It’s time to polish up the boots, straighten the hat and shine the belt buckle for the annual ISU Rodeo Club’s Cowboy Ball this Saturday.The club’s annual fund-raising ball will be held from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union, said Megan Redfern, club chairwoman.The evening will include a social hour from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m., during which the club will name its outstanding freshman/transfer student of the year as well as the group’s outstanding senior award, said Redfern, senior in agricultural business.The ball will include a silent auction from 8 p.m. until 11 p.m., and the dance will run from 9 p.m. until midnight. “Items up for sale on the silent auction include rodeo banners, print art-work and donations from local businesses,” Redfern said. An added bonus to the silent auction is the opportunity for attendees to bid for a slave-for-a-day or a dance partner for a song.Buyers of the slave-for-a-day receive eight hours of manual or physical labor from a rodeo club member, said Jim Seevers, sophomore in agronomy and volunteer slave-for-a-day.”I’m excited about the experience but a little nervous at the same time,” he said.Those interested in hitting the dance floor with one of the club members will also have the chance to bid for a dance partner for a song. Ann Witt, this year’s recipient of the National Cattlemen’s Association Top Hand award, is one of the club members who is up for bid. “The dance is for a good cause, and it will be a good time,” said Witt, sophomore in animal science.Tickets will be available at the door at a cost $8 per couple or $6 per person. Tickets are also available in advance at a dollar discount by e-mailing [email protected].