Winners Corral!
Congratulations !!!! To the following Winners of Happy Trails Children's Foundation Opportunity Drawings of The Silver Screen Legend, The Legend Silver Saddle and other Opportunity Drawings that benefit the Happy Trails Children's Foundation.
A big Western thank you to all those who supported the Happy Trails Children's Foundation through their ticket purchases and participation of all events.
The Silver Screen Legend's - Beginning 1998 I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII - IX - X - XI The Legend's Silver Saddle - Beginning 2003 - 2004 Legendary 1880’s Plains Saddle - 2007
Mary L. Herrick of Prescott, AZ
was the lucky winner in a drawing held recently for The Legend saddle, a
close replica of Roy Rogers’s personal silver mounted saddle that he
used on Trigger in countless Republic feature films and in all 100
episodes of the Roy Rogers TV Show. The original saddle will soon
be cinched down on a rearing mounted Trigger in the new Roy Rogers and
Dale Evans Museum, scheduled to open later this month in Branson, MO.
The Legend's Silver Saddle 2004 Winner
Jane and David grew up watching Roy and Dale on TV; they were their heroes.
Now that Jane has the perfect saddle she is currently looking out to buy the perfect horse. Both being destined for the future “Sundown Ranch” in Edgewood New Mexico on their Happy Trails Road. This road was recently named Happy Trails Road with the help of Jane and her husband David.
Jane is still grinning from ear to ear! Winning ticket # 3123
The Silver Screen Legend I Opportunity Drawing Mr. Earl Soladay of San Diego, CA was the winner of the inaugural Silver Screen Legend holster, belt and Colt revolver Opportunity Drawing, benefiting the Happy Trails Children’s Foundation. Dale Evans picked his lucky winning ticket out of the barrel on May 17, 1998, at the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Museum, in front of a host of prospective winners. Mr. Soladay, an employee of the San Diego Police Department, is a gun collector and SASS cowboy action shooter. He purchased two tickets in the Silver Screen Legend Opportunity Drawing at END of TRAIL, The World Championship of Cowboy Action Shooting and Wild West Jubilee, held in April 1998, near Norco, CA. Between December 1, 1997, and May 16, 1998, the initial Silver Screen Legend ticket sale raised $16,940 for the abused children served by the Happy Trails Children’s Foundation.
The Silver Screen Legend II Opportunity Drawing
Joel Dortch, Executive Director of the Happy Trails Children’s Foundation and Dale Evans, presented the Silver Screen Legend II, Tribute to Roy Rogers gun and holster, to the lucky winner of the Opportunity Drawing, Robert Weaver, and his family, of Indiana.
The Happy Trails Children’s Foundation is proud to announce the winner of the unique Silver Screen Legend II gun and holster. This beautiful one-of-a-kind gold plated Colt .45 with magnificent hand carved and gold over sterling silver decorated buscadero rig, was a tribute to Roy Rogers. Dale Evans drew the lucky winning ticket out of the basket on August 22. Mr. Weaver and his wife Melanie, proud parents of five children between the ages of 7 months and 8 years, brought their entire family to Southern California for the presentation of the outfit by Dale Evans, at the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Museum in Victorville.
Mr. Weaver, a gun collector, long-time member of the NRA, new member of the Single Action Shooting Society, and participant in mounted cowboy action shooting, turned down an offer of $25,000 for the outfit from a gun collector who happened to be visiting the Museum the same day as the presentation. The best news is the Opportunity Drawing raised $42,130 in ticket sales to benefit the abused children served by the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Happy Trails Children’s Foundation.
A big heartfelt ‘Thank you’ to everyone who purchased tickets and made the Silver Screen Legend II a huge success. Special thanks to Jim Lockwood, Jr. of Legends in Leather; Colt Firearms Co.; Eagle Grips; Silversmith Conrad Anderson; Gunsmith Dave Sample; craftsman Ben Hansen; gunsmith Dave Mazy; and the entire Prescott gang for their dedication and support of this project.
The Silver Screen Legend III Opportunity Drawing Jim Lockwood Jr., of Legends in Leather, and Roy “Dusty” Rogers Jr., presented Silver Screen Legend III, a deluxe one-of-a-kind silver mounted and hand carved holster and Colt .45 Single Action to the lucky winner of the opportunity drawing, Mr. Richard Kugelman of Plymouth, MI. Silver Screen Legend III raised approximately $42,000 for the abused children served by the Happy Trails Children’s Foundation. Silver Screen Legends I, II & III have raised $100,000 for the foundation over the past three years. A huge thank you to everyone who has helped support the foundation through their purchase of tickets.
