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Old Fort Days Rodeo in downtown Fort Smith starts Monday

Old Fort Days Rodeo in downtown Fort Smith starts Monday
SMITH. I SPOKE WITH DIRECTORS AND CONTESTANTS ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE ALL WEEK LONG. "This rodeo just means everything to me" DENNY FLYNN IS THE ONLY BULL RIDER TO MAKE IT TO THE ARKANSAS SPORTS HALL OF FAME. HE HAS BEEN A PART OF THIS RODEO SINCE HE WAS A LITTLE BOY. <> DENNY FLYNN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF KAY ROGERS PARK> "You know I've been involved in this rodeo since I was just a little kid and it seems like it's just getting better and better, and bigger and bigger." <> "Its really competitive, they've got these horses that are just super-fast and these girls that train these horses are just really really good." KATHLEEN PERRON TRAVELED FROM QUEBEC, CANADA, TO COMPETE IN THE BARRELL RACING EVENT AT OLD FORT DAYS. <> KATHLEEN PERRON, BARRELL RACER> "I think since I was a kid I've wanted to come over to this arena." SHE WILL COMPETE IN THE WOMEN'S BARRELL RACE ON SUNDAY MORNING. DIFFERENT EVENTS AND COMPETITIONS FOR THE RODEO WILL TAKE PLACE EACH NIGHT NEXT WEEK, FROM MAY 29TH TO JUNE 3RD. THE ANNUAL PARADE THAT KICKS OFF THE RODEO TAKES PLACE ON GARRISON STREET ON MONDAY MORNING AT 10 AM. AT 6 I'LL TELL YOU HOW THE RODEO'
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Old Fort Days Rodeo in downtown Fort Smith starts Monday
The 90th annual Old Fort Days Rodeo starts Monday.The rodeo will be held at Kay Rodgers Park in downtown Fort Smith and will last all week. Tuesday and Wednesday are family nights with reduced admission prices."This rodeo just means everything to me," Denny Flynn said.Flynn is the only bull rider to make it to the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame."You know I've been involved in this rodeo since I was just a little kid and it seems like it's just getting better and getter and bigger and bigger," Flynn said.His daughter will compete in barrel racing on Monday."It's really competitive," Flynn said. "They've got these horses that are just super fast and these girls that train these horses are just really, really good."The rodeo will also feature new technology this year."We're gonna kind of give this rodeo a shove into the 21st Century will full HD replay," said Jacob Moorhead, who works with the rodeo. "We've had technology here that is close to a quarter-century old. New sound, new effects, new video, gonna really give you that stadium experience." 40/29 Get Ready Weather is the Official Weather Forecast for the parade and rodeo. 40/29 and The Arkansas CW are media partners for the parade.

The 90th annual Old Fort Days Rodeo starts Monday.

The rodeo will be held at Kay Rodgers Park in downtown Fort Smith and will last all week. Tuesday and Wednesday are family nights with reduced admission prices.

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"This rodeo just means everything to me," Denny Flynn said.

Flynn is the only bull rider to make it to the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame.

"You know I've been involved in this rodeo since I was just a little kid and it seems like it's just getting better and getter and bigger and bigger," Flynn said.

His daughter will compete in barrel racing on Monday.

"It's really competitive," Flynn said. "They've got these horses that are just super fast and these girls that train these horses are just really, really good."

The rodeo will also feature new technology this year.

"We're gonna kind of give this rodeo a shove into the 21st Century will full HD replay," said Jacob Moorhead, who works with the rodeo. "We've had technology here that is close to a quarter-century old. New sound, new effects, new video, gonna really give you that stadium experience."

40/29 Get Ready Weather is the Official Weather Forecast for the parade and rodeo. 40/29 and The Arkansas CW are media partners for the parade.