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Table of Contents
OPENING CEREMONY ....... 4
HOMESCHOOL 4-H ............ 4
MEMORIAL ......................... 5
MECHANICS PROJECTS ..... 7
SPECIAL STOCK SHOW ...... 8
QUEEN VICTORIA PAGEANT ............................................ 9
COLORING CONTEST WINNERS .......................... 12
MUTTON BUSTIN’ ............13 EXTRA SHOWS ................. 14 LAMBS .............................. 15 BROILERS.......................... 18 GOATS .............................. 18 HOGS................................ 19 HEIFERS ............................ 20 HEIFER AUCTION ............. 20 KARAOKE COMPETITION 21 RABBITS ............................ 22 STEERS .............................22 ENTERTAINMENT ............. 23 CARNIVAL ......................... 23 STUDENT EXHIBITORS ..... 24 CHAIRMEN/VOLUNTEERS 26 MARKET AUCTIONS.........29 BUYERS............................. 31
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Landon Weber’s family dog Rambo kisses his goat Gumbo in their front yard. “The goats are like dogs with horns,” Landon said. “That’s why I like goats.”
1-2. Victoria County Sheriff’s Office 3-4. Victoria Police Department
5-7. ATZ Velocity Powersports
8. Victoria Advocate
9. Joe’s Novelties
10-11. Shop My Boutique
12. Scentsy
13. Rodan+Fields
14. Quail Creek VFD
15. Coast To Coast Synthetics
16. County Fair
17. Victoria 4H/FFA
18-19. We Buy Homes
20-21. Victoria Dodge
22-24. Midcoast CCA
25-26. A Different Image Boutique 27. Dan’s Gourmet Foods
28-29. Ziggy’s Big Top
30-32. Warrior’s Weekend
33. San Duccero Vineyards
34. Victoria Electric Co-Op
35-36. Highway 87 Trade Days 37. Cutco Cutlery
38. Young Living
41. Cords Of Steel
42. Manufactured Housing
Consultants
43-44. Jilly Bean Accessories 45-46. Bonanza Western Wear 47-48. My Massage Pillow
49. The Riding Therapy Center 50. Marine Corps League
51. Redeemer Lutheran Church 52-53. Alyssa’s Jewelry
54. Aqua Purification Kinetico 55. Victoria College
57. Justin Marr For Sheriff
58. Real Time Pain Relief
59-60. Gigi Marie Bags
61. James Kurth For County Commissioner Precinct 3
62. Walthall Ag Service
63. Holt Cat
64. Justin Marr For Sheriff
65. American Legion Auxiliary
Post 166
66. Bluebonnet Chiropractic
67. Gideons International
68. Victoria Texas A&M University
Mother’s Club
69. TISD Internet Services And More
70. Lady Anvil
71-72. Dale’s Fun Center 73. Grace/Gracious Paws 74. Zoo Lous
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Opening ceremonies to get ball rolling
New 4-H club gives
home-schooled kids a
creative community
BY MORGAN O’HANLON [email protected]
Seashells, tropical flowers and palm leaves will decorate the Victoria Com- munity Center Fairgrounds as the Vic- toria Livestock Show kicks off with its grand opening ceremony.
The show’s theme is “Fairadise.”
Robin Janecka, the livestock show’s advertising chair, and Gary Moses, community volunteer, will emcee the event that will be from noon to 12:30 p.m. Thursday.
After introducing the theme, they’ll welcome attendees to browse and make themselves at home, Janecka said.
The ceremonies will also feature a presentation of flags, the playing of the national anthem, a prayer, recog- nition of volunteers and an announce- ment of resolutions issued by city and county officials.
The opening ceremonies will also be a time to recognize the winners of var- ious livestock show contests, including the parade, coloring contest and the Queen Victoria Pageant.
A memorial will be held to reflect on recent deaths of three livestock show volunteers. This year, the livestock show will be dedicated to David Dier- lam, a longtime supporter of the show, she said.
“It’s all just a welcoming kick-off,” Janecka said. “We want to remind peo- ple what the show is all about, and that’s the kids who are raising the animals.”
BY CIARA MCCARTHY [email protected]
Morgyn and Falyn Hempel have packed schedules. Between their school lessons at home, working on their family’s ranch, and activities like their bowling league, they have full days.
Their schedule made it hard for them to participate in 4-H clubs, many of which meet in the evenings and are often a long drive from their home in Inez.
So the Hempel family, along with some other families who homeschool their chil- dren, decided to form the Heritage Home- school 4-H Club last year. The group has proven hugely popular and has grown to include 107 kids from Victoria and sur- rounding counties, said Leanne Hempel, the girls’ mom and the club manager. For families who home-school, meeting during the day is often more convenient than an evening meeting, Hempel said.
This year at the Victoria Livestock Show, Morgyn and Falyn will join other kids from the Heritage Homeschool 4-H
Club who will exhibit at the county fair. The 15-year-old twins plan to enter pho- tographs they’ve taken in the county fair. Through 4-H, they’ve gotten involved in photography, advanced baking, archery, soil and conversation, public speaking, and more.
“It’s so rewarding,” Hempel said. “It’s nice for them to have so many dif- ferent kids to hang out with.” Leanne and Roger Hempel are the owners of Hempel Hay and Cattle.
Among the many things they’ve learned at 4-H, Morgyn and Falyn are also par- ticipating in a veterinary science program that requires them to complete 500 clini- cal hours. As part of that work, the girls stitched up their family dog, Patches, when the dog cut her flank while running under a fence on their family ranch. Af- ter learning how to perform stitches using gel squares and practice kits, the twins were ready to help mend Patches under the supervision of a trained veterinarian.
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Sherrae Brissette with American Legion Post 166 honor guard salutes during opening cere- mony for the 73rd annual Victoria Livestock Show in 2019.
From left, Caden, Roger, Falyn and Morgyn Hempel. The three Hempel children are mem- bers of the Heritage Homeschool 4-H Club, and will be entering their photography in the county fair at the Victoria Livestock Show.
IF YOU GO
■ WHAT: Grand Opening Ceremony
■ WHEN: Noon – 12:30 p.m. Thursday
■ WHERE: Outside the Victoria
Community Center
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After they complete their clinical hours and the coursework, Morgyn and Falyn can sit for the state exam to become certi- fied veterinary assistants.
Morgyn, Falyn and their 13-year-old brother Caden will also show heifers in the upcoming livestock show. All three Hempel children have learned a range of skills through 4-H, but they’ve also de- veloped leadership experience as officers in the club, their mother said.
“It’s been great to see their indepen- dence,” Hempel said. “They’ve really been able to take on everything and the responsibility of leading the group and helping the younger kids.”
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The 74th Annual Victoria Livestock Show is honoring David Ray Dierlam, with his unwavering commitment to many agricultural organizations in the commu- nity, with this year’s Friend of Victoria Livestock show dedication. Dierlam died June 18, 2019 at the age of 61. He leaves behind his wife Cathy, two daughters and grandchildren and a huge loving family. His many loyalties included the Dierlam Feed Store, the South Texas Farm and Ranch Show, the Victoria County Area Go Texan program, Victoria County 4-H, Trinity Lutheran Church and the Victoria Livestock Show.
Dierlam served as a committee mem- ber and ambassador of the Victoria County Area Go Texan program, which provides youth scholarships through the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. He
also served on the South Texas Farm and Ranch Show committee for more than 30 years, where he was also chairman of the scholarship committee for many years and served on the Victoria Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee. One of Dierlam’s main points of pride was or- ganizing and co-leading the South Texas Farm and Ranch Show’s annual golf tour- nament, which he did for 15 years. The tournament helps fund the show’s schol- arships.
For many years, Dierlam and two of his brothers, Wayne and Larry, ran their fam- ily-owned feed store, Dierlam Feed. He found great joy in assisting the youth of the community this way. He helped and assisted many 4-H and FFA participants. He helped students with their stock show needs, gave advice and support to many children with their stock show projects by serving his customers’ needs from small-
IF YOU GO
■ WHAT: County fair at the Victoria Livestock Show
■ WHEN: 1-7 p.m., Thursday-Friday, and 10 a.m.-noon, Saturday
■ WHERE: Victoria Livestock Show Hall, behind the Victoria Community Center
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est to largest. He was also a very active as 4-H parent while his daughters raised and showed at the Victoria Livestock Show.
Dierlam and his family were long term buyers at the Victoria Livestock Show. He, along with other family members, were al- ways there to buy or help to raise bids for the youth of the community. He also of- fered over the years to help the show. He really liked helping people and believed in the future of young people and did every- thing he could to show that support to the youth of Victoria County.
