36th annual Licking Rodeo kicks off this week

The 36th annual Licking Rodeo, sponsored by the Licking Chamber of Commerce, will be taking place Friday and Saturday at 7 o’clock both evenings in Deerlick Park in Licking. Gates will open at 5:30. Friday will be Miliary night with half-price admission for military personnel with valid I-D cards. Senior citizens also will be admitted for half-price admission. Regular admission is $10 per adult and $5 for children, ages 6 through 11. Age 5 and under will be admitted free. Tickets can be purchased at Licking City Hall and J. L. Friend Lumber. The Licking Rodeo will feature MRCA/URA rodeo events, mutton busting, cowboy-mounted shooting, large screen television giveaways, a wild horse race, the Ozarks Renegate Trick Riders, and more. The annual Rodeo parade will take place Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock in downtown Licking.