Morgan County Cattlemen raise funds for scholarships

Contributions funded 15 scholarships and two heifer donations in 2022

Craig Lambley was remembered, Marlin Eisenach was celebrated and funds for scholarships were raised Saturday during the 83rd Annual Morgan County Cattlemen’s Banquet.

The president of Brush State Bank, opened in 2015 at Livestock Exchange, Lambley was well-known in agricultural circles and as a supporter of youth agriculture. He died Dec. 4 as, his obituary read, a “redneck banker cowboy who loved and gave with all he had.”

Eisenach, the longtime Morgan County livestock extension agent, celebrated a birthday Saturday and Morgan County Cattlemen sang to him and presented him a birthday cake and banner.

“It’s always a pleasure to work with the Morgan County Cattlemen’s Association,” Eisenach said.

His son-in-law Dan Kendrick said it is a unique organization in Morgan County which stands above in its support of agriculture.

“This group means a lot to me,” Eisenach said. “They have always helped our youth and I hope we also help our ranchers in Morgan County.”

The organization provided 15 scholarships to youth in 2022, he said, both for those pursuing ag education and for those who might return to Morgan County in other disciplines. Those scholarship recipients were Bryce Kendrick and Faye Glenda at Northeastern Junior College; Megan Andrews and Selan Gebremeskel at Morgan Community College; Alicia Hilzer, Zoey Sneed and Kathryn Schoonveld at Fort Hays State University; Jayce Lorenzini at Colorado State University; Paige Finegan at West Texas A&M University;

Kirsten Dahl at Texas A&M University; Jordan Kendrick and Kamryn Herrera at University of Northern Colorado; Rylee Givens at San Diego State University; and Harley Holdren and Julie Onufrak at Laramie County Community College.

Some of the majors students will be trained in outside of agriculture pursuits include accounting, criminology, law enforcement, nursing, political science and radiology.

The Morgan County Cattlemen’s Association also has a program through which it donates to help youth begin their own cattle herd.

“They’re giving two young people a heifer each year to help them get started in the cattle business,” auctioneer Bryson Miller said. “We need more people in the cattle business.”

Those recipients in 2022 were Jocelynn Middlemist and Garrett Kalous.

More information is available at Morgan County Cattlemans Association on Facebook or by calling Eisenach at 970542-3543.