He was always happy and willing to help. Dierlam’s friendly disposition and infectious grin helped him create lasting relationships. Whether it was his softball teammates, church members, community organizations, college classmates, or feed store customers, everyone knew him. His generosity and kind spirit will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
Monica Powitzky
2020 Victoria Livestock Show Volunteer Legacy
“Keep Your Head Held High”
This year’s Victoria Livestock Show Volunteer Legacy honors Monica Pow- itzky. Monica, Mama P, or Mrs. P was known by everyone and loved by all. Her sudden illness after last year’s show took her away too fast and left a gaping hole in many hearts. Powitzky is the wife of Cody Powitzky and mother to three daughters and to three grandkids. She loved her family and always gave selflessly to them and to all of her friends and students.
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had to do was call and she’d be there. She was a 4-H leader in Guadalupe 4-H for many years. The family raised hogs for a number of years and if you needed any help with feeding, checking to see if they were pregnant or delivering stuck piglets she was your go to lady. She also didn’t have a lick of fear and would jump in a pen with two fighting pigs and separate them like two misbehaving children who needed a good time out.
Powitzky loved pigs probably as much as her kids and Cody and would spend hours in the barn with them. She loved sharing her knowledge and skills to any- one who wanted to learn and over the years she taught many how to care for her favorite four legged friends.
Powitzky was also a dedicated teacher’s aide in Victoria and Bloomington school districts for almost 18 years. She was the best kind of teacher, she not only helped her special needs students but also helped with all children she came in contact with every day. You would hear kids calling “Mrs. P” everywhere she went – at the schools, sporting events, and stock show.
Powitzky was always there hugging kids and keeping them in line. They all knew when she raised that eyebrow in your di- rection you were being watched. And she wasn’t afraid to let them or the parents know if their child was misbehaving but she did it in such a loving way all the time that the kids always respected and loved her.
Powitzky loved all her “kids” from school, to sports, her daughters’ friends who became extended family, to her stock show and 4-H kiddos. She was always there to lend an ear, helping hand, hug, or stern talking to.
During the stock show, Powitzky could be found in the pig alleys helping kids get to their pens on check in night, gate con- trol during the hog show, behind the pens and anywhere she was needed from hog committee to breed show, cattle barn, or county fair.
When the sun would go down on the show barns, Powitzky could be found playing bones with fellow friends and volunteers of the show in the Galvanized Ghetto.
On auction night she’d be there making sure the kids looked good, stayed clean, and had everything they needed for the
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auction lights and then helping to get their belongings loaded up as the show came to an end.
This year will definitely be a difficult one for a lot of the volunteers and children at the show. Powitzky was a fixture who we all loved and as the tears well up, and the movie reel of memories plays, we will all smile at the wonderful legacy she has left behind and strive to follow in her footsteps.
Virgil W. Chesney
Virgil W. Chesney was born on April 23, 1953 in Houston to Willard and Yvonne Chesney. He passed away on May 26, 2019 in Vidor. He was raised in Victoria where he attended Victoria High School. He married Joyce Horton and had one daughter, Amber.
Chesney worked in apartment main- tenance for many years. After leaving the maintenance field, he got his HVAC certification and worked for Schroeder Refrigeration Conditioning and Victoria
Air until macular degeneration took his vision. He was a member of the Victoria Apartment Association and held many positions over the years. He started the Victoria Apartment Association’s Oper- ation Firefighter garage sales fundraiser. When he moved to Vidor, he donated his entire estate to the garage sale to help raise money to bring Christmas to many apartment families.
Chesney joined the Victoria Jaycees in July 1999 and immediately started help- ing with projects. He started working the concession stand at the 2000 Victo- ria Livestock Show and worked every Show until he moved to Vidor in 2018. Hel would take vacation time so he could be at the show from opening to closing. Even being 90% blind, he would get rides in and work all day.
During this time as a Victoria Jaycee, Chesney also chaired the front parking lot for the Victoria Livestock Show and the Labor Day Rest Stop for the Victoria Jay- cees. Virgil gave so much of himself during these two projects that he had heart attacks at each of them. He also attended every ca- sino night fundraiser put on by the Jaycees as well as every other project going on.
Chesney was a humanitarian. He would help anybody in need. His outlook on life was that he didn’t need much to live on and what he did have could help someone else more than him, so he would go out of his way to help them.
He was preceded in death by his par- ents, brother Rodney Chesney, and sister- in-law Debbie Chesney
Survived by his daughter, Amber Bar- beau, of Wichita, Kansas, brother, Wil- lard Chesney, of Vidor, sister, Darlene Chesney, of Victoria, and granddaughter Arabella Carpenter.
BY MORGAN THEOPHIL [email protected]
Two Victoria East High School seniors have spent every afternoon for the past sev- eral months diligently building a 14-foot long, single axle utility trailer that can hold about 3,500 pounds.
Ryan Alvarez, 18, and Blaine Koopman, 17, will show their ag mechanics project at three livestock shows, including the Victoria Livestock Show. Working on the trailer, they said, has been rewarding.
“It’s a skill that I’ve never known until I got into this,” Alvarez said. “It’s just changed the way you view things once you have it built. Because you did it yourself, you feel more proud.”
“It’s an accomplishment,” Koopman added.
Agriculture teacher Charlie Holloway said the two students are the “cream of the crop.” He said ag mechanics projects are valuable to students because they teach through proj- ect-based learning.
“It’s time consuming for them, but they learn a lot of small lessons along the way,” he said.
With the trailer, Alvarez and Koopman spearheaded every step, including planning and designing, ordering the materials, cutting and welding the pieces of metal and putting the trailer together.
At times, the two students said they cut pieces of metal incorrectly, accidentally cut
pieces of metal with holes in it and strug- gled with some of the math required during the design process. But, they said, they’ve learned from having to overcome challenges along the way.
“They are learning to be self-sufficient,” Holloway said. “They learn to plan out proj- ects, fix and make things on their own and not rely on someone else to do things for them.”
After the livestock shows, the trailer will be kept at the local ag farm and will be used to carry lawnmowers and equipment.
The best part of the project for Alvarez has been improving building skills, such as weld- ing, and seeing the trailer come together.
“It’s like every day you work on it and then you see a new piece get slapped onto it,” he said.
Koopman said the two are hoping for a blue ribbon when they show the trailer at the livestock shows. He said he’s enjoyed ev- erything he’s gained from the experience of building the trailer.
“I’ve liked learning something new and do- ing it with one of my best friends,” he said.
IF YOU GO
■ WHAT: Ag mechanics show
■ WHEN: 1 -7 p.m. Thursday; 10 a.m. -7 p.m.
Friday; and 10 a.m. – noon Saturday
■ WHERE: Victoria Livestock Show Hall, 2905
E. North St.
Blaine Koopman, left, 17, and Ryan Alvarez, 18, weld metal to the trailer at Victoria East High School. Alvarez said, “Seeing it come together” is the best part of the project.
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Special Livestock Show brings ‘pure joy’ to participants
BY MORGAN THEOPHIL [email protected]
From start to finish, the Special Livestock Show fills participants with joy, said Paige Melton, Victoria County’s AgriLife Extension Agent for 4-H and Youth Development.
“There are smiles on their faces and smiles on the faces of everyone watching,” she said. “It brings the show buddies pure joy.”
The Special Livestock Show started in 2016 as a way to give special needs children the experience of showing an animal. After the first year, she said
they wanted to make it even bigger, and it expanded into a mentor program.
The show buddies, or special needs children, can choose an animal such as a lamb, goat, rabbit or steer to show thatbelongstoa4-HorFFAmember, who then acts as a mentor to the show buddy. That process takes place in the fall, Melton said, so the show buddies can meet with the mentor and the animal consistently leading up to the show.
The program gives the show buddies an opportunity to learn about the animal they chose, Melton said. They learn from the mentor about raising the animal and then showing the animal.
When it comes time for the Victoria Livestock Show, all show buddies receive a rosette after showing their animals, Melton said.
“And it creates these great relationships and gives the show buddies confidence,” Melton said.
She said the show is valuable to the mentors, too.
“Competition is instilled in them, so it provides a way for them to get their mind off the competition and enjoy this other side of things,” she said. “The mentors can go back to the basics and remember why they love animals.”
As of late January, about 20 show buddies were planning to participate
in the 2020 show, Melton said. Some of the show buddies have participated each year since the first Special Livestock Show in 2016, which is a testament to the value of the program, shesaid.
“To see kids come back year after year and see that growth, that connection with their mentors and the animals, you don’t really know how special it is until you see it,” she said.
