- Page B4 — Terrace Standard, Wednesday, August 26, 1992

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There will be no better place for

animal lovers to visit this fall than —

the Skeena Valley Fall Fair. -

- Chihaubaus ‘and chickens, rams -

and rabbits, lambs and labradors,
steers and sows, they’il ‘all: be
there and each with a chance. of
picking up a ribbon.-:

Chihauhaus and labradors? Yes,
even they have a chance:at the
prizes if their owners .cnter them
in the Pet Show. No entry form or
fee involved here, children and
adults .alike just show up with
your pet. Thé: show. starts at 1
pom. on Sunday. ~ :

There are’ classes for dogs, in-

cluding the dog with the waggiest
tail, and‘cats — the one with the

fluffiest tail. will. ‘pranice away”

with a ribbon. .

Rodents get their own class this
year, so start teaching your gerbil
tricks. The fourth class is miscel-
laneous — everything goes here,
except for horses, and there’s a
prize for the strangest pet.

Ss an animal show

The best cared for pet of the
show will have its name put an a
perpetual trophy.

Always a, big hit with young-
sters visiting the fair are the

“entries in the open livestock ad
poultry divisions. And once agai

they can expect to see everything
from: fluffy .rabbils’ to imposing
1,0001b. ‘steers, from gabbling

geese to gently cooing doves.

There will also be an_ op-

‘portunity to look over the rearing

achievements of local 4- H Club
members. -

The 4H auction - _— ‘Sunday at
1:30: p.m..—- always draws: a big
crowd as much to: watch auc-
tioneer Leo ‘De. Jong: browbeat
bidders-into upping the ‘ante: as to
adinire the Jambs and: steers going

- on the block.

The weekend will also feature

‘two major equine competitions

beginning with the Terrace Fall
Horse’ Show.. An open cveut

sponsored by the 4-H club, it gets

“hack classes, starling at 8 a.m.,
cand bunter-jumper events in the
‘afiernoon, The show continues
‘Sunday, beginning at $ a.m. with --

‘classes,

‘such as flag picking, pole bending
‘and ring spearing cnsure those in

_ for local

underway 10 am. Friday with
nine dressage classes. Saturday
features english pleasure and

a mix of english and’ western

For more information on or to
enter the Horse Show, contact
Jeanne Soutar (635-9367) or
Alisou Muench (638-0646).

Also on Sunday, beginning at
11 .am., is the Totem Saddle
Club’s annual gyinkhana.. Events

the packed grandstand: don’t go
short of exciting entertainment.

_ All this and much more is there
residents. and at a
bargain price. Passes: for the.
entire weekend cost just “$5 for
adults, $3.50 for seniors and

those 12 years and under. - |

BLACK SHEEP ROLY i is no > embarrassment to his owner ‘Danny Ansems, 4-H Club member

BUNNY LOVE - Jennifer Ansems cuddles Muffy, a young Mini
Rex rabbit she plans to show at the Fall Fair. Above, Jane Zagar
stands with Norman, her 1,280Ib Heretord steer.

i

Future farmers:

Norman lifts his snout out of a

bucket, grain decorating bis big,

flat nose like confetti,

He’s finishing up bis allotted
six to seven pounds of grain, after
demolishing’ a half bale of bay:
earlier in the day. -

And just what is Nonnan aud
why does he consume such large

‘amounts of food? —
Nonnan is - two-year-old
Hereford steer, who, . despite

being a fussy eater, las managed .
to eat his way: to an impressive
1,280 pounds.

“He reminds me of Liberace,”
says his 17- year-old. owner,- Jane
Zagar.

She is raising him as ber 4-H

raised; and‘she plans to enter res
in the beef ‘showmanship. class,

where he will be judged on his -
muscles and size, and sell him in.

the auction the following day.

- Children betweca the ages of 9-
19 years of age can enter the 4-H
club, There are rabbit, sheep, beef
and Jamb divisions, as well as a

separate club for youngsters inter- _

. Sheep on the family’s property. on ;
. the bench.

~ will have to train the sheep’ to :

bits’ in coinpetition this year as,

-stop by the fall fair on Saturday:

ested in horses. Approximately - 7

30 Jacal kids are involved in.4-H.

‘You don’t have to live on a
farm to’ belong to 4-H," says
Sharon Ansems, leader of the 4-H.
rabbit project. ‘Even just a back-.
. yard is enough to raise a pet rab-

bit.” on
’ Her children Jennifer, 13, and. for

Danny, 11, raise rabbits and

By the time the fair comes, ‘they

respond to hand signals.

As well, Jennifer and Danny are. ae
vands iy"
grooming the sheep, and record:
ing: ihe amount they are. fed.
project for the Skccna Valley ie

~ Fait. He i is the “third ‘st tr she la

responsible. for: feeding ::

iese. chores, are. doybiéd,, since, a
h plan to enter Mini-Rex. Tab
qf:

well.
_“There’s quite a bit t to it” siys
Sharon. ‘You don’t just sort of:
get an animal and i ignore it. or
To gét a look at the animais the: °
4-H members have been raising, -

to see the sheep, rabbit, beef and pe
swine classes. :

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