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6A – Daily News – Saturday, April 9, 2011 Agriculture & farm Dairy royalty sought MODESTO — The local dairy industry is now accepting applications from young women wishing to compete for the District 4/2 Dairy Princess crown. The winner will represent the dairy industry in District 4/2 as a spokeswoman and will represent the California dairy industry in appearances at schools, fairs, industry meetings, service clubs and parades and on radio and TV. The newly selected princess will participate in a week of training that includes industry tours, presentation and etiquette training. Contestants must meet the following require- ments: 1) Be at least 17 years of age up to 23 years of age; 2) Be unmarried; and 3) Family must own a dairy farm, work for the dairy industry or have a dairy-related background. Applicants are urged to submit their applications as soon as possible. The application deadline is Monday, May 2. The contest is sponsored by the District 4/2 Dairy Princess Committee and the California Milk Advisory Board. The gala event will be held 5 p.m. Friday, June 25, at the City Gates Café at Por- tuguese Plaza, 1165 Hoff Way in Orland. Dairy Princess Jade Leonardo of Willows will relinquish her crown to the winner who will repre- sent District 4/2. Scholarships will be awarded to the Dairy Princess and First Alternate. Dairy Princess informational brochure and appli- cation forms may be obtained from Michelle Fer- reira (530) 529-5158, Shelley MacDonald (530) 529-9679, by calling the CMAB office at (209) 525-6875 or they may be accessed online at www.RealCaliforniaMilk.com/about/dairy- princesses. New member of Angus Assoc Seamus Brunelle, Corning, California, is a new junior member of the American Angus Association. Junior members of the Association are eligible to register cattle in the American Angus Association, participate in programs conducted by the National Junior Angus Association and take part in Associa- tion-sponsored shows and other national and regional events. Central Calif. farmers to get more water for crops FRESNO (AP) — Thanks to a wet winter and spring, farmers in California’s top agricultural region will be getting more water this year for their crops. The Bureau of Reclamation announced Friday that farmers on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley, an area alongside the Interstate 5 corridor, will see an increase to 75 percent of their water contract alloca- tions. Cities and industrial customers will also see an increase to 100 percent of their contract total. Officials say the additional water for farmers and other customers comes after drenching rains replen- ished reservoirs, while heavy snow in the mountains boosted the snowpack to 165 percent of average for this time of year. The wet winter and spring came after three years of drought that had previously caused drastic cutbacks in irrigation and urban water supplies. The 11 days of Round Up started April 2 at the Growney Ranch when the Red Bluff Round Up Asso- ciation partnered with the Professional Rodeo Cow- boys Association (PRCA) of Colorado Springs, Colo. to host a free roughstock rodeo camp for youth 10 years and older. Julie Jutten, manager of industry out- reach represented PRCA. The more than 30 boys and one girl received bull riding instruction from Justin Andrade and Chad Denton, bronc riding tips from Dan Erickson and Joe Ketter on barebacks. The four instructors have quali- fied for the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. Joe Ketter really went the extra mile. He gave one of the participants his bare- back rigging. This boy had also come to camp last year. Equipment gets expensive for the kids starting out. Andrade and Denton gave tips such as: “Push down and drive with shoul- der of riding hand. Keep eyes straight forward. Stay in the middle. Whenever the bull kicks, slide up (on your hand). Lean for- ward. Be relaxed. If you missed the front the first time, you will be bucked off.” The tri tips were cooked by Directors Mike Dudley, Harvey Camacho, Don Krois, Corky Kramer, Frank Moore and the hungry lunch crowd were served by Direc- tors George Froome, David Ramelli, John Read, Jolene Kemen and husband Cliff Kemen. ranch Round-Up starts with Roughstock Camp band said it would be use- less to ask until the ground dried out. Courtesy photo The north wind was whistling, as Red Bluff Round Up directors served lunch to the youth at roughstock camp. Pictured, from left, Harvey Camacho, George Froome, Dave Ramelli, John Read, Jolene Kemen and, not pictured, Cliff Kemen. Jean have the right to use ani- mals, but along with that right comes the responsibil- ity to provide proper and humane care and treatment. “Animal Rights organi- zations that support animal rights philosophies seek to end the use and ownership of animals. Animal rights organizations seek to abol- ish by law the raising of farm animals for food and clothing, rodeos, circuses, zoos, hunting, trapping, fishing, the use of animals in lifesaving bio- medical research, the use of animals in education and the breeding of pets. “Animal Rights Barton Bob Fox, government relations representative for the PRCA, addressed the youth after lunch. He urged them to “get to know your legislators, your county supervisors, your city coun- cil members even though you are young. You love your animals. You take care of your animals.” COOKOFF This Saturday April 9 Downtown Red Bluff! International Chili Society event -Plus- People’s Choice competition Music and Much More! Tasting starts at 11:30 a.m.! Grand Sponsors: Red Bluff Rotary Club Round-Up Saloon D NEWSAILY RED BLUFF TEHAMACOUNTY CHILI There is a distinction between animal welfare and animal rights and each boy received a brochure about PRCA Animal Welfare. This definition