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>> just a few feet away, bree is working at an espresso stand. she's one of the first to catch a glimpse of the new parade route. >> i was just working here, helping some customers, and i was trying to watch the parade a little bit, and all of a sudden, all the cows ran over to the cars, and then all the customers saw my reaction and they turned around to watch to see where they were going. >> where the herd is headed is anybody's guess, but for the moment, the pack appears to be corralled in the corner of the parking lot. kepler moves closer to the strange scene. >> i was just catching up to ...

>> dean kepler is a photographer for the local newspaper, "the puyallup news tribune." he's been cover the local fair for a number of years and has a front row spot. >> the cowboys told me that a couple of heifers, they kind of saw that they might give them some problems. >> it's a heifer, or a female cow, that is the troublemaker. she's on the run, making her escape with the steers hot on her heels. >> the cattle kind of tend to follow, you know, if one kind of breaks ranks, the others kind of go, hey, where's my friend here going? >> kepler is down on the street as the parade takes a turn fo...

Tacoma news tribune." he's been cover the local fair for a number of years and has a front row spot at the stampede. >> the cowboys told me that a couple of heifers, they kind of saw that they might give them some problems. >> it's a heifer, or a female cow, that is the troublemaker. she's on the run, making her escape with the steers hot on her heels. >> the cattle kind of tend to follow, you know, if one kind of breaks ranks, the others kind of go, hey, where's my friend here going. >> kepler is down on the street as the parade takes a turn for the unexpected. >> the mini mart gas station ha...

The fair has all the stuff great fairs are made of -- food, rides, games, and cattle. the western parade is part of a cattle herding tradition around these parts. a 12-block drive down puyallup's main drag that's rich in local history. >> the western parade, which features a cattle drive, really had its origin from the days when the train would stop in town and they would herd the livestock down the main street to get to the fair. >> but times have changed. these more modern 2009 cows say, herding tradition, i don't think so. >> we had a situation where a number of the steers decided to take a...

He's been covering the local fair for a number of years and has a front row spot. >> in the pan thee on of strange events i've covered, it's up there. the cowboys told me that a couple of heifers, they kind of saw that they might give them some problems. >> it's a heifer, or a female cow, that is the troublemaker. she's on the run, making her escape with the steers hot on her heels. >> the cattle kind of tend to follow, you know, if one kind of breaks ranks, the others kind of go, hey, where's my friend here going? >> kepler is down on the street as the parade takes a turn for the unexpected. ...