice for the gentle care provided to Hulen in the last few months of his life.

His funeral services were February 16th, 2013 at the Springerville LDS Chapel.  He was laid to rest in Nutrioso near his parents.

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Mylea at 4-H State 2011

This weekend was the last rodeo Mylea has scheduled to participate in for the season, and so we headed to Scottsdale to watch her compete at the 4-H State Competition at West World.  Friday we woke up early and headed to Sun City West so I could visit Sue at Crown of LIfe and perform some yearly maintenance on their network.  After we headed to World of Tile and looked at tile to replace the carpet in our home.  If you head that way, talk to Ryan.  He took pretty good care of us.

We then headed to our hotel, the Wingate off the 101 in Scottsdale near Westworld.  I would recommend this property for the stay and amenities, should you ever have a reason to be in North Scottsdale.  The kids enjoyed the pool, the gym had great Procor equipment, and the breakfast was filled with many choices.

Saturday morning we got up and headed to the Arena.  The roping was way behind schedule, and Clancey and I ended up helping with the barrier.  It was very sad as the livestock were sick, small, and some were even blind.  It made it hard for the kids to compete appropriately and some parents were upset (with good reason).  I ended up flagging the breakaway, and during the tie down I had to flag the start and then run down and play safety for the kids.  The lady running the Gymkhana (pronounced GYM-KAAAAAHHHH-NA in Maricopa County) came up and talked with me and I ended up volunteering to help.  I flagged the rodeo, and Clancey and I even got to rake the barrels and poles.  (Hand raking made it hard to provide an equal opportunity for each contestant.. at least that is what one mom came and told us and she said we were not doing a good job). It was hot, long, and slow but Mylea competed amanzingly getting a 2nd in the Poles, a 4th in the Barrels, and a 5th in the Goat Tying.

*A great side-note that needs to be addressed is that the horse Mylea is riding the Barrel Racing photos is Chemo.  He was born on the day that my late Grandfather, Marlen Rogers, had his first Chemotherapy treatment.  He is the only animal on the Ranch still alive when my grandpa was.  That horse has taken me to 4-H State so my dad could rope on him.  (His first trip was a bit exciting, being at the State Fair grounds with all the carnival rides)  He then took Clancey, and now Mylea is riding him at Westworld this year.  He is an amazing horse and definitely is an inductee in the Roger’s Ranch Hall of Fame!  That old man is a great animal and still takes care of us to this day.  Thanks bud.

We finished off the day, dusty and dirty at Outback Steakhouse for a meal with the family and Jenn Booth.  The hotel pool was nice and Mom and Clancey even pulled their pants up and chilled at the Jacuzzi.  Sunday morning, we all got up, and packed and headed home.  We are headed to Saint Johns to see Gwen which will be a nice end to the weekend.

McBride Family Home Evening

Growing up I remember the majority of our Family Home Evenings were out at the ranch with our horses. Clancey came up to RV before heading to California where he is beginning a new job near L.A.. We roped and then had a bonfire of wood we had been cleaning up around the ranch. Hot dogs and smores were the treat, and we had a good lesson around the fire.

Football, Roping, & a Reception

Football season has started, and we were able to make it to the Freshman, 8th Grade, and the Varsity games this week.  I took some fun panorama shots with my iPhone, and each one turned out different.  Saint Johns played Round Valley in Saint Johns, and we sat on the track, and even though the Elks lost it was exciting to see the game and be a small part of the action again.  Today my dad roped in Linden, and we stopped by on the way to Green’s Peak to see Amanda’s family that has a nice camp established up there.  The roping was also great, and a good time watching my dad get to rope.  Alex and Rustyn even got to ride Terry in between runs.  I am blown away at the caliber of photo that the iPhone 4’s sensor is capable of.  With Camera+’s clarity post-edit I have my new wallpaper for my iPhone. IMG_0717 and IMG_0719 are my two favorites (719 is the image a the top, and 717 is below the gallery).


RVRCE | August 20th

Between a horse virus and a wildfire we had to cancel two of the big rodeos that we had planned this past year. Last weekend we had our final scheduled rodeo for the season. Everyone seems to have been in a funk since the fire, and even though the majority of the people were only displaced for a week it seems to have a lasting affect on all of us. It was an enjoyable time, and Alex had her first rodeo. I think there are some pictures of it on MeeMaw’s camera. Doesn’t seem like we should be putting the rodeo stuff up and hauling wood yet. Here comes fall I guess.

EagarDaze Weekend 2011

Friday before all the craziness I DJed a dance in Saint Johns for the Dance Festival.  It was a really good time and the turn out was great.  What a fun way to end the summer for all the youth that are going back to school this week.

Amidst all the rain we caught a break and had our foot rodeo that the RV Rodeo Club Extravaganza puts on every year for EagarDaze.  Among many other events that are going on we have all sorts of racing, roping, and riding events for both cowboys and cowgirls and those just participating in the weekend’s festivities.  The unfortunate thing about running the event is that you don’t get very many pictures of what’s going on.  After the foot rodeo Mylea went over and jumped on the trampoling/rubberband dealio.

On Sunday after church we went over and saw Gwen.  We ate some dinner outside, and had a fun time just relaxing on the grass.  I don’t remember the last time I just laid on the ground and looked up at the clouds.  It was a great ending to a really fun weekend.