4/25/12
2 yrs in a row
4/24/12
4/21/12
Congrats Etzel Family
Sired by Monti Montana
4/12/12
24 Days
Just finished calving a group of recips and 24 days was the spread from the first calf born to the last calf born from the same mating. All eggs were put in fresh the same day. There were 6 calves born all were unassisted, with the last calf being born 14 days over the due date.
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4/10/12
Story in local paper about Carson
West Elementary student incites Penny Wars
on behalf of Buchanan County Animal Shelter
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| Carson Frye with the buckets of pennies and other denominations collected in the Penny War in support of the Buchanan County Animal Shelter. (John Klotzbach Photo) |
By TARI ROBERTSON
news@bulletinjournal.com
INDEPENDENCE - Age is irrelevant when it comes to passion for a good cause. Inspired by story time in his third grade classroom, Carson Frye, a student at West Elementary became the driving force behind Penny Wars, an all-school fund raiser for the Buchanan County Animal Shelter’s soon-to-be-built facility in Hazleton.
A couple weeks ago the Independence Bulletin Journal shared “Pennies for Pets,” an article about Ms. Lukes third-graders raising money for the shelter. The single classroom project collected over $100 in loose change for the cause. Inspiration at that time came from two heartwarming stories read by animal shelter advocate Joe Olsen of Independence and his canine friend, Mulligan, during story time.
Excited about the success of “Pennies for Pets,” third-grader Carson Frye came up with the idea of getting all of West Elementary involved through Penny Wars, a week-long contest to see which classroom could raise the most money for a new Buchanan County Animal Shelter.
After talking over the idea with Ms. Lukes, an all class assembly was called and Carson spoke to his peers about his idea of pitting classroom against classroom to see which class could raise the most money for the shelter. The winning classroom would get an ice cream party from Dairy Queen.
“It was kind of scary talking about Penny Wars to the whole school, but once I got to the part about the winning classroom getting an ice cream party, it was utter chaos,” he exclaimed. “Everyone was so excited about having an ice cream party, and I felt pretty good after that.”
“Carson came up with the whole idea,” said his very proud teacher. “He even made arrangements with the owner of Dairy Queen to sponsor the event.”
A letter drafted by Ms. Lukes and Carson was sent out to all parents following the school assembly. It read:
“Dear Parents: Penny Wars are coming to our school! Ms. Lukes’ students have been collecting money for the Buchanan County Animal Shelter. So far we have collected over $120. Now, we’d like to get the whole school involved in a challenge called “Penny Wars.” Here’s how it works; every class needs an empty ice cream pail. On Monday, March 19, each class will start collecting money to fill the pail. The goal is to be the class that collects the most money. We will collect money until Friday, March 23. Then, on the 23rd the classes will turn the ice cream pails into the office. Then we will count the money for the shelter and declare the winner of the Penny War! The winning class will get an ice cream party from Dairy Queen. Good luck and let the Penny War begin!”
In total, 17 classes at West Elementary were involved in Penny Wars. On March 23, Ms. Brown’s 4th grade class was declared the winner, raising $154.52 for the shelter.
“All classrooms did extremely well, raising an average of $75 per classroom,” Ms. Lukes shared.
West Elementary ended up collecting a total of $1,350. 38! EMA Director and animal shelter advocate Rick Wulfekuhle will be accepting the check on behalf of the Buchanan County Animal Shelter in the near future. Olsen and his dog Mulligan will also be there. The assembly will be on Wednesday, March 28, at West Elementary. The presentation will take place around 2: 30 p.m.
“We are very proud of Carson for coming up with the idea in the first place, and for organizing everything. He is an amazing third grader,” says his teacher. “And we are also very proud of the entire West Elementary student body for participating in this event.”
Carson’s volunteerism and can-do attitude come naturally as his parents are Scott (Buchanan County Fair Association President) and Shalon (Extreme Makeover and Building a Dream in the Country organizer) Frye.
4/8/12
Little known fact about Matt Lautner
His fifth grade teacher Mrs Applewhite listed on his report card that he has a problem following directions :)
4/7/12
4/5/12
From Top Sires Mike Speaking @ The Madhouse on Madsion Ave
Cow of the day... '238' Imprint
4/3/12
3/29/12
Roy Williams loves Iowa
McDonald's All-American notes | Paige keeps Iowa pipeline going for Roy Williams
The 6-foot-1 Paige isn't from Chicago or hotbed recruiting states like California or New York. He's from Iowa and he is Williams' fifth signee from the state.
"(Coach Williams) has got a lot of big-time guys coming out of Iowa," Paige said. "Hopefully I can follow in the steps that these guys have taken with Harrison (Barnes) soon going to the NBA. They'll all have played in the NBA then. That would be a dream of mine some day."
Those footsteps include the likes of Raef LaFrentz, Nick Collison and Kirk Hinrich at Kansas, and Barnes at North Carolina. LaFrentz, Collison and Hinrich all had their jerseys retired at Kansas.
"I don't think people (in Iowa) like him very much," Paige said of Williams. "I see how well Coach has done with Iowa kids. We're kind of underrated as a basketball state. We get overlooked."
