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Colorado Simmental Association • 24614 Road G. • Sugar City, CO • 81076-9514 • Phone: 719-267-3265 • Email: wwfeed@centurytel.net |
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Colorado Simmental
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Recent Events / Show
Results Colorado State Fair Results CSA presents a special award to youth who exhibit the overall market, breeding or open show grand champion at their county fair, whose project is Simmental or Simmental sired. The 2007 fair winners, thus far, are: • Arkansas Valley Fair – Jason Russell, grand champion breeding beef, with WRC Miss Dream On S635 (sired by CNS Dream On L186). • Baca County – Darin Cook, grand champion breeding beef, with Bridle Bit Miss S61 (sired by CNS Dream On L186). • Boulder County – Chisum Docheff, grand champion breeding beef and open show supreme champion female, with THSF Ms Gold Power (sired by SS Goldmine). • Boulder County – Jennifer Litzenberger, grand champion market beef, (sired by Meyer 734). • Crowley County – Chad Russell, grand champion breeding beef with JSF Cheerleader S1 (sired by Cott-GFI Fullback 0038N). Annual Meeting
Vernon Stone of Hugo received the CSA Pioneer Award. The surprise honor recognized Stone’s longtime commitment to the breed and the beef industry. In the late 1970s, Stone’s leadership helped secure a Simmental sale during National Western Stock Show. Stone, in accepting the granite plaque, said he helped take the sale cattle up the service elevator of a downtown Denver hotel. The bulls were then sold in the hotel ballroom. Stone, still an active member and breeder, said those early actions helped get the breed established before auctions were shifted to the Stock Show grounds. Colorado Simmental volunteers still coordinate the breed sale, plus the pen and hill shows at National Western. Colorado Simmental also recognized Carsten Simmentals of Hotchkiss as its Breeder of the Year. With successful sales and promotions, the Bill Carsten family has helped promote and market the breed, with an emphasis on performance. In other recognition, Jason Johnson of Longmont was named Youth of the Year; and Ron Mari of Holyoke and Adam Noble of Loma were thanked for their board service. Mari will continue to coordinate the National Western pen shows, despite officially ending ten years on the board. The membership elected Jerrid Brisendine of Walsh to a three-year term and selected Bill Carsten to fill Noble’s board vacancy. Susan Russell and Bruce German also were re-elected to three-year terms and the officer slate was all retained. Tim Kochert of Greeley is president; German of Longmont is vice president; and Russell of Sugar City, is secretary/treasurer. Curt & Susan Russell of Reflected R Ranch, hosted the annual meeting and junior field day. The southeastern Colorado gathering was the first of a new ranch-hosted format. Following a day of youth competitions and a ranch tour, members from across the state joined the Russell family for supper, plus western entertainment by cowboy poet Jay Johnson of Manzanola.
Upcoming
Simmental events include the Colorado State Fair shows on Aug.
27-29; and the National Western Stock Show’s Simmental shows and
sale Jan. 20-23. The adult group also will aid the junior
association in hosting the American Junior Simmental Association
Western Regional Classic competition June 13-15, 2008 in Pueblo. |
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