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Show , ;: m Ji r, y ,,-- x -' i A i ' ,V - ' . . 1 - t'"''s ' " ' ' '5 I' , I ' f ' 'iff .' v . 1 : , - .. , r;? - ! 7 v : ' - , - .. - ... . . . ' i. .&. . ' k1 - . 4 - . ': .. - ". i - . - . - - 1 NEIL CALLISTER, Delta, gets taken for a ride by VJ Casper during the wild event known as bareback bronc riding. Cowboys from all over Cowboys will attempt to ride wild iin.ncs, bulls and rope and wrestle calves and steers in the 29th annual I imosaur Roundup Rodeo, July 12-13-14 ii the Uintah County Fairgrounds in Vernal. Cowgirls will try to conquer the 'airels during barrel racing action. Mie rodeo is Professional Rodeo i nwhoy Association approved. The niiteo will begin each night at 7:30 p.m. and the parade will start at 6:30 p.m. I he events of the rodeo will be Uneback, saddle bronc riding, calf imping, steer wrestling, bull riding, ic.un roping and barrel racing. Many big name cowboys such as Tom Ferguson. 1978 all-around cowboy; Don Gay, a national bull rider cnamp; joe Marvel, national saddle bronc champ; Hiiv Cooper, a calf roping champ; Joe Alexander, a bareback bronc winner; Mickey Young, number two in the bareback bronc riding; Dave Brock, a champion calf roper; Brad Smith, a national team roping champion, as well as various other famous cowboys have taken part in the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo. Of course many local cowboys such as Jim Allen, Wane Workman.'D.J. Terry, Mac Jesson. Brvce Moore, Charles Jenkins, Bert Searle, Dave Jolley, Cory and Leland McNeill, Pete Madsen, Bud Tomlinson, Ben Clark, Morgan Ainge, Sherwood Cuch, Gary Hemsted, Joe Murray, Lynn Cuch and various other cowboys have performed well in the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo. Local entries en-tries will be taken Friday, July 6 at the Utah and in the rest of the United States will clash July 12, 13 and 14 in the 29th annual Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo. D Bar T from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. D Bar T is rodeo headquarters. The halftime act each night will be Francisco Zamora and his fancy roping and dancing horses. KNEU and KVEL will stage a grudge match, July 12. The Uintah Basin Riders will perform on July 13, and the Dinah Spurs will entertain en-tertain the crowd July 14. The stock will be provided by the Stephens Rrothers of Middleton, Idaho and the announcer will be Bill Heap. There will be hide races each night. Family night will be on July 12. Jackpot team roping will take place Saturday, July 14. The signups will start at 9 a.m. and the action will begin at 10 a.m. Dewey Caldwell is the president of the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo Committee. The Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo lasts only three days, but many months of work are put into the event to make it successful. The cost of running a rodeo increases from year to year like many other items. The 1978 budget was $14,000, but this year's budget has been increased to $18,545. Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo expenses are as follows: stock producer, $7,000; prize money, $2500; Francisco Zamora, $1500; bull fighting clown, $300; announcer, an-nouncer, $500; advertising, $2300; ambulance use fee, $150; state tax on tickets, $700; PRCA approval, $100; GRA approval, $20; GRA prize money, $100; PRCA Hall of Fame, $175; prize money, $150; queens, trophies, buckles, money, $500; belt buckles, $450; tickets and parking, $400; chute help, $200; bands for dances, $1050; telephone expenses,, $250 and rodeo committee steak fry, $200. A rodeo can fill grandstands and? bring a flood of business and money to'' the town where the rodeo is being held. In Tucson, Arizona, bank clearings were up $1.5 million at rodeo time over a similar period at Christmas. At Red Lodge, Montana, with an estimated 3.000 population, bank receipts went up $70,000 on the day following the July 4th rodeo. One of the oldest and largest, Cheyenne Frontier Days, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, estimates its eight-day rodeo brings in over $3 million to the town's business coffers. Only 7 per cent of that total is spent at . the rodeo grounds. In 1977, over 14 million fans attended almost 600 rodeos and witnessed almost 2.000 performances by the talented members of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. But if it wasn't for some unsung people that rarely ever receive any recognitions, neither the spectators nor the cowboys would be able to enjoy or participate in their favorite sport. For it's the local committees that do the day-to-day, behind-the-scenes work that assures that rodeos are run smoothly and efficiently. These committees are composed entirely of volunteers, who love rodeo as much, if not more, than the fan who pays his hard-earned dollar to watch Tom Ferguson rope and tie a calf in less than ten seconds. Entire communities often get involved in promoting, publicizing ' and putting on a rodeo. To these communities, their rodeo is the event of the year. |
