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County puts group permitting rule on hold Disorder after rodeo prompted standard, but citizen complaints lead to pause BY TABATHA STEWART SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
roughly that many exhibitors. The sale is broken into two parts — the first where all proceeds from an animal’s sale go toward the 4-H exhibitor and the second where proceeds go into a scholarship fund. Buyers are sometimes individuals and sometimes companies, and often bid an animal up to far more than market value. The sale committee collects 6% of proceeds to cover event costs. Longtime volunteer Betty Thomas’ husband was in the first livestock sale in 1959.
The Elbert County Board of County Commissioners agreed to temporarily stop the implementation of the group event permitting portion of the county’s regulations during the July 24 BOCC meeting amid citizen concerns. The new regulations, which call for a permit for gatherings of more than 100 people, were adopted March 27, have drawn criticism from citizens claiming the BOCC overstepped their bounds in regards to landowner rights. The regulation required event holders to file for a permit 45 days in advance. “We decided to stop the implementation at this point,” said Commissioner Chris Richardson. “At our meeting today we did consider some changes, and we got some input from the fire chief and sheriff that weren’t consistent with the 100-person number. We will try to come up with our final language at the Aug. 28 meeting.” Until then, county officials are asking people who are planning large
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This year is the 60th anniversary of the Jr. Livestock Sale in Douglas County.
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Livestock sale pays off for youths Douglas County event reaches 60th anniversary BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
It’s not every day an entrepreneurial teen makes $20,000 from a single business transaction, but at the Douglas County Junior Livestock Show, that’s known to happen. The event, which each year generates thousands for local youth to put toward college tuition, 4-H projects and to boost fair scholar-
ship funds, will this year celebrate its 60th anniversary. “The livestock sale is basically the pinnacle for the exhibitors, of their projects,” said sale director Phil Riesselman. “Everybody who has a livestock project in the fair, their goal is to get into the sale. Not everybody gets to do that.” The sale concludes a long week of prepping animals for the fair and entering them in the livestock shows. Animals that place fourth or higher are entered into the livestock sale, which takes place the last Friday of the fair. This year that’s Aug. 2. On average, the sale comprises 110 to 120 animals and
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