2016 TLA Summer News

Texas Limousin Association

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At Stowers Limousin we strive to maintain the highest quality of Limousin, Lim-Flex and Angus cattle on the market. From our elite cow herd with the most current genetics, to our extensive embryo transfer program you are sure to find the next piece to improve your program. We aim to provide cattle with the most accurate records and best performance from the scale to the show ring. Stowers Limousin also provides a wide selection of registered bulls and commercial Lim-flex females for the commercial cattlemen. If you’re out looking to beef up your commercial herd, you’ll want to see our Topline Cattle LLC. Replacement heifers. We use the highest quality lim-flex bulls from the most respected Limousin breeders in the country on our 1500 plus head of commercial Angus cows. We would like to extend a big thank you to our past customers and personally invite those who can join us October 8th for our 4th annual Texas Traditions sale.

Featuring elite fall calving bred heifers, spring calving bred heifers, bulls, and a large selection of Topline Cattle Lim-Flex commercial bred heifers.

Scott, Donna & Lauren Stowers 430 CR 1326, Bridgeport, TX 76426 940.644.2747 • Scott cell: 940.577.1300 stowers@boldwireless.net • www.stowerslimousin.com Jason Gaston, ranch manager • 817.247.8011 jasongaston85@gmail.com

TOPLINE CATTLE, LLC Jason Gaston, managing partner • 817.247.8011 Bridgeport, TX • jasongaston85@gmail.com

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LFL B52 4126B Purchased by McCarthy’s Omega 8, TX Reserve Division at FWSS Semen available through Grassroots Genetics or owners.

LFL Belinda 4032B Purchased by Madison Culpepper, TX Grand Champion at FWSS & Austin Stock Show Reserve Champion at San Antonio & Houston Division Champion at 2015 NJLSC Champion Pair at Texas Field Day Congratulations on a great year with Belinda!

HUBB Bulletproof Owned with JCL Land & Cattle, OK Grand Champion at NWSS & FWSS Thank you to all the breeders who invested in Bulletproof.

LFL Crystal 5061C Purchased by Wilder Family Limousin, TX Class Contender at NWSS & FWSS National Limousin Sale High-Selling Female Reserve Grand Champion at Texas Field Day

LFL Classy 5030C ET Purchased by Tubmill Creek Farms, PA Reserve Division at NWSS National Limousin Sale Top-Selling Female

We are humbled by the acceptance of our genetics and offer our heartfelt gratitude to all our customers. We bid you continued success with LFL genetics.

Good luck to all juniors at the 2016 NJLSC in Lexington, KY!

Call the ranch or visit our website for more information on the genetics we have available.

Lawrence Family Limousin Premier Exhibitor at NWSS and FWSS Premier Breeder at FWSS Thank you to all our customers who promoted LFLinfluenced genetics at shows across the country.

Bruce & Paula Lawrence • Lee Roy & Shelbi Lawrence Jonny, Amber, Tucker & Colt Parkinson • P.O. Box 299 • Anton, TX 79313 806/997-5381 • 806/790-2535 (m) • e-mail: bll1@speednet.com • www.lawrencefamilylimousin.com SUMMER 2016 | TLA

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Stout Like Black Coffee

AUTO Black Coffee 512A

3/4/13 • HOMO Black • HOMO Polled • Purebred MAGS Xylopolist x AUTO Coffe Cake 699W CED: 8 BW: 1.8 WW: 71 YW: 108 MK: 26 CEM: 7 SC: 0.8 CW: 36 REA: 0.20 YG: -0.04 MB: 0.09 $MTI: 55 Owned with Keeton Limousin.

Trophy Hunts Available Deer • Quail • Turkey

These Black Coffee calves, and many more like them, are impressive – we like what we see! We have added several new herd sires, like Black Coffee, to help us reach our goal of striving to improve our calf crop each year. We have a large selection of homozygous black, homozygous polled bulls for sale at the ranch and will have many great heifers like you see in the picture above for sale this fall. Thank you to all our customers for helping us remain in the business of breeding black, polled Limousin genetics for 42 years. You are always welcome to stop by the ranch and we’ll show you our cattle, have a cup of black coffee, and talk Limousin.

Double Homozygous Purebred Bulls & Females Available Now

Hiram and Darenda • 806/375-2346 • Bret, Hayley, McKinley & Boone • 806/375-2345 Box 110, Allison, Texas 79003 • e-mail: begertranch@wildblue.net • www.begertranch.com 4

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TEXAS JUNIOR LIMOUSIN ASSOCIATION 2016-17 TJLA OFFICERS RANDA TAYLOR..........................................................PRESIDENT GRAYSON HARTH..............................................VICE PRESIDENT MCKINLEY BEGERT..............................SECRETARY/ TREASURER JACEE HALLIDAY...........................................PUBLIC RELATIONS REAGAN TAYLOR......................................................EX-OFFICIO He l l o T L A / T J L A Fr i e n d s and Family!

