ANNUAL GATHERING and MEETING MARCH 1 & 2, 2024 AT BRANSON, MO

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The 25th annual Heartland Highland Cattle Association Gathering and meeting is scheduled for Saturday, March 2, 2024.  Check out our guest speakers, Ray Shatney and Janet Steward from Shat Acres Highlands in VT who are the oldest Highland breeders in the United States.  They will tell us about their beginnings with Highlands and also some very helpful information about raising Highlands.

Don't miss this great opportunity to meet and learn from them.

They will be introduced at the "Meet and Greet" on Friday night, March 1st in the Table Rock room.

On Saturday, March 2nd, the event begins at 10AM with registration.  The first presentation will be at 11:30 by Janet Steward, topic of her choice.  The potluck luncheon will be at 12:30 to 1:30pm.

The afternoon presentation will begin at 1:30 with topics chosen by Ray and Janet.  It will be a hand-ons so you can take notes and ask questions.

The annual meeting and election of directors will follow the presentations.  If time after the meeting they will be able to ask questions of Janet and Ray, discuss questions and general discussion.

There will be live streaming on Facebook.  If you are unable to attend, that will be a way to say engaged with the happenings.

There will be time after the evening banquet to ask questions of Ray and Janet also.  The Juniors will have a question and answer venue to see which breeders know the answers.  

Throughout the day,  there is a Silent Auction to benefit the Junior Scholarship fund.  Junior Scholarship winners will be named and presented with a certificate and check.  The Lee Wolfgang Educational and Promotional award will also be presented.  

You will receive a letter in the mail as a formal announcement of the Meeting and Gathering.  There will be banquet tickets, candidate ballot, scholarship raffle tickets and the agenda for the day.  Be sure to make your hotel reservations early, as they book up quickly.  

For Hotel Reservations, contact Branson Towers Hotel  236 Shepherd of the Hills Expressway, Branson, MO 65616   PHONE NUMBER 417.336.4500  ask for room Heartland Highland Cattle Assoc. 

Ray Shatney and Janet Steward, Shat Acres Highland, Plainfield, VT