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California Open State
Fair Results

By Greg Cardey

 A fine Shorthorn P.A.C.E. show was had at the Open Shorthorn Show at California State Fair with 30 heifers and 27 bulls exhibited. Full results are available at www.bigfun.org.

Champion (Jr.)Female
Ashley Judge

Reserve Champion (Win)Female
Amy Gipe

Champion (Intermediate) Bull
Janie Coats

Reserve Champion (Sr.) Bull
Don Cardey

Pair of Females
Don Cardey

Super Cow
Brooke Bennett

Pair of Bulls
Greg Cardey

Get of Sire
Greg Cardey

Best Six Head
Greg Cardey

Premier Breeder
Don Cardey

Premier Exhibitor
Don Cardey

Premier Sire
LC Vision 5485
 

2006 Spotlight on Quality Sale

 New Schedule this year for the Fall Shorthorn Sale!!! In order to attract more interest in the weekend a Jr. Jackpot Show will be held on Sunday and all of the SOQ events on Saturday. A variety of show heifer calves, bred heifers and steers will be among the offerings at the sale.
There is a block of rooms reserved for Shorthorn enthusiasts at the Shenandoah Inn in Plymouth, 209-245-4491, make sure to call before October 15 to get the discounted room rates.
If you don’t already have one, the SOQ Sale Catalog is available to be downloaded at our website, www.californiashorthornbreeders.org.

Spotlight on Quality Schedule
Amador County Fairgrounds
Plymouth, CA
October 27
- 5 p.m. Process Sale Cattle
October 28
- 10 a.m. Jr. Arrival Deadline
- 10 a.m. Sale Cattle Show
- 1 p.m. SOQ Sale
- 6 p.m. Social Hour
- 7 p.m. Dinner followed by Annual CSBA Meeting
October 29
- 9 a.m. Jr. Jackpot Show

California Jr. State Fair Results

A great show was had at the Junior Shorthorn Show at California State Fair with 25 heifers and 2 bulls. Full results are available at www.bigfun.org.

Grand & Res. Supreme Champion (Jr.) Female
Ashley Judge
Reserve Champion (Sr. Calf) Female
Alexis Leage
Senior Champion Female
Kirk Kimmelshue
Res. Senior Champion Female
Brandon Tharp
Res. Junior Champion Female
Katie Duysen
Res. Sr. Calf Female
Ashley Judge
Jr. Calf Champion Female
Brandon Tharp
Reserve Jr.Calf Champion Heifer
Chrissy Pellandini

Grand Champion Bull
Katie George
Reserve Champion Bull
Jordan Albiani

Champion Cow-Calf
Brandee Call
Res. Champion Cow-Calf
Frank Imhof
Jr. Shorthorn Herdsman
Brandon Tharp

President's Message
By: Gary Witte

 Fall is definitely in the air in the high desert of Nevada. Neighbors in California have yet to see any rain to transform the dry grass into rich, green forage for the cattle. CSBA's Spotlight On Quality Sale is just around the corner. We anticipate another excellent set of Shorthorn cattle to offer our Jr. and Sr. buyers. Please take the time to note the change of schedule for the show and sale (Saturday), and the addition of the Jr. Jackpot Show on Sunday. The Jr. Assn' has been working very hard to make their jackpot show a success. Lets do all we can as Senior members to support their efforts. Get the word out in your area to all cattle enthusiasts.... not just the Shorthorn breeders. We eagerly welcome folks interested in all breeds of cattle. Nothing like a few good Shorthorn heifers to improve a Herford or Angus commercial breeding program!

Now for the fun! The Barn Party continue Friday evening after chores. Please bring a beverage of your choice. The dinner will be provided by Pluth's Homestead Ranch, Witte Shorthorns, and unofficial honorary member Tami Sandberg. Tentative menu includes Cliffords Cowboy Chili, fresh baked cornbread with honey butter, and salads by Tami and Pegi. Consignors; Please invite your buyers to join us and share in good food and good company. Saturday evening will be the Annual banquet and Jr. Desert Auction. Junior members, remember one word for the ladies; CHOCOLATE! Don't forget your contributions for the Silent Auction. With Thanksgiving and Christmas coming up, craft items with a holiday "COW" them might just be the ticket!

Looking forward to seeing you all soon. As an Association we can all be proud that we have excellent cattle to offer, but more than that, we enjoy being together and sharing in very good activity for ourselves and our families.