3/28/12
Mature Bulls For Sale
| FOR SALE | ||
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Alibi
Sire: Mossy Oak
Dam: Double Stuff / Maine
DOB: March 20, 2005
BW: 90 pounds
TH Free • PHA Carrier
Retro
Sire: Witchdoctor
Dam: Imprint x Cigar x Explosion
DOB: March 13, 2004
BW: 90 pounds
AMAA Registration #: 339845
Registered 3/4 Maine
TH Free • PHA Free
Call for more info on either bull 319-361-6600
3/27/12
3/21/12
Another Monti Montana Winner
Monti Montana x Invincible-Sandman
Congrats to Maddie O'Leary and family for having Champion AOB heifer at the Miami Co Classic in Peru, Indiana
Ol' eagle-eye Chad Holtkamp spotted her here last fall and talked us out of her.
Also thanks to Todd "Bucky" Neil for his confidence in this powerful PB Char bull. He flushed his prolific Dr. Who donor cow to Monti recently.
3/18/12
Champ Char Composite @ Iowa Falls
Shown by Etzel family
Sired by Monti Montana
3/13/12
Iowa Basketball
Iowa won a post season basketball game tonight for the first time since 2003.Its just the NIT but Iowa basketball has been a dumpster fire for much of the past 9 years.Here are things that were taking place that year:
In March of 2003, gas prices were nearing all time highs, with a March 10th, 2003 price of $1.72 per gallon.
In Da Club by 50 cent was the #1 song for the month of March 2003
Other things that took place in 2003
Arnold Schwarzenegger is elected Governor of California
Apples launches iTunes
Finding Nemo is released in theaters
The new US Department of Homeland Security began operations
The US and UK invaded Iraq
Saddam Hussein was captured in Tikrit
Bartman interfered with a foul ball at Wrigley
From Matt Lautner
Matt asked for some help this morning promoting his "Breeder of the Year" tournament.
Not sure the master of promotion needs our help though. I'm sure that hardly anyone that looks at this blog didn't look at Matt's first. We see our stats and where the visitors to our blog come from and MLC Blog sends a lot of traffic our way. I think we all can agree that MLC Blog has taken promotion/advertising to a new level that has changed the industry forever and for the better!
For more info go to www.mattlautnercattle.com
3/7/12
As Seen On The Bleacher Report
"Despite all the question marks that surround Manning, he is a far better
quarterback than Tebow will ever be. With the strong zone-blocking
scheme they have in Denver, Manning would have the time to make the
plays he needs.With the way Denver is currently built, Manning could achieve the
numbers Tebow had last season in his sleep. Or with a broken neck."
Read Full article here
bleacherreport.com/articles/1095032-peyton-manning-rumors-broncos-wise-to-attempt-to-upgrade-from-tim-tebow
Read Full article here
bleacherreport.com/articles/1095032-peyton-manning-rumors-broncos-wise-to-attempt-to-upgrade-from-tim-tebow
Pregnant Recips For sale...Service Sires are Walks Alone and BIM
For sale:
7 pregnant recips carrying BIM x Reba due 3-30-12
5 pregnant recips carrying Walks Alone x Reba due 4-20-12
Contact Joe Junk 319-415-4114
7 pregnant recips carrying BIM x Reba due 3-30-12
5 pregnant recips carrying Walks Alone x Reba due 4-20-12
Contact Joe Junk 319-415-4114
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| Reba |
3/3/12
2/28/12
Heat Wave x Irish Whiskey At Collins Cattle Sells This Weekend
Selling this weekend @ Collins Cattle this weekend.
#20 and #21 are Heat Wave's x R20 (Irish Whiskey x 602) they are two of the very best we have ever produced!
Go to www.collins-cattle.com for more info and videos of a powerful set of fall borns
#20 and #21 are Heat Wave's x R20 (Irish Whiskey x 602) they are two of the very best we have ever produced!
Go to www.collins-cattle.com for more info and videos of a powerful set of fall borns
2/26/12
Congrats to Former Iowa Cattle Showman!
Congrats to Danielle Tiedt!
Some of you might remember Danielle showing steers and heifers highly successfully across Iowa as part of the IJBBA program. She is the daughter of Lowell and Ann Tiedt of Anamosa, Iowa.
YouTube Hires Bing Exec to Lead Marketing
More Consumer Marketing Firepower as YouTube Launches 96 'Channels'
By:
Kunur Patel
Published: February 22, 2012
Google has hired Bing exec Danielle Tiedt to lead consumer marketing for YouTube, Ad Age has learned.
Ms. Tiedt, general manager of Microsoft's Bing, led the search engine's latest brand push "Bing is for Doing." She was also involved in the $100 million ad blitz that launched Bing in 2009. She will become VP-marketing at YouTube.
The hire comes as YouTube launches 96 entertainment "channels," a $100 million investment in original content in hopes of creating TV-like appointment viewing, and attracting TV-like brand advertising dollars. The first of those channels have already launched, and YouTube is eager to help them lure audiences.
