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service will be conducted at the
fairgrounds.

More than 400 cowboys
and cowgirls from throughout
the country will vie for approximately $204,000 in prize money.

The Navajo Nation is
the only tribe in the country that
hosts a PRCA PRORODEO,
which will feature several 2014
world champions such as team
roping champion Trevor Brazile
of Decatur, Texas. Brazile will
be compete in the rodeo slack
performance, which will be held
on July 2nd beginning at 8 a.m.
Other top PRCA PRORODEO
contestants who will compete
in Window Rock include Jake
Barnes, Kody Lostruh, Cody
Ohl, Blair Burk, Clay O’Brien
Cooper, Shane Proctor and Tustin Daye.

If you’re looking for top
caliber Navajo world champions
and contestants, you will not be
disappointed. Some of the top

notch Navajo contestants who
will vie for thousands of dollars include Derrick Begay of
Seba Delkai, Arizona, who will
team up with Will Woodfin from
Marshall, Texas, on Wednesday morning during the rodeo
slack on July 2nd; Erich Rogers
of Round Rock, Arizona, who
will team up with Cory Pataka
of Marana, Arizona – Rogers
and Pataka will compete in the
third performance on Saturday,
July 5th; Kassidy Dennison of
Tohatchi, New Mexico, will run
the barrels during the second
performance on July 4th; Aaron
Tsinigine of Tuba City, Arizona,
will team up with Ryan Motes
of Weatherford, Texas, during
the third performance on July
5th, and the Bates brothers of
Tohatchi and Mexican Springs,
New Mexico: Brando, Michael
and Ben Bates Jr. will all compete for thousands of dollars in
prize money during the rodeo
slack on July 2nd along with
New Mexico cowboys Ty Pablo of Standing Rock, Donovan

Yazzie of Brimhall, Vince Tsosie
of Shiprock and William Jim of
Crownpoint. Also, keep your
eyes out for Arizona cowboys
Lyle Clark of Kayenta, Nate
Benally of Steamboat, Wyatt
Betony of Tonalea, Bryan Bitsui of Ganado, Craig Begay of
Rough Rock, Calvin Begay of
Steamboat, Kyle Charley of Lukachukai and Kaye Delvecchio
of Round Rock.

“As you can see, we will
have an array of prestigious
world champions and many
Navajo contestants that will be
vying for thousands of dollars
in prize money here on the Navajo Nation,” Begaye said. “It is
especially exciting to see one
of our own competing with the
cream of the crop so to speak.
We hope this will instill hope
and pride in our young people
to become a world champion or
to become a successful leader
in the future. The PRCA PRORODEO and the other events
that we have planned are only
a few activities that we hope

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entire families will enjoy.”
About 30 young barrel racers
will have an opportunity to run
with the pros. The entry fee
is $50 and there is an administrative fee of $15. The entry
deadline closes on June 25,
2014. The PRCA PRORODEO
will also feature 16 wild horse
race teams from throughout the
country. The entry fee is $350
and the entry deadline is June
25, 2014.

On Saturday, July 5th, a
10k run will be held beginning at
the Navajo Nation Fairgrounds.
The entry fee to enter is $20.
Entry forms for the junior barrel racing, wild horse and 10k
events can be obtained at
www.navajonationfair.com or
you can call the Navajo Nation
Special Events Office at (928)
871-6478.

And what’s Fourth of
July without a carnival. Frazier
Shows of America will have
a host of thrilling rides for the
young and old alike. The carnival will run July 2nd-6th

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