The 24th Annual Bus Roadeo was held Sept. 20 in Watertown, SD. DTA had another very successful roadeo in the parking lot of the Watertown events center parking lot behind the hotel. There were 46 drivers registered and 45 participated. About 30 other people including transit directors and staff who showed up to help the two marshals judge the roadeo.
Following this event all went out to Lake Kampeska for a wonderful steak dinner and the roadeo winners were announced. The North & South Dakota winner will represent their respective states at the national competition next spring in Providence, Rhode Island at the Community Transportation Association of America's conference.
See you next year
2009 Fall Conference & Bus Roadeo
Sept. 19-23, 2009
Fargo, ND
Roadeo Winners
Awards were given to the first five places from both states.
North Dakota
- 1st place - Ben Kuehnemund, Souris Basin Transportation, Minot, ND
- 2nd place - Ronald Gieser, West River Transit, Bismarck, ND
- 3rd place - Niela Rae Ludwik, West River Transit, Bismarck, ND
- 4th place - Lee Veter, Standing Rock Public Transit, Fort Yates, ND
- 5th place - Walt Fadness, South Central Adult Services, Valley City, ND
South Dakota
- 1st place - Lance Kuper, River Cities Public Transit, Pierre, SD
- 2nd place - Dave Chipman, Prairie Hills Transit, Spearfish, SD
- 3rd place - Walt Haag, River Cities Public Transit, Pierre, SD
- 4th place - Ron Klosterman, Brookings Area Transit Authority, Brookings SD
- 5th place - Gary Cleland, ROCS Transit, Inc., Lake Andes, SD
Pictures
Click on the pictures below for a larger view.
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SD Roadeo Winners (l to r): Lance Kuper, Dave Chipman, Walt Haag, Ron Klosterman, Gary Cleland |
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| ND Roadeo Winners (l to r): Ben Kuehnemund, Ronald Gieser, Niela Rae Ludwik, Lee Veter, Walt Fadness |
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More photos can be found in our online photo album hosted by Google Picasa; view all 2008 Bus Roadeo photos.
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