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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2015 HERMISTON HERALD/EAST OREGONIAN • PAGE 3 Rodeo has evolved from simple beginnings to make a mark on entire sport By SAM BARBEE Staff Writer David Bothum didn’t think anyone was coming. It was 6:30 p.m. in August of 1988 on the night of the ¿Ust )aUm&ity 3Uo 5odeo and the stands weUe empty. 7heUe was Must an houU EefoUe the event Ee gan and Bothum was woUUied. ³I thought µwow’´ he said. ³But then aEout :30 I Oooked up in the stands and they weUe pUetty fuOO. And it was Must the Ued EOeacheUs at that time.´ 6ince that scaUe )aUm&ity 3Uo 5odeo has evoOved into a gamechanging event that is at the centeU of +eUmiston’s yeaUOy caOendaU. 7op cowEoys and stock fUom aUound the spoUt of Uodeo descend on +eUm iston foU a few days giving the smaOO EOuecoOOaU community one of the Eest shows on diUt. Inception HERALD FILE PHOTO Dave Bothum, left, and Butch Knowles, two former full-time professional cowboys, their spouses, friends and area businesses turned their idea for a professional rodeo in Hermiston into the Farm-City Pro Rodeo in 1988. Affordable Specialty Care For Your Children, Right Here At Home! In the Oate 1980s a coupOe of cowEoys fUom +eUmiston thought it wouOd Ee fun and Eene¿ciaO to Agriculture & Youth Night Calf Dressing Event * Thurs., Aug. 13, 2015 • 7:30pm *Teams consisting of two FFA members from throughout the county compete in the "calf dressing" competition for bragging rights amongst FFA Chapters. Winning chapter will receive $1000, courtesy of Elmer's Irrigation, Inc.! Back Row (left to right): Oscar Fuentes, Janet Jones, Dr. Deep Dhillon, Denisse Sanchez, Mellissa Renner Front Row (left to right): Deserea Verwey, Perla Mejia, Ashlynd Kincaid, Merlyn Madrigal, and Ester Delapaz ¬ Support FFA & 4-H Animal Sale Saturday, Aug. 15, 2015 &DOO7RGD\ 541-289-5433 1060 W. Elm, Suite #115, Hermiston, OR DFURVVIURP*RRG6KHSKHUG0HGLFDO&HQWHU www.hermistonkidsdentist.com Office Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-4pm THE BIG AUTHORITY ON LITTLE TEETH Continues on page 4 FARM-CITY PRO RODEO From humble beginnings, Farm-City changed the sport ELMER’S IRRIGATION, INC. “The Best Little Irrigation Company in the Northwest” Sponsored By 80527 Hwy 395 N. • Hermiston • 541-567-5572
