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Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
How bulls are helping 'Buck Cancer'
CANTON, S.D. (KELO) — Bulls and calves will be on display Saturday near Canton, with each animal playing a part in the fight against cancer. The bulls are out for a stroll at Raise Em' Rank Ranch north of Canton, where owner Dillon Swanson is preparing for the third annual Buck Cancer event. Task force unanimously recommends replacing SD State Pen 'We've got somewhere around 80 head of calves that we're going to buck with no riders, they're going to compete amongst themselves just on their athletic ability and how hard they want to be a bucking bull someday,' Raise Em' Rank Rodeo owner Dillon Swanson said. While the evening session will feature riders competing for buckles, the event is geared toward stock contractors with a portion of each entry fee benefiting a family in need. 'Every year, we are just going to commit to donating this to local families going through some form of cancer,' Swanson said. 'We've got some picked out for this year, we're pretty excited about handing them a check next week,' Swanson added. Buck Cancer got its start in 2023 after Swanson was diagnosed with cancer. 'When I got diagnosed with testicular cancer, I had to have some surgeries and chemo in the spring, which really set back our rodeo season and made that whole year tough to get through,' Swanson said. 'This event means the world to me,' Buck Cancer Producer Travis Garrett said. Travis Garrett organized the very first Buck Cancer to benefit Swanson. A year later, it was his dad battling cancer. 'Made me feel great to be able to help out a friend and then help out my dad when he was going through cancer, and then I'm just excited to be able to help everybody else,' Garrett said. It's all in an attempt to buck cancer one family at a time. 'I like helping out people who need it the most,' Garrett said. Swanson says he's good health-wise but still gets an annual check-up. The 'Buck Cancer' Calf Battle will start at 10 a.m. Saturday morning, followed by Bull Team event at Raise Em' Rank Ranch north of Canton. If you'd like to support the cause, click HERE for contact information. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
08-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Bulls and Broncs is back for another go
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — An action-packed event is ready to make its return to the W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds in Sioux Falls. With the livestock waiting in the wings, the scene is set for Bulls & Broncs inside the Expo Building. The eighth annual event will feature bull riders and saddle bronc riders from across the region. KPot is now open in Sioux Falls 'We've got guys that have been to the bright lights in Las Vegas to the guy that's just starting out,' Bulls & Broncs Promoter Dan Pirrung said. The bulls are the main attraction, but the two-day competition will include a mini bulls event to kick off the action on Saturday. 'Yeah, it's a good way to get your foot in the door, it's a good way to get started,' Pirrung said. 'We want to build bull riders and to do that a mini bull is the best way for that kid to get a real life feel of what those bulls are going to feel like as they get older and pursue a career in rodeo,' Raise Em' Rank Rodeo owner Dillon Swanson said. Dillon Swanson owns Raise Em' Rank Rodeo and says it's also a chance for the veterans to shadow the next generation of bull riders. 'Any opportunity they can get to go compete in front of a live crowd and some pretty cool venues and opportunities those kids eat up, so great opportunity to showcase the talent coming up in the state of South Dakota and the midwest and the hard work these kids have been putting in, it's pretty impressive,' Swanson said. The highlight of Bulls & Broncs may be the Kids Boot Scramble. 'Little guys, they take one boot off, put it in a pile and go down to the other end of the arena and then you've got to run down, put your boot on, run back to the clown and whoever gets back there first gets a pair of boots,' Pirrung said. Add it all up and Pirrung says it's worth the price of admission. 'Two and a half to three hours full of non-stop action the whole time, you'll be on the edge of your seats the whole time,' Pirrung said. Bulls & Broncs gets underway at 7:30 Friday night at the Expo Building. The competition continues at 5:30 Saturday with the mini bulls, followed by the main event at 7:30. Tickets are $18 for adults. Kids ages 6-12 are $13, while 5-and-under are free. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
