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A. W. Thorne Land and
Cattle, Inc.
Selected the Braunvieh
Association of America
Pioneer Breeder of the
Year 2006
This award presented at
the Annual Meeting at Pearls Dance Hall in Historic Ft Worth Stockyards
during the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show Ft Worth, Texas in
January 2007. We were unable to attend due to the ice storm but
we thank you and appreciate the award!
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MS TLC BUD'S STAR
It's in her blood line to be a Champion.. Just like her Daddy
TLC Bud
who was selected Grand Champion Braunvieh Bull in Naile in 1999..
Seven years later his daughter wins the same show.
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MS TLC Bud's Star
R5150
Shown by Zach
Ivey
Grand Champion
Braunvieh Female NAILE 2006
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Thorne
Ranch sends steers to the
2006 - 5th Annual American Maine Anjou
Association National Maine - Anjou Influenced &
2nd Annual Junior National
Maine-Anjou Influenced Steer and Heifer Feeding Trial
Held at Peterson Farms Ord, Nebraska
We hauled 8 Head of TLC Steers half Maine and Half
Braunvieh Steers to Nebraska. Steers were all sired by Purebred
Maine Anjou Sires; Polled Energizer, Cowan's Ali, DJ Dictator, DJ
Titan. Dams were
Black Icon
daughters
3 Steers were entered in Rashele Blakley's name as a Junior Member 5
Steers were entered by A W Thorne Land and Cattle, Inc.
They had a rough winter in
Nebraska so we are happy with the steers present performance. We heard
that four steers didn't make the winter out of the test group but were happy
to hear ours have made it so far! Check out the latest ultra sound and
weight info on March 16, 2007
On track to be
harvested in 71-87 days.
Thorne Ranch
Steers on test 5 Head
Delivered Start Test Date
Weight & Ultra Sound Data
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Date of Birth |
Nov. 16, 2006 |
Dec. 6, 2006 |
Day of Age 3/15/07 |
March 15, 2007 |
Back Fat 3/15/07 |
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Gain 119 days |
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Titan Steer S6213 |
5/2/06 |
530# |
672# |
317 days |
906# |
.27 |
376 |
3.15 per day |
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Ali Steer S6167 |
3/22/06 |
728# |
886# |
358 days |
1146# |
.25 |
418 |
3.51 per day |
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Ali Steer S6179 |
3/23/06 |
594# |
738# |
357 days |
1024# |
.18 |
430 |
3.61 per day |
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Ali Steer S6295 |
4/9/06 |
608# |
740# |
340 days |
1048# |
.26 |
440 |
3.69 per day |
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Flat Out Steer S6299 |
4/15/06 |
606# |
782# |
334 days |
1120# |
.31 |
514 |
4.31 per day |
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613# Ave |
763# Ave |
341 day |
1048# |
.25 BF |
2178 |
3.65 per day Average Pen |
Rashele Blakley Junior
Steers on Test 3 head
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Steer Id. |
Date of Birth |
Nov. 16, 2006 |
Dec. 6, 2006 |
Day of Age 3/15/07 |
March 15, 2007 |
Back Fat 3/15/07 |
Total |
Ave Gain 119
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| Dictator Steer S6123 |
2/26/06 |
748 |
948 |
382 |
1208 |
.25 |
460 |
3.86 # per day |
| Energizer S6161 |
3/22/06 |
690 |
862 |
358 |
1142 |
.24 |
452 |
3.79 # per day |
| Energizer S6181 |
3/23/06 |
696 |
854 |
357 |
1134 |
.16 |
438 |
3.68 # per day |
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711# |
888# |
365 day |
1161# |
.21 |
1350 |
3.77 # per day Pen |
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Tulsa State Fair Junior Heifer Show October 7th, 2006
Grand Champion
Fullblood-Purebred Heifer
Ms TLC Bud's Bailey
R5100 owned by Kylie Haney of Tahlequah OK
Grand Champion
Percentage Heifer
Ms TLC Dream Catcher
owned by Cody Oxtoby of Checotah OK
Reserve Grand Champion
Heifer
Ms TLC Juna owned by
Reighly Blakley of Oologah, OK
Congratulations Oxtoby,
Haney and Blakley families for a nice group of heifers presented in the
Junior Heifer Show! Your contribution and dedication to the Braunvieh
breed and Thorne Ranch is very much appreciated.