It was great seeing many of you at the field day in College Station. I know I had a great time and hope the rest of you did also. Reconnecting with old friends and meeting new families is always a highlight of my summer, and this field day made number 11 for me. For those of you who didn’t make it, we missed you and look forward to seeing you soon.

I would like to share with you an excellent opportunity I was selected for this summer.

I was given the chance to attend the Texas Youth Cattle Conference sponsored by the Texas Beef Council, and it was amazing. The group included several county agents and 12 other teens from across Texas. We started off

The Texas Junior Limousin Association elected new officers at its meeting held during the field day. Front row: Randa Taylor, president; Grayson Harth, vice president; McKinley Begert secretary-treasurer; and Jacee Halliday, public relations. Back row: Hannah Hooper, board member; and Reagan Taylor, ex-officio.

Winners of public speaking competition were Novice Division: first place Tucker Parkinson, second Kylee Gaston, third Blake Morrow; Junior Division: first place Emma Tittor, second Reed Thorn and third Logan Chachere; Intermediate Division: first place Randa Taylor, second Michaela Yandell, and third McKinley Begert.

DIRECTOR HANNA HOOPER

in San Antonio with an interesting training about how to “speak easy” about beef and nutrition. We then traveled by charter bus to Corpus Christi and had fun at the Corpus Christi Hooks baseball game. In Corpus, we toured Kane Beef, the only major beef packing plant in South Texas that employees nearly 1,000 employees and processes over 1,000 head of cattle a day from Texas ranches. After Kane Beef, we ventured to the 825,000-acre historical King Ranch established in 1853 and home of the first American breed of beef cattle. We were given a tour and history lesson of the fascinating ranch and the transition it has made from a frontier ranch to a modern corporation.

We then traveled to TAMU Kingsville and were given a hands-on experience with cattle—pregnancy testing, drawing blood and soundness exams, along with a great steak dinner. The last day we toured the Whataburger and HEB headquarters. Both of these companies pride themselves in providing quality beef to the nation and I got to see firsthand how all this works.

If any of you juniors are interested in applying for next year’s Texas Youth Cattle Conference, or simply learning more, please ask me. I would love to share my story and help you apply in the future. It was definitely a great experience I won’t forget.

Next up for our breed is the National Junior Limousin Show and Congress in Lexington,

Kentucky, July 8-14. Whether it’s your first nationals, or 11th, like mine, I have a little advice for you juniors: get involved! I have been able to experience conferences like the TYCC, because I got involved with the Limousin breed and came out of my “quiet, shy, shell.”

There are many ways to get involved: get those photos and magazine ads ready to turn in, let Amber Parkinson know if you want to participate on a cow camp team, jump in and help with the judging contest, volunteer to help decorate stalls and hang curtains, sign up and participate in the Tenderfoot Social, don’t be afraid to enter the public speaking, and be prepared to participate in the Beef Cook-off skit! Do not let the week go by and wish you had done more. Trust me, Texas has some of the best people you will ever meet, so if you are new please jump in and join us for a great week!

I look forward to seeing you in Kentucky, and if I can be of any assistance, don’t hesitate to contact me. I would love to answer your questions and help you get involved.

Winners of the photo contest were Novice Division: first place Kylee Gaston, second Tucker Parkinson and third third Blake Morrow; Junior Division: first place Luke McDonald, second Logan Chachere and third Seth McDaniel; Intermediate Division: first place Reagan Taylor, second Amanda Smee, third McKinley Begert; Senior Division: first place Leighton Chachere, second Troy Holdman and third Bryson Morrow.

Winners in the ad magazine design contest were Novice Division: first place Tucker Parkinson, second Kylee Gaston and third Barrett Howe; Most Creative was Bentley London; Intermediate Division: first place Randa Taylor and second Amanda Smee; Senior Division: first place Reagan Taylor,

Hope to see you all soon!

Sincerely,

Randa

Randa Taylor TJLA President randataylor99@yahoo.com

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LIMOUSIN HAPPENINGS

HERE’S HOW TO CONTACT TEXAS LIMOUSIN ASSOCIATION TELEPHONE 940/367-4633

July 8-14 “The Kentucky Cattle Drive” National Junior Limousin Show and Congress, Lexington, KY July 12

Sale of Sales, Lexington, KY

August 1

Heart Of Texas Fair Entries Open

August 15

West Texas Fair Entries Due

August 25

State Fair Of Texas Entries Due

August 31

East Texas State Fair Entries Due

September 11 West Texas Fair Junior Heifer Show September 24 East Texas State Fair Junior Heifer Show

MAIL/OVERNIGHT Postal Address and Overnight/Parcel Deliveries: 5989 Luginbyhl Road

