Newspaper Features
July 5, 2023
JuNE 21, 2023
July 5, 2023
DESERET PEAK COMPLEX HOSTS SPECIAL NEEDS AND YOUTH RODEOS OVER FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND
by Scott Froelich
On July 1, members of Tooele County and surrounding counties gathered at the Deseret Peak Complex Indoor Arena for the second-annual Bit N’ Spur Special Needs Rodeo.
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July 3, 2023
JuNE 21, 2023
July 5, 2023
BIT N' SPUR RODEO CELEBRATES SPECIAL NEEDS COWBOYS AND COWGIRLS
by Aubrey Shafer
GRANTSVILLE, Utah — The Bit n’ Spur Rodeo in Grantsville kicked off Saturday in a very special way.
A large crowd gathered in the Desert Peak Complex, lining up for stick horse races, tractor rides, livestock, roping, and a popular mechanical bull. These events were all part of the 2nd Annual Bit n’ Spur Special Needs Rodeo.
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JuNE 21, 2023
JuNE 21, 2023
JuNE 21, 2023
A COWBOY'S LIFE
by Ceilly Sutton
Jim Harrell, 2023 Bit N’ Spur’s Grand Marshal, lives his dream ♦
Bit N’ Spur longtime affiliate, Jim Harrell, has been chosen as the 2023 grand marshal for the 77th annual Bit N’ Spur Rodeo, which will take place in July.
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July 13, 2022
July 13, 2022
JuNE 21, 2023
LET'S RODEO!
SPECTATORS CONTINUE TO PACK THE AREA FOR THE BIT 'N SPUR 4TH OF JULY RODEO
by Mark Watson
SPORTS EDITOR
Tooele County may want to add more seats to the outdoor rodeo arena at Deseret Peak Complex to accommodate the growing number of fans of the annual Fourth of July Bit ’N Spur Rodeo.
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July 06, 2022
July 13, 2022
July 06, 2022
CONTESTANTS "BECOME A COWBOY FOR A DAY’ AT SPECIAL NEEDS RODEO
by Mark Watson
SPORTS EDITOR
Bit N Spur Rodeo festivities continue to improve every year, and a big hit this time around was the first Special Needs Rodeo.
About 50 special needs individuals participated in the event Friday at the indoor arena at Deseret Peak Complex..
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JUNE 29, 2022
July 13, 2022
July 06, 2022
by Mark Watson
SPORTS EDITOR
Fourth of July celebrations mean extra money for rodeo cowboys because multiple rodeos occur during Independence Day celebrations throughout the country. The week is known as “Cowboy Christmas.”
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MARCH 21, 2017
July 26, 2005
July 26, 2005
BIT ‘N’ SPUR JUNIOR RODEO ARENA NAMED AFTER
‘PEANUTS’ GRIFFITH
by Mark Watson
SPORTS EDITOR
Family and friends of Paul “Peanuts” Griffith commemorated his life and dedication to the Bit ‘N’ Spur Rodeo Club during a ceremony Monday morning.
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July 26, 2005
July 26, 2005
July 26, 2005
BIT ’N SPUR LASSOES LITTLE COWBOY’S WISH
by Missy Thompson
CORRESPONDENT
The Tooele Bit ’N Spur Club is known across the valley for putting together horse shows, competitive riding competitions, as well as the Fourth of July rodeo. However, on July 16, the club recently completed a very unusual, but successful Make-A-Wish project in West Jordan.
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MARCH 26, 1946
July 26, 2005
MARCH 26, 1946
IN 1946, CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON TOOELE BIT AND SPUR RODEO GROUNDS
by Mark Watson
SPORTS EDITOR
Splendid progress was being made toward the staging of the first of what would be the finest annual rodeo in the state. This would be a three-day show July 4,5,6.
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