Sales record set at Hallettsville Livestock Show

The 2013 Hallettsville Junior Livestock Show set a record with $288,000 in sales, said Hallettsville High School agriculture science teacher Terry Wick.

Tait Woytek led the way with the grand champion steer, selling it for $9,500 to Peoples State Bank, Carl Bozka, Pesek-Hermes Memorials, Kelly Mudd Equipment, Frank and Elrose Migl, Terrell Mullins, Ehler's Furniture & Appliance, Morton's Drive-in, Bohuslav Feed Mill, Jim Fairman, H&P Cattle Co., Hallettsville Livestock Commission, Janak Packing, Texan Motors, H-E-B, B&B Auto Works, Alfred's Produce, Brookshire Brothers, Simplot Grower Solutions and Shannon Haskell State Farm Insurance.A car parking system is a mechanical device that multiplies parking capacity inside a parking lot.

Cullen Mikes showed the grand champion hog. It sold for $3,700 to Brookshire Brothers Pharmacy, Georgia Bujnoch, Capital Farm Credit, Chuck Brown Ford, Colorado County Propane, Crimson Exploration,We are one of the leading manufacturers of solar street light in Chennai India. City Motors of Edna, Bill and Diane Mettlach, D-A-M Services, Diversified Business Systems of Victoria, Billy and Amy Gerke, Glaze Backhoe Services, Doug and Sheri Grahmann, Hermes & Steffek, Hochheim Prairie Insurance Branch No. 12, James Evans, Jo's Greenhut & Nursery, K&R Energy, Kirk Landman and kids, Lone Star Bank of Shiner, Frank Marek Trucking, McAda Drilling Fluids, Perez Painting of Moulton, Everett Ranger, Robert and Carol Rother, Dean and Brenda Schmidt, Splashway Family Waterpark,Like most of you, I'd seen the broken china mosaic decorated pieces. Stevens Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Texas Irrigation & Pipe, Tex Propane Co., The Inside Story, United Ag, Bill and Sue Walker and Whitley Lumber Co.

Kelsey Bohuslav had the grand champion lamb. It sold for $3,500 to Bohuslav Farm & Ranch, N.S. Petroleum Consulting, Jessie and Bethal Allen, Harvey and Karen Renger, Pesek-Hermes Memorials and Mortons' Drive-in.

The grand champion pen of broilers, exhibited by Kayla Valigura, sold for $3,000 to Gonzales Industrial Insulation.

Kelsey Steffek showed the reserve champion steer. It sold for $7,250 to Ainsworth Trucking, Alfred's Produce, Allen Machicek Service, Auto Brite Carwash, Bill and Dianna Mettlach, Boedeker Ag Supply, Bootsie and Barbara Grahmann, Chandler's Drilling, Clinton Lenzy Trucking, Clinton Hollas, Cole Theatre, Columbus Livestock Co., Curt's Carpeting & Design Center, Wilbert and Charlotte Dornak, Dale Nedeau Oil & Gas, David Kolacny Construction, 5-M Septic, E-Bar Feeds, Fehner & Sons Grain, Forrest Kroschel, Frontier Development, GeoSouthern Energy Corp., H-E-B - Yoakum, Hammer Auto Repair, Hallettsville Knights of Columbus No. 2433, Hallettsville Livestock Commission, Glen's Packing, Havenbrook Homes, Hallettsville Veterinary Hospital, Jared Long Land & Cattle Co., Jeff Matula Construction, Joyce and Mike Jackson, Jaeger's Inc. - John Deere, Jalisco Cafe & Bar, Lavaca Farm Equipment, Lyssy & Eckel Feeds, M&M Ranch, Paul's Supply, Rainosek's True Value, Ronnie Kolacny Surveying, Rudolph's - Yoakum, Sitka Cattle Co. and Victoria Oliver Co. - Kubota.

