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Hoop Shoot champ named rodeo parade junior grand marshal
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (786+ words) Emmy Pompa celebrated her 10th birthday on May 17 while finishing her fourth-grade year at Ralph Dunlap Elementary School. She is the Elks Rodeo Parade junior grand marshal. Despite her youth, she’s already among the best of the best in basketball. For…...
Clowning around with Matt Merritt
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (62+ words) Elks Rodeo clown Matt Merritt, educates a participant in a course Tuesday during the annual clown school event at the Elks Rodeo Grounds. Matt Merritt is the 2025 Elks Rodeo barrelman. The Santa Maria Elks Rodeo is a place where champions…...
Volunteers are key to the Elks Rodeo success | Local News | santamariatimes.com
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (1415+ words) Robert Dorado, center, is recognized as the Elk of the Year for 2024-25. Elks Rodeo Parade Grand Marshal Alex Posada rides in a classic Cadillac in June 2024 in Santa Maria. The five-day Santa Maria Elks Rodeo is a massive undertaking. With…...
Built on Tradition: The Story of the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo | More than a Rodeo Podcast Series
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (210+ words) The opening edition of our special podcast series “More than a Rodeo”, presented in partnership with Santa Maria Elks Recreation, is available on Spotify now. To celebrate the return of the rodeo, we helped produce a six-part podcast series focused on…...
St. Joseph High School Athletic Boosters' Morgan Fasse crowned 2026 Elks Rodeo Queen
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (532+ words) St. Joseph High School senior Morgan Fasse is living one of the most special times of her life. On Friday, June 5, Fasse, 17, will receive her diploma and graduate from St. Joe's. Before Fasse and her large family commemorate that momentous…...
Bill Agin is a man of many rodeo talents
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (648+ words) Bill Agin helps a participant in the Media Clown School learn how to rope in 2018 at the Elks Unocal Event Center. There are times when it seems that Bill Agin is everywhere at the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo. He’s one…...
St. Joseph High School Boosters' Morgan Fasse crowned 2026 Elks Rodeo Queen
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (53+ words) Santa Maria Times Elks Rodeo princesses and others in the arena at the Elks Unocal Event Center. St. Joseph High School Boosters' Morgan Fasse, who was crowned Elks Rodeo Queen Friday night, with princess Reiyna Sarin, representing Hancock College Athletic…...
Queen candidates debut at 2026 Santa Maria Elks Rodeo kickoff dinner
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (1371+ words) The 2026 Santa Maria Elks Rodeo queen candidates Saturday night at the Santa Maria Elks Lodge. They are, from left, Morgan Fasse, Annabella Williams, Reiyna Sarin, and Savannah Salcido. The 2026 Elks Rodeo queen candidates pose with Elks queen committee chairman Peter…...
Rodeo Royalty: Past, Present & Future | More than a Rodeo Podcast Series
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (376+ words) Episode two of our 6-part “More than a Rodeo” podcast series focuses on the community impact of the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo Queen campaign. To kick off the episode, podcast host Shiloh Flagg speaks with Samantha MacDonald about her campaign…...
Hancock cowboys, cowgirls feel the grind, happy to compete this weekend
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (926+ words) Luke Stamper knew he didn’t want to play traditional sports. The 19-year old Lompoc resident who stands at 6-foot-4 played a little basketball, but his heart wasn’t into it. Instead, he knew he wanted to follow in his family’s footsteps....