"We are excited to have someone of the caliber of Danielle Tiedt on board as our VP of marketing," Google said in a statement. "She will play a pivotal role as we move forward into our next phase of growth."
The hire signals a bigger focus at Google on what the YouTube brand means to consumers. Once known mostly for funny amateur "viral" videos and music videos, YouTube is attempting to make the transition to an entertainment brand, a real alternative to other forms of video entertainment, such as TV.
Whether this signals YouTube brand advertising is an open question. Google as whole is increasingly becoming a high-profile advertiser, with big-budget TV ads during events like the Grammys. While those ads get a lot of attention, Google generally focuses on marketing that shows the utility of the platform itself, creative projects like the YouTube Symphony Orchestra.
YouTube had been looking for a top marketer for the past last few months, according to one executive familiar with the process. Ms. Tiedt has spent at least the last 15 years at Microsoft, primarily on MSN, according to her LinkedIn profile. At Bing, she oversaw a budget estimated at more than $118 million in U.S. measured-media spending in 2010, according to Ad Age DataCenter.
Ms. Tiedt and Microsoft did not respond immediately to requests for comment from Ad Age.
The hire is a blow to Bing, which is fighting for market share against Google but succeeding mostly in taking it away from Yahoo. Marketing Bing was about getting consumers to try a different brand in search, which few people think is broken. YouTube, on the other hand, is a brand everyone knows and uses, much like Google's search.
Rather than try a new product, Ms. Tiedt will be asking users to think of YouTube in a different way.
Google, primarily from YouTube, was the top online video property in the U.S. in December, with 157.2 million unique viewers, according to ComScore. Of the 23 hours of video the average viewer watched online, almost eight hours were on Google.
Danielle Tiedt
The hire comes as YouTube launches 96 entertainment "channels," a $100 million investment in original content in hopes of creating TV-like appointment viewing, and attracting TV-like brand advertising dollars. The first of those channels have already launched, and YouTube is eager to help them lure audiences.
"We are excited to have someone of the caliber of Danielle Tiedt on board as our VP of marketing," Google said in a statement. "She will play a pivotal role as we move forward into our next phase of growth."
The hire signals a bigger focus at Google on what the YouTube brand means to consumers. Once known mostly for funny amateur "viral" videos and music videos, YouTube is attempting to make the transition to an entertainment brand, a real alternative to other forms of video entertainment, such as TV.
Whether this signals YouTube brand advertising is an open question. Google as whole is increasingly becoming a high-profile advertiser, with big-budget TV ads during events like the Grammys. While those ads get a lot of attention, Google generally focuses on marketing that shows the utility of the platform itself, creative projects like the YouTube Symphony Orchestra.
YouTube had been looking for a top marketer for the past last few months, according to one executive familiar with the process. Ms. Tiedt has spent at least the last 15 years at Microsoft, primarily on MSN, according to her LinkedIn profile. At Bing, she oversaw a budget estimated at more than $118 million in U.S. measured-media spending in 2010, according to Ad Age DataCenter.
Ms. Tiedt and Microsoft did not respond immediately to requests for comment from Ad Age.
The hire is a blow to Bing, which is fighting for market share against Google but succeeding mostly in taking it away from Yahoo. Marketing Bing was about getting consumers to try a different brand in search, which few people think is broken. YouTube, on the other hand, is a brand everyone knows and uses, much like Google's search.
Rather than try a new product, Ms. Tiedt will be asking users to think of YouTube in a different way.
Google, primarily from YouTube, was the top online video property in the U.S. in December, with 157.2 million unique viewers, according to ComScore. Of the 23 hours of video the average viewer watched online, almost eight hours were on Google.
2/24/12
Solid Gold wins San Antonio and there is a Solid Gold 1st calf hfr calving
It appears that she is going milk awesome. Perfect
udder for a first calf heifer.
Unassisted calf sired by Messenger
udder for a first calf heifer.
2/20/12
From Jeremy Cobb
Had a nice Monopoly heifer today out of 217 Sandman/Imprint cow I bought from you. Looks like she continues her no miss production
2/16/12
The Neil kids are ready for the Iowa Beef Expo!
2/13/12
Farm House Bling will be at Iowa Beef Expo with these and more
www.facebook.com/pages/Farmhouse-Bling/319874084710591 Check them out on Facebook for more pics and info
2/10/12
2/9/12
From Matt Lautner
I must have added that video seconds after u did. Hilarious!!
Our reply: u must b copy catn me! ha!
His reply: I would nvr do that
2/1/12
Heifers Sired By Messenger Selling At Ohio Beef Expo
For semen contact Frye,Stork or SEK
Semen Price: $20
TH Free • PHA Free
THE MESSENGER
Sire: Ali
Dam: Sandman/Angus
DOB: March 2007
BW: 75 pounds
Messenger is a Ali son we raised and sold to the Doug Stork family in Michigan. They are selling these Messenger x Irish Whiskey heifers at the Ohio Beef Expo March 17.
Most all of our bred heifers are bred to Messenger this year and he was also heavily used on Mike Treinen's bred heifers.
For more info on these heifers please visit www.storkfamilyshowcattle.com
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