Fewer people turn out to see Cheney's 50th rodeo

Sponsor involvement will make up for attendance downturn

There was plenty to see at the 50th edition of the Cheney Rodeo that completed its run July 9 at the Bi-Mart Arena.

Problem was just not as many eyes as usual watched over the three days of the milestone year event, according to the sponsoring organization's Cheney Events Association president, Rick Edwards.

"We are still counting and tying down numbers," Edwards wrote in an email.

He followed up on that during a July 21 interview, saying that," We were a little light on the gate (but) the sponsorship made up for it," and went on to add, "Sunday was lighter than normal, Friday was fairly flat...

 

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