Dateline: January 31, 2002

PLA conference to discuss water rights  

The Panhandle Livestock Association will hold its 87th annual convention this Saturday, February 2, 2002, at the Ambassador Hotel in Amarillo.

 A marketing panel will be held featuring Jim Reimann, president of Certified Angus Beef; Nick Hammett, a geneticist for Future Beef Operations; and J. D. Sartewell, owner of Port City Stockyards in Sealy. The panel discussion will begin at 9:30 a.m.

A luncheon and general meeting will be held at noon.

Guest speaker will be Paul Terrill of Hazen & Terrill Attorneys of Austin. He will address the “Current Status of Water Rights in Texas Courts.”

A prime rib dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. with Robert Howden appearing as the featured speaker in place of Texas Governor Rick Perry. The cost of the dinner is $25 per person. Attendees will also enjoy musical entertainment provided by the String Technicians.

The Panhandle Livestock Association was started in 1917 by Col. Charles Goodnight, among several other prominent Panhandle cattlemen.

The association is a regional organization which attempts to identify and address problems concerning the local cattle industry. PLA has endowed scholarships at West Texas A&M University and Clarendon College and is currently working on two more scholarships for each of these schools.