Getting ready

(Tim Jaynes, Staff)

Sikeston Jaycee Patrick Douglas, nails a board for a new calf pen at the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo to prepare the grounds for the upcoming Sikeston Professional Bull Riding. The event will be held June 2-3. Artists for the 2006 rodeo will be announced next Thursday during the Sikeston Area Chamber of Commerce meeting.