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Table of Contents Livestock show to have fewer events, adds new category �� 4 Livestock show schedule �� 5 Queen Victoria reflects on unprecedented year, looks to the brighter side �� 6

Momma lets baby grow up to be cowboy �� 13

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‘Chickens are the first priority’ �� 14 Stomp, Lucky and Stormy have lived good lives �� 15 Family makes hogs a family affair �� 18 Nursery third-grader aims high with goats Shotgun, Rifle �� 19 Nursery sisters prepare for second year showing rabbits at Victoria Livestock Show �� 21 Exhibitors’ list �� 22-23

A History: The Victoria Livestock Show �� 28 Livestock show helped give Scherers their start, so they give back �� 29 Words of Support �� 30

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Ag Mechanics projects teach kids to turn ‘nothing into something’ �� 24

Dierlam Feed Store and Dierlam family mark decades of supporting the Victoria Livestock Show �� 27

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Auctions go hybrid with in-person, virtual bids in real time �� 12

Creative 8-year-old gears up for county fair �� 26

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For 25 years the Commercial Heifer Show and Sale has been a successfully growing project in which the 4H and FFA youth educationally benefit from hands-on cattle production. This includes the purchasing, development, breeding, exhibition, record keeping, and marketing of crossbred heifers. Victoria Livestock Show extends our deepest appreciation to our 2021 show and sale sponsors.

Victoria Queen and court to be crowned before livestock show �� 9

Steers have changed, traditions remain for Inez family �� 13

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ontributed Phot Dean Rosas, 8, ta o kes an up-close photograph of a spid erweb at his hom e in Victoria County. A member of He ritage Homeschool 4-H Club, Dean plan s to enter his photogra phs and artwork into the county fair at the Victoria Livestock Show.

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Brynnley Laake, 9, of Nursery, with her Boer show goat Shotgun.

Cover Photo: EMREE WEAVER/EWEAVER@VICAD.COM Corbin Milberger holds his steer Rooster after brushing his coat one morning in Inez.

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Livestock show to have fewer events, adds new category Other major Texas livestock shows either could not be completed or did not hapThe Victoria Livestock Show pen at all last year. Even into dodged the coronavirus arriv- 2021, some of those larger ing last year in Texas. Despite livestock shows and rodeos fewer public events in 2021, are still being pushed back, the 75th annual show will also like in Houston, or will have dodge closures and cancellalimited events, like in Austin tions this year. and San Antonio. A new category of livestock “It’s just been a very, very being shown. tough year,” Marbach said. By Geoff Sloan gsloan@vicad.com

Public events like the carnival, barbecue cookoff, show buddies for children with special needs, karaoke, opening ceremony, coloring contest, wiener dog races, live music, beer garden, parade, county fair and concessions will not be held because of COVID-19 precautions. Additionally, the Victoria Community Center, 2905 E. North St., will have a maximum capacity of 400 people and will only allow for buyers and those showing livestock inside the center’s dome, said returning livestock show treasurer Shelly Marbach. The 2020 Victoria Livestock Show occurred before coronavirus closures and cancellations began. “We were so lucky last year, without missing a lick,” said livestock show auction chair Sara Perry.

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Exhibitors’ Schedule NOT OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC

Due to COVID-19, the 2021 Victoria Livestock Show will be limited to this schedule. There will be no public events. Follow Victoria Livestock Show on Facebook for the live show

THURSDAY, FEB. 18 •

8-10 a.m. - Check-in commercial heifers

FRIDAY, FEB. 19 • • •

5-6 a.m. - Check-in and weigh carcass steers 9 a.m. - Commercial heifer judging 6 p.m. - Commercial heifer awards

SATURDAY, FEB. 20 • •

1:30 p.m. - Commercial heifer sale (VLS Pavilion) 5:30 p.m. - Queen Victoria Pageant (Dome)

SUNDAY, FEB. 21 • •

8 a.m.-noon - Set up pens for Livestock Show 4-4:30 p.m. - Check-in and weigh carcass lambs

MONDAY, FEB. 22 •

5-6:30 p.m. - Check-in and weigh carcass hogs

THURSDAY, FEB. 25

“The city is doing what they need to, to be safe.” In addition to coronavirus precautions, Marbach said it has been a tough year for 4-H programs like the Aloe club, which will have its first in-person meeting in a few months.

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Holly Parenica leads her heavyweight Yorkshire hog, Piggles, into the ring to be judged during opening day of the 2012 Victoria Livestock Show at the Victoria Community Center. Parenica was a member of the Wood Hi 4-H Club.

“Especially because it’s the She said she and a few other 75th year, it is very disappointpeople had brought up the ing we couldn’t do it in style,” idea in the past, but that the said livestock show marketing livestock show decided to chair Robin Janecka. organize it for this first time Somewhat new to the live- in 2021. stock show will be a junior “We’re just going to try it and breeding bull category. see how it goes,” Hempel said. This will be the first time Nine bulls are entered into for bulls since the late 1980s at the annual livestock show, the new category, she said, with participants ranging in Janecka said, even though age from 8 to 18 — and they the livestock show began with only beef livestock orig- are all excited about showing their bulls. inally. Passing the tradition of In charge of the new category will be bulls superintendent showing livestock from Susan Hempel. one generation to the next,

Hempel said her father showed during the 1940s, she showed in the 1970s and now her son, Darek continues the tradition in Victoria. He will show a bull for the first time this year Taking care of and showing bulls is different than other cattle like heifers or steers, because they have more of an attitude, Hempel said. “Hopefully they will behave at the show,” she said of the livestock that are often required to wear a nose ring at livestock shows to better control them.

