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SOUTHWEST KANSAS $1000 SCHOLARSHIP:       
College students majoring in a division of agriculture, foods and nutrition and/or a beef related area of study are invited to apply for a $500 per semester scholarship for two semesters sponsored by the Southwest Kansas Cattlewomen.

            The Cattlewomen will award their scholarship to a young person who will be a college junior, senior or graduate student working toward a degree from a major four-year university next fall, and whose permanent residence is within the following Southwest Kansas counties: Clark, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Greeley, Hamilton, Haskell, Hodgeman, Kearny, Lane, Meade, Morton, Ness, Seward, Scott, Stanton, Stevens or Wichita.  The student must exhibit past involvement with cattle production and plan to promote the beef industry in the future.

            Persons interested in the scholarship may request to obtain an application form by emailing Joanna Schmeekle at schmeek@ucom.net, calling 620-260-5010 or downloading a form found at www.kansascattlewomen.org.  The completed application form and college transcripts must be received by April 30.  The selection committee will select the recipient and notify them so that the recipient can attend Beef Empire Days in Garden City, Kansas.

Click to download:
 SWKCW Scholarship Application

SWKCW Sscholarship Guidelines

 
 

 

 

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Southwest Kansas Cattlewomen

Spring 2010 Newsletter

Greetings Southwest Kansas Cattlewomen!!!  There are many exciting events coming up!  We hope you will come out and join in the fun!!!  We also want to thank you for being a part of SWKS Cattlewomen and for helping to Promote Beef!!!    I personally want to thank you as well for your help and encouragement that you each have given to me.  My two year term as your president is coming to a close and I will be stepping down at this coming meeting on the 27th of March, 2010.

             Sincerely-

Your President-Mary Beth Woods

 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS:

Saturday--March 27th, 2010—Annual SWKS Cattlewomen’s Meeting—at Satanta, KS

(One time special—Make it to this meeting and your paid $10 meal ticket also covers your 2010 local dues!)

            See page two for the exciting details and please share this page (2) with anyone who might be interested in coming to our meeting.  We will also be having officer elections. There are still a few officer nomination openings.  If you would be interested in being an officer or know of someone who would be a good candidate—please let one of the current officers know.

                                                                 2009 SWKSCW Officers

 

Mary Beth Woods -President                                                                         
Plains-620-563-7455                                                                                                                      

Kate Siegfried-Treasurer
Holcomb-620-277-2383

Becky Jones-Vice-President                                                                            
Holcomb-620-277-2161 

Michelle Averhoff-Historian
Garden City-620-335-5620

Rebecca Price-Secretary     
Garden City-620-272-4591                                                                              

Kim Miller-Scholarship Chairperson
 Satanta-620-649-2445

                                                                                

June 2nd-June 13th--Beef Empire Days--Garden City, KS

Read more about this at- www.beefempiredays.com.

            Wednesday, June 2nd-Roto-Mix Cattlemen’s Steak Cookout—

Time will be announced later.

            Saturday, June 5th -Beef Empire Days Awards Banquet-

                                     Our scholarship winner(s) will be announced.

Friday, June 11th -Children’s Story Hour at the Finney Co. Library

PRCA rodeo clowns and cowboys will be entertaining the children at 10 a.m.  We need volunteers to help make beef jerky for the beef snack.  We have the recipe.  We want to hear from you if you can help—or we may call you!!!!

Saturday, June 12th -Chuckwagons in the Park- 10:45 a.m.

We will man a booth and direct traffic.----Bryan Price is in charge of this event.

Southwest Kansas Cattlewomen….and anyone who loves to eat beef!!!!!!!!

Come to Satanta, Kansas to be Highly Entertained, Dined and Introduced to Area Businesses!!

When:    Saturday, March 27, 2010 @  11:00 AM

Where:  the Centera Bank on Main -- Fiesta Room.

Cost:  lunch-only $10

(One time special—Make it to this meeting and your paid $10 meal ticket also covers your 2010 local dues!)

RSVP:  By Monday-March 22nd- please email: mbclaws@hotmail.com or call:

    620-353-4731 or mail form and check to:  PO Box 305, Plains, KS 67869

There will be: Lunch, Two special guests, a business meeting and tablescapes (displays) from Satanta Businesses.  *Plus Door Prizes!!!!   And a Lot of Fun!!!

Special guests:

Karen Kelling ---New Mexico’s CowBelles President for 2010.—Will be bringing news from ANCW and other Cattlewomen and Cowbelle chapters.

Paige Alexander ---one of our scholarship winners---Will be sharing her findings on—“The Environmental Impacts of Beef”.

