Saskatchewan Junior Angus Association Scholarship Applications close November 15. Click Here For Printable PDF Form 2011 Saskatchewan Junior Angus Show Results | Previous Show Winners: 2010 2009 2008     The Saskatchewan Junior Angus Association was officially formed in 1996 and works to educate and provide opportunities to Angus Juniors in Saskatchewan. We host 2 shows each year - one in the Summer, that rotates around the province, and one at Canadian Western Agribition in November. Marketing, Judging, Showmanship, Grooming, Peewee Classes, and conformation, plus much more are a part of the whole concept at these shows. Educational clinics and entertainment are planned and all events are run by the Juniors, including obtaining funding for hosting the events. 2010/2011 SJAA Executive l-r - Katie Wright, Erin Toner, Erika Easton & Callie Gibson Saskatchewan Junior Angus Association Board of Directors Directors at Large Katie Wright - President Melfort, SK -- 306-752-3543 j_kwright@hotmail.com Erika Easton Junior Director Wawota, SK -- 306-739-2805 erikaeaston@hotmail.com Ty Hicks Mortlach, SK -- 306-355-2265 bluestone@sasktel.net Brookelynn Tetzlaff Viscount, SK -- 306-944-2734 tetz@sasktel.net Erin Toner - Vice-President & Junior Director Kelfield, SK -- 306-932-2180 erin_toner@hotmail.com Tyra Fox Lloydminster, SK -- 306-825-9624 justamere@sasktel.net Wacey McCaw Whitewood, SK -- 306-735-2540 mccawlivestock@gmail.com Cole Ward Saskatoon,SK - 306-931-3824 cdward@yourlink.ca Callie Gibson - Secretary Fir Mountain, SK -- 306-266-4895 callie_gibson5@hotmail.com Shane Roger Balgonie, SK -- 306-731-2805 shane-17@hotmail.com Eric Yewsuk Wynyard, SK -- 306-554-2697 ericyewsuk@hotmail.com   Greetings everyone! I hope that you all had a great summer and are all ready for fall. We juniors had another busy, successful summer. We held our annual summer show at Saskatoon at SLS July 27-29. The show was very fun and exciting. Also, we held our annual meeting while we were in Saskatoon. At this meeting we had elections for our new executive and board. This year’s executive is as follows: President is myself, Katie Wright, the Vice-President is Erin Toner of Kelfield, and the Secretary is Callie Gibson of Fir Mountain. Our directors at large are Erika Easton of Wawota, Tyra Fox of Lloydminster, Ty Hicks of Mortlach, Wacey McCaw of Whitewood, Shane Roger of Balgonie, Brookelynn Tetzlaff of Viscount, Cole Ward of Saskatoon and Eric Yewsuk of Wynyard. Again this year we have an executive that is very excited about serving as our board and being part of our junior association. As a fundraiser this year we are selling 50-50 tickets at Agribition. The money collected will be going to the Saskatchewan Junior Angus Association to help with our programs for the next year. All of your support is greatly appreciated. At Agribition we will also be having our annual pizza and bowling party, along with a SJAA meeting. This will be held on Friday starting at 3 and going till about 6. All Juniors are welcome and encouraged to attend. It is a fun way to get out of the barns for a bit and spend time with other juniors. We will be back in time for tie outs so that you don’t have to worry about missing them. There are two $500 scholarships that are available to two Saskatchewan juniors to go towards your post-secondary education. The deadline for applications is November 15 and they are available on the web at www.saskatchewanangus.com, or by contacting the Saskatchewan Angus office. All juniors eligible should apply for this as it will be very helpful with your education. In February GOAL 2012 will once again be coming back to Saskatchewan, this time in Regina. It will be held February 18 - 20 at the Ramada Hotel. This will be a weekend full of fun, while still being very beneficial to your learning about the livestock industry and the Angus breed. I have attended GOAL in the past and will be attending again this year and I strongly recommend that you attend. You can apply for sponsorship to this event by writing a short paper on “Why I should be sponsored to attend GOAL 2012” There will be ten juniors that will be chosen to go however you do have to be 15 to apply. The 2011 Saskatchewan spot that was open on our national Junior Angus board was filled by Erin Toner of Kelfield. Congratulations Erin! Being a part of the Canadian board is a great way to meet fellow Angus juniors from across Canada and to take part in planning junior events such as the GOAL Conference and Showdown. Elections for 2012 will be held in the spring as Erika Easton’s term will be ending in July. Nominations close January 31. Let the CJAA office or Erin or Erika know if you are interested in running for the board. Showdown 2011 was held in Weyburn!!! There was a great turn out by juniors. Not only was this a awesome show to attend for the showing part but it is also a great place to meet lots of new juniors and take part in many other activities and