YREKA – Siskiyou County cowgirls and cowboys may enter the California Cowboys Professional Rodeo Association’s (CCPRA) rodeo at the Siskiyou Golden Fair on Saturday, August 15.

Local entrants must call 530-347-9186 on August 4 between 11:00 am and 7:00 pm to enter the rodeo events. Rough stock, bull riding, saddle bronc, and bareback, is limited to 16 entries with the first preferences going to CCPRA card members. There is no limit on timed events including barrel racing, calf roping, team roping, break away roping and steer wrestling.

Fees for local rodeo entries are $60 per event with an additional $30 day insurance fee. A onetime office fee of $14 is also required. All entrants must guarantee their entry with a credit card, not a debit card. Entry fees collected at the rodeo must be paid in cash.

The call-back number to find out when you ride is also 347-9186 and you can call Aug. 6 between noon and 6:00 pm.

The CCPRA rodeo will be Saturday night during the fair beginning at 7:30 pm, with Mutton Bustin’.  This year the fair rodeo is again being produced by Four Star Rodeo Co. of Cottonwood and is presented by Scott Valley Bank. Other rodeo sponsors include Best Western Tree House Inn, Brinton Well Drilling, Friends of the Fair, RB’s Awards & More, Country Drug, Cross Petroleum, Medical Center Pharmacy & Compounding, Dr. Bruce Riger, Dr. Rachel Dunn-Black, Yreka Immediate Care, Frank’s Fuel, Glen Rizzardo, Rita Rose & Ray Singleton of Minton Hometown Properties, Heal Therapy, Hi-Lo Café/Siskiyou Development, AAA, Mike Pavlik CPA & Judith Pavlik Photography, PremierWest Bank, Rex Club, Black Bear Diner, Shasta Sunset Dinner Train, Fawaz Farming.

For more information, contact the fair office at 842-2767 or info@sisqfair.com. The 2009 Siskiyou Golden Fair, “A Blast with Memories to Last,” runs August 12-16 in Yreka.