Logan County Fair 2022

Page 256 2022 LOGAN COUNTY FAIR LINCOLN DAILY NEWS JULY / AUGUST 2022 Between events and throughout the events, Pettigrew joked around with the audience and announcer. At one point, Pettigrew rode a scooter onto the track, saying he was a Guber Driver. Gross called for “security” to escort him out. Other entertainment was provided by Cole Miner, who did rope tricks with lassos. Miner also used the lasso to burst balloons Pettigrew was holding. As popular music played, the crowd sang along finishing the lyrics. Children enjoyed dancing along to the music. The main rodeo events testing the abilities and speed of cowboys and cowgirls and included Team Roping, Tie-down Roping, and Cowgirl Barrel Racing and Bull Riding. As each event began, Gross encouraged the crowd to make some noise. He told everyone to sit back, relax and have some fun. The first event was bronc riding, in which the participant rides a bucking horse that attempts to “buck” the rider off.One bronc rider was afourteen-year-old who has already won several championships. Next up was cowgirl breakaway roping. In this event, the rider ropes the calf and stops her horse. While the calf runs, the end of the rope, which is attached to the saddle horn, breaks away, signal the end of the run. The fastest time for this event was 1.8 seconds. In the cowboy tie-down roping event, the calves were quick on their feet, and several riders were unable to rope a calf. Once roped, the rider had to jump off his horse and pick up the calf. Riders then had to keep the calf from running away by tying its legs together. The winner of this event jumped off and roped the calf in 14.5 seconds. In the teamroping event, two riders mounted on horses had to rope a steer in the quickest time. Doing it quickly is something Gross said requires great skill. The team roping requires a “header” to get a rope around both horns, one horn and the steer’s head, or the steer’s neck. The “heeler” then jumps off his horse and ties the rope around the steer’s hind legs. The team that won this event did it in 7.1 seconds. In cowgirl barrel racing, horses and riders completed a cloverleaf pattern around three barrels without knocking any down. The aim is to complete the pattern in the fastest time. A fourteen-year-old had the fastesttime for this event, completing it injust over 14.2 seconds The final event of the evening was bull riding. Continued p