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Coyt Miller, left, poses with Hawk Lassere after participating in the Special Livestock Show event at the Victoria Livestock Show in 2019.
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■ WHAT: Special Livestock Show ■ WHEN: 8 a.m. Saturday
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When Kaylee Henson was crowned 2019 Queen Victoria, she was in shock. “I thought there was absolutely no way that I won,” said Kaylee, 16. “I
was absolutely in disbelief.”
Kaylee has spent the past year repre-
senting Victoria County as the queen after being crowned during the 2019 Victoria County Livestock show. She spent that time volunteering and attend- ing events in the area.
The new Queen Victoria court was crowned during the annual pageant Saturday at the Victoria Community Center Fairgrounds.
“A lot of people think it’s just once a year and get a crown,” Kaylee said. “It is an all-year thing. We are at everything.”
Kaylee, a senior at Industrial High School, said she has enjoyed every moment of volunteer service she did as queen.
She and the rest of the Queen Victoria court volunteer at organizations such as The Warrior’s Weekend and the Blue- bonnet Youth Ranch.
“It’s a lot of community service,” Kaylee said.
During events, she said many kids would come up to them wanting pictures. “I’ve met the most amazing people
throughout all of it,” she said. “You can make a friend anywhere.”
The court also appears at events such as fishing tournaments and parades, which has taught Kaylee to appreciate people.
“You never know how much your smile can change someone’s day,” she said.
Kaylee will graduate this year, and she plans to attend Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi to study nursing. One day, she hopes to become a nurse prac- titioner and serve people every day.
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The pageant’s age divisions are: ■ Queen Victoria – 15 to 18 years
■ Junior Queen Victoria – 11 to 14 years ■ Young Queen Victoria – 7 to 10 years ■ Little Miss Cowgirl – 4 to 6 years
■ Little Mr. Cowboy – 4 to 6 years
She said anyone looking to be this year’s Queen Victoria should be ready to invest time into their community and to dream big in terms of pageant success.
“You never know what’s going to happen,” she said. “I didn’t think a lit- tle ol’ girl from Industrial would win the pageant.”
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Duties of the Queen Victoria Court: ■ Lead the Victoria Livestock Show parade ■ Be present for the Victoria Livestock Show
grand opening ceremony
■ Hand out awards for each animal class and
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■ Host the Victoria Livestock Show youth dance ■ Assist participants and buyers during the
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■ Promote the Victoria Livestock Show at
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Kylie Torres
Ellasyn Rose Stumfoll
Abigail Shannon
Ryker Skye Pearson
Kendall Paige Janak
Magi Jo Cantu
Hailey Elizabeth Urban
Hannah Borden
Taylor Moore
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LITTLE MISS COWGIRL
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Emma Meyer
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The Victoria Livestock Show coloring contest brought in about 1,500 creative entries this year.
Students in grades kindergarten through second colored rabbits, while third through fifth colored cows in line with the livestock show’s theme of “Fairadise.”
OVERALL WINNERS
Kindergarten through second-grade division:
■ Grand champion — Violet Boenig,
first grade, Industrial
Elementary West
■ Reserve grand champion — Faith
Greathouse, second grade, Deleon Elementary School
Third- through fifth-grade division:
■ Grand champion — Libby Jobes, fourth grade, Industrial Elementary West
■ Reserve grand champion — Karma Martinez, fourth grade, Bloomington Elementary School
Violet Boenig, first grade, Industrial Elementary West
Honorable Mention:
■ Conner Poerr, second grade, The Vine School
■ Ashliyn Sanders, fifth grade, Shields Elementary
Kindergarten:
■ Connor Benson, Industrial Elementary West
■ Sophia Aldana, Industrial Elementary West
■ Dylan Zbranet, Industrial Elementary West
■ Kinsey Weinheimer, Industrial Elementary West
■ Kynlee Kolle, Deleon Elementary School
■ Isaiah Bracknell, Industrial Elementary East
First-grade:
■ Violet Boenig, Industrial Elementary West
■ Cora Martin, Industrial Elementary West
■ Grant Wagner, Industrial Elementary West
■ Baelyn Urban, Trinity Episcopal School
■ Emerson Binz, Trinity Episcopal School
■ Scarlette Portales, Placedo Elementary School
Second-grade:
■ Faith Greathouse, Deleon Elementary School
■ Greyson Shore, Industrial Elementary West
■ Stella Kolle, Industrial Elementary West
■ Elizabeth Ramirez, O’Connor Elementary School
■ Sofia Reyna, Our Lady of Victoria School
■ Preston Jalufka, Industrial Elementary East
Third-grade:
■ Lauren Kraatz, Industrial Elementary West
■ Ava Schulte, Trinity Episcopal School
■ Hannah Belk, Our Lady of Victoria School
■ Riley Pagel, Our Lady of Victoria School
■ Allyson Smith Elementary School, Industrial Elementary West
■ Sophie Maltinez, Vickers Elementary School
Fourth-grade:
■ Libby Jobes, Industrial Elementary West
■ Karma Martinez, Bloomington Elementary School
■ Peyton Rehak, Nursery Elementary School
■ Carolina Ramirez, O’Connor Elementary School
■ Olivia Hicks, Deleon Elementary School
■ Aubree Magana, Smith Elementary School
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■ Kaylee West, Deleon Elementary School
■ Kaelyn Hemande, Deleon Elementary School
■ Annale Smith, Industrial Elementary West School
■ Lawson Brown, Deleon Elementary School
■ Jax Loranle, Deleon Elementary School
■ Desiree Charron, Industrial Elementary West School
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Mutton bustin’ participants could get belt buckle or ‘face full of dirt’
BY JON WILCOX [email protected]
Mutton bustin’ will return to the Victo- ria Livestock Show by popular demand. Although the event is at least decades
old, it has only been at the livestock show for three years.
“It’s old redneck games, you know what I mean?” said Robert Shadle, chairman for the event.
Mutton bustin’, or more properly mut- ton busting, is a competition in which small children up to the age of 6 and lighter than 60 pounds ride on the backs of sheep and hold on for dear life.
“Some of them hang onto wool. Some of them bring riding ropes with them,” he said.
Grand champion and reserve champi- on winners will get belt buckles. Partic- ipants will get trophies.
Despite the event’s excitement, Shadle was quick to add the event actually pos- es little danger to its child participants.
Safety, he said, is a serious concern and helmets and vests are issued to each participant.
“A face full of dirt,” he said, is the worst injury a child is likely to suffer.
Recalling last year’s competition, Sha-
dle said his then 3-year-old grandson took a tumble as soon as the gate opened, knocking the large man down also.
“He was fine. He got up and dust- ed off and, ‘Let’s go again,’” Shadle said. “They got rubber made stamps on their forehead.”
And just as it is in Victoria, mut- ton bustin’ is increasing in popularity throughout the country, despite ubiqui- ty of video games, Shadle said.
In fact, he said, mutton bustin’ rodeos are increasing these days. And that ex- perience, he said, may very well be the jumping off point for a young person’s rodeo career.
“They start off riding the sheep, and then they go to riding calves, and then they go to riding steers, and then they go to junior bulls, and then they go to big bulls,” he said.
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Korgen Ramirez competes in the Mutton Bustin’ event at the Victoria Livestock Show. She won reserve champion.
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Major Monney, Little Mister Cowboy 2018, competes in the Mutton Bustin’ event at the 2019 Victoria Livestock Show.
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Goliad senior gears up for last show
BY KALI VENABLE [email protected]
For the past decade 18-year-old Logan Johnson has lived by an old saying in the livestock world – never stop showing.
But his time in the ring will come to an end this year as he graduates and moves on to college.
“What I’ll miss the most is the show- ing, but really also just the fun times,” he said. “You spend a lot of time with your family and parents traveling and stuff. Not only are you with people you love and you’re having fun with, but the friends you’ve made, too. I’ve met so many people; I can’t even express how many.”
In addition to larger shows across the state, the Goliad High School senior is showing a goat in the Victoria County Livestock Show this year, as well as a hog and steer or heifer in the Ultimate Showmanship Livestock Show.
The Ultimate Showmanship Live- stock Show is among a few special shows returning to the Victoria Com- munity Center this year.
The event is scheduled at 7 p.m. Satur- day, and participants have to be in high school and show a lamb or a goat, a heif- erorasteerandapigforachancetowin the Ultimate Showmanship buckle.
Only about a dozen exhibitors usually participate because of the narrow re- quirements, said Paige Melton, the Vic- toria County extension agent for 4-H and youth development.
Johnson won grand champion for the Ultimate Showmanship competition in 2018 and reserve grand champion last year.
