Guernsey enthusiasts gathered recently for the National Guernsey Convention was held in Bloomington, Minnesota. Tours, board meetings, banquets, contests, elections and the
National Convention Sale consumed the attendees for the week. A full run down of activities is forth coming but in the meantime here are a few highlights from the convention week.
The National Guernsey Queen contest was held and Stefani Evers(center) of Corvallis, Oregon was selected to represent the breed at Guernsey gatherings for the next year. Assisting her in promotional activities will be the National Guernsey Princess Cara Trotter(left of queen) of Enon Valley, Pennsylvania. Back row from Left: Missouri Queen Leslie Birkenholz, Wisconsin Queen Chelsey Jensen, 2015 National Guernsey Princess Cara Wolohoojian (Vermont), 2015 National Guernsey Queen Jenny McKenna (New York), New York Princess Esther Ripley, Indiana Queen Morgan Lambrecht
The Master Breeder award was presented to Keith Dixon of Dix-Lee Guernseys of Missouri
The Outstanding Youth award went to Laura Jensen of Wisconsin.
Guiding the American Guernsey Association for the next year is the AGA Board of Directors:
Seated: L-R Alan Mann - 1st VP Purebred Publishing & AGA Director, OR; Deb Hoffman - Treasurer/Office Manager; Brian Schnebly - Executive Secretary; Duane Schuler 1st VP AGA & Director, WI.
Standing L-R: Todd Moore - 2nd VP Purebred Publishing & AGA Director, TX; Chris Lang - Pres. Purebred Publishing & AGA Director, OH; David Coon - 2nd VP AGA & Director, NY; David Trotter - President AGA & Director, PA; Cheri Oechsle - Purebred Publishing Managing Editor; Craig Church - AGA Director, Brian Dinderman - AGA Director, IL; (not pictured - Cline Brubaker - AGA Director, VA)
--Photos Courtesy of Purebred Publishing