Those adept at the fine art of beard growing have a chance to strut their facial stuff for the 54th annual Elks Rodeo Beard-A-Reno contest, a rodeo tradition.

The contest, scheduled for May 18, invites local whisker cultivators to enter the contest at the rodeo office at the Elks Lodge, 1309 N. Bradley Road, in Santa Maria. Entries will be taken Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through April 12.

Awards will be given for longest beard, blackest beard, whitest beard, reddest beard, best goatee, best mustache, best sideburns, best attempt, early beginner, wildest, best Western characterization, and best all-around beard.

More information is available at the rodeo office at 925-4125 or smelksrodeo.org.

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