Competing in the show has taught him how to show a variety of animals in ad- dition to the lambs and goats he has an- nually raised.
“There are a lot of people who can just show a sheep really good and can’t show a hog or a steer. It helps you be more knowledgeable and teach young- er kids how to show their animals,” he said. “You can be a really good shower with one animal and then apply that to all the other animals.”
Johnson’s mom, Holly Johnson, said watching her son show for the last time is going to be difficult because she has enjoyed the experience so much.
“I’ve really gotten into it with my kids and watched them grow and learn re- sponsibility and work ethic,” she said. “The things you learn in the barn, you can’t learn anywhere else.”
The Old Timers and Pee Wee livestock shows are also returning to the lineup of events, offering unique opportunities for veteran exhibitors and kids who are eager to get in the ring.
The Old Timers show gives former ex- hibitors a chance to revisit their show- ing days after the steer show on Friday, Melton said.
“For everybody that has already grad- uated from high school, it is just kind of time to reminisce, spruce of their skills and get back and show us what they’ve got,” she said.
Adults will be able to register for the event up to 30 minutes before the show, which is judged by showmanship winners.
On the younger end of the spectrum, the Pee Wee show is reserved for chil- dren pre-K through second grade who are not yet old enough to show.
“They’re like chomping at the bit, so they wish they could show now and we try and give them an opportunity to show us their skills before they’re in third grade,” Melton said.
Registration for the Pee Wee show is open until 30 minutes before it occurs from 12:30-2 p.m. Saturday. Exhibitors must show an animal that is already on the fair grounds.
Many of the participants have old- er siblings who are already showing, Melton said.
“It makes it even harder for them to sit around and wait; they are just so anx- ious to be able to get in the ring,” she said. “So we provide that opportunity for those kids.”
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Hayden Wuensche, 16, stands on his chair to avoid a hog that walked under the judging table during the 2018 Old Timers Livestock Show at the Victoria Community Center.
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Logan Johnson, 18, pets his goat Rocket at his home in Victoria County. Johnson will show a goat at the Victoria Livestock Show, as well as a steer and hog in the Ultimate Showmanship Livestock Show.
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BY CIARA MCCARTHY [email protected]
Raising lambs for the Victoria Live- stock Show is not a project you can do in one night, or an exam you can cram for before class.
It’s an investment that requires months of daily work, dedication and attention. Haley Gossett, 15, knows that as well as anyone. She’s spent the past 10 months raising three lambs, two of which she’s preparing to show and one as an alternate. Haley will show her lamb Cinch at the Victoria Livestock Show this year, her second time par- ticipating in the local show. Haley is a sophomore at Victoria East School, where she is also a part of the school’s
FFA program.
Getting her lambs ready for show re-
quires Haley to be at the school district’s AG Farm twice a day. In the morning,
she’ll stop by to feed her lambs before heading to classes. At the end of the day, she’ll be back at the barn, often with her dad, Mike Gossett, who has helped her raise the lambs and taught her everything he learned as a teenager when he showed lambs.
“I’ve learned a lot of stuff from my dad,” Haley said. “He taught me every- thing I know about lambs.”
Haley’s work with the lambs includes everything from keeping them fed and their pens clean, washing, combing and blow drying their legs to exercis- ing them if they need to lose weight or bulk up on muscle. For one of her lambs, Whiskey, Haley put the animal on a treadmill so he could walk back- ward and bulk up on his butt muscle. To make the machine easier and safer for Whiskey to use, Gossett built a railing to keep the animal steady on the mov-
ing belt. Both Whiskey and Cinch are from breeders Colby Collins and Root Family Club Lambs in Nebraska.
Although showing lambs requires an immense amount of work, Haley said that doesn’t stop her from forming re- lationships with the animals. The lambs have become part of Haley’s family, which includes Haley’s sister, Kayla, Gossett’s fiancee, Andrea Gossett, and both of her children, Kaylie, 14 and Shelby, 16. Shelby currently shows pigs. Kaylie, an eighth-grader at Howe Middle School, has been watching Ha- ley raise lambs for the past two years, and is excited to get the chance to join in the fun herself once she’s old enough.
Both Haley and Kaylie say the hardest part of the experience is parting with the animals that they’ve worked with over so many months.
“I cry every time” at the end of the season, Haley said.
“Last year, I didn’t even have a lamb and I cried,” Kaylie added.
For Haley’s family, the monthslong process of raising the lambs has allowed them to watch her grow. Haley hopes to study veterinary medicine after high school, so she can continue working with animals like Cinch and Whiskey.
“It’s just fascinating sitting back and watching her learn,” said Haley’s dad. “The heart that she has to put into loving these animals and dealing with them, it’s lots and lots of work.”
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Seventh-grader doesn’t
chicken out when it
comes to competition
Inez teen brings years of experience to goat show
BY MORGAN O’HANLON [email protected]
What came first: the chicken or the egg?
Meredith Korczynski, 12, isn’t sure, but she does know her three brothers hatched her own interest in raising broil- ers for the Victoria Livestock Show.
“They showed me what to do and all the stuff I need to be doing throughout the year,” Meredith said.
The difference between her and her brothers? “I come out here a lot more,” she said. Meredith’s parents, Pat and Sharon
Korczynski, started raising chickens about 13 years ago, before she was born, when their eldest son was in elementary school.
“I wanted to show in third grade and throughout then, but all my brothers were showing then, so we didn’t really have enough room in this whole place,” Meredith said.
Now, Meredith, a seventh-grader at How- ell Middle School and member of the Junior FFA program, is competing for the second time in the Victoria Livestock Show.
Last year, she won 4th place. It’s her goal this year to win grand reserve.
In a neighboring room in their backyard barn, one of her brothers is raising broil- ers for the San Antonio Livestock Show.
“They are a family project,” Pat Korczyns- ki said. “It takes everybody involved.”
It takes only 40 days for the broil- ers to mature. But during that period,
Korczynski said members of the family take on a revolving schedule of going to check on the animals, which begins be- fore sunrise and ends about midnight.
“You just have to constantly be out here messing with them,” Korczynski said.
Meredith said her chores include mix- ing feed and monitoring temperature and watering the broilers. Every two weeks, she changes the wood shavings to pre- vent the strong stench of ammonia.
“They’re disgusting little creatures,” Korczynski said.
But he likes that his children compete in the broiler category rather than the other livestock competitions.
Whereas competitors can shell out a substantial amount of money for hogs, steers and lambs, he said the chicken competition is an even playing field.
Korczynski said all competitors pick the chickens up from a breeder when they’re one day old. They begins the mad, 40-day dash to the finish line at the Victoria Livestock show.
“Pigs, steer, lambs – the sky’s the limit on what you can spend on them,” Korczynski said. “Chickens – everybody gets them the same place, same time – everything.”
BY JON WILCOX [email protected]
After six years of showing goats, Landon Weber, 14, knows a thing or two about the animals.
“If you raise them right, they’re like a dog with horns,” Landon said, standing just outside a barn on his family’s seven-acre Inez property.
Walking around the land where sever- al generations of family live, Landon is a fountain of goat-related knowledge.
Landon is in the eighth grade at Ezzell Public School and is enrolled in Inez 4-H. His parents are Meghan and Justin Weber.
With a confident hand, the teen feeds the goat. Later, he demonstrates the proper way to display its loin to judges.
In the showmanship competition, the secret, he said, is showing confidence.
“They look for your eye contact,” he said. “They are looking at how you act.”
After settling with several sec- ond-place wins, the teenager said 2020 feels like the year he will take home the grand champion prize.
“I’ve been hoping for grand or re- serve grand champion for a while,” he said.
Stouter and stockier than previous goats he has raised, Landon’s goat Gumbo shows promise.
“My dad got fifth place one gum- bo year, and I really like gumbo,” Landon said.
While Landon said he made sure this year to pick a goat that is certain to catch judges’ eyes, that has not kept him from putting in an enormous amount of work into his project.
“He wakes up every morning at 5:20 a.m.,” said Weber, the teen’s 37-year-old mother. “He gets up by himself and ... and comes out and feeds his goat.”
And to his mother’s pleasant sur- prise, Landon has also made a habit of feeding all of the family’s numerous
other animals, which includes a chub- by and immensely congenial black lab-pit mix named Rambo, six horses, a pot belly pig, two parrots, two guin- ea pigs, two hedge hogs, two heifers and a host of peafowl.
That’s hardly the only reason Landon is popular around the house.
“He is a people pleaser. He does not like to let people down,” said Weber before cracking an affectionate joke. “I wish he liked to read more.”
