"20060801 Ag Center Sunset"
(c) Kevin Dayhoff
August 1st, 2006 at 7:37 PM
(c) Kevin Dayhoff
August 1st, 2006 at 7:37 PM
Thursday, August 03, 2006
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
20060802 KDDC Joe and the Big Rabbit
“Joe and the Big Rabbit”
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August 2nd, 2006
At the Roche Rabbit Barn dedication last Sunday, after Joe Getty spoke for several minutes and delivered a proclamation from Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich, this candid moment was captured in which it would appear that Mr. Joe Getty is talking with Mr. Big Rabbit. Inquiring minds wanna know just what they may have been discussing?
(And yes, that is Senator Larry Haines and his wife Jane in the top photograph, in the top left hand corner of the photo.)
E-mail him at: kdayhoff@carr.org
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20060802 KDDC Bath time at the Carroll County Fair
"Bath Time at the Fair #1"
by Kevin Dayhoff August 1st, 2006
by Kevin Dayhoff August 1st, 2006
20060802 KDDC Roche Rabbit Barn Dedication pictures
July 30th, 2006 Roche Rabbit Barn Dedication pictures
Above please find some pictures from the Ellen Marie and Deanna Roche Rabbit Barn dedication at the
Mr. Bernard J. Roche, Carroll County Commissioner Dean Minnich and Jim Woods presented remarks and Joe Getty delivered a gubernatorial proclamation on behalf of Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, who was unable to attend the event. The invocation was delivered by Reverend Louis Piel and the dedication presented by Reverend Stacy Marsh.
Senator Larry Haines also attended, with his wife, Jane, but he did not speak. It is well known in the Carroll and Baltimore County agriculture community that Senator Haines is a great friend of the business of agriculture. He has also been very supportive of the Carroll County Agriculture Center and the Carroll County Fair.
The members of the Carroll County 4-H Rabbit and Cavy Club wanted to be sure to thank a number of folks for their help in making this important building happen and to help insure the future of the 4-H rabbit program in 4-H.
Folks and organizations and businesses who went out their way to contribute were: Kevin Brown Contracting; Jane and Kevin Brown and Family; Burgermeister Bell; The Carroll County Agriculture Center Board; The Carroll County Fair Board; The Carroll County 4-H Rabbit and Cavy Club; The Carroll County Rabbit and Cavy Breeders Association; Herb Close; David and Debbie Franc and Family; Harden Concrete Construction; Kathy and Kurt Harden and Family; Charles McLamb; C.J. Miller; Rashe Brothers; Bernard and Carolyn Roche and Family; T. J. and Jennifer Spampinato; Bob and Kate Valtin and Family; Michael and Sherry Wade; Michael Wade Jr.; and the Woods-Mladjenovich family.
Our community owes a debt a gratitude to everyone who contributed.
If you have not had a chance to visit the Roche Rabbit Barn at the Fair, please make time available to tour this wonderful facility. It is a great addition to the Fair and the Ag Center complex.
Of course, as is pretty well known, Caroline and I are especially fond of rabbits.
Raising rabbits was one of my projects when I was a 4-H’er, along with public speaking and photography. It is where and when I learned many life skills that have served me well – as it will for the many 4-H’ers who work hard year round learning and participating in programs that will also serve them well as they assume future leadership positions in our great community.
There are two very good newspaper articles that will give you some excellent background on the Roche Rabbit Barn and the dedication.
On July 23rd, Gina Davis penned article for the Baltimore Sun: “For animal lover, barn is fit memorial - Rabbit facility at county fair honors memory of former 4-H'er.” That article is still on the web and can be found here.
The day after the dedication, the Carroll County Times published, “Friends, family gather to remember mother and daughter, dedicate barn,” by Penny Riordan, Times Staff Writer. That article can be found here.
Remember, neither the Sun nor the Times uses permalinks, so go view the articles as soon as possible. Both publications only have the articles easily available for about two weeks or so.
See ya at the Fair.
E-mail him at: kdayhoff@carr.org
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20060802 KDDC Best Shoes in Show
Best Shoes in Show
At the
While attending the Rabbit Barn dedication last Sunday, July 30th, 2006, I spotted what are, to date, the best shoes in show, at least so far. They belong to Kathy Harden.
Always endeavoring to bring you the latest in cutting edge reporting on the Carroll County Fair, we present, “Best Shoes in Show,” – at least what I have observed so far.
As the Fair continues, I’m sure to have more entries – stay tuned.
When told of her award in a cell phone interview, Ms. Harden responded, “No comment, just like a politician…”
When you spot Ms. Harden at the Fair throughout the rest of the week, be sure to compliment her on her shoes. She’ll be thrilled.
E-mail him at: kdayhoff@carr.org
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20060802 KDDC Larry Helminiak Billboard
The billboards are coming. The billboards are coming.
August 2nd, 2006
August 2nd, 2006
The Larry Helminiak campaign has emailed us an image of his billboard.
I've been told that the Haven Shoemaker campaign also has a billboard up.
I've not seen either billboard. As soon as I find a spare moment, I'll get a picture of Mayor Shoemaker's billboard.
