By MATT PIKE
St. Joseph Post
Starting this evening, a popular rodeo will return to Tarkio, entering its 30th year.
The Tarkio Rodeo, which is now sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, begins tonight at 7:30.
Tarkio Rodeo Association member Jeff Riley says everything you'll see at the rodeo is similar to bigger rodeos in Reno, Nevada or Tuscon, Arizona
"Maybe on a smaller scale, we don't have the entries somewhere like Reno would have, we don't put the money forward like they would at that rodeo," Riley tells host of the KFEQ Hotline Barry Birr. "But also, you will see guys that are coming to ride and rope, do timed events, that are working to make the circuit finals in our circuit which is the Great Lakes Circuit."
Riley says they always try to fit a lot into the show which lasts around two and a half hours.
"By the time we do all the events, the Broke Spoke Clydesdales do their thing, Dalton Morris is our entertainer this year, I've watched him several times he's very good," Riley explains.
The show begins at 7:30pm both this evening and tomorrow evening. A parade will be held on Saturday at 1pm
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