49th Annual West Virginia Beef Exposition
Schedule of Events
THURSDAY, APRIL 7 8:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m. ................................................... Delivery of Cattle .Setting up Exhibits 1:00 p.m. — 3:00 p.m............................ Bull Breeding Soundness Exa.m.s 6:00 p.m................................................. Exhibitors Barbeque (Barn Arena) .Opening Ceremonies .Crowning of the 2016 BEEF QUEEN 7:00 p.m...........WV Polled Hereford Association Meeting (Dorsey Center)
2:00 p.m. ............................................................... Polled Hereford Show 2:30 p.m...........................................Youth Beef Cook-Off (EEC Building) 3:00 p.m...................................................................................Angus Show 3:30 p.m................WV Junior Angus Association Meeting (EEC Building) 4:30 p.m...................... Grassland Evaluation Contest Awards (Barn Arena) 5:00 p.m. ... Stockman’s, A.m.bassador and Cook-Off Awards (Barn Arena) 6:30 p.m............ Banquet – Cattle Women’s Benefit Auction (Dining Hall) .Entertainment: Spittin Image
FRIDAY, APRIL 8
* Note approximate starting times
8:30 a.m............................................Trade Show and Photo Exhibit Opens 9:00 a.m. .............................................................................Limousin Show 11:00 a.m.........................WV Angus Association Meeting (Dorsey Center) 11:00 a.m. ...............................................WV AgriWomen (EEC Building) 11:00 a.m. — 1:30 p.m.................................. Stockman’s Judging Contest .(Register: EEC Building) 11:00 a.m. — 1:00 p.m.................................Grassland Evaluation Contest .(Register: Airstrip pavilion) 1:00 p.m....................... Collegiate Beef Advocacy Contest (Dorsey Center)
SATURDAY, APRIL 9
8:30 a.m............................................Trade Show and Photo Exhibit Opens 9:30 a.m....................................................................... Polled Hereford Sale 11:00 a.m............................................................................. Simmental Sale 12:00 p.m................................................................................... Angus Sale 1:30 p.m................................................................................ Charolais Sale 2:00 p.m................................................................................ Limousin Sale 3:00 p.m..............................................................................Red Angus Sale
Expo Chairman: Chuck Hayes Secretary: Debbie Friend • Treasurer: Jim Bostic, WVCA Publicity: Don and Mida Peterson Trade Show: Ronnie Helmondollar Facilities: Bruce Loyd Show & Sale: Bruce Loyd (Overall) Don and Mida Peterson (Angus) Roger Leggett (Simmental) Lisa George (Limousin) Connie Grogg (Polled Hereford) Allen Dent (Gelbvieh) Anna Mouser (Charolais)
Dan and Alicia Stickel (Red Angus) Exhibitors Barbeque: Tracy Fitzsimmons and Jean Smith Judging Contest: Jennifer Williams, Bruce Loyd, Ronnie Helmondollar, Debbie Friend, Kevin Shaffer Beef Queen’s Contest: Mida Peterson Beef A.m.bassador: Marjorie Ours, Norma Pursley Banquet: Jim Bostic, Jenny Carder Beef Cook-Off: Krista Hayes, Anna Mouser Photo Contest: Krista Hayes
Other Expo Members: Rod Summers, Arthur Mouser, Sylvia Leggett, Kim Getz, Phil Osborne, Paul Lewis, Bob Nutter, Maria Shriver, Butch Law, Mike Taylor, Doug Dent, Delmas Westfall, Bill King, Rocky Peck, Victor Friend, Marge Burke, Courtney Elkins, Jewel Plumley
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