Sanger, TX 76266

WEBSITE & E-MAIL www.texas-limousin.com e-mail: txlimo@aol.com

ADVERTISERS INDEX Begert Limousin............................................................................4 Breeder Directory........................................................................13

October 1 East Texas State Fair Open Limousin Show

Brehm Farms................................................................................16

October 8

Heart Of Texas Junior Heifer Show

J&J Wilder Family Limousin.....................................................15

October 16

State Fair Of Texas Junior Heifer Show

Lawrence Family Limousin..........................................................3

Cousil Family Limousin.............................................................14

Stowers Limousin..........................................................................2

***South Plains Info Not Yet Available

Topline Cattle Inc..........................................................................2

TEXAS LIMOUSIN NEWS Official Publication of the Texas Limousin Association Ralph Hawkins, Executive Secretary P.O. Box 880 • Krum, TX 76249 Phone: 940/367-4633 www.texas-limousin.com • e-mail: txlimo@aol.com

Texas Limousin Association

The Texas Limousin News is published bi-monthly in Krum, TX, by the Texas Limousin Association. All advertising copy due the 10th of the month preceding publication. All proceeds from the publication go to the Texas Limousin Association. POSTMASTER: Send address change to Texas Limousin Association, P.O. Box 880, Krum, TX 76245.

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LIMOUSIN

NEWS & NOTES

TLA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MET IN BRYAN

A LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Fellow Members and Friends,

Well summer has officially arrived and it is hot and what I thought was the never ending rain and mud in our part of Texas is gone. On the plus side, we do have ample pond water and good grass! Summer also signals the start of state and national junior shows. This issue has news from the recent Texas Junior Limousin Field Day and heifer show. This event always reminds me of the great families we have in our association. Many pitched in to help with meals, and donated and bid on items in the silent auction, which helps cover show expenses. Thanks to Donna Stowers, Amber Parkinson, Dina Schur and Suzanne Taylor for making the show and banquet a success. Also thank you to the meal sponsors: the Wilder family, Schur family, Lawrence family, Parkinson family, Stowers family, London Ranch, Brooks Cattle Co., Brehm Farms, and Baber Ranch.

The junior program is very important to the TLA, therefore the board of directors added another incentive for junior exhibitors to choose Limousin with the TJLA Show Heifer of the Year award.

This award, coupled with the Lone Star Shoot-Out, makes owning and showing Limousin a great choice.

The National Junior Limousin Show and Congress is July 8-14 and many of our juniors are making that trip to Lexington, Kentucky. We wish everyone safe travels and we know they will make us Texans proud.

Sincerely,

Ralph

Ralph Hawkins

TEXAS LIMOUSIN ASSOCIATION 2015-2016 OFFICERS Scott Stowers. . . . . . . . . . . President Glenn Schur. . . . . . . . Vice President Amber Parkinson. . . . . . . . Secretary Wayne Baber. . . . . . . . . . . . Treasurer Jay Wilder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ex-Officio Ralph Hawkins. . . Executive Secretary

Texas Limousin Association REGIONS MAP

The TLA Board of Directors held their summer meeting June 4 in Bryan.

Actions included finalizing the Junior Show Heifer of the Year program, selecting the location for the 2017 annual member meeting and banquet, and the location for the 2017 field day. The board decided to have the annual member meeting and banquet on the grounds of the Fort Worth Stock Show, and return to the Mallet Event Center in Levelland for the 2017 field day. A spring sale for 2017 was discussed with Dr. Stowers offering his sale facility at no cost to the association. April dates are being considered.

TLA AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS AT TJLA BANQUET

The Texas Limousin Association presented two scholarships at the TJLA Banquet held Saturday, June 4 at the Brazos County Expo Center in Bryan.

Grayson Harth of Idalou received the Gene Rogers E.J. Bishop Memorial Scholarship, and Stephen Webb of Pinehurst received a scholarship established last year in memory of individuals who contributed greatly to the growth of the breed, including Floyd McGown, Payton Scott, Ray Cornelson, and most recently, Dale Runnion. This scholarship was made possible by donations from Brehm Farms, Baber Ranch, Henderson Cattle Co. and Lawrence Family Limousin. If you would like to contribute to this scholarship fund, please send your check to the TLA marked scholarship fund.

TJLA SILENT AUCTION GENERATES $3,045

A silent auction was held during the field day and heifer show to raise money to support the show. Thanks to the bidders and donors, and to Dina Schur for organizing the event.

WEST TEXAS FAIR ADDED PREMIUMS TOTAL $2,500

The TLA board of directors voted to eliminate the open show at the West Texas Fair & Rodeo in Abilene and add more premiums to the junior female show to support the new Junior Show Heifer of the Year program. Private donors contributed $1,300 in premiums to go with the TLA’s $200 and West Texas Fair’s $1,000. The show is set for Sunday, September 11 at 10 a.m.

