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The fair has all the stuff great fairs are made of food, rides, games, and cattle. the western parade is part of a cattle herding tradition around these parts, a 12-block drive down puyallup s main drag that s rich in local history. the western parade, which features a cattle drive, really had its origin from the days when the train would stop in town and they would herd the livestock down the main street to get to the fair. but times have changed. these more modern 2009 cows say, herding tradition? i don t think so. we had a situation where a number of the steers decided to take a right-hand turn when they should have gone straight. and, unfortunately, that right-hand turn took them into the parking lot of a gas station and convenience store. dean kefler is a photographer for the local newspaper the ....
Puyallup news tribune. he s been cover the local fair for a number of years and has a front row spot at the parade turned stampede. the cowboys told me that a couple of heifers, they kind of saw that they might give them some problems. it s a heifer, or a female cow, that is the troublemaker. she s on the run, making her escape with the steers hot on her heels. the cattle kind of tend to follow, you know. if one kind of breaks ranks, the others kind of go, hey, where s my friend here going. kefler is down on the street as the parade takes a turn for the unexpected. the mini mart gas station had this gaping wide, probably 15 or 20-foot gap, where there were no people. and the first heifer took a little bit of a detour and then pretty soon maybe have of them followed her in past the gas pumps. just a few feet away, bree gossett is working at an espresso stand. ....
She s one of the first to catch a glimpse of the new parade route. i was just working here, helping some customers, and i was trying to watch the parade a and then all of a sudden all the cows ran over to the cars, and then all the customers saw my reaction and they turned around to watch to see where they were going. where the herd is headed is anybody s guess, but, for the moment, the pack appears to be corralled in the corner of the parking lot. kefler moves closer to the strange scene. i was just catching up to them, and then the two that were basically leading the pack went into the convenience store. yep, the heifers simply stroll on in, all ladylike. the store s owner, kim su su, is stunned. my door was opened right away so they came inside. around five to six customers were there. ....