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The infield was swampy due to a storm that had passed by minutes earlier, but that didn’t stop the chuckwagon drivers from taking their starting positions during Canada Day action at the Ponoka Stampede.

It was standing room only during Canada Day rodeo action at the Ponoka Stampede.

Team roping is a family affair when it comes to the Bonnett clan of Ponoka.

By Dianne Finstad

Film crew on-site at Ponoka Stampede during rodeo

After a fourth day of racing, the stage is set for Saturday’s chuckwagon showdown.

The picture for Saturday’s semi-finals became clear by the time the dust settled on after day five action of the Ponoka Stampede.

It was a cloudy Thursday night in Ponoka, but once again the racing was outstanding and the near-capacity crowd certainly got top entertainment bang for their buck. Once again, and for an unheard-of third consecutive night, 2023 Grande Prairie Stompede Champion Chanse Vigen posted the fast time of the night with a 1:14.13.

By Dianne Finstad

The hometown kid was fired up on Monday