New TLBAA Board of Directors Installed at 2008 TLBAA General Membership Meeting

The following TLBAA Members were elected by the TLBAA membership during the recent Division B Elections:

Division B Regions 7-12 (from left to right) Region 9 Director: Robert Richey, San Angelo, TX Region 11 Director: Ty Wehring, Houston, TX Region 10 Director: Charlie Buenger, Crawford, TX At-Large Director: Lana Hightower, Van, TX Region 7 Director: Donnie Taylor, Huntington, TX Region 8 Director: Stacey Taylor, Denton, TX At-Large Director: Dr. Zech Dameron III, Coppell, TX Region 12 Director: Steven Zunker, Luling, TX

The following TLBAA Members were appointed to fill vacancies in the A and C Divisions of the TLBAA Board of Directors at the 2008 TLBAA General Membership Meeting:

Division C Regions 13-18 (from left to right) Region 13 Director: Michael Sitzman, Merril, IA At-Large Director: Jim Johnson, Anthony, NM At-Large Director: Steve Quary, Prague, OK Division A Regions 1-6 Region 4 Director: Carl Brantley, Wilkesboro, NC At-Large Director: Doc Hyder, Dade City, FL (not pictured) Region 14 Director: Rodney Lind, Elm Creek, NE The Region 2 TLBAA Director position remains vacant.

The above members will serve in these positions until those divisions are due for re-election.

The following TLBAA members were installed on the TLBAA Executive Committee

Chairman of the Board: Dr. Fritz Moeller

Executive Vice-Chairman: Charlie Buenger

1st Vice-Chairman: Kaso Kety

2nd Vice-Chairman: Maurice Ladnier

Secretary: Scott Simmons

Treasurer: Ty Wehring

At-Large Director: Dr. Bob Kropp

2008 TLBAA General Membership Meeting Highlights!

Over 100 TLBAA members gathered at the Radisson Hotel North in Fort Worth, TX, on January 11, 2008, for the 2008 TLBAA General Membership Meeting where new board members were installed from the Division B Elections and to fill vacancies in the A and C Divisions (see above for a list of the newly installed TLBAA directors).

TLBAA Chairman Dr. Fritz Moeller, Socorro, NM, made his annual chairman address during the general membership meeting.

TLBAA Chairman Dr. Frtiz Moeller, Socorro, NM, began the meeting and welcomed all TLBAA members in attendance. After TLBAA Secretary Scott Simmons, Medora, IL, read the roll call of current TLBAA board members seated in the audience, Chairman Moeller gave his annual address in which he said that the TLBAA remains solvent and is continuing its work towards the preservation of the Texas Longhorn breed. Full minutes of the TLBAA Board and General Membership meetings were recorded for accuracy by a licensed court reporter and will be available for download soon on the E-Trails.

During the meeting, Chairman Moeller recognized TLBAA members Darlene Aldridge and John Parmley, Somerville, TX, with a special whistle for their commitment to the uncovering of questionable business practices, which lead to the investigation of the misappropriation of funds by Don L. King and SuzAnn Spindor and ultimately the arbitration awarded judgment.

The outgoing 2007 TLBAA Board of Directors.

Look for the complete minutes of these meetings in a future issue of the E-Trails.

Complete coverage of the 2008 General Membership Meeting and Awards Banquet will be featured in the March issue of the Trails.

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Members Honored at 2008 TLBAA Awards Banquet

Rising Star Award: Bruce and Susan Easterly, Denham Springs, LA

Top Gun Award: Rebbeca Moeller, Socorro, NM

Trails Supporter of the Year: Rex Mosser, Midway, TX

TLBAA Foundation Award of Excellence: Dr. Bob Kropp, Perry, OK.

Affiliates’ Jack Phillips Award: Trigg and Traci Moore, Hico, TX

Linda Moore Award: Laura Ward, Newark, AR

TLBAA President’s Award: Mari-Kathryn and Paul Braswell, Forestburg, TX

Breeder of the Year Award: Doug Hunt, St. George, UT

Elmer Parker Lifetime Achievement Award: Harvey Rasmussen, Houston, TX

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Due to the tight schedule of the 2008 Fort Worth Stock Show and the 2008 Select Heifer Sale the sale results will be included in next
week’s edition of
the E-Trails

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Make Sure Your Contact Information is
Current at the TLBAA

All members are encouraged to update their membership contact information with TLBAA Membership Services. Please let us know if you have a new physical or email address, phone or fax numbers. Contact TLBAA Membership Services at (817) 625-6241.

