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QuarterlyThe quarterly publication of the California Shorthorn Breeders Association.Serving California, Arizona and Nevada

Spring PicnicThis years Spring Picnic

chairman is Alpha Gipe. He isorganizing a tour of Central ValleyShorthorn farms including MVShorthorns (who is hosting the

picnic at their ranch facilities) andSunny Day Shorthorns.

The kick off party will happenin Merced on Friday, April 24,2010 with the serving of HorsDoeurvres and Wine Tastingculmunating in a wonderful mealserved at the MV Cattle Ranch inModesto, California on Saturday,April 25, 2010. We will send outmore information to you as weget closer.

Spotlight on QualityShow and Sale Recap

Despite average prices be-ing off a couple of percent ascompared to last year, this yearsSpotlight on Quality Show andSale was a success.

High selling heifer at $3,450was LC Royal Katherine 8955consigned by Lucky Clover

Shorthorns. High selling steerat $1,400.00 was consigned byBrooke Bennett.

Thanks to all of the consign-ers, buyers and special thanksto Hugh Mooney, our judge, and

Alpha Gipe and Family, our orga-nizers.

Spotlight on Quality2010 Dates

There will be no change to theSOQ sale date and location thisyear. The SOQ sale will again beheld the last Saturday in Oct, the30th-31st at the Amador CountyFairgrounds in Plymouth, CA.

CSBA Annual MeetingRecap

The CSBA Annual Meetingwas a night of great food, greatcompany and great happenings.Various reports were given andthe silent auction was held. Themembership reelected GregCardey, Gary Witte and Gary Roseand selected Tim Whit eld, all to

serve 3 year terms on the Boardof Directors.

CSBA Board of Directorselects of cers.

The Board elected Greg Cardeyas President, Cruz Valdez as VicePresident and Tim Whit eld asSec/Treas at its Spotlight on Qual-ity Meeting.

Greg had previously servedas Sec./Treas. for 9 years. He islooking forward to his promotion.

Cruz has been Vice Presidentfor the last few years.

Tim is Treasurer of the FresnoUnderground Gardens Conser-vancy in Fresno and comes to usfrom Sunny Day Shorthorns ofMerced, CA.

Mike Bennett Elected toASA Board of Directors

Mike Bennett of Ducor, CA waselected to the American Short-horn Association Board of Direc-tors at the Annual Meeting held atthe National Western Stock Showin Denver. Congratulations Mike.

California Shorthorn Breeders Association, 6675 W. Hwy 140, Atwater, CA 95301http://www.californiashorthorns.com

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Hello and hope you had justenjoyed Happy Holidays with fam-ily and friends. You may noticethat this Presidents Messageis not from Gary Witte as it hadbeen for the past 9 years. Yes,Gary served our CSBA Board ofDirectors as President for 9 years,undoubtedly some kind of CSBArecord. The CSBA Board thankshim for that extended term ofservice.

I am Greg Cardey, newlyelected President. For the past 9

years I served as the Secretary-Treasurer for the CSBA until thisrecent promotion. Cruz Valdezis still serving as CSBA Vice-Pres-ident and we are pleased to havenew CSBA Board of Director TimWhit eld as our new Secretary-Treasurer. I have had a lifelong

involvement with the Shorthornbreed and look forward to work-ing with our board in communi-cating the thoughts of our mem-bership and serving the Shorthornbreed on the West Coast. Pleasefeel free to get in touch with me

with any thoughts or ideas on howour Association can improve onwhat it does.

Winter got a late start this yearbut I am sure we are all happy tosee precipitation coming regu-larly lately and look forward to

a relatively wet year. (Fingerscrossed!) With this time of yearcomes the American ShorthornAssociation annual meeting inDenver. This year 2 CSBA mem-bers ran for the ASA Board ofDirectors, Alpha Gipe and MikeBennett. Congratulations to Mike

Bennett and thanks to both of youfor representing us at the national

meeting. The ASA has also hireda new Western Field Representa-tive, Jake Alden, who will be work-ing out of the Omaha of ce. Welook forward to Jake getting famil-iar with Shorthorns and Shorthornoperations on the West Coast.