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8-8:30 a.m. - Carcass awards 9-10 a.m. - Check-in, weigh and sift market lambs and market goats 9-10 a.m. - Check-in junior breeding bulls Noon-1:30 p.m. - Market lamb show 1:30-3 p.m. - Market goat show 3-7 p.m. - Check-in County Fair & Ag Mechanics 4 p.m. - Junior breeding bull show 7-9 p.m. - County Fair & Ag Mechanics judging

FRIDAY, FEB. 26 • • • • • • •

8-9 a.m. - Check out/pick up County Fair & Ag Mechanics 7-8 a.m. - Check-in and sift market broilers 8:30 a.m. - Market broiler show 8:30-9:30 a.m. - Check-in and sift market rabbits 9:30 a.m. - Check-in and show market rabbits, then Junior breeding rabbits to follow 5-7 p.m. - Check-in, weigh and sift market hogs 5-7 p.m. - Check-in junior breeding gilts

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8 a.m.-noon - Junior breeding gilt show 10 a.m.-6 p.m. - Virtual sale: County Fair & Ag Mechanics winners 1-8 p.m. - Market hog show 4-6 p.m. - Check-in, weigh and sift market steers 4-6 p.m. - Check-in junior breeding heifers

SUNDAY, FEB. 28 • • • • •

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Queen Victoria reflects on unprecedented year, looks to the brighter side By Chase Rogers crogers@vicad.com

Audrey Garrett’s reign as Victoria Queen last year was unlike any other. “It was important to me to look on the brighter side of things because I knew what was happening was completely unheard of,” she said. Because of the pandemic, the 17-year-old Victoria West senior did not attend the many parades and celebratory functions attended by former teens who wore the crown. However, she did find a heart for service and helping others in their time of need. “The court really stepped up with volunteer events this year with COVID,” said Sarah Rowlands, the Queen Victoria pageant director.

“I found out I love working with kids,” she said. “They are a joy to work with and just have the biggest smiles... that is what I want to go to school for.”

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Audrey is slated to graduate from Victoria West High School in May and was accepted to attend Texas A&M University in the fall. “I am beyond nervous,” she said. “But I am excited as well.” One of her favorite volunteer opportunities last year was constructing a garden for the Brownson Home, a children’s home in Victoria. “That was my favorite because we were able to do something nice for them, even with everything going on,” she said.

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Junior Queen Hailey Urban, 15, said the garden project was most of the court’s favorite activity last year.

“I wish I had gotten to be “Audrey and I really enjoyed queen under different circumit. It is projects like the garden stances, but it was important at the Brownson Home that (the court) pitch in to help is what being on the court is where we could,” Audrey said. all about,” Hailey said. “It was She originally wanted to very rewarding for all of us.” make a career of training ser“It will definitely stick with vice dogs, but her volunteer me that my younger sister experience as Victoria Queen was my boss for that project,” and on her high school’s Audrey said with a chuckle. cheerleading team influenced “She was working for another her to pursue a profession Queen Victoria, Continued on page 8 involving children.

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Queen Victoria, Continued from page 6

organization who was leading ipate in — a tradition she has the project. I know she had held since she was 7 years old. some fun with that.” “It is surreal that it could be my last one,” she said, recountParticipating in the pageant ing the dozens of shows she was a new venture for Auhas exhibited in over the years. drey, who had only been in “I’ve shown in Houston, San one pagean before earning Antonio, Fort Worth — I have the crown last year. Despite had so many opportunities.” her short and unprecedented She will show four animals tenure as queen, she is happy come showtime — a breeding she took the chance. heifer named Dandy, a steer “My favorite was the long named Teddy and two commernights staying up with friends cial heifers. to study for the pageant and Audrey is unsure but said the other contestants I met,” she may considering returnshe said. “Definitely a lot of ing for the local Old-Timers good memories.” Livestock Show, where former exhibitors can return to show With plans for college later this year, Audrey recognized the again, some time in the future. 2021 Victoria Livestock Show “I have not ruled it out yet,” may be her last one to particshe said.

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Victoria Queen and court to be crowned before livestock show

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No one knows more than Sarah Rowlands how vital the Queen Victoria Pageant is for the annual Victoria Livestock Show. “I remember the pageant back when I was a young girl showing off my animals in the show,” she said. “It is a great honor.” Serving her fourth year as pageant director, Rowlands has dedicated countless hours of her time to her contestants and to put on a fair competition. Contestants undergo interviews with judges, on-stage introductions and performances and showcase evening, Western and formal wear. One contestant is selected from the five pageant categories to be in the court, but first and second runners up can also participate in court events through the year. Despite the pandemic, the same number of participants sought out applications to the director’s surprise. All told, 35 contestants will be competing in the pageant in 2021 — the same as last year.

Garrett Alvarez, 4 Parents: Kelly Alvarez and Matt Alvarez Jr.

