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Saturday, January 15, 2011 – Daily News – 5A Agriculture & farm The 59th Annual Winter Dinner of Tehama County Cattlemen and Cattle- Women was a great success with some 500 people, when the community joined with the ranchers for a Vic Woolery prime rib dinner last Saturday night. Una Jordan was recog- nized as CowBelle of the Year, and received a silver cowbell necklace from the cattlemen, presented by president Chris Marenco. The CattleWomen recog- nized her at the annual fash- ion show in November and at the state convention. Bill Barton is the 39th recipient of the Tehama Co. Cattlemen’s Man of the Year award. Past president Arlo Stroing noted he was born in the San Fernando Valley when it was hay fields and orange groves. He was in the first graduat- ing class at Pierce College when it was an ag school, and is a Korean War Veter- an. He took a job for three weeks at Emerald Angus, and stayed seven years. Bill and I had our first date at the Cow Palace at an Angus banquet. Bill and the show string of cattle started in May at Angels Camp Jumping Frog Jubilee (county fair) and came home after the Great West- ern in Los Angeles at Thanksgiving time. When Emerald Angus dispersed, he was foreman at Jacks Valley Ranch in Nevada for five years. In 1964 we bought 20 head of commercial Angus cows; got the WB brand and ran them with my parents Here- ford cows in Tehama Coun- ty. He was a 4-H beef leader for 15 years with his daugh- ters, Linda Borror and Kendra McCluskey. ranch Winter prime rib dinner a great success, again Courtesy photo U.S. Representative Wally Herger, master of ceremonies John Gentry, TCCA President Chris Marenco and, seated, CCA past President Jerry Hemsted were pictured at the 59th annual Winter Dinner Saturday night. Tehama County CowBelles recognized him as Father of the Year in the 1980s. Dur- ing those years the old green Ford truck hauled 4- H and FFA members and their livestock to the Jr Cow Palace in San Francisco. Bill was active on the Tehama County Junior Livestock Auction Com- mittee for more than 30 years. In 1988 he received the plaque “In appreciation of outstanding service.” He is a past president of Tehama County Cattlemen, and state director for Cali- fornia Cattlemen. Bill was surprised by the honor of TCCA Man of the Year, and to receive special recognition in person from Rep. Wally Herger, State Sen. Doug LaMalfa and Assemblyman Jim Nielsen. The successful Scholar- ship Auction of $18,072 was chaired by Cathy Tobin and co-chairman Andy Cox. Auctioneer Matt Norene of Shasta Livestock and Western Video Market, and master of ceremonies The Tehama County Farm Ser- vice Agency office will conduct a Financial Management class on Wednesday Jan. 19, said Sandy Davidson, Farm Loan Officer for FSA. The purpose of the one-day course is to help farmers and ranchers become more successful in completing and understanding John Gentry kept the auc- tion lively. The ringmen taking the bids were Jerry Hemsted, Brad Peek, Ross Turner and Lloyd Faria. We were delighted to have present at the TCCA- TCCW Winter Dinner, the incoming President of National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Bill Donald of Montana, who gave an opti- mistic view of the beef cat- tle industry because a beef animal turns a renewable resource (grass) into a high quality, nutritious protein (beef). Beware of the ads where people blindly send $19.95 a month to the Humane Society of the United States, whose only agenda is to put us out of business. He mentioned that Tehama County Cattlemen represent our interests on the local level, the staff of California Cattlemen Asso- ciation represent us on the state level and NCBA is working for the cattlemen on the national level in Washington, D.C. Also present at the din- their operation’s financial state- ments. The course, conducted by FSA Farm Loan Manager, Kather- ine Lewis, will cover preparation of balance sheets, actual and pro- jected income/expense state- ments, and monthly cash flow budgets. The class is open to all farmers and ranchers and is offered at no Tehama County Prune Day will be 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 4, at the Red Bluff Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road in Red Bluff. Prune Day is a Universi- ty of California Coopera- tive Extension Program designed to