Round-Up Changes 2020 Leadership

Trede takes over the reins once again

In Wednesday night’s monthly meeting, new leadership was announced, and the Red Bluff Round-Up board of directors has a new president. One that is no stranger to the leadership role.

John Trede, Red Bluff native, will take over the president position on the board as of January 1, 2020. Mike Growney will serve as the 1st Vice President and Mike Dudley follows as 2nd Vice President. Trede served as the Round-Up president from 2016-2018. In addition to his presidential duties, John will continue to lead ticket operations and run the box office at the rodeo in April. Something that he takes great pride in.

Trede became the ticket chairman in 1975 following Karl Wahl. With 44 years of ticketing experience at the Round-Up, he still loves the rodeo atmosphere and the challenge of selling tickets, but what he loves most of all is the comraderies he has with the group of people that work year-round to make the rodeo so special.

Trede’s Round-Up roots run deep. He followed in the footsteps of his grandfather Claus, great-uncle Albert, and father C.J. “Bud”, all former directors of the Round-Up. His great grandfather Claus was one of the original stockholders- donating funds for the formation of the northern California Round-Up in 1921. Him and his wife Lana, along with their son Destry, all spend many hours in the ticket office come rodeo time.

The Red Bluff Round-Up Stockholders, based on votes at the annual stockholder’s meeting, decides the board of directors. Each December following the November stockholder’s meeting the board of directors elect officers to serve for the following year.

The Round-Up Association was established in 1921 and Trede will serve as the 10th president. The Red Bluff Round-Up will be celebrating it’s 99th Annual in 2020.