Editor’s note: Much of the material for this tribute was taken from a 2002 article that Mike Rostad wrote based on a Baranov Museum interview with Bud, his brother Jack
– San Miguel Sagebrush Days kicked off its 31st edition Saturday afternoon with a flyover by the Estrella Warbirds. The antique San Miguel fire truck then led the Sagebrush Parade down Mission Street. The procession included World War I-era motor vehicles from the Estrella Warbirds collection, antique cars, old tractors, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Posse, the San Miguel Advisory Council, and a candidate for supervisor in the newly revised 2nd District. An old pick-up carried a half-dozen stunning women in old west attire representing the staff and friends of the Elkhorn Saloon. The parade announcer said the Elkhorn is the second oldest bar in California, established in 1853.