Rodeo Parade a Hit Wednesday

(MEMBERS OF THE WOO HOO SISTERHOOD SERVED AS PARADE MARSHALS FOR WEDNESDAY'S RODEO PARADE)

The Illinois High School Rodeo Association State Finals for 2014 got underway Wednesday evening with a parade through downtown Effingham and then a cookout, music and cowboy re-enactors. 

The rains held off, allowing things to go off without a hitch, other than the train that delayed the parade's procession into the downtown area.

(THE COMPETITORS IN THIS YEAR'S HIGH SCHOOL RODEO STATE FINALS JOURNEYED THROUGH DOWNTOWN EFFINGHAM ABOARD A FLATBED TRAILER DURING WEDNESDAY NIGHT'S PARADE)

Rodeo competition begins tonight at 7:00 at the Effingham County Fairgrounds at Altamont. Other competitions will be at 7pm Friday and at noon and 7pm Saturday.  A special kids rodeo event will be held today at 12:30pm, there is a Grand Entry Parade and a crowning of the Rodeo Queen Saturday night and a rodeo breakfast on the fairgrounds Saturday morning.