Monday Jan 28 2013
Barnyard Hoedown benefits the Placer County Fair
By: Anne Stokes / Press Tribune Correspondent
Anne Stokes, special to the Press Tribune
Rachel Ravera of Roseville tries her hand at mechanical bull riding at the Save the Placer County Fair benefit Barnyard Hoedown at the fairgrounds Saturday night.
Rachel Ravera of Roseville tries her hand at mechanical bull riding at the Save the Placer County Fair benefit Barnyard Hoedown at the fairgrounds Saturday night.
Anne Stokes, special to the Press Tribune
Hundreds came to enjoy a night of BBQ and entertainment to benefit the Placer County Fair, which lost it's state funding this year.
Hundreds came to enjoy a night of BBQ and entertainment to benefit the Placer County Fair, which lost it's state funding this year.
Anne Stokes, special to the Press Tribune
Singer Matt Larson was one of the live music bands to entertain patrons at the Save the Placer County Fair benefit Barnyard Hoedown at the fairgrounds Saturday night.
Singer Matt Larson was one of the live music bands to entertain patrons at the Save the Placer County Fair benefit Barnyard Hoedown at the fairgrounds Saturday night.
Anne Stokes, special to the Press Tribune
Jade Saelao of Roseville enjoys the BBQ (along with some help from Ciana Fenton of Elk Grove, 4) at the Save the Placer County Fair benefit Barnyard Hoedown at the fairgrounds Saturday night.
Jade Saelao of Roseville enjoys the BBQ (along with some help from Ciana Fenton of Elk Grove, 4) at the Save the Placer County Fair benefit Barnyard Hoedown at the fairgrounds Saturday night.
Anne Stokes, special to the Press Tribune
Wee Miss Placer County Ambassador 2012, Abigail Garritson of Roseville, 6, and Miss Northern California All-Star Lauren Lagge of Lincoln, 18, enjoy the festivities at the Save the Placer County Fair benefit Barnyard Hoedown at the fairgrounds Saturday night.
Wee Miss Placer County Ambassador 2012, Abigail Garritson of Roseville, 6, and Miss Northern California All-Star Lauren Lagge of Lincoln, 18, enjoy the festivities at the Save the Placer County Fair benefit Barnyard Hoedown at the fairgrounds Saturday night.
Anne Stokes, special to the Press Tribune
Little Miss Placer County Kylie Odell of Roseville, 8, helps at the dessert table during the Save the Placer County Fair benefit Barnyard Hoedown at the fairgrounds Saturday night.
Little Miss Placer County Kylie Odell of Roseville, 8, helps at the dessert table during the Save the Placer County Fair benefit Barnyard Hoedown at the fairgrounds Saturday night.
Anne Stokes, special to the Press Tribune
Placer County Fair Manager John Javidan thanks the public for their support right before kicking off the live auction at the Save the Placer County Fair benefit Barnyard Hoedown at the fairgrounds Saturday night.
Placer County Fair Manager John Javidan thanks the public for their support right before kicking off the live auction at the Save the Placer County Fair benefit Barnyard Hoedown at the fairgrounds Saturday night.
Anne Stokes, special to the Press Tribune
Auctioneer David D. Chaddock of Auburn conducts the live auction benefitting the Placer County Fair during the Barnyard Hoedown fundraiser held at the fairgrounds Saturday night.
Auctioneer David D. Chaddock of Auburn conducts the live auction benefitting the Placer County Fair during the Barnyard Hoedown fundraiser held at the fairgrounds Saturday night.
Anne Stokes, special to the Press Tribune
Kensington Anderson of Lincoln, 4, right, and Kyndall Van Dusen, 3, enjoy the live music at the Save the Placer County Fair benefit Barnyard Hoedown at the fairgrounds Saturday night.
Kensington Anderson of Lincoln, 4, right, and Kyndall Van Dusen, 3, enjoy the live music at the Save the Placer County Fair benefit Barnyard Hoedown at the fairgrounds Saturday night.
Anne Stokes, special to the Press Tribune
The Anderson siblings of Lincoln, Courtney Anderson, 12, left, Lexi Anderson, 19, and Cody Anderson, 10, verify the first Cow Chip Bingo winner of the night, as determined by the placement of a cow "plop" on the marked field. For $5, players were assigned a random square yard with cash prizes awarded to whoever was holding the lucky parcel number.
The Anderson siblings of Lincoln, Courtney Anderson, 12, left, Lexi Anderson, 19, and Cody Anderson, 10, verify the first Cow Chip Bingo winner of the night, as determined by the placement of a cow "plop" on the marked field. For $5, players were assigned a random square yard with cash prizes awarded to whoever was holding the lucky parcel number.
Anne Stokes, special to the Press Tribune
Storm the cow, a 4-H livestock project of the Anderson family of Lincoln, takes her time picking the perfect spot to drop a cow chip during the Cow Chip Bingo game at the Save the Placer County Fair benefit Barnyard Hoedown at the fairgrounds Saturday night.
Storm the cow, a 4-H livestock project of the Anderson family of Lincoln, takes her time picking the perfect spot to drop a cow chip during the Cow Chip Bingo game at the Save the Placer County Fair benefit Barnyard Hoedown at the fairgrounds Saturday night.
Anne Stokes, special to the Press Tribune
Volunteer Debbie Lagge of Lincoln helps to verify winners of the Cow Chip Bingo game at the Save the Placer County Fair benefit Barnyard Hoedown at the fairgrounds Saturday night.
Volunteer Debbie Lagge of Lincoln helps to verify winners of the Cow Chip Bingo game at the Save the Placer County Fair benefit Barnyard Hoedown at the fairgrounds Saturday night.
Anne Stokes, special to the Press Tribune
Lightning, a 4-H livestock project of the Anderson family of Lincoln, was one of the Cow Chip Bingo cows at the Save the Placer County Fair benefit Barnyard Hoedown at the fairgrounds Saturday night.
Lightning, a 4-H livestock project of the Anderson family of Lincoln, was one of the Cow Chip Bingo cows at the Save the Placer County Fair benefit Barnyard Hoedown at the fairgrounds Saturday night.
The Placer County Fair hosted a Barnyard Hoedown benefit to help save Roseville's annual summertime festival Saturday night at the fairgrounds. Patrons enjoyed BBQ dinners, live music, raffles, a live auction, and a rousing game of Cow Chip Bingo.
"Like all other fairs, we've lost state funding and so we're trying to make it up," said CEO and Fair Manager John Javidan. "We've already had to make lots of cuts and we don't want to make any more. We want to try to keep good service and good facilities."
Javidan said that they were hoping to recoup $12,000, around 5% of the funding lost. The Placer County Fair will also be hosting a 5K Gnarly Neon Color Run on St. Patrick's day, Sunday March 17th. For more information, visit www.PlacerCountyFair.org.