Exciting news; we are so happy to report that Amanda Osmundson has won the State FFA Beef Production Proficiency Award for her work as an Officer for Oakdale’s FFA Chapter and showing registered Beefmaster heifers and market steers in the Stanislaus County Fair every year. Amanda is also involved in Valley Home Beefmasters. Amanda is a senior at Oakdale High School. She is the daughter of Greg and Mayra Osmundson and the granddaughter of Mike and Nancy Osmundson. Congratulations Amanda, on such an amazing accomplishment!
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This week we are also very excited to announce that Oakdale High School senior Tyler Cooley has been awarded the Junior Achievement Award by the Oakdale Chamber of Commerce. Tyler, who is also a tremendous basketball player, (he received the prestigious “Mr. Mustang Award”) is very involved with his peers at Oakdale High; he is an amazing young man. Tyler is very involved with his church and is always ready to lend a helping hand to anyone in need. Congratulations Tyler, keep reaching for the stars!
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We would like to send a note of appreciation to Valley Home resident Steve Guerrero. Steve attended the Fire Districts Association of California Annual Conference and will be sharing the information with the Oakdale Fire Protection District. We appreciate you very much Steve!
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We were excited to have our Stanislaus County Supervisor Buck Condit visit Valley Home last week. Supervisor Condit came to Valley Home to check on storm damage, especially the well-known and much despised rain filled puddle on Valley Home Road just before Pleasant Valley Road. The county had come out and tried to fix the situation there but with more heavy rains and heavy traffic, it washed out again. Supervisor Condit will be working with the Stanislaus Public Works Department to once again get this fixed. Thank you, Supervisor Condit, we appreciate you very much!
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We are proud to announce that Audie Beltrami has played his first game of Coach Pitch. Audie is a great hitter and runs as fast as the wind. Audie is excited to share his knowledge with his cousin Anson. Anson is playing T-Ball this year, and is a terrific hitter also. Great job Audie and Anson; we hope your season is filled with great fun and lots of “high-fives”!
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Valley Home came alive on St. Patrick’s Day. Our Valley Home sixth, seventh and eighth grade students attended a wonderful student planned dance in the Bonnie Gellerman Multi-Purpose Room. All report having a great time! Thank you to all who made this evening so special for our students.
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We send huge congratulations to our rodeo star and local boy Colton Farquer. We are happy to announce another win for Colton. After winning several other rodeos, Colton has won again, this time in Austin … awesome! It’s great to see Colton on TV. He is a very humble but extremely talented young man. Congratulations Colton!
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We would like to send a very heartfelt “Thank You” to our firefighters who took part in the Leukemia, Lymphoma Firefighter Stair Climb in Seattle recently. A special thanks to all who supported or donated to this amazing cause.
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We end our column this week with a reminder that this Friday is our Valley Home Community Park Spaghetti Dinner. We would like to send a tremendous “Thank You” to all who purchased dinners to support our beautiful little park; our treasure … thank you to all.
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As always you may reach me by email at winniemullins51@gmail.com or by telephone at 209-985-5233.
Until next time, “Happy Trails to All!”