DIRECTORS REGION 4 Jerry Henderson 646 Shown Rd. Jacksboro, TX 79336 940/507-0853

REGION 1 Scott Stowers 430 CR 1326 Bridgeport, TX 76426 940/644-2747 stowers@boldwireless.net

REGION 2 Wayne Baber 6301 FM 1146 Marquez, TX 77865 baberranch@yahoo.com 979/324-4455

REGION 2 Glenn Schur 2669 CR 70 Plainview, TX 79072 806/296-7607 gschur@door.net

MEMBER AT LARGE Amber Parkinson 3206 W. State Rd. 114 Levelland, TX 79336 806/773-6043 parkinsoncattle@gmail.com

REGION 2 Jay Wilder P.O. Box 551 Snook, TX 77878 979/272-8736 mwilder@suddenlink.net

REGION 3 Vicki Brehm 8990 Hildebrandt Rd. San Antonio, TX 78222 210/771-3147 brehmfarms@yahoo.com

REGION 4 Gary Fuchs P.O. Box 81 Cameron, TX 76520 gary.fuchs@idealpoultry.com 254/482-0611

REGION 5 Bret Begert Box 110 Allison, TX 79003 bhbegert@hughes.net 806/375-2345

PAST PRESIDENTS M.E. Singleton Jr., deceased Floyd McGown, deceased Dorcell Young Willard Pfluger James Dyer E.J. Bishop, deceased

Lewis Bingham, deceased Cecil Johnson Jr. Tom Stewman Ed Hughes, deceased Gene Rodgers, deceased Payton Scott, deceased

Mike Speer Pierce Boyd, deceased Jim Young Bruce Lawrence Charles Krackau Jim Dyer

Ralph Hawkins Bret Begert Wayne Baber Brad Davis J.R. Brady Jay Wilder

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TEXAS JUNIOR LIMOUSIN FIELD DAY & HEIFER SHOW SATURDAY RESULTS The Texas Junior Limousin Association members converged on the Brazos County Expo Center in Bryan, June 4 and 5 for their annual field day and heifer show. This year saw 34 Lim-Flex heifers, 23 Purebred heifers, four pairs, three bulls and two steers exhibited by 40 TJLA members. Justin Yancey of San Angelo, Texas, evaluated the 10 bred-and-owned females, three bred-and-owned bulls, and four divisions of showmanship Saturday, June 4.

Troy Holdman of Sundown, TX, owned the grand champion bred-and-owned female. TRYH Bannana Split is a 7/22/14 daughter of XXX out of Zena.

Spencer Wilder of Snook, TX, exhibited the reserve grand champion bred-and-owned female with SDWI Bout Time, an 11/20/14 daughter of DHVO Trey out of EF Ziggy.

Logan Chachere of Dayton, TX, led out the grand champion bred-and-owned bull with LJCH Cashmere, a 10/2/15 son of ROMN Xpect More out of EXAR Black Cap.

Lauren Stowers of Bridgeport, TX, exhibited the reserve grand champion bull with LSTO Countdown, a 9/9/15 son of EBFL Yipsilanti out of SBLX Xtra Special.

Winning the showmanship divisions were: Lauren Stowers, senior; Madison Culpepper, intermediate; Reed Thorn, junior; and Barrett Howe, novice.

Smith—Sloan Wedding Johnny and Alysa Smith of Granbury, Texas, celebrated the marriage of their daughter, Katelyn, to Nathan Sloan, son of Terry and Lanita Sloan of Fouke, Arkansas.

Katelyn is a graduate of Texas A&M University and is employed

by Texas A&M UniversityTexarkana. Nathan is a graduate of Southern Arkansas University and owner of Muddy Wing Retrievers. The couple married April 16, 2016, at The N at Hardway Ranch in Bluff Dale, Texas, and now reside in Texarkana, Arkansas.

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Billy Ray “B.R.” Elliott Billy Ray “B.R.” Elliott, 79, of Franklin, Texas, p a s s e d a w a y Tu e s d a y, June 14, 2016, in Temple, Texas.

He was born March 25, 1937, in Lott, Texas, to J.W. “Dubb” Elliott and Christine Allen Elliott. He was a 1955 graduate of Franklin High School and attended TSTC. He married Judith A. Leath September 3, 1960, in Calvert, Texas. He was employed with G.A.T.X. for 29 years before his retirement in 1999. B.R. was also a lifelong rancher and a member of the First Baptist Church in Franklin.

Billy, known to many of his friends as B.R., was a man of few words, but his word was his bond. He loved his family and cherished the special times he spent with them. He was a cattleman who enjoyed improving his herd and selling show steers and heifers

to the youth of Franklin and throughout the state. He especially enjoyed going to cattle shows and watching young people compete. Growing up in Franklin was a wonderful time in his life, and he enjoyed reminiscing about those days with his friends. He developed a special bond with his grandnieces and nephews. They made his later years his happiest.

