Faith Cheff, 15, of Kalispell, all dressed up and ready to compete watches the senior showmanship competition on Tuesday morning, August 14, as she waits for her turn at the Northwest Montana Fair at the Flathead County fairgrounds in Kalispell.(Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)
August 15, 2018
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August 15, 2018 4 a.m.
Sheep baaa-ttle kicks off fair
To most, the newly shorn sheep circling the arena in the showmanship event at this week’s Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo all look more or less the same. But to the well-trained eyes of the young competitors in the senior division, the sheep are differentiated by subtle differences in size, muscle tone and character.