USA West » Chief Joseph BMW Rally located in Eastern Oregon canceled

More sad news for BMW rallies this summer: https://www.bmwro.org/content.aspx

I just don't know how small towns like John Day, located in Eastern Oregon, are going to survive economically this year with no tourists and other area events to support their economy. All they have in the area is cattle ranching and I bet that is not doing all that well this year. Very sad.

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More sad news for BMW rallies this summer: https://www.bmwro.org/content.aspx

I just don't know how small towns like John Day, located in Eastern Oregon, are going to survive economically this year with no tourists and other area events to support their economy. All they have in the area is cattle ranching and I bet that is not doing all that well this year. Very sad.

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More sad news for BMW rallies this summer: https://www.bmwro.org/content.aspx

I just don't know how small towns like John Day, located in Eastern Oregon, are going to survive economically this year with no tourists and other area events to support their economy. All they have in the area is cattle ranching and I bet that is not doing all that well this year. Very sad.

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You might be surprised. Many summer events are sponsored civic organizations (i.e., the Kiwanis, Rotary club, etc) but don't really impact/benefit the local businesses. In some cases, you actually get complaints that "events" disrupt local traffic and businesses....resulting in a loss of business revenue.

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More sad news for BMW rallies this summer: https://www.bmwro.org/content.aspx

I just don't know how small towns like John Day, located in Eastern Oregon, are going to survive economically this year with no tourists and other area events to support their economy. All they have in the area is cattle ranching and I bet that is not doing all that well this year. Very sad.

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You might be surprised. Many summer events are sponsored civic organizations (i.e., the Kiwanis, Rotary club, etc) but don't really impact/benefit the local businesses. In some cases, you actually get complaints that "events" disrupt local traffic and businesses....resulting in a loss of business revenue.

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I have been attending the Chief Joseph rally in John Day every year for the past 20 years and have always found that the residents of the area seem to be very appreciative of the BMW riders that visit their town. While riding around the countryside the ranchers will wave to us and the local merchants always had a pleasant smile and a nice comment when they saw my wrist band or rally T-shirt. I think that the money we spend in the area really helps the community to make it through the lean winter times. But not this year, unfortunately.

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