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Lane Coldewey, 5 Parents: Cody and Kelsi Coldewey

Abby Shannon, 6 Parents: John and Jennifer Shannon

Charlotte Leita, 4 Parents: Meghan Starr and John Leita

Codi Lynn Heldt, 4 Parents: Clayton and Casey Heldt

Conleigh Whitley, 4 Parents: Preston and Kelly Whitley

Hartley Lange, 6 Parents: Leland and Kristin Lange

Oakleigh Jaeger, 5 Parent: Lauren Klesel

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“I really was thinking there would be less interest, but numbers are not down,” Rowlands said. “The numbers are still there.” “I think people understand that it is also an opportunity to help out the community since the court does so much community service,” she added. The chosen court have done many community service projects in the past, including volunteering for Warrior’s Weekend, the Brownson Home and other organizations. Years past has also seen the court participate in many parades and celebratory events in the community, but this last year was different.

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Audrey Garrett, then 16, at the 2020 Victoria Livestock Show tending to her heifer Willow

“Since COVID-19 was so bad, our current court did not really get the full experience that ones in the past have,” she said. “The court really stepped up with volunteer events ... they made the best of it.” Rowlands hopes the next court will get an experience more like courts in the past. “They are always great kids,” she said.

Pageant, Continued on page 10

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Young Queen Victoria

Pageant, Continued from page 9

Sadie Ellis, 4 Parents: Madison Hewitt and Bracken Ellis

Taylor Martinez, 4 Parents: Victoria and Hector Martinez

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Patti Ann Riley, 5 Parents: Bonnie Riley and Douglas Bagwell

Ansley Cutler, 9 Industrial Elementary West, 4th grade Parents: Josh and Tiffany Cutler

Ella Lange, 10 Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic School, 5th grade Parents: Leland and Kristin Lange

Ellasyn Stumfoll, 7 Industrial Elementary West, 1st grade Parents: Mark and Dawn Stumfoll

Gia Monjaraz, 8 Rowland Elementary, 3rd grade Parents: Amanda Saavedra and Jeremy Monjaraz

Kambry Alvarez, 8 Mission Valley Elementary, 3rd grade Parents: Kelly Alvarez and Matt Alvarez Jr.

Madyn Schroeder, 8 Our Lady of Victory, 3rd grade Parents: Matthew and Mindy Schroeder

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Pageant, Continued from page 10

Junior Queen Victoria

Addisyn Turner, 13 Cade Middle School, 8th grade Parents: Corey and Jill Turner

Emma Meyer, 11 Nazareth Academy, 6th grade Parents: Samantha Izard and Granvel Meyer Jr.

Kensey Merritt, 11 Our Lady of Victory Catholic School, 5th grade Parents: Jake and Sarah Merritt

Laney Aiken, 13 Cade Middle School, 8th grade Parents: Jaimye Aiken and Charles Aiken

Lila Brogger, 13 Our Lady of Victory, 7th grade Parents: David and Ann Brogger

Madison Kubecka, 12 Industrial High School, 7th grade Parents: Wade and Leslie Kubecka

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Celeste Wagner, 15 Homeschooled Parents: Martin and Sabrina Wagner

Izabella Zeplin, 18 Victoria West High School, Senior Parents: Joshua and Cynthia Zeplin

Jacqueline Salcedo, 16 Victoria West High School, Junior Parent: Felisha Salcedo

Kaylyn Matula, 18 Victoria East High School, Senior Parents: Bradley and Jennifer Matula

Lila Perry, 16 Industrial High School, Junior Parents: Jeff and Sara Perry

Macie Kolodziejczyk, 15 Industrial High School, Sophomore Parents: Jeffery and Shanda Kolodziejczyk

Megan Morgan, 17 Cuero High School, Senior Parents: Melissa Angerle and Larry Morgan

Nevaeh Vecera, 18 Victoria West High School, Senior Parents: Allen and Cindy Vecera

Skylar Anderson, 17 Victoria West High School, Senior Parents: John and Cheryl Anderson

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Auction goes hybrid with in-person, Momma lets baby grow up to be cowboy virtual bids in real time By Geoff Sloan gsloan@vicad.com

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Buyers at the Victoria Livestock Show will be supporting the youth by bidding and buying from their seats at the dome as well as virtually. Capacity will be limited to 400 people during the livestock show’s auction at the Victoria Community Center, 2905 E. North St., because of the coronavirus. This means families and other observers will not be able to watch the

attendance and others will not, chair and livestock show treaall bids will be made at the surer Shelly Marbach. The aucsame time. tion is expected to end at about 9 p.m. or 9:30 p.m. With the new system in But for those wanting to place, Perry said she doesn’t place a bid from outside the Marbach said add-ons will dome, first-year auction chair think the auctions, totals will still be accepted for those who Sara Perry said an online bid- be down from previous years. do not place a bid but want to ding company will create the Perry, who will work the financially support participants. opportunity for in-the-moment auction alongside her husband Much of those add-ons and bids of in-person and onJeff Perry, said she believes the line buyers. An online link to process will go well because a auction purchases go toward view the auctions will also be professional bidding company local 4-H clubs and scholarmade available on the Victoria is being used, rather than the ships for their members. Livestock Show’s website and livestock show setting up their “Ultimately, it’s for the kids,” Facebook page. own online bidding system. Perry said. “Because it’s really While some buyers will be in The Perrys plan to make the a family type situation when auction a “personable experiyou’re getting involved with ence for the buyers” by touch4-H and FFA. We’re trying to ing base with each one before teach kids a craft and trade.” the auctions begin and offering assistance via email at auction@ victorialivestockshow.com. buying and selling of the 75th annual livestock show in person this year.

