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Fall 2012 Newsletter

OCTOBER________________________________4-8........................................World Dairy Expo12-13.................Cal Poly Dairy Club Golf & Wine21...........................Junior Grand National Show27.....................................Planning ConferenceNOVEMBER_______________________________10.................................Jr Planning ConferenceDECEMBER_______________________________4.............................Official Genetic Evaluations

JANUARY, 2013_____________________________24-26......................CA State Holstein ConventionFEBRUARY_________________________________12-14..........................................World Ag ExpoMARCH____________________________________1-3...................Western Dairy Classic Junior Show6-8............Western Dairy Management Conf.-RenoAPRIL_____________________________________21...................Merced County Holstein Club Show26.............State Holstein Show- Merced (tentative)JULY _____________________________________8-11........Nat’l Holstein Convention-Indianapolis, IN

UPCOMING EVENTS

California State FairThis year’s State Fair was held July 23 with Paul

Trapp of Taylor, WI officiating.

Open Show ResultsSenior and Grand ChampionS:Calori-D Jasper Marigold, Stephen & Rebekah MastReserve to Zendi Dundee Exhilarate, Becky DenizJunior ChampionS:Fradon Redliner Aka, Dominic Agresti-AssaliReserve to Calori-D SM Aftershock Eva, Stephen Mast

Junior Show ResultsSenior and Grand ChampionS:Zendi Outside Nutmeg, Brandon AlmeidaReserve to Paulo-Bro SP Shari-red, Macey PearsonJunior ChampionS: Scientific Pico Doll-red, Elise RegusciReserve to BVK Alexander Adalira, Tony Garcia

* photos from www.showphotobykatina.com visit her website for more great show pictures!

Premier Breeder & Exhibitor, 1st Sr. Best 3, 1st Dairy Herd: Air-Osa Dairy

Good Luck to all of the CA exhibitors

at World Dairy Expo! If you’re travelling to WI, be sure to join the CHA for our annual

‘Wine & Cheese Social ‘ featuring delicious wines

donated by Ruann Dairy and cheeses from Hilmar Cheese!

Congratulations to the State Champion FFA Dairy Judging team

from Petaluma- All CJHA members: Alex Gambonini, Frankie

Gambonini, Jessie Jones and Regina Pozzi. Good luck at the

National Contest!

Visit www.caholstein.com to stay up-to-date on Association news,

upcoming events and see pictures and results from activities!

Los Lecheros Dairy Club Industry Social ~ Golf Tournament ~ Wine Tasting

October 12-13 Friday Dinner & Silent Auction: Contact Taylor Pires 209-996-9330

Saturday Golf Tournament at Dairy Creek: Contact Rich Silacci 805-440-6331 Saturday Wine Tasting: Contact Erin De Snayer 209-324-9144

Please RSVP for events by September 28th

*all proceeds benefit Dairy Club actvities including National Dairy Judging Team and Dairy Challenge Competition

The South San Joaquin Holstein Club will be hosting the 2013 CA State Holstein Convention in

Historic Downtown Visalia at the Visalia Convention Center/Marriott Hotel on January 24-26, 2013!

Convention highlights will include: ~ Host Night at the beautiful home of Tim and Deene Souza, with catering provided by Vintage Press

~ Holstein USA industry meetings

~ A full slate of Junior Activities including an evening of miniature golf, arcade games and Full Throttle racing at Adventure Park!

~ Live sale at the brand new COS Ag Center in Tulare. The sale will consist of live animals, choices and embryos. Please contact Matthew Evan-gelo @ (559) 816-4224 or mevangelo@hotmail.com to discuss possible consignments.

If you have general questions about the Convention or are interested in sponsorship opportunities, please feel free contact one of the Convention Co-Chairs:

Joey & Laurie Airoso / Matthew & Lauren EvangeloJoey: (559) 967-5258 - apanamajoe@aol.com

Laurie: (559) 967-5257 - laurieair@aol.comMatthew: (559) 816-4224 - mevangelo@hotmail.comLauren: (707) 338-5247 - laurenpking@hotmail.com

A block of rooms have been reserved at a rate of $95/night. In order to receive the group rate, reservations need to be made by December 31, 2012. To reserve, call 1-800-798-6506 or 559-636-1111 using the group block code (SJHSJHA) or through this website: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/vismc?groupCode=SJHSJHA&app=resvlink&fromDate=1/23/13&toDate=1

/26/13

Please look for registration packets in the mail or online at www.caholstein.com in early December!

Items of Discussion:

* Upcoming State Convention* California Holstein News magazine* 2013 State Holstein Show * National Judges Conference to be held at 2013 State Show

visit www.chukchansigold.com for room reservations and directions

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UPCOmInG ACTIVITIeS & eVenTS

California Polytechnic State University

Planning Conferenceat ChukChansi Gold ResoRt & Casino

Friday, October 265:00-9:00 pm Social Hourlight hors d’oeuvres, no-host bar

Saturday, October 279:00 am meeting

lunch to followafternoon Board of Directors meeting

2013 CA State Holstein Convention

Once again, the CA Juniors who travelled to the National Hol-stein Convention to compete in the various contests represented our state well. We have a truly outstanding group of kids who worked very hard for these achievements, congratulations to all! And thank you to team coaches Kirsten Areias and Megan Pierce for your time and efforts!National Champion Junior AND Senior Dairy Bowl Teams!J: Bailey Allen, Kiara Gilardi, Hannah Young, Alex GamboniniS: Tony Lopes,Caitlin Lopes,Elise Regusci,Elisabeth RegusciNational Champion Prepared Public Speech!Katie Migliazzo, 1st Place in the Intermediate Division3rd Place Junior Division- Alexandria Lopes3rd Place Senior Division- Taylor PiresNational Dairy Jeopardy Contest 3rd Place Senior Division -Taylor PiresNational Young Distinguished Junior Member Tony LopesNHWSO scholarship recipient Taylor Pires

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Junior Planning Conference

Saturday, November 10th, 11 amJohn’s Incredible Pizza

2225 Plaza Pkwy Ste 105 ~ Modesto, CA 95350Be sure to join the fun as we discuss:

State Convention ~ Cow Camp 2013 ~ Awards & Scholarships

For more information, contact Kirsten Areias at 209-617-0430 or Kate Briggs at 805-801-0463

This year, Cow Camp returned to Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. July is the perfect time for a few days on the coast, and our CJHA group had a fabulous time. Living in the Ag dorms for 3 days for the full Cal Poly experience, Cow Camp is an educational and fun experience for dairy youth of all ages. An exciting addition to the program this year was a mini Dairy Challenge contest, modeled after the collegiate competition. In small groups, campers toured the dairy with industry professionals, focusing on key areas of nutrition, cow comfort, calf care, and records. The groups were then assigned to present their reccomendations for areas of opportunity to dairy management. A huge thank you to Dr. Henderson and Rich Silacci for their hospitality and efforts in organizing events; also to Michael Oliveria, Kelsey Cheda, Adam Goltz, and Dr. Berning for their time in assisting with the Dairy Challenge day. AperennialhighlightistheAllen’samazingbeachBBQandbonfireatAvilaBeach.Campersandchaperonesalikeenjoyed the sun, sand, and an evening with Holstein friends. During Camp, members also took part in a dairy cattle judging workshop, Dairy Jeopardy contest, Fitting demonstration, trip to the bowling alley, and friendly competition in games. I personally had the good fortune of being introduced to “Dairy-opoly” by some very business-minded (and competitive) young members from the south valley :)

National Convention Success

Cow Camp Report