| January, 2012 | BPG Awards Banquet |
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Dear BPG members,
Our annual Awards Banquet was held in Ft. Worth during the inaugural Open Beefmaster Show at the Fort Worth Livestock Show. There were 96 entries in the show. That is a great start for our first show in Ft. Worth. 62 people attended the banquet that was held at Los Vaqueros in the historic Ft. Worth Stockyards. The restaurant was really an awesome place with a truly nostalgic atmosphere. Thank you Lindsey Hendricks for securing the restaurant, you did a great job!
Congratulations to the winners that were crowned for the 2011 Show Year:
Show Heifer of the Year
1st--WR Roxie, Shawn Skaggs
2nd--EMS Color My World, Steve and Cindy Emmons
3rd--SAT Houston's Sparkle, Jacob Willingham
4th--WR June, Shawn Skaggs
5th--Hope's Amazing Grace, Loren and Nancy Gilmore
Show Bull of the Year
1st--EMS Headliner, Steve and Cindy Emmons
2nd--Coco Beware, Leonarde Sr. or Darlene Graham
3rd--EMS True Grit, Steve and Cindy Emmons
4th--Hopes Troubador, Loren and Nancy Gilmore
5th--EMS Black Bear, Steve and Cindy Emmons
Produce of Dam
Clara's Hope, Loren and Nancy Gilmore
Get of Sire
EMS Smooth Cavalier, Steve and Cindy Emmons
Show Dam of the Year
EMS Miss Buff, Steve and Cindy Emmons
Show Sire of the Year
EMS Johnny Cash, Steve and Cindy Emmons
Breeder of the Year
Emmons Ranch, Steve and Cindy Emmons
Our Annual Meeting will be held during the week of the Houston Open Show. I am trying to get the meeting on Thursday but have not heard back from Houston yet on when we can get a room, but will send an email out as soon as I am notified. Please try and be in attendance if at all possible. Several items will be on the agenda such as approving the By Laws, electing new officers, rule amendments, etc. We need your input.
We are putting together a new Membership Directory for the BPG. We are selling ads for the directory. Full page color is $300, full page black and white is $250, 1/2 page color ads are $150 and 1/2 page black and white are $100. Please contact Sarah Nabours at sjn@hughes.net or myself at emsranch@gmail.com with your info. We need that info ASAP so we can have the books available at Houston. This is a major fund raiser for our group. Please be a part and promote your cattle. If you have any photos that you would like placed in the directory, please email those to either Sarah or myself so we can get them in.
To be eligible for Show Dam of the Year and Show Sire of the Year award, you must nominate your cow or bull. The nomination fee is $100 per animal if nominated BEFORE the show at Houston. The points will be made retroactive back to the Ft Worth show so that all of your points will be counted. Nominations will also be accepted until June 30th that will be retroactive to Jan. 1, 2012, but the nomination fee will be raised to $150. I have attached the two forms to this email. Please fill them out and send them in.
The International Beefmaster Gala Haltered Sale will be held in Houston on Wednesday, Feb. 29 at 7:00 p.m. PLEASE try to attend this sale and support it in any way that you can. To make this event successful, we need you all to participate in some way. This event is for YOU the Beefmaster Promotion Group members. The quality of cattle will be high. If you need your next show prospect, please come look at this offering. There will be a pre sale Gala beginning at 5:00 p.m. Come and be a part.
Don't forget about your 2012 dues!
