The Kansas Livestock Association honored 32 members at the recent KLA Convention for decades of loyalty to the association. This brings the total number of members who have been committed to KLA for 50 years or longer to 146.
Twenty-nine were recognized for 50 years of continuous membership. Those joining KLA in 1972 were Bauer Inc./KFRM 550 AM, Clay Center; Taylor Bemis, Hays; Dan Bird, Manhattan; Black Diamond Angus Ranch, Spearville; BP3 Enterprises LLC, Clifton; Jerry Cox, Sabetha; Arlen Dettmer, Alta Vista; Farmers State Bank, Oakley; First Bank Kansas, Ellsworth; Lamar Fullmer, Dighton; John Gaither, Columbus; Norman R. (Roger) Giles, Bucklin; Goyen Farms, Pratt; O. James (Jim) Hess, Alma; Terry Hobbs, Penokee; Harlan House, Goodland; Ingalls Feed Yard, Ingalls; Larry Johnston, Garden City; the Livestock Marketing Association, Shawnee Mission; Lohrey Cattle Company, Bison; Manhattan Commission Co., Manhattan; Tom Moxley, Council Grove; Nancy Mundhenke, Wichita; Neosho Valley Feeders, Parsons; O’Brien Ranch Enterprises, Hepler; Bill Oswalt, Little River; Jerry Thomas, Council Grove; and Wells Ranch, Gridley. This is the largest group of 50-year members to be honored in one year.
Those reaching the 60-year membership mark in 2022 were Marjory James, Dighton; Charles Moyer, Phillipsburg; and Donald Pagel & Son, Holton.
