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<br />!~ A~'re is the ~chedule for the 75th' By SARAH ASMUS
<br />r; '. annual Greeley Independence For the Tribune
<br />~: Stampede, All events are at Island
<br />ree Regional Park unless other-
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<br />~. VVednesday
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<br />~~ 4 p.m. to 12:30
<br />t, a,m, "-Bill ,
<br />:~ Hames Carnival
<br />,. Opens, Sneak-A-
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<br />5-7 p,m, - Barbecue,
<br />5-7 p,m, - Free Entertainment
<br />Tent featuring Hot Beef Combo, K99 '
<br />Stage,
<br />,0 8 p,m, -.:... Night Show featuring
<br />Daryle Singletary and Brooks &
<br />~ Dunn,"arena.
<br />1: After the night show -'- Fireworks,
<br />~ Thursday (EvanslLa Salle Day)
<br />! Noon td 1 a,m,- Bill Hames Car- '
<br />I.," nival. ' ;
<br />t' 5-(p,ni, - Free Entertainment
<br />:', Tent, K99 Stage, . '
<br />8 p,m, ~'- Night Show featuring
<br />, '. The Doobie Brothers and Alabama,
<br />t .,. arena.- .
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<br />Cattle are not the only ones stampeding
<br />into Greeley this week.
<br />Locul hotel and restaurant owners are hop.
<br />ing'for a lot of people and a lot of money to
<br />come to Lown during the annual Greeley In-
<br />dependence Stampede,
<br />This is the Stampedc's'75th anniversary,
<br />and some big names will be in Greeley to en-
<br />tertain the large crowds.
<br />"What we are _seeing is that we have sev-
<br />eral'that are booked to cap<.lcity ::lIld several
<br />that have some rooms available:' said Sarah
<br />MacQuiddy, executive director of the Gree-
<br />ley Convention and Visitors Bureau.
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<br />Last year, Ihe Stampede brought about $1 0
<br />million into the community, MacQuiddy
<br />said. It was the largest event in Northern Col-
<br />orado with 350,000 people attending,
<br />"Attendance will be up significantly this
<br />year," said Lynn Settjc. executive director of
<br />the Stampede, "It's a little hard to dictate at
<br />this point because a lot of things huppen the
<br />day of the event. All predictions now are that
<br />we ',.c ~lhead of last year in sales."
<br />M;]cQuiddy said hopes are even higher
<br />this year because of the big-name acts, stich
<br />as Brooks and Dunn who have won the Acad-
<br />emy of Country Music entertainer ofthe year
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<br />See STAMPEDE, Page A14
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<br />Yep, it's golf-ball size
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