The outbreak of Equine Herpesvirus is shutting down county fairs and horse shows across the state, but Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo officials say they don’t anticipate it will affect their annual event, scheduled for July 13-16 at the Norris-Penrose Event Center. Colorado State Fair organizers cancelled three events. Cancelling any Pikes Peak or Bust [...] [...]
The Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo reported its ticket sales were up 24 percent this year compared to last year. “We saw over 27,000 people attend the rodeo this year,” said Rodeo Board President Rick Powell. “Final revenue numbers aren’t in yet, but attendance wise, this was our best year in the past 25 years.” [...] [...]
This weekend Brian Sack, executive chef at The Famous steakhouse in downtown Colorado Springs, will trade the confines of his clean, sleek, modern kitchen for the dust, dirt and grit of the chuckwagon. Sack is the only local chef that will be competing in the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo’s Chuckwagon Cookoff this weekend, and [...] [...]