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September President’s Message

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Many of us think that Fall is the best season of the year.  I love the oranges and browns that decorate the stores and putting the garden to bed for the winter.  I hate to lose my tomatoes and zinneas to that first frost but I admit it is nice to have my evenings transition back to inside activities.   And in the Fall we always have the Grant County Fair, one of my favorite activities.  It is wonderful to see the kids show off their year of hard work with their projects and to visit with their parents, some whom you only see once a year…at the Fair.  Come join us this year, put in a shift at the Cowbelle booth and see for yourself what a positive experience it is for us Cowbelles and the Community.

We need to put together a nominating committee so that we can have a slate of officers to vote on at our October meeting.  Please, please, please if you are willing to be on this committee or better yet an officer next year, let us know! We are doing elections earlier this year as we are supposed to list our new slate of officers in the President’s report which has a due date of November 15th.

Gale Moore gave us a two page centerfold picture gallery of the Centennial Shindig in her  September Glenwood Gazette.  Thank you Gale!

–Pat Hunt

A big thank you to our August hostesses Neline Dominquez and Joyce Biebelle.

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Time sheets…

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Copper CowBelles it is time to be putting the finishing details on your volunteer time sheets.  Our Treasurer will be submitting these sheet to the NMCB in the next few months.  These time sheets determine how many volunteer hours the state gets to get credit for and this turns into dollars for the NMCB.  There is a time sheet in the back of the yearbook.  You may also contact President Hunt if you need a time sheet.

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Scholarships…

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Pat Nowlin Scholarship

By: ANNE FERGUSON

The 2012 recipients of the Pat Nowlin Scholarship are as follows:

Aubri Allen is from Deming, NM, and a member of BorderBelle CowBelles.  Aubri is studying to be a Registered Nurse at Western New Mexico University.

Kyra Grant is from Ft. Sumner, NM, and a member of the Powderhorn CowBelles.  Kyra is a senior at New Mexico State University majoring in Animal Science.

J.W. Lindsay is from Las Cruces. His mother, Gretchen Lindsay, is President of the Mesilla Valley CowBelles. J.W. will attend New Mexico State University this fall majoring in Engineering and fInance.

(Via the New Mexico CowBelles)

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Busting Beef Myths by Blog…

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As part of the checkoff’s online promotion of “Beef in an Optimal Lean Diet” (BOLD) study results to consumers, five bloggers accepted the checkoff’s challenge to incorporate lean beef into their diet every day for a week and write about the results. One of them – Heather from “Then Heather Said’ – took the challenge one step further by posting three times and busting three common consumer myths about eating beef: nutrition and weight management, cost and preparation intimidation. Her honesty and ability to connect with her readers succeeded in providing beef information to consumers throughout her posts, including links to multiple checkoff resources.

(shared via: My Beef Checkoff News, Friday, August 10, 2012)

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Shared today Via New Mexico Stockman’s Magazine…

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Please contact your congressman NOW. They could be voting on HR 8 to extend the death tax considerations TODAY

Talking points:

• I strongly encourage you to support a tax package that maintains the current estate tax relief levels at $5 million and 35% tax rate. American agriculture cannot allow the estate tax to revert to the $1 million exemption level and a 55% tax rate.

• 96 percent of Ameri

can farms and ranches are owned and operated by families.

• The value of most farms and ranches is tied up in assets like land, which we use to feed the world.

• Farm land values are significantly increasing across the country. (see attached spreadsheet)

• While land value is a major factor for calculating the value of an estate, that does not take into consideration the total value of farm implements, vehicles, livestock, crops, etc. that are part of the total estate value. 

• This is not a tax on the wealthy elite in America. The wealthy can afford accountants and estate planners to help them evade the tax. It’s a death warrant for small-to-medium sized family businesses. 

• Farmers and ranchers are good at working with unpredictable conditions like the weather and input costs, but the tax code should not be an unpredictable condition. 

• Until full repeal of and relief from the death tax can be achieved, at minimum, please maintain current estate tax policy with an exemption level at $5 million and the maximum rate of 35%.

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August President’s Message

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We took the month of July off (except for the parade on the 4th) and I didn’t know how much I needed a break until I realized we didn’t need a newsletter or minutes or a meeting place and finally relaxed.  We have really been busy this year (I am so proud of us!) and if we are tired, it is understandable.

I think the Shindig was a huge success even if I haven’t heard yet what the final figures are.  It was well attended, the food was great, the auction was awesome, the dessert table was decadent (thank you Rosella) and the band was terrific and well received.  Kim has already booked the Yarbrough Band for next year, so stay tuned!

Thanks to Beverly, Bobbie and Mary Jo we went right into the 4th of July Parade with our rodeo float and we won 3rd place!  It was very gratifying to hear people yell their support as we traveled along saying “I love beef! where’s the beef? What’s for dinner? yeah cowbelles! yeah Shindig!”  It almost made me cry.

I attended the Mid-year Meeting in Ruidoso on June 25 and 26th.  It was a very worthwhile event but the best part for me was being there to vote yes! when Aubri Allen was nominated for a Pat Nowlin Scholarship.  Congratulations Aubri!

A big thank you to our June hostess Judy dePedro assisted by Arley Howard.

Pat Hunt, President

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President’s Message

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Well, the Shindig is fast approaching…hope you are all out there selling tickets and encouraging your friends to attend.

We were a huge success at the Rodeo Parade even if the parade wasn’t what I would call a huge success. Thank you to Beverly and her family and my husband for all their help.  And thanks to Bobbie and new member, Lucinda Billings (and her 2 boys) for being there and to Joan for sending all her grandkids to ride the float.  WARNING:  Bobbie and Bev want to put our float in the July 4th parade!

I have asked myself what to say when someone blasts the Forest Service for letting the Whitewater Baldy fire get out of control.  I don’t blame the Forest Service for this mess, I blame 20 years of mis-management that is the result of this agency being micro-managed by politicians buckling under to environmental groups that had lots of opinions and no experience.  My husband says, “this was inevitable” and unfortunately he is right.  We haven’t seen the last of wildfires in the West and it certainly is going to affect us all.  Hard to sleep at night sometimes.

A big thank you to our May hostesses, Arley Howard and Wanda MacInnis

Pat Hunt