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BUYERS INVITED TO MOCK
AUCTION
Turlock – Learn
how a wave to a friend can actually be construed as
a bid at a special training
session planned especially for auction buyers.
The Stanislaus County Fair’s Junior
Livestock Auction Booster/Buyer Training is slated
for Tuesday, May 31 at 6 p.m. at the Turlock Turf
Club, located on the corner of Fulkerth and
Soderquist. The fun yet educational training
includes a hosted dinner sponsored by American
AgCredit. Advance registration is required by May
20. Interested parties can register by phoning the
Fair office at 668-1333. Seating is limited so
advance registration is encouraged.
“We have found that business
representatives and community members turn out in
great numbers for the fairs annual livestock
auction,” said Mark Anglin, Stanislaus County Fair
livestock superintendent. “However, often times it
is a parent’s first auction, or an individual has
been sent by his or her company to purchase an
animal, having never done so in the auction
environment before,”
“Our buyer training and dinner is the
perfect opportunity to share with prospective buyers
what to expect—we do so with simple instruction and
a really lively mock auction.”
The training is open to anyone who may
be interested in purchasing an animal at the fair’s
annual Junior Livestock Auction during the 10-day
run of the fair.
For general information on the
Booster/Buyer Training Dinner or the Junior
Livestock Auction, please contact the Stanislaus
County Fair Livestock Office at 632-2557.
The Stanislaus County
Fair is now in its 94th year. The
2005 fair opens Friday, July 29 for a 10-day run.
The Junior Livestock Auction will be held on
Saturday, Aug. 6, beginning with the Awards Assembly
at 8 a.m.
The theme of this
year’s fair is “Tropical Nights and Midway Lights.”
Last year more than 225,000 people enjoyed the
fair. In 2002 and again in 2003, Modesto Bee
readers voted the Stanislaus County Fair their
“Favorite All-Around Event” in the Bee’s
Reader’s Choice Awards.
The mission of the Stanislaus County
Fair is to provide a family and community oriented
experience promoting agriculture, entertainment and
technology. For more information about the
Stanislaus County Fair log onto www.stancofair.com.
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