Tag: stock show volunteers
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National Western Stock Show parade attracts thousands; longhorns lead the way
Chilly weather and lingering snowpack did little to stop thousands from attending the annual National Western Stock Show parade Thursday. Maybe it was pent-up demand from the last two parades being cancelled. The parade, the unofficial opening event for the “Super Bowl of livestock shows,” took over 17th Street for almost two hours as longhorn…
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For volunteers with the National Western Stock Show, it’s a lifelong love
While growing up in Colorado, Melinda Shaffer attended the National Western Stock Show every year. She remembers the excitement she felt as a child, walking past the show horses wearing her cowgirl skirt and boots, hand-in-hand with her parents. As a teenager, Shaffer joined the Westernaires and rode horses in the show and now as…
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Long-time volunteers face a year without the National Western Stock Show
Virgil Holtgrewe, 90, has been volunteering for the National Western Stock Show since before the volunteer program began. For 45 years straight, he has spent 16 days each January escorting livestock judges, taking tickets, leading tour groups and much, much more. But this year, the COVID-19 pandemic brought his tradition to a screeching halt. For…