Stout-Hearted Rodeo Queen

by Nicole Lanphear

Northwest Youth with Cystic Fibrosis Lives her Dream

For many young girls, the sight of a smiling, curly-haired rodeo queen atop her prancing steed sparks the dream of one day becoming that queen. For Jennifer Stout, her first view of Kari Kondro, Miss Thunder Mountain Pro Rodeo, set her on the path to that dream.

“Her first impression was that Kari was so outgoing,” says Stout’s mother, Dolores. “She was a very genuine person, and had not changed once she became a rodeo queen. Her genuine love for people touched and inspired Jenny.”

On the path to reaching that goal, Stout had more hurdles than most girls her age. Now 16, Jenny Stout is one of 30,000 children and adults in the United States with cystic fibrosis[i], a genetic disease that affects the respiratory and digestive tracts and growth rate
[i] According to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.


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