ABOVE:; The ponds at the Homestake Mining Company site in Grants are part of the operation to help clean up water contamination in the area. BELOW: Alan Cox, the project manager for a Homestake Mining Company water reclamation site, discusses the company's operation on Wednesday, April 25 in Grants. The company hosted officials from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and other government and citizen organizations to hear the details of the company's proposal to add a third pond to help with uranium contamination water cleanup efforts in the area. [Photos by Brian Leddy/Independent]

Curtis Begay, 5, watches the big boys compete Friday in the U.S. Team Roping Championships at Red Rock Park. The young cowboy from Rough Rock will compete in the Junior Roper event today. [Photo by Jeff Jones/Independent]

Ryan Heisler, top, and Stratton Hall take a brief break from herding steer into the chutes Friday morning during the US Team Roping Championships at Red Rock Park near Church Rock, NM. [Photo by Jeff Jones/Independent]