Get ready to get wild at Robertsdale Rotary Rodeo this weekend

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ROBERTSDALE, Alabama — Get ready to get wild at the 21st Annual PCA Championship Rodeo this weekend as Wild Thang Tim Lepard brings his unique show to entertain the crowds Friday and Saturday, March 13 and 14 at the Baldwin County Fairgrounds arena in Robertsdale.

“This is our biggest fundraiser of the year and we’re looking forward to putting on a fun event for the whole family,” said 2019-20 Rotary Club President Cheryl Russell. “We enjoy putting this rodeo on and look forward to it each year.”

Gates open each night at 5:30 p.m. Shows start at 7:30 p.m. and feature saddle and bareback bronc riding, calf roping, team roping, steer wrestling, ladies breakaway roping and barrel racing, capped off each night by everyone’s favorite, bull riding.

Advance tickets cost $10 for adults and are available at Greer’s CashSaver in Robertsdale, the Summerdale Western Shore, Central Baldwin Chamber of Commerce, Bryant Bank locations in Foley and Daphne and Silverhill and Summerdale locations of United Bank.

Friday night is Kid’s Night and children 12 and under are admitted free with a parent or guardian. Saturday advance tickets for children 5 to 12 cost $5.

Friday and Saturday tickets cost $12 on the night of the event for adults; Saturday tickets cost $6 at the gate for ages 5 to 12. Admission for ages 5 and under is free both nights.

Lepard, from Pontotoc, Mississippi, and his show, dubbed “Team Ghostriders,” features three Capuchin monkeys, Sam, Meglynn and Little E., who dress as cowboys in vests, chaps and cowboy hats, sit in saddles on border collies as they round up sheep in the arena.

Rodeo participants will also once again get the opportunity to win a Henry Golden Boy Long Colt .45 rifle, courtesy of Campbell Hardware.

Raffle tickets are being sold through Rotary Club members or during the event. Tickets are $5 each or five for $20 and a drawing will be held during the rodeo Saturday night.

Participants will also be given the chance to enter a free drawing for a 2020 Ram truck from Rodeo series sponsor Ram Rodeo. Tickets will be available both nights of the event.

Local students are also invited to participate in the annual coloring contest, presented by Bryant Bank. You can pick up an entry form at the Foley and Daphne locations of Bryant Bank or check with your local school. Entry forms will also be available both nights of the event.

One girls’ and one boys’ bicycle, donated by Walmart, will be given away each night during the rodeo.

The event is produced by Bo Campbell Rodeo and is part of the Ram Rodeo Series.

Through its Foundation, the Robertsdale Rotary Club has contributed to the Buckaroo Foundation, the Robertsdale High School Naval Junior ROTC, Roads of Hope, the Jace Waters Foundation, the Central Baldwin Education Foundation, Catholic Social Services, Women’s Care Medical Center, Baldwin County Child Advocacy Center, Habitat for Humanity and the Making Memories Hunt, among others. The Rotary Club Foundation has also contributed to several local school programs, including scholarships for local high school students.

“All monies raised will go back into the community to help charities in Baldwin County,” Russell said, “Including the William Green Veterans Home in Bay Minette.”

Sponsors for this year’s event incude: Chute Gate Sponsors: Campbell Hardware & Sporting Goods; Greer’s CashSaver; Riviera Utilities; United Bank; Citizens Bank; STM Asset Management/Sean McClay; Banner Sponsors: Advantage Business Solutions Inc.; MedStar; Racine’s Feed, Garden & Supply Inc.; Alabama Land Title Company Inc.; BCC Waste; BIGBOARD; Mama Lou’s Restaurant; Gulf Coast Media; Coca Cola Bottling Company United Inc.; Postmark Ink; Event Sponsors: Barrel Racing, Bolling Plastic Surgery; Bull Riding, Coastal Alabama Community College; Steer Wrestling, Central Baldwin Sunset Rotary Club; Team Roping, MedStar; Breakaway Roping and Saddle Bronc Riding, Postmark Ink; Calf Roping, East Central Baldwin County Water Authority; Bareback Bronc Riding, Wind Creek Hospitality; Specialty Sponsors: Bicycles, Wal-Mart; Clown, Professional Land Title; Concession Stand, First Baldwin Land Title; Coloring Page Contest, Bryant Bank; Digital Billboards, BIGBOARD, D&S Produce; Entertainment, Baldwin EMC; Raffle Prize, Campbell Hardware & Sporting Goods; Saturday Night Sponsor: American Legion District 33: Post 3 Mobile; Post 44 Gulf Shores; Post 48 Lillian; Post 76 Mobile; Post 88 Mobile; Post 99 Foley; Post 153 Eight Mile; Post 164 Citronelle; Post 188 Bay Minette; Post 199 Fairhope; Post 250 Fowl River.

The club also provides continuing support for ARC of Baldwin County, primarily through sponsorship of the annual Doc’s Hot Trot for ARC presented by LuLu’s, held every year in June.

The Robertsdale Rotary Club is part of Rotary International whose motto is “Service Above Self.” For more information visit rotary.org or visit the Robertsdale Rotary Club page on Facebook.