He is survived by his wife, Judith A. Elliott; nieces, Gwen Hartsfield, Kathy DeGeorge, Lisa Sifuentes, Laura Elliott and Stacy Bush; nephews, Ken Elliott, John Elliott, Brad Elliott, Steven McBeth and Craig Leath; and numerous great-nieces and nephews.

Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 3207 Briarcrest Dr., Bryan, TX 77802; or to the First Baptist Church Bereavement Ministry, P.O. Box 365, Franklin, TX 77856.

TJLA SUNDAY FIELD DAY RESULTS The Texas Junior Limousin Association hosted its annual field day and heifer show June 4 and 5 in Bryan. Cheramie Viator of College Station, Texas, had the honor of sorting the steers, cow-calf pairs, owned Lim-Flex heifers, and owned Limousin heifers Sunday, June 5.

Owned Lim-Flex Heifer Show Results:

Owned Limousin Heifer Show Results:

DIVISION I CHAMPION:

DIVISION I CHAMPION:

YRTX Cameo is a 12/14/15 daughter of Alter Ego out YRTX Wanda owned by Barrette Howe of Big Spring.

PEDS Calypso is a 9/25/15 daughter of Schilling’s Waters Edge out of LFL 9097W exhibited by Hannah Hooper of Hale Center.

JCT Darling Rose 2C is a 9/3/15 daughter of EF Smack Down out of CFLX Rose 301A exhibited by Eli Jenkins of Lufkin.

CHAC Lucy 404C is a 10/2/15 daughter of DHVO Deuce 132R out of EXLR Luvly 010X exhibited by Logan Chachere of Dayton.

SBLX SULL Carried Away is a 5/2/15 daughter of MAGS Unite Together out of MAGS Manuela exhibited by Lauren Stowers of Bridgeport.

LFL Crystal is a 5/24/15 daughter of MAGS Yip out of LFL Zip exhibited by Spencer Wilder of Snook.

LFL Charlotte is a 5/28/15 daughter of LFL Zander out of LFL Y-Not exhibited by Morgan Culpepper of Gonzales.

FC Cherry Limeade is a 5/6/ 15 daughter of FC Angels Answer out MAGS Xtra Strawberries exhibited by Cole Sullivan of Groveton.

DJ Cassie is a 1/14/15 daughter of DHVO Deuce 132R out of DJ Uptown Girl exhibited by Tucker Parkinson of Levelland.

VL Crème De La Crème is a 2/24/15 daughter of Alter Ego out of VL Zarah exhibited by Logan Chachere of Dayton.

SSTO Caitllyn a 1/5/15 daughter of MAGS Xyloid and BOHI Red Robin exhibited by Lauren Stowers of Bridgeport.

CELL 5305C is a 1/5/15 daughter of EF Zen out of EXLR Molly 605R exhibited by Layton Schur of Plainview.

MAGS Beach Comber is a 10/28/14 daughter of MAGS UR A Robin out of MAGS Walkin exhibited by Bentley London of Collinsville.

HCC Banana Split is a 7/22/14 daughter of XXX out of Zena exhibited

by Troy Holdman of Sundown.

PBRS Black Lace is a 9/1/14 daughter of EXAR Denver 2002B out of WLR Rendezvous exhibited by Barret Howe of Big Spring.

GF Beyonce a10/3/14 daughter of MAGS Y So Tangled and GF Abbie Gone Wild exhibited by Cason Jenkins of Lufkin

DIVISION I RESERVE CHAMPION:

DIVISION II CHAMPION & RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION: DIVISION II RESERVE CHAMPION: DIVISION III CHAMPION:

DIVISION III RESERVE CHAMPION:

DIVISION IV CHAMPION & GRAND CHAMPION: DIVISION IV RS. CHAMPION:

DIVISION I RESERVE CHAMPION:

DIVISION II CHAMPION & RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION: DIVISION II RESERVE CHAMPION:

DIVISION III CHAMPION & GRAND CHAMPION: DIVISION III RESERVE CHAMPION: DIVISION IV CHAMPION:

DIVISION IV RESERVE CHAMPION:

Congratulations to the TJLA juniors on a great weekend.

Tucker Parkinson of Levelland exhibited the champion prospect steer with PCC Cash, a 790-lb. son of TRYH Yosemite Sam out of XOXO Hugs And Kisses.

Seth McDaniel of Sundown showed the reserve champion prospect steer with HCC Cash, a 600-lb. son of XXX out LFL Shadow Dancer.

The champion cow-calf pair was shown by Madison Culpepper of Gonzales. LFL Belinda is a 4/3/14 daughter of LFL Uhaul out of DJ Xecutive Privilege who showed with her daughter by MAGS Aviator.

