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mahatmakanejeeves

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Fri May 29, 2020, 07:43 AM May 2020

Operating continuously since 1955, coronavirus wreaks havoc on historic N.J. rodeo

Coronavirus

Operating continuously since 1955, coronavirus wreaks havoc on historic N.J. rodeo

Posted May 28, 2020

By Kevin Minnick | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

As the sun begins to set on a warm Saturday night, the parking lot starts to fill with cars from New York and Connecticut, Maryland and Virginia. ... There would be plenty from New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware, too. ... Families from near and far had come to see real cowboys and cowgirls in action.

Held from Memorial Day weekend through the end of September for decades, the Cowtown Rodeo is the place to be for an up-close-and-personal look at bull riding, steer wrestling and much more.

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Located on Route 40 in Pilesgrove, the Cowtown Rodeo is a fixture in Salem County. It was started in 1929 by Howard "Stoney" Harris Jr. in conjunction with the Salem County Fair and held annually until 1937. World War II caused it to be put on hold until 1955.

This year marks its 66th consecutive season, which was scheduled to kick off May 23. But due to the coronavirus outbreak, the longest-running weekly professional rodeo in the United States is in serious jeopardy. ... Its first three weekends were canceled and the possibility exists for more.

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Operating continuously since 1955, coronavirus wreaks havoc on historic N.J. rodeo (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves May 2020 OP
Our family loves Cowtown Rodeo woodsprite May 2020 #1
I've never been. I'm not anywhere near it. Still, the article said that mahatmakanejeeves May 2020 #2
NJ Advance Media is not very advanced. Awful headline. Implies virus has been around since 1955 Bernardo de La Paz May 2020 #3
Throw Turbineguy May 2020 #5
Cheyenne Frontier Days have been canceled too... 2naSalit May 2020 #4
Participle by headline editor left dangling ? eppur_se_muova May 2020 #6
Hey, I don't write 'em. They must be working at home without an editor. mahatmakanejeeves May 2020 #7

woodsprite

(11,854 posts)
1. Our family loves Cowtown Rodeo
Fri May 29, 2020, 07:50 AM
May 2020

We try to go at least 1-2x per season. When I was little, I remember coming in from outside to have dinner and settle in to watch it on TV. Our son was really into cowboys when he was little and I have a picture of him at 5yo in jeans, chaps, vest, boots, and cowboy hat sitting on top of one of their mama Brahmas on July 4th.

I hope it doesn’t fold. It’s always packed, no easy way to social distance there, or at their flea market.

mahatmakanejeeves

(56,904 posts)
2. I've never been. I'm not anywhere near it. Still, the article said that
Fri May 29, 2020, 08:06 AM
May 2020

people go there from Virginia. I still think, "wait -- 'The Oldest Weekly Running Rodeo in the USA!' -- New Jersey?"

They have rodeo in Virginia too:


A lot of states I would not imagine have high school rodeo associations.

Thanks for writing.

Bernardo de La Paz

(48,789 posts)
3. NJ Advance Media is not very advanced. Awful headline. Implies virus has been around since 1955
Fri May 29, 2020, 08:07 AM
May 2020

Should be:

Coronavirus wreaks havoc on historic NJ rodeo operating continuously since 1955

So easy.



eppur_se_muova

(36,227 posts)
6. Participle by headline editor left dangling ?
Fri May 29, 2020, 11:53 AM
May 2020

Imagine my surprise to read that the coronavirus has been operation since 1955 ...

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