OFFICERS

President
Bobbie Wall
wall2319@bayou.com

Vice-President -
Marie Welkener
mbwelkener@gmail.com

Secretary/Treasurer -
Kathy Skinner
kskinner123@yahoo.com

Ex-Officio -
Cindy Emmons
emsranch@gmail.com






I am writing this letter as Bobbie
Walls, our President, found she
was unable to carry out her
responsibilities as President
due to her husbands illness
and that she needed that time
to care for him. We are very
saddened that Greg lost his
long, hard fought battle with
cancer on Sunday, August 17
th
.
We all offer our condolences
and prayers for Bobbie as she
goes through this very difficult
time.
In just over two months the
2014 BBU Convention will be
happening in Memphis,
Tennessee. The convention will
begin on Thursday, October
30
th
and end on Saturday,
November 1
st
. This years
Convention Committee is busy
making plans for a fun time to
be shared with old and new
friends.
The Beefmaster Breeders
Cattlewomen Breakfast and
Annual Meeting will take place
on Saturday, Nov. 1
st
from 8am
to 10am and will be held at a
restaurant on Beale Street close
to the convention hotel. Ty
Agee, a Beefmaster breeder
and restaurant owner from
Memphis, is helping us
coordinate this Southern Soul
Food breakfast and we will
have entertainment fitting to the
Memphis music world.
Our annual business meeting
will take place at the breakfast.
Nominations for officers for the
next two years will be presented
to membership for a vote and
our Nominating Committee will
be making those selections
before the meeting. If you
would like to serve as an officer,
please contact Kathy, myself or
a member of that committee.
There were several scholarship
applications submitted this year
and all of them were very,
News from Marie

deserving students. The
Scholarship Committee
members were very committed
to selecting the most qualified
applicants out of those
submitted. A big Thank You
goes out to the members who
volunteered to serve on this
selection committee.
BBC was proud to again
provide a $3,000.00
sponsorship for the JBBA
National Convention this year.
Reports are that is was a great
convention for the kids who
attended. The Public
Speaking Contest winners will
be presenting their winning
speeches at our opening
luncheon at this years
convention and BBC will be
providing a stipend to them to
help in their travel expenses to
the convention in Memphis.
I want to issue a request to our
members who are receiving
this BBC newsletter. We need
your help! We have not had a
newsletter since the first
quarter of this year and that is
because there was a very
limited amount of news
submitted to Erin Brown, our
Newsletter Editor. Recently,
she has received bios on a
few of our members and some
recipes but we really need
your input. The newsletter
was created for our
membership so if you have
news, cares and concerns,
recipes or anything you would
like to share with our ladies,
please contact Erin or one of
our officers so that we can
continue the newsletter. Erin
donates her time out of her
busy life to put the newsletter
together for us; however, she
cant write the newsletter
without material to put in it. I
am asking you, as members,
to help in keeping the




newsletter going.
Membership dues of $25.00 are
now due and there will be a
drawing at our annual meeting
for all members that have paid
their dues PRIOR to the BBU
Convention. Please mail your
checks to Kathy Skinner, P. O.
Box 277, Katy, TX 77492-0277
along with any changes from
last year.
Hope everyone is having a
good summer, and that your
ranches have had rain. I know
that in South Texas we have not
received much needed rain.
Prayers for rain and good health
to you all.
Till we meet at Convention,

-Marie Welkener

September, October, November,
December
2014
Volume 3, Issue 4

Birthdays
Cynthia M. Lyssy 7-Sep
Marie Welkener 14-Sep
Nancy Allen 14-Sep
Gabby Eskew 3-Oct
Norma Jean Bounds 6-Oct
Saundra Lieke 9-Oct
Lana Carpenter 18-Oct
Deanna Emmons 19-Oct
Bobbie Wall 19-Oct
Dusty Carr 24-Oct
Cherryl Forte 25-Oct
Carmen Priola 31-Oct
Ruth Mersiovsky 31-Oct
Cynthia Dismang 3-Nov
Becky Meacham 4-Nov
Leticia Saenz 12-Nov
Julie Bertrand 16-Nov
Mary Ann Hoge 19-Nov
Kelli Schapeler 19-Nov
Marilyn Scherer 27-Nov
Harriet Mihalski 29-Nov
Karen Psencik 2-Dec
Nina Manor 19-Dec
Karen Gattis 21-Dec
Erin Brown 22-Dec
Janell Ronquille 23-Dec
Theresa Wagner 24-Dec
Kathy Skinner 26-Dec


















Use every event, calm or
rough, for more insight.




