the cody stampede kicks off monday morning with slack. that means my first batch should be at the rodeo grounds by 6 am. i will be providing 1430 "pieces" per day for the entire stampede. thats almost 6000 by the time the rodeo is over. 900+ cookies, 300+ brownies, and 200+ pb bars per day. thats a lot of butter and sugar. but, someone has to feed all of the contestants, so why not give them the best! the cody stampede is one of the top 15 rodeos in the nation. well over 1000 contestants will come through here next week, and virtually every pro rodeo cowboy and cowgirl has competed in cody at least once. the prize money won in cody can make a big difference to a cowboys career, just ask kanin asay. a big win during " cowboy christmas " can take you from the bottom of the rankings all the way to the top. along with cody, there is the greeley stampede and dozens of high profile rodeos all packed into the first weeek of july. in addition, calgary kicks off early this year, meaning no sleep for the weary. calgary has the largest bonus payout, at 50,000 for the event winners, not bad for a weeks work. the cody stampede board is hard at work making sure everything runs as smooth as possible, and with everything that they accomplished over the winter, this should be a great week of rodeo.