Bull riding event scratched

A proposal to schedule a bull riding event for Friday night at the Palouse Empire Fire in September has been dropped. Stan Riebold, rodeo representative, reported to the fair board March 27 the rodeo association has decided not to schedule the event for this year.

The bull riding event was expected to cost the rodeo $4,000, which would have put a strain on the association’s budget. Riebold noted that under fair policy the rodeo would be unable to charge separate admission for the event, and that left them unable to generate extra revenue to cover the additional cost of the event.

Riebold also...