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| Established | 2013 |
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| Location | P.O. Box 562, Gooding, Idaho, 83330 |
| Type | Hall of fame |
| Website | IRHF |
The Idaho Rodeo Hall of Fame is a rodeo cowboy hall of fame. The hall of fame was established in 2013.
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| Established | 2013 |
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| Location | P.O. Box 562, Gooding, Idaho, 83330 |
| Type | Hall of fame |
| Website | IRHF |
The Idaho Rodeo Hall of Fame is a rodeo cowboy hall of fame. The hall of fame was established in 2013.
The Idaho Rodeo Hall of Fame was established as a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization on May 6, 2013. Lonnie and Charmy LeaVell are the founders of the organization. The actual charitable nonprofit status was received from the IRS on February 19, 2014. The IRHF hosts a reunion and induction ceremony annually every October. [1]
The Idaho Hall of Fame preserves and promotes the Western lifestyle and its heritage. The hall exists to dedicate the men and women in rodeo who contribute to ranching and farming through their sport. It also extends its reach to continue these western ways to the youth in the communities to ensure that these traditions continue for many generations. In 2015, the hall was awarded the Historic Preservation Recognition Award by National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. [1]
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