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Longhorn Breeders Paul and Mari-Kathryn Braswell Make News from Texas to Denmark
The end of summer and the beginning of fall caught two Texas Longhorn Breeders in the limelight. In August, Paul and Mari-Kathryn Braswell, Forestburg, TX, were featured on the cover of a Danish livestock magazine and in September you could find Paul on the front page of the Wichita Falls Times Record News. Paul has been a member of the TLBAA since 2001 and was joined by his bride Mari-Kathryn in 2002. The couple make their home on Cactus Ridge Ranch and have a herd of about 80 head of Texas Longhorns. Paul served as interim Board of Director for Region 11 in 2007-2008 and together with Mari-Kathryn coordinated and sponsored TLBAA Breeding Seminars. They have also supported the TLBAA Best at West Sale, TLBT Youth and have participated in all areas of shows and sales. The TLBAA staff knows that if they call on Paul or Mari-Kathryn for help, they will roll up their sleeves and do whatever it takes. The past year, they have increased their endeavors in the selling of their Longhorn beef under the Chisholm Trail Longhorn Beef brand.
TLBAA Longhorn Show Judge Alex Dees Receives Honor Longtime favorite judge for the TLBAA, Alex Dees, was inducted into the National Multicultural Western Museum and Hall of Fame in Fort Worth on November 7, 2009. Dees was one of eight outstanding individuals that were honored for their contributions to the settling of the early American Western frontier and to the development of Western culture. Congratulations Mr. Dees! We would like to thank Mary Dawn Tekell, Weatherford, TX, for reporting this good news to us.
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If you have any Longhorn News or media coverage you’d like to share please email or call Brenda Cantrell at the TLBAA office – (817) 625-6241; grace@tlbaa.org.
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ks for l o f e s e h t We thank pin’ in at op kindly dr office. A the TLBA 1. TLBAA’s Pam Galloway with Dick Curry, Springtown, TX; 2. TLBAA’s Kim Barfield with Cliff Whitfill, Covington, TX; 3. Mari-Kathryn & Paul Braswell, Forestburg, TX; 4. Ron Coleman, Bluff Dale, TX with TLBAA’s Rick Fritsche; 5. Steve Jordan, Ardmore, OK with TLBAA’s Kim Barfield & Rick Fritsche. January 2010
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