From OCW President...

Wow! How exciting the beef expo was for all involved. The Ohio Cattlewomen had anther outstanding year in the country store. Thank you to all the women and their families who volunteered to work and assisted with set up and tear down of the booth. The weekend would not have been a success without everyone’s assistance.
            The kickoff of the annual quilt raffle was a success. This year the proceeds from the raffle will be given to District 7. This is includes Belmont, Carroll, Guernsey, Harrison, Jefferson, Noble, and Tuscarawas Counties. If you still have not purchased your tickets, you are still in luck! The winner will be drawn at the Annual Meeting in January so there is plenty of time to purchase your tickets. Look for an Ohio Cattlewomen member to purchase your lucky ticket.
            Currently the Ohio Cattlewomen are working on updating the country store for the Ohio State Fair. The ladies came up with several ideas while brainstorming at expo and will be getting together sometime soon to put a plan into action. If you would like to assist with this project please feel free to contact me. The more ideas we have the greater success we will have at the store this summer. We will also be looking for volunteers to cover a one day shift at the store.
            Our 2008 Ohio Beef Queen Emily Brinkman has been busy traveling around the state promoting beef this winter. If you have a function you would like her to attend please feel free to contact her.
            Angela Dunson, our queen coordinator, is gathering the names of the county beef queens throughout the state. Please send queen name’s and contact information to her. She is hoping on having a seminar in the spring of the year for the queen’s to assist with their county duties. 
            Our next meeting will be at the Summer Round-up located in Crawford County this year. It will be a fun filled weekend for all involved! I look forward to seeing you there!

       The 2008 OCW officer team has some new faces. Moving up to President is Joyce Russell. Joining the team as Vice President is Angela Dunson. Secretary for 2008 will be Joan Sullinger. Treasurer will be Dona Tullis. Kathy Sautter is moving to the Immediate Past President position. We want to thank Kathy for all of her hard work during her time as President. She has put in a lot of time and effort for the Ohio CattleWomen and deserves a round of applause. When someone agrees to step into the position of President, there are a lot of unseen activities and responsibilities that must be met. It takes a brave person to accept the challenge. Thank you, Kathy for your commitment to the Ohio CattleWomen. Thank you also to the new OCW officers for accepting this challenge to keep our organization on the move.