413 George St. www.angelsandoutlaws.biz Gonzales, TX 78629 Phone: 1-830-263-4124 Our Halo is a Little Crooked ERICA M N A R E S D U G B R A N American Red Brangus Inside This Issue: Association 2 President’s Message 3995 E. Hwy. 290 by Richard B. Gingles, Dripping Springs, TX 78620 512-858-7285 [email protected] 2 ARBA Field Day Office hours Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (CST) a Success americanredbrangus.org 4 Working for the Breed EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2015 ARBA Board of Directors Jim Monaghan 512-947-3699 OFFICE MANAGER 6 2015 AJRBA Michele Hanson National Junior On the cover: photo by Joelynn Rathmann RECORDS DEPARTMENT: Show Coverage American Red Brangus 6 A Note from the Junior P.O. 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Hwy. 290 Dripping Springs, TX 78620 Fall 2015 — American Red Brangus Journal 1 President’s Message Richard B. Gingles, Greetings Red Brangus Breeders ARBA president Today is the 46th anniversary of “Nothing is right if the money is not hope next year’s board will consider Hurricane Camille. It is storming right.” Thank you, Elaine. using Jim more extensively and here but we needed the rain. Thank Our secretary, Shawn Knox, has effectively. Thanks, Jim. you again for allowing me to serve done an excellent job especially in We have several new members these two years as your president. It making the local arrangements for that I would like to welcome to our has been a good two years in that we our recent successful Field Day. association. We are important to are able to sell all the cattle we can Thank you, Shawn. each other and look forward to a raise. Cattle prices are high and we Our executive director, Jim long and prosperous relationship. are blessed with good genetics bred Monaghan, represents us well Our annual meeting will be in into our cattle by our founders. whenever and wherever we send Kerrville, Nov. 13-14. I hope you take I would also like to thank Michele him. Some people have questioned the opportunity to come and meet for her work in the office. I do not Jim’s effectiveness, but I would like to the board members and visit with think we could ever find anyone else emphasize that he does whatever we other ARBA breeders. as dependable and thorough as she is. ask of him wherever we direct him to See you at the annual meeting, She works with very little supervision represent us. His location is perfect Richard B. Gingles, DVM and is always ahead of problems. in that he is able to travel to Houston, Elaine Monaghan, our treasurer, San Antonio, Austin and College P.S. Do not forget to send in your is amazing. I happen to believe that Station quickly and economically. I whole herd if you have not done so. ARBA Field Day a Success t was a full house for the July 25th American Red Brangus Association (ARBA) board meeting in College Station. Directors discussed currentI business and listened to suggestions and concerns from the members present. After the meeting the directors, members and their families enjoyed a lively lunch provided by ARBA at Salt Grass Steak House. Happy Birthday was sung to a surprised Grace Gingles, wife of ARBA President Dr. Gingles. It was a wonderful time for members and their families to socialize and share their love for the Red Brangus cattle. A tour of the Genetic Development Center in Navasota, Texas, followed lunch. Directors, members and their families were given a tour of the facilities by General Manager Ryan Doerner. If you would like to learn more about the Genetic Development Center and the services they offer, visit their website www.geneticdevelopmentcenter.com. The American Red Brangus Association looks forward to hosting more Field Days in the future. 2 American Red Brangus Journal — Fall 2015 Brucellosis Certified #701 I Herd Predominately… Bayou Frais Three Corners and BJ Camp Breeding Red Brangus Richard B. Gingles, D.V.M. Grace Gingles th Home: Houston (Mac) Gingles Office: 18469 28 St. 6420 Beatline Rd. 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The held in the beautiful hill country we are extremely proud of! Just junior program currently has three in Kerrville, Texas. All the junior to give you an idea, here are the divisions consisting of a junior, members and their families enjoyed numbers from the auction activity intermediate and senior division. several activities such as: paintball, that is held at the awards banquet This year the foundation awarded water ball fights, swimming, during the National Junior Show: scholarships to the top two costume contests, skillathon, showman of each division. These 2012 — $6,650 quiz bowl, livestock judging, scholarships will be accrued until 2013 — $9,342 showmanship, team-fitting contest the exhibitors graduate high school. 2014 — $10,400 and of course the livestock show. The AJRBA has grown each 2015 — $12,085 We would like to thank year and we have been extremely Sullivan’s Stock Show U and The AJRBA National Junior fortunate to expand the fundraising Mr. Levi Douglass for providing Show would not be possible without efforts to help meet the needs of a fitting demonstration to our the support and generosity of a growing association. As former juniors. This was a wonderful sponsors, businesses and breeders. junior members of the association, seminar that gave our exhibitors A special thank you to everyone we realize the life long skills that pointers on grooming, clipping who supported this year’s national are helping mold these juniors into and daily care of their animals. It junior show. The 2016 fundraising future advocates of our industry. was great to see our juniors put the activities will be released in We challenge all of our active skills learned into use at the team- November. If you have ideas or members to become more involved fitting contest and then again at the would like to volunteer to assist the with our junior program in some livestock show itself.