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6th Annual Gilbert Marshall Memorial Team Branding

CLOVIS – The Gilbert Marshall Memorial Team Branding scholarship fundraiser is held to raise money for scholarships awarded to graduating high school seniors in the surrounding mountain area.

Participants will want to register for the 6th Annual Gilbert Marshall Memorial Team Branding, which takes place this year on Saturday, Mar. 17, at Blasingame Ranch in Clovis. The first event starts at 9 a.m. with mandatory rules review preceding that at 8:30 a.m. Registration on the day of the event starts at 7 a.m. and ends at 8:30 a.m.

Proceeds from the Team Branding operation go to benefit the Gilbert Marshall Memorial Scholarship, made available in memory of Eastern Fresno-Madera County native, and Sierra High School graduate, Gilbert Marshall.

Gilbert was the son of Patrick Marshall of Templeton and Dolores “Sister” Topping of O’Neals. He grew up on the Topping Ranch located in O’Neals and attended Spring Valley Elementary School where his sons, Cody and Cole would later follow. Gilbert was a graduate of Sierra High School with the Class of 1988. While in school, he was an athlete, and a student of agriculture. Gilbert was an active outdoorsman, a cattleman, and a logger who made his living running the family herd and logging in the local area mountains.

“Gilbert was hard-working, fun-loving and loyal,” say organizers. “His work ethic and love of life were shared by all around him.”

Gilbert lost his life in a logging accident in the mountains and, each year, many work to preserve his memory and honor his outdoor lifestyle by offering scholarships paid for in large part by the Team Branding event.

“It is the family’s hope that a future can be built that will both preserve and maintain the balance of agriculture and forestry in our local area.”

Register by email at gilbertmarshallsch@gmail.com

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Blasingame Ranch is located at 19606 Auberry Rd. in Clovis.

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