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A passion for pigs..............................................................3-6
Mary Lou Espino competes in barrels & tiaras ...7-9
The life of a queen.......................................................10-12
All about the kids ........................................................13-15
Marketing Macklin ......................................................18-20
Rodeo grooms a way of life ......................................21-22
Breeding beef.................................................................24-25
Life beyond lambs.........................................................26-29
Pint-sized cowboys........................................................30-31
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A passionfor pigsNew Plymouth teen is savvy about swine
Cameron White says curiosityfirst led him to get involved with
4-H market swine. “I had questions about them,”
he says. “I wanted to learn moreabout them.”
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ameron White is passionateabout pigs.
Cameron, 15, the son of Jim andAngela White of New Plymouth, hasbeen involved in 4-H for six years.He started at his parents’ suggestionand out of a desire to learn moreabout pigs.
“I had questions about them. Iwanted to learn more about them,”he said. “I thought they were a coolanimal. I liked them at the fair.
“And they’re the easiest ones toteach how to show, and to take careof and still make a profit every year,”he added.
Cameron said he has learned a lotabout hogs over the last severalyears. When asked, he rattled off afew pig facts.
“If you spray them directly with wa-ter when they’re hot, it can killthem,” Cameron said. “It surprisesthem. They go straight into shock.”
He also learned the importance ofkeeping the animals’ food stocked.
“They tend to try to get out whenthey don’t have food. They get out tofind more food,” he said. “I experi-enced that firsthand.”
Cameron said in addition to want-ing to learn more about pigs, he opt-ed to do 4-H market swine becausehogs seemed like they were “about
the right size.”“A cow would have been huge to
start for me six years ago,” he said. “Iwas a lot smaller.”
Cameron buys his pigs around thesecond week of March to give themplenty of time to grow before the fairin August. When he gets them asyoung pigs, the animals weigh some-where between 20 and 40 pounds.
“They’re still little, small guys,” hesaid.
But after several months of eatingand exercising, those pigs will gain acouple hundred pounds by fair time.The pigs have to weigh a minimumof 250 pounds.
Cameron said his goal is to havehis pig around 300 pounds at fairtime. Too much more than that, andthe pig might be difficult to workwith.
“The bigger they get, they just getmore lazy sometimes,” he said.
When picking out a piglet,Cameron studies the animals careful-ly.
“I look for the way they’re shaped,if they look like they have good meaton them, good hams,” he said. “Imake sure they’re not limping andthere aren’t any defects or brokenbones.”
The pig’s personality also plays arole in the picking process.
“I look at attitude, whether they’reshy, whether they’ll come right up to
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Personality plays an important role when Cameron White picks out his pigs in
the spring. “I look at attitude, whether they’re shy, whether they’ll come right up
to you,” he says.
you,” Cameron said.“If they’ll come up to you, it’s
easier to teach them how to workwith you.”
Cameron said he tries to workwith his pigs every other day toget them ready for fair. The train-ing itself isn’t particularly compli-cated; pigs are smart animals andseem almost born knowing how torespond to the cane 4-H studentsuse to direct them, Cameron said.
Getting out every week — ormore, if he has time — helps thepigs get in proper shape beforethey’re sold, Cameron said.
“They’re better body shaped andtoned,” he said. “They performbetter at fair time.”
This is an unusual year forCameron and other 4-H studentswith market swine. Fear of porcineepidemic diarrhea virus led thestate to cancel the spring weigh-in.The disease has killed 7 millionpiglets worldwide.
Cameron’s pigs weren’t infected— and the state, with the supportof the Payette County Fair Board —intends to keep it that way.
“They’re trying to keep it fromspreading, so we can only take onepig at fair, and we can’t take itback home,” Cameron said. “Inpast years you’ve been allowed to[take the pig home], but this yearit’s straight to the butcher.”
The limit means Cameron will
sell on his own two of the fourpigs he bought this spring. Thefourth, a sow, he plans to breed.
If he gets piglets, he won’t needto buy them any for next year’sfair. He may also have some tospare.
“I can sell pigs to fellow 4-Hersor whoever else wants to buy apiglet,” he said.
He is keeping a close eye onBlackjack, the Hampshire breed heintends to enter in the fair, care-fully monitoring the pig’s weight.He’ll make sure the animal has wa-ter all the time; having enough wa-ter helps prevents pigs fromovereating, Cameron explained.
