NEWSLETTER
TO: All Members
and Participants
As determined by the board of
directors meeting held
the following is our ANNUAL EVENTS CALENDAR FOR 2006. Post it on your “frige-door” or bulletin
board as a reminder to attend every opportunity you have.
NOTE:
The Club will reinstitute the
Gun Dog Competition for Club events. At
least four single marks will be offered at each Club event. Members successfully completing 12 single
retrieves-to-hand throughout the year will receive a plaque. The proposed calendar of events allows for 24
marks throughout the year for members to earn the required 12 points to
qualify. This competition has been a
great stimulus in the past to encourage participation of new members and
beginning dog handlers and to reward their early achievements.
All Club events
will be held on Saturdays and will start at
DATE EVENT
February 25 (Saturday) Training
Session & Gun Dog Stake
March 5 Hunt
Test Judging Seminar
(Greater
March 25 Club Field Trial &
Gun Dog Stake
April 28, 29, & 30 Licensed
Field Trial May 21 Board
Meeting
May
27 Club
Hunt Test & Gun Dog Stake
June 24, 25 Licensed Hunt Test
July
16 Board
Meeting
July
22 Club
Picnic, Gun Dog Stake, Super Singles & others
August 26, 27 Licensed
Hunt Test
Sept. 29- Oct. 1 Licensed Field Trial
October
15 Board
Meeting
October
21 Club Field
Trial & Gun Dog Stake
November
18 Training
Session & Gun Dog Stake
December
No Events
Planned
LICENSED EVENT
start times and all other details on the Premium List and support documents can
be accessed on the Entry Express Event Management System’s website: www.entryexpress.net
THE CLUB WILL HOST A PICNIC for members and guests at the grounds in July.
Participants can earn Gun Dog points, show off their dog’s retrieving prowess
in a Super Singles competition and demonstrate their handling skills in an
obstacle course. Most important we want the members to have a chance to meet
other members and have fun.
SUCESSFUL EVENTS require the contribution of all members and participants. Your club needs you to attend and help
produce the event activities. You will receive phone or other requests to help
at the above events. Please be a contributor.
2006 MEMBERSHIP DUES are $100.00, are due
THE GROUNDS GATE LOCK WILL BE REKEYED, effective March 25.
You will be issued a new key on or before March 25 upon receipt of your
club dues. New keys will be mailed to all paid members.
CLUB OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS elected at the annual meeting last month are:
Elbert Traylor, President, Doug Bloom, Vice President, Jack Shadley,
Secretary/Treasurer, David Jansma, Tina Murphy and Greg Heier. Larry Heil was appointed to complete of the
term of Jeff Wild who resigned. Please
direct any questions you may have to board members at any time.
NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE FOR LAND replacement following the end of our current lease in
December, 2008, which will likely be non-renewable. The Board will continue
with Lower Platte North NRD for development of a retriever training and
competition grounds near Wahoo. We also
will discuss development of a training ground higher in the water shed and
pursue the possibility of leasing or purchasing one of those tracts for private
use by the club.
A WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN is currently being established to monitor and treat if
necessary our pond at the grounds for possible algae toxins during the spring
and summer seasons.
Regular weekly testing of
water samples will begin about April 1st. Treatment will be considered if indicated by
tests, and additional pumping of water into the pond to dilute algae build up
will be conducted as necessary. If you
have additional concerns about this subject contact Jack or Elbert.
Further information will be
posted on the Club’s email and website as appropriate.
A NDHC WEB SITE developed in 2004 includes general information about the club and will
continue to be updated for that purpose and others. The web URL is
www.geocities.com/nebraskadogandhuntclub
NOW…the club
has added an EMAIL address for
corresponding club activities and other information. The NDHC email address is [email protected] Currently the are about 70
persons listed on the club membership list, but only about one third of those
70 list an email address…some of which are no longer functional. We would like
to establish as many current email contacts with members as possible to reduce
the need for direct postal mailing of this information.
ENCLOSED is
a current member list. If you have any changes or additions to your contact
information, address, phone number(s)…including an operating email
address…please communicate that information to us by the following methods so
the clubs records can be as accurate as possible. [email protected] [email protected]
or telephone 402-466-4578.
WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL at the club activities this year. HAVE A GREAT “DOG” YEAR!!!
Jack Shadley