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Thorne Ranch Club
Calves Sell as Top Steer and top Heifer
in OCCA Sale October
6, 2006
Thank you to OCCA
Oklahoma Club Calf Association
for sponsoring the event!
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Thorne Ranch selected
Breeders Herd
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4th Annual Tulsa State Fair
Open Braunvieh Show 70 Head of Braunvieh Fullblood, Purebred and Percentage
Cattle Exhibited on September 30, 2006 Tulsa State Fair
It was cool and windy for a
couple of days and hot as blazes the last two days for the 23 Breeders from
Texas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Oklahoma that
gathered in Tulsa!
TLC Genetics Did Very Well at
2006 Tulsa State Fair
Thank You to our Fantastic
TLC Crew!
Kevin, Jeremy, Jim Bob,
John, Cody, Crystal, Madison, Megan, Roxane, Erica, Matt, Susan G, Callie,
David, Allison, Sheila, Nathan, Brian, Burke, Anita, Donnie, Matt, Will,
Roger, Zach, and Mark our (Entertainment Committee Chairman) I hope we
didn't leave anyone out! You all are the greatest crew anyone could
have! Thanks to Stephanie from the BAA and the Breeders for participating at the
Tulsa State Fair. A great group of cattle
was presented.
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Grand Champion
Percentage Female TLC New Day Linda P4448 shown by Kevin Lynch
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Reserve Grand
Champion Percentage Female TLC Tracinda shown by Allison Bond
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Produce of Dam Ms LLB
Linda H758 Linda and Tracinda
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Grand Champion Cow
calf pair Ms TLC Bud's Betsy and bull calf sired by High Definition TLC
Teddy. Shown by Kevin Lynch and Megan LaRue
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Get of Sire TLC Bud.
Comet, Victory, and Star shown by Callie, Morgan and Zach
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Polled Dragon in
Class 3rd
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TLC Bud's Victory
2nd in Class
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Megan, Madison and
Morgan with the Under 900 pound Steers
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Zach and Star in
Class
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TLC Samson Grand
Steer Under 900#
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Megan and Redman
Reserve Grand Steer Under 900#
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TLC Fullblood,
Purebred and Percentage Cattle in Show
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Roxane and TLC Classy
Satin Reserve Division Percentage Calf Champion
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Alyssa and TLC Sahara
2nd in Class of Senior Percentage Heifers
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TLC Bud's Star Grand
Champion Fullblood/Purebred Female
Co-owned with Flying I Ranch
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Madison Chaney and
TLC Kassie 1st in Class of Senior Percentage heifers
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TLC Club Calf
Display Babies got lots of attention all weekend!
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John and TLC Dream
Catcher got lots of attention too! She won her Class and Champion
Intermediate Percentage Heifers. Shown by son Cody Oxtoby
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Roger McDowell and
Zane washing Star after the show!
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The TLC Crew Cleaning
the Isle after the show! We could not have done it without the
help!
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Marilyn, Mark and
Joan still friends after the show!
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Kevin dunking Madison
for apples. But where is the apples? She got him back later!
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Kallie and Comet
looking good!
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The Great Crew..
Crystal, Kevin, Madison and Jeremy.
