Beaverhead County High School - Beaver Yearbook (Dillon, MT)

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wouldn’t go on the numbers for the first two hours. Labor Day morning, youngsters gathered around main street corners to witness the annual parade. With bril- liant floats, obedient horses, and de- lightful music, the procession was com- plete. The Beaverhead County High School Band of only forty-five members took first place in the Music Division. The band was directed by Mr. Leonard Ostwalt who said, “We had a good group marching; we were happy when we found out that we won.” This year’s fair and rodeo were full of entertainment and excitement as freshman Jodi Jones commented. “The fair was blast; it was very reward- ing and educational.” This 4-H’er was entered in such events as breeding beef products, cooking, ceramics, sewing, and veterinary science. She received ribbons ranging from red to grand champion on her breeding beef. Jim Allen had an amazing time in his two events, calf roping and team roping, while his sister Barb Allen lived it up in the barrel racing and pole bending events. The 4-H clubs from the sur- rounding areas worked in the conces- sion stands for the weekend. For many clubs and organizations, Labor Day Weekend is more than just a rodeo. o o o o + o i- ® County Fair and Labor Day m 9 )

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After co-star Sylvia had warmed up the audience, Eddie Rabbit to an almost full love a rainy night,” sang coun- try western superstar Eddie Rabbit to approximately one thousand listeners in two separate performances in the B.W. Lodge Gym- nasium. But the weather didn’t comply with Eddie’s hopes for a wet weekend. The skies were clear and the stands were packed with thousands of specta- tors during “Montana’s Biggest Week- end.” Attending the Eddie Rabbit Sylvia concert was only one of the action packed festivities which attract thou- sands of people to Dillon yearly for the Labor Day Rodeo and County Fair. The FFA joined in on the excite- ment by creating several booths on the fairgrounds. The “Cowchip Bingo” took in an amount of $412, al- though the cows

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BEAVEl Barb Allen poses with the prize winning steer which earned her a purple rib- bon in Breeding beef at the county fair. ty their are several new members who became interested in the activities that the 4-Her’s participate in, so they joined one of the county’s many local clubs such as the Rattlesnake Wran- glers, Horse Prairie Hayshakers, or Hogback Hillbillies. Each club has al- most4 thirty members with about two new comers every year. During this past year they cooked, sewed, and raised almost every animal that would graze. When January first came around mem- bers had already choosen a steer they thought had Head, hands, heart, and health are the four basics that mil- lions of young teenagers become loyal to ev- ery year. But here in Bea- verhead Coun- These two free running horses of Jack Mitchell’s show off their beauty. Hor- semanship is just one area that 4-Hers become skilled in. f Travis Welbom eyes his steer as he tries to leave a good impression on the judge. O O O % IQW Come As You Are €r - 0+0