The word ‘rodeo’ is taken from the Spanish ‘rodeo’ pronounced ro-dee-oh. As many cowboys were Mexican or Mexican American, the Spanish words worked their way into the ranching lingo. Chaps, shortened from chaparreras; lasso, from the Spanish lazo; lariat, from la reata and several others.
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0n July 3, 1908, 114 Years ago, Colonel Henry Carrington and others who were survivors of the Indian Wars at Fort Phil Kearny, came back to Sheridan. They dedicated the Fetterman Fight monument on July 3, 1908, 42 years after the battle occurred on December 21, 1866.
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This Monday is the Fourth of July. Most people look forward to a three day weekend to spend with family and friends, cook some hamburgers on the grill, and enjoy fireworks to celebrate America’s Independence Day.
Independence Day is a federal holiday, commemorating the ratifying of the Declaratio
Today, we take airplanes for granted. Many of us have flown, either cross country or even international. Planes carry our mail, packages, freight, and are used to bring supplies during emergency situations. They are used to fight fires, spray crops, in war; and many people fly small planes for pleas
Clearmont Day scheduled for June 18 in the Branding Iron Park in Clearmont.
Clearmont Day has been celebrated for over 100 years, although there were some years when the celebration waned. Wars, disinterest, Covid-19 have, off and on, disrupted the celebration.
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