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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Canton residents Don and Ann Metch have been honored |
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by the Texas Polled Hereford Association (TPHA) in recognition of |
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their service to the organization and their contributions to |
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agriculture in the Lone Star State; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in the TPHA since their move to Texas in 1982, |
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Mr. and Mrs. Metch have been invaluable members of the |
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organization, giving generously of their time, talents, and noted |
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leadership abilities; Mr. Metch is a former vice president and |
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president and served as a director from 1988 to 1991; Mrs. Metch, a |
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director of the Texas Poll-ettes from 1985 to 1987, held the offices |
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of vice president and president and had the distinction of being the |
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first voting member of the Poll-ettes on the TPHA Board of |
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Directors; and |
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WHEREAS, This notable couple have been excelling in the field |
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of agriculture since their days as members of 4-H, when they first |
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met; they became involved with Hereford cattle in 1969, following |
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working in the dairy business and crop farming in New Jersey, and |
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today, their 410-acre Texas ranch has grown from nine animals to |
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more than 155 registered Polled Herefords and 10 recipient cows, |
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seven of which have been named Dams of Distinction; they also own a |
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nursery brokerage company, selling plants and trees in Texas, |
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Oklahoma, and New Mexico; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Metch is a past chairman of the Texas Harvest |
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Sale, which he helped organize, a member of the Texas Association of |
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Nurserymen, and secretary and treasurer of the Van Zandt County |
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Farm Bureau; he volunteered for 17 years as a beef club leader with |
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4-H, helping countless young people win state and national awards, |
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and both Mr. and Mrs. Metch have served as delegates to the State |
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Farm Bureau convention and commodity conference; Mr. Metch received |
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the 1991 outstanding Van Zandt County Beef Producer Award, and he |
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was named 1998 Agriculturalist of the Year; Mrs. Metch was named |
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Texas Poll-ette of the Year in 1988; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Metch are active members of the Four |
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Mile Lutheran Church, where she is part of the Altar Guild and he is |
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the cemetery chairman and a former president of the church council; |
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they are also charter members of the Van Zandt County Republican |
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Club; in addition, Mrs. Metch has served as a precinct chairman and |
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election judge, and both have attended the Republican state |
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convention as delegates for the past 22 years; and |
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WHEREAS, With their continuing hard work and dedication to |
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excellence, Don and Ann Metch are making a positive difference in |
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the lives and economic well-being of many, and they are most |
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deserving of special recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Don and Ann Metch on their |
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selection as 2007 Honorees of the Texas Polled Hereford Association |
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and extend to them best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Metch as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |