Things
have been really picking up for us in terns! Matt has been busy helping with Convention which was in Guelph this year. Katelyn and I have both
been busy attending 4-H shows as many of the achievement days are held in the
first part of June. It is safe to say that every day is different and every day
is exciting!
Since
my last blog post I have been traveling all around and I have enjoyed every
minute of it. The largest event that I was happy to be a part of was 4-H on
Parade in Calgary. I am one of the
volunteers on this committee but the event fit nicely with some of my intern
tasks. So I left Regina early in the morning on May 30 and arrived
in Calgary in the late afternoon. I dropped into the office to restock some of
my Angus swag and briefly catch up with everyone in the office. Things were
busy as the office was preparing for Convention. 4-H on Parade started on
Friday and it was an action packed weekend and ended with an extremely good
sale. On Saturday, Katelyn came down to the event and together we presented to
the cleaver kids and taught them a little more about the beef industry. That
presentation was the most challenging for me. There was close to 50 kids and
all under the age of nine. So they did not always want to pay attention and
keep quiet. However, Katelyn and I had fun presenting together!
After my week of school presentations I was asked if I would do a clinic about showmanship and grooming for a local 4-H club. June 9 I headed to Irma to give a clinic for the young 4-Hers. I had many questions and the kids seemed very keen on learning how to show properly. When I was done talking and doing some activities with the kids, we clipped many of the kid’s calves that needed a little extra help with the clipping. After this full day I was on the road to Spiritwood, Saskatchewan. Spiritwood is in the northern
part of the province. It was just about a five-hour drive but it
is a much prettier drive then driving in southern Saskatchewan. I arrived at
the nicest bed and breakfast. The couple that ran the B&B was the friendliest and the lady loved to bake sweets. I walked in and she was holding
freshly baked, still warm red velvet cupcakes. The next day was the start of
the Spiritwood Regional show. There were four clubs that got together to have
this show. I was the ringmaster for the two days and also got to judge the
stalls and booths. It is interesting for me to go to all these shows because
everyone does things differently at the 4-H shows. In Spiritwood they make the
kids participate in many different things. For example team judging, team
grooming, a quiz and they have a jackpot show as well. The sale went very good
and I would argue that the people of Spiritwood are the friendliest people I
have come across in my travels so far! I stayed for the banquet and helped to
hand out prizes and made sure that everyone who showed an Angus project got
some Angus swag! Then I started my trip back to Lougheed. I have another show
coming up on Monday then I am heading back to Regina. It will not be long after
that and the Stampede will be here. Make sure you come and visit us in the Cattle Trail if
you are planning to take in the festivities at the Calgary Stampede!  |
| Karla and the judge, Lyle, at the Spiritwood Show. It was Rider pride Tuesday. Karla missed the memo. |
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