WHEN?
June 13 - 22,
2008
Entry forms are
due at Plainview on April 19th.
WHERE?
Abilene, Texas ~
Taylor County Expo Center
WHO QUALIFIES?
The Top 10 in each
event. In the event one of the Top 10 Finalists draws out or
is unable to compete, the next contestant in line shall move up and
in case of a tie, all will be allowed to move up.
Team Ropers - the
combined total of your points and your partner's points determines
where you rank in the Top 10. You will designate on your entry
form whether you are a header or a heeler.
HOW MUCH?
Entry fees are $60
per event. Stock charges are $10 per timed event and $20 per
rough stock event and cutting. Each contestant pays a $25
office charge.
Adult season
passes are $60 and child season passes are $40. There are 4
slacks and 7 performances. The season passes are a bargain if
you plan to attend the majority of these. If not, you will be
able to purchase tickets individually at the box office.
(Hint: the draw is set up so that multi-event contestants only
compete in one event per slack or performance, if possible.)
Stalls and parking
are being handled by the Expo Center this year and rates have gone
up. Ugh! Each contestant gets one stall for each event
they qualified in - excluding rough stock. Steer wrestlers and
Cutters will get two stalls. Are you ready for this?
Each stall is $90 for the week. Stud stalls are $100. If
you plan to take a back-up horse or one for the nightly jackpots,
the extra stall will cost you $180. **All stalls must be
reserved at time of entry. You cannot show up in Abilene with
an extra horse and expect to get a stall.
Parking has
increased to $100 for electric and water only. There is a
"honey wagon" that comes around during the week. Each region
gets 4 full hook-ups and are assigned on a "first come, first serve"
basis. These are $125. You must call Mikey to reserve a
full hook-up. Don't just fill in your form and expect to get
one.
(As of 4.17.08,
they have all been reserved.)
Now for the really
good news: All of your entry fees, stalls, parking and season
tickets must be paid when your entry form is turned in at Plainview.
These payments will be deposited April 21st in the Region 1 account.
Then I send one check to the State Office with all of your forms.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
Here is a
tentative schedule of events for the week.
Each region is required
to work in specified places throughout the week.
-
Contestant Check-in ~
each region must supply one teacher to help check report cards
when the contestants show up at check-in.
-
Program sales
before each performance ~ Region 1 is paired up with Region 3
for the Sunday night rough stock slack at 6pm and with Region 4
for the 2nd performance
Wednesday night at 6pm. We will need three adult volunteers for
each shift and one more to help with the Short Go performance
Saturday night when all of the regions work.
-
50/50 Scholarship
Ticket Sales ~ each region is required to sell a minimum of 60
tickets a day. AND, there is a bonus to the region that
sells the most tickets for the week. I would like to have
2-3 volunteers to be in charge of this task. That way it
is not up to one person to be in the coliseum every day to pick
up and return tickets.
-
Pole Bending ~
Jim Richardson, Kirk Sparkman and Daryle Perry will be looking for adult volunteers to help with the
pole bending for each slack and performance. You don't have to work every performance
but please help out at least once while you are down there.
Volunteers will need to be in proper dress code.
