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P&H Ranching Co. Ltd 1st EditionBull SaleFebruary 12, 2011 • Innisfail, ABGross Average39 Two Year Old Bulls $182,200 $4,671Auctioneer: Don RaffanAfter 75 years of selling bulls byprivate treaty and consignment sales,P&H held their own annual bull sale.They had a great set of two year oldbulls on offer. Most of the bulls weresold to repeat customers buying involume. With this being the first salethey wanted to honor the memory ofDuane’s father, Gordon Parsonage, SoDuane donated the proceeds of lot 13to the Red Deer Hospice Society andthe Innisfail Pro Rodeo saddle broncriding. With donations and the sale ofthe bull, over $18,000 was raised.High Selling BullsLot 6, PH WYOMING WIND 91W(Polled, 105 lb. BW, 44 cm), sired byLKPR Challenger 208M, out of a PHDel Rio 621F daughter. Sold for $8,400to Church Ranches, Balzac.Lot 1, PH WYOMING WIND 102W(Polled, 105 lb. BW, 40 cm), sired byLKPR Challenger 208M, out of anSVC Heza Targetpower 25E daughter.Sold for $7,000 to Church Ranches.OBITUARYRon was bornand raised on thefamily homesteadnorth west ofStettler. Hesettled next doorto the family farm where he becameone of the founding and mostinfluential members in the early daysof the Canadian Charolais industry.The CharRouse Ranch with the CRherd letters, was well known into the70s. Sir Charrouse Bacchus 16Z was ahighly used bull in the artificialinsemenation industry. Ron andCharlotte’s Charolais career took themGREAT FIRST SALEP&H Ranching Co. Ltd 1st EditionBull SaleLot 8, PHWYOMING WIND54W (Polled, 90 lb.BW, 41 cm), sired byLKPR Challenger208M, out of an SVCHeza Targetpower25E daughter. Soldfor $6,300 to LittleValley View Ranch,Forestburg.Lot 13, PHGordon Churchbought the 2 highselling bullsWYOMING SMOKE 69W (Polled, 95lb. BW, 39.5 cm), sired by JDJSmokester J1377P, out of a LKPRChallenger, 208M daughter. Sold for$5,500 to Rey Creek Ranch, Merrit, BC.Lot 3, PH WYOMING WIND 64W(Polled, 96 lb. BW, 42 cm), sired byLKPR Challenger 208M, out of a PHCowtown PLD 13M daughter. Sold for$5,400 to Highway 21 Feeders, Acme.Lot 5, PH WYOMING WIND 13W(Polled, 92 lb. BW, 43cm), sired byLKPR Challenger 208M, out of anSVC Heza Targetpower 25E daughter.Sold for $5,300 to Valley Of HopeCharolais, Innisfail.Lot 9, PH WYOMING THUNDER77W (Polled, 86 lb. BW, 42.5 cm), siredby LT Thundering Wind 5200P, out ofan SVC Heza Targetpower 25Eto live in Arkansas for a decade in the70s where they made many morelifelong friends. The family had awonderful and memorable timeworking in the Charolais industry inthe United States and Canada. Ronand Charlotte and the girls returnedto Central Alberta in the 80s for hisremaining years. In business, as in life,he was always a gentleman of pride,morals, truth and integrity.While Ron did numerous thingsthrough the years, the one thing thatremained constant was being part ofthe agricultural industry. What heenjoyed most were his quiet momentsLittle Valley View Ranch bought a new herdsireHighway 21 Feeders bought 3 bullsRey Creek Ranch was the volume buyerselecting 9 bullsdaughter. Sold for $5,300 to HighRiver Colony, High River.Ron Rouse1934 – 2011on the farm/acreage where ordinarydays always turned into extraordinarytimes filled with family and friends. Ifa man’s life is measured by theamount of friends he has, Ron wasblessed with a really big life.He lived a life few are privileged toknow, in which the memories of eachday always exceeded the last. He wasproud that he could count familymembers among his very best friends.He is survived by his wife of over 40years, Charlotte, his three children,Brad; Zarina (Gavin) Ouellette andShelley Rouse, as well as onegrandchild, Jacob Ouellette.Charolais Banner • May 2011 25