The Pierian Study Club held their March meeting at the Jordan Cattle Company. The Contact Committee composed of Becky Whitley, Chairman; Sandy Smith; Shelley Jones; and Sandy Kuykendall were hostesses for the event.
Members attending included Marjean Alexander, Donna Baxter, Loy Nell Behrens, Celia Bell, Gail Bruner, Jacqueline Carlson, Susan Clark, Marcia Dyer, Kathleen Hawkins, Karen Henson, Gale Ivy, Jeri Jones, Shelly Jones, Shelly Mahan, Kathy McEwen, Mary Margaret Morehead, Leah Oehrlein, Cydney Pearce, Kay Stowell, Debbie Shahan, Patty Shaw, Marsha Smart, Joanne Weik and Cissy Williams. Associate members Anita Adams, Trish Warren, Sherry Ruddick and Becky Whitley were also present.
Member Donna Baker will be transferring to Associate Member. Because of this, a vacancy will exist in active members. A vote was taken and Catherine Hanrahan was unanimously voted into the club.
A short business meeting was held prior to the program. Kathleen Hawkins, Treasurer, reported on the Scholarship Fund. Reports were made by Projects Committee Chair Shelly Mahan, and Entertainment Chairman Patty Shaw. Cards and Flowers past Chair, Anita Adams, announced that Leah Oehrlein will become new Chairman of that committee.
Nominating Committee Chair Loy Nell Behrens presented for approval the new slate of officers for the next two years. These include: President, Marcia Dyer; First Vice-President, Joanne Weik; Second Vice-President, Cissy Williams; Recording Secretary, Brooke Bagley; Treasurer, Kathleen Hawkins; Historian/Librarian, Audrey Smith; Reporter, Marsha Smart; Parliamentarian, Debbie Shahan; and Nominating Committee Chairman, Celia Bell. Debbie Shahan seconded the approval of slate of officers which was unanimously approved by members.
Ken Jordan, owner of Jordan Cattle was the guest speaker today. Ken, who also serves as Mayor of San Saba, has owned the cattle auction for 37 years. His business provides a huge economic impact to the City of San Saba by providing business for local hotels, motels, B&B’s, restaurants and city utilities.
Jordan Cattle Auction specializes in providing marketing options for cattlemen. They offer two traditional weekly sales and pioneered the sale of premium, health-certified cattle. In addition to weekly auctions and premium, health-certified sales, they offer special sales promoting replacement females, feeder calves and yearlings and breeding bulls. Ken also said they maintain a quality lineup of country cattle where cattle are bought and sold without ever leaving the ranch.
They are also an authorized Gooseneck Trailer dealer and can help in acquiring other agricultural products. Their goal has always been to help producers. Your respect, trust and loyalty are still what’s most important to them, and their word and integrity still remain their most important business.
Thanks, Ken, for a most interesting and informative presentation.
The next meeting will be on April 14, 2022, and will be a visit to Mann Glass Company in Richland Springs.