Amateur rodeo series kicks off

MEDICAL LAKE — The Bulls Eye Hunter’s Buckout rodeo series gets underway this Saturday at the Bar N Rodeo Arena.

The action begins at 7 p.m. at the 25421 W. Hallett Road arena.

This is the first event in a six-part buckle series, which will run monthly throughout the fall and winter, offering opportunities for both kids and adults to compete.

Bar N Rodeo Chairman Val Nussbaumer said the event will feature traditional rodeo competitions such as bull riding, steer dogging, chute dogging, bronc riding and more.

Children will have the chance to participate in events like the calf scramble and mutt...