Respectfully,
Gary Witte
President, CSBA
775-423-1571


Shorthorn Websites!!!
The CSBA website is up and running although I have not been doing a very good job of keeping it up to date and interesting. The newsletter is always posted there so you can refer potential Shorthorn Association members to it. Tim Whitfield has put a Calendar of Events on there for us to keep updated that we will get to work on. Web site is: Californiashorthornbreeders.org
The SOQ Sale Catalog will be online this fall and be available to be downloaded and printed. The current CSBA membership is there also. If you aren’t on it, you haven’t paid your dues!
If you are interested in advertising on either or both websites please contact Tim Whitfield at tim@whitfieldenterprises.com and he can help you out.

Here and There

LASSIE QUEEN APPLICATION

The application for 2006 CA Shorthorn Lassie Queen is available at http://www.californiashorthornbreeders.org/lassies.html.
These applications are due October 23, 2006.

NEWSLETTER BY EMAIL!!

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SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

The application for the 2006 Hale Charlton Scholarship is available at
http://www.californiashorthornbreeders.org/scholarships.htm
This application is due October 26, 2006 or bring it to the sale.
 

World Wide Web Advertisements

Californiashorthornbreeders.org  is really another publication like Shorthorn Country.  As a publication that receives visitors from around the world, your advertisement could reach thousands of people for way less money.  By purchasing ad space, you will be placed on both the CaliforniaShorthornBreeders.org  site and the CaliforniaShorthornJuniors.org  site. If you would like to purchase ad space let us know.

Rates:
$30.00 a year for the front page.
$20.00 a year for content pages.
$15.00 to be listed on the links page if you are not a CSBA member.
Free to be listed on the links page if you are a CSBA member.

Our website manager, the Sunny Day Web Group, would be happy to assist you in choosing the right solution for you.
Tim (Sunny Day Web Group) - (209) 201-1684 - tim@whitfieldenterprises.com 

MINUTES

California Shorthorn Breeders Association
Board of Director Meeting
April 8, 2006 – Merced, Ca.

The meeting was called to order at 1:00 p.m. by Vice President Cruz Valdez.
Directors present were G. Cardey, Gipe, D. Cardey, M. Bigelow, Pluth, Valdez, Noble, Gudel and Dillabo. Absent was F. Bigelow, Witte and Mooney.
Pluth moved to approve the minutes from the previous meeting with correction to directors that attended. Seconded by Gipe. Motion carried by voice vote.
Greg Cardey reviewed the financial report, noting a balance of $9,692.06.
OLD BUSINESS:
None

NEW BUSINESS:
A. None

REPORTS:

Spring Field Day –Discussion was held as to the date of the Spring Field day and it was decided to leave the date the same. Alpha reported that Merced Fair was still fine with it being the same day as the dog show. Alpha Gipe was thanked for preparing the food and Jake Parnell for being the judge of the Jr. Show.

SOQ Sale –Kirk Kimmelshue, CJSA President, proposed that the SOQ weekend be modified to have all SOQ events on Saturday and then have a Jr. Jackpot show on Sunday, similar to what other breed associations do. He stated that this would increase Junior participation in the weekend, which has been poor for several years. Matt Bigelow moved to change the SOQ schedule to accommodate that format and Dave Dillabo seconded the motion. Much discussion was held on how to structure the SOQ portion of the weekend to make it work. It was decided that all SOQ sale cattle processing would have to be done by late Friday afternoon and all Jr. Jackpot exhibitors would be required to be present by about 9 on Saturday morning, before the SOQ show would be scheduled to start. Also, all SOQ entrants would be strongly recommended to stay through the Jr. show on Sunday. The Shorthorn Sweepstakes show for SOQ heifers and steers purchased would be held on that Sunday also instead of at the Field Day the following spring. Motion passed 6-0 with 3 abstentions.

Jr. Awards – Mike Albiani reported that in 2005 he had sent out only 3 awards to fairs but that 4 fairs had already corresponded with him for the current year.

Membership and Finance Report – Greg Cardey reported that there were 30 members in 2005 and that he needed to look up potential members on the ASA website to send them membership applications.

CSBA Website – Greg Cardey reported that the site was running fine but wee needed to do a better job of updating the information and that if we were organized we could have a “Breeder of the Month” page for breeders to submit pictures and an accompanying article for it.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Greg Cardey
Secretary-Treasurer
 

 

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