See ya in San Antonio,
Cindy
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| August, 2011 | BPG By Laws waiting approval from membership |
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BEEFMASTER PROMOTION GROUP BY-LAWS
PREAMBLE The Beefmaster Promotion Group , hereinafter referred to as the BPG and its members do hereby associate ourselves for the following purposes: to continue the improvement of Beefmaster cattle throughout the world; to use as a standard for this continued improvement, the six essential characteristics upon which the breed has been developed: Disposition, Fertility, Weight, Conformation, Hardiness, and Milking Ability, the organization shall promote activities and exhibitions for the benefit of the Beefmaster breed. BPG and its members shall be subject to all rules and By-Laws of Beefmaster Breeders United unless otherwise specified herein. ARTICLE I Membership, Voting & Fees
1. The membership of BPG is open to any person, partnership, corporation or entity that is interested in promoting Beefmaster cattle. The annual membership fee of BPG shall be set by the Board of Directors. This fee will be due on or before the beginning of each calendar year. Members in good standing will include Charter Members and Active members who have paid their membership dues. 2. Voting rights in BPG shall be vested exclusively with BPG members in good standing. Only one representative of each membership is entitled to vote. ARTICLE II
Officers and Directors
1. The governing body of BPG shall be a Board of Directors composed of 7 voting members including the officers. These officers and directors will be elected by the voting membership at the annual general membership meeting to serve a term of one year. Only voting members in good standing may serve on the Board. 2. At each annual general membership meeting all directors and officers shall be elected. In the event of a vacancy on the board, the board of directors shall fill such vacancy until the next annual general membership meeting. Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be called by the President, or by any three (3) Board members. A majority of such members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Meetings may be held upon giving at least 10 days written notice to the members of the Board. The powers and duties of the Directors shall be those conferred by these by-laws. Two consecutive absences from in person Director’s meetings shall constitute a resignation from the Board unless otherwise qualified medically. 3. The officers of BPG shall consist of a President, Vice-President, Secretary/ Reporter, and Treasurer. They shall be elected by the voting membership on an annual basis at a general membership meeting called and held annually. Such officers shall serve as such without compensation for such term and until their successors are elected at the end of the general membership meeting. A. President: The President shall preside over all association meetings. The President shall appoint all committees. The President shall submit to the members at their annual meeting a report of the status of the association and its activities during the preceding year. The President shall have such other duties and authority as may be prescribed elsewhere in these By-Laws or as determined by the District Directors. B. Vice-President: The Vice-President shall be the presiding officer in the absence of the President and shall perform such other duties as may be delegated to him by the President. In the event of a vacancy in the office of President, the Vice President shall fulfill the duties of President until the next regular election meeting at which time a new President will be elected. C. Treasurer: The Treasurer shall keep and report an accurate account of all monies of the BPG. D. Secretary/Reporter: The Secretary/Reporter shall record all business and report the minutes of the previous meeting at each meeting. Furthermore, the Secretary/Reporter shall have custody of the records of the BPG. The Secretary/ Reporter shall make a report of all meetings to newspapers and publications, as well as all other BPG functions and activities and publish these activities on the BPG website. ARTICLE III Meetings
The annual meeting of the members shall be held in a place and time designated by the Board of Directors who shall give the members at least thirty (30) days written notice of such meeting. The members may be called to a special meeting by the Board of Directors upon at least fifteen (15) days written notice. At all meetings of members, ten percent of all the members entitled to vote, present in person shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. ARTICLE IV Committees
