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69th Annual Gerry Rodeo

Gerry Rodeo

2013 Gerry Rodeo

69th Annual Rodeo July 31 – August 3, 2013

  • Wednesday thru Saturday Performances  8:00 P.M.
  • Saturday Afternoon Performance  2:00 P.M.
  • Our Famous Beef BBQ Dinners each evening  5:00-7:30 P.M.

The 69th annual Gerry Volunteer Fire Department’s PRCA rodeo promises to be bigger and better than ever as approximately 130 professional cowboys and cowgirls will compete for more than $35,000 in the seven competitive events of rodeo. Add to that an afternoon show on Saturday, the specialty acts of clown and barrel man Dusty Barrett and his Roman Riding Ponies, the return of Greg Simas, one of rodeo’s top announcers to direct the action in the arena, and more than 100 head of outstanding stock provided by Painted Pony Pro Rodeo and you’ll understand why this rodeo is now the longest consecutively running rodeo east of the Mississippi.

Adding to the Gerry Rodeo’s great reputation, the cowboys of the First Frontier Rodeo Circuit, made up of the original 13 Colonies, recently voted Gerry as their favorite rodeo out of the 45 rodeos held in the Circuit last year.

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Princess Parking

Princess Parking

Happy Birthday, Gary Gygax!

Ernest Gary Gygax (July 27, 1938 – March 4, 2008 ) was an American writer and game designer, best known for co-creating the pioneering role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) with Dave Arneson, and co-founding the company Tactical Studies Rules (TSR) with Don Kaye in 1974. Gygax is generally acknowledged as the father of the role-playing game.

D&D Basic Set

Pie-Mind Blown

Pie, Mind Blown

Ham and Eggs

Ham and Eggs

Grammar

Grammar

Watermelon Oreos

Watermelon Oreos

Watermelon Oreos

Depth Perception

Depth Perception

Animal Puns

Animal Puns

Man escapes grizzly attack with .25 cal pistol

This is a story of self-control and marksmanship by a man

with an “itsy bitsy shooter” facing a fierce predator.

Grizzly

25 cal. Beretta Jetfire

25 cal. Beretta Jetfire

Here’s his story:

While out hiking in Alberta Canada with my wife, we were surprised by a huge grizzly bear charging at us from out of nowhere.  She must have been protecting her cubs because she was extremely aggressive.  If I had not had my little 25 cal. Beretta Jetfire with me, I would not be here today!  Just one shot to my wife’s knee cap was all it took.  The bear got her and I was able to escape by just walking away at a brisk pace.  It’s one of the best pistols in my collection.

 

“The Eagle has landed.” Remembering Apollo 11: July 20, 1969

 

Apollo 11

Left to right: Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin, the crew of Apollo 11. Photo: NASA.

Apollo 11 Insignia

On this day in 1969, humans walked on the moon for the first time. The Apollo 11 spaceflight brought Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the lunar surface on July 20, 1969, at 20:18 UTC.

Michael Collins, the mission’s third member, remained in lunar orbit. All three men returned safely to Earth after an 8-day mission that began with a Saturn V rocket launch from Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida on July 16.

This was the fifth manned mission of NASA’s Apollo program, which ran from 1963 to 1972 and included 6 missions that landed on the moon. These were the first and last times human beings set foot on another world.

NASA has a collection of restored HD videos well worth watching on this historic day.

Old School

Old School

Yorkie

Yorkie

Photoshop Healthcare

Photoshop Healthcare

Walk the Plank!

Marshmallow walking the plank

Invaders

Invaders

Nunchucks

Nunchucks

Most Popular Things to Do in an Emergency

Most Popular Things to Do in an Emergency

Happy Birthday, Han Solo/Dr. Jones!

 Solo! Hay lapa no ya, Solo!

Harrison Ford

Harrison Ford (July 13, 1942 – )

Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an American film actor and producer. He is famous for his performances as Han Solo in the original Star Wars trilogy and as the title character of the Indiana Jones film series. Ford is also known for his roles as Rick Deckard in Blade Runner, John Book in Witness and Jack Ryan in Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger. His career has spanned six decades and includes roles in several Hollywood blockbusters, including Presumed Innocent, The Fugitive, Air Force One, and What Lies Beneath. At one point, four of the top six box-office hits of all time included one of his roles. Five of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry.

In 1997, Ford was ranked No. 1 in Empire‘s “The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time” list. As of July 2008, the United States domestic box office grosses of Ford’s films total over US$3.5 billion, with worldwide grosses surpassing $6 billion, making Ford the third highest grossing U.S. domestic box-office star. Ford is the husband of actress Calista Flockhart.

See What Develops

See What Develops