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On The COver: Colusa County’s Fair CEO; Carolan Meek working herdream job in a community oriented town.

SpeCial TO UniTed: United News Magazine Open House Piñata Breaking hosted by The North Valley Hispanic Chamber.

iN CasE yOU MissEd iT:United News Magazine reviews Colusa Casino’s Comedy Club. did you miss it?

sPECiaL COLUsa FaiR COVERaGE: White Tigers come to the fair this year.. Wood Coin promotion is back for one more year.

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6Hey There!Well we are half way done with this year, doesn’t time just fly? Well i am very excited of what United has brought so far to us this year. This time of the year, it’s also the beginning for a lot of students as they embark into the start of their next chapter in life.it seems like it was just yesterday i was trying to tie all the loose ends to my senior Project. i remember stressing out about passing my Chemistry class. Thankfully ev-erything turned out okay and i was able to continue to The Fashion institute of design. it seems like just yesterday yet it was six years ago. Looking back i think the one thing i would do differently would be to stress less and enjoy the ride that college is more. at least at FidM we really were free to explore our ideas and our creativity. i didn’t realize how important that was until i started to work for a living and had to work with clients who had their own creative input into the mix. in other words, whether you’re starting college, new year in high school or just working your way through the rest of this year, good luck and enjoy it. Hope you all have a wonderful summer and please enjoy this issue.

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On Monday May 18, 2009 United News Magazine opened it’s doors for a public open house. Hosted in part by The North Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and The Luis Barrera design studio, the event was open to the public and it featured many writers and monthly contributors of the publication. The event marks the first Piñata Breaking hosted by the North Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in the Colusa County area. “We are very lucky to have publisher Luis Barrera, not only as a member of the North Valley Hispanic Chamber, but also to serve on our executive board of directors” said Toni Frequez, vice president for the chamber. “i’m very exited to see the magazine do so well” said pub-lisher Luis Barrera. “i think the community has really seen the potential it has, and how the readers and advertisers have benefited from the publication” Barrera added. The evening concluded with the ceremonial piñata breaking and a give a way door prize raffle, with gifts sponsored by some of United’s advertisers including, Colusa Casino Resort, Touch of Health - Massage Therapy, Vigiani’s auto and The Luis Barrera design studio among others.

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Tillis’s performance on stage is as energetic and as captivating as her voice is torchy, forceful and direct. see her electrifying performance on July 24 with one show at 8:00pm at Colusa Casino Resort. Even before the world was hearing her voice rang out on radio and video, Tillis had already achieved success with her strong songwriting ability-a craft she continues to home even while she is busy touring. despite the hustle and bustle she finds time to collect her creative thoughts and put them down on paper. in addition to writing most of her own material, Tillis has also penned songs for a number of artist including Highway 101, Juice Newton, Ricky Van shelton and the late Conway Twitty. Tillis was introduced to country music by her farther renowned singer Mel Tillis. Pam tagged along with her farther to the recording studio as well as to the Grand Ole Opry. at the Opry, she meet such country queens as dottie West and Tammy Wynette. These childhood experiences left a lasting impression on Tillis, who is fond of saying “i’ve got one foot in old Nashville and one foot in new Nashville”. Her performance debut was with her farther when she was only eight years old. While still a teenager she began her country music career as one of the back up vocalist in her father’s band. But as she has revealed in interviews, the singer found that sharing her father’s stage was “Like being a little plant in the shade of a big

tree. i couldn’t grow.”Pam’s debut single “don’t Tell Me What To do” soared to the top of the country charts in 1991. Then her debut album was certified gold the next year. Other hit songs from the album included “One of Those Things” and “Maybe it Was Memphis” her second album, Homeward Looking angel produced such hits as “shake The sugar Tree” and “Cleopatra Queen Of denial.” Tillis’s third album for arista sweetheart’s dance was released in 1993 and yielded the hit single “spilled Perfume.”Tickets are $35 for Preferred or $25 Reserved and on sale at the Casino’s Gift shop or at www.starticketsplus.com

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COnCerTSThe Williams Family action Center would like to thank all those who supported their efforts to the community when voting no on Propo-sition 1d. since none of the funding was reallocated from their major funding source—First 5 Colusa, they will be able to continue to provide all the services available in the past. These services include kids academy, EsL, GEd, Computer classes, tutoring assistance, health application assistance, and general assistance in a variety of community needs. Other recent activities of the Williams Family action Center include participating in the Williams Pioneer day Parade as well as free bounce houses in the park on that day. as of June 4, Marisa Prado, One-stop, is available in the center every Thursday from 2:00 to 4:00 to help with resumes, job search, job training, and more. They continue to do whatever they can to assist community members ready their children for school and improve their lives. They under-stand these are tough times for all and community members have more and greater needs. Please do not hesitate to contact them for any need you may have or to inform them of needs you see in the community. They are located at 901 E street, in the library building, and the phone number is 473-5400.

