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Congratulations to Cathy Tobin, chairman of the Tehama County Cattlemen- CattleWomen's Agricultur- al Scholarship Fundraiser held with the annual TCCA winter dinner. She and her co-chairman Andy Cox, with committee members Tony Turri, Matt Pritchard, Jeff White, Chris Marenco, Josh Davy, Jean Barton, Renee Ewing, Jackie Baker, Danielle Zane, Rhyanne Truax, Karen Maloney and Linda Borror raised a total of $18,621 in the live and silent auctions for scholar- ships. More than 450 people enjoyed a Vic Woolery prime rib dinner, and had either Ron Anderson or John Owens cut the beef as you wanted it. You could request a well seasoned end cut, or a thick pink cut of beef with your horseradish and baked potato. Red Bluff Elks Lodge volunteers were serving adult beverages, while the cattlemen and cattlemen with their guests were enjoying the wine tasting before the dinner. We thank Burnsini Winery, New Clairveaux, Indian Peak, Mount Tehama Winery, Cline Cellars, Lucero Olive Oil and Pacific Sun Olive Oil for participating in the sampling. TCCA/TCCW were delighted to have cases of wine donated by Cline Cel- lars and Mount Tehama, and gift packages of olive oil donated by Lucero and Pacific Sun for the silent auc- tions. It is amazing how generous the residents of Tehama County are when it comes to our youth. So many very nice items were donated by friends of the beef cattle indus- try, and the gener- ous buyers from the community gave more than the value of the item to help the scholarship funds of both beef organizations. Matt Norene of Shasta Livestock Auction Yard was our auctioneer and did a nice job getting the bids. He is the grandson of TCCA-TCCW members Ellington and Betty Peek. Norene was assisted by Justin Niesen, who announced the item before bidding started. Chad Bush- nell sang and played the guitar before and during the dinner hour. Both Niesen and Bushnell were our high school rodeo competitors for District 1. Thanks to the Explorer Scouts who poured the cof- fee and ice water during the dinner. The CattleWomen will have Beth Chaney again making the coffee for their Bull Sale Luncheon on Jan. 29. Chaney is the only one who knows how to make the coffee in the big urn at the fairgrounds. The 2009 Scholarship recipients were recognized during the program, when TCCA Chairman Rick Buchner presented Seth Stroing, Jamie Carter, Jamie Marron and Nicki Humphrey with certificates. Already in school for spring were Emily Andreini, Kaylia Conrad and Austin Wagner. TCCW chair Vicki Dawley introduced Nicki H u m p h r e y , Rochelle Borror and Jamie Carter, and all recipients present assisted in the auction. The Tehama County Beef A m b a s s a d o r s were helping sell tickets and were recognized with scholar- ships. Senior Bailey Miller and Junior Stacy Stroing will be completing their 2009 term on March 4th when the 2010 team will be named at an evening meeting at the Green Barn Steak House. The beef industry is encouraging youth to step forward and compete to represent Tehama County, contact Shelley Macdonald for information. Congratulations to Sue Knox, CowBelle of the Year, and to Richard Buehner, 2010 Man of the Year. Rick was recognized by the cattlemen for his staunch support of the beef industry before Josh Davy was hired as full time Live- stock and Natural Resources Farm Advisor in 2009. Buchner came to Tehama County full time in 1992 as a Farm Advisor, mainly responsible for research and observing improvement practices in tree crops and strawberry nursery plants. Selected as acting Coun- ty Director for Cooperative Extension in 1995, and a permanent select in 1997, Buchner has become a reg- ular face at all the many Cattlemen‚s and Farm Bureau‚s activities through- out the county representing the University of California Cooperative Extension all the while maintaining his tree crop program. Believing a strong UCCE program helps pro- mote the economic return to this county, Buehner has been a staunch supporter and developer of the Agri- cultural program through the UCCE office. Buehner and his wife Terri enjoy gar- dening, home remodeling and winemaking in their free time. Congratulations Rick. Previous Man of the Year recipients were Gary Durden-2009. Starting in 1973 Ellington Peek was the first man honored, fol- lowed by Darrell Conard, Lyman Willard, Jack Owens, Jim Froome, Andy Giambroni, Angelo Men- donca. 1980: George Wiswall, Curtiss Wetter, Bill Owens, Abner McKenzie, Ron Knight, C. Roy Carmichael, Arlo Stroing, Jack Alford, Bill Borror, Jerry Hemsted. 1990: John Deming, Bob Kerstiens, Ralph Owens, Norman Elston, Jim Edwards, Dick O‚Sulli- van, Jim Owens, Curtis Knox, Al Marenco, Craig Owens. 