Held
November 3, 2001, in Victorville, CA, winner of the The Silver Screen
Legend IV Opportunity Drawing, Tex
Hill, of Wickenburg, AZ
The drawing
for the winner of the Silver Screen Legend V was held at the Cowboy
Christmas Ball, Saturday night, at the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Museum.
Roy "Dusty" Rogers, Jr. pulled the winning ticket from the drum and the
lucky winner is: Larry Todd of Concord, CA.
Larry is an NRA member and a member of the California Rifle and
Pistol Association (CRPA). We deeply appreciate all the people who
purchased tickets in the opportunity drawing this year. The Silver
Screen Legend V raised almost $100,000 this year for the abused children
served by the Cooper Home. Thank you for your support.
The Silver Screen Legend VI Opportunity Drawing
Mervin Eutis of Grand Ridge, IL
was the lucky winner of the beautiful Silver Screen Legend VI Colt
SAA and deluxe Hollywood Style hand carved and silver mounted holster
and belt rig. A retired heavy equipment operator/engineer, Mr.
Eutis is a member of the NRA and an active hunter. He is a
life-long Roy Rogers fan and recently celebrated his 50th Wedding
Anniversary. Mr. Eutis purchased 11 tickets for $100, with
the winning stub #5229, drawn Saturday night, December 20, at the 6th
Annual Cowboy Christmas Ball, held in Victorville, CA. Jeanne
Anderson, wife of silversmith/gunsmith Conrad Anderson of Rock Tree
Ranch Enterprises, Paulden, AZ, drew the lucky winning ticket.
We want to send a huge 'Thank You' to
all the loyal folks who purchased tickets during 2003! Your
support of the abused children served by the Happy Trails Children's
Foundation is certainly appreciated.
The winning ticket for the beautiful and unique Silver Screen Legend VII Colt revolver and gorgeous Hollywood style hand carved and silver mounted buscadero holster and belt was drawn at our Curly’s Cowboy Christmas dinner and show on Sunday evening, December 19, 2004. The lucky winner is Mr. Joseph Benoit pictured on the right with Joel "Dutch" Dortch, Executive Director of Happy Trails Children's Foundation. Joseph Benoit of Descanso, CA near San Diego, where he is the new owner of a feed and tack store.
Joe is the first winner to actually be present at the time of the drawing. He told an interesting story of how he ran away from home in Vermont at the age of 12, to go to California and live with Roy Rogers and help Roy with his horses. Of course, he didn’t make it very far at that time although he did get to meet Roy many years later and purchased two of Roy’s horses, offspring of Trigger Jr., on behalf of his employer at the time. He also told of losing his gun collection and everything else he owned in the huge Cedar wildfire that consumed vast areas of San Diego County in October 2003.
Joe wore the Silver Screen Legend VII gun belt and holster for a photo op and it looked like it was custom made for him. He was one very happy cowboy. Even though the final total is yet to be determined, it appears that total ticket sales in 2004 will approach $80,000!
The Silver Screen Legend VIII Opportunity Drawing
Florida Policeman is the Lucky Winner
A total of 9,000 tickets were sold throughout 2005 and the lucky winner is James Blevins of Tampa, FL. James is 38 years old, married and the proud father of two children. He is a police officer on the staff of the University of South Florida Campus Police. James is a gun collector with a special interest in Colt firearms and other guns of the Old West. The Silver Screen Legend VIII will make a great Christmas present for officer Blevins. James said “This is unbelievable. I have never won anything in my life. I guess I can quit saying that now.” James is a first time ticket buyer/donor to the foundation, purchasing two tickets after reading an article in Guns and Ammo.
To date, the Silver Screen Legend project has raised more than $700,000 for abused children. It is truly a unique case of guns doing good things for kids – subsidized by the Internal Revenue Service.
The Silver Screen Legend IX Opportunity Drawing
The winner of the beautiful Silver Screen Legend IX fully engraved Colt six-shooter and gorgeous Lone Ranger replica holster rig was Mr. Ray Rohman of St. Louis, MO. Ray is a life-long Roy Rogers fan, cap-gun collector, and very generous supporter of the Happy Trails Children’s Foundation. He has bought tickets in all nine Silver Screen Legend drawings, the two previous Silver Saddle drawings, the Roy Rogers Silver Spurs drawing, and the autographed Republic Pictures poster drawing. He is 65 years old and employed by the Boeing, Co., successor to McDonnell Douglas, successor to McDonnell Aircraft Co. where he has been employed for the past 35 years.
