BVD Image Wins 2021 Mel Ruder Photograph of the Year

The image of an unidentified young girl getting a hand with her shoes during the Boot Race at last summer's Lincoln Rodeo by BVD Editor Roger Dey earned first place in the Montana Newspaper Association's 2021 Better Newspaper Contest Division 1 Feature Photo category.

It was also selected as the Mel Ruder Photograph of the Year. The award marks the second time judges selected a BVD photo as Photog...