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Show IButcli Cassidy Bays Was Great fte W Ihousamk m Mod L$$ Week I Butch Cassidy Pays and the J'inyonUnJs Rodeo starred "t eekend in Moab. with nv satellite events making ' x smashing success. ' iv rvJ wiS ""ported r,t" lest in many years, with no lishJpsor bad i weather to mar ie evenings. A total of kxoAS was taken in, with lK Urger crowd attending Saturday night. The spirit for the big J'telfnd s set Thursday at i jjon. as Bobby Rynio, Sky (est Aviation, swooped sev-J.il sev-J.il times over the gathered vi on Main Street from 'orth Main to the Miller's Chopping Center, dropping ouds of numbered ping-pong ills to be redeemed for Sijcounts and gifts from local 'erchants. ' Butch Cassidy's sister, Lula Wer Betenson. held forth lWer the canopy of Canyon- lands Trading Post I rul.iy afternoon, autographing copies co-pies of her new book. Hutch Cassidy, My Brother." and a number of out-of-tow -tiers joined Uval citienry to visit w ith her. At b p.m. Friday the Rodeo Parade proved to be about the biggest ever, and kiddies were rewarded with generous handfulls of candies from many of the passing entries. Trophies went to the 3 top winners in the float competition. compe-tition. They were Moab Lumber, 1st place; Beta Sigma Phi. 2nd Place; and Chamber of Commerce. 3rd place. At noon Saturdav the annual Horseshoe Pitching Tournament Tourna-ment was held at the City Park, and emerging victorious was Walt Spring. La Sal. with the champion's trophy, with Syl Domenick receiving the 2nd place trophy. At 5 p.m. Saturday, n re-eii.u tiiu iit of Hutch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid's robbery of the Winnemucca. Nov., bank took place at First Security Hank. The event, many hours in the preparation, took about IS minutes and provided education and entertainment enter-tainment to the delighted crowd attending. Butch Cassidy was portrayed por-trayed by Rand Taylor, KURA Radio; while the Kid was Ron Carlisle, Calleria Hair Fashions. Fa-shions. The Sheriff w as played by Lou Clark, Sun Valley Key Airlines; and the posse plaved by Western River Fxpeditions men, Wayne Gold. Kevin James and Doug Frederick-sen. Frederick-sen. Butch's girl friend. Ftta Place was portrayed by Chris Pritchett. and the getaway buckboard, provided through Steve Brownell and First Western National Bank, was driven by Essie White. Dixie Barker, KURA Radio, did the narration, which was written by Rand Taylor. Other recognition for the event go to Gene Layton for transportation of the horse; Castle Valley Ranch for use of ,f i si! - - A v ...... " ; :r:'V;-";':: '.: -! - -' ':,::J--;y:y' :-: ; '''' i; ' ' : r-j&v 1 iv i ' "''-' . li r - - 1 , . " ' .- f I . - ..- , . - - . r - - - - ; j " ' . . ... -. ', ; v : ; - v:!':v - j "'I . - - r - 1 " T:'- -i . --.' . 1 liL M !ian ; . ,',U i jv. i J J'irting off the big Butch Cassidy weekend in Moab was the qu ping-pong ball drop on Main street Thursday at noon. jJ'Jur thousand ping-pong balls dropped from Bob Rynio's Sky West plane, sounded like a lot when we thought about It last week, but after looking at the three-block-long-crowd, there weren't enough balls to go around. 'I t Jr. - jiy Harvey of Monticello, one of the very top riders at the K vv yonlands Rodeo hel In Moab Friday and Saturday nights, jjokl here like It's a little tough staving aboard, but stay aboard . ? did both nights and took top times on both rides. This rodeo, unhampered with the bad weather that took its toll attendance gate last year, was one of the best Swanny Kerby has every produced for Moab, with a really professional bunch of participants thrilling the big crowds. Swanny's big bulls, however, showed the local folks the same thing they show at the National Finals in New York City they're darn hard to stay on, and mean enough to spit nails. ' v ; k- i. " ' i '. . ; ., c t '. . .. . . ( ' " ji: itchr, ten30n- Bu,ch Cassidy's sister, came to Moab for i''1, honor3"'01' Days and ,ne Canyonlands Rodeo. She was guest 0f a an autogrpahlng party at the Canyonlands Trading Post Friday afternoon for her newly published book, "Butch Cassidy, My Brother." Pearl Baker, right, Green River, arranged for her visit to Moab. "Festus" the horse; First Security Bank for the use of their building; Royce llen-ningson llen-ningson for the sound system; Don Davis and Ron Auger for guns and holsters; and the Moab City Police for guns, ammunition and traffic control. Butch C.v..idy (Rand Taylor) takes aim at one of the "Sheriff j i . ...,," ?1 of an actual Winnemucca, Nev., bank robbery. This event, pUmtt'.-i ar-J -j :. KU'-A RAdiO personnel with the help of many others, proved a popular &5aifO'i to tr ' I t-..';Ufc'-on as throngs filled downtown Moab. ( t i , f i. ,f V , j f : t t Butch leaps into the get-away wagon with the Sundance Kid (Ren CarUCe) renewing clcse behind. Portrayc-3 as it actually happened, the pair made their co-.a.a.- Eu.c---;s'ui!v. riding o!f into the sunset wi!h Butch's girl friend, Etta Place (Chris Pntchetti, m a wostern a.nnal where the tad guys're heros. I I r i The Sait Lake City Palomino Posse appeared in the Canyonlands Rodeo Parade Friday, showing off their riding skills with some fancy stepping down Main Street. Large number of entries provided a long and varied parade as western heritage was observed in Moab. - 1 ! I i Trophy winners in the annual Canyonlands Rodeo Horseshoe Pitching Tournament Saturday were Walt Spring, left, La Sal, who walked off with the 1975 Champion's trophy. Syl Domenick, Moab, came in second place for the other trophy. T' i s - i , w; . . 1 . ,' ' : ' ' i ' . . ' j : , ? . . "i ..... j -' : ' "'" -- I 1 Arrested as special guests in honor of Butch Cassidy Days and the Canyonlands Rodeo was a Delray Beach, Florida, family. Sheriff W.H. Bowman took the carload into custody and brought them back to Moab for a weekend of sentence serving. As part of their sentence, they were ordered to attend the rodeo and issued free tickets. They also received a rvgru s tree lousing at the Prospector Lodge and a chicken dinner at the Poor Coy. Th9 family included Raymo' ;-.der, JeanEond.--, John Guyton, Robert, Laura and Shsrr.o Sender. |
