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Share the magic at Tehama District Fair
THURSDAY, September 27
Grand Opening
Rolling Hills Day
*7 p.m..............Miss Tehama County Program Midway Stage
2 p.m. ............Gates Open
3 p.m. ............Swine Judging - Don Smith Pavilion
4 p.m. ............Buildings Open
4 p.m. ............Rabbit Judging - RKYAB
4 p.m. ............Carnival Opens
Unlimited Ride Armbands - Until 10:30 p.m.
4 p.m. ............Super Science - Tyler-Jelly Building
4-10 p.m. ............Tehama Trail Marketplace & Wine Tasting
5 p.m. ............Grand Opening - Front Gate
5 p.m. ............Beef Judging - BSA
5 p.m. ............Sheep Judging - Jr. Judging Ring
5 p.m. ............Music Machine! - Front Gate
5:30 p.m. ............Corndog Eating Contest - Qualifying on the Midway
6 p.m. ............Lion Safari - East Lawn
6 p.m. ............TCCW -- "Meet Your Local Rancher"
6:30 p.m. ............Swan Brothers Circus - East Lawn
7 p.m. ............Miss Tehama County Scholarship Program, Midway Stage
7 p.m. ............CCPRA Rodeo - Pauline Davis Pavilion
7:30 p.m. ............Bryan Gilles Magic - Kerstiens Stage
8 p.m. ............Lion Safari - East Lawn
8:30 p.m. ............Swan Brothers Circus - East Lawn
10 p.m............Buildings closed
11 p.m............Grounds closed
FRIDAY, September 28
Premier West Bank Day
Seniors' & Special People's Day
*6 p.m..........Red Bluff Outlaw Racing Main Arena
8 a.m...........Gates Open
8 a.m...........Sheep Showmanship - Jr. Judging Ring
8 a.m...........Beef Judging - BSA Judging Ring
8 a.m...........Swine Showmanship - Don Smith Pavilion
8 a.m...........Goat Judging - Jr. Judging Ring
10 a.m.. ......Buildings Open
10 a.m.. ......Super Science - Tyler-Jelly Building
10 a.m.. ......Poultry Judging
10 a.m.. ......Tehama Trail Marketplace opens
10:30 a.m.. ......Senior Citizens Program - Kerstiens Stage Free lunch for the first 500 seniors at noon
11 a.m.........Special People Program, lunch at noon
1 p.m. .........Dairy Judging - Don Smith Pavilion
1 p.m. .........King Cotton Jazz Band - playing at the Front Gate - also at 2p.m., 3p.m. and 4p.m.
1 p.m. .........Sheep Judging - Jr. Judging Ring
2 p.m. .........Carnival Opens
Unlimited Ride Armbands-Until 11:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m. .........Swan Brothers Circus - East Lawn
3 p.m. .........Steve Chaney & Cornelius - Kerstiens Stage
3:30 p.m. .........Lion Safari - East Lawn
4-10 p.m. .........Wine Tasting
4 p.m. .........Godfrey the Magician - Kerstiens Stage
5 p.m. .........Music Machine! - Front Gate
5 p.m. .........Steve Chaney & Cornelius - Kerstiens Stage
5:30 p.m. .........Swan Brothers Circus - East Lawn
6 p.m. .........Godfrey the Magician - Kerstiens Stage
6 p.m. .........RB Outlaw Racing - Main Arena
6 p.m. .........Final Livestock Drive - Don Smith Pavilion
6 p.m...........Turri Family Farm Dinner - ticket required
6:30 p.m. .........Lion Safari - East Lawn
7 p.m. .........CCPRA Rodeo - Pauline Davis Pavilion
7 p.m. .........Steve Chaney & Cornelius - Kerstiens Stage
7 p.m. .........Large Animal Round Robin - D.Smith Pavilion
7:30 p.m. .........Swan Brothers Circus - East Lawn
7:30 p.m. .........Chad Bushnell Band - Midway Stage also at 9 and10 p.m.
