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Hemi Lighted Forest of Hope: 6:30-9 p.m. – 6565 Ashley Dr. Over 600 lighted Christmas trees in a wonderful Wyoming setting, viewed from a trackless train! Hay rides and train rides almost every night (no rides on nights the University of Wyoming Ladies Basketball team plays at home); rides and hot chocolate are free, donations accepted. The Hemi Lighted Forest of Hope was started to bring awareness to the Hemispherectomy Foundation; a tree is lit for each child who has undergone hemispherectomy brain surgery. For more information, call 3070-630-6631.
Cheyenne Astronomical Society: 7 p.m. – Botanic Gardens conservatory, 4500 Carey Ave. View and learn about the stars at the Botanic Gardens. Star viewing occurs when the skies are clear. Open to the public. 637-6458.
Nightmare on 17th Street Haunted House: 7 -11 p.m. – Knights of Pythias, 312 ½ West 17th St. The Knights of Pythias’ annual haunted house features some of the creepiest moments you’ll experience all year. Come … if you dare! $10 per victim. Tickets at the door. Pregnant women, the faint of heart and anyone younger than 8 are not allowed. 307-630-8680 or go online.
NPC Wyoming Yellowstone Body Building Competition: 6 p.m. – Cheyenne Civic Center, 510 W 20th St. National Physique Committee competition; categories include body building, bikini, fitness, physique, and figure. Pre-judge events 11am, actual event 6pm . $30. For more information, call 307-637-6363 or go online.
Ghost Frightseeing Tours (Haunted Trolley Tours): 6 and 7:30 p.m. – Depot Plaza, 15th & Capitol Ave. It’s Ghouls Gone Wild with the Terror on the Trolley as the Cheyenne Street Railway and the Paranormal Hunting Observation Group band together to investigate local hauntings! These 90-minute tours illuminate the spirits who once inhabited the vast prairie and our Wild West town. Wear your Halloween costumes. Departing from the historic (and haunted) Depot at West 15th Street and Capitol Ave. Cost is $12 for adults and $6 for children 2-12 years old. Reservations are required. Tickets go on sale October 1 and VANISH quickly. 307-778-3133 or cheyennetrolley.com.
Nightmare on 17th Street Haunted House: 7 -11 p.m. Knights of Pythias, 312 ½ West 17th St. The Knights of Pythias’ annual haunted house features some of the creepiest moments you’ll experience all year. Come … if you dare! $10 per victim. Tickets at the door. Pregnant women, the faint of heart and anyone younger than 8 are not allowed. 307-630-8680 or go online.
Capital Chorale Concert – Heart of Life.: 3 p.m. – First United Methodist Church, 108 E. 18th Street. For more information, call 307-632-1410.
Nightmare on 17th Street Haunted House: 7 -11 p.m. Knights of Pythias, 312 ½ West 17th St. The Knights of Pythias’ annual haunted house features some of the creepiest moments you’ll experience all year. Come … if you dare! $10 per victim (cash only). Tickets are $5 if you come dressed as a zombie. Tickets at the door. Pregnant women, the faint of heart and anyone younger than 8 are not allowed. 307-630-8680 or go online.
Monty Python’s Spamalot: 7:30 p.m. – Mary Godfrey Playhouse, 2706 East Pershing Boulevard. Live stage adaptation by Cheyenne Little Theatre. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 307-638-6543 or visit cheyennelittletheatre.org.
Silent Trails Race: 9 a.m. – Upper Tie City Campground, Happy Jack Recreation Area. A race to honor and celebrate the lives of eight University of Wyoming cross country athletes who were killed by a drunk driver in September 2001. Whether you are a walker, jogger or an all-out racer, this course will challenge you while providing access to some great Wyoming fall scenery. All proceeds from the race will support present and future runners on the University of Wyoming team, or to support a non-profit group or activity associated with running in and around Laramie. $5. highplainsharriers.org/silenttrails
Steppin’ Up for Life Walk/Run: 9:30 a.m. – Lions Park, old Community House. Registration 8 a.m., walk/run begins at 9:30 a.m. and ends at noon. Prizes awarded and hot chili to follow. Pledge $25 or more to Life Choice. Money raised goes toward pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, Earn While You Learn program, child development and relationship skills courses, and peer counseling. 307-632-6323 or www.lifechoice.org
Nightmare on 17th Street Haunted House: 7 -11 p.m. Knights of Pythias, 312 ½ West 17th St. The Knights of Pythias’ annual haunted house features some of the creepiest moments you’ll experience all year. Come … if you dare! $10 per victim (cash only). Tickets are $5 if you come dressed as a zombie. Tickets at the door. Pregnant women, the faint of heart and anyone younger than 8 are not allowed. 307-630-8680 or go online.