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2016 TJLA FIELD DAY RESULTS CONT.

Lauren Stowers of Bridgeport had the reserve grand champion Lim-Flex with SBLX SULL Carried Away a 5/2/15 daughter of MAGS Unite Together and MAGS Manuela.

The reserve champion cow-calf was exhibited by Jacee Halliday of Lipan. TRHD Miss Priss is 1/3/14 daughter DL X Factor out of AAFC 666Y who showed with her son by AUTO Long Haul.

Bentley London of Collinsville exhibited the grand champion Lim-Flex female. MAGS Beach Comber is a 10/28/14 daughter of MAGS UR A Robin out of MAGS Walkin.

Logan Chachere of Dayton exhibited the grand champion Limousin heifer with VL Crème De La Crème, a 2/24/15 daughter of Alter Ego out of VL Zarah.

Spencer Wilder of Snook led out the reserve grand champion Limousin heifer with LFL Crystal, a 5/24/15 daughter of MAGS Yip out of LFL Zip.

Joe Smith

This year’s TJLA state shirts will be wearing this theme.

Mem b e r s of Te x a s Juni o r Li m o usi n Association are headed to Lexington, Kentucky, for the National Junior Limousin Show and Congress July 8-14. The event is the highlight event of the summer for the Limousin breed.

Juniors will not only participate in the scheduled shows, they have the opportunity to sharpen their leadership skills in the always competitive satellite events.

Best of luck and have fun. We know you’ll make us proud.

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Joe Donald Smith, 84, of De Leon, Texas, went home to his Lord and Savior June 14, 2016, with his family by his side.

He was born June 7, 1932, in Gorman, Texas, to John Richard and Rosa Fisher Smith. Joe married his loving wife of 61 years, Billie Anderson, January 29, 1955, in Comanche, Texas, at the First Baptist Church.

Joe proudly served in the United States Army during the Korean War Era as a Motor Pool Sergeant. In his civilian life, Joe worked as an auto mechanic and co-owned Smith Brothers Automotive in Duncanville, Texas. He was a longtime member of First Baptist Church of De Leon and attended Couples II Sunday School Class. Joe was raised in Beattie and graduated

from Comanche High School in 1949. He enjoyed farming, being outdoors and travelling.

He was a loving and devoted husband, father, brother, friend and neighbor. He will be missed by all who knew him.

Survivors include his wife, Billie; son, Johnny and wife, Alysa; grandchildren, Shelby Baugh and husband, Matt, Jordan Smith and wife, Hannah, and Katelyn Sloan and husband, Nathan; great-grandchildren, Brock Baugh, Marshal Baugh, Mattie Baugh and Jace Smith; brother, Larry Smith and wife, Sallie; nephew, Alan Smith; and other extended family. Joe was preceded in death by his parents, John and Rosa Smith.

If desired, memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project at P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675, in honor of Joe.

www.texas-limousin.com

HALL-COYOTE HILLS RANCH ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE The parternship of Hall Cattle Co. of Sweetwater, Texas, and Coyote Hills Ranch of Chattanooga, Oklahoma, hosted their annual production sale May 7, 2016, at the

Kaleb (left) and Kevin Pounds of Lubbock, Texas, purchased several top heifers at the Hall-Coyote Hills Ranch production sale.

Kent and Melissa Foster of Rubottom, Oklahoma, one of the volume buyers at the Hall-Coyote Hills Ranch production sale, visit with sale host Lance Hall (right) of Sweetwater, Texas, after the sale.

Coyote Hills Ranch headquarters. They were joined by guest consignors Barton Limousin of Jarrell, Texas; Diamond Hill Cattle Co. of Nichols Hills, Oklahoma; Harper Limousin of Katy, Texas; Just-A-Mere Farms of Thornville, OH; Lawrence Family Limousin of Anton, Texas; and TNT Limousin of Chattanooga, Oklahoma. $15,000—LH Belle Star 016B is a 3/1/14, double homozygous 50% Lim-Flex sired by EXAR Upshot 0562B who sold bred to LH Rodemaster 338R. She was purchased by Diamond Hill Cattle Co., and consigned by Hall Cattle Co. $10,000—AUTO Georgia 435Z, a 10/9/12, double homozygous, 50% Lim-Flex sired

by COLE Windfall who sold bred to LH Rodemaster 338R, was consigned by Harper Limousin and purchased by David Phillips, Geary, Oklahoma, for $7,000. David Phillips also purchased her son, DCHP 153C, a 9/30/15, double homozygous 50% Lim-Flex by MAGS Eagle for $3,000. $10,000—LH Angel 107A, a 9/1/13, double homozygous, 50% Lim-Flex sired by LH Rodemaster 338R who sold bred to MAGS Eagle, was purchased by Fuchs Limousin of Cameron, Texas, for $7,500. Her daughter, LCHA 103C, a 9/1/15, homozygous black, double polled, 50%Lim-Flex sired by MAGS Eagle, was purchased by Pounds Limousin, Lubbock, Texas, for $2,500.

