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Rodeo clown legend, Leon Coffee entertained the crowd at the Wimberley VFW Rodeo held over the holiday weekend. (photo Nicole Smith)

Rodeo clown legend, Leon Coffee entertained the crowd at the Wimberley VFW Rodeo held over the holiday weekend. (photo Nicole Smith)

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The Laugh That Keeps Rodeo Fans Smiling

News Staff
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Rodeo fans at the Wimberley VFW July 4 Rodeo celebrated alongside a familiar face as legendary rodeo clown and barrelman Leon Coffee once again added his unique laugh and humor to the annual Independence Day tradition.For Coffee, the event is more than just another stop on the rodeo circuit.
Photo courtesy of HistoryNet

Photo courtesy of HistoryNet

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‘Booger Red - ugliest man living or dead’

Murray Montgomery
Saturday, May 17, 2025
By Murray Montgomery    Staff WriterMemories of Christmas probably weren’t all that great for Samuel Thomas “Booger Red” Privett. It was a planned Christmas celebration that caused his face to be permanently disfigured and the loss of sight in one eye.
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Founders’ Invitational Rodeo happens this weekend

Jimmy Appelt
Friday, October 13, 2023
The sights and sounds of yesteryear will be heard this weekend as the 9th annual Texas State Championship High School Rodeo Founders’ Invitational will take place at the William and Alton Allen Exposition Center in Hallettsville this Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 14-15.
McBeth Rodeo – photo by Murray Montgomery

McBeth Rodeo – photo by Murray Montgomery

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Cowboys come in all colors

Murray Montgomery
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
There was a time back in the early 1980s when I sort of fancied myself a rodeo photographer. A big, nasty bull soon put an end to my macho ideas of working inside the arena; I bought a telephoto lens and stayed as far away as possible.
Photo for illustration purposes only – courtesy Pixabay

Photo for illustration purposes only – courtesy Pixabay

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‘Booger Red - ugliest man living or dead’

Murray Montgomery
Monday, January 2, 2023
Memories of Christmas probably weren’t all that great for Samuel Thomas “Booger Red” Privett. It was a planned Christmas celebration that caused his face to be permanently disfigured and the loss of sight in one eye.
Audrey Thibodeaux of Shiner is off to Georgia for national finals, have wion state in Pole Bending.

Audrey Thibodeaux of Shiner is off to Georgia for national finals, have wion state in Pole Bending.

Georgia, here we come!

Bobby Horecka
Saturday, June 18, 2022
Shiner Catholic School freshman Audrey Thibodeaux of Shiner became the new Texas Junior High Rodeo Finals and State Pole Bending Champion at the state finals held last month at Gonzales’ J.B. Wells Park, Arena and Expo Center.
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