The Davis County Fair and rodeo was all about good times, right?
Unfortunately, the smiles were gone sooner than expected for rodeo clown Slim Garner who left Farmington last Saturday night after working the PRCA Rodeo.
As Garner traveled south, his 53-foot trailer caught fire in Southern Utah.
"The fire was in the top deck and that made it impossible to get to it, and I carry black powder for my acts. So I unhooked my truck. By then, the fire was coming through the walls," he told the ProRodeo.com.
The fire destroyed the trailer and all its contents; Garner was able to save only the cast-iron grill he uses for his barbecued chicken act. Gone are the rest of his props: the air taxi, fishing boat, bathtub and all his costumes as well as personal belongings.
The toll reportedly included two roping saddles, two sets of golf clubs, several TVs, rifles and fishing poles, cowboy hats, three pairs of boots, as well as a pair of his father Darrell's baggies from his own rodeo clown days in the early 1970s.
Garner planned to borrow some equipment he had loaned out and work the Norco, Calif., rodeo this weekend, then think about rebuilding.
"I used to call that trailer 'The Largest Toy Box Goin' Down the Road,' " Garner he joked. "Maybe next year we'll call ourselves 'The Crispy Cruisin' Tour.' "
It's official
Well maybe.
Jimmer Fredette tweeted early Friday evening that he is officially engaged to be married.
"I'm officially engaged everyone. She said yes and she was completely surprised! It was perfect!!, the Tweet read.
Of his nearly 54,000 Twitter followers, no word on how many disappointed female BYU fans finally got the message.
More rodeo
PRCA rodeo clown Marvin Nash is rolling his 100-pound barrel from Reno to Las Vegas to draw attention to the anti-bullying campaign he co-founded in Wyoming and has now taken national.
Nash's goal is to complete the 450-mile journey by Oct. 4 for the start of an anti-bullying conference in Vegas.
Tidbits
We note the passing of former Weber State basketball player Mike Pomeroy, who died on Aug. 17 at age 43. ...
The Mount Ogden 100K, a 50K and a 100K mountain bike race, will be staged today at Snowbasin Resort. Racing starts at 7 a.m., with an expo and festival during the day. You can even stay for the Royal Bliss concert tonight. ...
Utah State will hold its annual "State of the Aggies" meeting on Aug. 31 at 6 p.m. at the Laub Athletics-Academics Complex. ...
Brian Hosfeld will join the University of Utah volleyball staff as an interim assistant coach for the 2011 season. ...
Comcast announced it will launch the Tennis Channel as part of its package, just in time for the U.S. Open. ...
USA Cycling has awarded the 2012 and 2013 Collegiate Road National Championships to Ogden. The events will be May 4-6, 2012 and May 3-5, 2013. ...
Utah State's annual Aggie Football Family Fun Day, sponsored by Macey's Foods, will be held today at Romney Stadium ...
Real Salt Lake will host U.S. women's soccer team star Megan Rapinoe on Sept. 3, Real's next home game, for a bunch of events. For information, visit www.realsaltlake.com.
Chris J. Miller is sports editor for the Standard-Examiner. He can be reached at 801-625-4261 or cmiller@standard.net
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