As the 2007 Sonoma County Fair is in its final week we are coming home with BIG BRAGS. My son, Charles age 17, had five head of cattle entered in junior week. With his home bred Shorthorn, Tugger, he won his Class and was Champion Shorthorn in the 4-H Division. Then competed in the Championship Drive and won RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION. The Sonoma County Fair is one of the biggest Fairs in California with this years total of 95 steers in both the 4-H and FFA Divisions. Coming home with a ribbon is special but winning a Championship and Reserve Grand Champion is VERY BIG and especially because he was home bred. This win put him in the 4th spot in the auction as they alternated FFA and 4-H winners. The judge was from Arizona and said that he would take him home in a second. Said he was the Best Shorthorn that he had seen in a long time. He also showed Tugger in the County Bred class (ie like our Bred By Exhibitor Class) and won 2nd of over 25 in the class and won $200.00. He also had a Cross Bred Steer that placed 5th in his large class; 2nd with his 3 month old Chi-Maine Heifer, 1st with his Cow/Calf and a 1st with his Simmental Heifer. It has been a very full week and very rewarding. I'm one very Happy, Proud MOM. Just wanted to share.....:) Lois Gregor Schatten Shepherds Sonoma, Ca. Charles Gregor CG Cattle Company ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================