'Fair' thee well
63rd Navajo Nation Fair starts Sunday

The 62nd Annual Navajo Nation Parade gets underway on Sept. 6, 2008, in Window Rock. The parade featured about 150 entries and thousands of spectators. — © 2009 Gallup Independent / Brian Leddy

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Gallup Independent
By Bill Donovan
Independent correspondent

WINDOW ROCK — The 63rd annual Navajo Nation Fair begins Sunday at the Window Rock Fairgrounds, and although there have been a few bumps along the way, officials say everything is on track for an entertaining fair.

The fair, which runs through Sept. 13, is the biggest Indian fair in the nation and is expected to attract — weather cooperating — as many as 90,000 visitors over the eight days.

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