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Now with children of their own, the couple’s son Levi Marbach will continue to show heifers at the 75th annual Victoria Livestock Show.

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A tiger-striped heifer stands in one of the Marbach family’s pens. Levi Marbach, 16, will participate in the 2021 Victoria Livestock Show heifer category for the ninth year.

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will show a F1 Brahma-Hereford with tiger stripes in Victoria as one of the 125 pens of commercial heifers. The commercial heifer show has grown from 116 pens from last year, despite the pandemic.

He and his family also plan to travel to Houston to show livestock this year, which they were not able to do in 2020 It’s not the first livestock experience for Levi, 16, who is because of coronavirus-related a member of the Aloe 4-H Club shutdowns and cancellations. They had planned to drive just like his brother, mother to Houston on a Friday last and father in the past. year, but by Wednesday of He has shown commercial the same week, the show had heifers since he was in third been canceled. grade. As a high school junior at Crossroads Christian School, In addition to heifers, he the 2021 show makes it his also plans to continue to show ninth year showing heifers. steers as in the past and add a At this year’s show, Levi new entry - breeding bulls.

Steers have changed, traditions remain for Inez family Corbin, who is homesred Hereford-Brangus steer, appear to be the best of friends. chooled, is preparing to show a steer for the third time in the Outside his family’s barn in INEZ — When Corbin MilbergVictoria Livestock Show. Inez, Corbin scratched Rooster and Rooster first met last June, Ironically, given his steer’s they didn’t hit it off immediately. er’s underbelly with a hooked name, Corbin said he does not “He’d let me pet him, but he show stick to cajole the steer like working with chickens or into position: back legs sciswouldn’t let me get close to rabbits, but he quickly grew to sored, front legs close together him,” said Corbin, 12. love cattle. underneath him, belly down. But as the Victoria Livestock “The more I worked with Show approaches, Corbin and Afterwards, Rooster nuzzled ‘em, I wasn’t really scared of ‘em,” said Corbin, who is in Corbin affectionately. Rooster, now a 1,300-pound By Mark Rosenberg mrosenberg@vicad.com

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When she was in school in has lasted a majority of her life, and it’s an activity she said Victoria, she said she showed she wants to pass down to her lambs. Tommy Marbach, who children just like many others would later be her husband, also participated in the liveinvolved in the show. stock shows.

seventh grade and belongs to Wood Hi 4-H Club. Corbin’s mother Shelley Milberger looked on as her son scooped Rooster’s daily breakfast into a bucket: Sunglo cattle feed, steam-rolled corn, cottonseed and Cattle Explosion to improve muscle tone. Milberger, who showed lambs, carcass steers and heifers Steers, continued on page 14

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‘Chickens are the first priority’ homework or eating, said his mom, Lindsey Bowers. Broilers are a six-week Leading up to the Victoria project, which is shorter than Livestock Show, Weldon Bow- some other animal projects ers had a lot of what he and but those six weeks or 42 days his family calls “five-gallon are intense. bucket time.” “It’s getting up early and From atop a blue five-gallon going to bed late,” Weldon bucket in his chicken coop at said. “Chickens are the first his family’s Victoria County priority before breakfast and home, the 11-year-old watches before dinner.” his broilers closely. A member of Wood Hi 4-H The only time Weldon is Club, Weldon showed broilers not tending to the chickens is at the Victoria Livestock Show when he is at school, doing By Kali Venable kvenable@vicad.com

in 2020 and 2019. Last year, he “We’ve also done different came in third place — a signif- temperatures with the water when we first got them.” icant improvement from his first show in 2019. Every little detail matters, He is saving up his earnings down to the quality of the shavings in the chicken pen from the livestock show for college, which he hopes to at- and the color of the feeders, he said. To raise high quality tend Texas A&M University. birds, you have to figure out Weldon said he has learned what the chickens like best from his past experiences and while keeping in mind what built new strategies since he the livestock show judges are looking for, Weldon said. started raising chickens. Both of Weldon’s parents said “This year we’ve maintained they enjoy watching him build a better temperature so they’re not as huddled up,” he said. Broilers, continued on page 15

Steers, continued from page 13

in the Livestock Show as a kid, But some things have resaid it is rewarding to see her mained the same. For one, the son carry on the family tradition. steer-raising community in “They are the future of agricul- Victoria is incredibly supportive, she said. ture at this point, and so it’s neat to see them take a project and run Local rancher Steven Diebel with it,” she said. “Every year you mentored Corbin leading up to learn something different.” the show and advised him on Rooster’s diet. Showing steer has changed dramatically in recent deAs of late January, Corbin cades, Milberger said. Her still hadn’t decided whether father used to show short and he would take Rooster or a pudgy steers, but an increasblack steer, Buck, to this year’s ing emphasis on dietary supshow, but he is working hard plements has made showing to prepare them both to excel steer both more expensive and in the many categories that the competitive. judges take into consideration. “You’d be laughed out of the “You’ve got muscle, body ring” for showing the same length, bone size, depth, volsteers her father brought to ume and a lot of other things the show, Milberger said. that I don’t even know about,” “You wouldn’t think, 50 or Corbin said. “You’ve just gotta 60 years ago, you’d be giving them creatine.” go out there and hope you win.”

