Retriever Review. President's Message

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1 Retriever Review Issue 1 Founded 1975 January 2019 President's Message Happy New Year... can you believe it's already 2019? We are excited to get started on our Club events! Most currently we are looking for folks to man the Breed Booth at the Rose City All Breed Cluster this January. We have the very talented Judy Slayton-Bachofner organizing the work sheet, so please contact Judy to sign up (Judy's phone # ). Also happening is our well attended January Membership Meeting which is being hosted by Judy and Scott Chambers. Please see the suggested Alphabet - pot luck list for your suggested food group and we will look forward to seeing you all there. This meeting is always well attended with all our out of town members attending... we also pick our Judges for upcoming events in Please fill out your Judges' Nomination sheet and get it sent in to Judy Chambers before the deadline! Remember our work force that makes this club work is all of us Volunteering. So if you have not volunteered before, but think it would be a fun thing, let us know. See you all very soon! Your President, Barb Gilchrist Happy New Year! Upcoming Events January General Membership Meeting with Dinner & Party Saturday, January 19, 2019 at Scott and Judy Chambers' home Time: 5 PM See flyer on page 7 Sportsmen Show February 6-10, 2019 Available time slot info on page 4. See flyer on page 8. February General Membership Meeting February 15, 2019 Elmer's Restaurant ~ Delta Park 7:00 PM Portland, OR

2 2018 Club Officers President: Barbara Gilchrist Vice President: Cindy Freeman Treasurer: Greg Huntzinger Secretary: Lizzie Moir Board Members Udo Stark Denise Whitford Susan Huntzinger Lili Lobinger Commitee Chairs Sportsmen Show Jeff Kennedy B-Match Susan Huntzinger WC/WCX Chair/Secretary: Cindy Freeman Co-chair: Jeff Kennedy Hunt Test Chair: Adrienne Hardin Secretary: Cindy Freeman Litter Referrals Susan & Greg Huntzinger (503) Membership Susan Huntzinger (503) Newsletter Editor Celeste Smith (360) Web site: Facebook The club has a Facebook page. Look for Rose City Labrador Retriever Club in the search bar on our Facebook page. Click the "Join" button and you will be approved by one of our administrators. Need help? Contact Cindy, Lizzie or Julie. Litter Listings Any member wishing to list a litter on either the website or in the newsletter must provide paper copies of the following minimum documentation: 1 - OFA hip certification for the sire and dam 2 - OFA elbow certification for the sire and dam 3 - Current (12 months) eye clearance (CERF) for the sire and dam 4 - A check for $10.00 made out to RCLRC 5 - Contact information for the listing. This may contain one or more of a person's name, address, telephone number and kennel name. 6 - The choice of web listing, newsletter listing or both. The member may include additional documentation for certifications such as cardiac or EIC. All certifications claimed must be documented. Litter listings will run two (2) months. The member may request one (1) additional month via . At the end of the run period the listing will be removed without notice. Information must be sent to Greg Huntzinger who will then pass the information on to the newsletter editor. Due date is the 25th of each month. Please give your information time for processing. Send all information to: Greg Huntzinger SW Riverlane Rd West Linn, OR Newsletter Guidelines: This newsletter is published monthly by the Rose City Labrador Retriever Club a non-profit organization and issued to all members in good standing. Contributions for publication and advertisements are welcome. Advertising rates are $25.00 per half page and $50.00 per whole page. All submissions for publication are to be ed to the editor by the 25th of the month. 2

3 Member Spotlight We are looking for stories about our club members. We would like to know how you started in Labradors with some info on how you picked your kennel name, how long you have been in to Labs, info on your dogs, etc., etc. Pictures of the dogs are welcome. If you would like to be spotlighted, please contact me! Celeste 2019 Officer and Board Member Nominations President: Barb Gilchrist Vice President: Cindy Freeman Secretary: Lizzie Moir Treasurer: Greg Huntzinger New Board Members: Judy Chambers Judy Slayton-Bachofner Returning Board Members: Susan Huntzinger Lili Lobinger Cooper's Capers This year the Langley Chamber of Commerce funded the purchase of a dozen small Christmas trees to be decorated by various service clubs. These trees have been placed throughout downtown Langley. The South Whidbey Garden Club was selected to decorate one of these trees and a group of ladies from the garden club...including Christine...had a great time getting 'the little Christmas tree by the library' ready for the season. This included supervision by Cooper...aka: Inspector Clouseau. He had a great time wandering around all of the ladies, inspecting the bags of decorations, sniffing the tree and being reminded not to pee on it! Then, at the right moment, when a close-up picture of the decorators' sign was being taken...'you-know-who' had to stick his nose in and photo-bomb the shot. Well, when you're a supervisor you're always on the job. 3