Monty Python’s Spamalot: 7:30 p.m. – Mary Godfrey Playhouse, 2706 East Pershing Boulevard. Live stage adaptation by Cheyenne Little Theatre. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 307-638-6543 or visit cheyennelittletheatre.org.
Monty Python’s Spamalot: 2 p.m. – Mary Godfrey Playhouse, 2706 East Pershing Boulevard. Live stage adaptation by Cheyenne Little Theatre. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 307-638-6543 or visit cheyennelittletheatre.org.
Dancing with the Stars … of Cheyenne: 6 p.m. – Little America, 2800 W. Lincolnway. Professional dancers from Ballet Wyoming and Dance Spirit Dance Studio with work with local celebrity dancers including Mike Achacoso from HollyFrontier, former Wyoming state auditor Rita Meyer, county commissioner Troy Thompson, KGWN’s Anthony Keith and CFD general committee chairman Darin Westby. Presented by the Boys & Girls Club of Cheyenne. $100. 307-778-6674 or go online.
Nightmare on 17th Street Haunted House: 7 -11 p.m. Knights of Pythias, 312 ½ West 17th St. The Knights of Pythias’ annual haunted house features some of the creepiest moments you’ll experience all year. Come … if you dare! $10 per victim (cash only). Tickets are $5 if you come dressed as a zombie. Tickets at the door. Pregnant women, the faint of heart and anyone younger than 8 are not allowed. 307-630-8680 or go online.
Monty Python’s Spamalot: 7:30 p.m. – Mary Godfrey Playhouse, 2706 East Pershing Boulevard. Live stage adaptation by Cheyenne Little Theatre. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 307-638-6543 or visit cheyennelittletheatre.org.
Family Days: We Are Wyoming: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. – Wyoming State Museum, 2301 Central Ave. Help celebrate Wyoming’s 125th birthday as you learn about our great state! Free. For more information, call 307-777-7021.
CFD Carriage Ball: 6 p.m. – midnight – Holiday Inn, 204 West Fox Farm Road. This year’s theme is “honky tonk nights.” Think “Urban Cowboy” and get your 1980s on. Have fun line dancing and grooving to your favorite honky tonk hits. Gear up in your awesome 1980s country wear – you could even win a prize for the ugliest Western shirt! – and bring your dancing shoes for the dance contest. The Carriage Ball is the Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum’s annual gala that funds its programming. $85. 307-778-7290 or oldwestmuseum.org.
Nightmare on 17th Street Haunted House: 7 -11 p.m. Knights of Pythias, 312 ½ West 17th St. The Knights of Pythias’ annual haunted house features some of the creepiest moments you’ll experience all year. Come … if you dare! $10 per victim (cash only). Tickets are $5 if you come dressed as a zombie. Tickets at the door. Pregnant women, the faint of heart and anyone younger than 8 are not allowed. 307-630-8680 or go online.
Monty Python’s Spamalot: 7:30 p.m. – Mary Godfrey Playhouse, 2706 East Pershing Boulevard. Live stage adaptation by Cheyenne Little Theatre. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 307-638-6543 or visit cheyennelittletheatre.org.
Monty Python’s Spamalot: 2 p.m. – Mary Godfrey Playhouse, 2706 East Pershing Boulevard. Live stage adaptation by Cheyenne Little Theatre. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 307-638-6543 or visit cheyennelittletheatre.org.
Greek Festival: 5-10 p.m. – Cheyenne Frontier Days Exhibit Hall, Eighth and Dey Avenues. Authentic Greek food, flea market, Greek music and dancing. Lamb or chicken dinner. Free admission and parking. 307-635-5929 or cheyennegreekfestival.org.
Edgefest: 5:30 p.m. – The Asher Building, 500 W. 15th St. Celebrate Cheyenne’s West Edge with live music from Midas Whale, Grace Askew and Luna Rae; food trucks; and beer. Free entertainment; food/drink for purchase. For more information, visit cheyennewestedge.com.
Cheyenne Farmer’s Market: 7 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Cheyenne Depot Plaza, Capitol Ave. and Lincolnway. Great-tasting and healthy farm-fresh foods, fresh-baked breads, roasted peppers, locally produced honey, plants, flowers and more available for purchase. Debit and credit cards accepted. For more information, visit the website.
Greek Festival: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. – Cheyenne Frontier Days Exhibit Hall, Eighth and Dey Avenues. Authentic Greek food, flea market, Greek music and dancing. Lamb or chicken lunch/dinner. Free admission and parking. 307-635-5929 or cheyennegreekfestival.org.
