Lots of rodeo action on tap this weekend in Cambridge

The 2020 Cambridge Rodeo promises thrills and spills this weekend at the Washington County fairgrounds.
 Thursday night is slack night at the rodeo with free admission to what organizers say will be a great timed event. Then it’s two nights of pro and amateur rodeo action in the arena on Friday and Saturday with mutton bustin’ at 7:30 p.m. The main event starts at 8 p.m.
 The pro cowboys and cowgirls in the Idaho Cowboys Association-sanctioned event will compete for $3,450 in added money. They will be looking for good times in barrel racing and eight-second rides that impress the judges in bull riding, saddle bronc, bareback riding, calf roping, team roping, steer wrestling, and ranch saddle bronc.
 The younger riders will be looking to hang on in novice bull riding, novice bareback riding and novice saddle bronc events.
 The livestock contractor bringing the bulls and bucking broncs this year is Superior Rodeo Company out of Emmett. Marsing resident Zack Zumstein, an auctioneer in his other job, will announce the rodeo.
 The pro rodeo events will follow local events featuring contestants who have signed up for mutton bustin,’ junior novice 12 and under barrels, junior barrel race ages 13-18 and steer riding.
 The Cambridge rodeo always caps the weeklong Washington County Fair. The fair kicked off on Monday and concludes on Saturday with the market livestock sale. FFA and 4-H youth will be selling their livestock projects, hoping to turn a profit on their hard work of raising sheep, steers and pigs.
 The end of fair week also includes the Saturday night parade from Main Street to the rodeo grounds. The lineup starts at 5:30 p.m. and the parade begins at 6:30 p.m.
 The rodeo arena is located just to the south of the fairgrounds.