Rocky Boy Powwow kicks off

The 50th Annual Rocky Boy Powwow and Celebration began today with the rodeo school and will be in full swing beginning Thursday.

The powwow celebrations begin Thursday with the youth powwow at the Sybil Sangrey-Colliflower Memorial Arena to prepare fairgoers for the main event of the celebration: the Rocky Boy Powwow, which will begin at 6 p.m. Friday and continue past the last grand entry at 3 p.m. Sunday.

Dustin Whitford, one of the main organizers of the event, said that he expects a huge crowd this year, especially for the Saturday grand entries, which will bring all the day’s dance...