$9,250—CHR Adda Babe 029A, a 3/13/13, double homozygous, 75% Lim-Flex sired

by Rodemaster 338R sold bred to CHR Ace Ventura 129A, was purchased by David Phillips for $7,750 and consigned by Coyote Hills Ranch. Her son, KQ 141C, a 9/21/15, double homozygous, 62% Lim-Flex sired by MAGS Eagle, was also purchased by David Phillips for $1,500. $6,900—DCHP Cami 115C, a 9/8/15, homozygous black, double polled, 53% LimFlex sired by MAGS Ali, was consigned by Harper Limousin. Purchasing the show heifer was Colt Cunningham, Rose, Oklahoma. $6,500—LH Cali 170C, a 10/12/15, double homozygous, 59% Lim-Flex sired by MAGS Eagle, was purchased by Mike Craig, El Reno, Oklahoma, and offered by Hall Cattle Co. Sale Summary Average 1 Semen interest............................... $6,000 42 Fall pairs....................................... $4,803 14 Open heifers................................ $3,796 1 Pregnant recip.............................. $3,300 23 Spring pairs.................................. $2,793 13 Bred heifers.................................. $3,123 19 Embryos.......................................... $255 94 Lots Grossed $360,050 $3,926 Sale Manager: American Cattle Services Sale Consultants: Grassroots Consulting R&R Marketing Co. Auctioneers: Bruce Brooks & Ronn Cunningham

TEXAS JUNIOR LIMOUSIN SHOW HEIFER OF THE YEAR Point Scale: 20 points for grand champion, 15 points for reserve grand champion. A descending scale for the top 5 places in class beginning with 10 points for 1st, nine for 2nd, eight for 3rd, seven for 4th and six for 5th. Points are calculated on each animal, an exhibitor with more than one animal cannot combine points.

Points will be considered beginning with the Lone Star Shoot-Out, For t Wor th

Junior Show, San Antonio Junior Show, San Angelo Junior Show, Houston Junior Show, Star of Texas @ Austin, TJLA Field Day, National Junior Limousin Show, East Texas Junior Show, South Plains Fair, TriState Fair, State Fair of Texas and Heart of Texas. Shows must have a Limousin breed show for points to count. In the event of a tie, points from field day will be used as tie

breaker, if still a tie then Junior Nationals will be the tie breaker.

Points from only five of the aforementioned shows will be used to determine winners, it will be the exhibitors responsibility to report their placings and select the five shows they wish to be counted.

The awards will be belt buckles for champion and reserve.

TOP TEN PLACINGS THROUGH 6/5/16 ALL POINTS ON www.texas-limousin.com (click on junior tab)

LACING P 1st 2nd 2nd 4th 5th

HEIFER - JUNIOR LFL Belinda - Madison Culpepper VL Crème De La Crème - Logan Chachere MACX Lucy - Madison Counsil FC Cherry Limeade - Cole Sullivan AUTO Britta - Reed Thorn

POINTS 150 70 70 63 61

LACING P 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th

HEIFER - JUNIOR LFL Contessa - Cassie Burnett PBRS Black Lace - Barrett Howe TRHD Miss Priss - Jacee Halliday LSTO Best Look - Ryon Chaney AUTO 7 Up - Emily Miller

POINTS 57 55 54 52 50

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Dale Runnion Dale Franklin Runnion, 98, publisher emeritus of Limousin World and noted breed promoter, died June 11, 2016, in Longmont, Colorado. His death was announced by June Runnion, his wife of 48 years and partner in his publishing and business ventures.

Dale was born August 23, 1917, on a 160-acre livestock and grain farm in Van Wert County, Ohio. He was the second child of Lester and Velma (Cooper) Runnion. While growing up, he was active in 4-H, showing steers at the county fair and judging livestock. In 1934 he and two Van Wert friends won the state judging competition and represented Ohio at the 4-H Congress at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. He attended the Ohio State University majoring in animal husbandry and meat science and was a member of livestock judging teams for three years. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1939, and worked as a cattle buyer before being drafted into the Army two years later.

He served most of World War II as a Captain in a training battalion of the Medical Administration Corps in Abilene, Texas. In 1945 the battalion was deployed, and Captain Runnion saw duty in the Pacific as the adjutant of the hospital on Iwo Jima. He was honorably discharged as a Major in 1946.

Runnion started his career in livestock journalism in 1949 as field representative for the Chicago Drovers Journal. In 1952 he moved to the Aberdeen Angus Journal where he rose from fieldman to advertising manager to managing editor. At the Angus Journal he recruited and trained a dynamic field force and instituted the Sire of the Year Award. In 1962 Angus registrations exceeded those of the Hereford breed, previously the most numerous.

