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Old 02-26-2010, 06:20 AM
 
Location: San Antonio, TX
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A really great thing happened at the San Antonio Stock Show and Radio, and God bless each and every one of the folks who bid on this goat!

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Tragic Story Inspires Record Price for Goat

A boy from the heart of Texas with a fifth-place show goat and a tragic story inspired one of the most emotional and lucrative outcomes ever witnessed at a San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo auction, participants said.

Dustin Mangus, 10, of Mills County was injured in a December wreck that killed his father, who helped care for the goat.

As word of the boy's hardship spread in the Saturday auction crowd, dozens of bidders rallied the sale price to a record $150,000.

A fifth-place goat typically would fetch about $3,000, said Ronnie Urbanczyk, chairman of the auction. Instead, 70 or so bidders heard the boy's story and pitched in during the emotionally charged auction, which reminded some of what it means to be a part of the agricultural community.

(Full story (http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/Tragic_story_inspires_record_price_for_goat.html - broken link))
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Old 02-26-2010, 06:27 AM
 
Location: San Antonio, Texas
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I saw that story. The goat sold for more than the grand champuion steer. It's a much better story of good things.
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Old 02-26-2010, 06:58 AM
 
Location: Wiesbaden, Germany
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Always good to see some good in the news

I wish there was more of that.
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Old 02-26-2010, 10:15 AM
 
Location: San Antonio, TX, USA
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$150k is enough to buy a house; well...for Dustin, it would be helpful for college! This is great news for this young man!
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Old 02-26-2010, 11:53 AM
 
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That is really good news! Especially during this day and age all the news that comes out seems to be bad. I wish the child all the best and use his money wisely and I hope that little goat has a good life whereever he goes!
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