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Stomp, Lucky and Stormy have lived good lives him in the back of the truck. Lucky had an ear tag with the number 13, and Stormy Stomp, Lucky and Stormy traveled to the Feuerbacher’s are spoiled rotten. during a nasty storm. Each of The woolly lambs have taken the children are raising lambs for the carcass lamb show, and priority for more than nine whatever money they earn is months in the Feuerbacher earmarked for a college fund. household in preparation for the Victoria Livestock Show. “Every morning and every night, we feed them. We As members of the Wood-Hi 4-H Club, Trapper Feuerbach- change their water and their er, 15, a freshman at Industrial hay, and we rake to make High School, and his siblings, sure they have a clean pen,” Amry, 11, and Levi, 11, both Trapper said. “Each has their sixth-graders at Industrial Mid- own special diet, so they get dle School, are raising them. different amounts of feed. It’s not just dumping whatAll of the lambs got their ever you want in there. They names for good reasons. are specifically cared for. We Stomp stomped when the weigh them often so we know Feuerbachers first approched By Elena Anita Watts ewatts@vicad.com

where they are. If you mess up one thing, you mess up the whole project. If you feed them too much, they get overweight, and it’s hard to get fat off a lamb.” The Feuerbachers try to get their three market lambs into three different weight classes through their calculated care.

agreed that the project teaches them about responsibility and patience. They also began training the lambs, which involves patiently walking them around and “setting them up” for about 30 minutes each day. “There’s a whole bunch of other things besides lambs, so it’s hard to fit everything in,” Trapper said. “And those lambs are stubborn. It can be hard to get them to work a lot of the time.”

“So that goes to their feeding,” Trapper said. “And when we are picking out the lambs, we can look at the bone structure to tell if they will be big or This is Trapper’s seventh little — their genetics.” year to raise lambs, and he is the president of his 4-H club as All three Feuerbacher children said managing time is the well as a senior ambassador. most challenging aspect of rais- As a member of 4-H, he also ing the lambs for the Victoria Lambs, Continued on page 18 Livestock Show, and they all

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character through the broilers. The project has taught him time management, responsibility and accountability, his mom said. “He knows that how much effort he puts in is directly correlated to how he does at the show,” she said. There is also the reality that things don’t always go your way, said Darrell Bowers, Weldon’s father.

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Rooster, Corbin Milberger steer, pushes his head against him

“Those are lessons that people need to start learning at a young age.” Weldon, like most all youth exhibitors, is aiming for grand champion this year. He is eagerly awaiting and preparing for his favorite part of the project — showing. The market broiler show is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Friday.

“It is kind of a relief when you get to the show and first “He can work his butt off out check them in,” Weldon said. here, and do the best he can, “When it comes to the show and go up there and place high you’re nervous and excited at or sell and he is rewarded. Or the same time because you it can be life and he can work think you have the biggest bird his butt off and go to the show in the ring.” and not get anything,” he said.

KALI VENABLE/KVENABLE@VICAD.COM Weldon Bowers feeds his chickens. He has upgraded his coop and improved his raising process during the last three years in order to enhance the quality of his broilers.

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participates in archery, food and nutrition, livestock judging and photography. Outside of 4-H, he plays baseball and runs track and cross-country. Amry and Levi have raised lambs for the past four years,. They also have taken advantage of the other 4-H programs. Levi is secretary of his 4-H club as well as a junior ambassador. Amry is a junior ambassador and recognition officer for 4-H and plays softball outside of the club. All three of the children became attached to their lambs but agreed that the animals had good lives. “They have different personalities,” Trapper said. “Some are sweeter and will come up to you real fast, and some you have to really try to tame, but once you do, they are the sweetest things.”

Trapper called Stomp his “little baby” and said it would be hard to let him go.

At the end of the day, Myra up, which is one of the reasons they recognized the value of the Feuerbacher said it comes program for their children. down to one person. “It’s a family event, and we “He’s so spoiled and sweet as “We have hopes for all of work hard together,” she said. all get out,” Trapper said. them. We put in hard work “Win or lose, it’s what you put Levi said he enjoys watchand hope it pays off, but it all ing the lambs grow and have into the project, and you have depends on the judge — one gained confidence, respect and their own personalities, too. responsibility. So many great ave- man’s opinion for that day,” But “you’ve got to let them nues come out of projects in 4-H.” she said. go,” he continued. “There will be more to come and we can look forward to next year,” Levi said. The children fulfill their 4-H duties at 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., and they adjust their schedules accordingly. “Sometimes we have to come home early from somewhere,” said Myra Feuerbacher, their mother. Feuerbacher and her husband Kirk Feuerbacher were members of 4-H while growing

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Left to right, Levi, Amry and Trapper Feuerbacher “set up” their lambs.

Family makes hogs a family affair Show, the San Antonio stock show, Austin stock show and the Houston stock show to name a few, their mother LauThe Robles family has made ra Robles said. showing hogs a family operation. Robles said the shows help The family of six spend their fund her children’s future schoolevenings leading up to the aning, but it’s also a great way to nual Victoria Livestock Show spend time with the family. in their barn bustling with “If you are in it for the mondozens of market hogs. The ey, you aren’t in it for the right family will show their hogs at reasons,” she said. the livestock show on Feb. 27. The kids have been showing The four children, Dailynn in the county stock show since Zarate, 17, Daidree Zarate, 15, they were each in third grade, Collin Robles, 15, and Cody and it has always been hogs. Robles Jr., 10, each show their HOGS, Continued on page 19 hogs at the Victoria Livestock By Samantha Douty sdouty@vicad.com

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Brynnley said of Shotgun, her 80-pound Boer goat.

