Sam Houston Goat Association

3-23-10 Meeting Minutes

The meeting was called to order at 7:33p.m. with 5 members in attendance.

The minutes of the previous meeting were read by CD Martin. Motion to accept the minutes made by Gary Horne, seconded by Tim Wojcik and unanimously voted in.

The treasurer’s report was read by Kim Martin. The ending balance was noted as $3009.00 on the excel spreadsheet. The cents were not carried down and an amendment of .64 was made to the final balance making it $3009.64. Motion to accept treasurer’s report with the amendments made by Gary Horne, seconded by Catherine Griffin and unanimously voted in.

Old Business

1) CD Martin contacted TJLA (Texas Junior Livestock Association) about SHGA hosting a show in the near future (summer/August). He was advised that the coordinator would call him back. CD has yet to hear from them, perhaps due to the current busy show season. CD will stay on top of it to inquire what we need to do in order to host a show. Discussion and decision made to open the show to lambs, also.

2) San Jacinto fair upcoming in Sept. This fair is taking place in the county of member Gary Horne. SHGA will sponsor grand and reserve buckle for the fair show. The San Jacinto committee is currently not ready to receive donations/sponsorships. SHGA will vote on the specifics in the future when the committee is ready.

San Jacinto Fair continued…. SHGA will buy up to 3 goats at the final sale. $750.00 will be split between/among the purchases. SHGA members will solicit additional donations to increase the amount of purchase at least $1500.00. Motion to purchase and solicit additional funds made by Kim Martin, seconded by Gary Horne and unanimously voted in.

3) Goat Mountain at the upcoming Montgomery County Fair was further discussed. Catherine Griffin is providing up to 10 does with babies. Different breeds will be represented; Nubian, Alpine, Oberhasli, and Kiko. Move in date is April 8th. The Fair committee sets up the mountain, fencing and water supply. Catherine provides feed troughs, water troughs, feed and daily care for the goats. For the purpose of education and interest laminated pictures of the goats with their breed information will be hung on the fencing at child height. The county extension office has stated that they would pay for copies. Depending upon circumstances, milking demonstrations may be given. Kellar Martin has volunteered to help at Goat Mountain. Kim Martin will check into obtaining a windmill for additional decoration. The date and time of the building of the mountain has not been announced. CD Martin will advise all the members when this information is available.

4) The Facebook account has been set up but is not active. The account needs to be linked with the SHGA email with hotmail. Catherine Griffin is unable to complete the set up without the password for the hotmail account. CD Martin will check into obtaining the password information and advise in the near future.

5) Meetings will be held every other month on the 4th Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Special meetings or email conferences will be scheduled if necessary between meeting dates. For example, a special meeting about the TJLA show will need to be called.

6) Tim Wojcik put together a draft of a tri-fold brochure to be used for marketing and educational purposes for SHGA. Everyone looked at it and gave input about additional entries to the text. Tim will work on it some more and present the brochure at next meeting. The county extension office will pay for copying. A suggestion was made that the brochures can be distributed to FFA and 4H groups advising them that SHGA has information for purchasing show wethers and contact information for local breeders.

New Business

1) Catherine Griffin made a suggestion of SHGA participating in area parades. This interested some of the members and will be discussed at a future meeting.

Motion to adjourn was made by Tim Wojik

Sponsors for prizes are still needed for this show. If you arre interested please email.
Thanks
SHGA

Meeting called to order by: CD Martin
Minutes read by: No minutes from October meeting
Finance report read by: Kim Martin
Attendees: Mike Heimer, Kim & CD Martin, Tim Wojcik, Anthony Olivieri, Mike Linsilata

Old Business

Market Goat Show; December 5th
Discussion was made about the upcoming SHGA show in December. We need volunteers to help set up the show ring at the Fair grounds on Friday evening starting at 6pm. Mike L. has agreed to find scales for the weigh in of animals. CD was nominated to announce the show. Weigh in cards will be provided by SHGA and a sponsor board will be furnished by Kim M. The Lonestar Tradition 4-H club will supply the sodas for the concession and Darrel to bring a pit to heat the briskets for sandwiches. There will also be breakfast burritos served. SHGA will also provide candy and chips for the concession stand. The paper goods left over from the extravaganza will be used for this show. We will need to contact the DeLanges for these items. Tim and or Patti will contact William Schroeder to confirm that he will judge the show. Mike L. and or Jen will stop be the feed store to ask for paper numbers for the contestants. Kim M. stated she will bring laptop and printer to use for the printing of classes. Mike L. has received to Grand and Reserve belt buckles. Kim M. is shopping for the jackets and will have them monogrammed. Tim W. will order the duffle bags and ribbons for the show.

New Business

Discussion was made about a Christmas social to be held in December by Mike H. After the market goat show we will gather together and discuss where everybody would like to meet for this social in December.

The meeting date has been a concern to some of our members due to the lack of attendance. It has been agreed on setting a new date to hold the SHGA meeting to the fourth (4th) Tuesday of each month starting in January.

Discussion was made to contact Mitsi to speak at the SHGA showmanship clinic in January. CD will contact her for availability.

