Gates are opening in South Carolina in June. Gates open to let her children out of school for the summer. Gates are opening in the barns to get the Angus ready for the shows. Gates in Clemson at the Cattle Complex will open to admit the cattle trailers. The South Carolina Junior Angus will have the South Carolina Junior Angus Preview Show on Saturday, June 5 at 10:00 AM. Kyle Gillooly from Georgia will judge the cattle and showmanship. Lydia Yon, Jesse Adkins and Ted Bourne are the advisors for the group.
After the show the juniors will open the summer season by electing new officers to lead them through the summer and next year. They will also plan their trips to the Angus shows. The Eastern Regional will be June 23-26 at Bloomington, Illinois. The National Junior Angus Show is in Denver, Colorado on July 12-17. Our South Carolina Juniors will be on the move through more gates.
Note a big change in the date of the Beef Round-up. Due to the big 4-H horse show taking up the space the usual week-end in August, the Beef Round-Up has been moved to August 14-15. You may contact Larry Olson for entry forms for South Carolina Junior Beef Round-Up at lolson@clemson.edu, if you do not receive one by July 1.
Drake and Corbin Yon Earn Junior Bronze & Silver Awards
Gates and doors will be opening for the Yon boys. Drake and Corbin recently attained the bronze and silver awards from the American Angus Association.
American Angus Association released dual press releases on May 5, 2010 with this explanation of the awards:
“The Bronze and Silver awards are the first two levels of the NJAA Recognition Program that began in 1972. Junior Angus breeders must apply for the awards, then meet point requirements in many areas of participation before receiving the honors. Applicants are evaluated in areas of junior Angus association activities and leadership, participation in showmanship contests and shows, using performance testing to improve their herd and their progress in producing and merchandising Angus cattle.
The NJAA promotes the involvement of young people in raising Angus cattle, while also providing leadership and self-development opportunities for the nearly 6,500 active members nationwide.”
Drake Yon
Drake Yon, Ridge Spring, S.C., has earned the National Junior Angus Association’s (NJAA) Bronze and Silver Awards, according to Robin Ruff, junior activities director of the American Angus Association® in Saint Joseph, Mo.
The 17-year-old son of Kevin and Lydia Yon attends Ridge Spring Monetta High School. Drake is a member of the NJAA and the South Carolina Junior Angus Association, where he currently serves as a vice president. He has participated in state, regional and national shows and showmanship competitions. At the National Junior Angus Show (NJAS), Drake has participated in the team sales, quiz bowl, livestock judging, and photography contests.
Drake has submitted weaning and yearling weights to Angus Herd Improvement Records (AHIR®). He has consigned cattle at the Yon Family Farms Bull and Female Sale.
Corbin Yon
Corbin Yon, Ridge Spring, S.C., has earned the National Junior Angus Association’s (NJ
AA’s) Bronze and Silver awards, according to Robin Ruff, American Angus Association® director of junior activities.
The 16-year-old son of Kevin and Lydia Yon is a sophomore at Ridge Spring Monetta High School. Corbin is a member of the NJAA and a member and director of South Carolina Junior Angus Association. He is active in the showring, participating in regional, state and national shows and showmanship competitions. Corbin has participated in the National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) quiz bowl, team sales, photography and judging contests.
Corbin has submitted weaning and yearling data through the Angus Herd Improvement Records (AHIR®) and consigned cattle in the Yon Family Farms bull and female sale.
Congratulations to Drake and Corbin Yon!
Here Angus producers, like our city neighbors, live in gated communities. However, the difference is we keep our gates closed to keep our Angus in, not to keep visitors out.
If you have news or $20 dues, please send to: SCAA, Windy Bartee, secretary, 1717 St. Paul Church Road, Clover, SC 29710, TEL: 803-222-7533, Email: tumblet8@bellsouth.net.
