Some good news for this year! And what better news than a new birth. Yes, we have finally birthed a new directory. The South Carolina Angus Association directory has been printed and mailed to all our current (dues paying) members and the juniors. It’s gestation period was about the same as that of an Angus calf. The labor pains were intense but all that has been forgotten since the new edition has arrived.
Carolina Angus Futurity Banquet and Sale
Please mark your calendars for March 19-20 to spend renewing friendships and making new ones with Angus folk at the Carolina Angus Futurity at Clemson’s T. Ed Garrison Cattle Complex.
On Friday night, March 19th at 6:00 PM South Carolina Angus Association will gather at Tucker’s Restaurant for our banquet and annual meeting. The new officers and directors will be introduced at the banquet. (The election was conducted by mailed ballots due by Jan. 31st.)
Those chosen for the dedication of the Futurity as well as those added to the SC Angus Hall of Fame will be named and honored.
Locations and Reservations:
Tucker’s Restaurant is located at 3501 Clemson Blvd., Anderson, SC, Tel: 864-844-2452. The cost will be $25 per person. Social hour is 6:00. The dinner will begin at 7:00. (Directions: Take Exit 19 A from I-85 onto Clemson Blvd. (Hwy 76). Tuckers will be a few miles down on your right.) Notify Windy at 803-222-7533 or tumblet8@bellsouth.net to reserve a spot for dinner.
Hotel rooms for March 19th have been blocked off at Comfort Suites and Ramada Inn. Mention the South Carolina Angus Association for the rates. Comfort Suites, 118 Interstate Blvd., Anderson, SC 29621, Exit 19 off I-85 @ $75.99 plus tax. Call (864-622-1200) before March 11th. And the Ramada Inn, 1310 Tiger Blvd, Clemson, SC @ $62.00 plus tax. Call (864-654-7501) before March 1. Both provide breakfast.
Carolina Futurity Angus Sale
On Saturday, March 20 at 12:00 the Carolina Angus Futurity Sale of select Angus females will be presented for auction at the Clemson T. Ed Garrison Arena’s Cattle Complex. Mike Jones will be the auctioneer. The American Angus Hall of Fame will manage the sale.
Catalogs will be available by mail and online at www.scangus.org. Call the Hall at (816) 532-0811 or Lewis Smith, sales chairman (816) 617-7771 with questions. Also Barbara Smith is organizing a silent auction to benefit the juniors. Call her at 816-617-7771 to offer an item for the silent auction sale.
Members from the SC Angus sale selection team should be travelling through South Carolina in early January to determine which Angus qualify for the sale. Animals must have their proper registration papers to enter the sale. Breeders must be a member of the SCAA to enter animals.
SCAA officers and directors will meet immediately after the Clemson Bull sale at Clemson’s T. Ed Garrison Cattle Complex on February 6, 2010 to finalize the Futurity plans.
The bulls have it.
South Carolina is full of bulls in February….. so many bulls that some sales spilled over into March. A list of where you can buy some fine Angus are listed here below:
February 6- Clemson Bull Test Sale, Clemson, SC. Contact Dr. Larry Olson at Clemson 803-284-3343 Ext.231. . SCAA Officers and Directors meet afterwards.
February 13- Black Crest Angus Sale, Sumter, SC. Contact Billy McLeod at 803-481-4451 or 803-491-6798.
February 13- Tokeena Angus Sale, Seneca, SC. Contact Neil or Daniel McPhail at 864-247-0000, 864-903-5833 or 864-972-3192.
February 20- Yon Family Farm Performance Tested Angus Bull Sale, Ridge Spring, SC. Contact Kevin or Lydia at 803-685-5048.
March 13- Saratt Bull Sale, Gaffney, SC. Contact Cody Bright at 864-706-0697
March 19- 6:00- SCAA Meeting and Banquet- Tucker’s Restaurant, Anderson, SC
March 20- SCAA Carolina Angus Futurity, noon, Clemson Cattle Complex, Clemson, SC
Upstate Angus Partners Bull Sale
An early January sale of Angus bulls took place at the Chester Livestock Exchange in conjunction with the sale of some commercial heifers. Keith Hawkins of Hawk’s Nest Angus and Neil Boyd of Paul Boyd Angus worked together on this new venture. Sixteen bulls sold at prices ranging from a high of $1700 to a low of $875. The average was $ 1040.00.
Be on the lookout for more good news. Hopefully all Angus lovers will receive a Valentine from someone this February. If you don’t, Happy Valentine’s Day from us anyway.
If you have news or dues for the SCAA, please sent to Windy Bartee, 1717 St. Paul Church Road, clover, SC 29710 , Tel: 803-222-7533, email: tumblet8@bellsouth.net. Membership dues are $20 per year. If you would like to place a banner ad on our web site, the price is $50/month plus the set up fee. A one-page ad in the SCAA newsletter is $100.
