Eagle County Fair & Rodeo stampedes into Eagle this week

By Pam Boyd

EAGLE — For 51 weeks of the year, Eagle County largely identifies as a world-class ski resort community. But for one week each year — this week — the county revels in its Western roots when the Eagle County Fair & Rodeo hits town.The county fair is marking its 76th anniversary this summer. That means generations of locals have grown up attending and competing at the annual event.“I started with 4-H when you could start and did it from age 9 to when I was a senior in high school,” said Eagle County Commissioner Kathy Chandler-Henry. Together with her two …

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