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20060802 Carroll County Fair schedule for Wednesday, August 2 2006
Carroll County 4-H and FFA Fair schedule for Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006
Wednesday, August 2, 2006
7 a.m. – 9 a.m. Dining Hall Open
7 a.m. – 10 a.m. Breakfast Available at Shipley Arena
8 a.m. Western Horse Show
9 a.m. Market Swine Fitting and Showing, followed by Market Pairs and Producer
Classes
9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Food Exhibits Entered and Judged
10:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Medford and Nathan Blizzard Halls Closed for Cake Auction Preparation
11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Dining Hall Open
1:30 p.m. Champion Food Exhibit Photos
2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Extension Office – Rms. A & B – Public May View Edible Art and Decorated Cake Exhibits Prior To Cake Auction
3 p.m. Beef Clip Out Contest
5 p.m. “Chick” Parade; Market Swine Show
6:15 p.m. Announcement of Hall of Fame and Friends of Fair Awards
6:30 p.m. Bake Sale of Items Not in Cake Auction - Medford
7 p.m. Cake Auction (Activity Tent); Horse Pull
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
20060801 KDDC Pain in the ass problem resurfaces at Carroll County Fair
The sheep tail length controversy – It’s baaaack
August 1st, 2007
It’s unfortunate that the sheep tail length controversy has revisited the Carroll County Fair this year.
Rumblings about this matter began Sunday and reached a crescendo yesterday.
I was tied up meeting my deadline on this Wednesday’s Tentacle column on local Baltimorean and McDonogh graduate, Joltin’ John Bolton and trying to find my desk after being away on vacation. I figured that Carrie Ann Knauer, would pick up the story and do a great job with it. I was not disappointed.
Ms. Knauer, writing for the Carroll County Times, has posted an excellent article on the sheep tail length matter in today’s, Tuesday, August 1st, 2006 paper. Please go here and be sure to read her article: “Sheep tail length issue resurfaces at fair.”
Additionally, if you have further feedback about this, please be sure to let Ms. Knauer know on her “Fair Blog” on the Carroll County Times web site. She has an excellent reporter’s notebook post that you want to be sure to read: “No fingers to point.” Click here.
For more information, Ms. Knauer calls to our attention this web site: http://www.sheepandgoat.com/
Of course, we are concerned about the welfare of the sheep, but our attention must not stray from the 4-H’ers…
These young 4-H’ers labor all year focused on showing their hard work this week and everything needs to be done to err on the side of what is in the best interests of the young adults.
This is the week; this opportunity does not come back.
According to Ms. Knauer, writing on her Fair Blog:
“The fair board decided to let children who lost their only lamb to continue in the competition, still able to win ribbons, but not to let them participate in the livestock auction. Children who still had a different sheep that was eligible could not use the disqualified ones. Everyone still gets to participate in some way, though maybe not with their best animal. What more could the county fair board have done in this situation?”
The Fair Board made the correct decision and certainly went beyond the call of duty to abate an otherwise, unfortunate situation.
But then again, this Fair Board is known for making lemons into lemonade.
These folks also work year round to make the best Fair in the state happen, and it shows. However, look up the Fair Board in the dictionary and the second definition is constant problem solving in a manner that is win-win for everyone.
As far as the judging of the length of sheep tails… Many unsubstantiated reports have circulated about inconsistencies, insensitivities and callousness in the application of the rules and that only makes matters worse.
Young adults will have plenty of other opportunities in life to become disappointed as a result of arbitrary consequences when a person has otherwise done everything possible to do it right. They don’t need to learn these lessons at this age – at a country fair.
Certainly, as with all rules, there are those who will try and skirt the rules, but on the backchannel, I have been told that each and every 4-H’er involved understands the reason for the sheep tail length rule and has worked to comply.
As Ms. Knauer, ever so adroitly informs us, simply stated, if the tail is docked – cut – too short, it causes the sheep to suffer rectal prolapse. Ms. Knauer quotes J. Willard Lemaster, “a sheep specialist with the Maryland Cooperative Extension, which oversees the
Certainly one of the challenges with following the rule are the fact that nearby
Legislation was dropped in the hopper during the last session of the Maryland General Assembly by the Harford County Delegation to
Okay, I can live with this – but somehow, adequate education efforts need to be redoubled to get the word out about the sheep tail length rule so that we can do away with the heartbreak of child working all year, trying to do the right thing and having an entire year’s work thrown out the building over, what is perhaps an inconsistent application of a science-based rule – being applied unscientifically.
So what is the rule? According to the December 2004, Volume 3, Issue 6 publication of “Maryland Sheep and Goat Producer:”
Maryland 4-H Sheep Tail Docking Policy, December 7, 2004 - Revised for 2005: Lambs born after January 1, 2005 will be accepted for exhibition only if tails are not shorter than the distal end of the caudal tail fold. Lambs that are properly docked will have a minimum length of 0.7 inches at show, measured by the approvement measurement device, which will be placed against the base of the tail and pin bones.”
The purpose of the device is to measure tail (dock) length in show lambs to determine compliance with mandatory tail docking policies. In
Lambs born after January 1, 2005 will be accepted for exhibition only if tails are not docked shorter than the level of the distal end of the caudal tail fold. Lambs that are properly docked will have a minimum length of 0.7 inches at show, measured by the approved measurement device, which will be placed against the base of the tail and pin bones.
There are two lines etched on the tail measuring device : 0.7 inches and 1.4 inches. If a lamb’s tail is 1.4 inches or more at the time of "weaning,"research shows that there is a 99 percent probability that the lamb’s tail will be 0.7 inches or longer at the time of show.
The tail measuring device is not an aid for tail docking. The recommended place to dock lambs is the distal end of the caudal tail fold. Research shows that lambs docked at this location have a 99 percent probability of having a tail that is at least 0.7 inches at the time of show.
Click HERE to see the recommended location for tail docking.
Tail Measuring Device Available
The device to measure tail (dock) length in lambs is now commercially available from Pipestone Vet Supply and NASCO. The device sells for approximately $6.
As Ms. Knauer delicately informs us: “rectal prolapse … is similar to hemorrhoids in humans, and imaginably uncomfortable and unhealthy for the animal.”
Right now, many of the folks involved with the Fair – now have a major case of hemorrhoids, for which they are now on “IV Preparation H.”
It’s time to get this pain in the ass problem solved.
E-mail him at: kdayhoff@carr.org
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