SPOONER– The very first Spooner Rodeo was described as an “Outstanding Success” on the front page of the Spooner Advocate July 15, 1954.
It must have been a huge success, because there was a second Spooner Heart of the North Rodeo. And now, 68 years later, it is still at full gallop, one of the biggest, most successful professional rodeos in the country.
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