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

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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

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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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enough class to bring home a purple ribbon and enough money to pay for all of the feed that their partner had eaten over the spring. By June first the impa- tient cowgirls and cowboys had select- ed a tic-filled companion that they would soon become extremely at- tached to as they washed, sheered, fat- tened, and trained their fluffy noise maker. Buckaroos form ages nine to eighteen taught their animals manners, and tried to form a body that would be appealing to the judge when fair time rolled around. Most of the activities that 4-Hers do during the year evolve around the fair (which is the main event of the year for the clubs.) “It takes quite a bit of preparation to raise an animal of grand champion cali- ber,” said Barb Allen who had the grand champion carcass steer in the 1987 Fair. She also participated in bar- rel racing and pole bending. Jody Bar- rett who was entered in barrel racing and pole bending too, said, “My day was awful, but the parties that night were great.” They did, however agree they were looking forward to next year’s fair. Any high school student from the age of nine to eighteen can participate in 4-H, but for most of the clubs there is a slight initiation, usually resulting in just fun and games. The Beaverhead County Fair com- bines with Labor Day to create Mon- tana’s Biggest Weekend which drew approximately one thousand people to watch the rodeo and to enjoy the per- formance of Eddie Rabbit and Sy uia. The concert, which was sponsored by the Jaycees, was a great success. The Jaycees also played a big part in hav- ing refreshments during the long sunny days of the fair which lasted about five days. 0 O £ o o a C%c o u y “o— t -i