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TONY J BENDER: That’s Life — Rodeo Soliloquy

There was a spot between the bullpen and the concession stand at the 17th Annual Ashley PRCA Rodeo last weekend where the wafting odors of manure and seared burgers competed, and somehow, strangely, to the olfactory of this child of the prairie, it was heaven. We pause, here in Ashley, N.D., the first weekend in August to just be, unabashedly, …


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RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — West Polk County Fair

County fairs in a way are a slice of small-town Americana. Photographer Russ Hons recently took in the West Polk County Fair in Fertile, Minn. Here is a small sampling of what he saw, including the rodeo Wednesday night and the DockDog’s competition Saturday and Sunday. (Check out more photos from Russ Hons here.)


RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — Wojo Rodeo

Wojo’s Rodeo of Greenbush, Minn., which has been hosting rodeos for more than 13 years in northern Minnesota, performed Friday and Saturday in Erskine, Minn., as part of the city’s 64th Annual Water Carnival. American Legion Post 596 of Erskine sponsored the rodeo. (Check out more photos from Russ Hons here.)