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Farewells

Richard A. “Dick” Osterday, 87, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2023, in Hastings, NE surrounded by his loving family. A private family burial will take place at a later date. There will be no viewing or visitation. Memorials may be given to the family for a memorial to be established at a later date.

Dick was born in Dell Rapids, SD on February 18, 1936, to Herb & Marie (Comstock) Osterday. He attended schools in Dell Rapids, Dempster, and Castlewood, SD, and attended Northern State Teacher’s College in Aberdeen, SD. Dick graduated from college in 1958 and did graduate work at the University of Northern Colorado and Chadron State College. He began his teaching career in Redfield, SD, and met the love of his life, Elaine. They were married on June 4, 1961. In 1963, they moved to Sidney, NE where he taught for the next 35 years.

Dick coached cross country and track during the first twenty years of his career. He taught civics and computers at Sidney Middle School. During Dick’s early teaching career, he was involved in many state and local education committees and the Sidney Educators Association. Upon retiring from coaching, Dick entered the field of politics and served two terms on the Sidney city council and two terms as the mayor of Sidney. Dick also served on the Sidney Housing Authority and was an active member of Light Memorial Presbyterian Church where he served as an Elder and Deacon.

Dick was an avid fisherman and avid storyteller, but also a good listener and easily made friends. This combination led him to buy a camper after Elaine

Welcome to the Shorthorn Family

Cord Eldon Gilman

4/2/2023

7 lbs 13oz

21 1/2 inches long died in 2009 and he spent the next 14 years being a snowbird at Lake Havasu, AZ in the winters, and fishing at Bob’s Resort at Lake Oahe in South Dakota in the summers. He met many wonderful friends from all over the country. His favorite role was being “Gramps” to his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Parents are Ethan & Kathleen Gilman, Gilman Shorthorns of Stuart, Iowa.

Dick was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers; two sisters; an infant daughter; and his wife, Elaine.

Survivors include his son, Rick (Sandy) of Java, SD; daughter, Renee (Tom) Callaghan of Hastings, NE; four grandchildren, Blane (Liz) Osterday and Clay (Erin) Osterday both of Java, SD, Kelsey (Jake) Stokely of Hastings, NE, and Drew (Mikayla) Callaghan of Omaha, NE; five great-grandchildren, Gatlin, Callan, Quinnlee, and Deacon Stokely, and Vivian Osterday.

As of July 1, 2023, all Milking Shorthorn and Lincoln Red cattle that are to be brought into the American Shorthorn Association herd book as dual registered animals must be tested as an AI sire or donor dam prior to herd book acceptance, due to the lack of information available in their online registries.

New Rule for Milking Shorthorn/Lincoln Red Dual Registration Update for DNA Testing

Starting July 1, 2023, all animals tested through the American Shorthorn Association must have a registration or recorded number to be accepted for testing. This is only a slight adjustment to the current rule, which applies to samples sent directly to the lab. This rule adjustment includes any animal tested – whether the samples are sent directly to the lab or to the ASA office for pre-processing. Also starting July 1, 2023, a manual processing fee will also be incurred for those samples sent to the office for preprocessing. We are trying to encourage breeders to send their samples directly to Neogen, once their DNA submission form is approved and in their hands. If there is an error in the registry holding your animal up from being pushed through as registered, you would need to go the ‘recorded number’ route. In the birth entry screen, you can un-check the ‘Register?” box, re-validate, and commit your animal to the registry as recorded to receive that ‘U’ recorded number.

New Digital Invoicing for ASA

In an effort to reduce the amount of paper sent out of the office, statements will now be emailed, rather than printed. Please be sure to double-check that you have a correct email on file in the registry. If you wish to continue with the printed version, simply log into your DigitalBeef account and go to the ‘Prefs’ tab to update your Invoicing preference (see screenshot). You can also call the office to make the switch.