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Film crew on-site at Ponoka Stampede during rodeo

After a fourth day of racing, the stage is set for Saturday’s chuckwagon showdown.

The picture for Saturday’s semi-finals became clear by the time the dust settled on after day five action of the Ponoka Stampede.

It was a cloudy Thursday night in Ponoka, but once again the racing was outstanding and the near-capacity crowd certainly got top entertainment bang for their buck. Once again, and for an unheard-of third consecutive night, 2023 Grande Prairie Stompede Champion Chanse Vigen posted the fast time of the night with a 1:14.13.

By Dianne Finstad

By Carson Ellis

The 2023 edition of the Castor Rodeo is scheduled to explode out of the bucking chutes on June 23.

Day one of rodeo action is in the books for the 2023 edition of the Stettler Steel Wheel Stampede.

The high school rodeo was held June 1-4, 2023

Nine past and present archers, along with a coach, from Stettler’s Wm. E. Hay Secondary Campus will be embarking on the trip of a lifetime in July.