Second Regular Session
Sixty-first General Assembly
LLS NO. R980884.01 CUB
STATE OF COLORADO
BY SENATOR Norton;
also REPRESENTATIVE Owen.
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 98-019
CONCERNING THE 76TH ANNUAL GREELEY INDEPENDENCE DAY
STAMPEDE.
WHEREAS, Rodeo is a central part of Colorado's culture
and heritage; and
WHEREAS, The 76th annual Greeley Independence Day
Stampede will be held from June 24 through July 5, 1998; and
WHEREAS, The Greeley Independence Day Stampede, originally
named the "Spud Rodeo" and later the "Go West with
Greeley Rodeo", has evolved from a oneday celebration
that attracted 2,500 people in 1922 to a twelveday celebration
with a projected attendance of 375,000 people for 1998; and
WHEREAS, The 76th celebration of the Greeley Independence
Day Stampede will include seven professional rodeos, six concerts
and night shows, a demolition derby, a stampede fiesta and Mexican
rodeo, a kids rodeo, a 4th of July parade, an antique show, a
stampede eucharist, two fireworks shows, barbeques and flapjack
feeds, country dances, 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 8th in the world in 1997 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 76th 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.