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Livermore Rodeorodeo Ssecondecond Weekendweekend Inin Junejune JUNE 2 019 dependent In MAGAZINE LivermoreLivermore RodeoRodeo SSecondecond WeekendWeekend inin JuneJune AlamedaAlameda COUNTYCOUNTY FAIRFAIR JUNEJUNE 14--JULY 14--JULY 7 7 Foodie Friends Open New Restaurant TRI-VALLEY EVENTS For You. For Wildlife. Goodguys 26th Summer Get-Together 2019 Walk to Cure Arthritis Tri-Valley Saturday, June 1st and Sun, June 2nd, 8:00am to 5:00pm Saturday, June 8th, 8:00am to 1:00pm Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton Creekside Park, 5601 West Las Positas Boulevard, Pleasanton For Future Generations. Forever. This impressive two-day event features over 2,500 One Can Make a Difference! Arthritis is tough, but we are American-made or powered hot rods, customs, even tougher – especially when we all come together classics, muscle cars and trucks of all years on display, for the largest arthritis gathering in the world! The Arthritis an Indoor Muscle Car Show featuring Muscle Cars and Foundation’s Walk to Cure Arthritis is where we become Development pressures threaten the lands that provide us with the ever-popular Behind Bars, Inc. Custom Bicycle One, rising up to fight this life-altering disease even harder. Exhibit! Plus, don’t miss the huge Swap Meet & It’s where we join hand in hand to celebrate arthritis warriors fresh air, clean water, agriculture, trails, and wildlife habitat. Cars 4 Sale Corral, over 100 vendor exhibits. and raise crucial funds for innovative research, resources For more information and to purchase tickets and a cure. For more information and to purchase tickets visit www.good-guys.com. contact Maria Crowder at [email protected] or You can save our lands before it’s too late, and engage the girls and call 415-635-2858. Wine & Wags in Livermore Valley Wine Country boys who will inherit them. Annual Father’s Day Spirit Run Saturday, June 8th, 12:00pm to 4:30pm Livermore Valley Wineries Sunday, June 16th, 6:30am check in, At the 2nd annual Wine & Wags event, Livermore Valley’s 8:00am race, 9:30am challenge events dog-friendly wineries host a day of fun for dogs and their Downtown Pleasanton, under Main Street Arch owners across the region. Bring your friendly four-legged The Pleasanton Rotary’s popular Dad’s Day community friends (on a leash, of course!) and enjoy a day in beautiful tradition will support college scholarships for local students, You can preserve Wine Country. Local animal rescues will be partnered with Hope Hospice, Rotaplast, the Tri-Valley YMCA, The Valley wineries, promoting adoptions of furry friends that need a Humane Society, and Victims of the Boston Marathon home. Come with your dogs, stay for the wine, and possibly tragedy. There is a race or walk event for every member leave with a new best friend! Tickets include entrance into of the family, including the 5K Run/Walk, or the 10K Run. 800 acres of threatened wildlife habitat participating wineries, at least two tastes at each winery, In addition, there will be three separate Kids Challenge a commemorative Livermore Valley Wine Country GoVino Races—for children ages 2-8. For more Spirit Run information glass, and special event activities. To purchase tickets and and/or an application, contact On Your Mark Race Events for more information visit http://lvcbf.com. at 209-795-7832, or visit onyourmarkevents.com. C r e W l a li d S e w f n x s o a A an o te O r m er J t f rn ng ni a m e g oaquin ki Burro wi a tiger sal rican Bad Please Donate Today To protect the lands that you, wildlife and future generations all need forever! Tri-Valley Conservancy TriValleyConservancy.org • 925.449.8706 • 1457 First Street, Livermore, CA 94550 •MAY Non-profit 2019 | Independent Tax Magazine ID# 94-32164681 CONTENTS st 4 The 101 Livermore Rodeo – Laura Ness 7 Livermore Rodeo Parade In 8 Alameda County Fair and the “Last Ride” Independent MAGAZINE 12 Foodie Friends Create Range Life – Laura Ness The Independent Magazine 16 Save the Day for Big Bay Ray – Laura Ness focuses on community events, people and places in the Tri-Valley. This magazine also updates readers 20 Livermore Valley Wineries on the local art scene, including a three-month calendar of events. 8 22 Valley Calendar Got Questions? 24 Rosé, Rosé, I Love You – Harry Stoll mailing address: P.O. Box 1198 Livermore, CA 94551 fax: (925) 447-0212 e-mail: [email protected] Publisher Joan Kinney Seppala Editor Janet Armantrout Assistant Editor Richard Yates Contributing Writers Laura Ness 12 Harry Stoll Graphic Designers Penny Werner Jorge Carmona 16 Photographer Doug Jorgensen Sales Manager Kim Contente Account Executive Estate Planning Asset Protection Sara Owen Trust Administration Probate Elder Law / Medi-Cal Tax Strategies Office Manager Virginia Hoato www.Bartsch-Law.com (925) 456-6001 Circulation Steve Cleland ON THE COVER: Local Team Roping at Livermore Rodeo Family Night. 