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North Texas State Fair & RodeoThe Texas Historical

Commission (THC) has recog-nized the North Texas StateFair and Rodeo as a significantpart of Texas history by award-ing it an Official TexasHistorical Marker. The desig-nation honors the 84-year-oldNorth Texas State Fair andRodeo as an important andeducational part of the historyof farming and ranching inDenton County and surround-ing areas.

A dedication ceremony tocommemorate the event washeld at the North Texas StateFair on Aug. 8 at 2217 N.Carroll Blvd. in Denton.

The ceremony was spon-sored by the North Texas StateFair (NTSF) Association andDenton County HistoricalCommission (DCHC).Speakers for the includedDenton County Judge MaryHorn, State Representative

Myra Crownover and NTSFAssociation President CarlAnderson.

Glenn Carlton, ExecutiveDirector of the North TexasState Fair and Rodeo, wasinstrumental in obtaining theTHC historical marker, bring-ing public awareness to theeconomic and cultural signifi-cance of the annual fair.

DCHC Certificates ofCommendation in recognitionof leadership in the develop-ment of the fair and effortsthat led to the placement of thestate marker was presented toWilliam Allen, Carl Anderson,Ken Burdick (presentedposthumously), GlennCarlton, Nanci Kimmey, R.D.Martin, James Roden, KimWendt and the Board ofDirectors of the North TexasState Fair Association.

The THC subject markerwas sponsored by the NTSF

Association. All THC markerapplications are submitted tothe state through local countyhistorical commissions.

During the marker process,

DCHC Marker CommitteeChairwoman Beth Striblingworked with Nanci Kimmey,NTSF executive assistant andKim Wendt, University ofNorth Texas student internwho researched and wrote thehistorical narrative for theapplication.

The historical narrative willbe placed in THCs archives inAustin and the DCHCresearch files in the DentonCounty Courthouse on theSquare.

The 2011 marker applica-tion was submitted to THC inthe fall of 2010 and wasapproved by THCCommissioners in January2011.

The NTSF began as theDenton County Fair in 1928,organized by the DentonCounty Fair Association andchartered in 1930.

In 1958, the fair was

renamed North Texas StateFair. In 1961, the name of thecorporation Denton CountyAgricultural Fair Associationwas changed to North TexasState Fair Association. JamesRoden was the first paid exec-utive director and served from1983 to 2000. He was fol-lowed by Ken Burdick whoserved from 1999-2005. GlennCarlton was named executivedirector in 2005.

In 1989, the fair associationbegan to move beyond thelocal cowboy competition andbrought the first ProfessionalRodeo Cowboys Association(PRCA) rodeo to the fair.

The fair was called theNorth Texas State Fair andRodeo to promote the additionof the professional rodeo activ-ities.

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Officials forecast great weather, large crowds at this years FairBy Britney TaborStaff Writer

Officials with the NorthTexas State Fair and Rodeosay theyre expecting an esti-mated 140,000 attendees atthis years nine-day event.

Weather throughout open-ing weekend, which beginsFriday, is expected to be in themid to low 90s.

Im pretty excited aboutthe forecast, said GlennCarlton, the fairs executivedirector. I think were goingto see a real nice increase withthe weather the way it is.

Last years fair drew about125,000, he said.

In some years downpoursor record-breaking heat havearrived alongside the annualevent.

This years theme, Therodeo is on turn it up, sig-nifies an event that projectsenergy and fun, he said.

I would describe it as funand friendly, Carlton says ofthe fair that attracts all ages toeverything from rodeos andcarnival rides to steer andcraft competitions.

The event, according toofficials, has something toentice people of all ages.

And it showcases the coun-tys agriculture a mainstayin a large part of northernDenton County.

Agriculture, farming andranching is still a huge, hugepart of Denton County, saidCarl Anderson, president ofthe North Texas State Fairand Rodeo Association whohas served on the board anumber of years.

If youve grown up in thistown, its an honor just to beon the board, he says, addingthat this years fair has muchto offer.

