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THE TIMELINE
Owner Brian thinks about starting a livestock magazine as his DECA project. After his teachers said it wouldn’t be successfull, he did his project on E-Bull; an online cattle sales company. The project won 1st at State DECA and was 2nd Overall at the Internation Competition in Nashville!
The week following the National Western we start The Showtimes, Inc. and begin work on our first issue.
NOVEMBER 2003
FEBRUARY 2007
MARCH 2003
AUGUST 2004
We talk about starting a local livestock publication that would cover Colorado and Wyoming.
Owner Brian’s steer Buckeye wins the Colorado State Fair. Randy Daniel judged the show that year. He will judge the Blackout Jackpot 5 in 2017.
MARCH 2008 Rain Maker becomes the first sire featured on our cover as well as the first cover not designed by us. Ranch House Designs was the designer.
MARCH 2007 Our first issue mailed out on March 24th. We distributed free copies at the Morgan County Beef Livestock Judging Field Day in Brush, Colorado.
The Winter Stock Show Edition was our first issue to be perfect bound.
JANUARY 2009
Owner Laurie Reid is named National Maine-Anjou President in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
JUNE 2009
The State Fair Edition becomes our first issue with a UV coated cover.
Our first Newsletter is distributed at the Rocky Mountain Jr. Beef Expo in Greeley, Colorado.
MAY 2009
JULY 2009
JANUARY 2011
JULY 2010
AUGUST 2010 We had the opportunity to interview Casey Donahew for our Fall Issue.
We change to Publication Printers and offer a newly designed spine as well as a perforated subscription card. We also changed to clear mailing envelopes and started printing in full color!.
We announce that in 2011 we would increase from 4 to 5 issues per year.
MAY 2010
MAY 2011 We announce the
Owner Lisa Reid graduates from High School.
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addition of a 6th issue that would replace our Nov/Dec newsletter.
We introduced a new website designed by MCN (the same company that have designed websites for Lady Antebellum, Toby Keith, Rascal Flatts and Cracker Barrel.
JUNE 2011
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JUNE 2011
JULY 2011
We announce our 2012 Blackout Steer Jackpot that pays $5,000 to the Grand Champion Steer.
The State Fair Edition becomes our first issue to break 200 pages. It was also the first issue to print metallic ink and have a belly band.
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