4 2 Independent Magazine | JUNE 2019 JUNE 2019 | Independent Magazine 3 Origin of the center stage when he appeared as a season-13 contestant on The Voice, where guitar at nine years old. His love for country music brought him Livermore Rodeo Team Blake. He Livermore Stockmen’s Rodeo Asso- st washe was coached chosen notas one of 12 (from a total of 40,000) auditionees to be part of About the 101 ciation President Colby Staysa wants people to remember the roots of the ro- - deo, which essentially began as a Red only by Blake but Cross fundraiser in 1918, while World Livermore Rodeo duringby the his incompa time on By Laura Ness therable show. Rascal Flatts War I was raging. In dire need of funds for the vital services of the Red Cross, Children are now California cities and towns were as- least one drop of milk to the judges, wins permitted to at- sessed quotas to help fill the coffers, for 35 years as a volunteer, and with the the contest. Teams pay $100 to compete, tend this event, and Livermore’s share was $1,200, a When I first moved to Livermore—albeit Staysa has been involved in the rodeo- and prize money is awarded from a pool which takes place considerable sum for that time. Itbriefly—in forever endeared 1977, people me to still the rode notion their of warding,” he says. “I enjoy it a lot.” Livermorehorses downtown as a for “cow a beer at the bar. board of directors as well. “It’s very re entry fees to the top four Park Rodeo Arena. According to the Livermore Rodeo of sponsors and LSRA contributions and at the Robertson website, John McGlinchey, then presi- way. By then, the Liver- in 10, 20, 30 and 40 per- 5 p.m., and live en- dent of the Livermore Stockmen’s town,” in the best possible centages.finishers, dividing the pie tertainmentBranding begins starts at Protective Association, proposed a rodeo to raise the money. They used a Additionally, there are at 6 p.m. Tickets, tradition.more Rodeo had become a portion of the James Anderson ranch, many activities for peo- well-established 60+ year near what is now I-580 and the Portola Today, 42 years later, ple to enjoy leading up purchased in ad- Livermore Rodeo Family Night the Livermore Rodeo is to the main event. Here is vance,which aremust $25 forbe Ave. overpass, to host the rodeo, as it marking its 101st year of a list of the events com- adults and $10 for children aged 5 to 13, while children aged 4 and under are had a natural basin for holding stock prising the 101st Liver- free. and a rim that served as elevated seat- ing for spectators. A fence was con- lifestyle and agricultural Family Night, Thursday, June 6, Gates open at 4:30 p.m. values.celebrating the western structed around the basin to form the 6th Annual more Rodeo celebration: arena. The grand entrance, featuring Princess Competition Along with Wild Cow Milking and Local Team Roping, the Diablo Ladies Drill McGlinchey and Christine Thiel on president of the Livermore Saturday, June 1 - Team will be performing. Admission is $1, while kids aged 2 and under are free. horseback carrying the American flag, Stockmen’sAccording to RodeoColby Staysa,Asso- 5:30—10 p.m. - joined by many other colorful riders, ciation (LSRA), this year The Princess Competi- Food and bever was indeed a spectacle worthy of film tion offers young ladies fromages willa variety be avail of credits. In fact, Universal Studios did events – along with all the aged 7 to 12 the oppor- foodable trucks.to purchase Gone film the event, which made it to news- traditionalbrings some specialcomponents new tunity to compete for are the dollar hot reels shown around the country. of what’s known as the the honor of wearing a World’s Fastest Rodeo, so cowgirl hat with a west- - The next year, in 1919, the Livermore - ern crown, instead of tydogs of ofhot yore, dog andbut Stockmen’s Rodeo Association was ed to have more riders per a tiara, for a year. The cornthere dog will options be plen to formed and 15 acres of what was then hournamed than because any other it is reput event competition takes place Callaghan Vineyard, on what is now of its type. at the Rodeo Grounds on Livermore Avenue, was set aside. Cowgirl - browse. The association sold stock or scrip for though girls do not need Luncheon this year is the Friday $25 a share to purchase the land. Many Livermore Stockmen’s Rodeo Association hosts the toRobertson ride a horsePark Roadto par al- Friday, June 7 night“The biggest‘Xtreme new Bulls’thing local people, including ranchers and “World’s Fastest Rodeo.” ticipate.
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