Tablescapes provided by:

HorseFeathers:  Custom-made to order jewelry, Home Décor, Handbags and Gifts

Cimarron River Company:  Native American Indian Jewelry & Belts, Home Décor & Furs

Janet’s Clothing:  Wonderful Ladies Clothing – Great Selection from Market---

T&P Tack Shop:  Great Selection of Tack, Show Gear, Purses & More

Love Bud’s :  Flower Shop and Gifts for Every Occasion. .

Please write this meeting on your calendar “ invite some friends” and plan on attending!!!!   Can’t wait to see you there!      Your President------Mary Beth Woods

 

 

Southwest Kansas CattleWomen

Angie Price-President
605 Sage Hill Trail
Garden City, Kansas 67846
May 25, 2007

Hi SWK CattleWomen!

            Just an update:  Members have been busy creating an all Beef recipes cookbook.  It looks great and has lots of tips as well as great recipes.  They are almost totally assembled and will be available during Beef Empire Days for you to pick up and take home to sell or buy and use as gifts.  I think they would make great bridal shower or wedding gifts.  You could event stick in a gift certificate for beef purchases at local meat markets and it would be a super gift for newly weds.  I also think feedlot managers might like a few to have around to give out to customer’s wives or their own or to secretaries, etc.  We found men were just as interested in beef recipes as women when we had them on display at the Kansas Sampler.  See Angie Price, Elisa Stone, or Mary Beth Woods or stop by The Corner On Main (Kay Lee and Michelle Mayo are both SWKCW members) in Garden City during Beef Empire Days to get your 5 to sell so that we don’t have to use our limited funds for postage.  Thanks for your help! 

Beef Promotions:  So far this year, we have conducted three successful beef promotions. 

*   The first was just before Easter promoting the flat iron steak which comes from the top shoulder of the chuck. It is a cut known to be lean and tasteful.  It is great for making fajitas and wraps.  We cooked and served samples at each of the two Dillon’s stores in Garden City and Becky Jones did such a great job that the store she was in sold completely out of the flat iron steak.  Big thanks to Becky, Janie Welsh, Brenda Reeve, Jennifer Mongeau, Larry Jones, and Lori Carter. 

*   On May 5-6th Cattlewomen and Beef Empire Days board members promoted beef at the Kansas Sampler.  We had our new all beef cookbook for sale and also handed out lots of recipes provided by the Kansas Beef Council. 

*   On May 19th we promoted beef at the White’s Foodliner in Cimarron, Kansas.  Over 460 burgers were cooked and sold for a $1.00 between 11:00 and 1:00p.m.  Between having high school graduation, city-side garage sales, and great advertising on the Q97FM radio station by “Bobby Wild”, the word spread quickly around the town that there were some great tasting burgers at bargain prices to be had at the Foodliner grocery store.  This event was coordinated by the Kansas Beef Council and took place at least 8 grocery stores across Kansas.  Over 650 hamburgers were sold in Ellsworth, Kansas!  A big thanks to Mark and Sonya Clark, Kathy Miller, and Jan McNiece from Cimarron, Becky Gigot and Elisa Stone from Garden City.  We had a great time and I would highly recommend each of you to jump in and participate when the next opportunity arises.  It only takes a little time and feels great to know you’ve helped promote beef in a small way.

 

In just one week Beef Empire Days begins and so do some of our most fun and rewarding activities.        

Reminder of the many coming events that we hope you can take advantage of…

Wednesday, May 30th—10:00 am --Watch the live show cattle judging

                                       ---10:30 am --Help set up for the Roto-Mix Meal

                                       ---11:00 am --Serve the Roto-Mix Cattlemen’s Steak Fry

   --- 2:30 p.m. -- SWKCW Meeting in the meeting room (at the east end) under the Grand Stand at the Finney Co. Fair Grounds.    PLEASE Spread the word…. This may be the first time you’ve heard about this meeting but we really hope you can come.  Bring anyone that you think could benefit from the presentation…husbands, secretaries, neighbors, friends.

 

·        Cookbooks will be passed out for each of you to sell as our annual scholarship fundraiser

·        Meet friends you haven’t seen for a while

·        Enjoy ice tea and cookies

·        3:00-4:00pm -- Get yourself educated on  “Source and Age Verified” cattle.  Get your ranch or feedyard ready to meet the changing demands of our industry.  Come and have your questions answered by women involved in this aspect of our industry.  Presenters:  Kim Miller, Satanta, and Brooke Holstein, Amarillo

Friday, June 8th --- 10:00 am - Provide Hamburger Beef Jerky for the many, many children and parents that attend the Finney County Children’s Story Hour when the rodeo clowns and cowboys come to entertain the children.  (We have three volunteers to prepare the recipe so far.  We could use 2 more.  I will get the recipe and even the Tenderquick to anyone that can help!  We need 500 servings.)

 

Saturday, June 9th -----Chuckwagons in the Park  --10:00-1:00 p.m. We definitely need your help! 

