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Ramona California National Day of the Cowboy
July 25, 2015 @ 12:00 am - 5:00 pm
Cowboy re-enactments, western music, vendors, demonstrations, poetry, food and prizes are part of the National Day of the Cowboy celebration on Saturday, July 25, from noon to 5 p.m.
Ramona’s 2015 celebration, organized by Doug “Ranger Doug” Oliver of Ranger Doug’s Shootists’ Emporium, will be at Mountain Valley Ranch, 842 State Route 78 near the 78/Magnolia Avenue intersection.
Jim Cooper of Ramona will talk about cowboy gear during the National Day of the Cowboy celebration.Sentinel file photo
People come from throughout the region to exchange stories about the cowboy lifestyle, past and present. Admission is free. Everyone’s welcome to tour the grounds, learn about the cowboy culture, and enjoy the variety presented each year.
The celebration has grown since Oliver started it nine years ago in the parking lot outside his Main Street shop. Before long he needed the larger venue Mountain Valley Ranch offers.
Each year he holds an opportunity drawing for an 45 caliber revolver and donates the proceeds to organizations that support his goal to preserve, protect, and promote the cowboy and Western heritage. Proceeds this year will go to Ramona Town Hall.
Dan “Wrangler Dan” Parker will read some of his cowboy poetry during the National Day of the Cowboy celebration.Sentinel file photo
Tickets for the opportunity drawing for the revolver are $10 each. Only 200 will be sold. Oliver said on Monday that he already had sold about 100. Tickets are available at his shop at 649 Main St. or call 760-789-4867.
Live music will be by two bands that play traditional Western music: Sidewinder and Sunnyside. Steve Tellam, third-generation Ramona rancher, will talk about what it’s like to be a cowboy in the 21st century, and Ramonan Jim