Volume 9 , Issue 32

August Rodeos & Dog Days of Summer

August, Hummingbirds, Rodeos & Dog-Days of Summer are amongst us. The extra humidity this Summer in Oklahoma doesn't help the heat index, either.

Here in southwest Colorado we have had a bit cooler weather and afternoon, evening rains. The hummingbirds have been keeping us busy refilling the feeders every day.

Back to Oklahoma, though... we hear that the wheat crop in northwest Oklahoma and southern Kansas was left rotting in the fields because of all the rain they have received this Summer. August has finally found the "Dog Days" of Summer in Oklahoma after an unusual wet Summer of 2007.

Don't forget the rodeos that have been going on in northwest Oklahoma. Have you taken in Waynoka, Oklahoma's 71st Cimarron Stampede Rodeo this week?

This Saturday is the last night of Waynoka's three-day Cimarron Stampede Rodeo. It has been awhile since this NW Okie has been to a Waynoka rodeo. I remember as a child spending the the rodeo days in Waynoka with the Kelsey's. Those were special times spent in Waynoka with the Kelsey's. It seems like every time we headed down to Waynoka from the North on Hwy 14, we would have a few minutes wait at the railroad crossing on the northwest side of town as we stopped for the Santa Fe Trains that passed through on the way to the Santa Fe Depot. AND... loosing count as we tried ridiculously to count the train cars that speeded passed.

After the Waynoka's 71st Cimarron Stampede rodeo this week, we find that Freedom, Oklahoma is preparing for their 70th Biggest Open Rodeo & Old Cowhand Reunion next week, August 16, 17 & 18, 2007. If you are in Freedom, Oklahoma next Saturday, August 18th, be prepared to take in the Art show in the community building and the Chuck wagon feed in the park at high noon. BUT... don't leave yet... the Freedom volunteers will be staging a Bank Robbery & Shootout on the Main Street of Freedom, Oklahoma around 2:30 p.m. and the last night of the rodeo next Saturday evening.

Bring your digital cameras, families and enjoy this friendly, unique, biggest, little, unique western town in northwest Oklahoma. Maybe you will see this NW Okie and her Pugs amongst the crowd at Freedom's 70th Rodeo & Old Cowhand Reunion.
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