He may also practice loading theanimal into the trailer ahead oftime. Cameron said it’s a goodidea to get pigs used to the trailerbefore fair time to help the ani-mals’ nerves.
Cameron knows all about fair-time nerves; he experienced themwhen he first began showing pigs.He said he doesn’t get too nervousany more, however.
“I have gotten used to it after sixyears,” he said. “I make sure thepig isn’t nervous. I make sure thepig wants to cooperate with me.”
After working so closely with theanimals for so many months,Cameron acknowledged he doessometimes get attached to his pigs.It depends on the hogs, he said.
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“I get a little more attached someyears than others,” he said. “Butwhen they take them away in themorning, I feel good that at leastI’m making money toward collegeor later in life.”
Cameron will be a sophomore atNew Plymouth High School thisfall, but he’s already thinkingabout life after high school. Hesaid he is considering attendingTreasure Valley CommunityCollege, Boise State or theUniversity of Idaho, possibly topursue a forestry degree. One dayhe’d like to work for the U.S.Forest Service as a ranger or fire-fighter — or he may want to pur-sue a culinary degree and open hisown restaurant.
In the meantime, he’ll keep par-ticipating in 4-H — and he recom-mends other kids do the same.
“It’s a great program to learnabout the agriculture, if you’replanning on going into that in the
future,” he said. “It gives yousomething to do.”
4-H also provides opportunitiesto meet new people — and spendtime with those you already know,he added.
“You make a lot of new friend-ships,” Cameron said. “And itgives you chance to hang out withyour friends and get together moreoften.”
He particularly recommends 4-Hto those who aren’t sure if the pro-gram is for them.
“I wasn’t for sure I wanted tostart, but it was absolutely the bestthing. It’s fun,” he said.
“If you don’t think you’re goingto have fun, you will have fun.There are so many opportunities,so many chances to do stuff.”
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from overeating, he says.
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or the past year, Mary Lou Espino (known in therodeo world as just Mary Lou) has served as the PayetteCounty Rodeo junior queen. Mary Lou, of Fruitland, is12 years old, but after serving as junior queen, she hasbecome mature for her age.
That is in part because she is tasked with representingthe sport of rodeo and Payette County wherever shegoes, whether it’s somewhere local, within the state ornationally. Despite the high standards, Mary Lou saidshe has enjoyed the experience of serving as a role mod-el.
“It’s been a great experience, especially meeting newpeople,” she said. “I’ve really taken away responsibilityand appreciation. You really see what’s in front of you.”
She explained that she has found when something hap-pens, it happens, and you have to move on because youdon’t have time to think about it. She cited as an exam-ple the time she forgot her boots, or when her turn to
Junior QueenMary Lou Espinocompetes in barrelsand tiarasF
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compete came and she was in theladies’ room and her name wasannounced over the loudspeaker.
Mary Lou said she learned hold-ing a rodeo royalty title is not apiece of cake, like some peoplemight think. For her, it’s been alot of hard work and responsibili-ty, from traveling to participatingin parades, to seeking rodeo spon-sors, to taking care of her horsesand competing in her sport ofjunior barrel racing.
Overall, however, the journeyhas been rewarding and enjoyable,and Mary Lou said she recom-mends it to her peers.
“I really encourage young girls todo pageants like rodeo queening,
because it really does teach youmore than you expect,” she said.
Mary Lou will have to pass on
her title of Payette County Rodeo
junior queen Aug. 9 at the Payette
County Rodeo. She is excited to
meet the contestants competing
for both junior and senior queen
and said is sure they are going to
have fun and learn a lot.
Mary Lou plans to continue par-
ticipating both in rodeo queen
and barrel racing competitions.
Her mother, Paula, said she is
pleased with the experiences
they’ve had in pageants and the
rodeo world at large.
Paula Espino said she has felt
fortunate to have rodeo as part of
their culture. She said sees her
daughter as a great kid because of
it.
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Jamison has spent the last year reigning as PayetteCounty Rodeo senior queen, her first pageant title inthe rodeo world. Passing on the crown Aug. 9 will be alittle sad, but it will be sweet to see another girl enjoythe role, she said.
“I know someone will cherish it,” Makayla said.The role of Payette County senior queen — for girls age
14 to 19 — is similar to that of junior queen. These girlsserve as role models to their peers, communities androdeo representatives.
