Vernon County The Vernon County Cattlemen held their annual banquet March 18 at the Three Cedars Event Center. There was a great turnout of approximately 200 people. Numerous items were donated by area businesses and individuals for the silent auction. A huge thank you goes to all the area businesses and individuals that support this event year after year!
Thank you to Cole Abele for conducting the live auction.
Thank you to Kent and Kathy Abele for use of the facilities and for preparing the great dinner. A good time was had by all!
Cass/Jackson County The March meeting of the Cass/Jackson County Cattlemen’s Association was held at the Harrisonville Community Center with 47 members and guests present. The meeting and presentation was sponsored by Heritage Tractor of Adrian, Missouri. J.D. St.Clair represented Heritage Tractor with a short introduction as the intended presenters were both down with the flu. He brought some John Deere items to be given away in a drawing as well. Members Lee Ann Stark, Michelle Thurman, and Mark Gray, won John Deere hats. Linda Hedgpeth and Barb Flint won John Deere toys.
MAY 2017
A homemade coconut cream pie was auctioned with proceeds to be donated to some of the recent wildfire victims in Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma and Colorado.
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Detective Brett Wilson (Brett.Wilson@jocogov.org) of the Johnson County Kansas Law enforcement then gave a presentation on TRACE, a program on theft reports of agricultural and construction equipment, which sends out e-mails to its members on reports of theft of cattle, ATV’S, trailers, and other equipment. These notices are also found on Facebook and other electronic sources. This means more eyes on the watch for stolen items. Currently there are over 1,750 members covering 128 counties in both Kansas and Missouri. Membership is free for the service. Chapter President Randy Steckly spoke on the disaster relief for Kansas ranchers that suffered huge loses due to the devastating fire. Donations of hay and money are needed in the areas affected. The membership decided to “pass the hat,” and, with donation from the chapter as well, raised $1,200 to send to the Kansas Livestock Foundation. The phone number (1-800-993-1113) was provided to enable the donation of hay.