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Thorne Ranch Cattle Excel in
the Junior & Open Braunvieh Show at the Ozark Empire Fair 2006 Springfield MO
Junior Braunvieh Show August
1, 2006 and Open Braunvieh Show August 2, 2006
Thorne Ranch received Best
Four Head for Breeders Herd
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Grand Champion
Percentage Female Junior Show
Grand Champion
Percentage Female Open Show
Ms TLC Juna, Reighly
Blakley and Blake Runner
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Grand Champion
Fullblood/Purebred Female Junior Show
Ms TLC Bud's Star,
Morgan Haggard, Joan, Megan LaRue and Judge: Tim Loudon of Iowa
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Reserve Grand
Champion Percentage Female
Reserve Champion
Division
Ms TLC Waverly,
Reighly and Rashelle Blakley and Blake Runner Judge: Tim Loudon of Iowa
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Reserve Grand
Champion Percentage Female Open Show
TLC New Day Linda
shown by Kevin Lynch, Joan Thorne and Judge: Brandon Douglas
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Grand Champion
Fullblood/Purebred Female Open Show
TLC Bud's Star shown
by Morgan Haggard, Joan Thorne and Judge: Brandon Douglas
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Reserve Champion
Division
TLC Vasa shown by
Megan LaRue, Joan Thorne, Judge: Brandon Douglas
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Oklahoma
Kids “Walkin the Line” in the 7th Annual Junior National
Braunvieh Show in
Texarkana Arkansas June 21-24, 2006
70 Head of cattle and 40 Junior
Exhibitors Attended the Early Summer Event…
Fire ants, extreme heat and rain
didn't detour the “Kids and Cattle”. They heated up the first day, June 23
in steamy Arkansas with, Showmanship, Cow Costume Contest and the Obstacle
course. Several of the Oklahoma kids won distinguished awards!
Madison Chaney of Perkins, OK. won
Champion Intermediate Showman, Morgan Haggard of Claremore, OK. won Reserve
Champion Intermediate Showman, Kylie Haney of Tahlequah, OK. won Reserve
Champion Junior Showman, Lilly Lynch of Oolagah, OK. won Reserve
Champion Pee Wee Showman. Morgan Haggard’s essay “What a
Braunvieh Really Is” was selected first in the Creative Writing Contest.
She was 2nd in the Quiz Bowl, and 4th in the Poster Contest. She was
awarded a jacket for her 2nd place high point award for the day’s events.
Madison Chaney won 3rd in the creative writing contest with “What I Like
About Braunvieh.” The "Pit Crew” of Thorne Ranch Kids with the theme"
"Braunvieh on the Beach " won a Aluminum Embroidered herdsman ship chair.
Thorne Ranch of Adair, OK was the breeder of the cattle that did well for
the Oklahoma Kids on June 24th.
Morgan Haggard exhibited, Miss TLC Bud’s Star R5150 a Late Spring
Yearling Heifer to 1st in Class. Selected as Junior
Champion Fullblood/ Purebred Heifer Division and went onto win Supreme Grand
Champion Fullblood /Purebred Female. Morgan exhibited, Ms TLC June
N3442 and her Fall born bull calf Mr. TLC June’s Ali as Grand Champion Cow
Calf Pair in the Percentage/ Beef Builder Division. She exhibited, Ms TLC
Vasa P4326, a senior yearling heifer as the Reserve Grand Champion
Percentage/Beef Builder Female. She also exhibited TLC Awnold R5205 as
Reserve Grand Champion Market Steer weighing in at 1200#. He was a half
blood Simmental and Braunvieh steer.
Madison Chaney exhibited, Ms. TLC
New Day Linda P4448. She won her Senior Yearling Class and Division
and went onto win Supreme Grand Champion Percentage/Beef Builder Female.
Sired by Boyd New Day 8005 a Registered Angus bull and a Purebred Braunvieh
female Ms LLB H758. Madison also exhibited Mr. TLC City Lights a
Braunvieh/Shorthorn cross Steer to Grand Champion Prospect Steer.
Her Percentage heifer Ms. TLC Jena Wave R5270 a Summer Heifer was 2nd
in her class. Brilan Oxtoby of Checotah, OK exhibited, Ms. TLC Dream Catcher
R5262 to 1st place in the Summer Heifer class and went onto win
the Junior Champion Percentage/Beef Builder Heifer Division.
Brilan also exhibited the Reserve Grand Champion Prospect Steer, Mr. TLC
Tigerman R5357 a half blood steer sired by GF Kadabra and a TLC Fullblood
Braunvieh cow.
