Tag: rodeo
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Pioneer Rodeo bringing mutton bustin’, car crushin’ to the Norris Penrose Event Center this weekend
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mutton bustin’, mini bulls and motorsports. That’s a preview of what’s planned at The Pioneer Rodeo this weekend at the Norris Penrose Event Center. On Friday and Saturday, athletes will compete in Colorado Pro-Rodeo Association events like bull riding, barrel racing and mini-bronc wrestling. For…
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Pancakes and cowboys: Western Street Breakfast returns Wednesday
As the sun rises Wednesday morning, Army and Air Force cooks will fire up their grills and ovens in preparation for a beloved Colorado Springs tradition. The Western Street Breakfast will return this week, lining downtown Tejon Street with hay bales and the fragrance of pancakes and eggs. Local service members will serve breakfast at…
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Scootin’ boots: Line dancing sees post-pandemic resurgence in Colorado Springs
It’s Friday night at Cowboys. On the first floor, lights dim and the rhythm of a familiar song starts to play. Patrons flood the wooden dance floor in a wave of denim, country boots and western hats. They naturally assemble in rows and, in unison, step to the beat. Some swivel their hips with flair,…
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SCENES FROM | 2024 Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo
Sights and sounds from the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo at the Norris Penrose Event Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.
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El Paso County Fair opened this weekend with music, carnival rides, a sensory day and more
This year’s El Paso County Fair offers more music and rodeo, increased discount days and more attention to those who struggle with sensory overload. More people than ever attended last year’s fair: 34,000 versus 26,000 in 2022. And fair officials are catering to the expressed desires of previous attendees by doubling up on concerts, offering…
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El Paso County Fair offers more music, events, Sensory Day
This year’s El Paso County Fair offers more music and rodeo, increased discount days and more attention to those who struggle with sensory overload. More people than ever attended last year’s fair: 34,000 versus 26,000 in 2022. And fair officials are catering to the expressed desires of previous attendees by doubling up on concerts, offering…
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Behind the scenes with the Pikes Peak Rangerettes
Behind the scenes with the Pikes Peak Rangerettes at the 2024 Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo, held at the Norris Penrose Event Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Rangerettes is a drill team comprised of 19 girls ranging from ages 12 to 20.
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Woodland Park family store stands for nearly forgotten heritage
On quiet days like these in her family’s nearly 60-year-old western store in Woodland Park, it’s easy for Merry Jo Larsen to look out the window, to look just past the main street traffic, and reminisce. She points across the street, to the vacant park in the middle of town. “See those patches of dirt…
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Woodland Park family store stands for nearly forgotten heritage
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On quiet days like these in her family’s nearly 60-year-old western store in Woodland Park, it’s easy for Merry Jo Larsen to look out the window, to look just past the main street traffic, and reminisce. She points across the street, to the vacant park…
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Outside Colorado Springs, family store stands for nearly forgotten heritage
WOODLAND PARK • On quiet days like these in her family’s nearly 60-year-old western store, it’s easy for Merry Jo Larsen to look out the window, to look just past the main street traffic, and reminisce. She points across the street, to the vacant park in the middle of town. “See those patches of dirt…