This year’s Vale 4th of July Rodeo Grand Marshals are Rick and Sheryl Johnson. Locals gathered Monday afternoon at Wadleigh Park to celebrate the rodeo and honor the Johnsons. (The Enterprise/Kristine de Leon)
VALE – Vale’s Fourth of July festivities kicked off Monday afternoon with the annual Grand Marshal Banquet at Wadleigh Park.
Locals feasted on hamburgers, hotdogs and chorizo as they celebrated the rodeo week and this year’s Grand Marshals, Rick and Sheryl Johnson.
The Johnsons are longtime Vale residents well-known in the community for their service and deep roots in the area’s cattle industry.
Rick Johnson chats with a local during the Grand Marshal Rodeo Banquet held Monday afternoon at Wadleigh Park. (The Enterprise/Isabella Garcia)
Bo Bourasa, 2018 Vale 4th of July Rodeo Queen, greets young women during the community barbecue. Bourasa’s reign as rodeo queen ends this Saturday when she’ll hand over her crown to a new queen. (The Enterprise/Kristine de Leon)
Locals feasted on hamburgers, hotdogs and chorizo at the Grand Marshal Banquet. (The Enterprise/Isabella Garcia)
Locals wait patiently in line to get their share at the barbecue. (The Enterprise/Isabella Garcia)
Those manning the grill kept busy as they tried to keep up with feeding the community. (The Enterprise/Isabella Garcia)
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