BlackburnNews.com photoBlackburnNews.com photo
Sarnia

Alvinston Pro Rodeo returns for fifth year

The Brooke-Alvinston Agricultural Society will be hosting its fifth annual Pro Rodeo this weekend.

It will be held on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at the fairgrounds on Walnut street in Alvinston.

The pro rodeo will be teaming up with the award-winning Rawhide Rodeo Company to host over 200 professional cowboys and cowgirls from the International Professional Rodeo Association.

The event will have live music, live professional rodeo, vendors and a Father's Day breakfast.

The rodeo events include bareback bronc riding, saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling, team roping, breakaway roping, tie-down roping, barrel racing, pole bending, jr. steer riding, jr. barrel racing and bull riding.

On Friday and Saturday the event will be held from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. and on Sunday it will be held from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Admission is $25 for adults, students six to 18 years old are $10 and children five and under are free.

Read More Local Stories

File photo courtesy of  © Can Stock Photo Inc. / dehooks

Scoreboard, August 1

The Jays opened their home series against the Cardinals with a win off another Dylan Cease gem.

Grand Bend Beach June 25, 2020 Image courtesy of Grand Bend Pier Beach Cam.

Youth volunteers practice coastal conservation

Nine young volunteers aged 11 to 17 spent three days exploring and protecting the Lake Huron coastline during the Coastal Conservation Youth Corps' inaugural program in Grand Bend from July 21 to 23.