The Silver Screen Legend X Opportunity Drawing
The drawing for the SILVER SCREEN LEGEND X, a gorgeous pair of Colt SAA .45 revolvers and beautiful Hollywood style hand carved and silver mounted Hopalong Cassidy replica double holster rig was held Sunday evening, December 16. The highly anticipated drawing was held during Curly’s Cowboy Christmas, at the Ambassador Hotel in nearby Victorville. This special Christmas event drew more than 200 folks for an evening of good food and entertainment featuring award winning western singers Curly Jim Musgrave and Belinda Gail along with special guest artist Juni Fisher of Nashville, TN and noted cowboy poet Gary Robertson. Mimi Rogers Swift, daughter of Roy and Dale and a member of the Happy Trails Children's Foundation board of directors drew the winning ticket.
The drum was packed with more than 12,000 ticket stubs representing tickets sold throughout 2007. The lucky winner is Rod Gross of Newport, NC with ticket #6784. He is 59 years old, married and about to retire in the near future. Rod is a long-time member of the NRA and an avid bench rest shooter. The Silver Screen Legend X will make a great Christmas present for Rod. Rod has been a regular ticket buyer/donor to the foundation participating in the annual Silver Screen Legend drawing for several years.
The Silver Screen Legend XI Opportunity Drawing The drawing for
the SILVER SCREEN LEGEND XI, a gorgeous pair of gold plated Colt SAA .45
revolvers and beautiful Hollywood
The drum was packed with almost 19,000 ticket stubs representing tickets sold throughout 2008. The winning ticket number was 17395. James Mills, 64 year old Navy veteran and Logistics Engineer, working on GPS systems and satellites for Science Applications International Corp. He has been married to the same lady for 37 years, is the father of two adult children and he has one grandson. James is a long-time member of the NRA and an avid recreational shooter and collector. The Silver Screen Legend XI will make a great Christmas present for him. He has been a regular ticket buyer/donor to the foundation participating in the annual Silver Screen Legend drawing for several years.
LEGENDARY 1880’S SADDLE WINNER!
Even though Jim is a saddle maker by trade, he has proudly displayed his new saddle in his saddle shop and stated that it has drawn many compliments and led to orders for saddle pockets, rifle scabbards, tapaderos and other items that he makes.
This award winning Legendary 1880’s Plains Saddle is a magnificent and authentic hand-carved replica 1880’s stock saddle similar to those made famous on the plains of old Wyoming. The saddle has all the classic lines and details that were the Hallmark of a fine stock saddle of that era. This authentic beautifully hand-carved piece was made by renowned Leather Artist to the Stars, Will Ghormley, of Des Moines, IA. The award winning outfit came complete with matching bridle, bit, tapaderos, martingale, lariat, saddle pockets, saddle blanket, rifle scabbard and an authentic Hartford Model 1892 .45 Colt caliber lever action carbine. To complement this extraordinary saddle was a beautiful custom saddle stand, made especially for the Legendary 1880’s Plains Saddle. This solid oak stand was designed and created by Terry Kirk aka Diamond Back Jack McCoy, SASS# 24761. We want to thank everyone who participated in this drawing which raised almost $68,000 to benefit the abused children served by the foundation.
Watch for information about a spectacular new silver saddle that is currently being crafted in Idaho. Tickets will be available soon.
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The drawing for the SILVER SCREEN LEGEND VIII, a
magnificent and unique Colt SAA .45 revolver and beautiful Hollywood
style hand carved and silver mounted buscadero holster rig was held
Sunday evening, December 18. The highly anticipated drawing was
held during Curly’s Cowboy Christmas, at the Quality Inn – Green Tree
Inn in nearby Victorville. This special Christmas event drew more
than 300 folks for an evening of good food and entertainment featuring
award winning western singers Curly Jim Musgrave and Belinda Gail along
with special guests Justus Strummin, Rick Wrangler, and noted cowboy
poet Gary Robertson.
style hand carved Roy Rogers
replica double holster rig with gold plated spots and buckles, was
held Sunday evening, December 14. The highly anticipated drawing
was held during Curly’s Cowboy Christmas, at the Ambassador
Hotel in nearby Victorville. This special Christmas event drew
almost 200 folks for an evening of good food and entertainment
featuring award winning western singers Curly Jim Musgrave and
Belinda Gail along with special guest artists the Tumbling
Tumbleweeds, an energetic group of young men in the tradition of the
renowned Sons of the Pioneers. Mimi Rogers Swift, daughter of Roy
and Dale and a member of the Happy Trails Children's Foundation
board of directors drew the winning ticket.
Jim
Morris of Caballos, NM, was the lucky winner in the most recent Happy
Trails Children’s Foundation saddle opportunity drawing. The winning
ticket was drawn during the Roy Rogers Jr. Concert, Sunday evening,
February 18, 2007 in Apple Valley, CA. Jim purchased the lucky ticket
at the 2006 SASS Convention in Las Vegas, NV.