September ETLA Newsletter

Volume 2, Issue 5

September/October 2014

Summer TripS Calendar of evenTS

Can’t believe how fast the summer has passed. But then again, the past couple of months have been a blur for me.

Hope to see everyone at the upcoming ETLA events, including the East Texas State Fair later in the month. Also, in November the Kaufman Police Assocation longhorn show.

Both extremely great events to attend and participate in.

YOUTH - may I have your attention please - their will be a ETLA YOUTH meeting at the East Texas State Fair, during the meeting you will be electing your YOUTH officers, discussing upcoming fundraisers and educational events.

Please plan to be there.

Also, there’s still time left to be a sponsor of either of the shows or both. Without great sponsors like yourself it’s very hard to continue the shows.

Don’t forget to send in your newsletter information and I hope to see you up and down the road - let me know how I can assist you.

next deadline is october 15th for the november 1st issue. please do not delay and send your information in.

On the cover: Photo by Haley Calhoun, ETLA youth vice-president.

World Show ETLA YOUTH NEWS

Submitted by Alexzandria Rivera, ETLA Youth Reporter It’s that time again! World Show is now over and it’s a brand new show year! If you weren’t at the 2014 World Show you missed out on a great one!

It was a lot of fun and ran really smooth! The food was wonderful as always, complete with an amazing ice cream bar! Who doesn’t like ice cream?

If you didn’t go to the 2014 World Show then I suggest you go to the 2015 World Show, it should be even better!

This is the start of a new show year, new shows, new memories to be made, new people to meet.

Try to make it to as many shows as you can and

YOUTH TOURS - Longhorn Pastures This Summer

Alexzandria Rivera and her father Jesse took a roadtrip this summer and visited many longhorn breeders, including Darol Dickenson and were able to view cattle including Drag Iron.

PHOTO BY ALEXZANDRIA RIVERA

meet as many people as you can, these are the times you have to reach out and make lifelong friendships. Be adventurous, journey to an out of state show if you want! Every show has something new to offer for you! Get out there and enjoy life, it’s too short to miss the little things like this! These show years fly by fast, one minute it’s your very first show and before you know it, it is you very last show!

This is the year for improvement, work on your showmanship skills, and work on getting the best cows you possibly can. Spend some time, do some research, it is all worth it in the end! Make the most of this year and most of all, make memories!

Two familes discover Longhorns in East Texas

When Dr. Tim Roddam was in a leadership team meeting at his church and somehow the conversation turned to Texas Longhorn cattle, Staff Pastor Seth J. Elbe mentioned that he would like his children to have the opportunity of getting “up close and personal” with some Longhorns. Immediately, Dr. Tim began putting together a Longhorn event, and on August 2, Pastor Seth and Sara Elbe and children Jones and Kamdyn joined with friends from Naples, FL visiting over the weekend, Angel and Leslie Ortiz and their children Aden and Tyler, for a full morning devoted to discovering Longhorns.

First, the group toured Marquess Arrow Ranch near Ben Wheeler, TX where gracious host and hostess Ron and Barb Marquess loaded the group onto two golf carts and set out for the pasture. This crash course in Longhorns orientation included a presentation by Ron on the advances in cloning that have taken his and Barb’s program to “the cutting edge.”

From the Marquess Arrow Ranch and after a few stops at points and people of interest along the way, the children actually got to work with a pen of heifers near Murchison, TX owned by the Roddam Family and got their pictures made with a haltered calf complete with brush and show stick. The next day at church, the two families were still aglow with the thrill of the previous day and hope to have other opportunities to interface with Longhorns in the future.

Photo by Barbara Marques Pictured with Dr. Tim Roddam are; Seth J. Elbe; Jones Elbe; Sara Elbe; Kamdyn Elbe; Aden Ortiz; Tyler Ortiz; Leslie Ortiz; and Angel Ortiz.

Calendar of Events

September 26, 2014 Tulsa State fair Please contact: Steve Quary (405) 567-3093 or (405)932-553. Qualifying Haltered, Free & Youth September 26-28, 2014 neW daTeS – east Texas State fair Tyler, TX Dr. Gene & Lana Hightower (903) 963-7442 glcattle@aol.com Qualifying Haltered, Free & Youth October 3-4, 2014 Heart of Texas fair longhorn Show Waco, TX • Any questions or concerns please contact Sue or Frank Bowdoin at (254)486-2581 or Russell Hooks at (409)381-0616

October 8-11, 2014 TlBaa Horn Showcase Will Rogers Memorial Center • Fort Worth TLBAA (817) 625-6241 www.tlbaa.org

October 17-19, 2014 State fair of Texas Fair Park • Dallas, TX Entry deadline: Sept 1. All entries and fees mail to the State Fair of Texas Trigg & Traci Moore (817) 832-8742 (254) 396-5592 Qualifying Haltered, Free & Youth.

October 24-26, 2014 ark-la-Tex annual fall Show George Henderson Expo Center Lufkin, TX Tina DuBose dubosetina@yahoo.com Donnie Taylor (409) 414-1401 Bobby DuBose (409) 384-8120 Qualifying Haltered, Free & Youth

November 8, 2014 marquess arrow ranch production Sale Ben Wheeler, TX Ron & Barbara Marquess maranch@aol.com (903) 833-5810 Ranch or (903) 570-5199 Ron www.maranch.com

Don’t forget to check the TLBAA website for updated events. www.TLBAA.org