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Piedmontese Profile
Piedmontese Association
of the United States
2008 Fall Issue
Past Presidents
Orvan Muelker
Harry Armstrong
Harold Mayland
William McPherson
Francis Doom
Kenny Metcalf
Jack Dees
Greg Thompson
Dennis Hennerberg
2008 Officers
President – Dan Schafer
Vice-President – John Hickey
Secretary – Rachel Graves
Treasurer – Jerry Chapman
Executive member – Buzz Berg
Directors
Region I – Chance Krasselt
208-882-0145
Region 2 – Brian Block
775-787-8499
Region 3 – John Hickey
608-524-3625
Region 4 –Kenyon Maier
573-782-4803
Region 5 – Carol Crews
918-287-3018
Region 6 – Jerry Chapman
517-626-6661
Regional 7 – Buzz Berg
410-837-5575
Region 8 – Jonathan Miller
731-782-3945
Directors-at-Large
Rachel Graves
573-439-5438
Jim Lilley
903-887-2811
Dan Schafer
517-627-2381
Bill Vest
606-725-5970
Committee Chairs
Budget – Jerry Chapman
By-Laws – Eldon Cherry
Executive – Dan Schafer
Fall Sale – John Hickey
Field Days – Buzz Berg
Nominating – Carol Crews
Promotion – Carol Crews
Publications – Cindy Guilford
Research/EPD – Dennis Hennerberg
Scholarship – Ted Frick
Shows – Eldon Cherry
Spring Sale – Jerry Chapman
LETTER FROM PAUS PRESIDENT - DAN SCHAFER
For all those who do not know me…my name is Daniel Schafer. I was elected the new
President of the PAUS Organization at the 2008 annual meeting. I live in Michigan with my
wife Jane. We have been married for 29 years and have four grown children.
By this time all members should have received a letter written by former PAUS President
Dennis Hennerberg and endorsed by many board members past and present. This letter was
sent to inform the members of the financial state of PAUS. This organization belongs to ALL
of its members. It is not the responsibility of the board of directors or the officers to fund this
organization. We need the help from every member regarding finance and participation to
maintain programs and to keep moving forward. For example, one member present at the
2008 annual meeting suggested that we “sell our pet” and donate the money to PAUS. What
this means is, all or many of us may have a cow, calf or bull not producing up to standard that
we are keeping around and we could part with. I would not ask this of you if I were not willing
to do so myself. I also realize this is not possible for everyone to do. Any contribution made
will be greatly appreciated because we do have a need. This is not an easy thing to ask during
such economic times, but we need to band together and move forward.
At the 2008 annual meeting many changes were implemented to cut costs and make the
office run more smoothly. Much progress was made and things seem to be moving in the
right direction at this time. It is however a work in progress and more changes may come. I
would like to thank all the members who made donations and bought lifetime memberships
to assist getting us back on track. We still need more advertising and/or sponsors for the
Profile magazine, as well as sponsors for the classes at the Shows.
On the issue of EPD’s, information is needed through registering and recording of animals.
All offspring born, if not registered, should still be recorded to keep the EPD’s accurate. This
includes things such as birth weights, weaning weights, yearling weights, etc. If you are not
truthful your EPD’s will be inaccurate. This could complicate things for you in the long run.
Concerning registrations: It is the responsibility of the breeder to register their animals,
not the prospective buyer. The only time this may not apply is in the selling of embryos or
pregnant cows. However, the correct information must be forwarded to the purchaser in
these cases. As specified in our Rules and Regulations. These rules need to be followed.
It is very difficult for new buyers, which are potential new members, to deal with possible
inaccuracies recorded by the seller.
Please make it a priority to pay your dues and register your cattle in a timely manner.
I would like to thank Dennis Hennerberg, Eldon Cherry Jr., and Carl Graves for their years
of service and dedication as past board members to the PAUS Organization and all other past
board members as well. I do appreciate their input now and hope that they will continue to
participate in the future. I am looking forward to working with the existing and new board
members for the good of the organization. At this time things appear to be going well.
My goal is to keep this organization working for the promotion of the breed and the support
of the members. If you have any questions, concerns or comments please feel free to contact
me.
Thank you.
Dan Schafer
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