But jokes aside, Weber said she is confident the excellent son she has raised will only be better for the les- sons learned from Gumbo and other stock show projects.
“Responsibility. Lots of responsibili- ty. He learns a whole lot,” Weber said.
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Meredith Korczynski, 12, holds one of her many broilers. This is her second year com- peting in the Victoria Livestock Show with broilers. She is a member of the Junior FFA.
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When Kaylyn Matula’s parents first asked her if she wanted to show an ani- mal in the Victoria Livestock Show, she was only 9 years old, and had no idea how saying “yes” would go on to shape a significant part of her life.
Kaylyn, now 17, is about to show her pig, Paco, in her ninth livestock show. She serves as president of the Wood Hi 4-H Club and is a member of Victoria East High School FFA.
“So here I am, nine years later, and I couldn’t be any happier with the decision I made,” she said.
Taylor Matula, 14, is following closely in her older sister’s footsteps. A student at Howell Middle School and histori- an for the Wood Hi 4-H Club, Taylor is about to show her pig, Deena, in the live- stock show, too.
The two sisters get their pigs in October each year and raise them until the live- stock show in the spring, they said. Their mother, Jennifer Matula, said she and her husband, Bradley, remain very hands-off in the process.
“We do the bare minimum,” she said. “We will haul them to the show, pay for the pigs in the fall and pay for the feed, but the rest is up to them.”
Every day, the two sisters are up at 5 a.m. to care for and feed their pigs. Ev- ery evening after school, they walk them to help the pigs gain endurance and prac- tice for walking in the show, and then they feed them again.
“It’s taught me a lot about responsibil- ity,” Taylor said. “You have to care for these things like crazy.”
The pigs have to weigh between 230 and 280 pounds to get into the show, the sisters said. At a recent weigh-in, Paco weighed 249 pounds and Deena weighed 263 pounds.
Kaylyn said her years of involvement with FFA and 4-H have taught her re- sponsibility. She said she’s had practice public speaking and has had opportu- nities to meet new people and try new things, and appreciates all of the doors that have been opened to her.
“Without these pigs, I really would not be the person I am today,” she said.
Taylor said her favorite part of the pro- cess is getting to know and love her ani- mal each year.
Kaylyn echoed her sentiment, saying the hardest part comes each year at the end, whentheyhavetosaygoodbyetothepigs.
“You become best friends,” Kaylyn said.
Kaylyn and Taylor are already looking forward to their youngest sister, Bethany, 5, showing animals in the show.
When all is said and done, Jennifer Matula said her three daughters will have been showing pigs in the show for more than 20 consecutive years.
“We’re many years down and many years to come,” she said. “It’s become what our family does.”
Kaylyn said though she’ll soon be off at college, she plans to come home to watch her sisters continue showing.
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Veteran participant preps heifer for
Heifer auction continues to grow
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BY SAMANTHA DOUTY [email protected]
Melody Kloss, 17, harnessed her heif- er to walk in preparation of the Victoria County Livestock show.
Kloss, a senior at Victoria West High School, has shown in the stock show for several years, but this is only her second year showing a heifer. In years past, she has shown rabbits, chickens and pigs, which she is showing in con- junction with her heifer.
Her heifer, Raza, is 11 months old, and is extremely feminine, Melody said.
“She just looks like a girl,” Melody said with a laugh.
Melody will show Raza against her competitions at 9 a.m. Friday at the Vic- toria Community Center Fairgrounds.
Raza has a bit of spunk to her, Melody noted.
“I always get the ones that are a little fiesty,” she said.
Raza showed her feisty spirit when Melody tried to harness her. Raza dart- ed back and forth in her pen and refused to move until she finally succumbed to Melody’s will.
Despite her mannerism, which Mel- ody loves, Raza is an award-winning heifer. Melody showed Raza at the State Fair of Texas and won reserve champion calf.
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“She’s a really, really good heifer,” Melody said.
Melody said when she showed the smaller market animals she wanted to show a larger animal like a heifer, and she is glad she was able to her junior and senior years.
Raza comes from a great bloodline, Melody said, and she anticipates a suc- cessful showing at the livestock show de- spite Raza’s young age. Melody said she had help from her breeder and family.
“I’m successful because of the people around me,” she said.
Melody was a cheerleader, but she de- cided to give up the sport to invest more time in the stock show. She plans to use the stock show experience in her future.
“It’s been super great, but a struggle sometimes,” Melody said. “It takes up my whole time.”
She plans to attend Texas State Univer- sity to study zoology after receiving her associate degree from Victoria College.
“I’m just really happy I had this many successful years,” Melody said.
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The Victoria County commercial heif- er auction continues to grow every year. Commercial heifer auction chairman Joe Jones said the auction started with 13 heifer pens about 24 years ago and
now has 116 pens.
“It has grown,” Jones said. “There is
no doubt about that.”
Showing a heifer takes the whole
family, and it brings them together for the annual Victoria County Livestock Show, Jones said.
The heifers are among the pricier an- imals up for auction, and the money helps the students buy next year’s proj- ect and save some for college.
“We have a lot of support from our lo- cal producers,” Jones said.
He said buyers can buy replacement females through the stock show and support Victoria County students.
Jones said students who show heifers can show in the market animal show, as well.
“They can have a second project that they can sell at the show,” he explained.
The students will show their heifers at 9 a.m. Friday for judging. Awards for heif- ers will be announced at 5:30 p.m. Friday.
Heifers will be sold in pens of two at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Livestock Pavil- ion at the Victoria Community Center Fairgrounds.
The projects are purchased by one buyer, and the buyers can view the ani- mals Friday before the sale.
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Melody Kloss, 17, walks her heifer, Raza, in preparation for the Victoria County Livestock show.
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Area’s best karaoke entertainers compete for $1,000 prize
BY ELENA ANITA WATTS [email protected]
Every Thursday for six weeks, ama- teur singers belted out songs on stage at Dodge City in qualifying rounds for the finals at the Victoria Livestock Show. The finals will start at 2 p.m. Saturday in the beer garden at the Victoria Community Center Annex.
Amateur is defined as someone who has not been paid in the past five years to sing, and this is the fifth year the qual- ifying rounds have been hosted at Dodge City, said Carlos Salas, owner of the bar.
The winner will receive $1,000, and the next four places will receive cash prizes as well. Second- through fifth-place win- ners will receive $500, $300, $200 and $100, in descending order.
Each week, three judges selected the top three contestants from the karaoke quali- fying rounds to go to the finals. Two wild- cards allowed them to send four on a cou- ple of Thursdays during the competition.
“Sometimes we have a lot of talented people one week, and the judges wish they had that extra one to send someone for a chance to win $1,000,” Salas said. “Once you make it, you’re in, and it doesn’t cost anything to compete. If you don’t make it one week, you can come back the next.”
The singers were judged on the com- plexity of their song choice, stage presence, audience participation and vocal performance.
“It is about your voice being good but also about getting up and having a good time,” said Shanda Salas, Carlos Salas’ wife.
A total of 20 contestants will proceed to the finals. The top five performers will sing again to determine their places in the win- ning lineup. A tie will call for a sing-off.
“They sing what we have in our library, and if we don’t have it, we try to get it,” Salas said. “Not all songs are available for licensed karaoke.”
Unlike past years when Dodge City has hosted rounds every Thursday until the livestock show, this year, the club will make the last Thursday before finals available for the contestants to practice.
The judges include Mark Zepeda, the lead singer for the Texas Continentals; Ronnie Glover, the general manager of Townsquare Media, which owns radio stations in Victoria; and Tiffanie Villarre- al, an employee at UPS. This is Villarre- al’s third year to judge. She represents the everyday music lover who likes watching musical performances.
“We want some change and some con- sistency (with the judges),” Carlos Salas said. “It’s good to have that mix ... I might think someone sang so good and someone with an ear might think he was pitchy. It’s good to have that balance.”
Two guest judges will help with the se- lection at the finals.
“We had some very talented singers right out of the gate this year,” said Shan- da Salas.
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Taylor Blanton sings at the karaoke qualifying rounds for the Victoria Livestock Show finals at Dodge City. He sang “So Far Away” by Staind.
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Needra Francis, second from right, and others wait for the karaoke qualifying rounds for the Livestock Show finals at Dodge City. “I’m torn,” Francis said as she tries to decide a song to sing.
IF YOU GO
■ WHAT: Karaoke finals
■ WHEN: 2-5 p.m. Saturday
■ WHERE: Beer garden at Victoria Community
Center Annex, 2905 E. North St.
