The Blog from SandPoint Cattle Company

THANK YOU!

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Thank you to all our buyers, bidders, friends, neighbors, and family for helping make the 9th Annual Power of the Point a great success!
It was a beautiful day full of positive Angus spirit! It was wonderful to see all of you!
Thank you for your confidence in the Power of the Point! We'll see you around the country this fall!

Sale Order/Supplement Sheet Up

2010-08-13T15:16:00.002-06:00

Sale Order and Supplement Sheet for the 2010 "Power of the Point" Female Sale is up on the website on the Sales & Events page.

You can watch the auction and bid at LiveAuctions.com

Call John if you have any questions 308-390-5697

Thank you for you interest in SANDPOINT!

Ultrasound Data for Female Sale 8-14-10

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Ultrasound data for the Female Sale Saturday, August 14, 2010 is available. Please go to www.sandpointcattleco.weebly.com and click on the pdf.

Other update sheets will be posted here as well as they become available.

Videos of Sale Cattle on YouTube

2010-08-12T10:17:00.003-06:00

There are videos of many of the females that will sell this Saturday on our Sales and Events page on the website. Some folks are having trouble viewing them, so we have uploaded them to YouTube for better ease in viewing. Go to www.youtube.com/user/sandpointcattleco

So if you can't make it to Lodgepole to see the cattle in person, this will give you a good idea of how they move and look.

Thank you for your interest in our program! We are looking forward to seeing our Angus friends and colleagues on Friday evening and Saturday!

Fun in the water!

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July 8, 2010 - The morning after

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The water is still coming through. But the clean up begins!

The day after the flood

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More pictures of Flood 2010

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More pictures of the water covering the headquarters.

Flood 2010 - water is coming fast!

2010-07-08T10:34:00.006-06:00

Water is coming, and it was decided we'd better get some donors moved. Good thing too, or they'd have lost a lot of weight swimming.

5:56 am July 7, 2010

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This is when the water first broke through at the headquarters of the ranch. This is not the usual creek bed, but when it floods this is where the water goes. The crew was loading up bags of mineral when we started to hear the water coming. We were there to see it push through.

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This is John and Laurie's house literally surrounded by water on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at about 6:15 am.

Flood of 2010

2010-07-08T10:01:00.002-06:00

Well I suppose a flood at the ranch deserves some blog time and it is a chance to post some photos.
Everyone on the ranch is fine. We had time to take cattle to higher ground and move some supplies. No one imagined it would be as powerful and invasive as it was, but for all intensive purposes, we feel very lucky!
The water rushed the outside of all of the houses, but didn't cross the thresholds into the homes. The fences weren't as lucky, as they were the catchers of debri and branches. The barns and out buildings were a couple feet deep in water, so they are a muddy mess to say the least. Branches, logs, railroad ties, moss, rocks, and what not cover the place.
But, we've got a crew of the hardest workers I know, so we'll have this place put back together in no time!
Pictures will hopefully follow - as soon as I get it figured out! lol

Thank you for your many prayers and support!

Laurie
"Always grateful for the miracle of Mullen!"

7th Annual Female Sale

2009-08-05T17:14:00.000-06:00

Our big sale is only a couple days away now. The crew is busy getting the sale barn ready and the cattle looking their best. John has his cell phone permanently attached to his ear, but that isn't really anything new! lol

As you can see if you are reading this that we have had a website renovation! I think it is fabulous! I look to this blog as a way to communicate the happenings of the ranch and our lives on it. Exciting? Not really, but our families might like it!

This is a super busy time and in all the activity, it's hard not to notice the absence of Mullen everywhere. Mav and Maguire are being a great help, but isn't the same without our Mully. We remember him when we water the flowers, ride the four wheeler, and see the show barn bustling.

So, even though this sale is bittersweet, we are anxious to have all of our Angus friends in Lodgepole for some food, good Angus Cattle, and fellowship!

Laurie
"Always grateful for the Miracle of Mullen!"

Updates and News

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Thank you for visiting our blog! We hope that you will visit us often and keep updated on the current news and happenings at the Point.