from the desk of your nca president By Sam Mori, NCA President
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ello to All, It gives me a great deal of pleasure to say hello to you as your President of the Nevada Cattlemen’s Association. I can tell you I am very humbled to be able to serve you in this capacity. I am vividly reminded of the great people that have done a wonderful job of leading our organization in the past. I extend a thank you to Davy Stix, our immediate past President, for the excellent job he did. Davy, you gave so much to all of us and we appreciate you very much.
Sam Mori
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For those of you who don't know me, I am fortunate to live on our family’s ranches in Tuscarora and Lovelock, NV. My wife Tracy, my brother Pete and his wife Tammy, and our parents Nelo and Ida May are blessed to have our sons and daughters and a growing herd of grandchildren involved in this challenging and rewarding industry. I want to share with you a vision we have of how your Association is going to operate and serve you as members and associates. I say WE because the leadership of your Association is going to be performed by a team that I am very thankful to be surrounded by. Your officer team consists of myself, Tom Barnes – President Elect, Jon Griggs 1st Vice-President and Hanes Holman 2nd Vice-President. Our daily Half Page Program(5.5”x4.25”) office operations are in the very capable hands of Kaley (Sproul) Chapin – Executive Director and Sharon McKnight – our do everything well specialist. Thank you ladies, you are very much appreciated. Our goal is to listen to the needs and concerns of our membership and represent you in a positive and constructive way. We feel that the ability to communicate the issues that are important to our Timing counts when it comes industry is in a positive atmosphere at this time and we intend on doing so. to your social security benefit As we move into a new year let us be thankful Social Security can be one of your most valuable for the way we are able to make our living. We are so retirement assets. The decision of when you start very fortunate to be part of an industry that does so taking your benefit impacts how much you’ll receive. much more than feed the world. It is such a blessing to be able to raise families, raise animals, and provide a Call or visit today, and learn how your decision home for countless species all in a cathedral that most impacts your overall retirement income strategy. people only see in pictures. Our industry is made up of individuals that are of true character, true grit, and the qualities that made this beautiful free country we Final decisions about Social Security filing strategies always rest with you and should always be based on your specific needs are fortunate to live in. It is a reminder to us all not to and health considerations. For more information, visit the Social forget what our knees were made for. Security Administration website at www.socialsecurity.gov. We are about to set sail on a responsibility that will take us all around our state and nation. As we do Jason B Land, AAMS® so let me say thank you to our families and business www.edwardjones.com Financial Advisor associates for helping carry our load while we are away. . Member SIPC We look forward to serving you and seeing many of you 2213 North 5th Street in the coming year. Here’s to clear sailing!
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The Progressive Rancher
February 2018
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