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4A – Daily News – Saturday, March 19, 2011 Agriculture & farm Ron Knight Scholarship The Tehama County Cattlemen’s Association is spon- soring the 2011 Ronald S. Knight Memorial Scholarship. Four scholarships in the amount of $2,000 each, areavailable for 2011. Successful applicants must meet the following criteria: • Graduation from a high school within the boundaries of the Tehama County Cattlemen’s Association. • Full time enrollment in an accredited Jr. College, four- year college or university beginning fall 2011. • Pursuing a major in agricultural or ag-related course study with the intention of earning a bachelor’s or advanced degree. There is no formal application form, however, all seven areas must be included for an applicant to be considered. Applicants are encouraged to include up to three letters of recommendation. To apply send the selection committee a letter with the following information: when and where you graduated or expect to graduate high school, your most current high school transcripts and for college students high school and most current college transcripts, where you plan to enroll, proposed major and career plans, a brief resume and cover letter about yourself and how this scholarship will help you meet your career goals, information about how to contact you and a current photo. Selection will be based upon demonstration of scholas- tic achievement, community activities and work experience. The committee is looking for well-rounded applicants. Selection will be completed by early May. Awards recognition for high school seniors will be given at the high school awards ceremony in June and the Cattle- men’s Annual Winter Dinner in January. Applications are due by 5 p.m. April 22, can be delivered or mailed to: Ronald S. Knight Scholarship, c/o Richard Buchner, 1754 Walnut St., Red Bluff or e-mailed to rpbuch- ner@ucdavis.edu. The Tehama County Cattlemen’s Field Day has been a tradition since 1966 when the field day was held at the Abner McKenzie ranch, and Jack Owens was president. This year Ron and Neita Reid will host the cattlemen and guests at the historic Long Ranch that has been in her family since the late 1800s, and Chris Marenco is the cattlemen’s president. In 1874 great-grandfather Joseph Long purchased the Inks Creek Ranch, then the adjoining Rambo Ranch, and the Battle Creek Ranch was purchased from the railroad. The two story white house on the east side of the road to Manton was built around 1896, and this was originally known as the Battle Creek Ranch. Grover Long inherited this ranch. He was Neita’s great- grandfather. The directions are: From Ante- lope Boulevard in Red Bluff, take Highway 36 East toward Min- eral and Mount Lassen. Go 11.3 miles to Dales Station. Turn left at Dales Station onto County Road A6/Long Road/Manton Road. When you leave Dales Sta- tion you will drive past the plains with wild flowers on the west that was part of the Inks Creek Ranch. Contin- ue for 7 miles to the ranch. Watch for the TCCA Field Day signs marking the route. ranch Cattlemen’s Field Day plans can be purchased at Spar- row’s Antiques at 644 Main St., Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Com- merce just north of Reeds Creek at 100 Main St., next to the location for Saturday Farmers Market in the sum- mer, The Loft at Reynolds Ranch & Farm Supply at 501 Madison St. and Farm- ers Insurance at 508 Main St. The inaugural Kid’s Courtesy photo The Tehama County Cattlemen Field Day co- chairmen Martin Mattila, left, and Nathan Owens, right, met with president Chris Marenco to go over the final plans. guess the weight. TCCA will give a trophy and small cash prize to the winner. Barbara Frost-Kloose will collect and tally the guess- es. At noon, Vic Jean Barton Woolery and crew, of Vic’s Branding Iron in Cottonwood will serve a choice beef steak lun- cheon for $15, or a hamburger for $10. The Manton 4-H will have soft drinks or bottled water, and Lassen Steak House will have no-host bar. The Tehama County Cattle- Women will bring the desserts to go with the meal. Traditionally it has been cake, but some members like to make pies, and others prefer making cookies. At 1:30, the afternoon The day will start at 9 a.m. with Stockdog contes- tant registration, and the dogs will work yearling cattle starting at 9:30 a.m. The traditional Big Steer weight guessing contest, originated by Darrel Conard, will have a beef animal for the ladies to events will start with a Stockman’s challenge when two-riders working as a team move some cattle through an obstacle course with fastest time wins. $2,000 has been added, plus a buckle from Pine Creek Cattle Company for the Herman Daugherty Memorial working cowhorse. The horse must also compete in the calf branding to be eligible for the top prize money. The three person calf branding is open to any type of combination with women, kids 8th grade and under, and for this contest a senior will be 50 and older. Thanks to John Owens and Sons Cattle Company the calves will be small enough for the kids to handle. If the weather warms up, visitors will enjoy a display of wild flowers as they drive up the Manton road. When it is cloudy, the Goldfields don’t open up, and you don‚t notice the lit- tle golden yellow daisies along the roads. Members of the Cattle- men’s Association on the Field Day committee include co-chairs Nathan Owens, Martin Mattila and president Chris Marenco. *** As part of the 11 Days of Round Up, the Cattlemen will partner with the Cham- ber of Commerce to host The Mixer, on Thursday, April 14 at Reynolds Ranch & Farm Supply, starting at 5:30 p.m. The back room is cleared and it becomes a dance hall including a live band, with cattlemen and chamber members pouring the drinks and beer. Vic Woolery and crew will grill tri tip for the beef burritos the CattleWomen will assemble for the hungry folks. The Tehama Co. Cattle- Women have partnered with Sunrise Rotary, and Cowboy Humorist Baxter Black will appear live on the State Theatre stage, 7 p.m., Monday April 11. Tickets are $25 to $50, and Cowboy Poetry Contest for elementary, middle and high school students has been announced by the Tehama County Library and the Tehama Co. Cattle- Women. Poetry content must include Tehama County Cattle Ranching or our agricultural lifestyle or beef as a part of healthy western diet. Check your library for these recommended resources: Baxter Black, Will James and C. M. Rus- sell. For more information, call Sally Ainsworth, 527- 0604, ext. # 102, at the Tehama County Library. One grand prize winner will receive a $50 gift card for Barnes & Noble, while there will be a 1st place winner from each category for elementary school, mid- dle school and high school. Each winner will also receive 2 rodeo tickets for Friday, April 15, thanks to the Red Bluff Round-Up Association. All entries must be sub- mitted by March 30 to their respective teachers. The schools will select the top 3 from each class and bring to the Library by April 5 for final judging. Final judging panel will select a winner from each category and one Grand Prize Winner. All entries will be sub- mitted to the Library, along with the preliminary final- ists, by the schools no later than April 5. All entries may be dis- played by the Library for viewing by the public, April 6-30. The winners will be invited to present their poet- ry live at the Red Bluff Library’s 20th Annual Cowboy Poetry Night, Wednesday, April 13, 7-9 p.m. Jean Barton can be reached at jbarton@thesky- beam.com. LIC #808524 Call For Free Information Toll-Free (800) 464-1403 or (530) 365-1403 6183 MEISTER WAY ANDERSON, CA 96007 (530) 365-1403 (800) 464-1403