Blue Ridge Breeders Sale Results
September 16, 2006
Mount Airy, NC
Mount Airy Stockyards
Host: Tyson Leonard, Mount Airy, NC
Sale Coordinator: Paul Babington, Union Bridge, MD
At the 13th Annual Blue Ridge Breeders Sale in Mount Airy, NC, lot 22, Redman5’s Legacy sold for $40,000 to Ben Gravett, Catlett, VA; and Mike and Debbie Bowman, Benton, KS. Tony and Sylvia Allen, Pilot Mountain, NC, consigned Redman5’s Legacy.
Sale also featured 22 horse lots with the high selling horse was Sweet Little Debbie, consigned by Tyson Leonard and sold for $5,700.
Here are just a few pictures of the sale.
Seller and Buyers of the High Selling Lot: Redman5’s Legacy: (left to right) Tony Allen and son, Pilot Mountain, NC; Mike and Debbie Bowman, Benton, KS; Ben Gravett, Catlett, VA.
Ashlyn Hoff and Bear Davidson, West Chester, PA; Shawn Pequignot, Wellsville, PA; Rob Fenza, West Chester, PA.
Mark and Teresa Mathis, Aiken, SC; Ron May, Jackson, SC.
Ken Morris, Raleigh, NC; Harvey Rasmussen, Houston, TX.
Janine Turner Named Honorary Chairwoman of Chrysalis Ball
TLBAA Member Janine Turner has been named as honorary chairwoman of the Chrysalis Ball, benefiting the Boys & Girls Clubs of Collin County on October 14, 2006. Janine has been very active with the Boys & Girls Clubs; during the summer she hosted club participants at her ranch for barbecue and riding/roping lessons. Recently, President Bush named Janine to the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation.
TLBAA Members Red and Charline McCombs Honored for Philanthropy
Southwestern University has selected TLBAA members Red and Charline McCombs to receive the 2006 President’s Philanthropy Award for their generous contributions to the school. The McCombs have given more than $8million to the university in Georgetown, TX. The award dinner will be on September 28, 2006.
Red McCombs has been a long time member of the university’s board of trustees. McCombs also served as Chairman of the Leadership 2000 Campaign, which was successful in raising $91 million.
Both of the McCombs attended Southwestern for a portion of their college educations.
STLA Fall Field Day Weekend to be Held on October 14-15th
The South Texas Longhorn Association (STLA) will hold a Fall Field Day Weekend on Saturday & Sunday, October 14-15, 2006. Non-members are invited to attend and learn more about STLA, the oldest affiliate of the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America (TLBAA).
The all-day Saturday event (which will kick-off at 10 am) will be held at the Double R Cattle Company, owned by Randy and Eileen Schuette, Sandia, TX. Festivities include a hay-ride ranch tour, a Bar-B-Q brisket lunch (all attendees should bring a side dish, salad, and/or dessert to share), a short association business meeting, the STLA Silent Auction, and two Longhorn Learning workshops during the afternoon. All proceeds from the STLA Silent Auction will go to the newly-developed STLA Youth Scholarship Program. The first scholarships will be awarded in May 2007.
On Sunday morning, the group will be treated to a traditional South Texas breakfast starting at 8 am and then enjoy a private, hay-ride ranch tour at the El Coyote Ranch in Riviera, TX, led by El Coyote's Felix Serna. Be sure to bring your cameras!
See the latest issue of the STLA NEWS (online at www.stla.org/newsletter.html ) for full details and information on the weekend events. Also, watch the STLA website for more information to be posted. Please RSVP by October 7 th; and let them know if you will attend both Saturday and Sunday, or only the Saturday events. RSVP to Eileen Schuette at (361) 547-7439 or e-mail to EileenDoubleR@aol.com or to Suzanne Perry at (512) 263-5313 or e-mail to suzannep@austin.rr.com. Location maps and driving directions are included in the newsletter.
The Best Western Inn (Hwy 77 North) in Kingsville, Texas will serve as the STLA headquarters hotel. Call (361) 595-5656 for reservations and ask for the STLA Group Rate of $69/night.
2006 U.S. Drought Information Web Site
With dry conditions gripping much of the Southwest, lack of rain has become real news for the Texas Longhorn industry. Click here for information about the seasonal drought conditions and updated national drought information directly from The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Here is an additional weekly drought monitor from NOAA.
Weekly Hay Report from the Texas Department of Agriculture
Compared to last week trade activity increased to moderate. Demand continues to be very good on a tight supply of all kinds of hay. Prices remain firm. Even though many areas of the state have received needed rainfall, parts of Central and East Texas remain in drought. The continuing low inventory of all types of hay have forced many hay buyers to go out of normal marketing areas or out of state to accumulate needs. The State of Texas Department of Agriculture has a Hay and Grazing Hot Line set up for buyers and sellers, is (877) 429-1998. The web site for TDA is www.agr.state.tx.us. Prices for hay and pellets quoted per ton except where noted. For a hay report from a state other than Texas please click here.
E-Trails Note: To get your Association News front and center on the E-Trails, email the information to Cole@tlbaa.org.
-Cole Dowden
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