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Do the Puyallup - wait, wrong fair

Sep 1, 2007
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Today I went to the Ellensburg Rodeo/Kittitas County Fair for the first time in 15+ years. I was expecting to be a little bored by the whole thing but it surprisingly turned out to be fun. The parade in the morning lasted a little longer than I was expecting but for the most part it was pretty good.

The parade:

There were no major injuries during the rodeo but during the bull riding one guy (from Ellensburg I think) got his hand caught in a rope (I think it might have broken) and when he finally got untangled, the bull kicked him in the ribs. He was able to walk out of the arena but with assistance. On a lighter note, they had special guests at the rodeo (we sat behind them but we were in the last row of the stands) and one of them, I kid you not, was the Undersecretary of Homeland Security. Yes, folks, that is the type of special guests the Ellensburg Rodeo gets. :-)

The rodeo: