Large Crowd Turns Out for Final Night of Gerry Rodeo

The 81st edition of the Gerry Rodeo came to a somewhat wet conclusion Saturday night after a rainstorm hit the area shortly after the start of the competition. A number of people were seen leaving the rodeo grounds, but a large crowd remained for the rest of the show. On Friday, the rain stopped earlier, and longtime rodeo publicist Paul Cooley reported a full house on hand for their third night. Rodeo Chairman Tom Atwell says Saturday night was their biggest crowd in the stands by far...

Tom Atwell: giving them the best show we can

Atwell says they dodged the raindrops a few times over the four-day event, and that caused attendance to be a little down this year. Atwell says an added feature this year was the return of Cooley, who had been recuperating from a brief illness at his daughter's home in Virginia in recent weeks...

Tom Atwell: Paul Cooley's return

Saturday afternoon featured a free kids rodeo, where kids could dress up and play rodeo-related games in the arena supervised by Rodeo personnel. This was the 81st year for the Gerry Rodeo.

Photo from the Gerry Rodeo Facebook page