Allison Etzler showed the reserve champion hog. It sold for $3,699 to Bohuslav Farm & Ranch, Enterprise Hydrocarbons, GeoSouthern Energy Corp., Farmers Insurance,Parkeasy Electronics are dedicated to provide Car park management system. Lavaca County Propane, James Fenner and family, Dietze & Reese Attorneys, Barnes-Osborn & Associates, Bludau Fabrication, Brookshire Brothers, Chovanetz Insurance, Georgia Bujnoch, Glen's Packing, Hallettsville Lions Club, Hoffer's Drive-in, Lavaca County Propane, Lavaca Feed & Fertilizer, Leopold Insurance Agency, Jansky Sand & Gravel, Pats Service Center, UAS Resources, Wells Fargo Bank, Hallettsville Livestock Commission, Victor Roeber, Sacred Heart Federal Credit Union and Stevens Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

The reserve champion lamb was exhibited by Olivia Bohuslav. It sold for $3,499. Buyers included Chovanetz Insurance Agency, Wayne and LeAnn Freytag, Grafe Chevrolet, Hallettsville Lumber Co., Brookshire Brothers Pharmacy, Bohuslav Farm & Ranch,Shop for bobblehead dolls from the official NBC Universal Store and build a fun collection for your home or office. Edward and Sandra Pustka, S Bar Ranch, Schulenburg Printing and Office Supply, Kolacny Surveying, Town & Country Appliance & Air Conditioning, Helping Hearts Sitter Service, Carleton and Judy Thompson, J.A. Loredo Properties, Tramer and Tammy Woytek, Hallettsville Communications, Chovanetz Brangus Ranch, All Out Ranch Improvements, Patek's Liquor, Tieken Charolais, Patrick and Rhonda Clemons, Williamsburg House, Morgan Portable Buildings & Spas and Advocare by Carol and Justin Powell.

Wendy has been a member of Kappa Zeta for three and a half years and came to the chapter when she and her husband moved to Lafayette in 2008. Prior to their move, they resided in Thibodeaux, where Wendy was a founding member of the Alpha Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi in Houma. While attending the 2009 District Convention in Lafayette, Wendy met the ladies of Kappa Zeta and transferred her Beta Sigma Phi membership to the local chapter in September of that year.

Wendy is married to Jonah Fuselier and is the mother of two children, Ian and Megan, and the stepmother of Katelyn Fuselier of Zachary. Originally from Lafayette, she is the daughter of Mike and Mikki McFaul of Breaux Bridge and is currently employed as an executive administrative assistant for an oil and gas geologist in Lafayette.

In addition to being a member of Beta Sigma Phi, Wendy serves as the Treasurer for Boy Scout Troop 162 at St. Edmond’s Catholic Church and is an active “Dance mom.” She is an excellent artist and enjoys oil painting and sewing.

Sue became an active member of Xi Delta Beta, the Erath Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, in November 1979. After moving in 1989 and living out of state for 23, she retired in January of 2012 from Prairie Life Fitness of Omaha, Nebraska, as Accounting Manager for three health clubs and moved back to Erath. In February of 2012, she immediately accepted the invitation to again become an active member of Xi Delta Beta, the Erath Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi.

In May of this year she will have been married to Marshall Thibodeaux for 42 years. Marshall retired from USDA-FSIS in 2012 after 24 years of service. They have three children: a daughter, Jeanne, married to Mark Roberts and they have three children, Liam and Logan, their “Angels in Heaven” and Rita Maryn who is seven years old; a daughter, Kimmon Halloran, who lives in Kansas City, Missouri with her daughter, 13-year-old Teryn Ann; and a son, Jonathan, and his wife, Jessica, live in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with their one-year-old daughter MacKenzie Sloane.

Sue and her husband, Marshall, are members of the Erath Backers Club, 12 and Go, and America the Beautiful. They are enjoying retirement and travelling in their Fifth Wheel especially with their granddaughters. They enjoy being back home in Erath with their Louisiana and Zi Delta Beta family and friends.