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Sam and Bud ready to hop into livestock show
Industrial 4th-grader
carries on
family’s tradition
BY ELENA ANITA WATTS [email protected]
Kolten King, 11, a fifth-grade student at Mission Valley Elementary School, is raising 10 rabbits from which he will choose three for the Victoria Livestock Show. The one he named Sam was born on Christmas Day.
“At first I did not know what happened, so I picked rabbits. But I figured out what happened. But I stuck with it,” Kolten said. “I thought I would play with them, and they would be sold as pets, but they get harvested, usually used for soups and stuff.”
Kolten tries not to form attachments to the babies, but this year, Sam was particularly friendly with him.
“I kind of got attached to this one,” Kolten said of Sam. “It’s hard to let go, but he’s going to go to heaven.”
Kolten actually started with three bred does this year. Two of them bore babies and one of them did not. Sam is one of three big babies born to one of the does. Kolten named another one from the same litter Bud.
“This one (Bud) became friends with him (Sam),” Kolten said. “I guess somehow the other one just came up and became friendly with me.”
The other doe bore seven smaller babies on Dec. 23.
This is Kolten’s third year to pursue raising rabbits for the livestock show. His first year, he placed 12th with his rabbits and made the sale. However, last year, none of his does bore babies, so he could not participate.
After Kolten enters his best three rabbits in the show, he will attempt to
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Kolten King, 11, holds one of his rabbits he is raising for the Victoria Livestock Show.
sell the remaining seven as pets. If they are not sold, he will harvest them and give away the meat.
Kolten said the judges will look at the uniformity of his three rabbits as well as meat and fur quality. Discolored fingernails, ear mites, conjunctivitis in the eyes, a runny nose and buck teeth will disqualify them, he said. His rabbits are free of the disqualifying attributes now, and he is hoping that they will stay that way.
“I feel like they are doing pretty good,” he said.
Kolten monitors the weather for the rabbits and, when necessary, uses either fans or heaters based on the temperature to keep them comfortable and healthy.
“They usually eat at night, but the little ones don’t have the routine down yet, so I have to check on them multiple times,” he said.
Typically, in the morning and afternoon, he makes sure the rabbits have food and water. He also cleans the water hose from which they drink to ensure it does not become slimy.
“I have to get up at 5:30 a.m. because my bus comes at 6 a.m.,” he said. “So I have to set my timer to wake up in the morning and make sure everything is good before I get on the bus.”
Kolten said he has learned responsibility as well as the life cycle of the rabbit from birth to butcher.
“He’s actually in control of a life, and it’s nice to see him actually go from seeing the animals through the whole process of birthing, trying to keep them alive when they are little, watching them grow up, to the end when they are harvested,” said Samantha King, Kolten’s mother. “Because that is the point of the livestock show – raising animals for farm to market. It’s a lot of work.”
BY KALI VENABLE [email protected]
The land outside Derek Hempel’s house holds generations of stories.
Ahead of the Victoria Livestock Show, he stood in the barn on a chilly weekday afternoon and gently combed his exotic steer named Spot.
Several feet away, in Derek’s family home, sat a framed photograph of his grandfather with one of his steers at the Victoria County Livestock Show long before the event was moved to the Victoria Community Center.
The 11-year-old Industrial Elementary West student has a striking resemblance to his grandfather, who started a tradition that still has the hooves to stand.
Derek is a fourth-generation steer exhibitor. His mother showed steers after her father, and his two other brothers followed in her footsteps.
“It is awesome because my daddy showed, too, when he was growing up and he got a lot of grand and reserves with his steers,” said Derek’s mom, Susan Hempel. “But he didn’t show what we show now. He used to show Herefords, and we show exotic steers.”
Derek is showing a steer and heifer at the Victoria Livestock Show for the second year in a row. He placed first in his class for steers and heifers last year, but is aiming for a grand championship title this year, he said.
Derek spends about two hours each day washing, combing and blow drying his animals.
He has picked up pointers from his older brothers, Dylan and Dustin Hempel, who both showed from third grade through twelfth and won multiple titles.
“When his brothers were showing he would always be there with them,” said Derek’s mom. “He has been doing progress shows since he was little.”
She and her husband, Russell Hempel, said they both enjoy watching their youngest son improve in the ring each year and take on responsibility in the barn.
“It’s really exciting,” Hempel said. “I like to see how much he advances from year-to-year. It is a lot of work.”
IF YOU GO
■ WHAT: Market Steer Show ■ WHEN: 6 p.m. Friday
IF YOU GO
■ WHAT: Victoria Livestock Show Rabbit Judging
■ WHEN: 8 a.m. Thursday market rabbit judging; 9:30 a.m. Thursday breeding rabbit judging
Derek Hempel, 11, smiles for a portrait with his steer and heifer ahead of the Victoria Livestock Show.
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BY ELENA ANITA WATTS [email protected]
A couple of years ago, Carlos Salas and his musician friend Frank Flores decided to play at nursing homes and assisted living facilities once each month to give back to the community.
The duo grew to a band with five members that is now known as the Crossroads Troubadours.
“We play for an hour – a lot of old country music,” Salas said. “It is ful- filling because it brings back memories
for some of the residents. Some of them start crying – ‘I remember dancing with my husband.’ They love it and come up and hug the guys or shake their hands.”
The Crossroads Troubadours will play 8 p.m. to midnight Thursday in the beer garden at the Victoria Livestock Show at the Victoria Community Center.
The residents of the assisted living fa- cilities drink margaritas and dance, Salas said. And the Troubadours take requests.
“Play a waltz,” Salas said they hear a lot. Salas, Flores and Johnnie Martin
play guitar and sing in the band. James Zamora plays the drums, and Mike DiSanto plays the bass. Fast Freddy Rosas helps out on drums sometimes.
“People from different bands came to help us out, and that’s how we started,” Salas said. “It evolved from nursing homes. Someone hired us to do a pri- vate show, and then someone hired us to do another. We played Bootfest last
year in the gazebo.”
The Troubadours play everything
from Waylon Jennings to Journey. “People like them because they have such a mix,” said Shanda Salas, Car- los Salas’ wife. “The bass player sings bluesy, jazz stuff, and then they sing rock, and then old country, and then
new country. It’s a good variety.”
On Friday, DJ Blaze will spin tunes
ranging from Tejano to hip-hop.
“He’ll play whatever the crowd wants,” Salas said. “He’s one of the
premier DJs in the area.”
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Crossroads Troubadours
ENTERTAINMENT LINEUP
All musical performances will be in the beer garden at the Victoria Community Center.
■ THURSDAY
8 p.m. – midnight – Crossroads
Troubadours
■ FRIDAY
8 p.m. – midnight – DJ Blaze
■ SATURDAY
2-5 p.m. – Karaoke finals 9 p.m.-1 a.m. – The Texas Continentals
New carnival company coming to Victoria Livestock Show
BY CIARA MCCARTHY [email protected]
A new company that specializes in thrills and twirls is taking over the carnival for the 2020 Victoria Live- stock Show.
After many years with Reed Ex- position Midway providing carnival rides and other activities, the company Pride of Texas Shows has taken over the contract for the February event.
“Oursloganisentertainmentwithpride, which means we take pride in everything we do,” said the company’s owner and president Christopher Barton.
The company puts on about 38 fairs a year throughout Texas and Okla- homa, and has put on several car- nivals throughout the Crossroads,
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A new company, Pride of Texas Shows, will put on the carnival at the 2020 Victoria Livestock Show. The carnival opened Feb. 20 and closes March 1.
including the county fairs in Goliad and Refugio, as well as the carnival at Gonzales’ Come and Take It Cel- ebration, Barton said.
Pride of Texas will debut a brand new ride at the Victoria Livestock Show called the “No Limit,” Barton said. The ride carries 16 people and swings them over the top of the carnival mid- way. The ride is 80 feet tall, and Pride of Texas is the only company in the state to have one, Barton said.
Another ride, the “Zero Gravity,” spins 33 people in a circle and lifts them up in the air, giving riders a feel- ing like they’re floating in space, ac- cording to the company’s website.
The carnival also includes all of the standard attractions such as a Ferris Wheel that seats 64 people, a carousel and giant slides.
“It’s going to be a big change” from years past, Barton promised.
IF YOU GO
■ WHAT: Carnival at the Victoria Livestock Show
■ WHEN: The carnival will be open through March 1. On weekdays, the carnival opens at 5 p.m., and on weekends it opens at noon.
■ WHERE: Victoria Community Center fairgrounds, 2905 E. North St.
