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Wyoming State BBQ and Bluegrass Festival continues to grow

15th annual event kicks off Friday night at fairgrounds

WORLAND — Fifteen years ago the Pepsi Wyoming BBQ Championship and Bluegrass Festival at the Washakie County Fairgrounds began and the last few years have seen steady growth in attendance and barbecue competitors.

Committee Chairman Dave Paxton said some years they struggled to get the 25 competitors needed to be a sanctioned Kansas City Barbecue Society competition. The past two years he has had...