“Dolly Parton” made an appearance at the Allendale Rodeo Saturday on the second night of the rodeo. As Lefty the Clown, dressed up in a leprechaun outfit, told it, he encountered the biggest motor home he had ever seen just sitting in the middle of the road. He walked in, saw hardwood floors made of marble, and saw “Pardon Me Dolly.” She sang “Jolene,” only for the announcer to kick Lefty and “Dolly” out of the arena, because the announcer believed “Dolly” was lip-syncing.
But then, Lefty couldn’t start the Jalopy that he had driven into the arena in during the break between the breakaway roping and the saddle bronc events. As he looked into the possible problem, the announcer suggested it wouldn’t start because it must be a Dodge. As Lefty was continuing the look into the jalopy trying to figure out what was wrong, risking life and limb due to the sparks coming out of the car, “Dolly” started up the car and drove off at high speed with Lefty clinging to the car for dear life. The two apparently had some kind of falling out in the arena.
There was also the matter of the man who got divorced in Arkansas and the man in Oklahoma who got caught in a tornado. The reaction was the same: “Dang, there goes my trailer!”
Some local talent competed in the events. Morgan Quick of Redding ran the barrels in 15.066 seconds. Liz Brown of Allendale ran the barrels in 14.931 seconds, while EmiLee Brown knocked over one of the barrels; she would have had a time of 15.273. Colton Perry and Jake Dillard nearly got a time in the team roping event, but couldn’t catch the calf’s heels. Lane Watson of New Hampton nearly had a winning time in the calf roping, but the calf kicked loose at the last minute; the calf must stay tied for at least five seconds.
The outhouse races ran for another night, with the team of Colton Perry and Nathan Thogmartin winning handily. Henry Rowen dragged his son Dustin for a lap around the arena after completing their race, while Montana Rush’s rope broke off as he was trying to pull Colton Hibbs. He came back, got it tied back on, and proceeded to pull Colton the rest of the way.
The Allendale CBC sold 450 hamburgers alone Friday night and even more Saturday night. There were so many kids in the stick horse races that they had to run three heats, including one who let the horse ride him. There were lost hats, shoes, and one broken horse, along with one kid with a potential for trick riding; she rode her horse up side down. The Lions raffle sold well, and all of the booths were well attended.
The event which contestants had the hardest time with was the bull riding. Out of ten bulls bucking both nights, none of them were ridden. The majority of breakaway ropers successfully got their calves; although two contestants came close, nobody could catch Zoey Tunks from Friday night at 2. Seconds. The fastest calf rope time for Friday was 9.3 seconds; Tanner Schultz got it right off the bat, and nobody could catch up with the man from Leon. There were four team ropers who got a score in the event Saturday; Jeff Gray and Rodney Garber won the night with a time of 7.2. Joe Teague and Buck Owens would have gotten it faster, but only caught one heel.
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