Royal blood

The Colorama rodeo queen for 2016, Caitlin O'Neil, center, poses with visiting royalty and her grandmother, the very first Colorama queen, at the Ridge Riders Saddle Club royalty luncheon last week at the clubhouse. Pat (Snyder) Heckert reigned over the first rodeo of the long-running celebration 60 years ago and spoke at the luncheon. - Janet O'Neil photo