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Austin Foss takes on the bronc riding event in the 2013 Oakdale PRCA Rodeo, where he finished tied for seventh.
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t couldn’t get much more fitting than this: cowboys (and cowgirls) will soon saddle up and head in to Oakdale, the Cowboy Capital of the World, for the annual PRCA Rodeo. Home to the Oakdale Saddle Club Rodeo Grounds, which hosts the annual event, this year marks the 63rd edition of the rodeo bringing competitors and fans to Oakdale. While there are a number of activities scattered throughout Rodeo Week, the competition itself runs April 12-13 this year. Festivities begin with the annual rodeo parade starting at 9 a.m. April 12, rain or shine, that starts on Mann Avenue, off West F Street and follows a course through downtown Oakdale that concludes in the SaveMart parking lot on East F Street. That is followed
Capital Oakdale hosts PRCA Rodeo by DENNIS D. CRUZ
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