Activities To Include One Arm Bandit and Company
Area residents once again have the opportunity to enjoy good family entertainment during the 88th annual Wolf Point Stampede that runs from Wednesday July 6 through the weekend. Activities include three nights of rodeo action, specialty act One Arm Bandit and company featuring Lynn Payne, a street fair, parades, a street dance and a host of other interesting activities.
“Our specialty act this year is One Arm Bandit and Company with Lynn Payne,” says Christie Stensland, media personnel with the Stampede. “They will perform every night. This act has been very popular with the Wolf Point Stampede in the past and we are glad to have Lynn to carry on the tradition. The act started with John Payne, and his son, Lynn, will carry on the tradition. Lynn is an accomplished bronc rider, horse trainer, and roper, and he has a very entertaining act that the whole family will enjoy.”
The Stampede begins on Wednesday, July 6 with the opening of the carnival at 5 p.m. The KVCK Texaco Country Showdown begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Wolf Point High School Auditorium.
Thursday, July 7 the day’s activities begin with a 9 a.m. Stampede Roundup golf tournament. The Catholic hamburger stand opens at noon, the carnival opens at 5 p.m., and the gates open at the Marvin Brookman Stadium at 5:30 p.m., with the Wild Horse Stampede Rodeo beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday’s rodeo is the “Tough Enough To Wear Pink” night so Stensland encourages attendees to wear pink.
Following the rodeo, the day ends with a 9 p.m. street dance on Main Street.
On Friday, July 8, activities begin at 8 a.m. with a PRCA rodeo slack followed by MMRC open team roping. At 3 p.m. the “Wolf Point’s Salute to Our Troops” parade begins on Main Street. The carnival opens at 5 p.m., and the Friday night rodeo begins at 7 p.m.
Saturday features many interesting events for the entire family. The registration for the human stampede, sponsored by Fort Peck Community College Wellness Center, begins at 7 a.m. The Wolf Point Museum benefit pancake breakfast runs from 7-11 a.m. at the former Hansen Implement building, and Art in the Park runs from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
People can attend cowboy church at Firemen’s Park at 9:30 a.m., and at 1 p.m. the stick horse rodeo presented by Miss Rodeo Montana Larissa Harris will begin at the Faith Lutheran Home lawn. The Saturday parade begins at 3 p.m. on Main Street, the carnival opens at 5 p.m., and the Saturday night Wild Horse Stampede rodeo begins at 7 p.m.
The Catholic hamburger stand closes at noon on Sunday.
Stensland urges people to attend this year’s Stampede, take advantage of the many activities available and to enjoy a night or two of outstanding rodeo action. “Rodeo is always a family sport, and we’ve put in an order for sunny weather,” she concludes. “Bring the family and come and enjoy this outstanding event. Rodeo is what Montana is all about and it is great entertainment for everyone.”
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