2000: Dusty deBraga, Elwin Roney, Vic Woolery, 2003 honored three: Lou Bosetti, Marvin Locke, Bob Douglas, Leland Davis, John Owens, 2006 Joan Hemsted and Jean Barton, Ron Anderson, Andy Peek. A new slate of officers for Tehama County Cattle- men was installed when Tony Turri handed the pres- idential gavel over to 2nd generation cattleman Chris Marenco. Chris is part of Marenco Cattle Company, Red Bluff and Chiloquin, Oregon. Vice president Steve Zane, Paynes Creek; Secre- tary Cathy Tobin, Flournoy; Treasurer Steve Montan- don, Red Bluff. CCA Directors will be Arlo Stro- ing and Chris Marenco with Tony Turri, alternate. Local directors elected were Chad Amen, Adam Davy, B J Macfarlane, Nathan Owens, Jeff White joining Andy Cox, Martin Mattila, Dave Stroing and Wally Roney. *** The Jim Owens Memor- ial Ranch Rodeo will be cel- ebrated on Friday, Jan. 22 at 4 p.m. and Saturday morn- ing at 10 a.m. with finals in the evening starting at 5:30 p.m. at Pauline Davis Pavil- ion on the Tehama District Fairground. Owens was a local cattleman, who was a legend in his time. A story told during the memorial services for Bob Bailey, a Cottonwood cow- boy who became a livestock truck driver was how he started Bailey Livestock Trucking. Bob and Bill Lancaster decided to go in partnership and went to Bank of Amer- ica in Redding with their proposal of how they want- ed to buy a livestock truck and trailer. The bank man- ager turned them down. So, they drove south to the Red Bluff Bank of America, and said they wanted to borrow the money to buy a truck. Before the manager could turn them down, Jim Owens walked into the bank and spotted Bob. Jim told Bailey that he wanted him to pick up a load of cat- tle the next day at the Hunter Place. They got the loan. Jean Barton can be reached at jbarton@theskybeam.com. 6A – Daily News – Saturday, January 16, 2010 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 LIC #808524 Red Bluff Garden Center 766 Antelope Blvd. (next to the fairgrounds) 527-0886 January 23 10am Please call to sign up Rose Pruning Class 12600 Hwy 99E, Red Bluff Located 5 Miles from I-5 • 530-527-6483 Hrs: 9am-6pm Monday-Saturday Expires 1-19-10 Whole or 1/2 Hogs cut & wrapped plus smoking Choice Angus BONELESS RIBEYE STEAKS $ 7 99 lb. Thick Sliced BACON $ 2 99 lb. Choice Angus BONELESS CHUCK ROAST $ 2 99 lb. Now Accepting E.B.T., Debit, Credit Cards $ 1 89 lb Agriculture farm&ranch Cattlemen's Annual Dinner Courtesy photo TCCA President Chris Marenco, far right standing, with his board of directors, back row, left Nathan Owens, Martin Mattila, Adam Davy, Jeff White, Vice President Steve Zane, State Director Arlo Stroing and President Chris Marenco. Front row, Chad Amen, Treasurer Steve Montandon and Dave Stroing. Not pictured are Andy Cox, Secretary Cathy Tobin, Wally Roney and B J Macfarlane. Jean Barton Prune Day The seventh annual Tehama County Prune Day will be from 8 to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 5 at the Red Bluff Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Rd. The event is co-sponsored by the University of Califor- nia Cooperative Extension Program and Tehama County Ag Commissioner's Office, the California Prune Board and Sunsweet Growers, Inc. The day is designed to provide orchard information to growers, PCA's and related agri-business people. Anyone interested in prune production is encouraged to attend. A request for two hours of PCA credit, 1.5 of other and .5 of laws, has been made. Assistant Ag Commissioner Doug Compton will give a Tehama County Ag Commissioner Regulatory Update and Gary Obenauf will give a prune food safety and research update. Frans Niederholzer will speak on using oil and chill hours to manipulate bloom date and Richard Peterson will give a prune marketing update. Dr. Brad Hanson will talk on Glyphosate, the world's herbicide, and the pros and cons of using it for Orchard Weed Management. Emily Symmes will give a talk on new research on prune aphid management and Dr. Jim Adaskaveg will speak on brown rot and fungicide resistance management. The $15 registration covers lunch and meeting costs on a break even basis. For information contact Richard Buch- ner or Cindy McClain at the Farm Advisors Office at 527- 3101. Farmers fight back against animal rights groups SEATTLE (AP) — In the past two years, the live- stock industry has seen feed costs skyrocket, pork and dairy prices plummet, and animal rights groups step up efforts to improve living conditions for farm animals. The industry is now hoping to strike back with proactive efforts to ward off unwanted legislation and boost the struggling industry. About 5,000 members of the American Farm Bureau Federation gathered in Seattle for their annual conven- tion on Sunday. The group's president, Bob Stallman, told members that the time has come for them to face their opponents with a new attitude. He said a line must be drawn between the respectful engagement farmers have with consumers and how farmers must ''aggressively respond to extremists who want to drag agriculture back to the day of 40 acres and a mule.''