so the 1950's were kind of the doldrums for the sheridan wyo rodeo. got to the point in 1951 when the rodeo said to the community, ok, do you folks want to have a rodeo or not? so they took a poll. and they said yes, we want to have a rodeo. so we were alive again and got more of a community support. over the decades, community support from sponsors and businessmen has helped. and quite frankly, it has ebbed and flowed, but since the 1990's, it has flowed. >> typically, we end up around 22,000 over a four-day event. our facility seats about 6000. we will be sold out for sure on friday and saturday. wednesday and thursday are down a little, but we're hoping to have between 20,000 and 22,000 here during the course of the week. and that is actually attending the rodeo. not to mention the other events that go on in town, how many people will attend those as well. >> we are pretty sure the sheridan wyo rodeo brings about $5 million to the community in one way or another. you know, motels, hotels, restaurants, bars, businesses, so the economic impact is pre