Overall Westerner attendance up slighly from 2010

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Advocate Staff
Jul. 25, 2011 9:30 p.m.
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2011 Westerner Days daily attendance:

Wednesday July 20 — 11,956

Thursday July 21 — 21,974

Friday July 22 — 14,855

Saturday July 23 — 26,825*

Sunday July 24 — 18,355*

Cumulative attendance:

2010 — 92,689

2011 — 93,965**

* Set two NEW single-day attendance records.

** Overall attendance record

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