Nine-year-old Brynnley Laake has made her daily walks with her show goat routine in preparation for the Victoria Livestock Show.

“She has really enjoyed it and really fallen in love with goats,” said her mother, Summer Laake. “Goats have a very colorful personality.”

The Nursery Elementary School third-grader exhibited rabbits last year but decided to raise Boer goats this year — a decision she and her mother have thoroughly enjoyed. “It’s been a ton of fun,”

The family also has a companion for Shotgun, named Rifle, since goats are more social. Though Brynnley does not plan to show Rifle, she has fostered the goats’ friendship. GOATS, Continued on page 21

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Victoria West sophomore Daidree said she started showing hogs because it runs in her family with her father and aunt who showed the animal competitively. The family is all part of the Bloomington 4-H Club. “We were born into it,” she said. “We were around it our whole lives.” The livestock show has been a fun experience, but it hasn’t come without heartbreak and tears, Daidree said. But, that’s where she learns the lessons.

“Pigs get kind of crazy,” she laughed. The key though is to learn the hog’s mannerisms. Her brother Collin Robles, who is a freshman at Victoria East High School, also shows hogs. Through showing, Collin said he has learned to never give up and stay positive. He said the family has been fortunate in the past few years with their wins in their weight classes. Sometimes that competition is against family, Collin said.

“I think I’m the best,” he Showing has also taught joked. “But it depends on the Daidree to be cool under pressure. day who is actually the best.”

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By Ciara McCarthy cmccarthy@vicad.com

each Orozco sister plenty of options to choose three rabbits and an alternate to bring to the livestock show.

When Angelina and Mia Orozco’s litter of rabbits were born, they were about the It’s this process — watching the width of two fingers, and small rabbits transform from small enough to sit in the palm of lumps of fur into a grown anione of their hands. mal — that is Angelina and Mia’s Now, on the eve of the Victo- favorite part of participating in ria Livestock Show, the sisters the livestock show and being a part of Shotgun 4-H Club. have raised 17 animals from small kittens to show-ready “You get to see them grow,” rabbits weighing just under 5 Mia said. “And you get to pet pounds each. them and hold them.” “It’s a lot of hard work,” said The sisters, daughters of Angelina, 12, a fifth-grader at Bernard Orozco and Misty Aloe Elementary. She and Mia, Green, are participating in 9, are getting ready for their the livestock show along with second year showing rabbits at their brother Brayden, 13, who the Victoria Livestock Show. is showing chickens. Brayden, a seventh-grader at Patti WeldThey’ve spent the past few er, is also participating in the months raising their rabbits, feeding and watering them every Victoria Livestock Show for the day, cleaning their cages, clipping second year. their toenails, checking their ears All three are learning from for dust mites, and keeping them their dad, who raised pigs as a warm and covered during the teenager in Edna and showed colder winter nights. them at the Jackson County Livestock Show. Orozco said As the girls raise the rabbits, they’re looking for qualities that he was glad his kids were getwill make them competitive at ting the same opportunities he the livestock show. Are the rab- did to learn about hard work and responsibility. bits similar in size, shape and color? Are their legs short? Are “It’s a year ‘round chore,” they the right weight? Orozco said. “It’s like having Along with raising the litters, a dog or having a cat — it’s not the sisters care for four bucks just, ‘I don’t want to walk today, or I don’t want to clean up and eight does year round. after it today,’ it’s year ‘round. This year, the does had 17 And it’s not one, it’s many.” rabbits between them, giving

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Angelina, 12, and Mia, 9, Orozco are showing rabbits at the Victoria Livestock Show.

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“Rifle always cries out if I take Shotgun anywhere,” the third-grader said. “They are very close. I love them.” Brynnley is a member of Nursery’s 4-H Club. Her mother said she is flourishing as she enters her teens.

“Shotgun is fun to go on walks with. He sometimes is pretty crazy, but most of the time he is calm and just walks by me,” Brynnley said with a chuckle.

“It is like clockwork,” her mother said. “It has become a “I was a member and showed real family affair to help out animals when I was growing and watch her learn how to up ... I learned a lot about retake care of Shotgun. We are sponsibility and gained a lot of very excited for her and for skills,” Laake said. “(Brynnley) her to get to show him off.” has really grown up and maWith showtime slated for tured with Shotgun.” 1:30-3 p.m. Thursday, the preIn addition to generally caring teen is feeling the pressure. for the animal, Brynnley has “I am a little nervous,” Brynmade a habit of taking Shotgun nley said. “But also very exciton 1.5-mile walks every day in preparation for the show. ed at the same time.”

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Ag mechanics projects teach kids to turn ‘nothing into something’ By Ciara McCarthy cmccarthy@vicad.com

For some, an old water trough is just an old trough. But for ag mechanics students Reagan and Connor Meinardus, an old water trough can be turned into something else, giving a second life to worn out tanks.

something that’s practical and that you can know is yours,” Reagan said. Although both raising animals and building an ag mechanics project require problem-solving, working ag mechanics allows them to use skills they don’t usually use with livestock, Connor said.

many FFA or 4-H students do at their homes, almost all ag mechanic work has to be done at West’s shop, making it harder for classes to find the time to safely do the work.

at this year’s livestock show, Meinardus said the students in his class are still learning valuable lessons.

