South Carolina Angus News
Windy Bartee
July 9, 2006
Angus cows are on the move in more ways than one. David Gazda, our regional Angus representative, has reported that the American Angus Association is the largest registered breed in the world. They continue to top their top goals with new record numbers of registrations. Angus are in demand in the pastures, in the feedlot and on the table.
But our Angus cows are moving around the country in cow trailers going to the shows with our South Carolina juniors and their advisors. Our SC juniors have recently been to the Eastern Regional Junior Angus Show in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Two wrote a few remarks and thoughts about their experiences there.
Ann Blumer is presently serving as president of the SCJAA and will be a sophomore at Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, this fall. Ann writes:
The South Carolina juniors made their way to the Eastern Regional in Harrisonburg, VA, June 22-25. We had 13 exhibitors with 32 head of cattle.
Teddi Steadman got 2nd with her cow-calf pair and a 1st with her bred-and-owned bull. Other placings with owned heifers were Karen Hawkins with a 3rd, Corey Watt with a 4th, and Chisholm Clark with a 5th.
In the bred and owned division Drake Yon got a 1st, Corbin Yon got a 2nd, Ann Blumer placed 3rd.
In showmanship we had two juniors who qualified into the final round of showmanship, Drake Yon and Teddi Steadman.
Savannah Groce and Ashley Hawkins were the South Carolina Royalty. They attended the Queens’ luncheon. Savannah Groce helped out in the ring and passed out ribbons. We all had a good time and South Carolina was very well represented.
We placed 3rd in the 16+ head division of herdsmanship. We are now all looking forward to going to Indiana for the 2006 National Junior Angus Show.
Ann Blumer, President
The South Carolina Junior Angus reporter, Ashley Hawkins, raises her Angus in Belton, SC. Ashley attended the Eastern Regional as well and wrote her account of the event:
The six to seven hour trip wasn't fun for anyone and stopping every so often to check the cattle or grab a snack made the anticipation of each SC junior member grow higher and higher! When everyone arrived at the barn the juniors headed for the cattle trailers of our state advisors to unload everything from rubber mats to hay, and even heavy fans! In what seemed like no time the South Carolina portion of the Virginia fairgrounds barn was looking magnificent! While President Ann Blumer put the finishing touches on the display everyone stopped to admire their hard work and take a moment to sit down with friends and discuss the long ride they had taken just hours before. Settling into the barn was made easy thanks to the teamwork present and by the end of the week every other state association was sure to notice the attitude of all the South Carolina juniors.
The morning of the show was an early one for everyone, and crawling out of bed a little later was the South Carolina Junior Royalty. Savannah Groce (Queen), and Ashley Hawkins (Princess) were meeting together to place crowns atop each others heads just before joining other states' royalty at the traditional Queens’ luncheon. The girls met and talked with the American Angus Queen and had a wonderful experience sure to last a lifetime in memory. However, with little time remaining before the show the girls rushed to the barn to join fellow juniors in preparing for the show. With many helping hands around everyone was eager and prepared by showtime!
Excellent showmanship qualities were shown by all South Carolina's juniors, from our younger exhibitors who made their first appearance in the Eastern Regional showring this year, all the way up to our older members who may be experiencing their last chance at the same opportunity!
South Carolina cattle also did well and were all excellent representations of the South Carolina juniors’ hard work and dedication. In the owned heifers portion of the show the highest placing animal from South Carolina was Karen Hawkins' heifer, placing third in its class. In the owned bulls show, Teddi Steadman had a second place finish, also the highest for the state! In the bred-and-owned part of the show the Yon family made South Carolina proud with first and second placings. South Carolina juniors were awarded third place in the herdsmanship competition thanks to all the cooperation and help from advisors and all parents who attended the show!
The show was a wonderful experience for everyone and I know all the junior members who will be attending Nationals are just as excited about the trip to Indiana on July 9! Good luck to everyone and congratulations to all juniors who made the trip to Eastern Regionals so pleasant and our advisors who made it all possible! I look forward to so many more good things to come from this year. South Carolina Juniors please don't forget to check out our Web site at www.expage.com/SCAssociation for updates and write-ups!
Ashley Hawkins, Reporter
Angus cows continue to move through the summer. Angus youth across the country are gearing up for the 2006 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) scheduled for July 9-15 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. The event will kick off Tuesday morning, July 11, with the Angus Foundation golf tournament. The American Angus Auxiliary All-American Certified Angus Beef® (CAB®) Cook-Off will be that afternoon. The show will begin Wednesday with steers, cow-calf pairs and bred-and-owned bulls. Owned heifer divisions will conclude the show on Saturday.
Then Beef Round-Up occurs the last weekend in July at Clemson. The fall will see the Angus cattle climbing into the trailers again to travel to all the county and state fair shows. Some say they have heard their Angus lowing the line from the song, “We’re on the road again.”
In memorium: Troy Wimberly . BRANCHVILLE , SC: - Mr. Troy A. Wimberly, 82 years of age, died Wednesday, July 5, 2006. Mr. Wimberly was born January 10, 1924.
Mr. Troy was well known in the SC Angus Association. He will be especially remembered by the juniors who traveled and showed Angus with him. Mr. Troy hauled many an Angus cow across America for his son, Barry Wimberly to show. When Barry aged out at 21, Mr.Troy took Thad and Beth Wimberly, his neighbors and kinfolk under his wing and continued to tote kids and cattle to American Angus shows. An excerpt from his obituary said, “He was a farmer raising registered black Angus cattle. He was an advisor for the SC Junior Angus Association for many years. He was a director for the SC Angus Association. He owned and operated Wimberly Milling Co. in Smoaks, SC, for 19 years.” Mr. Wimberly was such an important part of the SC Angus Association and the SC Junior Angus Association that he and his wife, Wyatte were honored. The SC Angus Association dedicated the Carolina Angus Futurity to the Wimberlys in March of 2000.
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A special thank you to Ann Blumer and Ashley Hawkins for their reporting on the SC Juniors’ trip to the Eastern Regional. If you know any items for the SC Angus News, please send to Windy Bartee at tumblet8@bellsouth.net or call at 803-222-7533. SCAA has a web site at www.scangus.org. Ads may be placed there for a set up fee plus $50.00 per month.
