Thanks folks, for another great jackpot cutting yesterday!  We had fantastic weather and it was a great day all around.  (any day of Cutting is a great day, right?)

The photos from the 2011 Year-End Awards are all posted...check it out!  The results for yesterday's show (1/28) will be up next week as well as the 2012 standings.

Don't forget our next show is in 3 weeks...February 18th and you must reserve cattle by 9:00pm Wednesday February 15!   We have to place the cattle order early Thursday morning, so please help us get an accurate number by Wednesday evening!

Thanks again,
Cindy

Year End Awards

Congrats to all the winners for 2011!! In fact - congratulations to EVERYBODY and thanks to you all for helping to make this year great and our shows FUN!!

Here are the 1st and 2nd place winners:

OPEN: 1) I'll Be A Cowboy - Jim Simpson, owner and rider
2) Dualin Mate - Melissa Johnson, rider; BJ & Melissa Johnson, owners
NON PRO: 1) Cheri Raftery
2) BJ Johnson
YOUTH: 1) Stephanie Payne
2) Mickey Bagley
$10,000 NOVICE HORSE: 1) Smart Little Grinch - Jim Simpson/Vince HIlls
2) Katie Dee Boonsmal - Scott Raftery/Don Rodahl
$15,000 AMATEUR: 1) Lisa Haldane
2) Jan Currier
$3,000 NOVICE HORSE: 1) Smart Little Grinch - Jim Simpson/Vince Hills
2) ImaPepWhoRU - Phil Terrell/Phil & Karen Terrell
$2,000 LIMIT RIDER: 1) Ray McClellan
2) Stephanie Payne
$!500 NOVICE HORSE: 1) Smart Wheels - Danny Thomason owner and rider
2) none qualified
$500 RIDER: 1) Linda Searles
2) none qualified

HEY!
The Oct. 29th show was great - weather, new mechanical cow and it seemed like the real cows were pretty cooperative - at least for some people! Nice day.

Don't forget to check out Suzanne Sylvester's photos from the show at ssylvester.com. Good pix!

COW RESERVATIONS FOR NOV.26 SHOW !!!!!
You MUST reserve cattle by Wednesday, Nov 23 - 9:30 PM - no exceptions - for REAL this time!!!!
We will be shipping cattle in and need the lead time to get them ordered, etc. If you're late, go ahead and call in your reservation because if someone cancels, you may be able to get in the draw in their place.

See ya!
Peggy

Stalls and Sales Booth

STALLS FOR SACHA SHOWS -
Vic Collier has some stalls available for rent for SACHA shows about 9 miles from Marana Stockyards. You can reach him at
(520) 591-3880.

SALES BOOTH -
Lisa Haldane will be setting up an area for selling stuff at the SACHA shows. If you have art work, used tack or whatever, see Lisa at the show on Oct. 29th.

There will be a FRESH COW practice immediately after the show on OCTOBER 29. The cost will be $100. Reservations for cattle are required. Call Peggy at (520) 579-2535 or email at needcows@yahoo.com

Yipeeeee! It's finally cooling off and I'm crawling out of the rock I've been under all summer!!

We had a Board meeting a couple of weeks ago and have set the dates for the NCHA and other
spring shows so be sure to check out the schedule. The only big change is that the NCHA show
will be much later this year (March 31-April 1) so hopefully we'll miss the weird weather.

The club is purchasing a new electric practice flag and it will be set up at all the shows. $40 and
there will be a time limit - not sure what that will be.

It will be good to see everybody again. SOON!
Peggy

Hi Everybody -
Just thought I'd pass this on -
Many of us remember Fred Imus who took lessons from Scott Raftery a while back and showed a few times at Robertson's in Benson. This morning I ran across an online article that said he passed away last weekend. He was found in his trailer Saturday, August 6, no cause of death mentioned. He was certainly a colorful character and one of those people I wish I had known better and wish I had been able to catch his radio show. I copied the article about him if somebody wants it. (Couldn't figure out how to attach it to this.)
Adios, Peggy