Rodeo returns after year off

CHENEY — It takes a lot of work to stage the Cheney Rodeo — no small feat considering all of that work is done by volunteers.

But given all that takes place, literally beginning just a couple days after the previous year’s rodeo wraps up, it’s more than likely all of those volunteers would agree with coordinator Heidi Monter’s assessment of the 2021 Cheney Rodeo.

“I’m just thrilled to be putting on the rodeo again,” Monter said last week.

After a one-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Cheney’s annual summer competition and party returns this weekend, July 9 – 12. The events kick-off wit...