Miss Rodeo Aberdeen crowned

Melynda Sletten of Aberdeen was named Miss Rodeo Aberdeen, and Natalie Prins of Sisseton was crowned Junior Miss Rodeo Aberdeen Sunday in Aberdeen. Sletten, 22, is the daughter of Lynn and Brenda Sletten. On Sunday, she won the appearance and horsemanship categories and tied for first in the photogenic division. Prins, 16, won all five categories in the Junior Miss Rodeo competition: appearance, horsemanship, speech, personality and photogenic. She is the daughter of Bryan and Sheila Prins.