4th Annual Big Mark Memorial Roping

It was Labor Day weekend and 90 plus degrees but that didn’t stop friends and family from joining together to remember a cowboy that is missed by so many. Mark Peterson lost his battle with cancer in December of 2019. Cowboys and cowgirls from many areas gathered at the Steve Watne Arena in Gully for the 4th Annual Big Mark Memorial Roping. One cowboy drove over 700 miles to rope and remember an old friend. 33 cowboys on their horses rode in the opening ceremony to the song - “My Favorite Memory of All” by Merle Haggard. Mark’s son, Blake, rode and roped on Mark’s old horse, Chopper.