competitions. It was an extremely fun week and was very much worth attending! The SJAA hosted the first night’s supper and swimming at the Weyburn Leisure Center which was great, except it was a little cool swimming outside! Thanks to all who helped in everything to make Showdown such a HUGE SUCCESS! Showdown next year is held in Lindsay, Ontario and as of now we are looking into sponsoring a van to go down there with parent drivers. We are still looking for one more driver if anyone would be interested, and we are also looking into the prices as well. Stay tuned for more information early in the spring. That is all that I have for now. If you have any questions about anything mentioned above feel free to call me at (306)752-3543 or email me at j_kwright@hotmail.com. Hope to see you all down the road and best of luck with all the upcoming shows and sales. Katie Wright, SJAA President Hello fellow juniors and Angus breeders, I’m Erika Easton and I currently work in Regina at Farm Credit Canada. I often travel to my family’s farm that is 10 miles west of Wawota on the weekends. I am 21 years old and I convocated from the University of Regina this spring with a Degree in Business Administration majoring in Accounting and a Certificate in Economics. My parents, Dale and Shelly, and I run Eastondale Angus, where we run 160 purebred Angus. We have an annual on farm bull sale each year in April. I have been elected to the SJAA board as a director at large. I also served as President for two years and vice-president for one year. I am currently serving my second term as a Saskatchewan Director on the Canadian Junior Angus Board and at Showdown in July I was re-elected as President of the CJAA for a second year. Last year I was honored to be the Robert C. McHaffie Junior Ambassador where I had the opportunity to travel to many Angus events such as the European Angus Forum in Denmark, the Toronto Royal Winter Fair, the Olds Fall Classic and many other places around the country! It was a great experience that I will never forget and I encourage everyone to apply for this great opportunity and adventure. I was also heavily involved with the Wawota 4-H Beef Club for 13 years, where I held all elected positions. The SJAA offers many great opportunities for young Angus breeders to enjoy and take advantage of. You can attend conferences, shows, fun events like pizza and bowling parties and even win a scholarship. I hope to help keep the SJAA strong and improve it for future juniors. If you have any questions about the SJAA, CJAA or the Ambassador competition please feel free to contact me. Hope to see you around throughout the fall! Erika Easton Hi my is name is Tyra Fox. I am 13 years old in grade 8 at Bishop Lloyd middle school. I love to play Volleyball, Soccer, Football, and Floor Hockey. I have also been in 4-H for 5 years. Some of my hobbies are spending time with my horse, Dude, working on my 4-H animals, hanging with friends and spending time with my family. My family and I run Justamere Farms were we raise Black Angus cattle and show them across Canada and the US. Tyra Fox My name is Callie Gibson; along with my parents, Clayton and Corinne Gibson, and my two younger brothers Cade and Coy, we own and operate Six Mile Ranch. I thoroughly enjoy being a part of the cattle industry and especially take pleasure in being involved in the Angus breed. I find it exciting to meet new people and be able to attend and experience many different events. I was recently elected to the position of Secretary on the Saskatchewan Junior Angus Association board. On previous occasions I have been a director on this board and also Vice-President. I am currently in my second year of university, at the University of Regina. I am enrolled in the secondary education program with a major in Chemistry and a minor in Physical Education. University is a new chapter in my life which I am thoroughly enjoying. I look forward to seeing everyone out and about once the fall sales and shows get into full swing. I hope harvest went well for everyone and that summer was enjoyable for all of you. Hoping to see you all soon! Callie Gibson Hi! My name is Ty Hicks. I am 14 years old and ranch with my family at Mortlach. This is my third year as a director for the Saskatchewan Junior Angus Association. I enjoy playing all school sports as well as roping and participating in Versatile Ranch Horse type competitions. I was very happy to be able to participate in the GOAL conference and especially Showdown at Weyburn this year. I hope to help the board with more activities and look forward to an exciting year for the cattle industry. Ty Hicks Hi, my name is Wacey Mccaw. I have been a director on the Saskatchewan Junior Angus Associaton for two years and I have been to two Showdowns and two GOAL Conferences. I really believe that both of these functions are very great for the industry and getting juniors more involved in their association. On