Wisconsin Angus Association
2013 Annual Meeting
February 16, 2013
Wintergreen Resort, Wisconsin Dells
President Andy
Mindemann called the annual meeting of the Wisconsin Angus Association
Cooperative to order.  The minutes and
financial statements were passed out to everyone.
Secretary report:   Correction to the agenda. Added under new business awards and fund
raising. Scott Bayer moved to
accept the minutes for the 2012 annual meeting. Â Â Dan
Downing seconded the motion. Â Motion carried.
Treasurer report: Â Â Dan Downing moved to accept the financial
report.  Dennis Schlimgen seconded the motion. Motion carried.
New Business: Spring Sale Cody Quam and Justin Diefenbach
co chairmen of the sale. Quam talked
about the change of location to Black River Falls, Jackson County. Sale will be 6:00 Saturday evening. Any show heifer age females going through the
WAA sale will be eligible to enter the Thaw show at the pre entry fee.
Website: Jenny
Kilpatrick- went through the website and what the site can do for its
members. Kilpatrick would like any
feedback on the website.
Newsletter:Â Leslie Mindemann talked about the state
newsletter. Extra copies of the most
recent issue are available if anyone would like some to share with others. She would like to see it getting bigger. The
newsletter will be running a special price for those having animals in the
spring sale.  The next issue will be
coming out in first week of April before the state sale.
Awards:Â Wisconsin Recognition Program: will be
announced during the meeting.
                       2012 Show Bull of the Year: LW 2J40 Lookout
                       2012 Show Heifer of the Year: CLF Josaphine
                       2012 Cow/ Calf of the Year:  2K Pride 170
                       2012 Breeder of the
Year:Â S & R Angus
                       2012 Exhibitor of the
Year: Lone Willow Acres
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Awards presented to
the top Wisconsin bred bull at each of the 2 state bull tests. Mel Niemann presented plaques to: Lloyd
Bork for the top performing bull at the
Wisconsin Beef Improvement test in Platteville. At the St Croix Valley Bulls
test, top performing bull was from Richard Case.
Farm Technology
Days:Â Dale Heagle reported on the 2013
show being in Barron County in July.Â
Please contact Dale if you would like to help.
Fund raising: A
raffle and auction of  4 items -prints/picture- for the
association was held and raised $1150.00
Spring sale: April 13th is the scheduled date. At this time there are 21 lots. The sale to be a success needs to have at
least 40 head to make it feasible. Tom
Burke is scheduled to tour the sale cattle this coming week. Please contact Scott Gaffney or Cody Quam
with any questions about consigning to the sale.
Election of
directors: Cody Quam, Lodi and Jackie Bevan, Platteville have each served 1 three year term and are eligible for re election. Jim Hawthorne, Westby and Scott Gaffney,
Barneveld have each served 2 three year terms and are
not eligible for reelection. The floor
was opened for nominations. Sue Finley,
Lancaster, Cody Quam, Lodi, Brian Nodolf, Livingston and Paul Nuttelman were
nominated. Â Justin Diefenbach moved to
close nominations and cast a unanimous ballot for the four nominees. Mel Neumann seconded the motion. Motion
carried.
Heifer/steer
futurity:Â Becky Henderson presented the
updated rules. The first change would be
the first owner could be a junior or senior Wisconsin association. Entries are due June 1, 2013. Cattle can be sold private treaty or public
auction.  Please pick up an entry form
for further details or check the website.
Association
reports:Â Auxiliary:
Kathy Miller, president, thanked everyone for their support through the
year. She turned the microphone over to Mary Kohl and Leslie Mindemann. Kathy Miller was presented flowers as  out going
president The auxiliary will hold their
annual lunch stand and desert auction at the spring sale, hospitality table at
WBE and gift boxes at Christmas time are all fund raisers that have been
successful in the past and they will
continue. Â Jerrad
Radcliff won the high school scholarship and Jessica Radcliffe the post high
school scholarship. Emma Berget was introduced as the outgoing Miss Wisconsin Angus
and will receive a scholarship for her work throughout the past year. Suzanne Henning is the 2013 Miss Wisconsin
Angus.
WCA: Bill Hilleman talked about the convention that concluded  at the end
of our banquet. A good crowd was present
the last 2 days. The speakers were enjoyable and their sessions were well
attended.
WJAA:Â Kelli Retallick National Junior Board
member. Reported on items that she and
the reset of the national board have been working on in 2113. Suzzanne Henning is
the 2013 WJAA president WJAA and reported on what the WJAA is planning on this
year. They just closed up their pork bundle fund raiser
this year. Contact the juniors for more
information.Â
AAA: Jerry Cassady
Regional Manager of the American Angus Association. Membership and
registrations saw another increase in numbers.Â
Angus Source in the state is his biggest participant. He thinks the emphasis on DNA is growing. The
accuracy on EPD’s are getting even more accurate. Recognized Kelli Retallick for being on a
great national board.
WAA: report from Andy Mindemann expressed thanks to everyone for the past
year. He talked about the open preview show held in Jefferson in June. The
board is always looking at growing the membership of the association. He reported on his BLI in June of 2012 that
he attended. It is a four
day program that is open to 20 breeders from the states. The program started off with a tour of the
American Angus Association office. He would recommend this to anyone in the
state to apply.
Dan Downing: Wisconsin
Angus Foundation report- formed the end of 2002,currently in that account as of
December 31, 2012 is $56,104.03. This
seed money was started with money left over from the last national junior Angus
show that was hosted by Wisconsin Angus Associations. The WJAA vote every year
whether their $5000 they donated to keep it in the foundation. The foundation will be meeting right after
this annual meeting to discuss options for investing this money for a better
return on the money. This committee will at the end of the meeting to go over a
few things.
Membership concerns: None.
Silent auction will
be closing at the end of the banquet. Â Â Please bid high and if you are the winning
bidder pay for your item before leaving.Â
Seeing no further
business to come before the membership, president Mindemann  entertained a motion from Scott Gaffney
 to adjourn the 2013 Wisconsin Angus
Association, Cooperative annual meeting.Â
Dan Downing seconded motion.
Meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Ardel Quam
Secretary
Wisconsin Angus Association, Cooperative