New for children andadults alike this year is theGreat American Duck Race, afree event in the Fun Zonewhere individuals releaseducks into a duck race,Carlton said.

Another new attraction isthe trout fishing which willinclude a simulated rushingstream, fishing poles, castingand, of course, trout.

For the first time kidscan have their first fishing

experience at the fair, Carltonsaid.

Other attractions in the KidZone include a trackless train,bounce houses and rock wall.

What makes this event sounique year after year, Carltonsaid, are the four rodeo per-formances with contendersvying for bull rider, bronc riderand much more not to men-tion the daring rodeo clownswho get between riders and theanimals to keep both safe.

Some acts fairgoers canexpect to see on fair stages thisyear include Stoney LaRue,

Kyle Park and No Justice.I think the rodeos and the

concerts are a must-see everynight, Carlton said.

An estimated 1,400 individ-uals are expected to compete incontests throughout the fair.

Tickets are $15 for adults, $5for children between 7 and 12years old and free for childrenages 6 and under.

Four-day passes can also bepurchased for $40 and a sea-son passes for $90. More infor-mation on obtaining the passescan be collected by calling940-387-2632 or visiting

ntfair.com. Carlton said tick-ets are inclusive of rodeo andconcert.

About 10,000 additionalsquare feet of shade has beenadded for this years fair,Carlton said.

We really like to make surewe go the extra mile and thatpeople are comfortable whenthey come to the fair, he said.

STAFF WRITER DAWNCOBB contributed to thisreport.


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Dentons permanent loca-tion on North CarrollBoulevard began in 1948 whenDr. W. C. Kimbrough, aDenton physician, sold the fairassociation 22 acres of land for$5. He was honored on open-ing day at the 1949 fair whenthe new fair grounds were ded-icated.

The oldest structure on thefair grounds, Fair Hall, was onthe property at the time of thepurchase by Dr. Kimbrough.The building had originallybeen used at the World War IIGerman prisoner of war campsite at Camp Howze, aninfantry training facility out-side of Gainesville, CookCounty.

Prior to its location on NorthCarroll Boulevard, the fair washeld for a short time at the newcity park, developed after thecity purchased theQuakertown property. In1930, the fair association,under the management of Dr.Jack Skiles, relocated the fairto 13 acres of land immediate-ly east of the Long and King

Wholesale Company buildingon East Hickory Street.

Excerpts from the historicalnarrative described the fair in1931 as a five-day affairincluding entertainment bythe North Texas TeachersCollege Band and had largeentries in both the livestockand agricultural departments.The 1935 fair included enter-tainment by Floyd GrahamsTeacher College Band, theLightcrust Doughboys fromFort Worth, John E. LawhonsDenton High School Band andW. Lee ODaniels Band fromForth Worth.

The history of the fair sym-bolizes the rich heritage of theranching and farming commu-nity of rural Denton County. Italso reflects the leadership ofthe Denton business men whounderstood the economic sig-nificance of a county fair inDenton. The historical markerwill educate the thousands offair-goers of the history of thishistoric annual event.

For more information on theTexas Historical CommissionMarker Program contactRoslyn Shelton, DCHCManager, 940-241-2523 orBeth Stribling, DCHC MarkerChairman at 940-241-2523.

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Rodeo Pageantsfriday, August 17th

saturday, August 18throdeo coronation sunday, august 19TH at prca rodeo

Find non-stop action in the NTSF rodeo arenaThe 84th Annual North

Texas State Fair and Rodeokicks off on Friday night withrodeo action from the profes-sional rodeo cowboys and cow-girls competing on the nation-wide Professional RodeoCowboys Association tour.The PRCA is the premier pro-fessional rodeo organization inthe world with over 500 sanc-tioned rodeos in the UnitedStates each year, the NTSF inDenton being one of thosestops.

Money accrued by contest-ants throughout the year goestoward qualifying for theWrangler National FinalsRodeo in Las Vegas, held eachDecember.

