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Thursday, June 3, 2021
GO! magazine — A&E in Northeast Oregon
Back in the saddle again
■ Eastern Oregon Livestock Show returns next week with full slate of rodeo, horse racing and more
By Dick Mason
The Observer
UNION — Three years after ris-
ing from the ashes of a devastating
fi re, the Eastern Oregon Livestock
Show is set to come out of the gate.
The EOLS opens next week after
the coronavirus pandemic led orga-
nizers to cancel the show in 2020.
“We are very excited to be back
in the saddle again,” said EOLS
Second Vice President Cassie
Miller.
The EOLS will be able to restart
because of falling COVID-19 rates
in Union County.
Rodeo action is set to begin June
10 with the Ed Miller Xtreme Bull
Riding event. Gates open at 5:30
p.m. and the rides begin at 6:30.
Three days of PRCA rodeo will
follow, with competition beginning
at 4 p.m. June 11, 2 p.m. June 12
and 1:30 p.m. June 13.
The Eastern Oregon Livestock
Show’s Main Street parade also
is returning and starts at 2 p.m.
Friday, June 11. Youth FFA and
2021 EOLS SCHEDULE
4-H events will go on this year on
the EOLS grounds; the schedule for
those activities is available at www.
easternoregonlivestockshow.com.
Horse racing, long a major part
of the event, also returns with races
Friday, Saturday and Sunday. And
for the younger set, the carnival
will be open Thursday-Saturday.
Miller said the Oregon Health
Authority played a big role in
reviewing the livestock show. The
OHA earlier modifi ed its guidelines
to allow outdoor events to operate
at a percentage of their maximum
occupancy. The county’s risk level
at the time of an event determines
the percent of occupancy.
Keep updated by checking the
event’s website. See the box at the
right for occupancy and ticketing
details as of June 1 .
“The EOLS is aware of the
possibility that guidelines may
fl uctuate … and we are prepared to
adjust the plan as needed to stay in
compliance,” Miller said.
This will be the second comeback
the Eastern Oregon Livestock
Show has made since July 24,
2017, when a fi re destroyed three
THURSDAY, JUNE 10
3-9 p.m. Carnival
6:30 p.m. Ed Miller Xtreme Bull Riding
Due to COVID-19 regulations
rodeo ticketing looks different
this year. There are multiple
sections that tickets can be
purchased in for each daily
performance. The price varies,
depending on the section.
racehorse barns and
did other damage, but
caused no injuries to
people or animals.
Despite the blaze, the
show opened on time
in June 2018 with all
the damaged structures
replaced — and even
improved.
“We have dealt with
a lot of adversity during
our 114-year history and
always found a way to come back
better,” Miller said.
The Observer, File Photos
The Eastern Oregon
Livestock Show in
Union was canceled
due to the COVID-19
pandemic last year,
but the long-running
event returns in
2021, with a full slate
of FFA and 4-H ex-
hibits, rodeos, horse
racing, a parade, a
carnival and lots of
fried food.
FRIDAY, JUNE 11
2-9 p.m. Carnival
2 p.m. Main Street Parade
4 p.m. Kid’s Corral (Ken Knott Barn)
4 p.m. PRCA Rodeo and Pari-Mutuel
Horse Racing
SATURDAY, JUNE 12
1-9 p.m. Carnival
2 p.m. Kid’s Corral (Ken Knott Barn)
2 p.m. PRCA Rodeo and Pari-Mutuel
Horse Racing
SUNDAY, JUNE 13
1:30 p.m. PRCA Rodeo and Pari-Mutuel
Horse Racing
2021 EASTERN OREGON
LIVESTOCK SHOW
TICKETING AND OCCUPANCY
WEEKEND OUTLOOK
The tickets are for sale online
only but can still be purchased
to support either of the EOLS
Queen candidates. Tickets may
be purchased until June 7.
There will be a limited amount
of tickets sold for each section.
As regulations change, the
number of tickets available in
each section could increase.
For the most updated details
and to buy tickets, go to www.
easternoregonlivestockshow.
com/tickets.html.
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