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Branquinho brothers cheer each other By Dave Shelles spt4@wyomingnews.com Published in the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle CHEYENNE - It's not a situation where the Branquinho brothers are always within an arm's reach of the other. If Luke Branquinho is wrestling steers in Cheyenne, it's possible his older brother, Casey, is roping calves in Ogden, Utah. Or vice versa. But if either brother experiences success, expect the other to swell with pride, along with numerous other family members and friends back home in Los Alamos, Calif. "Any time anything goes well in our family, we have 100 people at home cheering us on,"...

Cheyenne Frontier Days 2003 Challenge Rodeo By Juliette Rule Published in the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle CHEYENNE – “Hooowwdyyy,” the pint-sized crowd yelled from the arena. White cowboy hats tipped forward, and the audience applauded. It’s the Cheyenne Frontier Days Challenge Rodeo, and that welcome is a tradition all its own. The 60 or so special-needs children compete, ride, rope and run with the help of Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association members and others, who ferry kids to each event, snap pictures and offer them water in the noon heat. It’s a modified rodeo with big emotional appeal. “I’ve watched it so many...