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Saturday, December 15, 2012 – Daily News 5A Agriculture farm CSU Ag alumni events CSU, Chico College of Agriculture will host two separate annual events this winter. The 13th annual Ag Social at the Red Bluff Bull and Gelding Sale will take place 4-7:30 p.m. Jan. 25 in the auditorium at the Tehama District Fairground. On Feb. 6, the 11th Annual Colusa Farm Show Breakfast will take place in Saint Bernadette's Hall, 745 Ware St. in Colusa at 7 a.m. The Red Bluff social is open to all and has no admission charge. The event will include a raffle and silent auction to benefit scholarships and academic programs. The grand prize in the raffle is $1,000 cash donated by Rabobank. Northern California Farm Credit has donated a $500 Cabela's gift card for the second prize, and Bucke's Feed and Grain will offer the third-prize winner a choice of one ton of liquid supplement or a half ton of either range minerals or supplement tubs. In addition, there is a no-host bar, Chico State sausage and other refreshments. The College of Agriculture will host the Colusa Farm Show Breakfast in collaboration with the California Ag Leadership Program and Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity. Tickets can be purchased in advance for $25 by contacting the College of Agriculture Office at 530898-5844. The ticket price will rise to $30 at the door. All proceeds from the breakfast go to the College of Agriculture and the California Agriculture Leadership Foundation. The success of both events over the years has allowed the Chico State Ag Alumni committee to increase scholarship offerings from $2,000 to $10,000 and provide ongoing funding for hands-on education at the Paul L. Byrne Agricultural Teaching and Research Center, or the University Farm. For more information about either event, please call Sarah DeForest at 530-898-3737 or send an email to sdeforest@csuchico.edu. Farm bureaus earn accolades Outstanding work on behalf of family farmers and ranchers earned recognition for county Farm Bureaus across California during a ceremony this week at the California Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting in Pasadena. Tehama County Farm Bureau was among 15 honored with County Activities of Excellence Awards. The Sacramento County Farm Bureau earned top honors as winner of the Golden State Hall of Honor Award, while the Butte County Farm Bureau earned the Innovator Award for conducting a unique activity. The Siskiyou, Napa, Yolo and Sacramento county Farm Bureaus earned County of the Year awards in their respective membership categories, and 19 other county Farm Bureaus were recognized for excellence in program activities. The Butte County Farm Bureau earned the Innovator Award for a membership outreach luncheon that drew community member attendance of more than 100 individuals. CFBF President Paul Wenger spoke at the event and greeted new agricultural members. The event also helped raise more than $4,500 for the California Farm Bureau Fund to Protect the Family Farm (FARM PAC®). The Siskiyou County Farm Bureau earned County of the Year honors among county Farm Bureaus with fewer than 650 members. The county Farm Bureau does extensive education work in partnership with community organizations and events. Additionally, the county Farm Bureau has represented members through legal action against the California Department of Fish and Game, involving a new interpretation of a longstanding streambed alteration law that threatens farmers' ability to provide water to their crops. The California Farm Bureau Federation works to protect family farms and ranches on behalf of more than 74,000 members statewide and as part of a nationwide network of more than 6.2 million Farm Bureau members. & National Finals Rodeo week Many Tehama County residents have been in Las Vegas these past ten days as they enjoy a night or more of Wrangler Nationals Finals Rodeo. I have been watching the barrel racing with more interest this year, when a 53 year old rookie, (first time to compete at WNFR) won the first 3 rounds with the fastest times against past world champions. Mary Walker, from Ennis, Texas has made us realize that all things are possible with faith, hope and courage. It is an incredible story that has thrilled all of us. On April 23, 2011 she and husband, Byron Walker, lost their only child in an auto accident. Reagon was 21. Courtesy photo Walker said "It's the worst nightmare a parent Carol Enos of Western Impressions was a vendor at the TCCW can ever have. If it wasn't Luncheon and Fashion Show. Marge Kutz, Paskenta cattlewoman for family and friends, I was admiring the hand tooled leather cowboy boots. Carol has don't know if we would donated a hand tooled leather canteen, a leather purse with conchos have made it through." Then two months later, and coin purse, and a framed photo to the TCCW-TCCA Scholarship riding her new horse Auction on Jan. 5. Latte, a bay gelding, "So, we laughed, slipped and fell