RoDEO Parade
2026 Parade Marshall: Doug Woods
Doug Woods was born and raised in Lewistown, Mt. He and his wife, Val have three children; Rachel, Kevin, and Brent, and seven grandchildren!
His first year on the Cherokee Rodeo committee was 50 years ago and he served 23 years as a member and chairman multiple times!
During Doug’s early years on the committee, the Cherokee Rodeo was a four performance rodeo over Memorial Day!
Pat Kramer was chamber director and committee members included Jim Blakey, Dick Tinker, Wayne Woolridge, JoAnn Ballentine, Bill Carson, and Bill Troth. Doug also served with eighteen other board members during his time.
“Thanks for the honor, the rodeo has been and is now a great tradition for Cherokee and the Barnes family!!”