                        ---10:00   set up service lines and preparation of slaw

                        ---11:00.  Begin to take money or help at the grill at

                        ---12:30.  Clean-up.

                        We also need volunteers at a table to sell our cookbooks and handout recipes.  Please give Mary Beth (Clawson) Woods call at 275-7455 if you know you can commit to an hour or two of service that day.  And even if you don’t get her called please plan to come and help in any way possible.  We will have an apron and an easy assignment ready and waiting just for you!!

 

Thanks for all you do to promote beef!  Angie Price (275-2679)

 


SOUTHWEST KANSAS CATTLEWOMEN

FEBRUARY 2007 NEWSLETTER

 Officer’s Meeting

We had a great officer’s meeting at Angie Price’s home on January 30!  We have so many exciting things going on, we have decided to send out a newsletter this month to inform everyone of all the excitement!  Those who have provided us with email addresses will receive this by email instead of snail mail, due to paper, printing and postage expenses.  If you received this by regular mail and would rather receive it by email, please contact us with your email address.  Every little bit of savings helps! 

Scholarship Fundraiser

We have decided to do a Beef Cookbook this year for our scholarship fundraiser, but we need your help!  We would love to receive your favorite beef recipes!  The cookbook will be designed in sections – Appetizers, Beef Jerky, Chuckwagon’s in the Park recipes, Marinades and Rubs, and Main Dishes.  The main dish section will be sub categorized into cuts of meats such as ground beef, roast, steak, ribs/brisket, etc.  Along with each sub category, we will include educational information on that particular cut of meat.  Our goal is to include 250 recipes.  Elisa Stone will be working on the layout of the book and Mary Beth Woods has graciously volunteered to type all the recipes.  When sending your recipes, it would help if you could type your recipes and email them to her.  Then, she would only have to adjust the font and size.  However, if you’d rather send a paper copy in the mail that will work also.  We would like to receive five to ten recipes from each member if possible. 

We are also including in the cookbook livestock brands from our SWKCW!  What a great way to show off your brand!  Elisa Stone has a Kansas Brand book.  If your brand is included in that book and you’d like to see it in the cookbook, please let her know.  If you would like your brand to be included and it is not in the brand book, please mail those copies to:
Elisa Stone
10025 S. Sandhill Rd.
Garden City, KS  67846
620-276-6355

 We would like to receive all recipes by March 1st.  We will begin selling by May 1st at the Kansas Sampler.

We are really excited about this project and look forward to receiving everyone’s delicious recipes!  Please email to mbclaws@hotmail.com or mail to:  
Mary Beth Woods 
2827 Squire Place
Garden City, KS  67846

Membership Dues

Just a reminder, if you haven’t sent in your membership dues, please do so.  I have attached a membership form for your convenience.  We currently have 24 paid members, of which only 11 are active.  WE NEED YOU!!!  No matter how small the effort, it just takes a little effort from everyone to make big things happen.  Our membership dues go directly toward the $1000.00 scholarship we give every year, and we all know how important it is to support our youth.  We will be selling the

cookbooks this year to help that cause.  However, we have several members who mail their memberships and choose not to be active, but want to help financially by paying their membership.  If you are too busy to sell cookbooks, but would love to help our youth, we will be accepting donations towards the scholarship fund.  Please mail those donations to our treasurer:  Amy Turner, Rt. 1 Box 60A, Kismet, KS 67859.  We appreciate all your support!

 

Dates to Remember

Please contact Angie Price if you would be willing to help with any of these projects. 

¨       April 21           Earth Day

¨       May                 BEEF MONTH!!!

¨       May 5-6          Ks. Sampler (SELL COOKBOOKS!!!)

¨       May 30           Roto-Mix Steak Fry. 

¨       May 30           Following the steak fry we will have a SWKCW

                            Educational Meeting:  Ranch & Feedlot Cattle Audits

¨       June                Beef Jerky for Beef Empire Days

¨       June 9            Chuckwagon’s in the   Park

For a complete list of Beef Empire Days events, go to www.beefempiredays.com. 

As you can see, we have a great year ahead of us and a lot to be excited about.  Here are just a few reminders how you can be involved with a great group of ladies, while making a difference in the beef industry!

¨       Send in recipes for the cookbook!

¨       Mail in your membership!

¨       Help Jeanne Clawson at Earth Day!

¨       Sell cookbooks at the Ks. Sampler!

¨       Sell cookbooks ANYWHERE!

¨       Serve at the Steak Fry!

¨       Make beef jerky for story time!

¨       Send a recipe and information to your local newspaper for Beef Month.  Or try an in-store promotion of beef!

¨       Donate to the scholarship fund!

¨       Become a county advocate in your county!  Call Angie Price 620.275.2679 for details

 
 
 

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