Women’s Ranch Rodeo: Noon – Riata Ranch Arena, 822 Arena Lane. Free admission. WRRA-sanctioned event, must be a WRRA member to compete. Open stray gathering at 10 a.m. ($100 for a four-person team), team meeting at 11:30 a.m. 308-458-9849
Zombie Fest: 1 p.m.-midnight – Cheyenne Depot Plaza, Capitol Ave. and Lincolnway. Celebrate of all things horror and pop culture, especially the living dead. Moving screenings, panel discussions, live music and costume contests. Starts with a zombie crawl to the Capitol at 1 p.m. Most events are free.
Zombie Fest Night Show: 8 p.m. – midnight. Historic Atlas Theater, 211 W. Lincolnway. Come rock out after hours with some amazing local talent: Demise of Sanity, Threshold of Pain and, from Fort Collins, 13 Nails. Free. For more information, call 307-638-6543.
Stampede Hockey: 7:30 p.m. – Ice and Events Center, 1530 West Lincolnway. Cheyenne Stampede vs. University of Northern Colorado junior hockey game. Amateur league of 16-to-20-year-olds who live with host families in Cheyenne. $7-10. For more information, visit cheyennestampede.com
Herb ID and Uses: – 1 p.m.- Paul Smith Children’s Village, Lions Park. Scent-sational exploration into garden herbs and their social and culinary applications. $1 per child. For more information, call 307-637-6349 or visit the website.
The Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is Friday, September 11 at Holiday Inn.
Festivities kick of with:
Rodeo greats Ty Murray and Bob Romer will be at the ceremony this year! Please join us in honoring those who have made a significant impact on Cheyenne Frontier Days!
Call us at 307-778-7290 or visit us online at www.oldwestmuseum.org to buy your tickets today!
CHEYENNE – The Cheyenne Frontier Days™ (CFD) General Committee and Board of Directors has decided to rename the “Contestants Committee” as the “Rodeo Committee.”
While the name change was voted upon and made upon in 2015, it will take effect in 2016 for the 120th Annual Celebration.
Following Contestants Chairman Matt Jankovsky is Mitch Carter. Carter will be the first Rodeo Committee Chairman.
As Rodeo Committee Chairman Carter will oversee all aspects of CFD’s nine rodeo performances and slack events; along with the addition of the Cinch Shootout. Carter’s production activities will range from actual rodeo duties done to bring the show to the viewing public to behind the scenes activities such as contracting with the stock contractors, announcers, bullfighters, clowns, and specialty acts. He will work year-round with the governing bodies of rodeo, the PRCA and WPRA. Other behind the scenes activities include: checking in and accounting of the approximately 1,800 contestants, keeping the official results, calculating payoffs, and issuing winnings to contestants.
Other areas of responsibility for the Rodeo Committee is the Cowboy Hospitality area, coordinating the annual cattle drive to kick off CFD, the finals Calcutta, Night of Champions Award ceremony, and working with veterinarians to ensure the care and responsible treatment of all livestock.
Rylee Anderson was named Lady-In-Waiting for 2016 after a selection process which included submitting a written application, an accomplishment book, a horsemanship skills demonstration and an interview.
Rylee, who is the daughter of Robb Anderson and Elaine Anderson, is a 2014 graduate of Burns High School. Rylee currently attends Laramie County Community College, majoring in agriculture education. Rylee grew up actively participating in Cheyenne Frontier Days™ events; and she represented the Daddy of ‘em All® as a Dandy for four years.
“I have long dreamt of the opportunity of being Miss Lady-in-Waiting so that I may properly present Cheyenne Frontier Days™ to as wide an audience as possible. To become one of the women who has been emblematic of my perfect role model, to provide that opportunity and positive experience to other young ladies, hopefully inspiring them to do the same is a dream come true,” Rylee said.
Rylee will work with Miss Frontier, Jonna Brown in 2016 to represent Cheyenne Frontier Days™ in both the United States and Canada.
CHEYENNE – The Cheyenne Frontier Days™ (CFD) General Committee has named its new committee members for the 2016 celebration.
Following Darin Westby as General Chairman is current Concessions Chairman, Bill Berg. Retired from the United States Air Force, Berg works as a Department of Defense Employee. Berg has a degree in Engineering Technology. A CFD volunteer for 19 years, he was elected as a HEELS member in 2010.
Following Concessions Chairman Bill Berg is Alan Stoinski. Stoinski works for Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power, and has an AS Degree in criminal justice. A CFD volunteer for 17 years, he was elected as a HEELS member in 2012.
Following Contestants Chairman Matt Jankovsky is Kevin Wells. Wells will be the first Rodeo Committee Chairman. Wells works for the State of Wyoming at DEQ, and has a degree in biological sciences. A CFD volunteer since 1988, he was elected as a HEELS member in 2003. In 1994, Wells was selected as Contestants Committee Volunteer of the Year.