“The whole process of ag mechanics is turning nothing “We may not have any eninto something, like 15 pieces tries this year unfortunately,” Meinardus said of West ag me- of wood, and we’re going to do chanics students competing in all these cuts and dimensions The COVID-19 pandemic has the livestock show. “This year with it, and put it together, and Twins Reagan and Connor, this is the end product,” Meinboth 18 and seniors at Victo- made hands-on work in West’s is a nontraditional year.” ardus said. “So you take the Although there are likely to ria West High School, are pre- ag mechanics classes more wood from Home Depot, and be fewer ag mechanics stuchallenging, Meinardus said. paring for their second time then you have a picnic table.” showing animals in the Victo- Unlike raising animals, which dents showcasing projects ria Livestock Show, but might also convert an old water trough into a custom bench to show in the ag mechanics division of the show. The twins, sons of West FFA advisor Scott Meinardus, have been involved in livestock shows throughout the state from a young age thanks to their dad’s job. And while they learn a lot from raising heifers, pigs, and commercial heifers, ag mechanics offers the two something a little different that they can’t get from working with live animals. “With it being a hands-on experience, you get to learn how to measure, how to cut, how to figure how to turn something that somebody would normally look at as useless into

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Reagan and Connor Meinardus have previously worked together to turn an old water trough into a bench for ag mechanics projects.

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Creative 8-year-old gears up for county fair When he gets older, Dean son. Rosas was also in a 4-H wants to take up robotics, too. club as a child. But for now, his many art projDean Rosas enjoys photograIn 2019, he took home the “There are lots of different phy, particularly experimentects are keeping him busy. grand champion prize — a skills they can learn,” Rosas ing with interesting perspeclarge, shiny trophy he holds up At his family’s country home, said. “They also focus a lot on tives and angles he finds in with pride. He hopes to place public speaking, presentations Dean’s mother teaches him up-close shots. again this year in the competi- about famous artists and their and community service.” tions he enters. “You have to get as close as signature strategies. Dean is also excited to enter possible,” said the 8-year-old The county fair gives youth his own cookie recipe in the “I like that you can make Heritage Homeschool 4-H the opportunity to show off their your imagination flow or copy foods division this year. Club member who lives in creativity and skills in several something or like this famous “So this is my idea,” he said. Victoria County. categories, including art, phoartist,” he said, and pointed “Instead of M&M cookies or tography, crafts and horticulThrough 4-H, Dean said he to his own version of Norman chocolate chip cookies where ture, clothing and handiwork, has learned about different Rockwell’s Triple Self-Portrait. you only get one or the other, foods and educational exhibits. camera modes and settings. “He traced.” I’m going to mix them all toHe started practicing his new In addition to art photogragether and then put a wand on Dean’s mother, Jessica Roskills in August, mostly taking phy, Dean plans to enter an top made of icing and sprinkles. sas, said she loves the variety pictures in the outdoors. acrylic painting of a fox in of learning experiences 4-H “I call them Dean’s Magic Dean plans to enter his favor- snow-covered woods, a bird creates for children like her Cookies. ” house made of recycled mateite photographs in the county rials, a coloring project, baking fair at the Victoria Livestock project and science fair project. Show. This is his first year in By Kali Venable | kvenable@vicad. com

4-H, but he entered the coloring contest in 2019 and 2020.

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Dierlam Feed Store and Dierlam family mark decades of supporting Victoria Livestock Show iola Dierlam, who took over the business with her children Three generations of Dierlams after the unexpected death of have participated, supported, or her husband, A.T., in 1965. otherwise helped organize the “She was a force of nature,” Victoria Livestock Show, from Bryan Dierlam said about his its early days it was founded grandmother. “In the 1960s, by the Victoria Jaycees to this women couldn’t have credit year’s 75th anniversary. cards, they couldn’t have checking accounts and she had all this.” The Dierlam Feed Store first By Ciara McCarthy cmccarthy@vicad.com

opened in 1969 on Water Street, where it’s continuously operated for more than 50 years. The store has been a family operation throughout its entire history, with various Dierlams working in and running the store. For years, the matriarch of the family business was Glad-

Gladiola Dierlam started the store with her children, including Bryan’s father Wayne Dierlam, who helped start the business after he served in the Army.

Like his father before him, Bryan participated in the Victoria Livestock Show in the 1980s. “I can remember being a little

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kid seeing kids my age showing and wanting to join,” Bryan Dierlam recalled. “‘Hey, when can I have a pig or when can I have a heifer or when can I have a steer?’ My parents always took the attitude: ‘When you’re old enough to do the work.”’ Over the years, the Dierlam Feed Store has supported kids and teenagers as they’ve raised livestock. The store caters to customers of all sizes, from ranchers with more than 100 head of cattle to Victoria residents looking for seeds for their backyard garden. Most of the numerous Dierlam cousins participated in the livestock show as kids or teenagers, and many continued

their involvement as grown-ups. Wayne’s younger brother, David Dierlam, was a beloved member of the Victoria Livestock Show community, and participated in numerous other agricultural groups and events throughout Victoria. David died in 2019 at the age of 61, the same year the family’s feed store marked its 50th continuous year in in business. Being a part of the Victoria community has always been an important part of the Dierlam’s business, and part of the reason why the family thinks the business has stayed open for so many decades. “We’ve been here 52 years and we’re not going anywhere,” Bryan Dierlam said.