The top 15 money earners ineach event get the opportunity

to compete for the worldchampionship at the richestrodeo in the world. Rodeoslike the North Texas State Fairare a big part of that system,and over the three days ofPRCA action at the NTSF,spectators will see several pastworld champions competing,as well as some up-and-com-ing competitors who are ontheir way to earning that pres-tigious title themselves. ThePRCA performances at theNorth Texas State Fair areFriday Aug. 17 through SundayAug. 19.

Monday Aug. 20 at the Fairwill feature working ranchcowboys competing as teamsin events that modern rodeocompetition evolved from.

These events include team

doctoring, which simulatesseparating out a sick steer orheifer from the herd, ropinghead and heel, and markingthe animal with chalk to sub-stitute actual inoculation orveterinary procedure. Eventoday on most ranches, this isthe most efficient means ofmedicating a single animal farfrom the pens.

Another event is the teamsorting in which the team offour cowboys must separateanimals from the herd, innumerical order from num-bers pasted on their hip, andkeep those separated out fromrejoining the herd. Thats eas-ier than it sounds. Cattle areherd creatures by nature andkeeping one determined beeffrom rejoining the herd is diffi-

cult enough, keeping six toeight from rejoining, with onlyfour cowboys on horseback,can be impossible. The teamwith the highest number sort-ed within the specified timeframe is the winner. Thisevent really stresses teamworkand the horsemanshiprequired is truly impressive.

Team branding recreates theannual spring round-up andbranding of new calves. Oneman rides into the herd andropes a calf, drags it backacross a line to the designatedbranding area where two cow-boys hold the calf down,remove the rope and a thirdman runs in with a brandingiron, marked with chalk,brands the calf and returns tohis station. The team with the

highest success rate in twominutes is the winner. Again,as in the other events, team-work and horsemanship areessential to success.

The crowd favorite has to bethe ranch bronc riding. Onecowboy from the team, usuallyone of the younger members,is selected to mount a broncusing a working ranch saddle.Unlike the saddle bronc ridingin the pro rodeo, the cowboy isallowed to hang on with bothhands. This does not necessar-ily make it any easier. Thehorses duck and dive and thereare always some unplanneddismounts, usually not feetfirst.

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Tuesday Aug. 21 andWednesday Aug. 22 featuresperformances by the cowboysand cowgirls well see compet-ing in the PRCA in comingyears. The 21 & Under rodeoat the North Texas State Fairhas seen several world champi-ons compete in this arenabefore they were even oldenough to vote. These cow-boys and cowgirls compete inall the events seen in the pro-fessional ranks plus a couple ofadditional events like girlsbreakaway roping, one of thefastest-paced rodeo events,and girls goat tying, always acrowd favorite. The ladies bar-rel racing is one of the mostpopular events, and competi-tors from not only north Texasbut from around the nationshow up to run for the moneyat this event each year.

The final three nights of theFair are host to what is proba-bly the publics favorite rodeoevent, bull riding. The annualNTSF Bull Blowout features35 cowboys each night against

some of the rankest bulls in thebusiness. Bull Riding has cap-tured the nations attentionwith televised events exposinggreater and greater numbersto the sport.

Denton and the surround-ing area already have their ownbuilt-in audience for the BullBlowout, as it is easily one ofthe most popular annual bullridings in the region. In addi-tion to the bull riding competi-tion, teams of two bullfighterseach compete during the bullriding. Known as CowboyProtection bullfighers, theteams are judged on theirteamwork, positioning duringthe ride and after the ridersdismount. Their sole job is toprotect the cowboy and theirteammate. Athletic ability,knowledge of the sport, andwillingness to put yourself inharms way are all factors thatmake up a successful protec-tion bullfighting team. Thereare always some spectaculardisplays of fearlessness and selfsacrifice when these guys stepinto the arena. The BullBlowout runs the last threenights of the NTSF, Aug. 23-25.

