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L I N C O L N — L a n d r e e Cunningham shoots for her third Lincoln Riding Club crown in six years in going for the 2019 Lincoln Rodeo queen title. " W hy n o t ? " L a n d r e e figures, she held the titles of 2013 LRC Princess as well as the 2015 LRC Junior Queen. L a n d r e e , 1 6 - ye a r - o l d d a u g h te r o f Ja s o n a n d Brandy Cunningham, of Lincoln, attends Lincoln High School and plans to attend college majoring in Criminal Justice. Landree has been riding horses for over 10 years. Her paint horse is named Jenny Craig. Landree says Jenny Craig carries her through poles, barrels, and queening. She has competed in many events for barrels, poles, and flags and has had the privi- lege of winning five saddles. When not on horseback Landree is busy in her hometown while competing in basketball, cheer, soft- ball, as well as track and field. She also participates in FFA, holding the office of vice president of her class, and Upward Bound (college prep). According to her biog- raphy provided by Lincoln R i d i n g C l u b , L a n d r e e currently ranks in the top 25 in the state of Arkansas for girls basketball players. Landree says she "follows her older sister, Taylor; and her dad's footsteps." She says being part of the LRC pageant will help her with her career in criminal justice as those in that field need to be able to communicate with people. Landree says she wants to improve her confi- dence, ability to speak in public and meet new people while representing Lincoln Riding Club. LINCOLN — As a young girl Kinsey Driver became fasci- nated with rodeo queens. Looking at her mother, Becky Cox, of Springdale, Kinsey proclaimed, "That's what I want to become." That dream got put on hold until recently. Now, Driver spurs her horse, chasing that dream as a bona fide candidate for 2019 Lincoln Riding Club queen. "I want to be a positive role model and show girls it's never too late to start," Driver said. Driver, now 21, is taking classes at Northwest Arkan- sas Community College (NWACC) pursuing a nurs- ing degree and wants to become a Registered Nurse. Driver rode a lot when she was younger and decided to start riding again last year with her horse named Bay. Driver has competed in ranch rodeos, as well as other queen competitions, and thrilled with being a part of the Rodeo of the Ozarks Rounders Drill Team. Driver recently started barrel racing. Driver was very active in high school sports. She competed in volleyball, basketball, and trap shoot- ing. Driver loves to hunt and fish and play with her dog, Pepper Lou. While in high school Driver maintained a commitment do at least 300 hours of community service for various organizations each year. Despite this diverse activ- ity, Driver never totally let go of her dream and admits her priorities reverted to what she valued in childhood. Rodeo recently became a huge part of her life. "I want to be Miss Lincoln Riding Club because since I was a little girl I would watch the rodeo queens and tell my mom that's what I want to become," Driver said. 2B Enterprise-Leader Wednesday, August 7, 2019 R o d e o A-1 Mini Storage 479-824-5588 600 W Pridemore Dr. Lincoln, AR 72744 Come Join The Fun! at the Lincoln Rodeo a1ministoragecenter.com West Washington County CliniC Located on the square in Lincoln • 479-824-3196 Your family medical home. Call today for an appointment. PO Box 800 (106 Park St.) • Lincoln 479-267-2120 • Fax 479-267-4397 Ben Hall, MD Susan Portis Ferguson, MD Tera Thompson, APRN Board Certified Family Medicine 102 E. School Street • Lincoln Welcome to the Lincoln Rodeo PO Box 664, Lincoln, AR 72744 Office: 479-824-4147 • Cell: 479-236-5799 Home: 479-824-3678 • Teardowns • Clean-ups • BACKHOE & DOZER SERVICE 23 1/2 Hour Towing & Recovery Damage Free Underlift Towing For Auto's, Rv's, Semi's Abandon vehicle Removal Flatbed Available WILLIE LEMING SON & • Sand • Dirt • Gravel 66 th Annual Lincoln Rodeo August 8 th , 9 th & 10 th 2019 Queen Contest begins Thursday Grand Entry begins at 8:00 pm Muttin' Bustin' begins at 7:30 pm Presents: Thank you to PGTelco for being the Exclusive Sponsor of the 66th Annual Lincoln Rodeo | Hosted By: Lincoln Riding Club Queen Candidate Born Into Rodeo LINCOLN — Bailee Ory displayed tenacity early in life as she began making her grand entrance into the world while her mother was en route to the finals. That was 17 years ago and Bailee knew from day one that timing can make or break a rodeo competitor. Bailee was literally born into rodeo. Her mom went into labor with her headed to the finals and 14 days later Bailee attended her first rodeo. Both parents, uncles, and grandfather rode in the PRCA. Rodeo runs deep in her family roots. Keeping in tune with her history of discovering opportunistic timing, Bailee, 17-year-old daughter of Amy Fox, of Gentry, declared her candidacy for 2019 Lincoln Riding Club queen. Bailee has been raised in the rodeo world, from the time she could hold herself up there she was on a horse. The horse Bailee will be using in the LRC queen competition is named Gunner. Bailee has competed in barrel racing for as long as she can remember and has won numerous awards and titles. Bailee said she "abso- lutely loves to haul young horses to playdays and watch them learn and grow." Bailee has held numerous rodeo royalty titles: Colcord swe e t h e a r t 20 1 3, S co tt County Rodeo Princess 2014, Colcord Rodeo Princess 2015, Westville Rodeo Queen 2016, Rodeo of the Ozark's Horse- manship winner 2017, and Colcord Rodeo Queen 2017. B a i l e e e n j oye d b e i n g involved in FFA and compet- ing on her chapter's Food Science Team and Parliamen- tary Procedures Team. Bailee enjoys baking, gardening, making T-shirts, spending time with friends and family and being lazy at the lake. Bailee has always been on the honor roll and graduated from Gentry High School a full year early with honors. Fresh on the heels of that accomplishment, Bailee enrolled at Career Academy of Hair Designs where she is a freshman majoring in cosmetology. Once Bailee graduates, she plans to own and operate her own salon. Bailee involves herself with community service, espe- cially with the elderly. " B e i n g M i s s L i n c o l n Riding Club would allow me to combine my love for the rodeo industry, educating the public and my horses," Bailee said. "Given the chance to be Miss LRC will allow me to show my passion for an amazing sport, all while representing one of my personal favorite rodeos." Ory A COWGIrL ENTrEPrENEUr By Mark Humphrey ENTERPRISE-LEADER Submitted photo Bailee Ory is a candidate for the 2019 Lincoln Riding Club queen. Aug. 10. Submitted photo Landree Cunningham is a candidate for the 2019 Lincoln Riding Club queen. Cunningham Aims For Triple Crown COWGIrL SEEKS THIrD LrC rEIGN By Mark Humphrey ENTERPRISE-LEADER Submitted photo Kinsey Driver is a candidate for the 2019 Lincoln Riding Club queen. Delayed Dream Spurs Queen Candidate DrIVEr EMBrACES rODEO By Mark Humphrey ENTERPRISE-LEADER Royalty Competition Royalty competition goes on throughout the 66th annual Lincoln Rodeo with winners announced during the final performance of the rodeo which begins at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10. Source: raisingbookworms.com Children who read well do better in other subjects, and in all aspects of school and beyond. together read Welcome to the 66 th Annual Lincoln Rodeo! Washington County Farmers Mutual I N S U R A N C E Company FARM • HOME LIABILITY Fayetteville, AR 479-442-2612 washingtonins.net SERVING ARKANSAS SINCE 1922