Hot Springs Greater Learning Foundation
Thermopolis, Wyoming
A Good Time Had by All
More than 500 people attended the 2008 Wyoming State Oldtime Fiddle Contest in Thermopolis, April 26-27.The contest drew fiddlers from throughout the state, ranging from age 5 (Rachel Merchant, Casper) to age 86 (Leonard Zierlein, Burlington). The contest is sanctioned by National Oldtime Fiddle Association. Winners qualified to participate in the national contest in Weiser, Idaho, in June.
Mark your calendar for next year’s event, to be held May 30-31, 2009.
2008 Wyoming State Oldtime Fiddle Contest Winners
Small Fry
1. Rachel Merchant (Casper)
2. Braenn Smith (Meeteetse)
Junior-Junior
1. Harrison Schumann (Cody)
2. Ana Merchant (Casper)
3. Jenae Pope (Casper)
4. Jocelyn Engen (Casper)
5. Clayton Atkinson (Casper)
6. Tanner Wells (Deaver)
Junior
1. Sara Rodeck (Jackson)
2. Tally Wells (Deaver)
3. Bridget Seidel (Cody)
4. Anastasia Beeson (Casper)
5. Zack Anderson (Thermopolis)
Adult
1. Robin Mischke (Thermopolis)
2. Mark Smith (Meeteetse)
3. Karen Peden (Riverton)
4. Steven Martin (Powell)
5. Vickie Roseberry (Mammoth)
Senior
1. Sandra Larimore (Casper)
2. Leonard Zierlein (Burlington)
3. Ann Robinson (Casper)
4. Dick Hornbuckle (Glenrock)
5. Dick Lefevre (Lander)
6. Loyd Quinby (Rawlins)
State Division
1. Tyler Enders (Casper)
2. Casey Whiteman (Casper)
3. Kelly Wells (Deaver)
4. Philip Kramer (Cheyenne)
Twin Fiddle
1. Tyler Enders (Casper); Anastasia Beeson (Casper)
2. Tally Wells (Deaver); Kelly Wells (Deaver)
3. Leonard Zierlein (Burlington); Robin Mischke (Thermopolis)
4. Casey Whiteman (Casper); Jenae Pope (Casper)
5. Jack Crowley (Missoula, Mont.); Kelly Wells (Deaver)
No Holds Barred
1. Cody Stadelmaier (Fort Collins, Colo.)
2. Sara Rodeck (Jackson)
3. Tyler Enders (Casper)
4. Tally Wells (Deaver)
5. Casey Whiteman (Casper); Anastasia Beeson (Casper)
6. The Merchant Family (Casper)
7. Bridget Seidel (Cody)
8. Harrison Schumann (Cody)
9. Nina Karusto (Riverton; Finland exchange student)
Novice
1. Angie Beeson (Casper)
2. Averi Reynolds (Casper)
3. Timi Reynolds (Casper)
Favorite Accompanist
Dick Enders (Casper)
| A special thanks to our co-sponsors |
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* Hot Springs/Thermopolis Lodging Tax Board * Wyoming Oldtime Fiddlers Association * KCWY – Channel 13, Casper * Thermopolis/Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce * Hot Springs County Schools * Wyoming Arts Council, with funding in part from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Wyoming State Legislature |