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The 38th Annual Red Rock Balloon Rally didn’t go exactly as planned, but there was still much for visitors and locals to experience in Gallup over the weekend, including the first measurable snowfall of the season.

Citing the attendance, Arizona State women’s basketball coach Charli Turner Thorne said the “Showdown on the Rez” was a grand success.

“Five, four, three, two, one!” shouted Mayor Tim Keller. On Keller’s cue, mid-school student Lian Brown, Diné, unveiled a commemorative plaque inducting the Navajo Code Talkers into the city’s Wall of Fame.