Makayla, who just celebrated her sweet 16 July 21,holds herself to always set a good example on behalf ofnot just herself and the rodeo, but of her family and herhome town of New Plymouth. That includes when sheisn’t doing rodeo work.
Makayla said a rodeo queen must always be a role
Makayla Jamison lives therodeo queen lifestyle
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model and can’t be a totally differ-ent person when she is not in herroyal attire.
“You’re seen as an icon, someoneto look up to,” she said. “It’s kindof like having a job really, but it’sprobably more enjoyable than ajob.”
Like a boss would at a job,Makayla’s parents expect her to beindependent and responsible.Makayla said they wouldn’t let hercompete for senior queen until shehad her driver’s license so shecould take herself to interviewsand small events.
For Makayla, this independenceis a big deal. Her parents have totrust that she is always represent-ing herself and the rodeo well.
Makayla got involved with com-peting in rodeo queen pageantsfollowing one of her cousins, whowas a rodeo queen for many years.
While Makayla holds herself tohigh standards, she does have dayswhen she doesn’t have to wear thecrown. Typical days, however, con-sist of going to school, then rush-ing home, getting dressed in herqueen attire, and then going outand selling sponsorships for therodeo until about 5 p.m. Then shegoes home to do homework andtake care of her horse.
On her off days, Makayla tries tospend time with her friends anddoes her chores. Every day,
though, starts and ends with thelove of her life: riding her horse.
Despite the bittersweetness ofsaying goodbye, Makayla said sheis looking forward to the PayetteCounty Rodeo. As Payette CountyRodeo senior queen, she feels aparticular closeness to this rodeo.
“It’ll be like my rodeo [because]I’m representing [PayetteCounty],” she said.
After passing on her title,Makayla said she plans to competefor Vale 2015 rodeo queen. Shehopes to keep competing andworking her way toward rodeoqueen for the state of Idaho.
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Royal regulations• Rodeo court royalty will be expected to conduct themselvesin a ladylike manner while representing or visibly associatedwith the Payette County Rodeo.• Contestants cannot be a member of another rodeo courtwhile they are representing Payette County Rodeo.• Contestants must be in western attire throughout the entirecompetition.• Contestants or reigning royalty cannot marry or becomepregnant during her reign.• The mount that is used for the horsemanship portion of thecontest will be the animal that is to be used exclusivelythroughout the reign.• Judges have the right to dismiss a contestant if they feel herhorse is unsafe for the contest or other contestants.• Only humane equipment may be used during the tryoutsand/or reign. Anyone caught using inhumane equipment willbe dismissed from the court.• It is imperative that those chosen to reign and herparents/guardians are of good character and have high moralstandards. Flagrant misconduct, poor attitude, improper repre-sentation or failure to represent at any of the mandatory func-tions (without pre-approval by the queen coordinator) mayresult in replacement of that individual. Undue interferencefrom outside influences will not be tolerated, as it tends to frac-ture the good will and continuity of our queen. The queen willat all times keep in mind that she is representing PayetteCounty Rodeo and will act in accordance. No alcohol or drugconsumption will be tolerated.
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lthough they representdifferent schools, Payetteagriculture teacher
Nathan Low, Fruitland agricultureteacher Mike Tesnohlidek andNew Plymouth biology and chem-istry teacher Jeff Church all agree
the Payette County Fair is primari-ly an educational opportunity forFFA and 4-H participants.
The three teachers assist FFAstudents and their own childreninvolved in 4-H with the projectsthey will present at the fair.
“The goal of the fair is to try toshow kids as close to a real-life sit-uation as possible,” Low said. “Itgives them some responsibility.There are expenses; they have to
make management decisions.”While 4-H kids receive help
from parents and other adults,FFA youths are given more freerein with their projects. FFA kidsprimarily show market animalswith the hope of earning moneyfrom their sales. That money likelygoes back into animal care, accord-ing to Tesnohlidek.
Church added that he has no-ticed a lot of people around the
Payette County area appreciate lo-cal meat products.
“Kids put in a lot of work withtheir animals,” Tesnohlidek said.“It’s not cheap to raise animals.FFA and 4-H appreciate our com-munity support [buying animals,selling discount feed, etc].”
