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18 • www.herefordamerica.com HEREFORD AMERICA • April/May 2008 Nebraska Hereford News Doug Bolte, President N.H.A. • Suzanne Glendy, Secretary, 308-836-2723, Cell Phone: 308-280-2021, Email:vcherefords@gpcom.net Hereford America has been chosen by the Nebraska Hereford breeders as its official publication. Welcome Nebraska! N.H.A. Annual Meeting/Awards Holiday Inn Kearney, NE • Feb. 19, 2008 New NHA Board Members Doug Bolte, President John Ridder Vice President Kay Morgan, Treasurer Suzanne Glendy, Secretary Directors: Dave Goertz Ryan Sellman Joe Brockman Gaylen Frenzen Scott McGee Kyle Rutt Ed Huwaldt Queens Angela Huwaldt: Pollette Queen Savannah Gibson: Hereford Queen Nebraska Hereford Women Carla Person, Secretary of Nebraska Hereford Women talked about the reorganization in November. New Officers: Serena Boner, President Suz Glendy, Vice President Carla Person, Secretary Kay Morgan, Treasurer Jessye Goertz, National Hereford Women Board member Nebraska Pollette Board Jill McMahon, President 402-771-2388 Brandi Bolte, Vice-President Maureen Moller, Secretary.-Tres. Missy and Judy McGee, Directors Linda Bolte, Director Rita Going, Director Lindsay Going, Director Marsha Huwaldt, Director Awards: HHH Award: Sherry Jones Young Promoter of the Year: Ryan Sellman: Heritage Award: Ridder Ranch Brett West: Hereford Herdsman Hereford Scholarship: Ashley Laible Polled Hereford Scholarship: Kelsi Musil Polled Hereford Premier Exhibitor: McGee Family NHA membership fees are due ASAP. $75 for voting member. $50 for associate member. The NHA tour will be in District 2 this year. For more information or if you are interested in helping with the tour contact Doug Bolte, NHA president at 402/379-1432 (home) or 402/640-4048 (cell). Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic Kearney, NE Horned Hereford Sale Report February 20, 2008 Sale Manager: Ronette Bush Auctioneer: Jim Birdwell, Fletcher, OK Judge: Troy Thomas, Harrold, SD 32 Lots — $2,238 28 Bulls — $2,313 4 Heifers — $1,713 The Champion Hereford Bull was Lot 8, consigned by Valley Creek Ranch of Fairbury, NE and later sold to Cristina Kranz of Eddyville, NE for $2,750. Reserve Champion Hereford Bull was Lot 3, consigned by JC Cattle Company of Junction City, NE and sold to Terry Magarin of Holstein, NE for $3,600. The Champion Hereford Heifer was Lot 36, consigned by Young Cattle Company of Minonk, IL and sold to Ashley Miller of Atlanta, IL for $2,050. The Reserve Champion Hereford Heifer was Lot 35, consigned by the Lambert Family of Chadron, NE and sold to Eldon Snoke of Humboldt, NE for $1,300. High selling Hereford was Lot 21, consigned by Stangle Herefords of Marsland, NE and sold to Don Klein of Roseland, NE for $3,750. NCC Sale Reports Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic Kearney, NE Polled Hereford Report February 20, 2008 Sale Manager: Ronette Bush Auctioneer: Jim Birdwell, Fletcher, OK Judge: Troy Thomas, Harrold, SD 32 Lots — $2,476 25 Bulls — $2,286 7 Heifers — $3,157 The Champion Polled Hereford Bull was Lot 3, consigned by Jensen Bros of Courtland, KS and sold to Gary Dorrell of Highland, KS for $2,800. The Reserve Champion Polled Hereford Bull was a substitute for Lot 20, also consigned by Jensen Bros and sold to Duane Windhorst of Syracuse, NE for $2,700. The Champion Polled Hereford Heifer was Lot 33, consigned by Blueberry Hill Farms of Norfolk, NE and sold to Mike Sorensen and Shamrock Cattle Co of Greenfield, IA for $6,500, making her the high-selling animal for the Polled Hereford Breed. The Reserve Champion Polled Hereford Heifer was Lot 32, consigned by S&S Polled Herefords of Guide Rock, NE and sold to David Spencer of Gibbon, NE for $2,750. Entries for the NJHA Show are due May 15, 2008. Info will be mailed out to exhibitors soon. New Nebraska Horned Hereford Queen is Savannah Gibson. Sherry Jones (left) receiving the HHH Award from Kay Morgan. Outgoing Nebraska Polled Hereford Queen Kelsi Musil (right) and incoming Polled Queen Angela Huwaldt at the NCC in Kearney. Austin Person, President of the Nebraska Junior Hereford Association talked to the membership at the annual meeting.
