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Complete coverage of the Cass City community and surrounding areas since 1899
VOLUME 105, NUMBER 17 CASS CITY, MICHIGAN - WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2011 FIFTY CENTS ~ 14 PAGES
At annual livestock auctions
Wanted: prospective buyers
The Tuscola County Fair Board and an animal by splitting the purchase
the 4-H Livestock committees are price. Buyers who are not able to
inviting prospective buyers to the attend the auction can purchase an
2011 4-H Livestock Auction. animal by authorizing another indi-
The auctions will take place vidual to bid on their behalf. You can
Thursday, July 21 at the Tuscola set a limit on the amount you wish to
County Fairgrounds in Caro. The spend and specify whose animal you
Small Livestock Sale will begin at wish to purchase; the 4-H office can
9:30 a.m. and the Large Livestock assist you in finding a proxy bidder,
Sale will begin immediately follow- if needed.
ing, but not before 11 a.m. All prospective buyers must check
Through participating in 4-H live- in at the registration table, which
stock projects, young people gain opens at 8:30 a.m. Sale catalogs will
skills in raising, showing and mar- be available at the registration table.
keting livestock. In the process, they Parking for bidders and buyers is
learn fundamental skills that last a available at the Michigan Sugar
lifetime, such as record keeping, plant for the day of the sale. Gate
responsibility, financial accountabil- passes are available upon request
ity and animal care. Not only are the that will allow buyers to enter the
young people taught the responsibil- grounds with ease on sale day. As a
ity of caring for an animal, but they potential buyer, it is a good idea to
also get experience in the American plan to arrive early enough to regis-
free enterprise system and have an ter, review the sale animals, and talk
opportunity to benefit from their to the 4-H/FFA members and other
effort. buyers.
The 4-H Livestock Auction is the Buyers at the 4-H Livestock
culmination of livestock members’ Auction purchase high quality meat
efforts, when the animals they have and have the personal satisfaction of
raised are sold to the public. Each supporting 4-H youth in their “learn
spring more than 100 Tuscola by doing” projects. All buyers also
County youth ages 9 to 19 select ani- receive public recognition and a ban-
Too hot to handle... mals for participation in the auction. ner for display. Those who purchase
ELKLAND TOWNSHIP Fire Department Chief Glenn Guilds and Assistant Chief Scott Wright This auction is the highlight of the champions get considerable advertis-
fight the flames in the Allendale Fire Department Fire Simulation Trailer, which the Cass City project for most participants and its ing and publicity. You may even
department borrowed for training exercises during a muggy, 91-degree Sunday afternoon. More success is entirely dependent upon qualify for a tax deduction; consult a
the bidders. tax advisor.
than a dozen Cass City firemen and another 10 or 12 Caro fire fighters made their way through the The 4-H Livestock Auction is open Buyers will receive a photo with the
trailer, a simulated house fire complete with a maze of hallways, smoke, flames and plenty of heat to the general public. Animals can be 4-H member and their project ani-
— reaching some 900 degrees. “It’s the closest thing to a house fire that they can get,” comment- purchased by businesses or by indi- mal. A complimentary meal will be
ed Jason Lermont, Cass City, a state-certified fire fighter trainer who also serves on several fire viduals; in fact, 2 or more individu- provided for auction supporters at
departments, including Elkland Township. (Related photo in this weeks issue, page 6) als can also go together to purchase the Farm Bureau tent across the road
from the sale pavilion.
The Tuscola County Farm Bureau
Chip Shots
will be sponsoring an informal
luncheon of grilled bratwurst and hot
dogs between 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Buyers do not have to assume any
responsibility for the animals they
Wednesday Night 2-Man Golf Dillon/Irrer 17 Bliss/Krol 23 purchase. They have several options
League as of June 6 Henn/Herron 15 Martin/Stern 21 when determining what to do with
Division 1 - Early Berwick/Greenlee 10 Langley/Tamlyn 20 the animals. One option is to have
Mastie/Robinson 29 Individual medallist: Doerr/Haire 20 the animal processed for either per-
Davis/Tate 29 Tate 38 Hillaker/Murphy 17 sonal consumption, as a bonus to
Burns/Caister 28 Team medallists: Wallace/ Brent & Scott 17 employees, as a gift to customers, or
Craig/Knight 28 Wallace/Warner 85 Spencer/Sommerville 14 for donation to a local food pantry.
Alexander/Spencer 27 Division 2 - Late LeValley/Morgan 11 Buyers may also resell the animal at
Biefer/Hoard 24 Biddinger/Smith 34 Osentoski/D. Wallace 10 the local market price. A final option
D.Jones/Peters 23 Green/Zdrojewski 33 deBeaubien/Lowe 8 is to donate the animal back to 4-H
Iwankovitsch/Stickle 23 Dadacki/Otremba 29 Prieskorn/Repshinska 6 with the proceeds going to support 4-
Smithson/Kurtansky 23 Ulfig/Corey & Paul 28 Bitzer/Curtis 3 H programs of the buyer’s choice.
Wallace/Warner 20 Langenburg/Brad & Joe 27 Individual medallist: Buyers must close out their pur-
Hendrick/Veggian 19 Hartel/Brown 26 Tamlyn 37 chase at the auction, including speci-
Jones/Marshall 19 Sattelberg/Weaver 26 Team medallists: fying the packing company to be
Hobbs/Meck 18 Lowman/Roemer 23 Zdrojewski/Green 85 used for processing the meat; buyers
must contact their packing company
directly to provide processing
instructions. This year, large live-
stock buyers will not be able to make
changes after closing out the sale on
Enick Osantowski, Thursday, because United Producers
auction staff will be working at other
Johnathan and fairs on Friday and Saturday and
Rebecca Morris Tuscola County livestock are
shipped early Sunday morning.
Enick Osantowski and Johnathan
Morris announce the birth of their sis-
ter, Rebecca Kay Morris.
Rebecca was born May 7, 2011 at
Littleton Adventist Hospital. Her par- E-MAIL
ents are Tadd and Amy Morris of
Centennial, Colo. She was 8 pounds,
13 ounces and was 19 inches long.
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and Kathy Mann of Arvada, Colo., and Cass City Chronicle every
Bob and Mary Morris of Beulah, Colo. Wednesday morning.
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of Pueblo, Colo., and Margret Bisbee Only...
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On June 26, Rebecca was baptized by
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THUMB SMOKIN’ Motorcycle Show winners were named during Cass and cousin Christopher of Saginaw; tact information, along with an
grandparents Thomas and JoAnn e-mail address.
City’s annual Freedom Festival. The winners were: Knights Insurance Osantowski of Cass City; Rich and
Kathy Mann of Arvada, Colo.; Bob
Choice, Kevin Hoppe (from left); Touring Category, Doug Nichols; Custom Morris of Beulah, Colo.; Uncle Timmy Send check or money order,
Mann of Arvada, Colo; along with made payable to the
Category, Chris Bambach; Cruiser Category, Joy Ballard; Sport Category, many other great-uncles and aunts and Cass City Chronicle, to:
Troy Helenski; Antique Category, Bill Ehrlich; People’s Choice, Nick Bliss; friends from the Colorado area. Unable
to attend were Uncle David and cousin
and (not pictured) Trike Category winner, Don Doerr. Twenty-six motorcy- David of Northpole, AK; and Uncle Cass City Chronicle
cles were voted on and 72 people voted for the Peoples’ Choice Award, accord-
Lancer Gilliam, who is currently
deployed to another country with the PO Box 115
U.S. Air Force. Cass City, MI 48726
ing to organizers.