CULTURE & HERITAGE
CELEBRATING THE HISTORY
OF EASTERN OREGON
9
JUNE 1�8, 2022
Welcome to the 115th Eastern Oregon Livestock Show
By Trish Yerges
For Go! Magazine
EOLS 2020 SCHEDULE
U
NION — Get ready for a full
week at the Eastern Oregon
Livestock Show, June 5-12.
EOLS President Dave Billings
of Island City said he is anticipat-
ing a good turnout after the past
two pandemic years. This is his
third year as president, and in
his fi rst year (2020) there was
a shutdown of the show. The
following year, 2021, had limited
attendance due to state guide-
lines, so this year is the fi rst time
during his tenure that the EOLS
will be up and running with a full
schedule of popular events and
a few new ones.
“This is going to be larger
than the county fair,” he said.
“One change this year is that
there won’t be a carnival at all.
The carnival company decided
they didn’t have enough people
to run both the west side and
the east side of the state, so
they are going to concen-
trate on the west side of the
state this year. They won’t
have any carnivals running on
Alex Wittwer/The Observer
Cowboys look on as a rider is bucked by a horse immediately after exiting
the starting gate at the Eastern Oregon Livestock Show in Union on Saturday,
June 12, 2021. This year’s EOLS is June 5-12.
the east side of the state for
any events.”
However, one of the main
features for the kids at EOLS is
the Saturday auction of 4-H and
FFA livestock. Billings said that
the auction starts at 8 a.m. and
usually the rodeo is halfway over
before it’s done.
“That auction generally will
run in the half million dollar mark
for one day for the kids,” he said.
“We don’t take a cut or percent-
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age of the auction proceeds. All
of it passes right over to the 4-H
and FFA kids.”
If anyone is hungry while
there, remember that breakfast
is available to purchase Thurs-
day through Sunday, and during
the rest of the day concessions
will be open, selling food, sodas
and beer.
“There is parking in and
around the grounds for people
going to the show. Camping for
For details on the 4-H and
FFA activities throughout the
week — including showman-
ship competitions, dog and
small animal shows, livestock
judging and EOLS Royalty
Court events — check out
the full schedule at easter-
noregonlivestockshow.com/
schedule.
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
Thursday, June 9
6 a.m.: Cowboy breakfast
6:30 p.m.: Ed Miller Xtreme
Bulls
After: Beer garden open under
the grandstands
Friday, June 10
6 a.m.: Cowboy breakfast
2 p.m.: Main Street Parade
in Union with Grand Marshal
John Coote
4 p.m.: PRCA Rodeo and Pari-
Mutuel Horse Racing
people who brought animals is
there, but it is limited to whatever
room we have available, and we
typically do run out of room,”
Billings said.
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After: Dance with live music by
Wanderlost and Ava Rowland,
plus food, drinks and social
gaming, at EOLS Clubhouse
($5 admission, age 21+)
Saturday, June 11
6 a.m.: Cowboy breakfast
8 a.m.: 4-H and FFA livestock
auction
2 p.m.: PRCA Rodeo and Pari-
Mutuel Horse Racing
After: Dance with live music by
Wanderlost and Ava Rowland,
plus food, drinks and social
gaming, at EOLS Clubhouse
($5 admission, age 21+)
Sunday, June 12
8 a.m.: Cowboy Church free
breakfast
10 a.m.: Stockshow Cowboy
Church featuring Riding High
Ministries
1:30 p.m.: PRCA Rodeo and
Pari-Mutuel Horse Racing
To buy tickets for the rodeo
events, go to easternoregon-
livestockshow.com/tickets and
purchase through any one of the
three royalty court princesses,
whose phone numbers are listed
there. Prices are $18 for adults
online ($20 at gate) and $13 for
ages 6-12 online ($15 at gate).
Children 5 and younger are free.
There’s no charge to explore
the barns and stables, meet
some animals or take in any of
the many FFA and 4-H events
throughout the week.
The public is invited to come
out and enjoy the oldest rodeo
and livestock show in Northeast-
ern Oregon.
“Almost everything is back to
normal,” Billings said.