provide orchard information to growers, PCA’s and related agri-business people. The $15 registration covers lunch and meeting costs on a break-even basis. For more information call Richard Buchner or Cindy McClain at the Farm Advisors Office at 537- 3101. Registration can be ner were three cattlemen Tony Turri had met last June on the NCBA Young Cattlemen’s Committee tour of Colorado, Chicago and Washington, D.C. Jeff Kala, Onaway, Michigan Cattlemen’s Association; Shawn "Tater" Erikson, Lewiston, Montana Stock- grower’s Association; and Javier "JR" Ramirez III, Kingsville, Texas, from the Southwestern Cattle Feed- er’s Association. CCA was represented by President Kevin Kester, Parkfield; Past President Tom Talbot, DVM, Bishop; Executive Vice President Matt Byrne, Sacramento; Second Vice President Dar- rell Wood, Vina; and Direc- tor of Regulatory Affairs Justin Oldfield, Elk Grove. Speaking at the special meeting sponsored by TCCA and Red Bluff Bull Sale Committee on Foothill Abortion Vaccine research were Dr. Jeffrey Stott and Roxann Brooks, Ph.D can- didate from University of California, Davis. The news is promising that a vaccine will be in the future. *** A couple clarifications for last week story. Bard Saunders said the tiny, little lady at the Kraft Playground was Hattie Lingscheid. Maurice Ness said I was close, but The Showboat was washed away at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 1940. The Manager was rescued from a tree by George Growney . Ron Freemeyers said Helen, the morning waitress at the Blue Ribbon Café was his grandmother, Helen Jefcoat who married a Freemeyers that had the mail route to Manton. Her second marriage was to Hillman Hoy. Joan Growney of Seattle, Wash. remem- Financial management course for farmers and ranchers cost to attendees. The class will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Jan. 19, in the USDA Farm Service Agency Office conference room located at 2 Sutter St., Ste. C, Red Bluff, CA. Seating is limited. Interested farmers/ranchers are asked to contact the Tehama Coun- ty FSA Office at 527-3013 ext. 107 by Jan. 14. Tehama County Prune Day set for Feb. 4 The eighth annual A Clean, Reliable, Trustworthy, *NOW OPEN* Bareroot Trees and Berries are in! Time to plant 1 1/2 miles South of Red Bluff 12645 Hwy 99E (530) 529-2546 Chimney Company... 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I have great mem- ories of the Bull Sale.” *** Our next big event will be the 16th annual Jim Owens Memorial Ranch Rodeo, Jan. 21 and 22 in the Pauline Davis Pavilion on the Tehama District Fair- grounds starting at 4 p.m. Friday with the Herd Counting followed by the Calcutta at 5:30 p.m. Thir- teen teams will compete in each event. Admission Fri- day and Saturday morning is $10, while the finals are $20. Saturday morning at 10 a.m. the other 13 teams will be competing in Calf Branding, Ranch Horse, Sorting, Doctoring, Calf Roping and Bronc Riding. A beef barbecue is avail- able starting at 5 p.m. Satur- day, and the Junior Dummy Roping Finals at 5:30 p.m. Then the top six teams will compete in all events for the title of Top Team. In 2010, JH Ranch of Standish with Rob Pyle, Bill Finks and Dan Holland won the title plus silver and gold trophy buckles. Top Hand was Bill Finks taking home the trophy handmade saddle built by Judd Miller and the Top Hand trophy buckle. A silver bit donated by Bub Ragan Excavating, a handmade headstall donat- Jean Barton ed by Judd Miller and new reins from Cunningham Fences will be given to the Champion Cowhorse. In 2010 the Top Horse was Blondie, a palomino rid- den by Wyatt Bourdet of Spring Ranch in Shandon, and in 2009 Bourdet rode Elvis to win the top horse award. Five of the teams are from Red Bluff: Lazy Spade Cattle Co with Clint Brewer, Luke Lancaster , Danny Brown; Antelope Creek Cattle Co. with Walt Brown, Dusty deBraga, Lance Root: UI Ranches with Roy Owens, Clint Hendricks, Brian Darst. TX Bar Ranch with J C Niesen, Spencer Mitchell, Lachie Willoughby; RDT Ranch with Blaine Ragan, C J DeForest, Joe Tipton. From Cottonwood there is Ferguson Livestock with Dave and Jared Ferguson, Clay Newbill. Holiday Ranches with Don Jones, Jerry O’Conner and Tim Woods. We lost Laird Ranch, Dubois, Idaho because their 2002 Top Hand Joe Slagowski broke his leg when a horse fell on him. 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