Many of you probably know thisalready but the Junior Jackpotcircuit is back in full swing. (Doesit ever really end?) Please makea point of getting out to theshows to support the kids when a

jackpot show comes to your area.Shorthorn youth are the future of

our breed and support for them isnecessary and appreciated. Seeyou there!

Greg CardeyCSBA President209-386-0409

[email protected]

Shorthorn Quarterly - January 18, 2010View from the Pasture -- January, 2010by President Greg Cardey

Haystack ExpressNews you can use!

ASA Website - The ASA Websitehas been redesigned with us in

mind. There is a new easier layoutwith improved navigation and moreuseful information.CSBA Website - The CSBA Web-site has been updated so that it can

be maintained easier by more thanone person. It has a shorter webaddress also: http://www.califor-niashorthorns.com. It has web 2.0capabilities and is easier to use. If you are interested in helping CSBASec/Treas Tim Whit eld in Main -

taining the website, please let himknow.

Newsletter Committee - As youcan see, the Shorthorn Quarterlynewsletter is in the process of aredesign. CSBA Sec/Treas TimWhit eld is looking for a few good

people to serve on the Newsletter Committee to help modernize thenewsletter and help with content. Asfar as time committments go, therewill be a few telephone brainstorm-ing conferences and lots of emailssent back and forth. There might be

a meeting or two if there is interest.CSBA Status - CSBA President

Greg Cardey and Sec/Treas TimWhit eld are in the process of reviving the not for pro t corpora -tion California Shorthorn BreedersAssociation. We will update you onour progress as we go.California Membership - Mem-

bership dues for 2010 are now due.If you havent paid, please send$40.00 to CSBA, 6675 W. Hwy140, Atwater, CA 95301.


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advertising purposes, current year consigners should keep track of their consignments and informCSBA of any successes. This

information is vital for Advertising purposes.

f. Entry rules. Tabled untilSpring Meeting.

g. Next years sale: Will beheld Oct. 30-31st, 2010 at the Plym-outh Fairgrounds.

5) Spring Picnic: PresidentCardey asked for volunteers to hostthe Spring Picnic. Director Gipevolunteered to chair the event.ADJOURNMENT:Meeting was adjourned by PresidentCardey at 10:10 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Tim Whit eld, Secretary/Treasurer

Good Clean Jokes

Q: What do cows read at thebreakfast table?

A: The moospaper!

Q: What do you call a cowthat has just had a baby?

A: De-calf-inated!

A sign on the fence reads:Its free to walk into our pas-

ture but the bull charges.

Copywight 2010 ElmerFudd. All wights wesewved.

status, President Cardey and Sec./Treas. Whit eld revamp the current

bylaws of the organization, includ-ing the membership structure.

Discussion tabled.4) SOQ 09 Recap:

a. Sale went good consideringthe economy.

b. Averages down just a little(-9% for steers and -4% for heifers)

c. Advertisements: Director Witte suggested that we advertisein other magazines besides Paci cShowcase. He also wanted to knowabout yers. President Cardey toldthe Board that this year adver-tisements were placed in Paci cShowcase, California Cattleman (incooperation with ASA) and with the

National Association in their list of sales. Sec./Treas. Whit eld statedthat an email blast was sent out tothe CSBA email list as well as being

published to the website. PresidentCardey suggested that as animalsare sold via private treaty to juniors,

that breeders collect email addressesas contacts and send them to Whit-eld to add to the database.

d. Flyers: Director Rosesuggested that we send yers toconsigners and members to placein local feed stores. In addition,Director Rose requested that a yer

be made up and sent to membersand consigners to place in local feedstores that collect email addressesfor Whit eld to add to the emaildatabase. Sec./Treas. Whit eld vol -unteered to design these yers and

place them on the Members section

of the CSBA website for membersto download, print out and place atlocal feed stores.

e. Performance history: For

Minutes(Continued from Page 4)immediately following the CountyFair and to be administered by theSec./Treas. Sec./Treas. Whit eldseconded. Motion carried by VoiceVote.