4 Sportsmen Show Volunteer Spots: The times most needed for volunteers, are from 3/4 pm to close Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and any time Saturday. Time slots are 11 to 1, 1 to 3, 3 to 5, and 5 to close on the week days and 10 to 12, 12 to 2, 2 to 4, and 4 to close on the weekend. There will be a crate available in the booth and a water dish. You may want to bring your own water, but there is a faucet near by. Please text or phone me at with your preferred time. (Texting is best!) Jeff Kennedy 4

5 2019 Membership Directory AND WEBSITE Information The information that you supply below will be used for both the Membership Directory and for the members page of the website. Before checking the same as last year box, please check both the membership directory AND the website for accuracy! Note that if your web URL or address is not in our database, it won t make to the website. If both sources are correct, just put your name in and check Use Current Data. Name Address City State Zip Phone (home, work, cell) Phone (home, work, cell) Phone (home, work, cell) Phone (home, work, cell) address Kennel Name Website URL Preferred contact method Interest Member Since Use current data Do Not publish my information on the Website Do Not publish my address on the Website Conformation, Obedience, Rally, Agility, HRT/Field, Therapy, Tracking, Other Once your form is complete, send it along with your dues ($20 for singles, $25 for family) to: Greg Huntzinger SW Riverlane Rd West Linn, OR Do Not publish my phone number on the Website 5

6 Cooper's Capers ~ Part Deux As the Christmas carol goes..."sleigh bells ring, are you listening?" Last Christmas Cooper received a Christmas gift of a fabric Christmas 'Wreath' to wear around his neck. It's red velvet with a white border and small brass bells are along the white velvet edge. This year Cooper is hot stuff wearing his wreath again! When Christine brought out his wreath he quickly remembered it! You should see him each morning wiggling and wagging his tail as Christine puts it around his neck. Then it's positioned, he looks at us with wild-eyed excitement realizing that he's wearing his favorite Christmas gift! He bolts away, head held high, trotting and jingling his way around the house. He makes an extra victory lap around the living room giving us the eye each time he passes us. He's just having a ball and he knows it. Today Christine took Coop downtown and he wore his special wreath. Christine said that Coop just pranced down the sidewalk and smiled at everybody he saw...he was in struttin' his stuff and wanted everyone to hear his bells. I've never had a dog that enjoyed being such a show-off! He had such a good time today. Tonight after dinner, I held his wreath low like a toreador, positioning it so he could run up and slip his head straight into it...he saw me from across the room, quickly trotted over, tail wagging and head down while aiming for the wreath. It was a bulls-eye and I quickly slipped it over his head and past his ears. "Oh Cooper!" I said. "What a handsome man! Let me see!" Coop spun around a couple times, gave me a quick kiss, then went to the door and put his nose to the doorjamb. He wanted to go for a walk all dressed up. "No, not tonight Coop, we'll go tomorrow morning," I said. He came back to me and I slipped his wreath off and put it on the counter. It seems that everyday is Christmas when Coop wears his wreath... 6

7 Holiday Party Our January General Membership Meeting and Pot Luck Dinner will be held at the home of Judy and Scott Chambers on Saturday, January 19, 2019 beginning at 5:00 PM. The main course for the pot luck dinner will be provided by the club. Please bring food to share. Last name beginning with A - I side dishes, J - Q desserts, R - Z appetizers. Please note that it was decided that we are NOT having a gift exchange this year. How to Get There! Judy and Scott Chambers Ehlen Road, NE Aurora, OR home cell From I-5 South or North take Exit #278 Ehlen Road/Aurora Turn West toward Champoeg State Park Drive approximately 2.2 miles from freeway. Gravel driveway is on the left (north) side of the street Green metal gate is open and we are the only house at the end of the driveway 7

8 The sportsman show (February 6-10) is an excellent opportunity to educate the public about labradors, our club and to socialize older puppies or adult dogs. Contact Jeff Kennedy (texting is best) at Check your calendar and be ready to sign up for a shift at the January meeting. weekdays shifts are most in need. 8