Items of Interest

Cassie Kniebel, White City, Kan., was recently elected to serve a two-year term on the Junior Red Angus Association of America (JRA) Board of Directors during the 2009 JRA Round-Up held in South Dakota. She will serve as the Fund Raising Director and represents the Great Plains Region.

“Cassie brings a fresh and creative approach to the JRA Board,” said Dawn Bernhard, Red Angus Association of America (RAAA) junior programs coordinator. “Her skills in communications and her creative ideas will be positive additions to the JRA team.”

JRA Directors



Junior Red Angus members recently elected the 2009-2010 JRA Board of Directors. Pictured are: (front, L to R): First Vice President, Marianne Mendoza of Valley Springs, Calif.; President, Montgomery Dempsey of Millington, Tenn.; Second Vice President, Tyler Rush of Jasper, Mo. Back row (L to R): Leadership Director, Daniel Weidenbach of Highmore, S.D.; Fund Raising Director, Cassie Kniebel of White City, Kan.; and Public Relations Director, Alyssa Looney of Denton, Texas

Deadlines

March 31 - RAAA/JRA Scholarships - there are now 7 $500 scholarships available - Applications are available at www.RedAngus.org or by contacting Betty Grimshaw, betty@redangus.org


If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact: Dawn Bernhard, Junior Programs Coordinator at 515-679-4006. You can also find more details in the Junior Red Angus pages at www.RedAngus.org


Recent Activities

The Red Angus Juniors from Kansas held their annual Young Stockman’s contest in conjunction with the Kansas Red Angus Field Day on August 12 at the C Bar Ranch. To begin the day, the juniors joined the adults on a pasture tour, viewing some really nice Red Angus and Pro-Cow heifers and cow-calf pairs. Back at the ranch, 20 juniors participated in the contests, consisting of cattle evaluation questions, equipment ID, and a written Red Angus quiz. There were some awesome prizes for the juniors to work for this year, including show sticks, sorting sticks, halters, feed pans, gloves, buckets and many more. Thank you to all businesses and ranches who donated. Also, huge thanks to Laura and Cole Mushrush and Cassie Kniebel for putting together the contest and tabulating results.

After the contest, KJRA held their annual meeting and discussed plans for the upcoming year. It was decided to add sales and skill-a-thon divisions to the KJRA Young Stockman’s contest next year and that each member should accumulate 3 donated prizes to bring. Members voted to keep dues at $15/year. New officers were elected. President: Chris Mushrush; Vice President: Wyatt Durst; Secretary: Cassidy Rathbun.

Results of the Young Stockman’s Contest:

Overall Champion - Wyatt Durst

Sr. Champion – Chris Mushrush Sr
2nd – Clay Kniebel

Int. Champion -Wyatt Durst Int
2nd – Cassidy Rathbun

Junior Champion -Jaron Rathbun Jr
2nd – Helen Giefer

Sr Quiz - Chris Mushrush
2nd - Clay Kniebel

Sr Eval – Chris Mushrush
2nd - Clay Kniebel

Sr ID – Clay Kniebel
2nd - Chris Mushrush

Int Quiz – Wyatt Durst
2nd - Kaitlyn Dinges

Int Eval – Cassidy Rathbun
2nd - Wyatt Durst and Marissa Rathbun

Int ID – Cassidy Rathbun
2nd - Maddy Mushrush

Jr Quiz – Jaron Rathbun
2nd - Bernard and Helen Giefer

For complete details on these and other Junior Red Angus Activities, go to www.redangus.org/jra/