Courtesy of Norma Jean Bounds
Scholarship Winner Update

Cindy Emmons, Ex-officio, presented the 2014 Cattlewomen's
Scholarships to Rebecca Herrera, Walker Eskew and Trenton
Glaser at the JBBA Nationals in Oklahoma.
Courtesy of Sue Pierson

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The Cattlewomens group used the proceeds from the quilt square sales and the sale of the
quilt for scholarships.


JBBA members say thank you














This and That


"The smallest deed is
better than the greatest
intention


Courtesy of Sue Pierson
Dear JBBA Supporter,
I would like to start off saying thank you. Thank
you for your continued support of this association. The
time and money you invest into JBBA allows kids like
me the opportunity to grow in leadership knowledge and
communication skills. This association has helped me
on so many levels. It has not only helped me make new
friends, but has also pushed me outside my comfort
zone to limits, which I, otherwise, thought I could not
achieve. With your support, I have been able to become
a stronger speaker, leader, and helper to others in need.
Without you, I would not be the person I am today.

Thanks again,

Cory Sinkule

























CHOCOLATE TURTLE CHEESECAKE

Ingredients:
(1) 7 ounce package caramels
cup evaporated milk
cup chopped pecans, divided
(1) 9-inch chocolate crumb piecrust
(2) 3 ounce pkgs cream cheese, softened
cup sour cream
1 cups milk
(1) 3.9 ounce package chocolate instant pudding mix
cup fudge topping
Place caramels and evaporated milk in a heavy saucepan. Heat over medium-low heat, stirring
continually, until smooth, about 5 minutes. Stir in cup chopped pecans. Pour into piecrust. Combine
cream cheese, sour cream and milk in a blender. Process until smooth. Add pudding mix; process for
about 30 seconds longer. Pour pudding mixture over caramel layer, covering evenly. Chill, loosely
covered, until set, about 15 minutes. Drizzle fudge topping over pudding layer in a decorative pattern.
Sprinkle top of cake with remaining pecans. Chill, loosely covered, until serving time.
NOTE: Create a homemade crust with chocolate sandwich cookies (I used Oreos.) Mix 1 cups
cookie crumbs with 3 tablespoons melted butter. Press into a 9-inch pie plate. Bake at 350 degrees for 6
to 8 minutes.

REFRIGERATOR POTATO BISCUITS

c. shortening
1/3 c. sugar
tsp soda
1 pint sweet milk
c. mashed potatoes
tsp baking powder
tsp salt
cake Fleishmans yeast

Heat milk to boiling point. Pour over shortening, sugar, soda, potatoes, baking powder & salt. Cool to
lukewarm & add yeast. When yeast softens, mix and add enough flour to make a soft batter. Let rise 40
minutes. Turn onto floured board and knead in enough flour to make a soft dough. Grease mixing bowl,
turn dough into it and cover. Refrigerate. When wanted, pinch off a piece of the dough. Place on
floured board, roll out as for biscuits and cut. Place biscuits in greased pan and turn biscuits over. Let
rise for two hours. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.

NOTES: Can keep dough for seven days. You can make the day before and let it rise in the fridge.


ZUCHINNI BREAD (2 loaves)

3 eggs (beaten) 3 tsp cinnamon
1 c. cooking oil tsp cloves, *see note below
2 c. sugar 1 tsp salt
2 c. grated zuchinni 1 tsp soda
3 tsp. vanilla tsp baking powder
3 c. flour 1 c. pecans or raisins

Mix all together. Pour into greased and floured loaf pans. Bake 60 minutes at 325 degrees. You can
also make muffins by using muffin tins and a shorter cooking time.
NOTES: - Pecans and raisins are optional. I use both. Sometimes I use craisins.
- The recipe calls for cloves but we dont care for this spice and I do not add it to my recipe.








Someones in the Kitchen

"Common sense is genius
dressed in work clothes

In the middle of every
difficulty lies
opportunity

-


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Members Spotlight:

Upcoming Events
o Lasater Ranch Field Day,
Matheson, CO
-September 5, 2014

o Lone Star BBA Field
Day, Grand Saline, TX
-September 27, 2014

o Zipperer Beefmaster
Field Day, Clewiston, FL
-October 4, 2014

o BBU Convention,
Memphis, TN
-October 30,2014

o BBU Board of Directors
Meeting, Memphis, TN
-October 30,2014




Sue Pierson
Cherry Glen Beefmasters
Vacaville, California

Cherry Glen Beefmasters is a small purebred cattle operation grown out of the BBU
Upgrading Program. Sue, along with husband John, has been a member of BBU since
1989. The primary focus of this program has been to provide bulls to the western
commercial market. Some females have been marketed, but primarily have been retained
in the herd.

