MLA LIFETIME MEMBER CECIL HIME AND HIS RIDING STEER HIDALGO MAKE FRONT PAGE NEWS!!

MLA LIFETIME MEMBER CECIL HIME AND HIS RIDING STEER HIDALGO MADE FRONT PAGE NEWS IN THE OTTUMWA COURIER NEWSPAPER!! Cecil, his wife Aschere and family were attending the MLA 13th Annual Qualifying Show at the June 19, 2010 Wapello Co Fair in Eldon, Iowa. Hidalgo was also crowned the Champion Senior Haltered Steer and the Grand Champion All Age Haltered Steer! For more information on Hidalgo and other Hime Champion Longhorns contact Cecil 641-799-2039 To view the front page article visit
www.ottumwacourier.com/

SPECIAL K COMMENCHEROS REPEATS AS MLA ALL AGE GRAND CHAMPION NON HALTERED STEER!! SPECIAL K RIO LOBO NAMED RESERVE GRAND CHAMP NON HALTERED STEER!!

SPECIAL K COMMENCHEROS, AT AGE 15 HAS ADDED ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP TO HIS RESUME! THE GRAY FLEA SPECKED STEER WAS NAMED CHAMPION SENIOR STEER AND ALL AGE GRAND CHAMPION STEER AT THE 13TH ANNUAL MLA QUALIFYING SHOW IN ELDON IOWA AT THE WAPELLO COUNTY FAIR. HIS PASUTRE MATE SPECIAL K RIO LOBO, AN EIGHT YEAR OLD RED AND BLACK STEER WAS CROWNED RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR STEER AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION ALL AGE NON HALTERED STEER. Both steers are owned by MLA Treasurer Kent Krutsinger and reside at his rural Chariton, Special K Longhorns ranch. For more information contact Kent
641-344-4716 or visit his website at www.buymycattle.blogspot.com

MLA LIFETIME ASSOCIATE MEMBER MARY SAVAGE JUDGED CHAMPION ADULT SHOWMAN AT THE 13TH ANNUAL MLA QUALIFING SHOW JUNE 19, 2010!!

MLA LIFETIME ASSOCIATE MEMBER, MARY SAVAGE FROM SALEM, IOWA REIGNS AS THE CURRENT MLA ADULT SHOWMANSHIP WINNER!!! Mary won her title at the 13th Annual MLA Qualifying Show at the Wapello Co Fair in Eldon, Iowa on June 19, 2010. After some serious coaxing on the PA system by Show announcer Kent Krutsinger, that at times crossed the line into harrassment, Mary reluctantly agreed to particapate with 6 other ladies in the Adult Showmanship Class. Krutsinger had to offer up his mother and MLA President and Show Secretary Judy Krutsinger to parcipate in the class before Miss Savage agreed to throw her hat into the show ring. 5 female spectators from the crowd also signed up with all 7 ladies borrowing halterbroke animals from the Cecil and Aschere Hime showstring.

CALLING ALL COWS!!!! TO MLA'S 13TH ANNUAL QUALIFYING AND YOUTH SHOWS!!

CALLING ALL COWS AND THEIR OWNERS!!!! To MLA'S 13th Annual Qualifying and Youth Shows, Saturday June 20. 2009 at the Wapello County Fair in Eldon, Iowa(SE).
Qualifying Shows for both haltered and nonhaltered heifers, steers, bulls and cows.
Haltered Youth Show. Show is ITLA Qualifying, however TLBAA registered cattle are welcome to show. For more information contact MLA Show Chair Kent Krutsinger circuitrider37@hotmail.com or 641-344-4716.

THATE WINS MLA HEIFER RAFFLE--DONATES HEIFER BACK TO MLA!!!!

MLA MEMBER JOHN THATE OF FAIRMONT MINNESOTA WAS THE WINNER OF OUR JUNE 21, 2008 HEIFER RAFFLE!!! John graciously donated the heifer back to MLA and the heifer IWA ELLIE is now for sale with proceeds benefiting MLA advertising and breed promotion. Price is $750 and includes nylon halter and lead rope and show halter. Ellie is very gentle and is currently residing at Special K Longhorns near Chariton, Iowa. Ellie is registered with ITLA and TLBAA and has been shown at shows in Nebraska and Iowa. For pics of her sire and dam and pedigree click on the archive posts on this site dated January 2008. For more information on purchasing Ellie contact MLA Treasurer Kent Krutsinger circuitrider37@hotmail.com or 641-344-4716. VISIT OUR MLA WEBSITE AT www.midwesternlonghorn.com

PICTURES FROM MLA'S 11TH ANNUAL TEXAS LONGHORN SHOW AT THE WAPELLO COUNTY FAIR IN ELDON IOWA JUNE 2007. pics courtesy of Shadow Seaman

GOT HORNS??? HEY CHECK THIS OUT!!

You're invited to visit Special K Longhorns new weblog @ http://www.buymycattle.blogspot.com/ where

National Champion Quality Texas Longhorn Trophy Steers like the 96 1/2" ttt horned Special K Woodrow pictured above are for sale, along with Show winning cows and fancy pasture producing Texas Longhorn cows, heifers, herdsires and herdsire prospects, as well as fancy roping stock and grain and grass fed Texas Longhorn beef.

START HALTERBREAKING THOSE CALVES FOR MLA'S 12TH ANNUAL LONGHORN SHOW!!

Start halterbreaking those longhorn calves and be ready to join us for MLA's 12th Annual Qualifying and Youth Shows at the Wapello County Fair in Eldon, Iowa Saturday June 21. All Youth entries will be FREE!! Don't want to bother with halterbreaking? Then enter our nonhalter show where cattle show loose in the arena!! It's a sight to behold when the majestic trophy steers take the arena sporting 7-8 ft horn spreads!! For more information visit the MLA website at http://www.midwesternlonghorn.com/ and click on the Eldon Show icon at the left side of the screen or email circuitrider37@hotmail.com

CHARLIE HENAMAN WINS MLA LONGHORN HEADMOUNT RAFFLE!!

Congratulations to MLA member Charlie Henaman of Hartley Iowa for winning our 2007 Longhorn Headmount Raffle. Thanks to all the MLA members who bought and sold tickets and to everyone who helped MLA by purchasing tickets. Thanks to everyone our fundraising goal was achieved.

Watch for our 2008 Texas Longhorn Raffle kicking off in January '08 raising funds for our Midwestern Longhorn Youth Association and allowing us to offer everyone FREE YOUTH ENTRIES at our 12th Annual MLA Youth Show in June 2008 at the Wapello County Fair in

Eldon, Iowa(SE). BIG LONGHORN THANKS to MLA members Todd and Kathy Groharing for donating the 2007 model Longhorn heifer we will be raffling. The heifer IWA Ellie will be halterbroke and ready for the showring and dual registered with the ITLA and TLBAA for the rafffle winner. For more information on the Groharing's breeding program check out their website at www.iwalonghorns.com.