is from the PRCA website: “Ani- mal Welfare - based on prin- ciples of humane care and use. Organizations who support animal welfare principles seek to improve the treatment and well- being of animals. Support- ing animal welfare premises means believing humans BAXTER BLACK Cowboy Humorist April 11th - 7pm State Theatre 333 Oak St. $50 VIP • $ • $ 30 Premium 25 General Tickets available @ The Loft, Sparrow’s Antiques, Red Bluff Chamber & Farmer’s Insurance 527-3092 for info. ★★ believers go to city council and local governments to abolish by law the use and ownership of animals. Youth must become politically active to keep their ability to rodeo and own animals.” *** The wild flowers are blooming, and you are invit- ed to the Tehama County Cattlemen’s Field Day at the Long Ranch, on the road to Manton today. There will be stock dog trials in the morning moving yearling cattle. The ladies will be guess- ing the weight of the bull in the Big Steer Weight Guess- ing Contest, with a trophy to the winner. Noontime is the steak luncheon, and in the after- noon will be the Herman Daugherty Memorial ranch horse contest and the paint branding. *** Monday, April 11, is the evening with Baxter Black at the State Theatre starting at 7 p.m. Tickets are avail- able at The Loft, Sparrows The World Famous Palomino Room 1/2 off Lunch or Dinner entree with purchase of 1 entree must present coupon *equal or lesser value Lunch: Tues-Fri 11am-2pm Dinner: Thurs-Sat 4pm-9pm 723 Main St., Red Bluff 527-5470 www.palominoroom.com AMERICAN SELF-STORAGE ★ 64 Mulberry Ave., Red Bluff • 527-1755 • Fully Fenced • Onsite Manager • Well Lit Property website: www.americanselfstorage.biz • RV & Vehicle parking now available 8x10 $ 10x24 $ * Some restrictions apply. 35 60 per mo. for 6 mos.* per mo. for 6 mos.* Good through 4/30/11 CALL NOW FOR RATES! Antiques, Durrer’s Farmers Insurance and the Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce. Within six weeks a group of Tehama Co. Cat- tleWomen led by Paula Holden and Kelly Mouton with Linda Durrer of Red Bluff Rotary Sunrise took an idea and ran with it. They booked the star attraction, reserved the State Theatre, tickets and posters were designed by Michelle Wig- gley and advertising began. Baxter Black knows that a cowgirl can outsmart the opposition, and this was published May 17, 2010. You will enjoy the evening with Baxter. On the Edge of Com- mon Sense, by Baxter Black, DVM Loading Bulls the Cow- girl Way Most inventions or new ideas result from a problem for which there is no com- monly prescribed answer. Women often have more need to find an alternative solution because, unlike their macho counterparts, “brute force” is not usually a choice. Which brings me to Kristy and her pet cow Jers. Jers, pronounced Jerz, belonged to Kristy and her husband who lived on an Oklahoma quarter section. Kristy kept horses and did some training to supple- ment her income as a schoolteacher. Jers was a practical hobby and had recently calved. It was one of those nasty, soggy, shivering, chilly-to-the-bone early spring mornings where the sky looked like a glass ceil- ing painted battleship gray. The rain had turned the corrals and fields into soup. A perfect time for Jers to come back in heat. On prior occasions Kristy had borrowed one of neighbor Tom’s bulls, but her hus- Not discouraged in the least, Kristy drove down to the local café the next morning where Coffee Shop Communion was held daily. There, drinking coffee and playing cards, was neighbor Tom dispens- ing wisdom. Kristy asked. Tom said he had six bulls turned out on wheat pas- ture nearby but there was no way to gather them because it was too muddy. “If I can get one caught, can I borrow him?,” she asked. He gave her the slanted eye, “You can’t ride a horse or a vehicle into the pasture either,” he warned. She left. The room full of cowmen had a good laugh. Less than an hour later she pulled up in front of the café with a big Charlois bull in the back of her trail- er. Using her superior fem- inine illogic, she had loaded Jers and her calf into the 16-foot stock trail- er, driven into the wheat field, careful to stay on the good shale oil well road, and parked. After shutting the calf into the front sec- tion of the trailer, she lead the haltered, hot and happy Jers up and down the road. A quarter-mile away six bulls were watching this parade. Then, en masse, they started slogging through the mud in her direction. Something in the air, I guess; a siren’s song, the hint of romance, that nose curling, blinding, no- holds-barred bellowing call of the wild. As the charging front line of testosterone carriers neared the trailer, Kristy quickly reloaded Jers in the front with her calf, closed the sorting gate, and escaped through the front door. The first bull never hesitated. He jumped right in, Kristy slammed the gate, and off they drove back to the café. Recess was called and the entire coffee shop com- munion went out in the parking lot to see. Tom inspected the tires for mud, stomping around the trailer, arms crossed and looking suspiciously. “How did...?,” he began. “I’m sending the story to Baxter,” she said. “I’ll bet you’ll be able to read it in his column pretty soon. Thanks again.” For more, visit www.baxterblack.com. Jean Barton can be reached at jbarton@theskybeam.com. COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR All makes and models. We perform dealer recommened 30K, 60K, 90K SERVICES AT LOWER PRICES Smog Check starting at $ (most cars and pick-ups) 2595 + cert. Pass or FREE retest 527-9841 • 195 S. Main St. ©2010 HRB Tax Group, Inc. 1315 Solano St, Corning, CA 96021 530-824-7999 120 Bell Mill Road, Red Bluff, CA 96080 530-527-7515 Mon-Fri 9 am to 7 pm WE STAND BEHIND YOUR RETURN. GUARANTEED. 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