Sue and John have 3 grown children. Daughter Kristi Perkins lives in Oklahoma City along
with her husband Jon and son Jon, Jr., 17. Daughter Erin has been employed in the
maritime industry for 12 years, working in operations and safety. She has lived and worked
in Southern California since her graduation from CSU, California Maritime in 2002. Son
John received his degree in journalism from CSU, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. After working
briefly as a news producer for a small market television station in Santa Maria, John
transferred employment to the maritime industry and works at the Port of Los Angeles.

Sue grew up in Santa Rosa, California, as one of 3 children. She attended local schools
advancing to for a time to study at Santa Rosa Junior College.

In early adulthood, Sue worked in Human Resources for Hewlett Packard, reviewing
employment applications and performing screening interviews for the division located in
Santa Rosa. Following her marriage to John, she worked briefly in the Vacaville Unified
School District leaving that position in 1977 to be a full-time mom.

When she and John began running a few head of commercial cattle, Sue began to educate
herself about herd management through a close association with a local beef veterinarian,
and, ultimately, with then BBU Director of Field Services, John Newburn. Today, she is
responsible for herd health management, genetic selection, breeding decisions, culling
practices and record keeping among other aspects of herd management. Sue and John
both believe in the breed benefits of Whole Herd Reporting and have participated since the
inception of the program.

Sue has served on the following BBU committees: Advertising and Public Relations, Breed
Improvement, By-Laws, Commercial Marketing, Convention (Chair 2010), Ethics,
Membership, and Long Range Planning. During her tenure as WSBBA President, she
represented the western states on the Presidents Council. Sue is also a member of
Beefmaster Breeders Cattlewomen.

Involvement with WSBBA has seen Sue serve as President, Vice President, Secretary and
Director. Over the years both Sue and John were active in Western States sales and field
days. Together, they have been involved in organizing a number of field days in cooperation
with their veterinarian, local Livestock Farm Advisor, and UC Davis. Promoting Beefmasters
has been a long-term goal, and has found Sue and John participating in various events with
the BBU booth. They are both active in the Napa Solano Cattlemans Association, serving
on that board.

Not only has Sue held nearly every WSBBA Board position and served on the majority of the
BBU committees, she has also attended meetings of committees on which she was not
currently serving, and has been in attendance at most BBU Board Meetings over at least the
last 9 years












Hello,
I am Norma Jean Bounds. A city girl, that somehow got transplanted to the country 20+ years ago. A cow, well that's what gave us
milk and beef and that was the extent of my knowledge back then. And now, I may know a little more than back then. Mackie, my
husband needed a tax write off, and my kids decided to show cattle when we moved to the country, and that was the beginning of the
story. From cross bred, black baldies, long ear Brahmas, F1 Tiger stripe, and then we got started with our first Beefmasters from my old
5
th
grade teacher, along with my first donkeys. It's been a up and down road, like any rancher can tell you, and it's been an interesting
trail. Droughts, low prices, coyotes, black leg, we learned so many things thru' the years.
In the beginning of our ranching experience I helped do what ever the common laborer was suppose to do; check on momma cows,
give shots, help pen, shred, etc..........until one night around 1:00 am, I told Mackie there has got to be a better way. After that we
started hiring a little help, until now we have full time help on the ranch. So I don't do much of that any more. I am usually behind the
camera, taking pictures, updating the website, face-book page, filing, designing ads, and all general computer work. So it's a different
ball game than it use to be. Easier on the body, worse on the behind!
Mackie & I have 2 children. Our son, Kent and his wife, Valerie live in Waco, TX and have our littlest granddaughter Lyla that is a
little sweetheart at the age of 3. She is my little shadow! Our daughter, Crystal and her husband Jeff live in Valley Mills, TX. They
have 2 children Autumn, 8 and Mason 6. Autumn is our little Princess, Writer, and Artist while Mason wants to be a cowboy,
fisherman, and all about the outdoors fellow. We are known as Jean-Jean and Pappy to them! As you can tell, they are our highlight
around the ranch.
I was raised here in the grand state of Texas, met Mackie and we were married 36 years ago. He transplanted me to Indiana for a few
years, then we moved back to the Waco, Texas area and planted our roots deep! I have one sister, Sharon and my parents are thankfully
still living and in good health.
We enjoy our church family in Lorena, at the Lorena Church of Christ. We raised our children there, and have been members there
for 34 years.
I am thankful to be a part of the Beefmaster family. I'm not the most outspoken one around, more quiet, but I have enjoyed meeting
lots of great people in the Breed!

Norma Jean Bounds
Swinging B Ranch
Axtell, TX

.

Member Spotlight Continued:


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To make the pumpkin, you just get a bunch of canning
jar lids and string them together, tying the string tightly.
The original idea came from Funky Junk Interiors.
All of the lids should be the same size. Add some
cinnamon sticks in the center, and added a couple of
burlap leaves. You can spray paint the rings orange or
leave them their natural tarnished color for a rustic look.




Crafters Corner








































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