Two young cousins, Eli and Axel, sport their medals right after Thursday's mutton bustin' event at the annual Vale 4th of July Rodeo. (ANGELINA KATSANIS/The Enterprise)
A young cowboy in training dons a bull riding helmet at the Vale 4th of July Rodeo on Sunday, July 4. (AUSTIN JOHNSON/The Enterprise)
A girl tumbles off her sheep at Thursday's mutton bustin' event at the annual Vale 4th of July Rodeo. (ANGELINA KATSANIS/The Enterprise)
A young cowgirl in the mutton bustin' event at the Vale 4th of July Rodeo on Thursday, July 1. (AUSTIN JOHNSON)
A young cowboy goes for rodeo glory during the first night of steer riding on the first night of the Vale . . .