Comedy show and hot dog eating contest set for powwow at Great Northern Fair

Two new events have been added to the schedule of the Northern Winz Casino Powwow at the Great Northern Fair Friday evening including a stand-up comedy show featuring Conway Kootenay, and a hot dog eating contest.

The comedy show will be 7-9 p.m. under the Northern Winz tent at the Great Northern Fairgrounds.

Kootenay is a comedian, master of ceremony, actor, stuntman and, as promotional material describes him, a champion chicken dancer.

He has a popular online sketch-comedy show and is described as one of North America’s most talked about Native comedians.

Friday will also see a hot dog eating contest at 8 p.m. with four-person teams facing off for a $300 first prize, $200 for second place, and $100 for third.

Registration for the contest begins at 7 p.m. and costs $20 per team.

Anyone looking for more information about either event can call Northern Winz Hotel and Casino Marketing Director Ree OldBull at 406-399-1700.

People looking for more information on the powwow in general can call him or Northern Winz Hotel and Casino Gaming Commissioner Rebekah Jarvey, at 406-390-6575.