2) California Shorthorn BreedersAssociation corporate status: Presi-dent Cardey reported that CSBAhas been operating under the radar

and that all money and account-ing information has been under hisname and social security number.President Cardey and Sec./Treas.Whit eld will be going through thesteps to legitimize the organizationstarting with bringing the organiza-tion back in compliance with theCalifornia Secretary of State and

ling the necessary paperwork.Sec./Treas. Whit eld stated that heneeded authorization from the boardto seek a new bank account fromPremier Valley Bank in Merced inthe organizations name after theorganizations status is restored. Itwas suggested that a Cash Depositaccount was opened in addition tothe Checking account. Director

Noble moved to authorize Sec./Treas. Whit eld to seek a checkingand cash deposit account for the

non-pro t corporation at Premier Valley Bank in Merced. Seconded by Director Mooney. Motion car-ried via voice vote.

3) Sec./Treas. Whit eld reportedon membership structure. Ques-tioning the $15.00 promotional feeand the non-voting membershipand how it can be confusing attimes. Director Mooney suggestedthat in the process of restoring thecorporate status and seeking 501(c)


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Board of DirectorsPresident: Greg Cardey

[email protected](209) 386-0409

Vice President: Cruz [email protected]

(805) 475-2812

Secretary/Treas.: Tim [email protected]

(209) 201-1684

Kris [email protected]

(559) 439-1081

Gary [email protected]

(775) 423-1571

Dennis [email protected]

(707) 998-3724

Alpha [email protected]

(209) 358-9377

Hugh [email protected]

(209) 745-8922

Chad [email protected]

(559) 788-0659

Gary Rose

Frank [email protected]

(559) 868-3433

Matt [email protected]

http://www.californiashorthorns.com

Board of DirectorsSpotlight on Quality MeetingMinutesSunday, October 25, 2009

Amador County FairgroundsPlymouth, CA.

The meeting was called to order at 9:15 a.m. by President Gary Witte.Attendance:

PRESENT: A. Gipe | G. Cardey | C. Noble | C. Valdez | D. Pluth | F.Bigelow | G. Rose | T. Whit eld | M. Bigelow | H. Mooney | G. Witte

ABSENT: K. GudelElections:

Gary Witte decided to not seek reelection as President. Director Gipemoved to nominate Sec.-Treas. Cardey. Seconded by Director Noble.

Nomination carried by voice vote. Seeing no further nominations, Presi-dent Witte closed nominations and Cardey was elected President.

President Cardey thanked Director Witte for his years of service asPresident.

Vice President Valdez decided to seek re-election. President Cardeyasked for Nominations for Vice President. Seeing none, PresidentCardey closed nominations and Valdez was reelected as Vice President.

President Cardey asked for nominations for recently vacated Secre-tary/Treasurer. Director Witte moved to nominate Director Whit eld.Seconded by Director Gipe. Nomination carried by voice vote. Seeingno further nominations, President Cardey closed nomination and Whit-

eld was elected Secretary/Treasurer.Reports and Consent:As outgoing Sec./Treas., President Cardey presented his minutes for

board approval up to the last meeting held at California State Fair inSeptember. Director F. Bigelow moved to approve the minutes as pre-sented. Director Valdez seconded. Motion carried by voice vote.

As outgoing Sec./Treas., President Cardey presented the Treasurer Report. The cash balance before the Spotlight on Quality Show and Salewas $8,720.71. Director Rose moved to approve the Treasurers Reportas presented. Director Gipe seconded. Motion carried by voice vote.New Business:

1)Junior County Fair Outstanding Shorthorn Exhibitor Awards: Presi-dent Cardey called on Director Gipe to relay his idea for this award agift certi cate/credit of $50.00 to the Outstanding Shorthorn Exhibitor ateach County Fair for use at the Spotlight on Quality Sale. Gary moved

to run a Outstanding Shorthorn Exhibitor Award Gift Certi cate programgiving Outstanding Exhibitors a $50.00 credit for use at Spotlight onQuality that expires at the conclusion of the Spotlight on Quality Sale

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