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Calaveras County Fair & Frog Jumping Jubilee Latest News~by Laurie Giannini
Frogtown, Angels Camp, CA....Roaring engines, tires squealing, fenders bashing and cars crushing are the favorite sounds of Sunday at the Calaveras County Fair & Jumping Frog Jubilee. The competition is limited to the first 40 paid entries in the main event and the first 15 in the powder puff competition. Only competitors from Amador, Tuolumne, Alpine and Calaveras counties are eligible to compete. A driver must be a least 16 years old and must have a....
valid California driver’s license. The winner of each heat will receive $100 and the first place winner of the main event will win $1000, second place will receive $500 and third place is awarded $250. The ladies are not left out, first place will receive $250 in the powder puff competition, second is awarded $150 and third place will receive $100. Special awards include “Best of Show” and “Prettiest Car”. The Derby starts at 5:30 in the Frogtown Arena. The Derby is coordinating by Deb Nelson and is included with the price of admission. Entry Forms are available at the Administration Office and on line at Frogtown.org
Miss Calaveras Scholarship Pageant, Thursday May 14, 2009 The Miss Calaveras Scholarship Pageant is Thursday, May 14 at 8:00 p.m. Contestants entering the Miss Calaveras Program must be between the ages of 17 and 23 and a resident of Calaveras County. Contestants compete in 4 areas of competition, interview, health and fitness, talent and evening gown. The winners receive scholarships to further their education. Miss Calaveras will receive $1000, First Princess will receive $600 and 2nd Princess will receive $400. There are 5 other additional awards given, Miss Community Service, Most Talented, Most Photogenic, Miss Congeniality and the Directors Award. Contestants are encouraged to obtain sponsors to cover their pageant expenses. Applications are available at the Calaveras County Fairgrounds, Bret Harte High School and Calaveras High School. Completed applications are due on March 30, 2009. The event is sponsored by the Angels Murphys Rotary Club and the special awards have been sponsored by Angels Car Wash.
Saddle Queen Scholarship Competition, Thursday May 14. For young women who love horses, their community and want to earn a great scholarship, the “Calaveras Saddle Queen Competition” is a perfect fit. In the competition young women are instructed in horsemanship, public speaking and personal presentation. Areas of competition include Personal Interview, Equitation, Reining Pattern, Barrel Race and Queen Lap. Competitors can be between the ages of 14 and 19. Young women competing must be a resident of Calaveras County and have 2.0 cumulative grade point average. The Saddle Queen will receive a $1,000 scholarship; the First Princess will receive $600
and $400 will be awarded to the Second Princess. The competition is Thursday, May 14.
Church Welcomes Carnival Workers Many of us, at some time, have thought of running away with the circus or the carnival. The life of carnival workers and their families is not easy. Much of the year is spent on the road. It’s hard to have a sense of belonging when moving around so much.
In Calaveras County, Pastor Dan Boyce and the members and friends of San Andreas Community covenant Church (SACCC) hope to help promote the Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee as a welcome destination for the carnival workers and their families. For the church, the welcome begins on the Tuesday before the fair opens. About thirty members of the SACCC youth group show up on the fairgrounds with free bottled water, soda and snacks to give to the carnival workers as they set up their rides and carnival booths. They also pass out an invitation to a free dinner on Thursday night after work and to a free continental breakfast for all fair workers on Saturday morning. The dinner begins at 11:00p.m. at the residential trailers of the carnival workers. There’s music and fun, a special welcome and a prayer of blessing for the workers and families by Pastor Dan. Afterwards the members of the dinner team will be available to talk one-on-one with the carnival folks.
Although he never worked for a carnival, Pastor Dan did spend a number of years as a truck driver on the highways and byways of northern California and western Nevada so he can relate to life on the road. Dan and Teresa have five grown children the youngest of whom is currently serving in the Navy in Kuwait. Before coming to Calaveras County, Dan served churches in Bellingham, WA, Fresno and Rocklin. He was ordained to pastoral ministry with the Evangelical Covenant Church in 1996. Pastor Dan serves one of the five Covenant Churches serving the people of Calaveras County. A great opportunity to meet Pastor Dan in person is on Sundays, 10:00 a.m. at San Andreas Community Covenant Church (across from Treat’s Market and behind Wells Fargo Bank) or visit Anna’s Place the new coffee house located in the Historic section of the church. Anyone who would like to help with the dinner on Thursday night is welcome. The church phone is 754-3881.
Reading Program: For several years Gateway Press in Murphys has been sponsoring the annual reading program that is hosted by the Calaveras County Fair. Every year students are encouraged to read and are rewarded for their efforts. Students who meet their goal win an admission pass to the Fair. The student who reads the most at their grade level county wide, receive an admission pass and a book of Carnival tickets. Kindergartens through 3rd grade students are required to read 25 books. Students in the 4th and 5th grade must read 500 pages and 600 pages is the goal for 6th grade students. The students are given the whole month of April to accomplish their task. Entry forms are distributed through the schools and will be available at the Fairgrounds on March 31.
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