Rodeo

Fort Frederick State Park will host its third annual youth fishing rodeo Saturday, March 31, from 9 a.m. to noon. Participants will join park staff at Fort Frederick's Beaver Pond, which will be stocked with trout and ready for fishing. The event is open to those ages 15 and younger. Prizes sponsored by the Clear Spring Lions Club will be given out to each participant. Space is limited to 30 participants and registration is required. Each participant must be accompanied by an adult older than 18 and bring their own bait and tackle.

Name: M. Albert Morningstar Age: 65 Cities of residence: Fayetteville, Pa., and Mission, Texas Occupation: Retired attorney Book titles in the trilogy: "Murder At The PBR," "Murder At The PRCA" and "Murder At The NFR" (available in the fall) Genre: Murder mystery Synopsis: "Murder At The PBR": Injured bull-rider Chance Boettecher finds himself the prime suspect in a series of murders plaguing the lucrative PBR bull riding circuit. Reluctantly forced into the position of amateur detective, Chance must break down the veil of deceit and lies in the hard-living, hard-loving world of professional bull riding.

In another time and another place, Dennis Corapi would have saddle sores. For 27 years, he has participated in what cowboys would call “team roping.” Out west, that's a competition. Here in Hagerstown, it's considered Little League baseball. Corapi is the manager of Federal's 11-12 All-Stars. He's been in the position before, but this time, it's different. “This is my last rodeo,” Corapi said on Thursday. After 27 years of working with young and upcoming baseball talent at Federal, Corapi will be walking into the sunset after this “rodeo.” If this were the movies, it's Corapi's “High Noon.” For now, he stands five minutes before the clock strikes 12. He is there to help a new batch of players learn the game he loves while achieving some success to feel good about.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. -- Professional basketball player Shaquille O'Neal can make a free throw about half the time. During a free throw, there are no opposing players blocking the shot and the shot is made with the hands. Now imagine trying to drop a basketball in a 55-gallon drum using the wide bucket on a 5,500-pound skid loader. A skid loader is a small vehicle with a bucket attachment to carry dirt, gravel or similar loads. For the average person, the first obstacle would be figuring out how to operate a skid loader.

BEDINGTON, W.Va. - Last October, when Nathan Catlett broke his neck bull riding at a southern New York event, he thought that was the end of his professional bull-riding career. The Berkeley County native's mindset about winning a Professional Bull Riders' championship - the big leagues of bull riding - changed course to focus on helping to start a junior rodeo association and spending more time with his family. Then a good medical report renewed his hope. So about a month ago in Virginia, he started riding again.

With a rodeo for 18-wheelers and a pageant of sorts for bulldogs, Mack Trucks Inc. is celebrating its 100th anniversary in style. cont. from lifestyle The Hagerstown Powertrain Division plant is honoring the company's centennial Saturday, June 17, with an open house and its seventh annual Bulldog Roundup truck rodeo and show. Seventy-five to 100 drivers with commercial licenses will compete in the rodeo, which requires them to maneuver their rigs on a course just as they would out on the road.

WILLIAMSON, Pa. - Four of the young women who will be vying for Franklin County Fair Queen tonight seemed a bit embarrassed as they were caught in the middle of a makeover Sunday afternoon. Reigning Fair Queen Tiffany Stahl and her mother, Twila Stahl-Davis, were giving some makeup pointers to the young women, one of whom will preside over events at the week-long fair after she is crowned queen tonight after the 7:30 p.m. contest on the midway stage. Sunday, however, their faces were cloaked in white cleansing masks.

Lavender festival The festival includes tours of lavender fields and demonstration gardens, workshops, herbal cuisine and pick-your-own lavender from the farm's two-acre field. Today and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Willow Pond Farm, Fairfield, Pa. For directions and information, go to www.palavenderfestival.com on the Web or call Tom Wajda at 717-642-6387. Bread baking Peter Burr Bread Baker's Guild will bake artisan bread.

The Franklin County Fair runs from Sunday through Saturday, Aug. 22, at the Chambersburg, Pa., Rod and Gun Club. The schedule is as follows: HEIGHT="6" ALT=" " NATURALSIZEFLAG="0" ALIGN="BOTTOM"> Sunday, Aug. 16 6:30 p.m. - Vesper service HEIGHT="6" ALT=" " NATURALSIZEFLAG="0" ALIGN="BOTTOM"> Monday, Aug. 17 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. - Exhibits arrive 2 p.m. - 4H dairy goat fitting and showmanship 6:30 and 9:30...

