BBBB Brings Out the Best!

By Meg Wall-Wild

Bulls, Broncs, Bands and Brews returns on Saturday, July 15. Be there when the gates open at 6 p.m. to grab a cold brew from Eel River Brewing Co. and Humboldt Beer. The Remedy Band is back to cure what ails you! No snake oil salesmen, this band puts out rocking country classics with some trail-hardened roll. The musical medicine starts to flow at the same time as the taps.

Get ready to give out hearty gu aws: Mutton Bustin and Steer Riding are next! Watch in amusement as little mutton busters (ages 6-9 with an adult) put wool to a di erent use. Watch in awe as tough middle schoolers (ages 10-13 with an adult) show us old timers how it’s done. Register your up-and-coming rancher online. Check in begins at 6 p.m. with waivers and required safety helmet and vest check (steer riders need to bring rigging, too). Call (707) 498-1411 to enter the adrenaline-fueled

Rescue Race or Hide Race. The $50 per team entry fee could win y’all a cool $500!

Support the 103rd Fortuna Rodeo by expanding your art collection during the night’s auction! A commissioned artwork by local artist Michelle Murphy Ferguson adorns the cover of this program. Michelle’s artwork graces the walls of national and international collectors, and this unique framed piece could hang on yours if you bid high enough.

Now is the time for riders made of steel! The thrills and chills of Bulls and Broncs will get you out of your seat cheering. How can that cowboy stay on a bronc that bucks so hard you feel your own bones jar on impact? Snorting bulls make quick work of some, but will that big bull give way to a rider with an unbreakable will? You’ll need another beer to soothe that throat raw from hollering. The best thing about BBBB is that it will be back again next year. ✪