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Show Strawberry Days Rodeo Best in Several Years Says Chairman "The 1970 Strawberry Days Rodeo was the best in several decades," said Vernon Ahman, rodeo committee chairman last Monday morning. Mr. Ahman has been with the local rodeo committee either as a member, secretary or chairman since 1942. According to Mr. Ahman, the crowds at all three shows broke all records, especially the Sat- urday evening event, when "fence-sitting" and standing room were at a premium. Also, Mr. Ahman was highly pleased with the shows, Swan-.ny Swan-.ny Kerby, his stock and his personnel were at their best-all best-all fresh, rested and ready to go. Mr. Ahman was generous in his praise of the rodeo committee com-mittee members and all others who assisted in staging three outstanding rodeo performances. performan-ces. First, second, third & fourth place winners in the six standard stand-ard rodeo events were announced announ-ced by Mr. Ahman as follows: Bareback Riding, John Edwards, Ed-wards, Joe Alexander, Duane Sorenson and Royce Smith. Saddle Bronc Riding Bill Nelson, Sam Morgan, Merle Lofthouse, tied for second, Jim Smith. Bull Riding Charley Tapp, and Ron Taylor, tied for first; Larry Saunders, Richard Gray. Calf Roping Ron Carter, Gerald Gedge, Gary Lewis, and Jerry Kaile. Steer Wrestling A. E. Ek-ker, Ek-ker, Leon Adams, Dean Shen-dal, Shen-dal, Raymond Smith. Ladies Barrel Race Barbara Bar-bara Bill, Kaye Pearson, Mike Lawrence, Sue Lewis. |