Cowboy Up! and Rodeo Parade

Monday, August 11, 2014

Jill Bock, staff

The 62nd Annual Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo came to a conclusion on Saturday in Sikeston with lots of activities in Downtown Sikeston. The day began with the rodeo parade. The Cowboy Up! festival included activities at the Sikeston Depot Museum and in Legion Park.

Despite the drizzle, crowds lined both sides of the street to catch a glimpse of the rodeo parade.
The parade included the rodeo clowns and royalty.
The SEMO Shrine Clowns are also popular with youngsters.
A youngster gives a wave to the Rodeo clowns.

A little buckaroo rides his pony in the parade.
Serenity and Harmony Brook with the Tye Dye Trading Co. speak with customers during the Cowboy Up! festival.
Dwana Leible of Kelso makes a purchase from JoAnna Chappius of Perryville. Chappius was one of the many vendors at the Cowboy Up! festival.
Shelby Hoyer of Sikeston enjoys a spin in the caboose of a train which traveled around the grounds.
Cody and Hannah Stengler make friends with a rabbit by feeding it some of the clover just out of the rabbit's reach.
Reed Dodson gets some help from his grandfather, Todd Baker, during a round of "put-put" golf.
Kenny Adcock, left, and Barry Ballard wait for the gunfight staged at the Sikeston Depot.
A "train robber" takes a few hits from the passengers and their parasols.
The "good guys" arrive to halt the robbery.
Hostages are taken.
It was a bad day for the good guys, who were shot by the train robbers.
A crowd gathers to here one of series of musicians performed throughout the day.
A little cowgirl listens to the music.
The music brought another youngster to her feet for a dance.
Dylan Loomes and Karlee Ray check out the goats at the petting zoo.
A youngster poses for a photo.