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Show Team Sorting gets back to rodeo basics In all the fast-paced, high-flying action of the Sanpete County Fair rodeo, it's easy to forget that the rodeo events we watch for fun now are rooted in skills that were once essential to farming and ranching operations. And no other event at the Sanpete County Fair can get fairgoers back to basics like the team sorting competition on Wednesday, Aug. 24 at 6 p.m. at the fairpark arena. Team sorting is an event similar to team penning. Competitors try to sort 10 cattle numbered 110 in numeric order. When the team starts the announcer calls out a number. The team must pen the animal marked with that number and continue to pen the rest of the animals in numeric order. Riders have a 75-second time limit to get as many cattle as they can through a gate. Team sorting classes are as follows: two-man open, two-man pro-am, two-man novice and a youth sort, where two kids 16 and under can ride with one adult. Also, new for this year is a team-branding event. Team branding consists of a four-man team—two on horse and two on foot. The team will have four minutes to rope and brand four steers. Event chair Dell Jensen says both events will be "guaranteed good watching," and adds, 'There will surely be a wreck or two." This is also an event where locals can show off their skills, and Sanpete residents are encouraged to sign up. Prizes sponsored by local businesses will be awarded to the first place teams in each event and category. For more information or to register your team, call Jensen at 469-0296. PHOTO BY BOB BAHLMANN Cowboys cut 'em out during the sorting competition. The competition is a return to basic cowboy—and rodeo—roots. Manti Country Village Motel 36 W. Canyon Road, Fairview (At the mouth of Fairview Canyon) FUST & fRIEIlDlY FREE FULL SERVICE Long gas hoses Easy snowmobile fill-up Grocery Items Free Full-Service pumps Propane 'Sanpete County's Finest!" V15 tlorih main, manti UJ 8Ut2 • 835-9300 CLEAN, SPACIOUS ROOMS • SPA • CABLE T V • DIRECT DIAL PHONES • RESTAURANT NON-SMOKING ROOMS • QUEEN & KING BEDS • LARGE FAMILY SUITES FREE HIGH-SPEED INTERNET • FRIDGES AND MICROWAVES IN EACH ROOM We accept most major credit cards Visit us online! www.inanticountryvillage.coin CHARBROILED BURGERS * HAND CUT FRIES • TACOS • BURRITOS GRILLED & DELI SANDWICHES FRIED CHICKEN'FROZEN YOGURT'SHAKES DRIVE THRU WINDOW CALL IN ORDERS 427-3700 |