2015 July PASO Magazine

LAST WORD
By Judy Bedell
Estrella 4H members Cody and Ellie Zack have
been working hard to prepare for the Junior Livestock
competition at the California Mid-State Fair since it
ended last year. They are anxious for the 2015 event
where they will be exhibiting poultry and livestock.
Cody and Ellie are twins who will be entering the
8th grade at Lillian Larsen School in San Miguel
this fall. Every day after school they travel to Penman
Springs Road where their project animals live.
Cody has a Spot Cross hog named Zetsu. Every
day he makes sure he takes his hog for a nice long
walk and practices the skills he will need for showmanship
this year.
“My goal is to place 5th or higher in showmanship
this year,” explained Cody.
And he thinks his hog will help him do that as
Zetsu is already very well trained at following Cody’s
commands.
Cody picked out his own hog this year, with only a
little help from his father and leader, Art Zack.
“The kids are old enough and know enough to be
able to choose their own animals,” explained Dad.
“We usually talk about the budget and then together
pick four or five animals we might bid on.
We bought Zetsu at the Atascadero FFA Auction so
there was a good selection of animals. Ultimately it
was Cody’s decision and he is getting pretty good at
spotting the good ones.”
Twin sister Ellie will be showing a lamb. Her lamb
is named Sonic and she also spends time every day
feeding, grooming and exercising her project animal.
Her goals include placing in showmanship and her
market class.
Both Cody and Ellie will also be showing poultry.
Cody has a Mediterranean Blue Andalusian and Ellie
has a Silver Spangled Hamburg hen named Yoshi.
They are both experienced showmen having placed
well at the Mid State Fair in prior years and at the
Central Coast Feather Fanciers Shows.
Cody won the Best of Breed in 2014 at the Feather
Fancier show and Ellie has been the Continental
Class winner for the past three years. They enjoy raising
breeding stock but have raised market chickens in
the past.
Twins Cody and Ellie Zack of Estrella 4-H are anxious
to compete with their animals in this year’s
California Mid-State Fair.
“We raised them, processed them and cooked
them,” explained Ellie who was not afraid at all to get
her hands dirty cleaning the chickens.
Getting ready for the Fair takes a lot of time and
effort, something both Cody and Ellie have committed
to. They have been Estrella 4-H members for 3 ½
years and have excelled at school during this time also.
Ellie was recognized for being a Million Word
reader at her school this year as well as playing a
starring role in the school play. She was also on the
volleyball team and has participated in Youth Cheerleading
in the past. Her love of animals and inquisitive
personality will be great traits for her goal of studying
Zoology in college and one day working at a zoo.
Cody is a multi-sport athlete having competed this
last year in cross country, basketball, volleyball and
track. He has played Youth Football in Paso Robles
and recently scored at the 10th grade level in reading,
while still in 7th grade. Cody also has his sights set on
college and sees himself pursuing a degree in Agriculture,
most likely Ag Mechanics or Engineering. He
would also like to breed hogs in the future.
Estrella 4H is an active club and in addition to the
Junior Livestock projects, both Cody and Ellie have
participated in 4H programs for Archery, Shooting
Sports, and Science. Ellie has also participated in the
Baking program and Ag Robotics.
The schedule in the Zack home is pretty busy but
father Art Zack doesn’t complain about the long hours.
“I know this is all very good for them. Being a
4H leader I can help them and others like people
helped me when I was younger. Raising the animals
and showing them lets us spend time as a family,”
said Zack.
Cody and Ellie will be spending a lot of time in
the Junior Livestock barns during the Mid-State
Fair and invite you to stop by, ask them about their
animals, and consider bidding on them in the
Junior Livestock Auction on Saturday, August 1st.
For information about Estrella 4H club contact Angela
Vinther at 296-8994. They meet the first Monday
of every month at 6 p.m. at the San Miguel Lions
Club Community Center by the Park in San Miguel.
Ellie spends time every day working with her
market lamb, Sonic, in preparation for the
California Mid-State Fair.
See pages 14 to 20 to learn more about the
2015 version of the California Mid-State
Fair, ‘Puttin’ on the Glitz.’
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62 Paso Robles Magazine, July 2015