Rodeo

Whoo-hoo! I hear from the organizers of the Unionville Community Fair that we are going to have a real live rodeo at the fair this fall!
A group of Unionville residents simply couldn't wait that long to don their cowboy hats, though, and made the 40-minute trek to Cowtown Rodeo in Salem County, N.J., on a recent Saturday evening. They had a great time watching the riding and roping competitions and the crowd, and ate dinner at the snack bar (I'm told the brisket sandwich was very tasty).
As far as liquid refreshments go, you're allowed to bring six-packs of beer into the stadium if they're in a cooler. But my friends like wine, so they phoned and asked about the regulations. The rep told them they'd have to pour the wine into Mason jars and bring it in a six-pack cooler. So they decanted their expensive French wine into Mason jars and had a blast downing it like backwoods moonshine. Yee-hah!
Cowtown Rodeo is open every Saturday evening through Sept. 24.