The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-06-27
PARADE, RACES
CONCERTS FOR
CELEBRATION
Celebrated Riders Coming to
Compete for Championship
at R0deo; Dancing and
Games Both Nights H..

They are coming from far and
wide, North, South, East and West,
both rodeo champions and thous-
ands of people to participate in the
big two-iay celebration to be stag
ed in Kennewick, July 8 and 4.
Roscoe Richmond, who is staging
the Inland Empire Championship
Rodeo, as the main attraction of the
two days, today stated that the best
riders, ropers, bull doggers and
wranglers of the entire Northwest
are to compete for the $50 prize
belt, besides the cash prizes. Such
famous horses as Widow Maker,
Rosey O'Grady, Black Diamond,
Firecracker, Skidoo and Hells Angel
will be the incentive for riders to
bite the dust, or grab leather in the
special arena that has been con-
structed for the event. All grand
stands will be shaded from the
sun and special safety precautions
taken against the many wild broncs
that will be brought here for the
two days. Richmond Will also offer
a special prize of ten dollars to any
one who can bring in the hardest
bucking horse.
Air Thrillers
Miss Gladys Vickers, renown avn
atrix of the Northwest, will be at
the celebration both the 3rd and
9TH to thrill the throngs with many
air acrobatics on both afternoons.
Each evening Happy Canyon will
be in full swing on the main street
of Kennewick, where open air dane
ing will be enjoyed on a floor COM
pletely reconditioned to make dane
ing as smooth as glass. There will
be all sorts of games of fun, chance
and skill and special attractions at
the local movie house.
On the glorious Fourth itself the
celebration will open at 9 o'clock
in the morning with huge parade
through the city Of decorated cars
and bicycles, led by the rodeo per-
sonnet itself. The parade will form
at the Methodist church and go
down Kennewick Avenue to Wash
ington st. and from there to the
park, where every sort of entertain
ment and fun imaginable will be in
full sway all morning. There will be
races for young and old, a swimming
contest, athletic events, and the
Benton County Grange Kitty Ball
championship, and other events en-
tirely too numerous to mention.
White Bluffs Band
The White Bluffs Band will be an
attraction all the Fourth, giving
several concerts. A special platform
program will be featured with prop
er speeches FOR the occasion, and a
rousing welcome to the new settlers
of the community. Skads of prizes
of every description and value will
be awarded to winners Of the var
ious events. Free picnic accomoda-
lions and swimming accommodations
will be provided in the beautiful and
cool park.
Bicycle Race
Another event of amusement and
interest will be the decorated BIZ
cycle parade and race for both boys
and girls, young and old, with spec
ial prizes. The race will be two
mile event, starting at the high
school bridge, to the Williams cor
ner in the Garden Tracts and back
again. following the newly oiled
roads
It's going to be the biggest and
most glorious celebration to ever
hit the whole of this section, two
days of rodeo, two nights of Hap
py Canyon and whole Fourth of
every kind Of fun you could i'm
agine, two nights of dancing. WHO'D
pee, yowsir, whoopee. Let's point
the old bus for Kennewick and have
real time of it.