8 p.m. .........Godfrey the Magician - Kerstiens Stage
8:30 p.m. .........Lion Safari - East Lawn
10 p.m.........Commercial Building closed
11 p.m.........Exhibit Buildings closed
12 Midnight......Grounds closed
SATURDAY, September 29
Taco Bell Day
*7 p.m.........Truck & Tractor Pull Main Arena
8 a.m...........Gates Open
8 a.m...........Halter, English/Western Horse Show
10 a.m.. .......Jr. Livestock Auction - Don Smith Pavilion - Sponsored by the Tehama District Jr. Livestock Committee
10 a.m.. .......Buildings Open
10 a.m.. .......Fiber to Shawl demo - Hog barn
10 a.m.. .......Tehama Trail Marketplace opens
10 a.m.. .......Super Science - Tyler-Jelly Building
12 NOON. ...Carnival Opens -
Unlimited Ride Armbands - Until 11:30 p.m.
1 p.m. .........King Cotton Jazz Band - also at 2, 3 & 4p.m.
1 p.m. .........Little Miss Tehama Program - Kerstiens Stage
2 p.m. .........Kids Dance Demonstration - Midway Stage
2:30 p.m. .........Lion Safari - East Lawn
3 p.m. .........Steve Chaney & Cornelius - Kerstiens Stage
3-10 p.m. .........Wine Tasting
3:30 p.m...........Kellie Rodriquez - Midway Stage
3:30 p.m. .........Swan Brothers Circus - East Lawn
4 p.m. .........Godfrey the Magician - Kerstiens Stage
4:30 p.m. .........Big Wheel Races - East Lawn Area
5 p.m. .........Steve Chaney & Cornelius - Kerstiens Stage
5 p.m. .........Music Machine! - Front Gate
5:30 p.m. .........Swan Brothers Circus - East Lawn
5:30 p.m. .........Kids Dance Demonstration - Midway Stage
6 p.m. .........Godfrey the Magician - Kerstiens Stage
6:30 p.m. .........Lion Safari - East Lawn
6:30 p.m...........Kellie Rodriquez - Midway Stage
7 p.m. .........Steve Chaney & Cornelius - Kerstiens Stage
7 p.m. .........Truck & Tractor Pull - Main Arena
7:30 p.m. .........Swan Brothers Circus - East Lawn
7:30 p.m. .........Corndog Eating Contest $1,000 Finals - Midway Stage
8 p.m. .........Godfrey the Magician - Kerstiens Stage
8:30 p.m. .........Lion Safari - East Lawn
9 p.m. .........Inside Strait Band - Midway Stage also at 10 and 11p.m.
10 p.m.........Commercial Building closed
11 p.m.........Exhibit Buildings closed
12 Midnight......Grounds closed
SUNDAY, September 30
Sierra Pacific Day
Children's & Family Day
*6 p.m........Championship Destruction Derby Main Arena
8 a.m.........Gates Open
8 a.m.........Western/Trail Horse Show
8 a.m.........Dog Obedience - RKYAB
9 a.m.........Rabbit & Cavy Judging - RKYAB
10 a.m.......Pygmy Goat Judging - Jr. Judging Ring
10 Noon....Pee-Wee Showmanship - D. Smith Pavilion
10 a.m.......Buildings Open
10 a.m.. ....Tehama Trail Marketplace opens
10 a.m.......Super Science - Tyler-Jelly Building
12 Noon....Carnival Opens
Unlimited Ride Armbands - Until 10:30 p.m.
1 p.m........King Cotton Jazz Band - at the Front Gate - also at 2p.m., 3p.m. and 4p.m.
