Miller Thriller

09/09/2025

🌟 Thank You to all the 2025 Sponsors! 🌟

A huge thank you to all of our sponsors who made this year’s event a reality. Your support brought big-time rodeo action to Miller and gave our community memories we’ll be talking about for years to come.

Your support not only kept the lights on and the bulls bucking, but also showed what small-town community is all about: neighbors helping neighbors, businesses backing their town, and folks believing in something bigger than themselves.

We couldn’t do it without you, and we’re proud to call you partners in making Miller a place where community spirit shines bright. Thank you for believing in us, for investing in local events, and for helping keep traditions alive.

So, if you see one of our sponsors around town, give ‘em a high five, buy their stuff, or at least don’t complain about their prices for one week.

09/09/2025

We were pretty jacked to get to be one of those stops. Congratulations on a great year thus far to our friends Bailey Pro Rodeo!

09/05/2025

🚨 ISO: BLEACHERS. 🚨
We are in desperate need of some bleachers. We’re knee-deep in “grant research” (aka: praying Google magically prints money) and still waiting for a hometown hero(es) to earn the title of Miller's Butt Savior 2026. 🪑

Preferably not the ones that have been sitting behind your uncle’s shed since the Achievement Days of ’92. Bonus points if they don’t collapse under the weight of one grandma, two restless kids and a nacho tray.
✔️ For sale?
✔️ Willing to donate? Be the hero?
✔️ Just tired of mowing around them?
Slide into our DMs. We’ll take ‘em. Maybe.

Otherwise, it’s just hay bales and hip replacements. On a serious note, if you know a lead or want to donate to the cause, please give Troy (605)204-0394 or Kodee (605)870-2075 a call! We appreciate it!

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08/22/2025

September 12, 2026 — we’re throwin' it back to circa 2004 and the OG Miller Thriller. 🤠

But c’mon, we couldn’t just say “it’s back” and leave it at that. Nope. It’s coming back bigger, louder, messier and with a few key plot twists. Any guesses?

08/15/2025

Over here still in our Tildan Edgar Era — catching big talent before his concert fee equals the assessed value of Hand County. Proud to have ya as our 2025 pre-show opener - next level stuff right here! Theresa Edgar Kyle Edgar

08/08/2025

🚨 VOLUNTEER SHOUTOUT: The Miller Fire Department 🚨

Big shoutout to the Miller Fire Department for going full Swiss Army Knife at the Bull Battle: Security/Rodeo Bouncers? Check. Parking patrol? Check. Tickets? Check. They rolled in with the most patriotic entrance since George Washington crossed the Delaware: The American flag flying high from the ladder truck.

These guys directed traffic like air traffic control at a gravel runway, making sure no one parked their minivan in the bucking chute, and somehow kept the peace when Uncle Randy found the Lemon Dropkicks and decided he was invincible.

At one point someone threw a side-eye so sharp it could’ve sliced through a Wrangler, and the fire crew just stood there like, “We trained for structure fires, not family feuds over lawn chairs.”

Massive thanks to the whole squad for keeping us safe, calm, and only mildly flammable. Y’all went above and beyond—and technically sideways—at times. True professionals. Shout out to the unsung heroes themselves along with our horseback parking crew - Kyle Haiar & Mike Lambert: Arlen Gortmaker, Chris Asmus, Briggs Runge, Brandon Hammill, Heather Resel, Mike Namany, Dave Blachford, Kaity Bertsch, Corey Resel, Tyra Gates and Adam Seeklander.

And Steve Resel… oh, you thought we forgot? Your very own post is coming. It’s going to be glorious. Probably bedazzled. Definitely public.

08/07/2025

𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗢𝗥 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗧 - Cooper Bebo
We don’t even know where to start. The man sponsored so many things at the Bull Battle & Concert; we thought the whole dang thing was a soft launch for a Bebo Fest 2025.

Let’s break it down:

🟢 Bebo Beef – Sponsored.
🐄 Bebo Livestock – Sponsored.
🚘 Miller Shine – Sponsored.
⛽ Cenex - Pump 'N Pak – Sponsored.
🚮 BDS, LLC - Sponsored.
🔥 Our emotional stability? TBD.

He sponsored so many chute gates, we started wondering if he had stock in hinges. He sponsored bullfighters like he was assembling a small-town Avengers team. At one point, we were 90% sure the porta potties were going to say “Bebo Thrones” on them.

Honestly, if Cooper had written one more check, we were prepared to slap his face on the posters, rename the beer garden “Club Bebo,” and let him ride the bounty bull in a crown.

Cooper didn’t just slap his name on a banner, bull jerseys or provided trash bins—he believed in the Bull Battle and helped make it happen. This event didn’t fall out of the sky… it was backed by your neighbors, friends, and local legends (also looking at you, Bebo).

Shop local. Fuel local. Hug a Bebo business today. Appreciate the ones who believe in this town. So, here’s to Cooper, Liz & Colter - from the bottom of our bruised boots and grateful hearts: THANK YOU.

08/06/2025

Shoutout to the real MVPs of the Bull Battle:
The Mutton Busters… a wild bunch of pint-sized daredevils with more guts than balance.

Every single one - Full send. Full heart. Full chaos. And we loved every second of it.

Some held on like champs. Some held on to nothing. One tried to adopt their sheep mid-run.

Huge thanks to Billy Campbell, sheep supplier extraordinaire, for bringing the fluffiest chaos on four legs. To the parents - huge thanks for letting your kids voluntarily get launched off sheep in front of a crowd. That’s some solid parenting, and we fully support it.

And massive congrats to our Champion Mutton Buster: Ryder Bunnell! Kid’s got grit, guts, and probably a little wool in his teeth.

Thank you to our awesome sponsors:
Kroeplin Air Service for the buckle, High Call Customs & Runnings for loading up the prize pile!

Robyne Bunnell

08/06/2025

𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗢𝗥 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗧 C & B Operations - Miller

A huge thank you to C&B who, for reasons still unclear, decided we were worthy of not one… but three Gators, a tractor, a land leveler and the generous chute gate and entertainment headliner sponsorships.

We asked for a little help… they responded with, “Here’s a small fleet and half the dealership.”

Honestly, we’re not sure what we did to deserve it—maybe it was the charm, maybe it was the chaos. Either way, we’re not questioning it.

C&B we extend our sincere appreciation for backing us up with enough horsepower, hydraulics & funds to run a small country. We’ll try to be this cool again next year. 🐂💚🚜

08/06/2025

Big thank you to Central Processing Plant for the elite-level meat and cheese tray that instantly turned our hospitality game from “small town casual” to “boardroom luncheon with ranch flair” in welcoming our Bull Battle & Concert crews to town.

If you haven’t tried one, fix your life.

Thank you to the crew at Central Processing for being a Platinum Sponsor, meat & cheese legend, and official provider of “wow, who brought this?” moments at the Bull Battle.