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Spirit of the Cattlewoman Award Recipients

2016 honored Janice Coon past Utah Cowbelle president 1979-1980. Her granddaughter wrote this tribute:
Janice Coon served in the Cowbells throughout the 1970s, first in her county position in Tooele, then as the statewide president from 1978-80.
(Written as if her daughter Shelley is sharing this)
Mom kept a big cowbell at our house that she used during the cowbell meetings. We kids also helped with some of the events she was over. One of these events was a fundraiser where cattlemen would pay to have their brands printed on napkins and Mom would deliver them all over the state to places such as Altamont, Aurora, Myton, and Birds Eye – this was the first time we kids had ever heard of these towns.
She spent time delivering educational materials all over the state, including posters about beef cuts to Home Economics classrooms in high schools, beef pamphlets to grocery stores, and bumper stickers (which she also put on the family car). She used her daughters as secretaries to type things up on the typewriter for several Cowbell meetings and functions.
Mom attended summer and winter conventions, as that was when her children had time off from school. For one of those conventions, she organized a quilt raffle. She had made a quilt with cattle brands from all over the state and raffled it off. She also participated in the Beef Cookoff.
She had great friends through the Cowbells, including Zella Clegg from Tooele and Sheila Sorenson from Axtell.
They lived in Erda, Annabell and now Tooele at assisted living.
Janice and Evan have Seven kids: Cindy, Glade, Shelley, Joan, Paula, Joe & Terrie;
24 Grandkids and 14 Great Grandkids.
 
I know she mentioned to me (Beth Anderson) that she liked it better when it was "Utah Cowbelles" instead of "Utah CattleWomen".

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2015 Utah CattleWomen's Association Spirit of CattleWomen award surprised Marcea Neilsom from Ephriam, UT Marcea is serving her second time as the Secretary/Treasure and also serves on the UCWA Scholarship committee. Congratulations Marcea!

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2014 winner of the Utah CattleWomen's Associations Spirit of CattleWomen award is Suzi Weston of Randolph, UT  Suzi has been on the scholarship committee since it began and is now the chair of that committee.  An amazing lady! Suzi is on the left.

It is with great sadness that we share this link to Carol Fuhriman's obituary.  What a great lady she is!  Love and Prayers to her family.  We were so grateful to be able to honor her.
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The winner of the Spirit of CattleWomen Award for 2013 is Carol Fuhriman.  She lives in Logan, Utah
She is here with her daughter and husband.  A terrific lady!

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The Spirit of the Cattlewomen award for 2012 was awarded to Jeanette Schultess for her outstanding service to the Utah Cattlewomen!  Jeanette was president of UCWA in 2005 - 2006.
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Janice White, past president in 1994 received the award in 2011.
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2010 Winner is past President Diane Weston from Randolph, Utah. Diane was the UCWA president in 2003 - 2004
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Linda Ekker is the winner in 2009, she lives in Vernon, Utah. Part of Linda and Jim's family.
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