Jonathan Temple-Lee, Maysville, Okla., received the fourth annual Leonard and Vi Wulf Scholarship at the National Junior Limousin Show and Congress (NJLSC) in Sioux Falls, S.D. Kent Andersen, Ph.D., executive vice president for the North American Limousin Foundation (NALF), made the announcement during the awards banquet July 18. more

The 2008–2009 North American Limousin Junior Association (NALJA) Board of Directors took office July 18 at the conclusion of the National Junior Limousin Show and Congress (NJLSC) awards banquet in Sioux Falls, S.D. more

For two days, showmanship judges Chris and Kristi Effling of Highmore, S.D., watched the exhibitors at the National Junior Limousin Show and Congress (NJLSC) in Sioux Falls, S.D., as they led their cattle in the steer, bred-and-owned, Lim-Flex® and owned-female shows. The husband-wife team then invited back 10 juniors, 10 intermediates and 10 seniors to parade animals in the showmanship division finals July 16 and 17. As an added test of skill in the Senior Division, the finalists had just 30 minutes before entering the showring to fit their animals while the judges observed. more

Corinne Harrison, 22, of Minier, Ill., received the Dick O’Brien Memorial Junior Herdsman Award at the National Junior Limousin Show and Congress (NJLSC) in Sioux Falls, S.D. The North American Limousin Junior Association (NALJA) presented the award at its annual awards banquet July 18. more

Sarah Johnson of Williamsport, Ohio, won the participation sweepstakes at the National Junior Limousin Show and Congress (NJLSC) in Sioux Falls, S.D., July 12–18. The 13-year-old won the Junior Division public-speaking and photography competitions and placed second in the Junior Division judging competition. She also led the Class 23 winner in the bred-and-owned Limousin bull show and was an Intermediate Division showmanship finalist. more

Contact: Chris Stephens, cstephens@hereford.org or (816) 842-3757

July 24, 2008

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) members and their families made the 2008 VitaFerm Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE), July 12-19 in Kansas City, the largest Hereford show in the world. More than 2,000 attendees celebrated “Herefords — the Heart of America” at the American Royal complex. Six hundred NJHA members, ranging in ages from 7 to 22, representing 40 states and Canada, exhibited 1,100 head of cattle, making the event one of the largest junior breed shows in the nation. more