The Ramona Youth Fair begins Friday with children showing off their animals

Ramona Stars 4-H member Bella Pate, left, sold her pig named Fancy to Grace and Tod Bender at the 2024 San Diego County Fair.

This year, the Ramona Junior Fair is promoting the event, with its animal shows and home economics contests, as a “throwback to a lost era in rural America.” “It’s where 4-H, FFA and Grange youth organizations come together to compete both individually and at the club level in all sorts of skills and crafts related … Read more

UnChained Joins CNN Heroes: Empowering Homeless Youth and Dogs for a Brighter Future

An unchained volunteer hero feeds a dog.

By Marlo Botello-Aepli, Executive Director of UnChained As the Executive Director of UnChained, I am thrilled to announce that we are the featured nonprofit organization in the first CNN Heroes episode of 2024, which premiered last Friday, July 12. Being selected as a CNN Hero is an extraordinary recognition that amplifies UnChained’s mission of providing … Read more

Youth auction celebrates meat champions and showbiz personalities

Cheyenne Pautz, 12, Helenville, member of the Twin Rivers 4-H Club, in the auction ring with her pig. Pautz won the 12-year-old showperson champion title in the swine division. PAM CHICKERING WILSON/FOR THE DAILY UNION JEFFERSON – Participants in Saturday’s youth auction sold their beef animals to local buyers, with Supreme, Grand and Reserve champions … Read more