Article: Silver Spurs Rodeo bulls are known for meanness: The event, which started in 1941, runs today through Sunday.

Article: Osceola County, Fla., Approves Funding for ...
The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Florida) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  February 19, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... eventually will return in droves, Osceola County commissioners agreed Monday to spend ... include a new indoor arena for the Silver Spurs Rodeo, which has been held in an outdoor ... the $18.4 million renovations of Osceola County Stadium, which sits behind the ag ...

Article: Osceola County, Fla., Businesses Await Opening of ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  January 6, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... Fla.-- When Nieves Tobias moved to Osceola County from Los Angeles in 1987, her friends ... agriculture center and arena plus a renovated Osceola County Stadium, known collectively as Osceola ... hall. The arena will be home to the Silver Spurs Rodeo, a private club that has had ...

Article: Osceola County, Fla., Tourism Agency Cuts Back.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  March 11, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... already signed a deal to do $18.4 million in upgrades to Osceola County Stadium as part of an agreement with the Houston Astros ... grants program that awards money to various events such as the Silver Spurs Rodeo will lose $64,000. The proposal calls for each ...

Article: Osceola County, Fla., May Cut Tourism Budget.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  January 2, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... Tribune Business News Jan. 2--KISSIMMEE, Fla.--Osceola County's tourist agency, already operating with a pared-down ... the Convention and Visitors Bureau helps fund, such as the Silver Spurs Rodeo. There may also be spending cuts for promoting eco ...

Article: New Osceola County, Fla., Stadium Is Far from Full.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  October 15, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... Sunday for the gates to open on the last day of the 111th Silver Spurs Rodeo. "It's a smart-looking facility. It looked like ... into the local economy, SMG spokesman Robb Larson said. Silver Spurs has booked two equestrian shows for May and is trying for ...

Article: Osceola County Fla., Seeks Name for Proposed ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  December 29, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... a church walkathon because there was so little traffic. He played football for Osceola High, and his games were at the Silver Spurs arena. Except no one called it that. Cow Palace was what the locals called it, he said, and from now on, so should everybody ...

Article: Osceola County, Fla., gets prize catch: Bass ...
The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Florida) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  October 19, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... Oct. 19--KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Osceola County closed a deal Monday to lure one of ... headquarters from Montgomery, Ala., to Osceola County by the spring. The deal, which was ... 47,686. "This is a big win for Osceola County and a strong addition to the I-4 ...