Rocky Mountain House Western Wheels 100 ft. Shootout
Speed freaks, your prayers have been answered: the Western Wheels Classic Auto Club will be hosting their fourth annual 100 ft. shootout side-by-side car racing event.
The event will once again be a two-day dragster’s dream, note
d organizer Dick Edwards.
The real action will begin on Saturday with technical inspections about 9 a.m. Vehicles matching up in side-by-side racing starts at about 11 a.m. with the fastest car over 100 feet taking home the glory.
There will be multiple classes including diesel, muscle car and much more. There will even be a ladies’ event.
There is a $40 entry fee for the shootout, which includes a T-shirt, and both days will feature single knock-out events called “heads-up” racing. Both days feature timed events and points races.
Vehicles will be required to pass a technical inspection before they take to the course. Gate admission for spectators will be $10. For more information on the 100 ft. Shootout and Show and Shine, call Dick Edwards at 403-845-5227.
Rocky Pro Rodeo
The stars of Cowboy Country
come to Roc
ky Mountain House Wednesday, June 9, to Sunday, June 13, 2010, with the Rocky Pro Rodeo and Pony Chuckwagon Races featuring announcer Dave Paulson. Spectators will enjoy exciting, non-stop action with the rodeo, special acts and entertainment as this five-day event offers fun for the entire family. Many of the best professional cowboys and cowgirls in North America, including a number of local competitors, take on the bulls, broncs and barrels in this Canadian Pro Rodeo event.
The fun starts Friday evening with all the main rodeo events like bull riding, bareback, saddle bronc, tie down roping, steer wrestling, barrel racing, novice events and team roping.
Rodeo fans will be entertained by a veteran professional rodeo clown, who will not only entertain the crowd, but duel ornery livestock in the corral.
A good old-fashioned Western parade winds its way through Rocky as the annual Saturday morning rodeo parade tips its Stetson in honour of the 2010 theme “Salute to Canadian Athletes.” The parade begins its circuit Saturday morning at 11 a.m. from the arena complex parking lot down Main Street, east on 47th Street to Hwy. 11, north to 52nd Avenue and back to the arena.
Professional rodeo competition continues Saturday and Sunday beginning at 1:30 p.m.
No rodeo would be complete without midway entertainment for the young and the young-at-heart. West Coast Amusements will once again fill the grounds with rides, games, snacks and fun for children of all ages.
Mutton busting is also available for kids aged six and under. Don’t miss live Country and Western performer Amber Williams in “Cheap Charlie’s” at 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Chuckwagon and Chariot Races
The Alberta Professional Chuckwagon and Chariot Association returns to Rocky with 40 wagons and again offers five days of high-speed, high-thrills action. They’ve also set the event as their annual championship.
The new track and infield at North Saskatchewan River Park is big enough to allow four pony chuckwagons to run in each heat. Each night, the racers will start at different barrels so by the end of four nights each racer will have a time from each position. On the fifth and final night of racing, the competitors will be set in heats with others with the closest times, so each race is likely to have a close finish.
16 Weekends of Summer in Central Alberta
(Innisfail, AB - May 17, 2010)
The Central Alberta Tourism Committee officially launched its 2010 marketing campaign. The marketing campaign is again called Alberta Sweet 16, which highlights sixteen weekends of events, family activities, festivals, rodeos and more in Central Alberta.
“We are very pleased again that our 10 members have come together and pooled resources in order to further promote all the great attractions and events we have right here in our own backyard,” stated Dean Schweder, Chair, Central Alberta Tourism Committee and Tourism & Economic Development Coordinator, Town of Rocky Mountain House. The 10 committee members include the following municipalities and tourism organizations; Innisfail, Lacombe, Ponoka, Tourism Red Deer, Red Deer County, Rimbey, Rocky Mountain House, Stettler, Sylvan Lake, and Wetaskiwin.
From May long weekend to September long weekend, Alberta Sweet 16 promotes a feature event, along with all the other great activities that are going on each weekend in Central Alberta. This is the third year for this marketing campaign and last year it won the 2009 Travel Alberta Alto Award for Marketing Partnership.
The marketing campaign is centered on their website (www.albertasweet16.com), which promotes local events and attractions through a very user friendly calendar. This year people will also be able to follow the Alberta Sweet 16 on Facebook. “Tourism is the fourth largest industry in Alberta and generates over $5 billion in revenues each year. Therefore, it is crucial that Central Alberta remains competitive in this industry and that we continue to send the message that our area is a wonderful tourism destination,” concluded Schweder.
Sweet 16 2009 Grand Prize Winner!
Congratulations to Loretta Thiering for winning the 2009 Alberta Sweet 16 Grand Prize!
Grand Prize:
This year's grand prize includes a weekend getaway to the Town of Stettler with a 2 night stay at the Best Western Crusader Inn, tickets for the Alberta Prairie Railway Excursion, voucher for the White Goose Family Restaurant and the Alberta Sweet 16 travel bag filled with prizes from the Central Alberta area.
Sweet Victory
Alberta Sweet 16 Wins Alto Award
(Central Alberta) – On Monday, October 26 in Banff the Central Alberta Tourism Committee, under the marketing campaign “Alberta Sweet 16” won the 2009 provincial Alto Award for Marketing Partnership.
“We are thrilled to win this award. It is great to be recognized for the excellent marketing partnership that we have in Central Alberta. This year we had 10 municipalities who came together and pooled resources in order to further promote all the awesome attractions and events we have right here in our own backyard,” stated Dean Schweder, Chair, Central Alberta Tourism Committee and Tourism & Economic Development Coordinator, Town of Rocky Mountain House.
The 10 committee members include the following municipalities and tourism organizations; Innisfail, Lacombe, Ponoka, Red Deer (Tourism Red Deer), Red Deer County, Rimbey, Rocky Mountain House, Stettler, Sylvan Lake, and Wetaskiwin.
From May long weekend to September long weekend, Alberta Sweet 16 promotes a feature event, along with all the other great activities that are going on each weekend in Central Alberta.
The marketing campaign is centered on their website (www.albertasweet16.com), which promotes local events and attractions through a very user friendly year round calendar. “Tourism is the fourth largest industry in Alberta and generates over $5 billion in revenues each year. Therefore, it is crucial that Central Alberta remains competitive in this industry and that we continue to send the message that our area is a wonderful tourism destination,” concluded Schweder.
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