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Affiliate Presidents: Check Your Listing on
TLBAA Web site

The TLBAA is an association built on the strength of its affiliates, so please check the Affiliates President List on the TLBAA Web site and set the record straight for your affiliate! Let us know who you are so we can keep you in the loop! Contact TLBAA Membership Services today and update your Affiliate Membership! Be sure to ask them to update the listing on the Web site.

If you have any Affiliate News, please share it with all TLBAA members by submitting your updates to Trails Editor Brenda Cantrell at Brenda@tlbaa.org

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Editors Note: E-Trails Breeders Directory Listing Invoices

When the E-Trails was first launched in September 2004, the intent was to give TLBAA members the opportunity to participate by marketing their breeding programs within the E-Trails Breeders Directory as well as give the members up-to-date TLBAA news on a weekly basis.

The Web site was also designed to give the TLBAA another source of revenue by eventually charging breeders to be included in the Breeders Directory. With the launching of the newly re-designed E-Trails, came the opportunity for the E-Trails to begin what was planned from the beginning and charge those breeders that wish to continue to benefit from the readership of the E-Trails with a small fee of $120 per year. This charge is for maintaining and updating the directory and funding the management of the E-Trails.

Invoices have been mailed to all breeders who have enjoyed the visibility of having their listing appear each week over the past 4 years.

If you wish to continue to reach the more than 1,000 visitors that view E-Trails on a weekly basis, please submit your payment of $120 by March 1, 2008. After March 5, 2008, if payment has not been received your listing will be eliminated from the breeder directory and your account will not be charged.

Further information will be forthcoming in a letter to all current Breeders listed in the directory. In the meantime if there are any questions, please contact E-Trails Editor Cole Dowden at (817) 625-6241 or Cole@tlbaa.org.

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Oops! Trails Corrections

On Page 39 of the January issue, the pedigree for DH Red Ranger was misprinted.

It should read as follows:

DH RED RANGER - 4/7/01 - 94 15/16" Sire: Ranger’s Ranch Hand Dam: Miss Dixie Watson 269 Breeder: Dale Hunt Owner: Ron and Barbara Marquess, Ben Wheeler, TX

On Page 49 of the January issue, the pedigrees, owner and breeder for the 3rd and 4th place bulls in Division V – Class A were printed incorrectly. They should read as follows:

3. DH RED RANGER - 4/7/01 - 73 3/8” Sire: Ranger’s Ranch Hand Dam: Miss Dixie Watson 269 Breeder: Dale Hunt Owner: Ron and Barbara Marquess, Ben Wheeler, TX
4. GUN POWER - 2/18/02 - 70 ½” Sire: J.R. Hocus Pocus Dam: J.R. Treasure Breeder: Ron and Jo Jones Owner: JKMN Partnership, Greenville, AL

On Page 69 of the January issue, all entries for the Heritage Longhorn Show at the Houston Livestock Show must be submitted directly to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo – see www.HLSR.com for more details.

Entries for the May 3-4, 2008, Tennessee Valley Spring Show should be sent to Jerry Loveday (865) 274-7795 and the deadline is April 25, 2008. The contact information listed on the TLBAA Calendar on page 89 should be changed as well.

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Drought Conditions Update

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: Hay prices are steady. Movement and trade activity has slowed down a little. Demand is moderate to good. Most areas are still dry with no sign of relief on the way. With corn prices sky high and not looking to come down soon, some comments have been made that hay prices won't be decreasing either. There is still a lot of hay out in fields to be sold, but most is large rounds and lower quality hay that had been rained on over the summer. Soil moisture is rated as very short to adequate, with most reporting short. Rangeland and pasture conditions are very poor to adequate with most at fair. Wheat pastures are still of concern as moisture is low. Supplemental feeding continues.

The State of Texas Department of Agriculture has the Hay and Grazing Hotline set up for buyers and sellers. The number is 1-877-429-1998. The Web site for TDA is www.agr.state.tx.us. For a hay report from a state other than Texas, click here.

E-Trails Note: Get your Association News front and center in the Trails! Email the information to Brenda@tlbaa.org.

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