El Centro de acción Familiar de Williams le gustaría agradecer a todos aquellos que apoyaron sus esfuerzos a la comunidad votando no en la Proposición 1d. ya que ninguna de la financiación fue reas-ignada de su comandante que financia la fuente de Los Primero 5 de Colusa, ellos serán capaces de seguir proporcionando todos los servicios disponibles en el pasado. Estos servicios incluyen academia de Niños, EsL, GEd, clases de Computadora, tutores, la ayuda de aplicación de salud, y la ayuda general en una variedad de necesi-dades en la comunidad.Otras actividades recientes en el Centro incluyen la participación en el desfile del día del Pionero en Williams así como brincolines en el parque de ningún costo durante ese día. apartir del 4 de junio, Marisa Prado, One-stop, estará disponible en el centro cada jueves de 2:00 a 4:00 para ayudar con curriculums vitae, búsqueda de tra-bajo, formación de trabajo, y más. El Centro sigue haciendo lo más que pueden para seguir asistiendo a miembros de la comunidad y preparar a sus niños para la escuela y mejorar sus vidas. Ellos entienden que éstos son tiempos difíciles para todos y los miembros de la comunidad tienen más y mayores necesidades. Por favor pón-gase en contacto con ellos para cualquier necesidad que usted puede tener informarlos de necesidades que usted ve en la comunidad. Ellos son localizados en 901 Calle E, en el edificio de la biblioteca, y el número de teléfono es 473-5400.

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HOME-GROWN FaiR MaNaGER WORkiNG HER dREaM JOB

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When Colusa County native Carolan Meek joined the Colusa County Fair as its manager in 2005, she said she felt as if it was her life’s dream coming true.

“i always wanted to be a fair manager, but i just figured my time hadn’t come yet,” she said. “i just thought that when it was time i would be one,” she added.she first worked at the Fairgrounds as manager’s assistant in 1984 for then manager Roger Gibbs. she said from that time on she knew she wanted to manage fairs, and specifically the Colusa County Fair. Meek returned to Colusa County when she was offered the post here, but the years leading up to her return were filled with a variety of exciting and challenging jobs.she worked for Gibbs through her high school years, but when she left the county and the employ of the fair she joined an event servic-es company called Contemporary services Corporation. she served as an assistant manager of the West Coast. Her duties were to ad-minister the event staffing contracts for the san Francisco 49’ers at Candlestick Park and the Cal Berkley Bears football team as well as numerous convention centers in the Bay area. Meek spent five years working there and was able to attend three super Bowls.she then met and married her husband don Meek, and the couple branched out with an events management company of their own. she has a Bs in ag Education and a minor in Fair Management from Cal Poly sLO, and she has worked at 37 of California’s Fairs and three out-of-state fairs as well.While it has most certainly been Meek’s dream to be the Colusa County Fair manager, the reality of achieving that dream has not come without challenge.she said the biggest challenge has been not having enough money to do the all of the projects they want to do such as upgrading the buildings and the grounds. “There is usually never enough money, never enough staff, and never enough time to do all the things we want to do,” she said.While there are challenges in her fair manager life it does not come without great satisfaction as well. “i get great satisfaction from man-aging all of the myriad aspects of putting on a successful event, and seeing the enjoyment from our patrons when it is completed,” she said.

One of highlights that Meek said comes with fair management is to see our mission to educate about agriculture succeed. Most of those programs are youth oriented, and Meek said that in this county there are opportunities not received in large communities. “Each February, The Farm show educates about farming and equip-ment, the fair educates about livestock and agriculture, and our facility is used annually for most of the youth oriented organiza-tions to fundraise money for the youth of Colusa County,” she said. she said that the fair and the citizens of Colusa County are fortunate to live in a small community like Colusa County.

“it is a great place to raise children, it is nice to know your neigh-bors and not worry about your home when we are gone,” she said. “We are all watching out for one another. Everyone has been so generous in always being there to help the fair and its staff,” she said. “it is like having an extended family to live and work in Colusa County.”Meek grew up in Maxwell, and in her youth she was a member of 4-H where she attained the rank of all star at the age of 19. Later she attained the rank of state Farmer in the Future Farmers of america program. she shared that she is most professionally inspired by a couple of other women in the fair industry. ”Trish scariani and Becky Bailey Findley are among the first female fair managers in the state of California and have paved the way for the rest of the women who are now in management in what was primarily a male dominated industry,” she said. Meek said managing the Colusa County Fairgrounds is a great source of joy in her life, but that it is family time that gives her the most joy. it is her son Johnnie (9) and daughter Gracie (7) along with her three stepchildren Blake, Cherie and donnie and the time she and husband don spend with them doing anything; swimming, going to the beach, fishing, or any kind of family time that gives her the most joy in her life. Meek is living her dream job, and she said she is especially happy to be living that dream at the Colusa County Fair.