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Livestock show chairmen and assistants
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John Pozzi, general chairman
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Gary Loest, assistant general chairman
ADMISSIONS/PARKING LOT
Chairman - Richard Castillo
Assistant
Kellie Castillo
Toni Stithem
ADVERTISING/PUBLIC RELATIONS
Chairman - Robin Janecka
Assistant
Monica Loest Sarah Loest
AG MECHANICS PROJECTS
Chairman - Troy Koenig
Assistant
Lindey Steffek Barry Koenig Trent Koenig
AUCTION
Chairman - Shelly Marbach
Assistants
Teresa Moorman
Larry Lahody Ronnie Morris
Joy Loest
Sarah Loest Stewart Jason Ohrt Shannon Loest Mary Koenig Robin Janecka
Will Kolle
Kirby Garrett Rusty Knezek Ronnie Pesek Cody Loest
Jackie Adamek John Zacek
Lane Marbach Sara Pagel
Tracy Loest Pruitt Steve Volkmer Richard Janecka Rhonda Volkmer Sheila Vesley Karen Hempel Erin Koenig
Joe Jones
Chris Hessler Danielle Warzecha Charlotte Bethke Larry Vesley Keith Madden Marvin Seitz Cindy Vecera Stephanie John Michelle Martin Brittiany Harwell Kristy Justice
AWARDS
Chairmen - Jackie Parsons, J.J. Janssen
BARBECUE COOK-OFF
Chairman - Heather McBride
Assistants
Jeff Saunders Felicia Hardt Jody McBride Ashley Saunders Patrick McBride Kayla Mozisek Shannon McBride Lori McBride
BEER GARDEN (INCLUDES ENTERTAINMENT AND KARAOKE CONTEST)
Chairman - J. R. Perez BUSINESS DIVISION Chairman - Traci Shadle
CAMPERS
Chairmen - Karrie Brandt, Peggy Pahmiyer
Assistant
Sonny Quinney
CARCASS LAMB
Chairman - Jerry Leita
Assistant
Michael Leita Rhonda Leita Wayne Leita Renee Goetz Kenneth Goetz
CARCASS PROCESSING
Chairman - Greg Harwell
CARCASS STEER
Chairman - Russell Svetlik
Assistants
Allen Grones Thomas Svetlik Ross Grones
Jon Grones
Jerry Leita Wayne Leita Scott Johnson John Leita Loretta Svetlik Michael Leita Chad Koehl Brenda Svetlik Shelby Engelbart
CARCASS SWINE
Chairman - Arlen (AJ) Buchhorn
Assistants
Zach Kruppa
Larry Fredericks Wanda Buchhorn Dave Gajer Veronica Gajer Shannon Martin Justin (Bubba) Leita Mark Davis
Dennis Jacobs Henry Wood Tommy Marbach John Schneider
COLORING CONTEST
Chairmen - Crystal Cantu, Stacy Nunez
COMMERCIAL EXHIBIT HALL
Chairman - Missy Sappington
COMMERCIAL HEIFER SALE
Chairman - Joe Jones
Assistants
Dr. Bob Horton Justin Brown Jeff Kyle
Mark Stewart Ronnie Pletcher Tol Cawley
Joe Keefe
Sherri Kyle
John Zacek Charlie White Teresa Moorman Mike Manning Debbie Horton Ryan Pletcher Laura Jones David Williams
Bubba Leita John Hagel Kyler Dollins Kelsey Cawley Sherri Kainer Stephen Diebel Clay Kolle Brian Morris Wesley Ball Kyle Salziger Terry Fleeman Kim Kurtz Rhett Johnson Lacy Neill
COMPUTER & RECORDS
Chairman - Dr. Kirby Garrett
Assistants
Clay Kolle
Joni Garrett Randy Simmans Sara Daniel Dottie Harwell
CONCESSIONS
Chairman - Toni Stithem
Assistants
Robert Koudelka Kristi Burks Jennifer Laughlin Debbie Bourland Allan Stithem Jonathon Stithem Megan Gossett Richard Castillo
COUNTY FAIR
Chairman - Michelle Lasser
Assistants
Elaine Adamek Marie Immenhauser Lauren Cummins Traci Shadle
DISPOSITION
Chairman - Farah Janak
Assistants
Jackie Dierlam Jamey Janak Jeremy Janak Kevin Janak Robert Grimes Travis Long
Joni Garrett
Kyle Spear Brandon Dornburg Lance Hodges Allan Parsons Mike Parsons Nick Rodriguez
ELECTRICAL SET UP
Chairman - Tom Jahnsen
FINANCIAL CHAIRMAN
Chairman - Billie Hessler
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GOAT ROPING
Chairmen - Lacey Rosenquest, Cody Rosenquest Assistants
Kingslee Mitchell
Brandon Mitchell
Meghan Starr John Leita Kim Ramirez Jackie Dierlam Shera Burlin
HOSPITALITY ROOM
Chairman - Jake Barefield Assistant
Ann Bothe
JUDGES & SIFTERS
Chairman - Gordon Harris Assistants
Christie Linke
Tiffany Wells (VISD West)
Matt Bochat
Julian Luna (Bloomington) Angela VanGundy (VISD East) Scott Meindadus (VISD West) Charlie Holloway (VISD East) Meredith Holub (Industrial) Paige Melton
Tom Timmermann
Scott Meinardus
JR. BREEDING HEIFER/OPEN CATTLE
Chairman - George Hood Assistants
Kyle Loest
Melanie Hood
Hunter Hood
Donna Tater
JR. BREEDING SWINE
Chairman - Henry Wood Assistants
Kelley Wood
Larry Frederick
Michelle Moore Savannah Koehl Tim Faltysek Carolyn Faltysek Megan Depine Will Knopp Karen Davis Mark Davis Tracie Depine Travis Balfanz Christie Linke Layton Frederick Les Deuel
Bryan Franz Meghan Starr Samantha Bernhard Yvonne Frederick Katie Huddleston Karen Wood Patrick Moeller
KID’S DAY
Chairman - Jillean Chreene
LIVESTOCK JUDGING
Chairman - Jeremy Kretser Assistant
Travis Franz
Celeste Kretser
Jason Repka
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MARKET SWINE
Chairman - Bruce Williams
Justin Waymier Cindy Sizemore Brandon Maraggia Brad Willemin John Oswalt Peggy Pahmiyer Jennifer Gordon Juli Miller
Ann Bothe Michael Morales Patty Gott
Lonnie Quinney Clayton Shedd Victor Eder
Gary Kocian Kelly Jordan
Ray Stoebner Travis Balfanz Alan Sizemore Michael John Allison Williams Rex Knopp Jonathon Gordon Dana Williams Darlene Willemin Carol Powitzky Cody Powitzky Shawn Gott
Sean Willemin Carl Bothe
John Beckner Chris Schrade James Huddleston Matthew Schrade Jennifer Gordon Melissa Gordon Jared Sizemore Will Knopp
MEMBER APPRECIATION DINNER
Chairman - Mike Pozzi Assistants
Ray Stobner
Victor Eder
MUTTON BUSTIN
Chairman - Robert Shadle
OPERATIONS
Chairman - Wesley Schmidt Assistants
Tom Jahnsen
Calvin Schmidt
Todd Heibel Richard Bludau Kevin Schmidt Cody Buck Taylor Sizemore Robert Shadle Logan Brandt Tommy Cooley Brenda Heibel Kelsey Schmidt Ashleigh Martin Jared Sizemore
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Chairman - Katie Schneider Assistants
Wade Kubecka
Ronny Bollem
DeNeal Bethke Leslie Kubecka Brad Bethke
MARKET GOATS
Chairman - Mike Tater Assistants
Seth Tater
Rhonda Leita
Dave Garza
Myra Feuerbacher Melanie Hood Sam Dunseth Donna Tater Breana Tater Meghan Starr
MARKET LAMB
Chairman - Kevin Janak Assistant
Myra Feuerbacher
Jamey Janak
Robert Harwell Greg Harwell Jeremy Janak Sam Dunseth Rhonda Leita Brittainy Harwell Tammy Janak
MARKET STEER
Chairman - Dr. Bob Horton Assistants
Jeff Kyle
Dustin Hempel
Stephen Diebel Bobby Joost
Joe Jones
Sherri Kyle Thomas Kyle Russell Hessler Debbie Horton Thomas Svetlik Mike Manning Richard Marbach Doug Bishop Travis Scherer Darrell Hempel Susan Hempel Russell Svetlik
OUTSIDE EXHIBITS
Chairman - Missy Sappington Assistants
Wesley Schmidt
PARADE
Chairman - Nick Rodriguez Assistant
Missy Sappington
PARKING LOT SET UP
Chairman - Cody Buck
PARKING PASSES
Chairman - B. J. Nelson
PONY SHOW
Chairman - Shelly Milberger Assistants
Samantha Alebis
Melissa Borgfeld
Eric Harvey Corey Milberger John Alebis Cynthia Stanley Dewayne Stanley Tiffany Cutler Josh Cutler
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Chairman - Sarah Rowlands
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Renee Hammack
Samantha King
Michael Maraggia Sydney Simon Charles Coldewey
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Shelbie VanBeveren
Karen Wood
Pam Malik
Bridgette Jacobs
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Allan Stithem
Tim Bourland
Richard Castillo Calvin Smith Gabe Porras Abby Smith Dwayne Hill Marc Banda Alex Reyes Grant Sauer
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Calvin Schmidt
SWEEPSTAKES HEIFER
Chairman - Susan Hempel Assistants
Dylan Hempel
Linda Juenke
Wesley Silva Dennis Jacob Billie Hessler Tracy Pruitt Megan Coldewey
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HORSESHOES & WASHERS
Chairman - Richard Bludau
VETERINARIANS
Chairman
Teresa Moorman
WEINER DOG RACES
Chairman -Teresa Moorman Assistants
Laurie Salais
Frances Grubert
Tracy Marek
Linda Stuart
YOUTH WESTERN GAMES
Chairman - Michelle Lassere
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livestock sales
ADVOCATE FILE PHOTO
Kayla Osburn holds her reserve champion broiler at the 2019 Victoria Livestock Show auction.
