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Assistance steps up for people in need of food Combination of generosity and organization provides more help BY JODI HORNER SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
for 19 of her 20 years. “The bars were set really high this year. It was the best I’ve seen, really.” Tyler Bingham, of Honeyville, Utah, walked away with first place in the competition with a score of 89.0, followed closely by Jeff Askey
The Backpack program of Elizabeth has been helping families in need of food for several years. “Fifty kids in the county literally go home with no food each weekend,” said Robert Rowland, who took over the program last year. The Walmart in Elizabeth supplies food items for the program, with the food taken home from school by kids to their families each Friday. “The stuff they get is high-quality food — beans, corn, beef,” Rowland said. “They do this as a good corporation and neighbor of the community, without any recognition,” he said of Walmart’s contributions. The Elizabeth church at Rowland which Rowland is a member, Harvest Bible Church, already had a food pantry called Helping Hands of Harvest, which is open from 9 to 11 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. When Rowland’s tenure as an Elbert County commissioner ended in January, the church approached him to head up a program that would align the Helping Hands of Harvest food pantry with the
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Texas native Lane Nobles braces for a fall from his mount during the fourth section of competition during the Xtreme Bulls event June 2. Fifty riders from 20 states competed in the event in front of hundreds of spectators from Elizabeth, Denver, Castle Rock and other areas. TOM SKELLEY
Taking it to the Xtreme BY TOM SKELLEY TSKELLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The Elizabeth Stampede kicked off its 53rd year with the Xtreme Bulls competition June 2, featuring 50 professional riders from all over the United States. It was the 30th year of the rodeo’s
partnership with the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, and the riders they brought to Casey Jones Park in Elizabeth didn’t disappoint the hundreds of spectators packing the stands. “I enjoyed it most this year,” said Kiowa resident Ellen Vanvorst, who has been coming to the Stampede
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