Volume 2, Issue 5 September/October 2014

Summer TripS

Calendar ofevenTS

next deadline is october 15th for the november 1st issue. please do not delay and send your information in.

On the cover: Photo by Haley Calhoun, ETLA youth vice-president.

Can’t believe how fast the summer has passed. But thenagain, the past couple of months have been a blur for me. Hope to see everyone at the upcoming ETLA events,

including the East Texas State Fair later in the month. Also, in November the Kaufman Police Assocation longhorn show.Both extremely great events to attend and participate in. YOUTH - may I have your attention please - their will be a

ETLA YOUTH meeting at the East Texas State Fair, duringthe meeting you will be electing your YOUTH officers, discussing upcoming fundraisers and educational events.Please plan to be there. Also, there’s still time left to be a sponsor of either of the

shows or both. Without great sponsors like yourself it’s veryhard to continue the shows. Don’t forget to send in your newsletter information and I

hope to see you up and down the road - let me know how Ican assist you.

Submitted by Alexzandria Rivera, ETLA YouthReporterIt’s that time again! World Show is now over and

it’s a brand new show year! If you weren’t at the2014 World Show you missed out on a great one!It was a lot of fun and ran really smooth! The foodwas wonderful as always, complete with an amazing ice cream bar! Who doesn’t like icecream? If you didn’t go to the 2014 World Show then I

suggest you go to the 2015 World Show, it shouldbe even better!This is the start of a new show year, new shows,

new memories to be made, new people to meet.Try to make it to as many shows as you can and

meet as many people as you can, these are thetimes you have to reach out and make lifelongfriendships. Be adventurous, journey to an out ofstate show if you want! Every show has somethingnew to offer for you! Get out there and enjoy life,it’s too short to miss the little things like this! Theseshow years fly by fast, one minute it’s your very firstshow and before you know it, it is you very lastshow! This is the year for improvement, work on your

showmanship skills, and work on getting the bestcows you possibly can. Spend some time, do someresearch, it is all worth it in the end! Make the mostof this year and most of all, make memories!

World Show ETLA YOUTH NEWS

YOUTH TOURS - LonghornPastures This Summer

PHOTO BY ALEXZANDRIA RIVERA

Alexzandria Rivera and her father Jesse took aroadtrip this summer and visited many longhornbreeders, including Darol Dickenson and wereable to view cattle including Drag Iron.

When Dr. Tim Roddam was in aleadership team meeting at hischurch and somehow the conversation turned to Texas Long-horn cattle, Staff Pastor Seth J.Elbe mentioned that he would likehis children to have the opportunity of getting “up closeand personal” with some Longhorns. Immediately, Dr. Timbegan putting together a Longhorn event, and on August 2,Pastor Seth and Sara Elbe and chil-dren Jones and Kamdyn joinedwith friends from Naples, FL visit-ing over the weekend, Angel andLeslie Ortiz and their childrenAden and Tyler, for a full morn-ing devoted to discovering Longhorns.

First, the group toured Marquess Arrow Ranch near BenWheeler, TX where gracious host andhostess Ron and Barb Marquessloaded the group onto two golf cartsand set out for the pasture. This crashcourse in Longhorns orientation in-cluded a presentation by Ron on the advancesin cloning that have taken his andBarb’s program to “the cutting edge.”

From the Marquess Arrow Ranchand after a few stops at points andpeople of interest along the way, thechildren actually got to work with apen of heifers near Murchison, TXowned by the Roddam Family and gottheir pictures made with a halteredcalf complete with brush and showstick. The next day at church, the two families were still aglow with the thrillof the previous day and hope to haveother opportunities to interface withLonghorns in the future.

Two familes discover Longhorns in East Texas

Photo by Barbara MarquesPictured with Dr. Tim Roddam are; Seth J. Elbe; Jones Elbe; Sara Elbe; Kamdyn Elbe; Aden Ortiz; Tyler Ortiz; Leslie Ortiz; and Angel Ortiz.

Calendar of Events

Don’t forget to check the TLBAA website for

updated events.www.TLBAA.org

September 26, 2014Tulsa State fair

Please contact: Steve Quary (405) 567-3093or (405)932-553. Qualifying Haltered, Free &

Youth

September 26-28, 2014 neW daTeS – east Texas State fair

Tyler, TXDr. Gene & Lana Hightower (903) 963-7442

glcattle@aol.comQualifying Haltered, Free & Youth

October 3-4, 2014 Heart of Texas fair longhorn ShowWaco, TX • Any questions or concernsplease contact Sue or Frank Bowdoin at(254)486-2581 or Russell Hooks at

(409)381-0616

October 8-11, 2014TlBaa Horn Showcase

Will Rogers Memorial Center • Fort WorthTLBAA (817) 625-6241 www.tlbaa.org

October 17-19, 2014 State fair of TexasFair Park • Dallas, TX

Entry deadline: Sept 1. All entries and feesmail to the State Fair of Texas

Trigg & Traci Moore (817) 832-8742(254) 396-5592

Qualifying Haltered, Free & Youth.

October 24-26, 2014ark-la-Tex annual fall ShowGeorge Henderson Expo Center

Lufkin, TXTina DuBose dubosetina@yahoo.com

Donnie Taylor (409) 414-1401Bobby DuBose (409) 384-8120Qualifying Haltered, Free & Youth

November 8, 2014 marquess arrow ranch production Sale

Ben Wheeler, TXRon & Barbara Marquess

maranch@aol.com(903) 833-5810 Ranch or (903) 570-5199 Ronwww.maranch.com