Cattlemen Plan Annual April 5 Meeting, Add Ranch Rodeo Scramble

LAMAR – Teams may still sign up for the ranch rodeo being held in conjunction with Colorado’s oldest livestock organization’s annual events.   

 The Bent-Prowers Cattle & Horse Growers Association will mark its 145^th year with its annual meeting, ranch rodeo scramble, auction, banquet and cowboy ball on April 5^th at Springfield.  

Registration begins at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 5^th at the Minnick Building on the Baca County Fairgrounds in Springfield. The session for Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero, and Prowers county ranchers and agricultural community supporters starts at 9:30 a.m. with ag industry, association and legislative updates. 

A ranch rodeo scramble will start at 1 p.m. at the fairgrounds arena. The rodeo is open to all, but limited to the first 25 teams to sign up and a few slots remain. For ranch rodeo entries, please contact 469-2749. Events are: mugging, calf doctoring, trailer loading and team penning. A Calcutta also will be held.  

A cowboy punch bowl and social will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the VFW Hall in Springfield. It will be followed by the banquet at 6 p.m., which also will include an auction and awards presentations in addition to the meal.  Banquet and dance tickets are $20 per adult and $10 per youth age 14 and younger. 

The dance, which is open to the public, will run 8 p.m. till midnight with music provided by the popular Saddlesores band of Springfield. Dance-only tickets are $10.  Bent-Prowers Cattle & Horse Growers Association was organized in 1870. For more information, call 384-4463 or 529-6369.