September 2015 MinterBay SW Money Penny takes on 56 junior does to become the Washington State Fair Nigerian Junior Champion! Judge Megan Tredway-Carter
September 2014 MinterBay EI Ellipse is Junior Champion at the Washington State Fair ADGA Show under Julie Matthys and also the Thurston County ADGA show under Chris Strickland
September 2013
GCH. Herron Hill CJ Cora Belle is Best of Breed and Best Udder in breed at the Washington State Fair ADGA show under Edward Cavanagh.
August 2013
GCH Herron Hill CJ Cora Belle is #4 on the ADGA Top Ten list.!
March 2013
Wedding Belles is now MinterBay Wedding Belles *2 M
January 2013
Cora Belle finishes her 2012 lactation with a whopping 1300 pounds of milk in 298 days
Spring 2012
This was a busy spring for my small farm. We had 11 babies born so far with Buttons due to kid in July. So not done yet. We are well into our milk testing and have a show in a couple of weeks. Looking forward to summer.
The milk is a flowin'!
The milk is a flowin'!
Cora Belle Earns Her Milking Star
March 2012- She is now GrCh Herron Hill CJ Cora Belle. We couldn't be more proud of this locally grown girl.
Cora Belle Becomes a Champion
June 11, 2011- Stanwood, Wash. Cora Belle finishes her championship with two Grand Champions under Joe Kimmel and Kay Kimmel. In Beverly Goldthwaite's ring, Cora Belle was Reserve Champion.
Cora Belle Is Jr. Grand Champion At The Fair
The first time in the ring, Cora Belle comes away with Jr. Champion under Trinity Smith at the 2009 Western Washington Fair. No one was more surprised than I since it had been at least 35 years since I'd been in the ring.
I refuse to be offended by the expression on the faces of the couple behind me. They must have been surprised too.
Filbert Makes The Paper
Filbert, carrying a pack full of chocolate, was very popular at the annual farm tour.
Cora Belle Shares The Honor Of Goat Of The Year
In a very tight race until the end, Cora Belle ties with Winnie, a hard-working LaMancha, for Goat of the Year at Herron Hill Dairy.