Page 8 - Louisiana 811 Magazine 2017 Issue 3

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Y Charles Young , a .
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And if ou sus ect a as leak call
V p 9 ' he ioth anniiai intei-nationai utiiity Locate Rodeo
1.8oo.ENTERGY (358.3749) or 911_ is in the books! Despite the best intentions of
Mother Natiiie, the show did go on 7 iiist a bit iatei
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At Entergy, safety IS our am" 2" °
. . Texassn new and volunteers‘ had spent seveiai days at
number 0'19 P"'°mY- , Texas Motoi speedway setting up tents, piitting oiit tahies
- I V ' and ehaiis, setting and signs, dinpping office ehests 7 an
Make '1 V°“"5' ' of the inynad detaiis that go into piepping fm’ the aetiiai
cnmpetllion day. (And tieiieve ine, there is a LOT inoie that
- coi-npetitois never even see that goes on backstage to put
:~. --,,:,-;:_'_'_-~ i , this show on than you intght teaiizei
’ .“ ,‘ ' By Friday aitemonn, June 23, the event eoiitse was ieady to
P; . (‘E ,3 5°
, 4; .‘ ._ ..and then the stomis ioiied in.
' {' J " I hfl - ' Heavy iain oiztnsiinehes ieii aeinss much of Notth Texas
i r * ’-_ iate Friday night into iate satiiiday morning. The 3 84" tntai
W A , ’ "1 2‘ g at DFW Alrpolt was a ieeiiid toe the date
’ :. in y--K:-!~ A 7 _‘ e The Texas Motei speedway was nntspaied
_, ~ ' =’*" .. A dawn assessment of the site showed about is desrtnyed
'' %, : tents as iveii as tables oveitiiined, signs piiiied up and
. -- .- _ nnid. A lul of niiid. Enoiigh to get Ou! goit eans Stuck and
k-. ~ " then woe to the ones who weie behind piishing thein oiitv
' ‘ 3 5 New tents weie piiiehased and depioyed The wieekage
- ,‘ was inoved to the side signs went back in the gioiind,
, v_' i,. _ i ’ ‘ ' ’ then the rain finally iaiii-ned itseit out, and we were gieeted
,-1 . with an nveieast sky that brought with it weieoine ieiiet
' " g '7' ’_. iioni the past iew days of heat.
" CDl'npEtlIDr~‘ enoied theii heeis iintii the iodeo itseii iinaiiy
- staned iip aniiind ii 30 in the niniaiing
_ . 7 once the event was iindetway, things ian sinnothiy aii
cs .,q-P, kgigg ,.; A aitemonn iintii the nnai gas contestant tiiineti in his tiines
V .; m‘;n‘~‘-. _ (6 _i- . ;; » s . and eaiied it a day atniind seven in the evening.
ir"it'.,-d ‘ :=.«—‘
-..:i;,£m‘ :1; . ‘ ., _. - i ' :3 - " one of the etinipetitots at this years todeti was chaiies
a.’ ‘:1’; : J :2 . A ,5’ ~,: ‘ - ‘.._— ‘ Young with Atinns Eneigy. chaties won the oppoitiinity
s..— ,a. . .-.. . .
V 4,‘, g 1,‘ — K ~v - , - W to eoinpete at the Inleuizitmnal event by winning the
wzfijt, mg.’ , 4 .' , _ .1‘i_ -‘a Louisiana siiinniittneate Rodeo in March 2017. cheek eiit
it-;i-(.‘.,,’,—V‘ E~I-;d‘tww!5i;1l:,l:: his ioeating styie cm the inint etivei
- A -~;,.‘A-, '1; ; .» ""‘ st. ‘
" ‘ ' ’ ‘ or eoiiise, this show wouldn't have happened without
no i W E P 0 W E R L I F E the heip otoiitvniiinteeis and sponsois, soabig tip of the
ineate hat to an at yniiz W
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