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MONDAY MAY 9, 2011 Breaking news at: New Hope for the Disabled Vitality www.redbluffdailynews.com See Page 4A RED BLUFF Glover Wins SPORTS 1B Mostly Sunny 75/48 Weather forecast 8B DAILYNEWS TEHAMACOUNTY DAILY 50¢ T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U N T Y S I N C E 1 8 8 5 The show before the show Bloomer generation turns 50 Daily News Photo by Andrea Wagner Cooper Deitz, 9, of Orland’s Lake 4-H, shows his work raising sheep to a judge during the 4- H Junior Breeding Show Saturday. By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer Raising all sorts of farm animals, from cavies to calves, children of Tehama County 4-H clubs got to show off their hard work and get experience doing livestock shows Saturday. The 4-H Fur, Feathers & Udders Fair along with the Junior Breeding Show, took place in the livestock barns at the Tehama District Fairground. Set up for members who are involved in livestock breeding pro- jects, the gave them a chance to show what they’ve been working on. In the process, they learned show- manship skills. Nicky Parks, 8, of Red Bluff is a member of the Westside 4-H. Parks attracted attention with his day-old goats. He also brought his own Niger- ian goat to show. His goat is next in line to give birth, said his mother, Bozsi Parks, a club leader. All her children have their own goats. “The great thing about this is it allows other kids to come out and watch and see if they want to do this,” she said. The children also learn how to improve their show presentations. Morgan Mason, 12, Kalley Whit- lock, 9, and Vanessa Fuller, 11, all of Olive 4-H in Corning brought pigs to the show. Mason said she learned to handle her pigs more gently. Mason had a champion pig in the show. It was her first year in breeding, but third year in 4-H. Whitlock learned to have more eye contact and to keep herself between the pig and the judge, she said. The girls’ club leader, Cindy Dixon, said the event went well. The children learned a lot from the judge. The children birthed most of the pigs from others they had, Dixon said. “They weren’t just pigs they went out and bought,” she said. “They were there from the beginning.” Rebah Heino, 16, of Manton has been raising goats for six years, but has only been in 4-H for four years, she said. She had the only two meat goats in Saturday’s event. Her young goats were born in March. “I raise goats,” she said. “That’s all I do.” The Fur, Feathers and Udders Fair featured younger 4-H members while the breeding show entrants had to be in 4th grade or higher. Daily News Photo by Andrea Wagner Millie Zinc shows her ribbons for her winning display, “Anniversary Waltz.” By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer Millie Zinc of Red Bluff has always been interested in growing flowers, she said. The daughter of a “frustrated farmer,” she grew up with it. Zinc’s skills garnered her the top prize in the Red Bluff Garden Club’s 50th Annual Flower Show at the Tehama District Fairground Saturday and Sunday. One of her arrange- ments, called “Anniver- sary Waltz,” won a blue ribbon for the category. Then, it was chosen among the other winners as the Designer’s Choice. Above that honor, it won the Award of Design Excellence, the highest award in the show. The design featured white gladiola blooms tucked into a black tiered structure. Heads of dried flowers from two other plants were painted silver and stuck up around a sequined silver sash that flowed through the design. See 50, page 7A Take a bite out of cancer A busy Cinco de Mayo Daily News Photo by Andrea Wagner Donna Eirish with “Jack” and Erin Eusted with “Lambert” raise money for the American Cancer Society in Bark for Life Saturday at Dog Island Park. By ANDREA WAGN- ER DN Staff Writer As a precursor to Relay for Life, dozens of dogs were walked through Samuel Ayers and Dog Island parks Sat- urday to raise money for the American Cancer Society. 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 See BITE, page 7A Daily News Photo by Andrea Wagner Dancers took the stage in many different costumes and styles during the Cinco de Mayo celebration Saturday at the Tehama District Fairground. The event offered food from many vendors selling things like tamales, fruit cups with optional chili sauce and fresh corn or mangos on sticks. Activities for children and live entertainment were open to the public through dozens of booths on the fairground lawn. Dancers in costume and prancing horses danced to Mexican-style music.