our farm ten minutes south of Whitewood we raise prospect steer calves on our Angus cross cows and we also use an Angus bull as our clean up bull. I am very active in 4-H - I show Angus cross calves and I have very good success with them. Wacey McCaw Hello, my name is Shane Roger. I am 16 years old and live on a farm north of Balgonie, SK. My family and I raise a herd of purebred Black Angus cattle. I have been in 4-H for 10 going on 11 years now, and have been on the club board numerous times. Over my 10 years I have attended over 30 different cattle shows all across the Prairie Provinces. Out of those 30 I have shown cattle in 20 of them. I love to be in 4-H because it gives me a chance to share the knowledge that I have been given to others, and it gives me a chance to meet many new people. Being in 4-H is a very big part of my life, and I encourage it to all others. I have been a member of the Canadian Junior Angus Association for 8 going on 9 years, as well as the Saskatchewan Junior Angus Association. This was my first year attending the GOAL conference held in Saskatoon and I also went to Showdown in Weyburn. I enjoy being part of the CJAA and the SJAA because it gives me a chance to meet many other cattle breeders, and helps me meet new people. I have enjoyed being in the cattle industry and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Shane Roger My name is Brookelynn Tetzlaff. I am from Viscount and I’m thirteen years old and in grade eight. I have been in 4-H for about four years now. On our farm we own Black and Red Angus cattle. I have been talking voice lessons for five years and I love to perform on stage. I have been dancing for ten years. In the past I have taken Jazz, tap, ballet, musical theatre, hip-hop, and song and dance solo. I enjoy it a lot. I am very excited to be a part of the Junior Angus association. I look forward to seeing and meeting many new people in the Angus business. Brookelynn Tetzlaff Hey everyone hope your summer went great and did not fly by to fast! I am Erin Toner and I will be serving on the board as the SJAA vice-president this year. I have been on the board acting as a director, secretary, and president in the past. I have been a member of the Saskatchewan Junior Angus Association as well as the Canadian Junior Angus Association for many years. This year I am also serving my first term on our national junior board as one of the Saskatchewan directors. I grew up on a farm north of Kelfield with my parents Bob and Shonda as well as my brother and sister, Cody and Carmen. Currently, I am enrolled in my second year of Elementary Education at the University of Regina. I keep myself busy with school and intramural sports at the University such as volleyball. I am very excited to once again be on the SJAA executive. I am pleased to see there are some new young directors joining our board and becoming more active in the SJAA. I hope to see you all down the road at shows and junior events. Erin Toner Hi - I’m Cole Ward and this is my first year as a director on the Saskatchewan Junior Angus Board. I live just 20 minutes out of Saskatoon on my family farm, Ward’s Red Angus. We mainly raise Red Angus but I own my own herd of Blacks (C Wards Black Angus). I am currently in Grade 11 at Delisle Composite School. I enjoy many school sports such as Football and Basketball. I have enjoyed taking part in many Junior Angus events and am looking forward to being part of the board. Cole Ward Hello everyone! My name is Katie Wright, I’m 17 years old, in grade 12 and attend school at Kinistino, Saskatchewan. I live on our family farm “Wright Livestock” near Melfort, SK where we run approximately 50 purebred Red Angus cows, approximately 50 purebred Black Angus cows and around 85 Angus x commercial cows. I have been involved in showing cattle in 4-H for 11 years in the Meskanaw-Elthelton 4-H beef club. I also help show our purebred Red Angus and Black Angus cattle at local fairs, Junior Angus events, Fall Fair in Saskatoon, SK, and at Agribition in Regina, SK. I play senior volleyball and do track and field as well as hold down a part time job as a lifeguard in Melfort SK. This will be my 4th year of being on the board for the Saskatchewan Junior Angus Association. My first two years I was a director at large, my third year I was the secretary and this year I am currently serving as the president, which I am very excited about! I am looking forward to seeing and meeting many new enthusiastic people. Katie Wright Hello. My name is Eric Yewsuk. I am 20 years old and currently I am employed at KMK Sales in Humboldt, SK which is a Massey-Ferguson dealership as well as Gleaner, Fendt and Versatile. I live near Humboldt now but am originally from Wynyard where I grew up on our farm, U6 Livestock. I help out as much as I can on the farm. We run about 120 purebred Red cows and sell bulls at the East Central Bull Power Sale in Yorkton in mid March each year. ■ Eric Yewsuk