Show HI Cowboys Cowboy's Corner by Bonnie Norton V f bw This week our spotlight is on a girl who has lived and breathed rodeo her entire life Her name is Becky Decky Young She began her rodeo career C at the age of four She had her own horse and was taught to love and care for it In turn the horse gave her many years of riding pleasure Becky Decky was born in Payson Utah and lived in Spanish Fork until 1974 when she and her family moved to Vernal BECKY m BEGAN competition at the age of nine in many of the amateur rodeos in the Spanish Fork area She captured many first place honors in barrel racing In junior high she was a member of the 4 H Riding Club They captured first place against neighboring clubs She joined the high school rodeo club in the th grade anI and became a first rate contestant in goat tying lying barrels and pole bending Becky Decky won the queen contest at the Juab High School Rodeo She was the homecoming queen at the Benjamin and Spanish I Fork ork Fiesta testa Days Pays Rodeo In her senior year she was chosen to Ro go o to state on the rodeo team to Lagoon There she contested in barrel racing goat tying and the queen con con- test Because of her achievements Becky Decky won a scholarship to tot t Provos Provo's ovo's Technical College in which she majored in commercial com com- mercial art She became a member of the rodeo team while there anI and participated in various rodeos throughout Idaho and Utah While a member of the t team E m she tried her hand at breakaway roping which now still gives her pleasure at a t many of the therode rodeos rode THROUGHOUT her corne com life life Beck Becky has won ribbons trophies money buckles and riding equipment Deck Becky is married mamed to Jim Young who is also originally from Spanish Fork tork He lie is employed by OCT Wellhead division He Ile lie also at the present is a bull riding director for the Tri Corners Rodeo Association Jim and D Becky have two children a son Corey and a daughter Mandy Becky's Deckys hobbies are antique collecting and oil oU painting She is riding a 4 year old ohl Roan in competition this year and is a member of the Mountain States Barrel Racing Association She also is a member of Beta Deta Sigma Phi Sorority in Vernal RODEO LIFE FI has been her herway herway ler way of living in so much that it itis itis itis is her She loves horses and the people associated with rodeo The women are friendly and have a special togetherness The men are rugged anI and tough yet good and kindhearted she says Since ince rodeo is what Becky Decky and Jim share together this tends to make this family sport a binder for a happy adventurous adventurous ad ad- venturous life bite |