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A History: The Victoria Livestock Show In 1954, 27 people came together to cosign for $10,000. The 75th anniversary Victoria The money went to the conLivestock show has arrived. struction of a 60-feet by 100But it didn’t happen overnight. feet stock show building in Riverside Park, according to Thousands of students have the report. shown their animals, earned scholarships and learned valuIn 1955, people saw the able lessons. Those experiencaddition of a livestock show es aren’t limited to the past but shed for $1,500 and $4,500 on continue to grow today. fixtures. This was built by the For the 75th year, show adparents of 4-H and FFA memvertising chairperson Robin bers, according to the report. Janecka started gathering a This was the home of the complete history of the livestock show through old news- Victoria County Livestock paper clippings, programs and show for the next 14 years. other memorabilia. Throughout the ‘50s addi“I really don’t know what tions were added to the site we’re going to find,” Janecka to make room for educational said as she sifted through pagand commercial exhibits, anies of history. mals and breeders. Before the Victoria Livestock In 1962, discussions began Show, came the Victoria Jaysurrounding a building large cee’sLivestock Show. From 1941-47, the Jaycees hosted the enough to house the stock annual livestock show before show, auto shows and even the Jaycees joined forces with concerts. No plans were comthe Livestock Show Associpleted at this time. ation to create the Victoria By 1965 though, it was decidLivestock Show that Victoria ed a larger facility was needed residents currently know. and was proposed to the City of In the first few years of its Victoria, according to the report. creation, the show was held By Samantha Douty sdouty@vicad.com

in tents on the corner of Main and Rio Grande streets. In 1948, the show was moved to York Park on the corner of Laurent and Rio Grande streets, according to a History of the Victoria Livestock Show report. H-E-B now stands at the location.

Fundraising began to build the new facility on North Street. It was decided that this building needed to go beyond the livestock show and be for the whole community. This was the birth of the Victoria Community Center.

champion barrow sold for The facility housed the first livestock show there in 1967. Tom $1,776 in 1987. O’Connor cut the ribbon during In 1994, auction prices rocketed with the grand champion the opening of the building. lamb selling for $4,000 and In 1974, the lamb and hog steer selling for $7,200. carcass divisions were added The 50th anniversary of the to the livestock show for the show was celebrated in 1996. first time. In 1986, the comJanecka said, as a former participant, she loves to see mercial cattle barn was built how things have changed and at the Victoria Community even recognizing things from Center, according to the rethe past. She even remembers port. This was also the first participating in the short-lived fashion show in the ‘90s. year the Victoria Livestock “They have tried different show had a broiler division. things throughout the years,” The grand champion steer she said. “It’s all about the volsold for $3,783, and the grand unteers they have.”

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Livestock show helped give Scherers their start, so they give back FFA and aspired to become a veterinarian. In December The first time Calvin Scherer 1994, when Mark was 17, he competed in the Victoria Live- was in the midst of raising his steer for the upcoming livestock Show, back in the ‘60s, stock show that March when he and his brother spent $80 he was fatally electrocuted in a raising their hog, then sold it at auction for $220. With their freak accident. earnings, they made their first In the aftermath of that tragpayment on a 20-acre piece of edy, the Scherers asked the land in Victoria County. show’s board if Mark’s brother could show his steer. The By the time Calvin was 12, board allowed it, and the steer he was the proud owner of that 20-acre plot. After he and made the sale. The Scherers took the $975 it earned to start his wife Rena married, they the Mark Scherer Memorial moved onto that same land. Scholarship, which they have Their three sons, Mark, funded every year since 1996. Travis and Brad, all showed The scholarship helps local hogs and steers in the Victoria seniors who are interested in Livestock Show. The Scherers agriculture pay for college. might pitch in with feeding on The Scherers also buy steers nights when the boys came and hogs in the auction every home late from a football year, both individually and in game, but otherwise, it was buyer groups, to support the up to them to make sure their show’s participants. In doing animals were show-ready. so, they said, they hope they “We were there to help, but can help more kids learn the we didn’t do it (for them),” lessons that come from raising Calvin said. show animals. “If they learn, that makes a “I just think we need to supparent feel good,” Rena added. port our youth as much as we Today, Calvin and Rena, who can,” Rena said. “Maybe they recently retired after a 39-year will become an adult, in life, career in the county tax asses- knowing that things are just sor-collector’s office, own the not given to you — you gotta Scherer Kubota store on North work for it.” Main Street in Victoria as well That work ethic has helped as two other stores in El Cam- sustain the family business, po and Hallettsville. which was founded in the ‘40s, Over the years, they have and where Brad now works as remained faithful supporters general manager and Travis of the show. works hauling equipment. Mark, the Scherers’ oldest “It gives them responsibilison, loved animals as a kid, ty,” Calvin said of the livestock was very active in 4-H and show. “A good direction.” By Mark Rosenberg mrosenberg@vicad.com

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Calvin and Rena Scherer’s son Travis washes his steer in this family photo. All three of the Scherers’ sons participated in the Victoria Livestock Show.

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