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By Sheena Roszell

Stompede crew happy with how the 41st edition went

Jun 4, 2018 | 5:16 PM

Stompede 41 is in the books and organizers are very pleased with the attendance and overall community response.

“Things went really well this year,” said Stompede Association President Trevor Denis Monday after the event wrapped.  I’m quite happy with the turnout from the community.”

New additions were added this year including the Alberta Mountain Shooters, which Denis said the rodeo crowd really enjoyed.  The Arts and Culture Expo was “absolutely amazing” according to Denis.  He says there was a lot of local talent they were really proud to showcase.  And a large crowd showed up Friday at the revealing of Kelly Sutherland Way.

The official total hasn’t been tallied yet, but Denis believes they’re on track to beat last year’s numbers.

“We probably won’t have (final numbers) for a couple more weeks until we go through our invoices and everything but with the little bit of information I do have I think we’re up a little bit over last year,” he said.

He thinks they’ll probably see some of that revenue come from the beer gardens.

“The beer gardens I believe was another success this year,” he said.  “It was well attended as well.”

And for the most part, everyone was well-behaved.

“Everybody was in great spirits this year.  It’s really nice to see how much the community enjoys the show.”

He says he’s very happy with the partnerships the Stompede has with the County of Grande Prairie, City of Grande Prairie and M.D. of Greenview.

“And the community, how they rallied behind us is amazing.  Thank you to all of our sponsors and volunteers as well as to my committee,” he added.

Plans are already underway for Stompede 42 and Denis days they’re looking to make it even bigger and better.

by Sheena Roszell