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Sibling Royalty It was a case of best boot forward at the Junior Cowpokes Competition, on Saturday. Kerribee Park Rodeo Grounds was a sea of akubras and check shirts with youngsters strutting their stuff and showing their know all. Brother and sister, Ben and Ashley Dayes pictured, scooped the awards at the Cowpoke Competition, picking up Senior Cowboy and Senior Cowgirl. The annual Cowpokes competition is one of the many highlights in the lead up to the big Mareeba Rodeo that runs from July 11 to 13. Full story on page 10
Vicious dog attack By Katherine Kokkonen
A peaceful day turned into a nightmare for a Mareeba woman when she came under attack from two dogs. The Mareeba woman, who does not want to be named, was in her brother’s yard when dogs from a neighbouring property attacked her around 2.30pm, on Sunday, June 22. She received injuries to her right forearm, left ankle and right side of her body, from her hip to lower leg. The woman noticed a dog had entered the back yard and was stalking her niece, who was playing in
a cubby house. “Its head was in the window of her cubby and she fell back and screamed and startled it and it ran off,” the woman said. “I think that’s why it came back more vicious— because we had disturbed it getting its prey.” Two dogs returned to the house where they attacked the woman in the front yard, when she went looking for her brother. “The bigger dog looked at me and just bolted for me and it latched onto my leg and I tried to punch it off and run around the side of the car,” she said. The second dog then started to attack the woman who tried to get away from them by getting into a
car parked in the driveway. Unfortunately for her she was unable to get into a car, so she attempted to climb into a ute to escape but hit her head. The woman then managed to run to the house and escape the attacks. “I’m surprised that they were still coming after us because they stalked the house until the cops got there,” she said. “They just tried to get in through the doors, through the windows.” When the police attended the scene, the dogs approached in a threatening manner and police used capsicum spray on both dogs. CONTINUED PAGE 3
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