PEI Simmental Association Newsletter

Hello Simmental Buddies!

As I write this newsletter the summer is about to start and I know it will be a busy time for Island Simmental breeders. Your new executive is:

President: Calvin Matheson
V. President: Mel Crane
Sec/Treasurer: Shelley Ployer
Directors: John Perrin • Robert Godfrey • Mike Richardson

The PEI Farm Equipment Island Futurity show is August 30th at approximately 4 pm. This show will be part of Egmont Bay Agricultural Exposition and will have a panel of 3 judges. Confirmed judges are Verna Docherty and Tim Dixon. The open Simmental show at Egmont will begin at 9 am.

Old Home Week Simmental Show will be on Saturday August 17th at 9 am with judge Ken Lewis. Programs should have arrived in the mail but if you have not received one contact the Old Home Week office at 629-6623.

PEI will be hosting the Maritime Simmental Association Annual Meeting on Friday August 17th , at 1 pm at the Civic Centre. The Maritime Classic Show will be on Friday 17th at 7 pm and will have 3 classes - heifers, bulls and yearlings.

The Maritime Classic Simmental Sale is scheduled for September 22nd at Nappan with a tentative start time of 1 pm. For more information on this event call Bennett at 368-2600.

The PEI Association is once again holding a PEI Select Simmental Sale on November 2, at Craswells Sale Barn in South Rustico. Sale time 12:30 pm. Please note that this is a change from the original date of October 26.

If you have animals to consign please contact Mel Crane at 836-4119 or Shelley at 583-2015 ASAP. The entry deadline is August 18, 2002. The sale catalogues will be on the web site so the sooner you forward the information to Mel the quicker it will appear on the site. www.peisimmental.com Good quality picture are welcome. The sale commission will be the same as in past years. Brian Craswell will be the auctioneer with Andrew and Robert Godfrey handling the pedigree duties.

The web site looks great and we welcome pictures to profile your best animals. Thank you to Mel for all his hard work on the web page which is now linked to the CSA.

YCS Notes: If anyone needs information on YCS events contact Andrew Godfrey at 566-3613.

The show at Dundas is shaping up and will be on August 24th at approximately 2 pm. The 4H preceeds this at 12:30 pm. The judge for the show is Stewart Mutch. For more information call Shelley 583-2015 or Calvin 961-3129.

On a personal note thank you to Jane MacLaurin for taking minutes at the annual meeting. Thank you to the Godfrey’s and Tremere’s for the farm tours.

If anyone is interested in helping out with the open show at Old Home Week please contact Shelley. We need someone to line up the animals and help out at the clerks table to organize trophies etc.

Just a reminder that membership fees are $10.00 and we currently have 15 members. In order to show at the Futurity, memberships must be paid. The membership money goes towards the newsletter and 4H sponsorships.

If anyone is interested in a new Simmental poster or Beef Consumers Guides for displays please give me a call.

Happy haying - see you at the shows.

Shelley