Guests were treated to cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and the
chance to visit with old friends as well as meet new ones.
At around 6:00 Mi. Joe Valentine welcomed the crowd that
had filled the grand ballroom at the Doral Tesoro Hotel. He
introduced his fellow hosts for this extraordinary event,
Mr. Bill Hudson and Mr. John Stockton, each of whom spoke
briefly to the sale guests. Mr. Valentine made several
acknowledgements and presentations before turning things
over to Mr. Hudson for the introduction and presentation of
a very special guest, a man that part of this night was
dedicated to honor, Col. Eddie Wood. Mr. Hudson spoke about
the fact that we should honor those to whom honor is due.
He spoke of a few of the many things that Col. Wood had
done for this great breed of cattle and the breeders who
raise them. He then called Dr. Zach Dameron and Charlie and
Doris Snyder, the driving forces behind the Col. Eddie and
Joyce Wood Scholarship Fund, forward to make a special
presentation to Col. Wood and his wife Joyce. Dr. Dameron
and Mr. Snyder both spoke about the legendary auctioneer's
many years of service and goodness that he and his wife
have shared with this industry before calling the Woods
forward for the presentation. The Woods made their way to
the front through the standing ovation of the entire room.
After the crowd quieted down Col. Wood was presented with
an original oil painting of the photo that had been used on
the cover of his sale catalogs for 40 annual sales. The
Woods thanked everyone for their generosity and then
announced that the scholarship, in their honor, would be
given to an Oklahoma University for a Rodeo Scholarship.
Mr. Hudson turned things over to Auctioneer, Bruce McCarty,
for the start of the fundraiser and art auction. The first
donated item, a Longhorn yearling heifer, originally
donated by Panther Creek Ranch was purchased and re-donated
by Rob Fenza, Bill Hudson and John Allen before being
purchased the last time by Larry Stewart. A total of
$23,500 was raised for the Col. Eddie and Joyce Wood
Scholarship Fund from the sale of this heifer. Other
donated items raised an additional $3850 to be added to the
Scholarship Fund, making the total over $41,300. At the
conclusion of the art auction, it was time for the Legacy
Sale II Sponsors Spotlight Heifer Sale. Before starting the
sale, Mr. Valentine took a moment to introduce and
recognize this year's sale sponsors, Bow Carpenter, H.C.
& Lynnda Carter, Wes & Carol Chancey, Rob Fenza,
Ben & Ann Graven, Butch & Kelly Geurin, Dave &
Sheila Hovingh, Ron & Barbara Marquess, Red &
Charline McCombs and Larry & Deborah Stewart. Now it
was time for the start of the heifer sale, with the fast
paced bidding at the Spotlight Heifer Sale, the Legacy
weekend was off to a blazing start. The top selling heifer
was JBM Miss Brooke at $22,000. She was consigned by Hudson
Longhorns and was purchased by Bow Carpenter. With a bid of
$20,000 Ben Gravett purchased the second high-selling
heifer, PC Cinnamon Spice. She was consigned by Panther
Creek Ranch. Lazy L Longhorns consigned the third
high-selling heifer, HL Diamond Dust, which sold for
$16,000. She was purchased by Panther Creek Ranch. When the
dust settled, the eleven elite heifers grossed $119,100 for
an average of $10,827. After the sale, from all the
accounts I was given, most partied until the wee morning
hours of the next day.
Attendees awoke the next day to overcast skies and the
threat of rain, which was almost as exciting as the sale
for the Texans who have been battling drought and
wildfires. With the main event hours away, some of those
attending the Friday evening events opted to sleep in,
others were up and out for a day of golf or shopping before
the rains set in. Then, as evening approached, everyone
began to gather around in the foyer in the hopes of one
last look at the cattle before the start of the sale but it
was not to be, the heavy rains were here to stay awhile.
Before the sale, guests were treated to cocktails at 5:00
pm followed by a three course meal of prime rib with all
the trimmings. As the crowd of Longhorn enthusiasts, from
all walks of life, dressed in their finest, finished their
five star meals they were welcomed by Sale Host, Joe
Valentine. Mr. Valentine introduced the other sale
sponsors, Mr. Bill Hudson and Mr. John Stockton, each of
whom briefly spoke to the crowd about the sale and their
love of the cattle. Mr. Hudson took a moment to recognize
and acknowledge all associations' officers, directors and
special guests. He also presented a few of these guests
with special awards. After the presentations, Mr. Hudson
turned things over to sale auctioneer, Bruce McCarty.
The first item to go on the auction block was a donated
lot, a heifer from Splash Of Color Longhorns with all the
proceeds to go to the Mosser Memorial Scholarship honoring
the late Philip Lee Mosser and Vicki Mosser, the son and
wife of TLBAA member Rex Mosser. The heifer was sold and
re-donated six times before selling the last time to
Bernice Moore. A total of $36,000 was raised from the sale
of the heifer. The money raised will help members of the
TLBT attend college. The Mosser Memorial Scholarship
committee awarded three $3,000 scholarships at the event.
There was a special lot offered by Mr. Bill Hudson, one of
his favorite trophy steers JS Legacy. Mr. Hudson donated
all the proceeds from the sale of the steer to the Butler
Longhorn Museum in League City, Texas. Mr. Rex Mosser
placed the winning bid on this beautiful steer and the
Butler Longhorn Museum received $20,000.
A Shot At Art !
THE DAILY NEWS : SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2006 : GALVISTON
COUNTY TEXAS
Artist Terry Jones uses confiscated
weapons in his sculptures
By RICHARD KOTRLA Correspondent
LEAGUE CITY - One man's junk is Terry Jones' treasure. Everything from hood ornaments
firearms confiscated by police end up in this Central Texans art.
