He has participated in rodeos all over the west, and has also added to the fun and heritage of wagon train events and many western festivals.  A founding member of the "Peteetneet Creek Ranch Hands" Marion can still be counted on to occasionally share a song.  Not only is he a fine cowboy poet, but he is also the author of a recent western novel.  He was the 2009 Utah Pioneer Heritage Award Recipient by the Cowboy Poets of Utah. You'll enjoy the stories and sage cowboy wisdom Marion has to share. He has always been a cowboy, loved horses, and been on them since he was old enough to walk. Marion and his wife Vi live in Payson, Utah.