http://gpstompede.com May 21 - 31, 2009 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:02:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Applications for the 2010 Miss Grande Prairie Stompede competition are now ready for pick up at Keddies Tack and Western Wear or can be sent to you.  For info on the contest please see our Miss G.P Stompede page or call Chyanne at 780-897-3633To Miss Grande Prairie Stompede Application http://gpstompede.com/news/who-will-be-the-next-miss-grande-prairie-stompede Britteny Foster Miss Grande Prairie Stompede 2008  is crowned the new Miss Rodeo Canada for 2010. We can not say how happy we are for her. Allot of hard work has gone into this and we know she will do a great job as an ambassador for the sport of ... http://gpstompede.com/news/miss-rodeo-canada-2010-britteny-foster The 2009 Grande Prairie Stompede was a roaring success, said Joel Acton, president of the Stompede committee.  “It was absolutely great,” he said. “We’re very pleased with the outcome.”  Final attendance numbers weren’t yet calculated, but Acton said they looked to be up a bit from last year’s total of 25,000 to ... http://gpstompede.com/news/attendance-up-at-stompede-09 The City of Grande Prairie will be providing transit service at the Stompede from May 28 until May 31 within midway hours only. Transit staff recommended to the public works committee that the city charge a charter rate of $87 per hour for the service, which would be paid by the ... http://gpstompede.com/news/transit-bus-for-stompede-being-planned The chuckwagon tarp auction for the 2009 Grande Prairie Stompede is in the books and the results are better than expected. The auction brought in $176,000, down only 4% from last year’s total of $183,500. Emco made a high bid of $14,000 for the rights to Kirk Sutherland’s tarp. The high bid ... http://gpstompede.com/news/kirk-tops-the-tarps-at-stompede-auction Originally conceived as a means to carry food and equipment to cowboys out on the range, chuckwagons have come to mean much more to Alberta’s history. Indeed, the first chuckwagon race was reportedly held outside Calgary in 1923. Since then, races have become one of the most popular events at rodeos ... http://gpstompede.com/news/foundation-pays-tribute-to-heritage-of-chuckwagon-racing