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Central Valley Gas storage (CVGs) is the 2009 Colusa County Fair Wooden Coin sponsor.Central Valley Gas storage is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nicor Enerchange. Nicor is listed on the New york stock Exchange with the symbol “Gas”.CVGs is currently in the development phase of a natural gas stor-age facility between Princeton and Colusa and has for the past few months been getting to know the community and its residents.Project development director Jim kiefer commented that it has been a pleasure getting to know and work with the people in the com-munity.Earlier this spring CVGs hosted the annual Fair Manager’s dinner, and now it has agreed to sponsor the wooden coin project as well. a few years ago, Colusa County Fair CEO Carolan Meek devised a fair promotion using wooden coins.its popularity and success in Colusa County earned it the title of small Fairs Best single day Promotion from the Western Fairs as-sociation, and resulted in a number of other county fairs picking up the idea for their fairs.Thanks the generosity of CVGs, $1,000 in wooden coins redeemable at any Colusa County Fair food vender are once again being handed out by fair “spies” around the county. if a fair patron is wearing his or her fair button, or is overheard by a fair spy promoting the fair, they will receive a wooden coin. This year, the coins are available at Bank of america, Us Bank, Um-pqua Bank, Butte Community Bank and Wells Fargo Bank in Colusa. in arbuckle they can be found at the Umpqua Bank and at the U.s. Post Office. in Williams they are at the U.s. Post Office and at Us Bank. in Maxwell, stonyford and Princeton, the coins are at the U.s. Post Offices. Collecting the coins has become competition among some coffee groups and Meek said she anticipates that competition to spark again this year. she also reminds fair patrons that only the 2009 coins will be re-deemable at the fair. “Previous years’ coins are no longer redeem-able, but they are still great collectibles,” she said.

Colusa County Fair CEO Carolan Meek announced that the Colusa County Fair is very excited to welcome The Royal White Tiger dis-covery Education Program and Exhibit to this year’s Fair.The program, brought to the fair by zoo dynamics is especially de-signed as an exhibit and conservation education program. its goal is to promote and excite people to the many conservation issues involving the last five remaining species of tigers in the wild. along with valuable conservation education, this 4,200 square foot display consisting of more than 2,400 square feet of animal habitat also brings excitement. zoo dynamics is designed to provide its exhibit animals to zoo’s and theme parks, but it also provides temporary zoo-like exhibits in venues such as the Colusa County Fair. Visitors to the exhibit will see several beautiful adult Royal White Tigers together in a special tropical jungle setting complete with sound effects, fog and chilled misting systems all in a controlled exhibit environment. The animal keepers with the exhibit are available to answer ques-tions from the public and also perform daily shows. The public will witness the keepers feed the tigers and conduct “Tiger Talks”. Meek said she is very excited to welcome the tigers back to Colusa. “This is a wonderful exhibit, and one that won’t soon be forgotten by the people who see it,” she said.Promoters of the exhibit say that the interactive activities that the program provides helps to bring people closer to the true meaning of conservation, and inform as well as excite them to all the won-derful programs they can get involved with to help promote the conservation efforts with the last remaining five species of tigers in the world. Currently there are only about 40 Royal White Tigers on exhibit in zoo’s throughout the United states, and less than 400 in the world, with none left in the wild.

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it is almost Colusa County Fair time. The gates will officially open at 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 4 and run through midnight sunday, June 7. Fair CEO Carolan Meek and her staff have been preparing for months for this year’s fair, and Meek said it looks to be a great fair once again.“We are really excited to have the White Tigers, the shark Expe-rience and the Tuff Trucks Mud Bog as well as numerous other exciting acts and exhibits.The Friday night concerts, sponsored by Colusa Casino Resort are expected to be great show featuring headliners kenny Bob davis and derryl Perry. “We are just so lucky to have the support of the Colusa Casino Resort in bring top talent to our Grandstand arena stage,” said Meek.Of course sunday night, the arena takes on a whole different look when the 70th annual demolition derby is expected to fill the grandstands with derby fans. On saturday night, the arena will be host to the Tuff Truck Mud Bog. Overall, Meek said she expects this fair to be great. “We just have so many wonderful attractions and events,” she said. “Rus-sell Bros. Family Fun Circus will be here, as will the carnival rides by Midway of Fun, and many more returning favorites.

COlUSa COUnTy JUNE 4 – 7

One change this year is that the Mini Miss Colusa County Pageant will take place the evening before the fair opens. The pageant will be at the grandstands arena at 8 p.m. on Wed., June 3. The Miss Colusa County Pageant will move to Thursday night, June 4. “This way, Miss Colusa County and her court as well as Mini Miss and her court will have been selected prior to Friday night’s parade,” said Meek.

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