The La Junta Kid's Rodeo is a longstanding tradition in the Arkansas Valley that has attracted young cowboys and cowgirls from near and far, including greats like Clyde Frost and Dick Yates. Nobody appreciates the youth rodeo's rich history and legacy more than Kevin Waggoner, Chairman of the La Junta Kids Rodeo, and board member Teresa Walz. "This is our 82nd year of the Kid's Rodeo, said Waggoner. "We are the oldest and the only consecutive kid's rodeo race meet in the world.""My dad, Jack Crowder, was in the bronc riding at the very first kid's rodeo in 1938 in Potter Park," said Walz...
