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Sheep Industry Festival, Kaycee Challenge Sheep Dog Trial Aug. 30 to Sept. 1Wyoming Three days of grueling International competition will feature--tough yearling Rambouillet ewes, sagebrush, cactus, antelope, and border collies. Add good food, vendors, shearers, cooks and some wool and you have an event filled Labor Day weekend. Kaycee, Wy. is the place to be Aug. 30, 31 and Sept. 1 as the community hosts the Sheep Industry Festival and Kaycee Challenge Sheep Dog Trial. Dogs start running at 8 a.m., Aug. 30 and 31 with the festival opening at 9 a.m. All events begin at 9 a.m., on Sept. 1. Dogs--A farm manager from Northumberland, England will officiate over the 2008 Kaycee Challenge Sheep Dog Trial. Bevis Jordan will travel to Kaycee to judge 50 top border collies and their handlers as they face off against tough Wyoming ewes. Jordan will judge each dog make two runs on an international course on the first days of the trial. The top 10 dogs will face off for the finals on the third day, Sept. 1 for a $10,000 purse. As Jordan visits Kaycee this coming Labor Day weekend, he'll see sheep worked in a different environment than he's used to, but the basics are still the same. Cooking and Lamb--Another highlight of the weekend in the People's Choice Lamb Cook-off held the first evening. Lamb specialties will grace the tables for all to sample and select the winning entree. Cook-off visitors will be treated to a World Celebration of the Wool Fashion Industry Fashion Show featuring hand sewn wool garments. During the three-day festival, food vendors will showcase lamb prepared in a variety of ways. A free lamb barbecue will treat visitors in the evening Aug. 31 in downtown Kaycee before the Calcutta and Sheepman's Olympics. Spinners, Crafters and Authors--The sheep festival will feature artisans from all facets of the sheep industry. Catch a visit with a writer in her Sheep Wagon, take part in a Dutch Oven cooking workshop, learn how to felt wool or shop amongst the many vendors booths that will be at the trial site each day. One can visit the many displays of sheep breeds, watch professionals shearing sheep, see wool spun into yarn and shop for finely woven and knitted wool items. Kaycee--Large tents will provide shade for spectators as they watch the border collies compete. Food vendors present cooling beverages and nourishment for the weekend while seminars and vendors offer diversions for all. Visit historic Kaycee, Wyo., for a taste of western hospitality along the banks of the Powder River. Bring your family; walk the wooden sidewalks; visit the museum; and listen to bagpipes in the clear western skies as you watch the magic of dog and handler working as a team to move sheep through a difficult course designed to mimic real ranch work. Admission is $2/person, 12 and under and Senior Citizens get in for free. For more information call 307-738-2500 or visit the website www.sheepfestival.net. 9/1/08 Date: 8/27/08
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