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Larissa Fulton of Sanger competes in last years ladies barrel racing event.


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Casey Donahew Bandset to perform at fairBy Matt Crider

There are several reasonsthe Casey Donahew Band is afitting choice to play at theNorth Texas State Fair &Rodeo.

At the top of that list areNorth Texas and Fair &Rodeo.

Donahew, a Burleson native,is proud of his roots and sayshes been around horses andcattle his entire life.

The rodeo scene is kind ofour wheelhouse, Donahewsaid during a recent phoneinterview.

The singer-songwriter saidhe started playing guitar inhigh school.

After attending Texas A&MUniversity for a couple ofyears, he transferred backnorth to the University ofTexas at Arlington. After astint working as a teacher,Donahew turned his attentionfull time to music and hasntlooked back.

I put together a band andkept expanding and makingrecords, and were still work-ing at it, he said.

He got his start 10 years ago

playing at the ThirstyArmadillo in Fort Worth. Heworked his way up to largerCowtown establishments likethe Horseman Club and BillyBobs Texas.

Awareness of Donahewsmusic steadily spread fromTarrant and Johnson counties,and he became a fixture on theTexas/Red Dirt circuit. Hecredits that success partly tohigh-energy concerts.

For years weve tried tobuild our reputation off of ourlive show. We want to makesure people come back and telltheir friends about it,Donahew said. I just try to dowhat I do every night, and Ithink thats whats made uspopular. Fans expect certainthings, and I try to give it tothem.

This months concert calen-dar finds the band travelingfrom the Great Plains to SanAntonio and all across Texas,with stops in the Midwest,Boston and Canada. Donahewsaid the only place they haventbroken through is the WestCoast, but hes got designs onCalifornia.

One thing seems clear: Theband isnt changing to meetsomeone elses definition ofsuccessful.

Its still really hard to break

into radio nationally. Werekind of growing our fan baselike we did in Texas kind ofunderground and word ofmouth, Donahew said. Were

making music for our fans andnobody else. Thats the formulawere going to roll with.

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Turnpike Troubadoursroll into town Aug. 22By Matt Crider

When the TurnpikeTroubadours roll in fromOklahoma for their Aug. 22concert at the North TexasState Fair & Rodeo, it will be ahomecoming for the Texanfifth of the Red Dirt quintet.

Bass player R.C. Edwardssaid that drummer GabePearson is a former Dentonresident.

Gabe has been with us forabout a year, Edwards said.He used to play with [Dentonmusician] Rodney Parker.

Edwards and Pearson arejoined by lead singer EvanFelker, fiddler Kyle Nix andguitar player Ryan Engleman.

Weve always liked Denton.There are a lot of music lovers,and a lot of friends come out,Edwards said. Its a town wereally like. Its got a real neatmusic scene.

People appreciate goodmusic there.

The Troubadours musicexpands upon the honky-tonksounds of the bars where theygot their start.

Sometimes were like asouped-up version of blue-

grass. Sometimes were like acountry version of punk rock,Edwards said. We just startedout playing around beer jointsin Oklahoma. It kind of grewfrom there.

The band recently releasedits third album, GoodbyeNormal Street, and Edwardssaid the journey so far hasbeen about assembling theright lineup and finding thebands sound.

Weve come a long way, hesaid. Its just getting better allthe time better shows, bet-ter crowds.

We got out of the van. Weredoing the bus thing now andloving every minute of it.

The Troubadours have rootsin Tahlequah, Okla., east ofTulsa, but are now based about70 miles east of OklahomaCity in Okemah.

Its sort of in the middle foreveryone, Edwards said.

Last month saw them hopfrom the bus to a plane for acouple of shows in Europe,and each of those providedsomething unique.

Edwards said they played ata club in Italy for 300 to 400

people and many in the audi-ence were familiar with themusic.

From there they went toCraponne-sur-Arzon, France,for the renowned CountryRendez-Vous festival, wherethey played in front of thou-sands.