His career took a different turn in 1968 when he accepted a position as marketing manager with Ankony Angus from Lee Leachman, a close friend since college. Ankony, based in Rhinebeck, New York, was at that time a dominant force in registered Angus cattle business.

In 1971 Runnion returned to publishing in Fort Collins, Colorado, founding the International Limousin Journal, a magazine devoted to the French breed of cattle. Runnion’s editorial and marketing efforts were instrumental in promoting the growth of the Limousin breed in the U.S. throughout the 1970s. He sold the International Limousin Journal in 1979. Eighteen months later he was approached by the American Angus Association about a consulting assignment to manage the Angus Journal, which represented the nation’s largest beef cattle breed. Dale worked in St. Joseph, Missouri, for the next two years to improve the

magazine’s performance. In the interim, the International Limousin Journal had faltered, and in 1983 Dale and Dan Wedman founded the Limousin World, which quickly became the official publication of the breed foundation. He remained publisher emeritus of the magazine until his death. Dale also served as Executive Vice President of the North American Limousin Foundation, and he edited and published the History of Limousin in North America.

In recognition of his accomplishments, Runnion’s portrait was hung in a collection of the Saddle and Sirloin Club in 1988. That collection is the world’s largest assemblage of quality individual portraits devoted to a single industry and resides at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center in Louisville. He was President of the Livestock Publications Council, and France awarded him the Chevalier de l’Ordre du Merite Agricole.

He was also inducted into the halls of fame of the North American Limousin Foundation, the American Angus Association and the Ohio State University Animal Science Department.

He championed current news in breed publications and introduced innovations to improve publication efficiency, but was perhaps best known for the people he recruited, trained and inspired. He had the ability to recognize, cultivate and motivate talented individuals. Coming out of the Depression era, he was especially proud of giving young people a job opportunity and helping them toward a productive career.

In his career he managed to combine traditional values learned on the family farm, the most current industry developments and the modern media sciences of advertising and marketing to promote the growth of the registered Angus and Limousin cattle breeds. Fondly referred to as “Communicator Extraordinaire” by longtime friend C.K. “Sonny” Booth and a “Chief Motivator and Educator” by business partner Dan Wedman, Dale received accolades from cattle people both nationally and worldwide.

He married Ada Kline in 1940. They were divorced in 1967, and he married June Erickson in 1968. In addition to June, he is survived by his four children: Jim in Chicago; Joy Pruitt in Naples, Florida; daughter Lee in Lakewood, Colorado; and John in Birmingham, Alabama; as well as stepchildren Steven Erickson of Longmont and Karen Erickson of Fort Collins, Colorado; five grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

Memorial donations may be made to TRU Hospice Care, 2594 Trailridge Drive East, Lafayette,CO 80026 or to Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity, 10101 Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, MO 64153, Attn: Dale F. Runnion Scholarship Fund.

Bill Tackett William A. “Bill” Tackett, 76, passed away April 5, 2016, at his home in Kaufman, Texas. Bill was born May 23, 1939, to William A. Tackett Sr. and Virginia Maude Spencer Tackett.

Bill and his family were longtime members of the Texas Limousin Association. As an avid rancher Bill loved spending time with his cattle and traveling to countless cattle shows and sales throughout Texas.

Bill graduated from Kaufman High School in 1958 and entered the United States Navy in 1960 where he was honorably discharged in 1963. Bill married Linda May Harper July 3, 1965, at the First Methodist Church in Kemp, Texas. Bill worked for Kaufman County Electric as a lineman and safety coordinator until his retirement in 1998, after 35 years of service. Following his retirement he worked for J&L Utility Company in Edgewood, Texas, for an additional 13 years.

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Bill was active in the community where he was a lifetime member of VFW Post 3905, he coached for many years in the Kaufman Youth baseball and football leagues, and also served on the Kaufman County Junior Livestock board where he spent countless hours volunteering his time for the youth and livestock community.

Bill is survived by his wife of 50+ years, Linda, and their four children: Ron and wife, Debbie, of Blackwell, Texas; Wayne and wife, Shelley, of Kemp, Texas; Emily (Tackett) Reynolds and husband, Jeff, of Kaufman, Texas; Aaron and wife, Heather, of Iola, Texas; grandchildren Myles, Jon, Hannah, Reese, Brooke, Eli, Wyatt, Emma and Katie; a sister, Lillian Brock of Arlington; and two sister-in-laws, Norma Tackett of Terrell, Texas, and Nelda Harper Wagoner of Omaha, Nebraska.

In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to the FBC Beth James Children’s Building through the First Baptist Church of Kaufman or Dell Children’s Medical Center for cancer and blood disorders through www.supportdellchildrens.org.

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