Low, Tesnohlidek and Church allgrew up in agriculture and farm-ing and are passing it down totheir own children as well as their
Payette County Fair is “all about the kids”Rabbit competition at the 2013 Payette County Fair.
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students. All three have seenagriculture change over theyears and have had to adaptto new technology, animalstudies and practices.
“It’s a fluid business. Ithink it changes year toyear,” Low said.
Low and Tesnohlidek havenoticed a drop in the num-ber of projects presented atthe fair. They said, however,they feel that hasn’t notice-ably impacted the communi-ty or the fair itself.
The teachers acknowl-edged many of the FFA stu-dents, and their own chil-dren, are involved in a vari-ety of activities. Sports andjobs are two areas that oftendemand extra time from thestudents.
Church said he has felt theschools take those time de-
mands into considerationand give kids a break so theycan be successful in multipleareas.
At the fair, Low said he en-joys being a teacher, FFA ad-viser and mentor. He de-scribes being an agricultureteacher like being a “jack ofall trades.”
“It’s fun. I like workingwith kids,” he said.
“For me, to I like to seekids set goals. The best thingfor me is when they reachthat goal; that’s kind of the a-ha moment.”
Low, Tesnohlidek andChurch are deeply involvedin the fair and have been foryears. As a staple in the com-munity, the event fosters all-around community support,whether it be for local ven-dors or the FFA and 4-H par-
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Tesnohlidek goes back andforth from helping with FFAprojects to 4-H events, along theway guiding his students andchildren in gaining “real-worldexperience,” which he hopeswill prepare them for a futurein agriculture.
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Hailey Huskey says she has learned a lot about leadership and responsibility while
participating in 4-H and raising and showing market lambs over the last five years.
Hailey will show Macklin during the Payette County Fair.
Hailey Huskey, of Payette,describes her summer ashectic. In addition to tak-
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Macklin is a Suffolk/Hampshiresheep cross and will be 5 and ahalf months old by the time shetrots him out in front of a judge atthe 2014 Payette County Fair.
Talking with Hailey, 14, it wasevident that her past five years ofexperience in raising and showing
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a market lamb,” she said.
Market lambs are not pastured,
so her stepfather helped her build
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Hailey’s knowledge of the lamb
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she said.
Last year, the judges did just
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“The lamb drug me around thepen,” she said of the experience.“But I acted calm, and they likedthat.”
They liked it so much, in fact,that Hailey ended up getting firstplace in Grand and Reserve class-es.
She said she plans to do wellagain this year.
“I expect to do very well inshowmanship,” she said.
Aside from showing lambs,Hailey has a soft spot in her heartfor 4-H.
“I love helping the younger kidsin the club, and I love fair time be-cause I get to see how other kidsthat I’ve helped are doing at thefair,” she said.
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While the queens show their person-alities and knowledge, other rodeocompetitors will show and participatein the sport side of the rodeo.
Rowe said rodeo originated from peo-ple with an agriculture or ranchingbackground wanting to show what theycould do. Now it is an official sport.
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After several years workingwith them, LaurenAllmaras knows the ins
and outs of raising cattle.She may be just 14, but she’s al-
ready in her fifth year enteringmarket beef in the Payette CountyFair. She also is involved in the 4-H beef breeding program.
She’ll be involved in both in thisyear’s fair. Lauren, a member of
Helping Hands 4-H Club, hasbeen getting her animals ready forthe big event. She has been doingwhat she can to prepare herself aswell.
Lauren admits to some butter-flies when she’s in the show ring.She has a knack for it, however,and has from the start.
Her mother recalled Lauren’sfirst time in the ring.
“She was serious as a heart at-tack. She was so adorable,” SanyaAllmaras said.
After doing well, Lauren wanteda fresh challenge. That was aboutthe time she turned to the 4-Hbreeding program.
A neighbor with breeding bullsallows Lauren to peruse a geneticscatalog and pick out animals withthe traits she’s looking for. She
tries to select bulls with qualitiesher animals lack.
“If a cow didn’t have good depthof ribs, I would pick out a bull thathad prominent ribs,” she said.
Recent rule changes allow 4-Hers to enter cow-calf pairs in thebreeding program. The fair boardhas been eager to give youthsmore options for entries, SanyaAllmaras said.
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Teen explores market,genetics programsthrough 4-H
Lauren Allmaras keepsclose track of everystep of her animals’progress in her 4-H
record book.
