Will to win

A contestant in Sunday’s events at the Ridge Riders’ Junior Rodeo wears the intensity of competition on her face as she rounds the last pole in the senior girls’ event. The two-day rodeo, which featured a full list of rodeo events, drew 125 contestants from 18 years of age down to the 5-and-under crowd. No admission was charged, but the club “still made a little money on it,” said President George Kohout. He estimated another 700 people accompanied the athletes into town. “That’s good for the whole community,” he said. — Scott Hunter photo