Summer heat wave hits South County
Wow, summer has finally arrived! It has been hot, hot, hot down
here in South County the past few days. Yesterday we reached 111
degrees and it’s supposed to be the same today. Wouldn’t you know
it, just in time for the kids to go back to school and for me to
start driving the bus with no air conditioning! Oh well. Such is
life.
The Monterey County Cattlemen’s Association will be hosting
their annual team roping and ranch rodeo this weekend at the
Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City.
Summer heat wave hits South County
Wow, summer has finally arrived! It has been hot, hot, hot down here in South County the past few days. Yesterday we reached 111 degrees and it’s supposed to be the same today. Wouldn’t you know it, just in time for the kids to go back to school and for me to start driving the bus with no air conditioning! Oh well. Such is life.
The Monterey County Cattlemen’s Association will be hosting their annual team roping and ranch rodeo this weekend at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds in King City.
They will kick off the weekend with the traditional rope and stroke (roping and golfing) on Friday. Hopefully it will be a little cooler this weekend for the event. A calcutta of the ranch rodeo teams will take place Saturday evening at 6 p.m. at the Heritage Room at the fairgrounds.
Football season is unofficially here as the NFL preseason is under way. Jamie Pura hosted the draft for our Fantasy Football League last week. My husband and son told me my team stinks but I’m going to show them all. Kristy Bourdet is our league commissioner and there is a great bunch of girls in our league so it should be a lot of fun.
Belated birthday wishes to Brett Bonfantini who celebrated a birthday a few weeks ago and birthday wishes also go out to Twyster Hurley who celebrated on the 24th.
The Barrington Family hosted a summer swim party for the Bitterwater 4-H Club on Tuesday afternoon. Some of those enjoying the hot day included the Eade-Eggleston Family, the Hurley Family and the Barrington Family.
Nessen Schmidt branded some calves in the heat of the week last Tuesday. Helping Nessen were Mike and Mason Mallory and me, Todd and Brody and Jo Ann Scattini.
Congratulations to Cheyenne Rey, Taylor, Twyster and Tatum Hurley, Wacey Barrington, Brody Sans and Cash Robinson for finishing in the Top 10 at the year end finals of the JCCA Rodeo Association. The finals were held last weekend in Laton.
Cheyenne and Brody received beautiful Running P Trophy Saddles for the All-around Awards and buckles for the year end events. Taylor received the Reserve All-around buckle while Twyster, Tatum, Wacey and Cash each received nice awards for placing in the Top 10 as well.
Now it’s on to high school rodeo!
Don’t forget to mark your calendars for the upcoming Hollister PBR next weekend. Many of the nation’s top bull riders will be on hand to take the championship home, as well as some local cowboys that will be riding as well.
Congratulations to Matt and Dana Hearne on the birth of their new baby girl who was born Aug. 23. She will be welcomed home by her big sister Hollyn.
Congratulations, neighbors. I can’t wait to meet her!
