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World champion bull rider Shane Proctor stops after the Ridge Riders auction to pose for a photo with a group of soon-to-be rodeo athletes heralded during the event as the future of rodeo. Part of the funds raised will launch a new junior rodeo. Proctor, who over the next two days put on a bull riding clinic for kids in Nespelem, is back on top of PBR standings this week. See the story on page 5. — Scott Hunter photo