FARM-CITY PRO RODEO
Staff photo by Kathy Aney
Steven Hartsteen, of Bothum Construction, uses a saw to cut siding for a ticket booth at the Eastern Oregon Trade and Event Center.
Contractors and volunteers are expected to work right up to the start of this year’s Farm-City Pro Rodeo, which will be held for the
fi rst time at its new home at EOTEC.
New arena off ers more seats,
original bucking chutes
By JADE McDOWELL
East Oregonian
T
he Farm-City Pro Rodeo may have a new home this
year, but many things about it will seem quite famil-
iar to longtime fans.
The basic layout of the new arena at the Eastern Oregon
Trade and Event Center is essentially unchanged, with that
same “cozy” arrangement that allows cowboys to ride past
fans so close they could go for a high fi ve. And some ele-
ments — including the eight bucking chutes, lights, sound
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system and panels — were packed up and moved over to
the new arena.
Board member Dennis Barnett said recycling some of
the old arena’s pieces that still had plenty of life left in them
helped save a bundle of money on the arena, which was
built from a $3.9 million bid by Hendon Construction.
“We probably saved a million dollars,” he said.
Much of the arena is made up of brand-new materi-
als, however, and there are a few changes from the old
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