"My sculptures are only as good as the junk I put in them," said Jones.
Weapons confiscated and recently destroyed by the League City Police Department will be used in a longhorn head sculpture that will be on display at the Butler Longhorn Museum in League City.
More than 100 weapons confiscated in traffic stops or used in crimes will be part of the sculpture.
"This will be one of two pieces that I have sculpted from confiscated weapons," Jones said. "The first was for the sheriff's department in Leon County."
Jones, who owns an antique store in Jewett, has a longhorn head he sculpted earlier on display at the Butler Longhorn Museum. This piece is on loan until he completes the one using weapons confiscated in League City.
"In the addition to the weapons, I am hoping local residents will donate metal pieces that are significant to them and perhaps the area that I can include in this longhorn sculpture," he said. "They can contact the museum if they have something they want to be a part of the sculpture."
Jones' foray into metal sculpting grew out of the antique store.
"There are a lot of antiques that never sell, and they end up on the scrap pile," he said. "And somewhere along the way, I acquired a welding machine.
"So one afternoon, I started welding together some of the discarded antiques into different shapes. And then I put some of them on display in my antique store, and they started selling."
Inspired by the interest in his art, he began to weld more things together.
Most of his works are of animals and fish, although he has sculpted scrap metal into other interesting shapes.
"I like sculpting animals, particularly things like longhorns, horses and pigs," he said. "And I have really started liking to sculpt fish of various sizes, with my largest being 3 feet."
Recently, he sculpted a dog for a customer.
"She brought the dog over, and I took exact measurements," said Jones. "I just recently finished the piece, and I am proud to say it looks likes her dog, down to being the exact same size."
Jones says customers will bring in metal items that are significant to them and ask him to turn them into sculptures.
"I have taken surgical instruments and other metal related to the medical field and have turned them into sculptures.
Some of the confiscated weapons Terry Jones uses in his art.
"And I have taken a lot of old farm implements and welded them into sculptures for present and former farming families."
Some of the more unusual sculptures contain family heirlooms, such as jewelry. Jones often turns those into paperweights.
"I think that's pretty neat, because they can display them and not worry about them being stolen," he said. "The paperweights are too heavy and big for someone to stick in their pocket or purse."
"If you really look at one of my sculptures, you see lots of strange and unusual things mounted inside them," he said. "I like to have fun with my art and so I like to incorporate some surprises into a piece."
How does he decide what to weld?
"Ideas just pop into my head, and then I start looking for the right junk to weld," Jones said. "Some of the ideas I have are not yet sculpture, but will be.
"One thing I want to weld is a life-size longhorn steer, but I just haven't had the time."
Artist Terry Jones uses confiscated
weapons in his sculptures
By RICHARD KOTRLA Correspondent
LEAGUE CITY - One man's junk is Terry Jones' treasure. Everything from hood ornaments
firearms confiscated by police end up in this Central Texans art.
"My sculptures are only as good as the junk I put in them," said Jones.
Weapons confiscated and recently destroyed by the League City Police Department will be used in a longhorn head sculpture that will be on display at the Butler Longhorn Museum in League City.
More than 100 weapons confiscated in traffic stops or used in crimes will be part of the sculpture.
"This will be one of two pieces that I have sculpted from confiscated weapons," Jones said. "The first was for the sheriff's department in Leon County."
Jones, who owns an antique store in Jewett, has a longhorn head he sculpted earlier on display at the Butler Longhorn Museum. This piece is on loan until he completes the one using weapons confiscated in League City.
"In the addition to the weapons, I am hoping local residents will donate metal pieces that are significant to them and perhaps the area that I can include in this longhorn sculpture," he said. "They can contact the museum if they have something they want to be a part of the sculpture."
Jones' foray into metal sculpting grew out of the antique store.
"There are a lot of antiques that never sell, and they end up on the scrap pile," he said. "And somewhere along the way, I acquired a welding machine.
"So one afternoon, I started welding together some of the discarded antiques into different shapes. And then I put some of them on display in my antique store, and they started selling."
Inspired by the interest in his art, he began to weld more things together.
Most of his works are of animals and fish, although he has sculpted scrap metal into other interesting shapes.
"I like sculpting animals, particularly things like longhorns, horses and pigs," he said. "And I have really started liking to sculpt fish of various sizes, with my largest being 3 feet."
Recently, he sculpted a dog for a customer.
"She brought the dog over, and I took exact measurements," said Jones. "I just recently finished the piece, and I am proud to say it looks likes her dog, down to being the exact same size."
Jones says customers will bring in metal items that are significant to them and ask him to turn them into sculptures.
"I have taken surgical instruments and other metal related to the medical field and have turned them into sculptures.
Some of the confiscated weapons Terry Jones uses in his art.
"And I have taken a lot of old farm implements and welded them into sculptures for present and former farming families."
Some of the more unusual sculptures contain family heirlooms, such as jewelry. Jones often turns those into paperweights.
"I think that's pretty neat, because they can display them and not worry about them being stolen," he said. "The paperweights are too heavy and big for someone to stick in their pocket or purse."
"If you really look at one of my sculptures, you see lots of strange and unusual things mounted inside them," he said. "I like to have fun with my art and so I like to incorporate some surprises into a piece."
How does he decide what to weld?
"Ideas just pop into my head, and then I start looking for the right junk to weld," Jones said. "Some of the ideas I have are not yet sculpture, but will be.
"One thing I want to weld is a life-size longhorn steer, but I just haven't had the time."