Next meeting

Dec. 5, 2009 (At the conclusion of the Market Goat Show)

Upcoming events

SHGA Market Goat Show – Dec. 5th, 2009

Meeting was called to order by Pres. Mike Linsalata. Members present were: Pres. Mike L.; Sec. Kim Duve & husband Darryl; Treas. Kim Martin & husband CD; Jan Eiland; Larry & Carole Delange; Tim Wojcik & Patti Pitman; Greg Payne; Brian & Lee Owens; & prospective member Jason Galan. The previous months minutes were read by Sec. Kim D. & Treas. Kim M. gave the treasurer’s report with an ending balance of $3,134.77.

First order of business was the election of a new Vice President. CD Martin was nominated by Pres. Mike L. and was elected by a majority vote. Congratulations CD! We look forward to working with you.

Second order of business was the meal to be served at the Fall Extravaganza. It was decided that we would need two more goats & several briskets. Members Darryl Duve, Greg Payne, & Brian Owens will again be doing the cooking for us for the Extravaganza & they will be in charge of getting all the meat & supplies for the pit together. Thanks Guys. We sure appreciate it. Other members will be in charge of purchasing the rest of the food & serving supplies needed from Sam’s Club. Also we are still in need of door prizes so if anyone knows of any friends or businesses that might be interested in donating something please let them know.

The 2009 Fall Extravaganza will be held this year in the new Master Gardener building at the Montgomery County Extension Office. The date is Sat. Sept. 19th from 9:00am-4:00pm. Coni Ross will be the guest speaker & the cost is $20.00 per person or $40.00 per farm & this includes lunch. For Information Contact: Mike Linsalata 936-718-6976 or Mike Heimer at 936-539-7822. Please make checks payable to SHGA & mail to Montgomery County Extension Office at 9020 FM 1484/Airport Rd. Conroe, TX 77303. Pre-registration deadline is Sept. 16, 2009 or you can register at the door.

The next order of business was a discussion of the December Market Goat Show on Dec. 5, 2009. Patti has confirmed Judge Schroeder for that date. Patti & Tim have reworded our flyers for this show & had them available to everyone at the meeting. We decided to allocate $250.00-$350.00 for Judge Schroeder’s fee & expenses. Buckles will be awarded to Grand & Reserve winners. Sponsers for awards are still needed as are suggestions for class winner awards. Buckles will be purchased from Superior Tropheys in New Waverly. We had 40 entries for this show last year & hope to have more than that this year so everyone mark your calenders for this show.

In other business: The Texas A&M Clinic on Small Ruminates is scheduled for Sept. 30, 2009. This should be very educational & informative for any members who wish to attend.

A motion to adjourn was made by Greg Payne & seconded by Jan Eiland. Meeting was adjourned by Pres. Mike Linsalata.

Sponsorship per bag $35.00

Thanks so much.

Patti

Meeting was brought to order at 7:30pm by President Mike Linsalata with Jenifer Linsalata filling in for secretary Kim Duve who was late again. Sorry folks. Thanks Jen. Members present were: President Mike L. & wife Jenifer Linsalata; Extension Agent Mike H.; Tim Wojcik & Patti Pitman; Gary Horne; Jan Eiland &, finally, Secretary Kim Duve.

The first order of business was to talk about food for the Extravaganza which will consist of Goat, brisket & sausage, potatoe salad & beans from Sam’s Club. The Extravaganza will be held at the Ag. Pavillion on September 19th, 2009. Flyers have been sent out to all feed stores & 4-H Clubs. We still need Connie Ross’s full agenda on what she is going to talk about.

The next order of business was paying bills. Patti needed a check for the new website. Mike L. was going to have Treasurer Kim M. drop one off at the Ag office for her to pick up. Greg Payne had submitted an invoice from the Waller Co. Fair Assoc. for the two sponsorships we are sponsoring. Treasurer Kim M. has already sent a check to them for the sponsorships so that has been taken care of. The Waller County Fair starts Oct. 1st, 2009.

The next order of business was our Market Goat Show scheduled for Sat. December 5th, 2009 at the Fairgrounds. Registration & weigh-in will be from 7:00-8:30am & the show will start at 9:00am. We need to change our 2008 Wether Goat Show flyers to reflect the changes for this year & have them available to hand out at the Sept. 19th Goat Extravaganza with Connie Ross & also at Goat Tag-In for the Fair on Oct. 27th. Patti contacted Mr. Schroeder regarding judging our show. He is interested but needs a confirmed date. The date is confirmed for Dec. 5th so she will be getting back with him to let him know. It was also decided that we will Not be having an ABGA sponsored breeders show Or a Commercial Doe Show for this year.

As mentioned, Tag-In for the Montgomery Co. Fair Goat Show is October 27th, 2009. If you have not yet purchased show wethers for the fair it is time to start thinking about that. Some of our members Do still have show wethers for sale for anyone who is interested. The Montgomery Co. Fair will run from April 9th-19th this year with goats showing on Tues. April 13th.

In new business we had a discussion of what clinics we wished to put on for 4-H & FFA members. It was decided that we would have a Nutrition & Hoof-Trimming Clinic in Nov. on the third Thursday from 6:30-8:00pm with our regularly scheduled meeting to follow. On Jan. 14th, 2010 we will be holding a Grooming & Fitting Clinic to be held at the new Ag. Pavilion. Mitzi Smith was mentioned as a possible Showmanship presenter for this clinic. Contacts to be assigned at the August meeting next month.

A motion to adjourn was made by President Mike L. & seconded by Sec. Kim D. & the meeting was adjourned.