FLICKERWOOD ARENA PLANS HIGH SCHOOL RODEO

FRUITLAND -- Flickerwood Arena will sponsor the Missouri High School Rodeo Saturday and Sunday.

Saturday's performance will begin at 7 p.m. and Sunday's at 1 p.m.

Events to be conducted during each performance will be: barrel racing, pole bending, team roping, calf roping, saddle bronc riding, bareback riding, breakaway roping, goat tying, steer wrestling and bull riding.

About 150 contestants from all over the state of Missouri will compete at Flickerwood. Missouri High School Rodeo contestants compete throughout the fall and spring rodeo season in order to qualify for the National High School Rodeo finals to be held in Pueblo, Colo., in July 1996.

The National High School Rodeo Association was founded in 1949 with 13 states participating and 118 student entries. Since then, it has grown into an international organization with 33 states and two Canadian provinces and nearly 10,000 student members.

Through the National High School Rodeo Association, student members are able to improve their rodeo skills while attending high school. With an increasing availability of rodeo scholarships and sponsorships, many of these students continue their educations at colleges and universities while participating in various rodeos.

Tickets for the upcoming high school rodeo will be $6 a day for adults or $10 for a two-day pass. The admission for children ages 6-12 will be $2.50 a day for a two-day pass. Children under 6 will be admitted for free.

For more information, call Mark or Donna Boardman at 243-3876 or 243-2055.