Happy Friday!

My Grandchildren sure know how to Dance in the Rain!

INGREDIENTS
SNAILS
celery stalks
Peanut butter or cream cheese, at room temperature
sliced apple
Sliced orange
Sliced kiwi
sliced cucumber
Sliced tomato
cashews
CATERPILLARS
celery stalks
Peanut butter or cream cheese, at room temperature
Grapes
blueberries
grape tomatoes
Candy eyes
Celery or radish matchsticks
DIRECTIONS
Make the Snails: Fill celery stalks with peanut butter or cream cheese and top with an apple, orange, kiwi, cucumber or tomato slice shell and a cashew head. Use peanut butter or cream cheese to glue on candy eyes.
Make the Caterpillars: Fill celery stalks with peanut butter or cream cheese and top with grapes, blueberries or grape tomatoes for the body and head. Use peanut butter or cream cheese to glue on candy eyes and celery or radish matchstick for antennae.

Did you know?

• The first recorded rodeo was held in Arizona in 1864.

• William F. Cody, also known as Buffalo Bill, created the first major U.S. rodeo and Wild West Show in 1882, in North Platte, Nebraska.
• Women joined the rodeo circuit in the 1890s.
• Before World War I, competitors couldn’t earn a living on rodeo winnings alone, so many were also Wild West show performers or performed entertainment acts at rodeos. Vaudeville hosted many of these acts during the rodeo offseason.
• Cowboy competitions weren’t exclusively called rodeos until the 1920s, with professional cowboys officially adopting the term in 1945. Until then, competitions were commonly referred to as frontier days, stampedes and cowboy contests.
• Before the 1930s, rodeos were independent and organizers chose events from almost 100 different possibilities.
• In the era of non-standardized rodeos, cowboys and cowgirls often did not know the exact events being offered or the rules of competition until after they paid fees to enter the contest.
• Before the 1940s, the most popular competitions included trick riding and fancy roping. Also in demand were gymnastic feats performed on horseback at high speed, and Roman standing races where riders stood upon a pair of horses, one foot on each horse.
• Women of this era often rode broncs and bulls and roped steers against male competitors — and sometimes won!

National Barrel Horse Association

September 1-3, 2018
Payson Event Center
Come watch as the ladies of the National Barrel Horse Association race for time and cash prizes.
This is a FREE event for all spectators
Stall reservations can be completed here…https://paysonparks.com/CourseActivities.aspx?id=16&cat=4

Northern Gila County Fair

September 6-8, 2018
Payson Event Center
The 64th Annual Northern Gila County Fair featuring everything from farm animals to blue-ribbon pies. Live entertainment all day and through the evening, educational booths, food and fun for children of all ages. A gymkhana, livestock and small animals, agriculture, floriculture, handicrafts, lapidary, fine arts, photography, and many more exhibits will be on display.
For more info, including schedules, special events, and gate prices visit: http://www.ngcfair.com