Rodeo stays afloat financially, despite lower turnout

Sean C. Morgan

Of The New Era

The Sweet Home Rodeo Committee reports that it has broken even despite off-and-on rainfall over Sportsman’s Holiday weekend.

“We did OK,” rodeo President Dick Coffin said. “We thought we were going to really be hurting, but we pulled it out.”

The rodeo, which takes place Friday through Sunday the second weekend of July each year, costs approximately $28,000 to produce.

Between attendance of 1,000 and its sponsors, the…

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