Breedingbeef
“If kids want to do it, let’s do it,”she said has been the board’s atti-tude. “Cow-calf is one of thoseprograms.”
Despite her interest in the breed-ing program, Lauren hasn’t aban-doned market beef. She has beenworking with her steer, Tadpole,since about December.
She played with the animal andfed it, then started halter breakingit. In mid-January, she movedTadpole from working in the cor-ral to the family’s big pen.
In about April, she started wash-ing Tadpole and “getting morehands on,” an important step ingetting the steer ready for fair. Inabout June, Lauren started usingher show stick and show halterwhen she walked Tadpole up anddown the driveway.
She made him walk around ob-jects and tried to get him used toloud noises, both of which areskills the steer will need in theshow ring.
He has started to get used to thering itself over the last few weeks.University of Idaho Extension,Payette County, hosts showman-
ship clinics for market beef, dairy,goats and sheep in the three weeksleading up to the fair.
Over the months, Lauren hascarefully monitored Tadpole’sfeed. She began giving him grainin December and has been watch-ing that grain intake ever since.
Every 7 pounds of grain equalsabout 1 pound of weight gain,Sanya Allmaras explained.
Sometimes, 4-Hers have to feedtheir steers a lot of grain to getthem ready for fair time. Tadpolehasn’t needed much extra feed,something that has been a wel-come change from last year’s ani-mal, Lauren said.
“There’s a $500 difference infeed from last year,” she said.
When it comes to choosing agood animal, Lauren has a prac-ticed eye. Her experience in the ge-netics program helps her in select-ing a market beef animal.
“You look for one that has a lotof muscling,” she said. “You lookat if they have good width in theshoulders, the back, and if theyhave a straight back.”
Once the animal is chosen, it’s
up to Lauren to do what she canto help it grow. The goal is a goodproduct, Sanya Allmaras said.
“One of the main focuses for ourfair is to provide good, qualitybeef,” she said, adding that it’s im-portant to start with a high-calibercalf.
“You want to buy the best quali-ty you can,” she said. “The mainfocus is on quality.”
Whether for market or breeding,beef is expected to be raised ethi-cally, Lauren said.
“4-H is definitely all aboutethics,” she said. “Be humane. Doit the right way.”
She hopes to use her experience
with and love for animals in the
future. Lauren said she has been
looking at Washington State
University “forever” and hopes to
attend its veterinary school one
day.
Ultimately, she plans to become
a veterinarian or marine biologist
— “anything with animals,” she
said. “Probably large animals, if I
could. I like being around cows.”
Lauren said she recommends 4-
H to everyone, even people who
don’t share her enthusiasm for cat-
tle.
“It’s worth trying,” she said.
“There are multiple things to do.
You meet a lot of people. And you
definitely learn a lot of qualities,
like giving back and being respon-
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Lauren Allmaras has been working with her steer, Tadpole, since about December toget him ready for the fair.
Lauren is involved in the market beef and breeding programs through 4-H in PayetteCounty.
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K yle Blom admits he waslured into showing sheepby its lucrative potential.
“I was told I could make moneyoff a lamb,” he said. “My opinionshave changed throughout theyears.”
The last was said in jest, as Kylehas enjoyed showing sheep enoughto stick with it for six years. Butnow, at 16, the New Plymouthyouth has discovered another sideof 4-H. Kyle is heavily involved in4-H leadership.
He first got involved when hefelt like something was missingfrom his experience.
“I kind of felt I needed to dosomething in the club. I was tiredof going to meetings and doinglambs,” he said.
“Part of it was I wanted more. Isthere more to it than just raising alamb?”
The answer, he found, was a re-sounding yes.
“I had no clue how much there isto 4-H,” he said.
Kyle started off small, helpingless experienced members of hisclub, Helping Hands 4-H Club.
Then, last year, he became clubvice president. This year, he’s thetreasurer. He already is eyeing arun at president next year.
Whatever his position, Kyle is al-ways willing to lend a hand tothose who need it. That, he said,is what a role model is.
“For me, it’s kind of just beingthere when someone needs you,”he said. “I know that sounds reallysimple.”
Kyle said he has had role modelsto look up to in his time in 4-H.He particularly looks up to Clancyand Caleb Johnston, whose moth-er, Katrina, is Kyle’s 4-H leader.
