Arkansas State Fair Enters Run Without Rodeo
By The Associated Press, 10/7/2010
LITTLE ROCK - The Arkansas State Fair opens Friday but the familiar rides and fried food won't be accompanied by a rodeo.
Fair manager Ralph Shoptaw said recent State Fair rodeos have lost money, so this year he is bringing in members of the Professional Bull Riders Tour.
Attendance at last year's fair was down by 83,000 from the previous year, mainly because of bad weather. Shoptaw said he needed to find an attraction that would make money. He said some people complained to him - but said there are a number of fairs nationwide that do not have rodeos. Now Arkansas is joining that group.
The Arkansas State Fair runs through Sunday, Oct. 17.
Fair manager Ralph Shoptaw said recent State Fair rodeos have lost money, so this year he is bringing in members of the Professional Bull Riders Tour.
Attendance at last year's fair was down by 83,000 from the previous year, mainly because of bad weather. Shoptaw said he needed to find an attraction that would make money. He said some people complained to him - but said there are a number of fairs nationwide that do not have rodeos. Now Arkansas is joining that group.
The Arkansas State Fair runs through Sunday, Oct. 17.
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