PHOTOS: PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo
CASEY KREIDER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 7 months AGO
Alonzo Skunkcap, of Browning, and Nolan Conway, of Cut Bank, rope their steer during team roping as the sun shines through a light rain during the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Alonzo Skunkcap, of Browning, and Nolan Conway, of Cut Bank, rope their steer during team roping as the sun shines through a light rain during the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Jess Pope busts out of the chute on his horse Here I Am during bareback riding at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Ty Fast Taypotat, from Nanton, Alberta, Canada, holds onto his horse Crazy Legs during bareback riding at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Korbin Baldwin, from Whitefish, competes in bull riding at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Bailey Bench, from Oakley, Idaho, gets bucked off his horse Gambler during saddle bronc riding at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Bode Scott, from Pryor, ropes his calf during tie down roping at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Octavius Christianson, from Columbia Falls, competes in bull riding at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Travis Loring, from Browning, competes in bull riding at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Alexandra White, from Columbia Falls, competes in barrel racing at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Bode Scott, from Pryor, ropes his calf during tie down roping at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A rider holds the American flag during the opening ceremonies of the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A rider holds the Canadian flag during the opening ceremonies of the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Lauren Fredenberg, from Columbia Falls, competes in barrel racing at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Kyle William Wanchuk rides Tupelo during saddle bronc riding at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Ira Dickinson rides R Watsons Boom Baby during saddle bronc riding at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A rider holds the Canadian flag during the opening ceremonies of the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Jesse Medearis, from Belgrade, ropes his calf during tie down roping at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Ty Fast Taypotat, from Nanton, Alberta, Canada, holds onto his horse Crazy Legs during bareback riding at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Ty Fast Taypotat, from Nanton, Alberta, Canada, holds onto his horse Crazy Legs during bareback riding at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Attendees in the grandstands sing the national anthem during the opening ceremonies of the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Chris Westphal, from Kalispell, and Chad Hunter, from Townsend, chase down a steer during team roping at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A horse and rider compete in bareback riding during the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Tristan Hansen, from Dillon, holds onto his horse Vitalix Honcho during bareback riding at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Ty Fast Taypotat, from Nanton, Alberta, Canada, holds onto his horse Crazy Legs during bareback riding at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Kolby Kittson, from Browning, hangs onto his horse Extra Special during saddle bronc riding during the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Bailey Bench, from Oakley, Idaho, hangs onto his horse Gambler during saddle bronc riding at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Miss Northwest Montana Rodeo waves to the crowd during the opening ceremonies of the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Jesse Medearis, from Belgrade, ropes his calf during tie down roping at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Kolby Kittson, from Browning, hangs onto his horse Extra Special during saddle bronc riding during the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A mutton buster falls from a sheep at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A mutton buster hangs on to a sheep at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Cash Edward Hooper ropes s calf during tie down roping at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Haven Meged, from Miles City, ropes his calf during tie down roping at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Shane Smith ropes his calf during tie down roping at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Kyle William Wanchuk rides Tupelo during saddle bronc riding at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Korbin Baldwin, from Whitefish, competes in bull riding at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Octavius Christianson, from Columbia Falls, competes in bull riding at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Bo Vocu, from Ashland, competes in bull riding at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Brittney Cox, from Chinook, competes in barrel racing at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Shelby Gill, from Helena, competes in barrel racing at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Ben Robinson ropes a calf during tie down roping at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Bo Vocu, from Ashland, rides R Watsons The Duke during saddle bronc riding at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A horse and rider compete in saddle bronc riding at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Military personnel ride into the arena in an M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Casey Kreider is a staff photographer for the Daily Inter Lake. His work documents news, sports, wildlife, landscapes and everyday life across Northwest Montana through visual storytelling. Kreider’s keen eye captures major sporting events, community moments, and the natural beauty that defines the region. He is a graduate of Penn State University and previously worked as a photographer for Lancaster Newspapers in Pennsylvania. In 2024, he received the Montana Newspaper Association’s Mel Ruder Photograph of the Year award. IMPACT: Kreider's work brings readers closer to the people, places and moments that shape life in Northwest Montana through powerful visual journalism. | August 16, 2024 8:00 AM
Scenes from PRCA Rodeo action at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo.
Jess Pope busts out of the chute on his horse Here I Am during bareback riding at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Alonzo Skunkcap, of Browning, and Nolan Conway, of Cut Bank, rope their steer during team roping as the sun shines through a light rain during the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Korbin Baldwin, from Whitefish, competes in bull riding at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Ty Fast Taypotat, from Nanton, Alberta, Canada, holds onto his horse Crazy Legs during bareback riding at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Bailey Bench, from Oakley, Idaho, gets bucked off his horse Gambler during saddle bronc riding at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Octavius Christianson, from Columbia Falls, competes in bull riding at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Travis Loring, from Browning, competes in bull riding at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Alexandra White, from Columbia Falls, competes in barrel racing at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Bode Scott, from Pryor, ropes his calf during tie down roping at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
A rider holds the American flag during the opening ceremonies of the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
A rider holds the Canadian flag during the opening ceremonies of the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Lauren Fredenberg, from Columbia Falls, competes in barrel racing at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Kyle William Wanchuk rides Tupelo during saddle bronc riding at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Ira Dickinson rides R Watsons Boom Baby during saddle bronc riding at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Jesse Medearis, from Belgrade, ropes his calf during tie down roping at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Ty Fast Taypotat, from Nanton, Alberta, Canada, holds onto his horse Crazy Legs during bareback riding at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Ty Fast Taypotat, from Nanton, Alberta, Canada, holds onto his horse Crazy Legs during bareback riding at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Attendees in the grandstands sing the national anthem during the opening ceremonies of the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Chris Westphal, from Kalispell, and Chad Hunter, from Townsend, chase down a steer during team roping at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
A horse and rider compete in bareback riding during the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Tristan Hansen, from Dillon, holds onto his horse Vitalix Honcho during bareback riding at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Ty Fast Taypotat, from Nanton, Alberta, Canada, holds onto his horse Crazy Legs during bareback riding at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Kolby Kittson, from Browning, hangs onto his horse Extra Special during saddle bronc riding during the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Bailey Bench, from Oakley, Idaho, hangs onto his horse Gambler during saddle bronc riding at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Miss Northwest Montana Rodeo waves to the crowd during the opening ceremonies of the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Jesse Medearis, from Belgrade, ropes his calf during tie down roping at the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Kolby Kittson, from Browning, hangs onto his horse Extra Special during saddle bronc riding during the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
A mutton buster falls from a sheep at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
A mutton buster hangs on to a sheep at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Cash Edward Hooper ropes s calf during tie down roping at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Haven Meged, from Miles City, ropes his calf during tie down roping at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Shane Smith ropes his calf during tie down roping at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Kyle William Wanchuk rides Tupelo during saddle bronc riding at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Korbin Baldwin, from Whitefish, competes in bull riding at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Octavius Christianson, from Columbia Falls, competes in bull riding at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Bo Vocu, from Ashland, competes in bull riding at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Brittney Cox, from Chinook, competes in barrel racing at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Shelby Gill, from Helena, competes in barrel racing at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Ben Robinson ropes a calf during tie down roping at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Bo Vocu, from Ashland, rides R Watsons The Duke during saddle bronc riding at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
A horse and rider compete in saddle bronc riding at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Military personnel ride into the arena in an M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle at the PRCA Rodeo during the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Friday, Aug. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
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