Charolais Life

This column will be dedicated to keeping Charolais members in touch with the people of the business. It will contain births, weddings, convocations and momentous anniversaries and events of note, but not high school graduations. If you have news and/or photos you’d like to submit, please email charolaisbanner@gmail.com for print in upcoming issues.

It’s a Boy!

Calder Robert Lee Doonanco was born on May 26, weighing 5 lb 9 oz and measuring 19” long. Proud parents are Autumn (Jackson) and Remiel, and siblings Grayson & Mila, of Inglis, Manitoba. Calder is the 5th grandchild of Carman and Donna Jackson, of High Bluff Stock Farm. Autumn is a CCYA alumni.

Harty Two-Time Canadian Grand Master Fiddler

Ethan Harty was named the 2022 Canadian Grand Master Fiddler at the national competition held in Winnipeg in August. He earned his first spot in the invitational competition in 2017, when he made it to the top 11. In 2018, he placed second and won his first Canadian Grand Master title in 2019 at the age of 17. Ethan is the son of Philip and Marie Harty and grandson of John and Myrna Rawe, Rawes Ranches, Strome, Alberta. Black Convocates

Tyson Black convocated with Honours from the Agriculture Business Program at Lakeland College. He is currently working for a certified seed grower in Westmeath, Ontario. Tyson continues to farm alongside his parents, Keith and Karen Black, at Blackbern Farm, Foresters Falls, Ontario.

Johnson – Meier Wed

Alexandra Johnson and Kody Meier we married on August 27th at a ceremony overlooking the coolee and hills at Hopewell Charolais, near Kerrobert, Saskatchewan. Alexandra works at the Luseland Credit Union as a Lending Administrator and together they run Hopewell Charolais. Kody is a third generation Charolais breeder and a CCYA Alumni, son of Tim and Sherlin Meier. It’s a Boy!

Jayce Don Salmon was born to Shaylin Stebeleski and Brendon Salmon on July 16 weighing 6 lb 12 oz. Proud grandparents are Kevin and Crystal Stebeleski, of Happy Haven Charolais, Oakburn, Manitoba.

Deobald Elected President of SSGA

Garner Deobald, Cedarlea Farms, Hodgeville, was elected president of the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association at their 109th Annual General Meeting & Convention June 5-7, 2022, in Assiniboia, SK. The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association is a member-driven advocacy organization representing producers interest through education, communication and research focused on an economically and evnironmentally sustainable livestock mareketplace free of industry limiting laws and regulations.