Theyre more like countrymusic lovers across the board,Edwards said of the big French

crowd. Theyre really into linedancing over there. So that wasa little fun to see.

While Edwards called theEuropean trip fun and eye-opening, the band is now backto playing three to four shows aweek in Texas and surroundingstates, all in support ofGoodbye Normal Street and thecurrent single and video, Gin,Smoke, Lies.

Were real proud of it. Itsounds a lot like us, he said ofthe album, adding that thesong Good Lord Lorrie andothers are becoming crowdfavorites. Theyre kind ofalready pretty familiar with it.Its getting good reaction all theway around.

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In addition to the CD andMP3 formats, GoodbyeNormal Street is available foraudiophiles and traditionalistsas an LP record.

It really has its own sound,Edwards said of the 33-rpmdisc, which the band was excit-ed to be able to produce.

Regardless of the medium,Edwards said he hopes thenew album takes the TurnpikeTroubadours straight to the

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time, so its a pretty excitingtime right now, he said. Weregetting bigger and biggerregionally all the time, touringout farther and farther.

Booking more concert datesmeans playing at more rodeos,and the band is slated to takethe North Texas State Fair &Rodeos main Budweiser Stageon a Wednesday night.

Its different, every one,Edwards said of playing localfairs. Ive heard good thingsabout the one in Denton.Were pretty excited.


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Josh Abbott Band returns to fair on August 23By Matt Crider

The Josh Abbott Band madea splash last year with the songMy Texas, which referencesmust-see attractions allaround the state. Featuredprominently in the lyrics arethree major rodeos, giving theimpression that the band hasplayed its share of livestockshows.

Abbott and the boys returnAug. 23 to the Thursday nightslot on the main BudweiserStage for their second consec-utive appearance at the NorthTexas State Fair & Rodeo.Theyll surely perform MyTexas, which benefits on itsrecorded version from thevoice talents of Pat Green.

Abbott said he e-mailedGreen and told him hed likethe veteran artist to help himrecord the song. Its a throw-back to the days of Green andCory Morrow singing duetstogether, Abbott said in a

phone interview from hisAustin home.

He also said he did someacoustic concerts duringwhich Green joined him onstage to sing the song.

Other tracks on Small TownFamily Dream, the JoshAbbott Bands 2012 album,include FFA and FlatlandFarmer.

Weve played the fair a cou-ple of times, Abbott said of theannual Denton event, addingthat his band also has per-formed at the Rockin Rodeobar. [Fairs] are fun to play.Youre always going to have agood crowd and everyonesready to have a good time.

Its also been a good time forthe band itself. Abbott said thesingle Touch made a dent onthe Billboard country chart.

I fee like weve had somenational radio play, Abbottsaid. Our first-week [album]sales for this Texas country

band were shocking to people.The success has increased

the bands workload.Its been pretty adventur-

ous, Abbott said. We justreleased a new record in April.Anytime you do that, youregoing to have a bit of a busier

year.Im excited to see what this

next year holds. Theres alwaysan adventure out there.

A unique part of the bands formulais Donahews songwriting. Its especial-ly raw and honest, and he doesntbroaden his subject matter in a con-trived effort to appeal to the masses. Hewrites about what he knows.

I was born and raised down inBurleson, he said. Its really impor-tant. I grew up in the Fort Worth areaand have no intention of leaving.

Some of the bands biggest hits, suchas Stockyards and Ramblin Kind,

pay tribute to Donahews story.Fort Worths a big part of that, so it

finds its way into several songs, he said.Its whats going on in my life.

Donahew and his band have beenadamant that music should entertain,and that philosophy goes into theirsongs, including the ones that arent100 percent autobiographical.

Some of the stuff is for fun and theother is more serious, Donahew said.Theres a little bit of truth is everythingand a little bit of fantasy.

He said the bands newest album,Double-Wide Dream, continues on itspredecessors independent path, with

his pen contributing all 10 songs.This is our fifth record fourth stu-

dio record. I produced it myself,Donahew said. We did everythingright here in Fort Worth. Were workingour third single right now and thingsare really good.

