Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
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From left are this year's Rodeo Royalty, Miss Turquoise Circuit Haley Olsen from Bullhead City, AZ; Miss Rodeo New Mexico Kiana Elder of Rio Rancho; Miss Teen Rodeo New Mexico Clara Maxam of Corrales; and Miss Southern New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo Queen Alyssa Marable of Las Cruces.
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From left are Rodeo Clown Cody Sosebee of Charleston, Arkansas; bull fighters Jason Gibles of Gunbarrel, Texas, and Jake Geiger of Hillyard, Florida; and Hi Lo Pro Rodeo announcer Trey Windhorst of Poplar Bluff, Missouri.
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From left are Daniel Castro, the specialty act, Abi Parra, rodeo board member, John Myers, rodeo chairman, Skywest Media owner Ted Tucker - in background, and Serina and Sabrina Pack of SkyWest Media.
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Royalty and rodeo participants eat lunch, provided by 1st New Mexico Bank.
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Pat Hunt getting a bite to eat, served by Lisa Serna and Antonio Quesada.
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1st New Mexico Bank, the premier sponsor of the 2018 Wild, Wild West Pro Rodeo, hosted this year's Rodeo Royalty, Miss Turquoise Circuit Haley Olsen from Bullhead City, AZ; Miss Rodeo New Mexico Kiana Elder of Rio Rancho; Miss Teen Rodeo New Mexico Clara Maxam of Corrales; and Miss Southern New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo Queen Alyssa Marable of Las Cruces.
The bank hosted royalty in the morning and fed customers throughout the afternoon for their annual Customer Appreciation Day. On June 14, 2018.
Today, Saturday, is the last day of the 2018 Wild, Wild West Pro Rodeo put on this year by Hi Lo ProRodeo out of Arkansas.