Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame Banquet
The Western Heritage Museum and Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame is proud to announce the induction of three Lea County pioneers into the Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame. The three Bronze Cowboys will be honored at the annual banquet on November 8, 2014 with dinner starting at 6pm.
"We are pleased to announce that Lea County pioneers Johnny Martin Etcheverry, Malcolm R. Madera, and Christopher Columbus 'Lum' Medlin will be honored as this year's recipients of the Bronze Cowboy awards and induction into the Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame," said Darrell Beauchamp, Executive Director of the Museum. "As we do every year, we received a number of outstanding nominations, and these three are the ones chosen by the membership for the honor."
The Cowboy Hall of Fame has honored 94 Lea County pioneers with the Bronze Cowboy Award, the Museum's highest honor, since its beginning in 1978. Beauchamp noted that in order to be considered for the honor, a person must meet several stringent criteria. A nominee must be a long-time resident of Lea County, must be a person of good character and reputation, must have had the livestock industry as their principal business, and must be a distinguished rodeo performer or had a helping hand in the development of the livestock industry.
"There are so many qualified individuals in Lea County" Beauchamp added, "that sometimes it takes several nominations for a person to be selected by the membership."
In addition to the Bronze Cowboy inductions, Bobby Wallach will receive the Silver Concho Award, Shane and Barbee Beer were selected by the Cowboy Hall of Fame as "Young Ranchers" for 2014 and Jimmy Joe Campbell was selected as the "Working Cowboy" for 2014.
All will be honored on November 8 at the Induction Banquet at the Lea County Events Center. Tickets are $25 each and are available at the Museum.
For more information contact the Western Heritage Museum and Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame, 575-492-2678.
Over the next few weeks, starting below, we will take a more in-depth look at the Bronze Cowboy inductees.
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