Saturday fun at Ag Appreciation Weekend

Montana State University Communications Services

Saturday fun at Ag Appreciation Weekend

11/14/00 BOZEMAN - The good times kept rolling on Saturday, Nov. 4, the second day of MSU Ag Appreciation Weekend. (See also photos from Friday or the Petting Zoo and Insect Expo.)

Saturday saw honorees and contest winners, dancing and donating to student funding through the Silent Auction and other events.

Counting only money on hand, not what was also pledged, about $10,400 was generated for ag student activities by a raffle, silent auction and sponsor donations during the special weekend.

Honorees included several by the MSU College of Agriculture, 4-H, and FFA. The college honored Don and Bernadine Lake of Ronan, Ole Ueland of Silver Bow and Deer Lodge counties and Ralph Peck of Helena as outstanding contributors to Montana agriculture. At the tailgate before the football game, 4-H honored Linda Rice of Teton County as the outstanding 4-H alumna, and the FFA and 4-H honored Northern AgNet broadcaster Taylor Brown of Billings.

During halftime at the football game between MSU and Portland, the "winner" of the Kiss a Critter contest was announced. Since people vote for their candidate by donating to the ag student activities fund, it was not too surprising to find the Dean of Ag, Sharron Quisenberry winning for the second year in a row.

Following are some photographs from the day's events.

Getting a jump ready for the first-ever Intercollegiate horse show in Montana. The show was both Friday and Saturday.

An MSU horsewoman takes a jump Friday.

4-H recognized Linda Rice at the before-game tailgate Nov. 4 as an outstanding 4-H alumna.

4-H and FFA together recognized Taylor Brown (at left) as outstanding alumnus at the tailgate.

MSU College of Ag Dean Sharron Quisenberry, far right, waited at the sidelines with Montana's outstanding agricultural leaders. The leaders were introduced at halftime, while Quisenberry was waiting to hear whether she or another candidate had won the Kiss-a-Critter contest that benefits MSU ag students.

Guess who won?

There was a close football game with Portland State.
Here is No. 12, Farhaad Azimi, crossing the goal line for MSU.

John Logan, MSU junior and Spirit of the West saxophone player, at attention during halftime

Lynn Schledorn and Diane Heck inventory the raffle prizes
before the Boots and Bowties Dance Saturday evening.

MSU's College of Ag's Dean Sharron Quisenberry
and Larry Quisenberry, head of MSU's Banner Group
enjoy people browsing during the Silent Auction.

Friends of MSU's agriculture students bought about $6,400 worth of donated items at the Silent Auction.

Stanley Markuson, at left, of Stockman Bank in Miles City was on hand for the auction and as a member of the College of Agriculture's Development Board. He is at left visiting with Dean Sharron Quisenberry and Jim Dolan, a Bozeman sculptor.

When the dancing started, Lynn Schledorn of the College of Agriculture found out that MSU's soon-to-be President Jeff Gamble is no stranger to Montana-style dancing.

All the dancers seemed to enjoy
the music by Montana Rose.

Send questions or comments to Carol Flaherty, MSU Communications Services, Bozeman, MT 59717: carolf@montana.edu.

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