August 10, 2023 3:30 a.m.

The Douglas County Commissioners are supporting the Yoncalla Rodeo and encourage residents to attend the event at the all new Yoncalla Rodeo and event center located at 8501 Rice Valley Road in Yoncalla.

The event is Friday and Saturday. The Yoncalla Rodeo is a Northwest Professional Rodeo Association and American Professional Rodeo Association sanctioned event with participants hailing from Oregon, Washington, Idaho and California. It will feature bareback riding, team roping, break away roping, steer wrestling, barrel racing and more. There will also be kids events each day at 2:00 p.m. including junior barrels, mutton busting, calf riding and steer riding. Rodeo gates open at 1:00 p.m. each day.

A County release said the Yoncalla Rodeo and Equestrian Association secured initial funding with a grant from the Douglas County Commissioners in April of 2022 to help purchase and develop a vacant piece of property for a brand-new event center. It will be the permanent home for the Yoncalla Rodeo, as well as provide opportunities for youth rodeos, 4-H events and FFA shows.

More information about this week’s event is linked: https://www.facebook.com/rodeoyoncalla/