Kylie Haney of Tahlequah, OK
exhibited, Ms. TLC Bud’s Bailey R5100 to a 3rd place in the Late
Junior Yearling Heifer Class. Kylie also won 1st place in
the Quiz Bowl for the Junior Division (7-10 Year Olds) Cody Cole of
Tahlequah, OK exhibited, Ms TLC Bud’s Ela P4438 to a 3rd place in
the Senior Yearling Heifer Class. Cody won first in the Junior
Division Obstacle Course and received a Aluminum embroidered chair with the
“Walkin the Line” logo. The Oklahoma Juniors were great ambassadors for the
state of Oklahoma. An Oklahoma Junior Braunvieh Association is being
formed to accommodate the growing youth in the state. For information
please call; 918-783-5477
Highlights of the Show!
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Grand Champion
Fullbood Braunvieh Female
Ms TLC Bud's Star
R5150 Sire: TLC Bud and Dam: GCC 5/8
Judge: Dr. Lorna
Pelton , Texas A & M
Shown by Morgan Haggard and
Lilly Lynch holding banner
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Grand Champion
Percentage Female
TLC New Day Linda P4448
Sire: Boyd New Day 8005 (Reg. Angus Bull) Dam: Ms L L B H758 ET
(Purebred Braunvieh) Shown by Madison and David
Chaney, Lilly Lynch and Dr. Lorna Pelton of Texas A&M with
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TLC Awnold and Morgan win Reserve Market Steer
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TLC Vasa and Morgan win Reserve Grand Champion Percentage Female
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TLC City Lights (Jacob) and Madison Chaney win Grand Prospect Steer
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TLC Satina's Babe and
Bradley Childers won Division
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OK State Top Group of
Four Head, 3rd
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TLC Tigerman and
Brilan and Adam Oxtoby Reserve Champion Prospect Steer
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Morgan and Star
Relaxing
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Vasa, Morgan, Linda
and Madison in Final Drive...
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TLC June and Jubilee
Grand Champion Percentage Cow Calf Pair with Morgan and Madison at the
steering wheel!
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TLC Dream Catcher,
Brilan and Trey Oxtoby Division Winner of Percentage Summer
Heifers
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Madison Chaney and
Morgan Haggard with lots of prizes won on Fun Day!
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TLC Tigerman and
Brilan Oxtoby in Showmanship!
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Madison and Lady
Linda at work in showmanship!
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Kylie Haney and TLC
Bud's Bailey in Showmanship!
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Brilan Oxtoby and
Victoria Coleman in Showmanship! Great Job!
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Kylie and Baily in
Obstacle Course
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Lilly and Jacob in
Showmanship! Winning 2nd!
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Cow Calf Pair!
June and Jubilee with Morgan and Madison
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Lexi and Jim Overby
of MS pick up TLC Grace of Integrity with Abbie at the show!
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TLC Awnold and Morgan
as the Wizard of OZ... Dorothy and the Wizard...
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Lilly and Kevin
Lynch! Dad and Daughter team from Oologah OK.. 2nd in Pee wee
Showmanship!
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Congratulations Kendall Coleman Family in Tennessee!
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Shown by Alexander
Coleman
A January 1, 2005 steer
TLC Who R5109
Sire: Who Made Who Dam: TLC Zora L1102)
we bred and raised was selected 2nd in the Rate of Gain with an
impressive 4.89 pounds a day! A total of 170
steer participated in the contest! He was also 4th over
All with the highest points for all 170 steers. He
was selected Reserve Champion Steer in their county!
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Congratulations Davis Family in California
Reserve Champion FFA Steer for San Berndadine County Fair. TLC Aladin
(Beau) R5133 with Michelle Davis at halter...Sire: Cowan's Ali Dam:
Ms. TLC Faline M124 (Black Icon daughter)
Born 2/22/05 at the Thorne Ranch to a first calf heifer!