BY MORGAN O’HANLON
[email protected]
Every year, something new is happen- ing at the Victoria Livestock Show’s mar- ket auction.
“We’re always trying to make it better for the kids,” said auction chairwoman Shelly Marbach.
New this year?
“We are asking the buyers to pay an up- front deposit of $500 to become a buyer,” Marbach said. “They’re not losing that money. It can either go toward an animal purchase or toward a donation add-on to a specific exhibitor.”
The auction allows students who en- tered their livestock projects into the show to sell their animal and save what they earn for future projects or education after high school.
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HOW TO BECOME A BUYER
■ A table will be set up at the Victoria Community Center entrance for people to register March 2, the day of the auction.
■ Registration begins at 3 p.m., and people can sign up anytime after that during the auction. People also can sign up to add onto a student’s bid by registering at victorialivestockshow.com or at the registration table. Anyone interested in being a group buyer can contact Shelly Marbach at 361-935-3247 or via email at victo- [email protected].
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Marbach hopes the new rule will pro- vide an added incentive for buyers to commit to making a purchase.
“We really could use more community support when it comes to buyers,” she said. “Having the oilfield move away from Victoria, that’s always taken a toll on us.”
Although small businesses and individ- uals may not have the buying power of large oil field companies, Marbach said they can still contribute to the auction by joining a buyers’ group.
Victoria Livestock Show isn’t alone in making this change. Marbach said all the county auctions will begin to require the $500 registration fee.
This year, the auction is also requiring that add-ons be at least $25 per exhibitor. Add-ons are added funds for any student.
Although sales at last year’s auction were down by $2,350 from the 2018 auction, add-ons were up by more than $80,000, Marbach said.
The students use the funds they earn from the show to continue participating and to save money for their higher education.
“Many kids wouldn’t participate in the livestock show without the buyers be-
cause they use what they earn for the next year’s project,” Marbach said.
Marbach’s son, Lane Marbach, sold ani- mals in the livestock show before he went to college.
For him, the livestock show was instru- mental in helping him go to school.
“We love showing, but it was always to save money to help set up a college fund,” Lane Marbach said.
Additionally, he said buying animals at the auction is a reinvestment in Victoria County’s agricultural industry.
Shelly Marbach said the new changes are only trying to promote that reinvestment.
“We want to make it all about the buy- ers and celebrating the kids’ accomplish- ments,” Marbach said. “Please come enjoy a lovely buffet, open ended drinks and buy some animals.”
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Coyt Miller, 15, stands with his grand champion goat at the 2019 Victoria Livestock Show auction.
RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL FARM & RANCH
Greg Spears, Broker [email protected] 361-649-2906
Stephen Diebel, 12, a Howell Middle School sixth-grader, stands with Hollywood, his re- serve champion steer, at the 2019 Victoria Livestock Show auction.
IF YOU GO
■ WHAT: VICTORIA LIVESTOCK SHOW MARKET AUCTION
■ WHEN: 4:30 P.M. MARCH 2
■ WHERE: VICTORIA COMMUNITY CENTER
FAIRGROUNDS, 2905 E. NORTH ST.
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3L Farms
5B Farms
Allan’s Wrecker Service
Atzenhoffer Cadillac
Atzenhoffer Chevrolet Co.
Atzenhoffer/Velocity
Powersports
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B&S Grain Co.
BAA
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Beckner Welding
Briggs Ranch
Brown Bag Saloon
Bubba Leita Farms
Bugmobiles
Bully Buyers
Con Metal Contractors, Inc.
Con Metal Concrete
Corbeau Pools
Country Slaughter House
Don and Kathryn Counts
Crescent View Medical Clinic
Crossroads Buyers
Cumberland Ranch
Dairy Treet
Del Papa Budweiser
Dierlam Feed Store
Russell Dunnam
Ronnie and Pam Elkins
Thad and Shelby Engelbart
Envious Faces by Jess
Feed the Need
First National Bank
First State Bank – Friendliest
Bank
Fordyce Co.
Jerry Fortenberry
Friends of Victoria County
Youth
Dr. Gary Fries
Gateway Enterprises
Ralph Gilster
Gott Consultants
Grace Funeral Home
Green Wing Investments
Hallettsville Livestock
Commission
Hartman Distributing Co.
Allan R. Hartman
H-E-B Plus and H-E-B
Bruce and Sandy Hill
In Memory of Judge Robert
Cheshire
J&R Leita Farm & Ranch
Juarez & Juarez Bookkeeper
& Tax Service
Klean Corp International
William Kubecka
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Leita Farms Trucking
John Leita & Family
Wayne and Miranda Leita
MW Rentals & Services, Inc.
Mac Haik
Main Street Animal Hospital
Gary Malaer
Anthony Maraggia
Mardi Gras
Martin O’Connor Cattle Co.
Matula’s Repair Service
Melvin’s Menswear
Junie Meskey
Midway Grass Farms
Mitchell Glass Co.
Brandon and Harley Moore
Alan and Stacy Murray
New Distributing – Fastop
Cimarron
New First National Bank
Northside Ranch – Pet Center
O’Connor Brothers River
Ranch
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Performance Fabrication
Phillips & Associates Inc.
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Rainin’ Cats & Dogs Group
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Sarco Creek Ranch
Scherer Kubota
Scott D. Gorsuch
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Entertainment
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Management
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Tejas Production
Texas Dow Employees Credit
Union
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Pet Resort on Main
Rainy Day Group
Wood Hi Group
Toyota of Victoria
Triple D Farms
Texas Farm Bureau Insurance
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Victoria Auto Dealer
Association
Victoria Business Friends
Victoria County Farm Bureau
Victoria Dodge
Victoria Farm & Ranch
Supply
Victoria Law Group
Victoria Outlaws
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White Trash Services
Wingstop
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The Bomb Diggity Scherer Kubota Bar K Pasture Works Midway Grass Farms Kellogg Propane Bubba Leita Farms Double Tree Cattle Co.
PONY SHOW
SPONSORS:
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Bar Z Ranch
Cutler Machine & Repair REM Torque Test, Inc Schovajsa Farms
Life Celebrations Stitches & More August 5 Designs
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WIENER DOG RACES SPONSOR:
COLORING CONTEST SPONSORS:
GOAT ROPING SPONSORS:
3L Farms
5D Steakhouse Shoppa’s Farm Supply Leopold Cattle Company Bubba Leita Farms
3L Farms
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Ameriprise Financial - Michelle Rohde
Love Yourself - Jason Burmeister
The Blingstead by Jackie Pagel Winstead
BEER GARDEN SPONSORS:
Cintas Bobwhite Energy VCS Companies Raising Cane’s
EQUIPMENT SPONSORS: Hlavinka Equipment
Company
Victoria Farm Equipment MW Rentals Scherer Kubota Shoppa’s Farm Equipment Tiger Industrial Bobwhite Energy
ADVERTISING AND MEDIA SPONSORS:
Razor IT Solutions Victoria Television Group The Victoria Advocate Townsquare Media Sign Crafters Victoria Radioworks Victoria Connection
SHOWMANSHIP
SPONSORS:
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AUCTION BUYERS DINNER SPONSORS:
MUTTON BUSTIN’
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