Show 1 Dinosaur Rodeo Rod starts today The Annual Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo with a Bicentennial flavor will burst onto the scene this Thursday today at the Uintah County Fairgrounds beginning at pm p.m. The rodeo will wilt also be held heldon on Friday and Saturday Top professional cowboys are arc expected to compete in such events as as' bareback bronc riding saddle bronc riding bull riding calf calC roping steer wrestling and team roping The Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo is sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Barrel racing although not a event will also be held SPECIAL acts of trained pulling sheep and an Appaloosa Indian Pony Trick Horse will b be presented by Duain Madsen at the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo The Silver Spurs Riding Club of Salt Lake City and the Dinah Spurs Vernal will take par part in the rodeo There will also be dogie dressing Herb and Dean Steed will be bethe bethe bethe the clowns for the rodeo D D. D A A. Swanny Kerby will be the stock contractor The Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo parade will be held each night at 6 pm p.m. A dance will take place this Friday and Saturday starting at pm p.m. The rodeo headquarters is located at the D Bar Dar T Western Store COWBOY JOE Marsters 81 81 Doyle California will be the Grand Marshall for the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo and parade Marsters is the last known surviving member of The Wild Bunch Dunch Marsters wrangled horses for Butch Cassidy and the Sun Sundance dance Kid at Browns Brown's Park and various other outer places Dewey Cald Caldwell ell president of the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo Committee said about rodeos I think it is Is' the greatest and fastest growing sport in the world today Caldwell remarked that the cowboy has to do the rodeo event by himself and he gains his notoriety by practice and ability TIlE THE RODEO royalty for tor the big Bicentennial Celebration are Cyndy Harrison queen Joyce Reynolds Miss Uintah Nancy Long Miss Vernal and Collette Miss Bicentennial Officials of or the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo Committee are Dewey Caldwell president Dan Thacker vice- vice president Wayne Jenkins secretary Norris Harrison queen contest Buzz Holmes stock Ed Jenkins grounds and Sheryl parade The two two- reigning world champion all around cowboys are Tom Ferguson Miami Oklahoma and Leo Oakdale California Both won won won- more than In the arena last year Ferguson is the leading winner this season with more than in winnings winningS' midway through 1976 sanctions sanc ons some r rodeos deos during the year year- Total prize money for sanctioned sanctioned sanc sanc- rodeos is expected to top the record 64 million won at last years year's rodeos I f f j j tj di THE COWBOY is Is f flippe by bucking bronc during Dinosaur Roundup Roden Rodeo action This years year's Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo will wil be held this Thursday Friday and Saturday at pm p.m. |