at the your head, but you have encouraged me," she said. third barrel at a rodeo in to talk yourself out of it. "It was like he was say- because we said he had to Crosby, Texas. Sherry You have to say, "Hey, I ing, "Here I am just run barrels with me (in standing out here. Are Cheyenne). He hates Cervi had her horse slip could be worse". "Walker leaned on the you just going to let me every minute of it, but and fall Tuesday night in the WNFR , and she broad shoulders of Byron, stand here, or are you he's sitting right there and walked away with a sore who is a world champion going to get back on and taking care of me." " After 8 rounds of barhusband in ride?" leg. "And ride, she did. rel racing Mary Walker addition to Walker broke being a world Latte and Walker began had won 4 rounds and had her pelvis, her champion bull- clicking, and by mid-May won $95,114 to extend hip in three she had a feeling the duo her season total to dogger. places, two ver"I don't was capable of something $222,406. Tonight at 7 tebrae and a pair p.m. on GAC is the final know how I great this year." of toes in the I like the story of her round of the WNFR. made it through fall. Doctors *** it, and I don't Cheyenne win. used eight The Tehama County "Walker and Latte won know how plates and 11 (Byron) made it the first round by two- Cattlemen and Cattlepins to stabilize through it," tenths of a second and Women Winter Dinner her hip. Walker said. claimed the average by and Scholarship Auction T h r e e "We took it day six-tenths of a second will be held Saturday, months of rehab Jean by day, and I after winning the final run Jan. 5 at the Tehama Disand four months guess that's all in 17.20 seconds. Her trict Fairgrounds starting in a wheel chair. you can do. We final-round run almost at 6 p.m. She and husTickets at $ 25 for the still do. Some ended in disaster after band Byron days are better Latte tipped the second Prime Rib dinner are came to the WNFR in a wheel chair than others, and some are barrel. The white cylinder available at these Red last year, to watch the not good. You've got to teetered nearly halfway Bluff locations. Hawes just keep yourself picked down, then resettled itself Ranch & Farm Supply, barrel racing. back in standing position The Loft, Walco, Red Neal Reid, NFR Insid- up." "Her strong network of and Walker was the cham- Bluff Bull & Gelding er, lasvegasnfr.wordSale, Farm Credit, Crosspress.com/2012/08030/ family and friends, Dr. pion and $ 16,185 richer. "It was wild," she said. roads Feed. In Cottonwrote: "To say it was a Kyle Dickson and a dedirough time would be the cated rehab team also "After my first run, I wood, Shasta Farm & understatement of under- helped Walker through knew he'd be good (there) Equipment. Rabobank and that he'd be better on and Premier West Bank in the ordeal. statements. "I did know I'd be able his second run. When Red Bluff and Corning. "There were several Cattle ranchers will be low points," she said. to walk again, but if I was they called out that time, I "When I had my surgery, going to ride again was just burst into tears. I was interested in the 200 mile "I just won cattle haul donated by they took me off all my up to me. My doctor like, Tony Durrer of Durr-Arheumatoid arthritis med- encouraged me. He said, Cheyenne!" "Walker firmly Bulls. Bucke's Feed and ication. They hadn't put "You're fixed, but you me back on it, and I had a just have to have faith that believes she wasn't riding Grain had donated one major setback with my you'll be fine. It's up to Latte by herself that ton of Mol-Mix, or 1/2 ton loose/sack mineral or arthritis. At that time, I what's between your ears sunny day in Cheyenne. "When the second bar- 1/2 ton protein blocks. couldn't move and Byron how you'll come out of TCCW member Carol rel got tipped and went was lifting me up and it." "Walker completed her halfway down, but came Enos of Western Impresdown into a wheelchair, into the bed and every- rehab in December and back up, I said, "Thank sions has donated a hand set her sights on 2012. you Reagon. Thank you," tooled leather canteen, a where. "There were times I While nervous about get- Walker said. "Reagon framed photo, and a thought, "I'm never going ting back to competition, hated it, but I used to leather purse with conto be able to ride again. Walker got back on the make him run barrels so chos and coin purse. I'm never going to be horse – literally – that he could get all-around Jean Barton can be able to be a person she'd fallen with the June points, and he finally at said, "Mom, I'm not run- reached again." You have all those before. jbarton2013@gmail.com. "The horse kind of ning barrels anymore". thoughts that run through Barton Community Clip? e-mail: clerk@redbluffdailynews.com or Fax: 527-9251 The Over 25 years of experience STOVE JUNCTION The North State's premier supplier of stoves COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR All makes and models. 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