1:30 p.m. ......Lion Safari - East Lawn
2 p.m........Goat Costume Contest - Jr. Judging Ring
2 p.m. ......Steve Chaney & Cornelius - Kerstiens Stage
2:30 p.m. ......ReBellyon Bellydance - Midway Stage
2:30 p.m........Swan Brothers Circus - East Lawn
3-10 p.m. ......Wine Tasting
3 p.m........Small Animal Round Robin - Jr. Judging Ring
3 p.m. ......Godfrey the Magician - Kerstiens Stage
3:30 p.m........Kellie Rodriquez- Midway Stage
3:30 p.m........Lion Safari - East Lawn
4 p.m........Steve Chaney & Cornelius - Kerstiens Stage
4:30 p.m........ReBellyon Bellydance - Midway Stage
4:30 p.m........Swan Brothers Circus - East Lawn
4:30 p.m........39th Annual Diaper Derby - Kerstiens Lawn
5 p.m........Godfrey the Magician - Kerstiens Stage
5 p.m. ......Music Machine! - Front Gate
5:30 p.m. ......Big Wheel Races - East Lawn Area
5:30 p.m........Kellie Rodriquez - Midway Stage
6 p.m........Nor Cal Championship Destruction Derby - Main Arena
6 p.m. ......ReBellyon Bellydance - Kerstiens Stage
6:30 p.m. ......Swan Brothers Circus - East Lawn
7 p.m. ......Steve Chaney & Cornelius - Kerstiens Stage
7 p.m........Fiesta Latina - Midway Stage
7:30 p.m. ......Lion Safari - East Lawn
8 p.m........Godfrey the Magician - Kerstiens Stage
10 p.m......Buildings closed
11 p.m. .....Grounds closed
"Share the Magic" is the theme of this year's Tehama District Fair, which opens Thursday and runs through Sunday.
Catching some of that magic is the hope of six young women who are vying for the 2012 Miss Tehama County crown during Thursday night's pageant.
The event starts at 7 p.m. at the Tehama District Fair's midway stage.
"This is more than a pageant," pageant organizer Sonja Akers said. "It is a scholarship pageant which provides $3,000 in scholarships to the participants."
Two of the contestants, 18-year-old Tina Acosta and Krista Mae Lucier, 19, are Corning residents and Corning High School graduates.
The others are from Red Bluff: Lacie James, 18, Hannah Lane Miller, Kayla McCoshum and Monica Day, all 16.
Contestants are judged in several categories: academic achievement, community service, extemporaneous speaking, talent, community service advocacy, written essay, participation in the fair industry and interviews.
One young man, Ernesto Miles Leyva, 17, of Dairyville, has entered the Tehama County Ambassador contest, which will also be held Thursday.
Megan Mandolfo, who won the title of 2011 Miss Tehama County and went on to be crowned 2012 Golden Gate Youth Ambassadress, will be one hand to crown the new royalty.
The pageant will be held two hours after the fair's grand opening ceremony, which takes place at the Tehama District Fairgrounds front entrance at 5 p.m., with the gates opening at 2 p.m. and closing at 11 p.m.
Along with the local pageant contestants, there will be many more Corning area folks participating in the fair, including FFA and 4-H members showing and selling animals, rodeo contestants, art, craft, flower, and other exhibitors — and those brave enough to enter the corndog eating contest.
Bob Safford, agriculture teacher and FFA advisor at Corning High, said the club has 14 members showing steers, 22 members raised hogs, and three are bringing lambs to sell at Saturday's Tehama Junior Livestock Auction, which starts at 10 a.m. in the Don Smith Pavilion.
"We have a really good group from the high school showing their animals and selling them Saturday at the Tehama Junior Livestock Auction," Safford stated. "I expect we should do really well."
Another local attraction at the fair is the Turrii Farms Steak Dinner from 6-8 p.m. in the fairground's Hospitality Tent. Tony and Marianne Turri run an Angus cattle ranch in Flournoy and are becoming famous for their grass-fed, hormone-free beef.
For the locals attending the fair, there are many attractions to look forward to, such as the Diaper Derby, Super Science Puzzlemania, carnival rides, live Safari Lion/Wolf Exhibit and Show, Tehama Trail Marketplace and Nor Cal Championship Destruction Derby, to name just a few.
On Friday, the fair will host the action-packed Outlaw Kart Racing, and on Saturday the Pacific Tractor Pullers Association Tractor Pull plus 4x4 Stock Truck Competition is scheduled.
Each night there will be a street dance in the fairgrounds midway, featuring such performers as Inside Strait, Chad Bushnell, and three performers for Sunday's Fiesta Latina.
