聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 After a 15-year absence, Arcola will host a return to rodeo in 2017 and a cabaret on Saturday, Nov. 5 will kickstart the fundraising.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e're hoping to pack the (Prairie Place) hall, 鈥� says Arcola Rodeo Committee president Mike Wyatt. 鈥淭he evening will also be a fundraiser for upgrades to our rink.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淩odeo in Arcola folded in about 2002,鈥� adds Wyatt. 鈥淪o it's been 15 years since we've had rodeo in Arcola. We're planning on holding our rodeo in the summer of 2017, and so far, we're looking at the first week of August.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淎 lot of local kids are involved in rodeo,鈥� he says. 鈥淥ur vision is that we support the sport in our area and hold rodeo schools. Eventually, we want to put money back into other community assets-like our daycare and our hospital, to name a couple.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚t's about helping our neighbours and helping our community grow,鈥� adds Wyatt.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淪o far, we've got people from Arcola and a few people from Carlyle in our committee. It's been awesome and the community has been really good in its support.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 One of the first supporters of rodeo renewal in Arcola is the community's Plainsview Credit Union. Staff members presented a cheque for $404 to Wyatt and Arcola Rodeo Vice-President Chris Nidesh on Thursday, Oct. 20, as part of their Credit Union Days celebration.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Arcola Plainsview branch manager Karen Sinclair says: 鈥淚t's Credit Union Day and we're a full-service, member-owned and community-based financial institution. We're happy to support the Arcola Rodeo Committee with this donation and I'm sure some of us from the Credit Union will be volunteering at their upcoming cabaret, too. 鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淎fter all, we live, work, volunteer and donate here. It's our community, too,鈥� she adds.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e're very grateful for the support of Plainsview Credit Union's staff and members,鈥� says Wyatt. 鈥淲e're looking forward to our November 5 cabaret and to a return to rodeo in Arcola.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The Arcola Rodeo Cabaret takes place Saturday, Nov. 5 at Prairie Place Hall, with music by 10 Mile High. Tickets are $20 at the door and all proceeds will benefit Arcola's 2017 CCA/MRCA Rodeo, as well as upgrades to the local arena.
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