This year will be the 51nd year for the Garberville Rodeo. Come on down to the rodeo grounds at Greycliff Acres in Benbow June 19-21. Traveling south, take the Benbow Drive exit and turn left. Follow Benbow Drive until right before the bridge where you make a right onto East Branch Road. Follow it on out and you’ll see the rodeo grounds on your left.

The weekend’s event will begin on Friday, June 19 with the Bull-O-Rama at 7 p.m. Bring the family down for dinner and then kick back and buy your favorite bull rider and watch the excitement when your cowboy rides to the whistle.

Saturday morning, June 20, activities begin at 7 a.m. with a pancake breakfast downtown in Garberville, followed by the crowning of the Garberville Rodeo queen and princesses in front of Getti-Up around 10:30 a.m. Then, at 11 a.m. the excitement begins with the Garberville Rotary parade down Redwood Drive in Garberville. This year’s grand marshal is the late Louis Schaafsma (see story inside).

After a quick bite to eat in town bring the kids down to the rodeo grounds for kids’ games including mutton bustin’ and calf riding (please bring a helmet if you have one). Signups will be at 1 p.m. with events beginning at 1:30 p.m. After the stock events there will be an animal scramble for the wee ones and also the larger cowboys and cowgirls, trike races, a balloon toss, horse rides, and more. Some boxes will be available for animals in the scramble, but please try to bring your own so that you can take them home in safety.

A delicious steak barbecue will begin at 4:30 p.m. And, if you aren’t into steak, other delectable goodies will also be available from some of the area’s nonprofits.

After filling your bellies, sit back and enjoy the C.C.P.R.A. rodeo beginning at 7 p.m.

On Sunday, June 16 a 4D Barrel Racing event will be held with some of the state’s top barrel racers riding some amazing horses at top speeds.

For more information please contact Ray Wilcox at 986-7730 or Taylor Whitley at 223-1046.

(See inside this edition of the Redwood Times for more information at the Garberville Rodeo)