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2006
St. Jude Benefit Trail Ride was
held at the Thorne Ranch April 23, 2006
It was a warm windy day but was a great success with
over $900.00 raised for the
St. Jude Children's
Research Hospital... Thank you to all that attended and contributed!
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TLC Vasa & Reighly a Winning
Combination!
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Reighly Blakley and TLC Vasa win Champion
AOB Female at the Kellyville Show on Sunday January 22!
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TLC Vasa won big shows back to back in
Northeast Oklahoma! The Pryor Spring Open Show she was
selected Champion AOB over several breeds of top heifers on February 19,
2006
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She was also selected Supreme
Grand Champion female at the Rogers County Show on February 24, 2006
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Selected Grand Champion
Percentage Braunvieh female at the Will Rogers Classic Show all four
rings in Claremore OK over the weekend of Feb. 25-26, 2006
Vasa is sired by Hot Rod CA
and out of our donor
Veronica H3. So she is Chi Angus 50% / Braunvieh 50% This great female is bred and will
continue a legacy of top donors at the Thorne Ranch. Thank
you to the Blakley family for a great job of representing this great
female!
See more of this fabulous
female at the
Donor Page
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Thorne Ranch Cattle Kids and Cattle did well at Kellyville OK Two Day
Show! January 21-22, 2006
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2nd in Class for Cody Oxtoby
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2nd in Class for Megan LaRue
and TLC Lad |
AOB Division Champion Female
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Black Icon H27
Awarded 5th Place Show Sire
of the Year 2004-2005
He continues to produce great cattle
with great disposition, maternal, carcass merit and show ring style!
Miss JLB Black Laci N810 a Black Icon
daughter. Owned by our Black Icon partners, J & L Braunvieh, Lance and
Jane Warn of Okemah OK.
She placed 5th as Show Heifer of the year for 2004-2005. Her dam is
out of a TLC Female.. Miss TLC Maggie, Sire:
Magnum ET a Silverwood Dragon 4Y son.
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Roxane Gebhart awarded 1st Runner Up to the 2006
National Hereford Queen Contest in Denver Colorado!
Great job Rox! We
are proud of you and your accomplishments!
Roxane was also selected
as one of 16 members of the inaugural class of the Oklahoma Youth Expo (OYE)
Chesapeake Energy Academic All-State Program. The program is designed
to provide leadership opportunities and internship possibilities to the top
16 OYE scholarship applicants. Applicants are exhibitors of cattle,
sheep, swine and goats. Roxane will receive a $5,000
scholarship. She also will be recognized at the OYE Grand Champion
Selection and presented with an All-State Leather jacket during the OK State
FFA convention. The 16 students chosen for this honor will assist with
promoting the OYE and it's scholarship program. Students will be
involved in public speaking and public relations opportunities and the
advanced college 101 program
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TLC Mo Wins
2005 Reserve Grand Champion AOB Steer
Oklahoma Youth Expo in OK City
March 19,
2005.
TLC Mo is sired by Mossy Oak and Dam
is a TLC Black Icon
Purebred daughter!
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TLC Kids and Cattle Have Fun
at 2004 Braunvieh Junior Nationals in Beatrice Nebraska.
Kate and Will Shaffer and
Robert Onley You all made us proud!
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2004 LAMAR MISSOURI Livestock Show
Kate
Shaffer of Carthage MO showed Whoa Girl
to Reserve Grand Open Class Heifers. Sire: Who
Made Who Dam: Ms TLC Bev K2386 (Black Icon daughter) Will Shaffter showed
TLC Karli and won his Class.
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TLC Whoa Girl
and Kate Shaffer
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TLCC Turk on
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2004 Jasper County Fair in Carthage MO
Miss TLC Whoa Girl (Heidi) selected
Grand Champion Braunvieh Female at
the Jasper County Fair 2004 in Carthage MO shown by Kate Shaffer of Carthage
MO.
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Miss TLC Karli selected Reserve Grand Champion Braunvieh Female at the
Jasper County Fair 2004 Ms TLC Karli shown by Will Shaffer of Carthage MO.
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