Raven Chacon, left, explains the violin to a s student at Hopi High School. He is the composer in residence at Hopi High School for the next two weeks. He follows a long line of people who have worked with the program. [Courtesy Photo]

Kathy Rodriguez, right, and Deb Ruiz laugh and cheer after their team the Babes Gone Wild scored another run during the Women's Old Timers' Softball Tournament at Ford Canyon Park on Saturday afternoon. [Photo by Matt Hinshaw/Independent]

Honoring veterans: ABOVE: Damon Eli and Emery Romancito, both veterans of the Navy, arrange decorations on the hood of a truck commemorating military personnel prior to the start of the 43rd Annual Zuni McKinley County Fair parade on Sunday morning. They lined the vehicle with dozens of photographs and flags in honor of the holiday. BELOW: Four-year-old Advance Cachini watches the parade with his grandmother in Zuni Sunday. [Photos by Brian Leddy/Independent]

Fun at the fair: ABOVE: Derrick Forkner of Gallup bounces down an inflatable slide on Saturday at the Bi-County Fair in Prewitt. BELOW: Kendra Power of Thoreau stands in the a pen while one her pigs sticks its nose in through the bars on Saturday at the Bi-county Fair in Prewitt. Power took home a fourth place ribbon in the Heavyweight Cross Hog category. [Photos by Brian Leddy/Independent]