WASHINGTON COUNTY - High atop a brown mare, Couy Griffin meandered along Virginia Avenue between Williamsport and Hagerstown. His miniature mule walked nearby, packing along food, camping gear and the Gospel of John printed in small blue books. Griffin is on a mission from God, spreading the message of Jesus Christ. "I just hand out the Word," he said Monday. Griffin, 32, of Reserve, N.M., looks like an unlikely messenger, wearing a white cowboy hat, scuffed boots, dark jeans and chaps.

Name: M. Albert Morningstar Age: 65 Cities of residence: Fayetteville, Pa., and Mission, Texas Occupation: Retired attorney Book titles in the trilogy: "Murder At The PBR," "Murder At The PRCA" and "Murder At The NFR" (available in the fall) Genre: Murder mystery Synopsis: "Murder At The PBR": Injured bull-rider Chance Boettecher finds himself the prime suspect in a series of murders plaguing the lucrative PBR bull riding circuit. Reluctantly forced into the position of amateur detective, Chance must break down the veil of deceit and lies in the hard-living, hard-loving world of professional bull riding.

Hundreds of people got a heavy dose of excitement Saturday night at the Washington County Ag Expo & Fair during an action-packed bull-riding show, sanctioned by the Southern Extreme Bull Riding Association. Twenty-two bull riders competed in the show, each vying for the top prize of $2,500, according to Cindy Scott of Buck Wild Rodeo Company LLC, which put on the event. Scott said they also had about 23 female barrel-racing riders, and a handful of “little cowboys” that took part in the miniature bull riding and Mutton Bustin competitions, which featured children ages 4 to 7 riding sheep.

In another time and another place, Dennis Corapi would have saddle sores. For 27 years, he has participated in what cowboys would call “team roping.” Out west, that's a competition. Here in Hagerstown, it's considered Little League baseball. Corapi is the manager of Federal's 11-12 All-Stars. He's been in the position before, but this time, it's different. “This is my last rodeo,” Corapi said on Thursday. After 27 years of working with young and upcoming baseball talent at Federal, Corapi will be walking into the sunset after this “rodeo.” If this were the movies, it's Corapi's “High Noon.” For now, he stands five minutes before the clock strikes 12. He is there to help a new batch of players learn the game he loves while achieving some success to feel good about.

One Mountain Foundation will host the Children's Fishing Rodeo from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Sunday, July 1, as part of Mountaintop Heritage Days. The event is open to ages 4 to 12, at Lake Royer on Fort Ritchie, off Castle Drive, Cascade. Check-in starts at 8 a.m.  A parent or guardian must stay with the child during the rodeo. Prizes will be awarded for the top five biggest and heaviest fish in each of the age divisions.  In addition to these prizes, anyone catching a tag fish that is left over from the Bass Fishing Tournament on Saturday, June 12, will be entered into a drawing for a $50 gift card from Sportsman Liquidation.

The Russell Francis Tonoloway Fishing Rodeo takes place Saturday at Tonoloway Lake on Woodmont Road just west of Hancock.  Those ages 13 and younger can fish from 8 to 11 a.m. There will be prizes, food available. Organized by Tonoloway Rod and Gun Club, the event is free for youths accompanied by an adult. No reservations are necessary. Just show up with your fishing gear and have a great time. School wins contest How many phone books does it take to win a contest?

Fort Frederick State Park will host its third annual youth fishing rodeo Saturday, March 31, from 9 a.m. to noon. Participants will join park staff at Fort Frederick's Beaver Pond, which will be stocked with trout and ready for fishing. The event is open to those ages 15 and younger. Prizes sponsored by the Clear Spring Lions Club will be given out to each participant. Space is limited to 30 participants and registration is required. Each participant must be accompanied by an adult older than 18 and bring their own bait and tackle.

Exactly why 7-year-old Wyatt McCulley enjoys riding a mechanical bull is simple enough. “Because they buck you,” McCulley said while eating lunch at the first Beginners Youth Rodeo Camp ever hosted by Henry Arena at Poor House Farm Park. The Martinsburg boy joined 20 other “rodeo campers” Monday for the first day of a weeklong camp focused on educational and hands-on activities in the world of rodeo. Topics range from roping basics and horse care to an introduction to bull riding.

Eager anglers stood elbow-to-elbow around Red Run Lake on Saturday hoping to catch one of the 600 trout during the first annual John Kahl Memorial Trout Rodeo. Waynesboro Area Senior High School senior Grant Calimer came up with the idea for the trout rodeo in Rouzerville for his senior project. "For your senior project, you can job shadow, you can build something or you can do something for the community. I decided to do this, because I wanted to try to instill a lifelong love of fishing into kids," Grant said.