HEREFORD AMERICA • April/May 2008 www.herefordamerica.com • 19 Ryan Sellman: NHA Young Promoter of the Year It is with pride that the Nebraska Hereford Association recognizes Ryan Sellman as our Young Promoter of the Year. Ryan has already made a name for himself as one of the best fitters in the country and also is a premier cattle judge. Ryan’s Hereford roots run deep as he is the third generation of Sellmans to be in the purebred Hereford business. Even though he is receiving the Young Promoter Award, he has been involved in showing Herefords longer than many people here today. As a very young toddler, Ryan had the entire show barn crew searching for him when he came up missing in Denver one year. Never fear, though. At feeding time he was found sound asleep in the feed mixing box. Ryan came up through the ranks of the Nebraska Junior Hereford Association. He exhibited very successfully at every Expo and Junior National from the time he was 7 until he became too old to show at junior shows. He brought home more than his share of banners and trophies, but probably the most meaningful to Ryan was being named National Junior Herdsman of the Year and winning the National Showmanship Contest. Ryan was also a leader as he was president of the Nebraska Juniors when they hosted Expo 1999. As an adult, Ryan now serves on the Board of Directors of the Nebraska Hereford Association. When Ryan graduated from high school, he received a full ride scholarship to Clarenden College in Texas. College life did not suit Ryan, though, so he went to Ryan Sellman (right) was the recipient of the Young Promoter of the Year award. Presenting the award is Kyle Rutt. work for various livestock outfits, including Upstream Ranch. A few years ago the opportunity arose for Ryan to return to the family ranch near Crawford so he moved back home and began seriously developing his purebred Hereford herd. He also brought his bride, Sandi, to the ranch to make their home. Since being home Ryan has been successful in producing some standout cattle, notably SR Hard Rock, calf champion in Denver in 2006 and reserve champion bull in Denver in 2007. With Ryan’s keen eye for cattle, expert fitting skills and his dedication to the Hereford breed, the Nebraska Hereford Association is proud to name him as our 2007 Promoter of the Year. Ridders Receive NHA Heritage Award Ridder Hereford Ranch had its beginnings with the 1907 purchase of land six miles west of Callaway by Theodore and Elizabeth Ridder. Theodore started his Hereford herd when he bought Rector 334160, a May 12, 1908 son of Astor 128637 and Mabel Bellringer 117599 from Benger & Decker. One of his earliest purebred cow purchases was Old Susannah for $5,000 from Mousels of Cambridge, Nebraska. Theodore and Elizabeth’s youngest of 11 children, Paul, decided to ranch instead of attending Engineering college when his father announced his retirement in 1934. Paul and Marianne were married in 1945 and after WWII ended, they returned home from Corpus Christi, Texas where Paul had served as an aviator instructor for the U. S. Navy. In 1972 Paul died in a ranch accident and John took over management of the ranch, having graduated the year before from Colorado State University with a BS in Animal Science. Within a couple years John added Line 1 genetics with the purchase of bulls and heifers from Cooper Herefords in Montana, took his first carload of bulls to the National Western Stock Show, and hosted his first sale on the ranch in a new sale barn and cattle display area he had built. He got involved in the national and state cattlemen’s organizations, the national and state Hereford organizations, and encouraged his brother to take part in 4-H. In January of 1982 Metric was named the Grand Champion Hereford Bull at the National Western Stock Show. Metric, or L1 Domino G081, was out of a Holden cow John had bought for his brother as a college graduation present and out of a Venhuizen bull he’d purchased for the ranch. Steckel’s Diamond Ring Ranch had bought an interest in Metric in the 1981 Showcase (continued on page 21) Kyle Rutt (left) presented the Heritage Award to Mary and John Ridder, Ridder Ranch, Callaway, NE. Ridder Ranch celebrated their 100th ranch anniversary last summer. (See feature story on Ridders in the September 2007 issue of Hereford America.) HPH 36N Tage 405T, Grand Champion Bull Sioux Empire Farm Show, Sioux Falls, SD, sold to Darwin and Cindy Aman, Eureka, SD. HPH 14N Taz 70T, High Selling Bull, Sioux Empire Farm Show, Sioux Falls, SD, sold to Kris Black, Crawford, OK. ANL RH Ette 14T, Champion Hereford Heifer and Reserve Supreme Champion Heifer at the Watertown Farm Show, Watertown, SD. HPH 36N Tytus 73T, Champion Hereford Bull and Supreme Champion bull at the Watertown Farm Show, Watertown, SD, sold to Mike Flatten of Madison, SD. HPH 36N Trump 105T, sold to Steve Arnesen of Florence, SD. HPH 40P Tabor 111T, Reserve Champion Bull, Black Hills Stock Show, sold to Darwin and Cindy Aman. HPH 72R Torque 76T sold to Hansmeier & Sons, Bristol, SD. Sherry Hanson 15477-409th Ave. ~ Conde, SD 57434 Home: 605-382-5868 ~ Cell: 605-350-7477 hanson_herefords@hotmail.com
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