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First Regular Session

Sixty-first General Assembly

LLS NO. R97@0769.01 MKD

STATE OF COLORADO

BY SENATOR Norton;

also REPRESENTATIVES Owen and T. Williams.

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 97-22

CONCERNING THE 75TH ANNUAL GREELEY INDEPENDENCE DAY STAMPEDE.

WHEREAS, Rodeo is a central part of Colorado's culture and heritage; and

WHEREAS, The 75th annual Greeley Independence Day Stampede will be held from June 25 through July 6, 1997; and

WHEREAS, The Greeley Independence Day Stampede, originally named the "Spud Rodeo" and later the "Go West with Greeley Rodeo", has evolved from a 1­day celebration that attracted 2,500 people in 1922 to a 12­day celebration with a projected attendance of 350,000 people for 1997; and

WHEREAS, The 75th celebration of the Greeley Independence Day Stampede will include 7 professional rodeos, 6 concerts and night shows, a demolition derby, a stampede fiesta and Mexican rodeo, a kids rodeo, a 4th of July parade, a steam locomotive train trip, an antique show, a stampede eucharist, a fireworks show, barbeques and flapjack feeds, country dances, a trail ride, a pony express ride, a cowboy church service, a Miss Rodeo Colorado pageant, and much more; and

WHEREAS, The Greeley Independence Day Stampede is the world's largest 4th of July rodeo; and

WHEREAS, The Greeley Independence Day Stampede was ranked 10th in the world in 1996 by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association; and

WHEREAS, The efforts of numerous volunteers known as "Wranglers" and the sponsorship of local, regional, and national businesses have enabled the Greeley Independence Day Stampede to thrive over the years; now, therefore,

Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Sixty­first General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:

That we, the members of the General Assembly, commend the Greeley Independence Day Stampede Committee, the City of Greeley, Weld County, and the numerous volunteers for their efforts and wish to show our support for the 75th annual Greeley Independence Day Stampede and encourage all citizens to take part in this historically significant celebration of our state's heritage and our nation's independence.