Clancy Johnston has been heavi-ly involved in 4-H and FFA leader-
ship, including at the state level,Kyle said. And the whole familyhas been more than happy toshare what they know aboutsheep.
“They were there when I neededthem,” he said. “Everything Iknow about sheep, I’ve learnedfrom them.”
In addition to building his lead-ership skills, Kyle said 4-H has im-proved his public speaking abili-ties. After his first oral presenta-tion to the club, Katrina Johnstonasked him to enter a countywideoral presentation contest. Kylequalified for districts, and thenwent on to the Western IdahoFair.
He has since become heavily in-volved in a homeschool speechand debate league.
Oratory skills will help Kyle getout an important message to fel-low 4-Hers and other young peo-ple.
“Teens can make a difference,”he said.
“It’s an idea that’s kind of beenin my head since I was 12. Ithought, OK, kids can do more.They’ve just got to be able to domore.”
He said he is convinced thatteenagers can do hard things andmake real contributions to theircommunities.
“What I want to live out as a 4-Her is that I, as a teenager, can domore complicated things,” Kylesaid.
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He said opting to raise a lamb when he began in 4-H several years agowas an easy decision when he considered his livestock options.
“Pigs stink too much,” he said. “And steers are too big.”Kyle also had a family legacy in lambs: His mother, Raquel, showed
sheep when she was in 4-H. His sister, Kori, 12, is following in their foot-steps.
The first step for an aspiring market lamb showman is making surethe pen is ready, Kyle said. Then, in about May, he brings home hislamb.
He makes sure he has a good, quality animal: one with a long, wide,deep loin and a classic, symmetrical A-frame shape. Character doesn’thurt either, Kyle said.
“A good personality is the cherry on top,” he said.Once he gets the lamb home, the process is pretty straightforward.“Feed it. Exercise it. Show it. Sell it,” he said.
Kyle Blom isheavily involved in 4-H leadershipin addition toraising marketlambs.
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Kids chase chickens, ride sheep in Fun Day RodeoStory and photos by Leslie Thompson; photos courtesy of New Plymouth Rural Fire Department
F or the seventh year in arow, New Plymouth volun-teer firefighters will add to
the fun of the Payette County Fair
and Rodeo’s opening day by host-ing the Children’s Fun Day Rodeo.
Firefighters and their spouses,children and friends from the
community have been workinghard on all the details for the chil-dren’s rodeo. They’ve been gettingchicken donations for the chickenchase and deciding who willgrease the pigs for the pig scram-ble.
The event kicks off at about 7:30p.m. Aug. 7.
“As soon as the parade is over,everyone heads over to the arena,”said Jerry Stelling, a captain withthe New Plymouth Rural FireDepartment.
The department started hostingthe event after the Payette CountyRodeo cut one of its days out ofthe fair.
“They weren’t going to do mut-ton bustin’, and the guys at the de-partment decided to do therodeo,” Stelling said. “It’s a funway to keep the kids busy for threehours, and we like setting a goodexample.”
Aside from mutton bustin’, thereare several other events for chil-dren, including wild goat milking
and tying, a chicken chase, the pigscramble and junior barrel racing.
“The chicken chase is the mostpopular event,” Stelling said. “Itcovers all ages and is a really funtime.”
In the chicken chase, the arena isloaded with chickens. Differentage groups then take to the arena,starting with the youngest kidsfirst. All children in the crowdwho are of appropriate age arewelcome to participate.
“Then, we let the chickens go,and the youngsters pursue them,take possession of them and takethem home,” Stelling said.
Though they are still roundingup chickens for this year’s chaseand don’t have an official numberyet, he said the firefighters havegiven away upwards of 150 of thefeathered friends each year.
Wild goat milking also makes foran interesting spectacle, with fire-fighters holding onto goats whileparticipants try to milk them.
When the rodeo is over, the fire
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Admission at the gate is $5 for adults, whilechildren 12 and under are free.
No signup is necessary for the chickenchase or pig scramble. Signups for all otherevents take place at 8 p.m. July 30 at therodeo office.
For more information, visit the NewPlymouth Rural Fire Department onFacebook.
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Firefighters get in the arena with the goats to make surethey don’t get out of hand while participants in the wild goatmilking contest try to get some milk in a bucket.
These young cowboys proudly carry the chickensthey just successfully rounded up during the 2013chicken chase.
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