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we could just use year after year after year, instead of a (different design each year),” Purdy said. In 1990, the event became the 10-day event that it is today, largely because the board felt there needed to be more of what Purdy referred to as “people-pleasing events.” “It was originally for the feedyards to get their customers here that were feeding cattle with them and they could see their cattle go through the show ring,” he said. Other events have come and gone, based on current trends, fads and public demand, including square dances, drag races, pancake feeds and tractor pulls. “Over the years, there have been numerous activities that have blossomed and then wilted, I guess you’d say,” Purdy said. Gillen-Lehman said several new events have been added to this year’s Beef Empire Days celebration. “This year, we’re adding a whole bunch of first Saturday events. We’re going to do a back-
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A. J. Griffin, Manhattan, grabs the horns of a steer to turn it to the ground in June during the Beef Empire Days PRCA Rodeo steer wrestling competition at the Finney County Fairgrounds arena. Griffin is a former Garden City resident. yard barbecue contest, a ranch working horse competition and girls day at the grill,” she said. “Beef ... The Taste of Tradition!” is the theme for 2013, the 45th year of the event. It runs
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“The thing now is we have to get back to educating on beef, letting people know that it is OK, that it’s healthy, that they don’t put chemicals in them,” she said. “Education is the main goal.”
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from May 31 to June 9. While the basic premise of promoting beef remains, GillenLehman said that there has been a renewed focus on the educational aspect.
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