Miss Sandpoint Rodeo was there to represent Newport’s Bonner County neighbors. MINER PHOTO|SOPHIA ALDOUS
Some young parade spectators take stock of their candy tossed from parade floats. MINER PHOTO|SOPHIA ALDOUSThe fire engine sirens were a little too loud for some, but the crowd still got into the spirit of the event. MINER PHOTO|SOPHIA ALDOUS
Visiting rodeo royalty wave to the crowd.
Left: Newport Rodeo committeemen Nick Tucker and Jay Saunders take the halter and saddle off a bucking horse in the stripping chute after a ride Thursday night. MINER PHOTO|DON GRONNING
This saddle bronc rider comes down early Thursday night at the Newport Rodeo.
MINER PHOTO|DON GRONNINGRight: Mattie Turner of Canby, Oregon gets a loop on her calf, but a 3.2 second time didn’t get a check in the breakaway roping, where you had to be in the 2-second range to place. The breakaway roping was won with a time of 2.4 seconds. MINER PHOTO|DON GRONNING