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2009 PRCA Rodeo Action

• Gates open nightly at 5 p.m.
• Rodeo begins at 7:30 p.m. nightly
• Chuckwagon races each performance sponsored by KXMB-CBS-12
• Trick rider John Harrison sponsored by Farm Credit Services of Mandan               

Thursday, July 2              

8 a.m.               Slack Competition – free admission (overflow of contestants)

5 p.m.                Cumulus Radio Rodeo Feed – free with rodeo ticket. Inflatable games for kids!

Stick Horse Races sponsored by Touchstone Energy (Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Capital Electric and Mor Gran Sou Electric)

7:30 p.m.          Family Night Performance $2 off each child’s ticket (12 & under) with purchase of adult ticket

Kids' Mutton Busting sponsored by Northland Financial

Friday, July 3

TOUGH ENOUGH TO WEAR PINK NIGHT performance sponsored by McDonald’s. Wear pink to help wipe out breast cancer.

Clear Channel Radio $1,000 Buck-Off – be there by 6:30 p.m. for a chance to win!

Kids' Mutton Busting sponsored by Northland Financial

Saturday, July 4

INDEPENDENCE DAY performance sponsored by Cloverdale Meats & Seven Seas Inn

Miss Rodeo Mandan Queen & Princess Coronation

Ranch rodeo following PRCA rodeo performance (trail relay race, trailer loading, steer mugging)

11 p.m.               GIGANTIC FIREWORKS DISPLAY sponsored by BNSF Railway

Enter the 4th of July Parade

Visit www.mandanparade.com to enter or call 751-2983.

July 4 traffic and parking advisory

Parking the entire length of Main Street will be prohibited from 1 a.m. on July 4 until after the parade is over later that afternoon.  Vehicles parked on Main Street during this time will be ticketed and towed at owner expense.

People coming to Mandan for the parade should use not only the Main Street exit 155, but also the Mandan Avenue exit 153 and the Sunset Drive exit 152.  The Main Street entrance to Mandan is usually heavily congested and can be slow for traffic coming into the city during this event.

Traffic in bound from I-94 will begin to be detoured from Main Street at 8 a.m.  If you need to go south of Mandan for any reason, please arrange your travel plans to do so prior to 8 a.m. to avoid delays or inconvenience.

Art In The Park

Plans for 2009 Art In The Park are underway.  Applications for Craft Vendors and Food Vendors are available.  Call 701-751-2983 to request an application. 

Other Events

Daily

Fort Lincoln Trolley – Departing from the Third Street SE Station thru the scenic Heart River Valley to Ft. Lincoln State Park, 1 to 5 p.m. Call 663-9018.

Custer Home Tours - 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Friday, July 3

7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Pancake Breakfast. Pancakes, sausage and beverage served by the KC Club. 

9 a.m. – 9 p.m.   Art in the Park. Dykshoorn Park. Over 140 art and craft vendors from clothing to jewelry, fine art to pottery, woods or floral, it’s all here. Over 30 food booths – a culinary delight! Live entertainment from country music to folk music and more! Check out detailed schedule at the bandshell. West River Winds concert tonight.

Plus the Mysterious Black Hole & Bullzilla

11 a.m.               Starion Financial 20^th Annual Summer Celebration. First Avenue NW & First Street NW. Sebastian Sioux Line Express from Papa's Pumpkin Patch with departures at 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Watermelon Eating Contest at 1 p.m. for ages 12-16 and 17 and over, call 667-1613 to pre-register; face-painting, balloon animals, aqua blaster, obstacle course and more!

10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Mandan Merchants “Wild West” Sidewalk Sales, Main Street. Shop and rope in extra savings.

2-3 p.m. - Covered Wagon Rides. Boarding at Art in the Park. Free!

5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. American Legion Baseball. Dave Ressler Field. Mandan A's vs. Bismarck Reps and the Mandan Chiefs host the Bismarck Governors.

5 p.m. - Pitchfork Fondue, Mandan Moose Lodge, 111 11th Avenue NE, steak dinner with all the fixings.

6 p.m. - Doll & Pet Parade. Open to kids up to 11 years of age. Bring your trikes, wagons, dolls and pets for your own special parade by Art in the Park, Dykshoorn Park.

7 to 12:30           All Class Reunion. Park east of Depot on Main Street. Beer garden, food, DJ. In case of inclement weather, it will be held at the Mandan Community Center. Sponsored by Ressler Chevrolet and  Subaru.

7 p.m. - Party on the Prairie, Crying Hill Prairie at east end of Division Street, opening with Quintana Biffert followed by 32 Below.

8:00 - Official Rodeo Days Dance, Lonesome Dove, On The Strip, music by Whiskie Annie, beer garden and concessions on patio.