APRIL 2008
NEWS LETTER
Hi Folks!
The weather
is warming and training is progressing well.
Hopefully, the water will be warm enough to get some water work in
before our Hunt Test in May. If you have
not sent your Hunt Test Premium to Melissa yet, try to get it in before the
price increase goes into effect on April 30th.
Please
welcome two new members ~ Richard Lindbam with Cajun and Gary Stuckel. Glad to have you as part of the Club!
The Board
of Directors met on Wednesday, April 2nd at the
A. Upcoming
Hunt Test: May 3rd and 4th,
1). Raffle
– Burt Fletcher was assigned to break the list to solicit down and assign 5 or
6 businesses for each member to call for raffle prizes.
B. Training
Days:
1). Turn
out has been good. Club equipment will be used after our hunt test for our
training days.
C. Food
for Awards Dinner:
1). 50
meals have been ordered for Saturday night.
Raffle will be held prior to the meal. Also, point slips will be passed
out. In case of inclement weather, we will move into the bar area of the
Nowhere Tap.
2). Food
for Judges and workers has been ordered for both Saturday and Sunday. The place
and location for the Judges dinner on Friday night will be decided by the Hunt
Committee. Meals of their choice off the
menu will be provided. No liquor will be bought by the Club.
D. Gunner
for Started:
1). Mark
Fletcher was appointed Gunner for Started both Saturday and Sunday. We will need one more Gunner for Sunday.
E. Birds
for the Hunt Test:
1). Burt
Fletcher will pick up the birds and have them delivered to the Hunt Test
grounds prior to Noon on May 1st.
2). 125
birds will be ordered with 50 more birds on standby. Determination on amount
will be made Thursday evening, April 30th.
3). All
birds will be euthanized Friday afternoon, May 1st. At the
conclusion of the Hunt Test, used birds will be sold back to Club members for
$1/bird (C.O.D.).
F. Treasurer’s
Report: As of March 31st
a balance of $3,547.39 was on hand.
G. Club
Roster: It was noted that Club members should have a Club Roster with phone
numbers so members could keep track of one another for training purposes. (*See paragraph below).
Remember
our upcoming training days at Princeton Wildlife Area are Sunday April 20th,
Saturday May 17th , and Sunday May 25th .
There will
be a special training day at Mecco Mines in
*Finally,
we would like to send a list of Club members and telephone numbers to all
members. Please let me know before our
Hunt Test if you do not want your phone number on the Club Roster. If I hear from you by May 3rd,
I’ll be able to remove your phone number from the Roster before distribution.
I hope your
training is going well. Good luck at your next Hunt Test! May your dog(s) mark all falls, line all
blinds and be steady to shot.
Bill
“She is
your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are her life, her love, her leader. She
will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of her heart. You owe it to her to be worthy of such
devotion.”