LINEMEN THRIVE IN THEIR ELEMENT: The 2009 International Lineman's Rodeo celebrates all that is good in a lineman's work

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TO AN OUTSIDER, THE PATCH OF LAND SPROUTING DOZENS OF UTILITY POLES STRUNG TOGETHER in tight clusters might be nothing more than an odd sight. But to hundreds of journeymen and apprentice linemen, this acreage in Bonner Springs, Kansas, U.S., is the place to celebrate teamwork, competition, skill, tradition, friendship and family. This is the site of the 26th Annual International Lineman's Rodeo, co-hosted by Kansas City Power & Light (Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.) and Westar Energy (Topeka, Kansas) Oct. 17.