2016/17 CALENDAR Frers’ Best ieds “ There’s nothing like a swim in a rice canal on a warm spring day. Keep your distance afterwards, as I have a big splash zone when I shake!” — Willie, Black Labrador Retriever BEST FRIEND: JON MUNGER, RICE GROWER, YUBA CITY “ Exploring in a rice field is the best. I snack on a few Crawdads. Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it!” — Drake, Black Labrador Retriever BEST FRIEND: MICHAEL BOSWORTH, RICE GROWER, MARYSVILLE “ We’re working from sunrise to sunset, but there’s always time for a scratch behind the ears.” — Tonka, Yellow Labrador Retriever BEST FRIEND: JOSH SHEPPARD, RICE GROWER, BIGGS “ You’d be surprised at what we get to see every day on the farm. We live next to a wildlife refuge so Bald Eagles and many other Pacific Flyway birds pay us a visit.” — Deter, Corgi BEST FRIEND: SANDY DENN, RICE GROWER, WILLOWS “ My name is from the Steve McQueen movie. Doesn’t get any better than that! ” — Bullitt, Yellow Labrador Retriever BEST FRIEND: MIKE DADDOW, RICE GROWER, NICOLAUS “ Fall is great. After harvest so many birds fill the sky. ” — Finn, Jack Russell/Fox Terrier cross BEST FRIEND: CHARLEY MATHEWS JR., RICE GROWER, YUBA COUNTY “ Hunting season is the best. Early mornings, cool camo and I get to run through the water all morning.” — Cosby, Black Labrador Retriever BEST FRIEND: MARC BRECKENRIDGE, RICE GROWER, DURHAM “ The back of a pickup truck is fantastic. A great view, great place to sleep and close to the action.” — Duke & Skeeter, Lab/Chesapeake Bay Retriever & Catahoula Cur BEST FRIEND: SEAN DOHERTY, RICE GROWER, DUNNIGAN “ We raise cattle and I get to keep them in line. I’ve also seen Pronghorn Antelope, but they don’t let me get too close. I keep trying! ” — Maggie, Border Collie BEST FRIEND: PUNCH HASKELL, RICE GROWER, WILLOWS “ Fetch should be an Olympic sport.” — Willie, Black Labrador Retriever BEST FRIEND: JON MUNGER, RICE GROWER, YUBA CITY “ Sitting on the tire of a harvester is good, but riding in a rice harvester is even better! ” — Cassidy, Australian Cattle Dog BEST FRIEND: BRETT SCHEIDEL, RICE GROWER, PLEASANT GROVE “ Cooling off is as close as our farm canal. ” — Tonka, Yellow Labrador Retriever BEST FRIEND: JOSH SHEPPARD, RICE GROWER, BIGGS “ Once the airplanes plant the rice, it grows fast and then there’s a lot to explore! ” — Dakota, Chocolate Labrador Retriever BEST FRIEND: MIKE DADDOW, RICE GROWER, NICOLAUS “ Nothing like a summer walk in one of our rice fields! ” — Finn, Jack Russell/Fox Terrier cross BEST FRIEND: CHARLEY MATHEWS JR., RICE GROWER, YUBA COUNTY “ I don’t let my best friend too far out of my sight, unless I’m sleeping in the back of the pickup.” — Pete, Black Labrador Retriever BEST FRIEND: MICHAEL RUE, RICE GROWER, MARYSVILLE “ Harvest is time to celebrate!” — Cosby, Black Labrador Retriever BEST FRIEND: MARC BRECKENRIDGE, RICE GROWER, DURHAM “ T his is my favorite time of the year. We ride in the pickup every day and are out past sundown! ” — Hank, Queensland Heeler/Australian Shepherd cross BEST FRIEND: LEO LAGRANDE, RICE GROWER, WILLIAMS “ Throw me a stick and I’ll get it a hundred times. This mud also holds the five inches of water in place as we grow America’s Sushi Rice! ” — Rice, Chocolate Labrador Retriever BEST FRIEND: CARLI MARENGO, WILLIAMS “ Colusa is a great town – I spend a lot of my day sleeping in front of a window overlooking town. Can you believe how many people come in every day just to see ME? ” — Zeus, Yellow Labrador Retriever BEST FRIEND: CAMIE KAELIN, RICE GROWER, COLUSA .