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6 « THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2000
THE SEA COAST ECHO • HANCOCK
No horsing around — new arena is serious busin
BY GEOFF BELCHER News Editor
Hancock County and state leaders weren’t just horsing around for the nearly four years it took to get the Hancock County Multi-purpose Equine and Livestock Arena open to the public.
It took a lot of hard work and creative funding, but the long-awaited facility opened to a capacity crowd last September, kicking off the 1999 Hancock Count Fair.
It was the crowning glory for County Agent Mike Keene and 4-H Assistant Wade Ladner, who had spent hours of planning and hard work for the
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three-day celebration; and it was a mil< Hancock County, offering a new facility f< less number of public shows and events nomic benefits that otherwise would nev< ized here.
The arena has already played host to ] cattle shows and 4-H contests, livestocl shows, a chili cook-off, a rodeo and, mos “Bullennium 2000.”
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Adjacent ot the larger arena is anotl 144-sq.-ft. building that serves as the m area for horses and other livestock.
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