Stock show checks to be handed out
By Kathy Thomson
FFA and 4-H exhibitors who sold their project animals through the Shackelford County Youth and Livestock Association premium auction during the 2020 county stock show can drive by the Depot and pick up their checks this Friday, May 8 between 5:00 and 6:00 p.m.
Pens at the ag barn used by exhibitors must be clean, and any bills, including auction pledges and concession stand charges incurred by exhibitors and their families, must be paid before the checks can be distributed.
Ag instructor Chris Beard, SCYLA treasurer Molly Cauble, and association president Bronco Askew will hand out the sale checks.
“Everyone should stay in their cars,” Askew said. “We will hand out checks to the exhibitors or to their immediate family members only. They can not pick up checks for their friends!”
The auction proceeds are typically distributed to the students during the annual Buyer-Seller Banquet at Nancy Smith Elementary School’s cafeteria. However, this year the banquet, originally planned for Saturday, April 11, had to be cancelled due to COVID-19 school closures and social distancing rules.
“We had to extend the time (to distribute checks) because of everything going on,” Askew said.
Although a little more than $23,000 of pledges are still outstanding, there is now enough in the association’s account to cover checks, but it will dip into the reserve balance needed to cover set-up expenses for the 2021 livestock show.
“Everyone who owes needs to pay,” said Askew.
The board president added that the annual election meeting is still on hold.
“We are waiting until we can meet in person, and I’m not sure what the current rules are for sizes of a meeting,” said Askew. “We know how many directors we have, but we have no way of knowing how many will show up from the general public. Typically we have 20 to 25 people at the meeting.”
The agenda for the meeting includes reviewing the 2020 livestock show and planning for the 2021 event.
“I’m not expecting any major rule changes unless we have complaints, and so far I haven’t heard any,” said Askew. “And unless there are some major objections about the two-day show format, or we can’t get judges to cover the species that we need, we’ll probably also use the same schedule next year. Hopefully, we will again be able to find someone who can judge cattle, rabbits, and chickens on Saturday.”
