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EDITORIAL: Cowboys’ move is Colorado’s loss
After more than 75 years of calling Colorado home, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association appears to be packing up its operations and ProRodeo Hall of Fame and moving to Wyoming. The all-but-official move to Cheyenne will mark the end of a Colorado headquarters dating back to December 1950, when the association’s board voted to relocate…
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PRCA Board of Directors vote to relocate headquarters out of Colorado Springs
It appears that the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association will no longer call Colorado Springs home, according to a news release and several reports. The PRCA’s board of directors approved a non-binding memorandum of understanding to “seriously consider” relocating the organization’s headquarters from Colorado Springs to Cheyenne, Wyo., a news release Monday night from city officials…
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ProRodeo Hall of Fame, PRCA in Colorado Springs consider move amid string of losses for the city
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with additional attribution to Gazette news partner KOAA. Cheyenne, Wyo., could be the new home of the ProRodeo Hall of Fame and the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association if a bid from an out-of-state economic development corporation successfully woos the organization away from Colorado Springs. A potential relocation is still far from certain,…
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Colorado bull riding teen youngest to compete at Colorado Springs rodeo
Kash Kling has perched upon the backs of about 400 bulls. And he’s only 15. The teen from Kersey, about 8 miles east of Greeley, has a way with the magnificent beasts. Since he started riding bulls three years ago, he’s been a two-time reserve state champion, qualified twice for nationals, and won a bunch…
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Pikes Peak or Bust: One of biggest rodeos in the country kicks off in Colorado Springs Tuesday
The Pikes Peak region is rodeo country. The Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo has been a community staple since 1936, only missing three years during WWII and one year during the pandemic. Not only does it entertain 30,000 fans, but net proceeds are donated to help support quality of life initiatives for active duty military…
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Music, art, wildflowers, beer and livestock: Five Colorado festivals to watch this week
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Aspen Music Festival and School The “Paris, City of Light”-themed 70th season, with more than 400 events, runs through Aug. 19. Nearly 1,000 musicians gather in Aspen each summer, along with 630 music students and…