Following Contract Acts Chairman Larry Kehl is Scott Fleming. Fleming is a welding supervisor at Dyno Nobel Inc. He has been on the Contract Acts Committee for 19 years, and he was elected as a HEELS member in 2008. In 2004, Fleming was selected as Contract Acts Committee Volunteer of the Year.
Following Grounds Chairman Ed Vossler is Bill McInerney. McInerney is an Auditing Manager for the State of Wyoming. He has a degree from the University of Wyoming. McInerney has been a CFD volunteer for 21 years, and he was elected as a HEELS member in 2001.
Following Parades Chairman Jimmy Dean Siler is Terry Ruiz. Ruiz is the owner of One Hour Cleaners. He retired as a Master Sergeant from the United States Air Forces after 23 years of service. Ruiz has be a CFD volunteer since 1981, and he was elected as a HEELS member in 2005.
Saturday, August 22, 2015 at 6 p.m. at the Airport Golf Club
Sunday, August 23, 2015 at 8 a.m. at the Airport Golf Club
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (July 26, 2015) — With 119 years of history to build upon, Cheyenne Frontier Days (CFD) always has a lot to live up to and with the support of fans, volunteers and sponsors, this year’s celebration was a huge success.
Ten days of activities have become a tradition with multiple generations participating. From contestants to volunteers, people are following in their parent’s and grandparent’s footsteps, putting the last full week of July on the calendar. This year’s CFD was held July 17 – 26. To accommodate over 1,200 competitors, rodeo competition started with slack on July 14 and concluded with the championship finals on July 26, with nearly $1 million in cash and prizes paid to winners.
The heart and soul of CFD is the more than 2,500 volunteers who make all activities happen. Total attendance this year was 266,030 compared to 250,264 last year. It was the second largest crowd ever. Additionally, the first Saturday rodeo attendance was the third biggest Saturday in history. Monday’s rodeo crowd was the second largest and Wednesday was the third largest for those days of the week. The final Sunday had 13,385 fans watch ten champions crowned, the largest crowd since 2000. Total rodeo attendance was 98,246 up from 87,310 in 2014.
Old Frontier Town was once again a great attraction with 101,209 people participating in activities there. Frontier Nights® saw 120,215 attending concerts and the Championship Bull Riding World Finals which was held July 20 and 21 where Cody Teel won a $100,000 bonus for being crowned the year-end champion. Miranda Lambert on the first Saturday night had the biggest crowd of 19,451, the second largest audience for a female star in Frontier Nights’ history. Attendance at this year’s CBR World Finals was a new record with over 12,000.
The Indian Village had 51,295 visitors. Off-site activities included three pancake breakfasts that fed 25,190 and four Grand Parades with an estimated 100,000 spectators. Always popular, the free Behind the Chutes Tours gave 3,825 fans an opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look at rodeo and learn about the events and animals.
This year’s celebration kicked off with the Cinch Shootout, featuring bareback riding, steer wrestling, saddle bronc riding, women’s barrel race and bull riding and $100,000 in prize money. Contestants were invited to compete representing one of eight of the largest rodeos in North America. Along with Cheyenne; Reno Rodeo; Calgary Stampede; National Western Stock Show Rodeo; San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo; Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo; Rodeo Austin and Rodeo Houston participated. Each event paid four places with the winner getting a $10,000 prize. A bonus was also given to the high-point team, the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo team also got a bonus.
“From start to finish, there has been an energy around the park that has been incredible,” said Darin Westby, general chairman. “Our volunteers have created that energy and I don’t know how they sustain it through all of the activities. It’s been an awesome year with a great sense of teamwork between our 10 committees and all of the people involved. We are very grateful to everyone.”
Animals are a mainstay of every CFD celebration with over 6,000 involved in the activities. Over three-fourths of them appeared in rodeo competition. A team of veterinarians inspected all animals at least twice daily. Comprehensive reports showed that 34 animals were examined and treated for illness or injury, less than half as many as in 2014. All but four of them were treated and released or found to be injury free — a 50% reduction from last year. Westby attributed the reduction to a focus on animal care and safety that CFD has been implementing for years.
The Justin Sportsmedicine Team, which included local volunteers, was on site for all of the rodeo athletes. They went through cases of tape, used lots of ice and heat to keep contestants at their best and had no serious injuries.
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbird Arial Demonstration held at Laramie County Community College had 16,846 people on site. Fort D.A Russell Days at Warren Air Force Base saw an increase of 2,000 people from last year with 23,896 in attendance.
“It certainly takes a team to have an event like this,” Westby added. “Every person that volunteered, attended, competed or participated in any way is appreciated. We believe in the traditions of Cheyenne Frontier Days and hope to celebrate for many years to come.”