There shall be the following standing committees who shall be appointed by the President, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors. There shall be such other committees as the President may suggest from time to time, whose members shall be appointed and approved in the same manner. SHOW RULES COMMITTEE, this committee shall be responsible for maintaining the official shows and exhibits rules for shows and exhibitions sponsored by BPG. JUDGES COMMITTEE, this committee shall be responsible for maintaining and accurate and up to date approved judges list for BPG shows and exhibitions FINANCE and AUDIT COMMITTEE, this committee shall have supervision of the books of account of BPG. This committee shall be responsible for all matters pertaining to fiscal affairs and have the duty of preparing an annual budget for presentation to the Board of Directors and the General Membership. This committee shall review all proposed allocations and proposed budgets by the other committees. NOMINATING COMMITTEE, this committee shall consist of at least 5 members. Only members with voting rights may serve on this committee. This committee will meet prior to the annual membership meeting. This committee will present a slate of officers and directors to the annual general membership meeting that they recommend for election by the membership for the following year. Nominations may also be submitted from the floor by any voting member. ARTICLE VI
Amendment of the By-Laws
Amendments to the By-laws shall be adopted in the manner hereafter provided. The proposed amendment shall be submitted in writing to the Board of Directors. If a majority of such Board believe that the proposed amendment is worthy of submission to the general membership, they shall notify such membership of the proposed amendment at the time of issuance of the written notices calling the general membership meeting. An amendment shall be ordered adopted if a simple majority of those voting vote in favor of adoption. ARTICLE VII Rules of Order
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| November, 2010 | BPG Haltered Sale |
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Dear BPG Members, This email is in regard to the Haltered Sale in Houston. Houston has changed the format for when we can bring cattle in. In the beginning, we were told NO cattle could come in before Thursday, March 3, which is the day of the sale and the day the show cattle are to come in. We did not feel like that would give enough time for people to view the cattle and for the Sale Consultant to promote the cattle. Through the efforts of Dr. Perkins, Houston finally agreed to let the sale cattle ONLY, come in on Wednesday, March 2. They will be stalled in a separate area from the show cattle, which will help showcase the sale cattle. The International guests will be directed to this area. Dr. Perkins and Justin Rhodes will be working the BBU booth, which will be right beside the sale cattle. We realize this is a large inconvenience for those members who are both selling and showing cattle. This is the best option we could get for this year. Houston tells us that if we work with them this year, things will be better next year. By working together, we should be able to make this work. We feel it is the best interest for the sale cattle to come in to Houston on Wednesday where more buyers (International) can view our offering. Please let us know your thoughts. Reconfirm the number of sale lots that you will have. Advertising deadlines are fast approaching. We must know your plans. We are trying to be upfront with everyone so you know all that is going on, no hidden surprises. Time is of the essence--please let us know. |
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| October, 2010 | Beefmaster Promotion Group Show Point System |
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The Beefmaster Promotion Group Honor Roll This program gives attention to the individual show-winning animals themselves (rather than entirely to their sires and dams) with continued recognition to the sires of major award winners. The system also places attention to the winners and sires and dams of winners on an annual, current year basis, rather than on accumulation of points over many years. The distinction given to the higher placing show animals and winners of the greatest number of points include: 1. Show bull of the year 2. Show heifer of the year 3. Show sire of the year 4. Show dam of the year 5. Show breeder of the year, The breeder of the year will be selected from the same point schedule, excluding the get-of-sire classes. "The breeder of a calf is the owner of record of its dam on the date of service 6. Get-of-sire of the year 7. Produce of dam of the year |
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| March, 2010 | 2010 Beefmaster Promotion Group Sale Results |
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The first ever Beefmaster Haltered Sale sponsored by the Beefmaster Promotional Group was held Thursday, March 4, 2010 in Houston, Texas at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Results are as follows: #LOTS CATEGORY GROSS AVERAGE 11 Open Heifer $ 30,900.00 $ 2,809.00 8 Bulls $ 23,800.00 $ 2,975.00 1 Pick of Flush $ 4,700.00 $ 4,700.00 20 TOTAL LOTS $59,400.00 $ 2,970.00 High Selling Lots: Lot 11 Bull: Consigned by Lindsey Gilmore Hendricks of Lot 10 Pick of Flush: Consigned by Bar G Ranch of Rogers, TX, sired by Black Bayou, dam Showgirl, purchased by Joe Forshage, Lot 12 Bull: Consigned by Lindsey Gilmore Hendricks of Lot 2 Open Heifer: Consigned by Gator Farms of Bossier City, LA, sired by Black Bayou, dam Channarock 1151/4, purchased by Bull Creek Beefmasters, Volume Buyer: Lucino Martinez, Three G Sales and Service, Mike Green, Interstate Cattle Services, Inc., Dan Waddoups, Auctioneer: Anthony Mihalski, |