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May 24, 2018
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Steve Woolsey of Payson, Utah, takes a spin on a bull at last year’s Elizabeth Stampede
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Stampede set to charge ahead Town’s signature event comes back for 54th time BY JULIE A. TAYLOR SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
The countdown to Elizabeth’s largest and longest-running event is underway. In just over a week, the son of a cowboy-music legend will kick off the four-day event, sending thousands of locals and travelers
through mutton bustin’, a parade, 50 vendors, carnival rides and bull riding each day. The Elizabeth Stampede rodeo returns on May 31 for its 54th year, offering all of the excitement and attractions that has earned it the approval of top bull riders and patrons, and some of the highest awards. “What you’re going to see is one of the best professional rodeos in the nation in that little venue at Casey Jones Park, with the stands nestled
in the pine trees, and the backdrop of the Rocky Mountains,” said Jace Glick, Elizabeth Stampede president. With a competition of 550 other small-market rodeos across the nation, the Stampede has earned the Mountain States Circuit of the Year 16 times, among a number of other esteemed awards. “We have the best cowboys in the business coming to our tiny rodeo; the baddest, brawniest bulls in the business,” Glick said. “Probably a
third of our contestants have been to the big show before.” The rurally located Stampede attracts professional riders because it starts earlier than most, being one of the first rodeos of the season. Plus, it is renowned for its cowboy hospitality as it feeds the riders and their families and is one of the only small rodeos in the nation to offer free medical assistance in its sports medicine trailer. SEE RODEO, P4
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