January - Manitowoc County Kennel Club

CORRESPONDENCE: None.MANITOWOC BUILDING/GROUNDS (Burl Cavanaugh): No changes. The remodeling of the kitchenis mostly complete. A new shade will be placed over the large mirror prior to the start of OB classesnext week. If a member arrives at the building after a snowfall, please shovel out by the front doorAND the back (that keeps us in compliance with the fire code if the fire department would “happen” todrop by)! Upcoming events at the Albert Drive clubhouse include OB classes and agility training.Check the website for times the building is being used. The second weekend in March a UKC agilitytrial will be renting the facility.AGILITY (Burl Cavanaugh): Still training the 1 st and 3 rd Wednesdays of the month—check website toconfirm or for more details. A trial secretary is needed for the upcoming AKC agility trials. Thisperson needs moderate data entry skills and will be busy for a few weeks prior to the event, duringthe event, and for a short period after. To hire help would be very expensive for the club. The LibertyAll-Breed UKC agility trial the 2 nd weekend of March needs food and workers.CONFORMATION (Dave Rivest): Classes held on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month. Thereshould be a good turnout for class prior to the Oshkosh shows.CORRECTION CLINIC (Gloria Helmer): Listed on website.FALL SHOW (Karleen Cole): After a holiday break, the group is back to work meeting on January 7 th .Judges are hired for this year and much is already in place.Denise Baumann-Cronk is already looking for trophies!!! Please contact Denise and help outwith a donation of any size. The more money we collect, the more trophies we have for theshow. Donate for your specific breed or group. If everyone would donate a little, we couldhave trophies for all dogs showing at the Fall Cluster. Contact her, please.OBEDIENCE (Myron Genrich): Tuesday January 11 will be orientation (no dogs). An excellent set oftrainers is lined up to teach. A Rally/CGC class will be held on 2nd and 4th Wednesdays. Avolunteer is needed to give Kay Christel a break from fielding the phone questions—please contactMyron or Kay if you can help with this. Myron is updating the list of volunteer trainers—please let himknow by phone, email or in person if you would like to continue or like to help in this capacity. He ishoping to start a daytime puppy class the 2nd session. It was brought to the club’s attention that asof 1/1/11, AKC will allow dogs to earn 2 legs from the same judge.RALLY: No reportSANCTIONED FIELD TRIAL: (Jerry Claybrook): Jerry reported that 68 dogs participated, down 10from 2009. It was a good trial with decent weather and help. A small profit was made (thanks tousing dead birds rather than live pigeons).CALENDAR (Julie Holschbach): Julie is continuing to keep the calendar current. Please submitdates to her—DO NOT assume they will magically appear.CLEANING (Lori Maltby): If anyone would like to clean between regular scheduled cleaning, theymay; just email Lori their hours.HOSPITALITY (Mitzi Pilon): Laurie Sales volunteered to provide treats for the April meeting.DIANA SHELEY MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Kay Baum): No report.

MEMBERSHIP (Kim Van Drisse): Renewal forms and information were available at the meeting(save postage, please!!). If you have questions regarding your hours, please contact Kim ASAP. LifeMembers are asked to return their forms, too. Review them to be sure contact information is correct.Life Field members are asked to consider paying the annual maintenance fee.NEWSLETTER (Laurie Sales): First newsletter is done! Looks great! Send brags, articles, anythingyou would like presented to her for inclusion. Deadline for materials is the 15th of each month;minutes need to be received by the 20 th to be included in that month’s newsletter.PROGRAM COORDINATOR (Dave Rivest): Thank you Dave for taking on this role. If any memberwould like to suggest a speaker, please contact Dave direct.SUNSHINE (Shellie Ambrosius): No report. Contact Shellie at bairae2@aol.com if you know ofsomeone who needs a little sunshine right now.WEBSITE (Kim Van Drisse): Seems to be up-to-date.MEMBERSHIP NAME FOR 1st READING:Deija Christensen Golden Retriever A,C,OJunior Membership sponsored by Charlotte Guile and Shelly ParizekMEMBERSHIP NAMES FOR 2nd READING AND VOTE:Heather Nicole Bleier Shih Tzu & Golden Retriever A,O,Th,P,TrSingle Membership sponsored by Bonnie Liermann & Valerie ShepperdKathryn HerringGerman Shepherd OJunior Membership sponsored by Myron Genrich and Carol PaplhamBoth applications were voted into membership. Welcome!OLD BUSINESS: Jerry Claybrook presented information on the property near the field grounds.Further information can be found in the December 2010 Board minutes. Members will be notifiedabout a pending vote.NEW BUSINESS: Kay Christel announced that the Awards Banquet will be held at The Fawn SupperClub, 2519 Woodland Drive, Manitowoc, on Wednesday, March 2 at 6 pm. Price is $12/person anddinner will be served family style. Award information must be in Kay’s hands by January 15 th (print itoff from December and January newsletters). Reservations are needed by February 15 th Donationsfor the raffle are VERY welcome!!!!BRAGS: No brags were mentioned. Don’t forget to notify Laurie so they can be recorded in theJanuary newsletter.Thanks to Mitzi Pilon for providing treats!A motion was carried to adjourn the meeting at 7:55 p.m. .The next general meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 2 nd 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the clubhouse on 40 Albert Drive, Manitowoc.Respectfully submitted, Karleen Cole

2011 MCKC Awards BanquetWhen: March 2nd 2011 at 6:30 PMWhere: The Fawn Supper Club, 2519 Woodland Dr, Manitowoc.We will have our own outside entrance and the whole downstairsCost: $12 per person to include chicken dinner with all the fixins' served familystyleCome early and enjoy a cocktail or two!Plan on attending for lots of good food and a good time!!!!!!!!DEADLINE FOR RESERVATIONS IS FEBRUARY 15THPlease send check made out to MCKC to Kay Christel 2118 South 11th Street Manitowoc WI 54220Name________________________________________________Number Attending______________________________________Amount Submitted_____________________________________

AKC HUNT TEST JUDGING SEMINARFOR RETRIEVERSSATURDAY APRIL 2 nd , 2011HELD IN GREEN BAY WI, AREAOPEN TO HUNT TEST JUDGES, HANDLERS PROSPECTIVEH.T. JUDGES,OR ANYONE WANTING TO LEARN MORE.REQUIRED EVERY THREE YEARS FOR HUNT TEST JUDGESThis all day seminar will consist of an AKC representativepresenting the purpose of Hunt Test, Performance Standards for Jr.Sr. and Master levels. Hunt Test Scoring, judges Guidelines, alongwith other pertinent Hunt Test Information.HOSTED BY THE MANITOWOC COUNTY KENNEL CLUBREGISTRATION FORMS TO FOLLOWPRICE AND EXACT LOCATION TO BE DETERMINEDBASED ON TOTAL PARTICIPANTSIF INTERESTED CONTACT TOM HENDRICKSTOMHENDRICKS@SPLASHCUSTOMPOOLS.COM