The title track received significantairplay in North Texas, and One StarFlag cracked the top 20 on the TexasMusic Chart the first week in August.

One Star Flag is a rocking ode todrinking, Texas and independence including, naturally, Fort Worth androdeo. It and songs like it are what fansshould expect when the band takes the

main Budweiser Stage on Aug. 18, thesecond night of the fair.

I dont think theres anything tooover the top where we have to throttledown, Donahew said of the fairs fami-ly-friendly setting.

Weve been playing in Denton foryears. We played the bar scene, he said.We played the rodeo last year. This willbe my second time at the fair.

Just a short drive up Interstate 35W,Dentons annual fair is a welcome desti-nation for the band.

Were into rodeo ourselves. I stillteam rope, Donahew said. Rodeo peo-ple are our people.

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Also appearing on theBudweiser Stage:

AAuugg.. 1177 WWaaddee BBoowweenn. AWaco product who found hismusical calling while in collegein Lubbock, Bowen this yearmade his major-label debutwith The Given. He countsDentons Eli Young Bandamong his friends, and his hitsinclude God Bless this Town,You Had Me at My Best andMatches.

AAuugg.. 1199 EEmmiilliioo NNaavvaaiirraa..A Tejano superstar who foundtop-40 country success withIts Not the End of the World,Emilio enjoys first-namerecognition. The night beforehis Denton concert, hell beperforming at the 32nd annualTejano Music Awards at theAlamodome in San Antonio.

AAuugg.. 2200 JJaassoonnMMeeaaddoowwss.. Meadows is a teamroper and bull rider fromOklahoma whose music

career includes an appearanceon the third season ofNashville Star. His mostrecent album is called YouAint Never Been to Texas.

AAuugg.. 2211 MMaaxx SSttaalllliinngg.. Atrue Texas storyteller, Stallingssmooth style complementsclever lyrics. His 2010 albumHome to You includes thestandout tunes I AintDrinking Alone, FantasyDinner and 6x9 Speakers:Revisited.

AAuugg.. 2244 SSttoonneeyy LLaaRRuuee..This Red Dirt mainstay hasbeen a top draw for a decade,and his newest record, Velvet,is simply outstanding.Signature songs includeOklahoma Breakdown,Idabel Blues and One ChordSong.

AAuugg.. 2255 JJoohhnnAAnnddeerrssoonn.. This years final-night headliner has decades ofstardom under his hat, chalk-ing up hits such as BlackSheep, She Just Started

Liking Cheatin Songs, WouldYou Catch a Falling Star,Seminole Wind, Money inthe Bank and StraightTequila Night. Andersonsvoice is unmistakable a trueinstrument. His career and hissongs continue to hold influ-ence, with LeAnn Rimesrecording a version ofSwingin in 2011.

BBuudd LLiigghhtt SSttaaggeeScheduled to perform on the

Bud Light Stage are: Kyle Park(Aug. 17); Scotty Thurman &the Perfect Trouble Band (Aug.18); Mariachi (Aug. 19); BrianBurns, Brian Houser, TommyAlverson and Sonny Burgess(Aug. 20); Ryan Ready, CodyChance and Austin Cun-ningham (Aug. 21); GeorgeDunham & the Bird Dogs(Aug. 22); Luke Kaufman(Aug. 23); Matt Slovacek, JoeyGreen, Zach Edwards and NoJustice (Aug. 24); and JustinMcBride (Aug. 25).

Burns, Hauser, Alversonand Burgess have a wealth ofmemorable songs to swap, andCunningham shoots straighton 15 Songs and Guns andReligion. No Justice has RedDirt roots that hark back tothe days of The Great Divide.

World champion bull riderMcBride returns for yet anoth-er year closing out the fair.Before sharing this years finalnight with John Anderson,McBride supported TracyLawrence and Mark Chesnuttthe previous two summers.


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