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1 Est 1911 Sharing Love & Care For Over 100 Years Download the 2015 Grand National Premium Book from our Website. This Month s Club Meeting - Thursday, October 9. Tentative GN Floor Plan Unveiled Connect With Us Announcements President s Message P Officers P.2 Editors Page P Grand National Update P.4-5 September Board Meeting Minutes P.6-7 September Club Meeting Minutes P.8 September Monthly Meeting Highlights P.9 Young Bird Show Highlights P October 2014 MUST READ YB Show Highlights P lapigeonclub@gmail.com

2 Hello fellow LAPC members As many of you know, due to a recent fire, the Irvine Park was used as a staging site by the fire fighters; so our Young Bird show was postponed until the last Sunday of September. One would have expected the entries to be way down; however, they were only down a little. It was great to see a nice turnout under the circumstances. There was some good competition in several breeds. In the Squeaker class, there were some quite promising looking youngsters. In the lineup of the best of breeds, there were some very nice birds. Many were in good condition for this time of the year and the judges had their hands full trying to decide the top ten birds. First, we must thank all of those who were involved with setting up and tearing down the show; without your support, the show would just not happen. I want to also thank all of the exhibitors who participated, our super Chef for enduring the heat at the BBQ grill and delivering great food for everyone s enjoyment, the judges for their time and patience. A big thanks goes to the younger folks who not only participated in the show, but also helped with selling tickets for the raffle and much more. As always, we graciously acknowledge the great support we continue to receive from Pomona Feed and Leach Grain. This was the very first pigeon show my new wife attended. She was impressed by the various breeds that were shown. We even saw a number of passerby and even some park rangers stopping by to look at the birds. Preparation for our National is going full force. Fred Maenpa and Stan Makse hard work is steering the ship in the right direction gracefully. We are expecting one of the greatest shows ever with people attending from over 20 foreign countries. We might have a record number of entries. Our Website s Grand National page is up and contains all the details one needs to know including a downloadable pdf version of the unique Premium Book, entry form, layout plan, and much more. Be sure to send the website link to fanciers everywhere. I hope everyone had a good time this year. Hope to see you at the next meeting. I know everyone is getting ready for the larger shows this year including the National in January 2015 hosted by us. I wish you all success in the upcoming shows. Please remember to support our monthly meeting young bird table shows and our monthly raffles. Table show support has been great to this point, so lets not let that support slip. Leon Stephens President: Leon Stephens ( ) 1st VP: Charlie Rowe (zugbug13@yahoo.com) 2014 Club Officers 2nd VP & Membership Secretary: Fred Maenpa ( , fjmaenpa@sbcglobal.net) Treasurer: Dennis Weyrauch ( ; dweyrauch41@yahoo.com) Recording Secretary: Kathie Johnson (kajejohnson8@gmail.com) Special Awards/Fund Raiser Chairman: Lynn Watson ( ) Junior Program Director: Lonny Mefferd (mtax_lmefferd@yahoo.com; lapcjrs@yahoo.com) Bulletin Editor: Chuck Zeller (zellercj@yahoo.com) P.2 Bob Nolan Lonny Mefferd ( ; robertnolan@cox.net) (mtax_lmefferd@yahoo.com) Lennie Mefferd Lynn Watson (lmefferd1@aol.com) ( ) George de La Nuez Ken Davis (georgedlnuez@att.net) (daviak84@verizon.net) Stan Makse Nick Sato - Junior Director (eskam99@hotmail.com) (nnsato98@gmail.com) J.P. Isom (nasaltuft@yahoo.com) 2014 Board Members Come to our monthly meetings.

3 It was a typical SoCal summer evening and a young couple with their two kids was on a leisurely stroll through the park just enjoying the sights and sounds before heading home for dinner. As they entered the far edge of the park they saw a good sized crowd gathered for what purpose they had no idea; but as they got ever closer they could see and hear mainly men of various ages talking in small groups but seemingly a part of a fairly large crowd. They could see these persons were dressed mostly casually but a few looked to be in dress cloths and some even in suits and ties. As they got closer they slowed their pace as now they could hear some speaking in rather loud voices and gesturing with their hands. Their curiosity was peaked but they knew a bit of caution might be best as it was getting more common in the neighborhood to see some gang activity - so they debated if to turn and walk back home now or proceed just a bit closer. As they debated they noted more and more vehicles entering the park parking area and people getting out then walking towards the groups to join in. Again they noted most were men of various ages. By now they were at the middle of the park and could see a few women in the groups plus a number of kids so they felt just a bit more at ease. They decided ok what lies ahead seems to be a harmless gathering of some sort so let s get closer and see what this is all about. As they got real close to the groups they noticed many wire cages and wood boxes sitting on the pavement by these small groups and some people bending over to it seemed to take a closer look at whatever was in those wire cages and wood boxes. They also noticed a number of those walking around were carrying wood boxes, they wondered if whatever was in the cages and boxes on the pavement were also in those carried boxes. By now they were completely at ease and were close enough to see what looked like pigeons of all colors in the wire cages and wood boxes. Also some in the groups held pigeons in their hands. Of course their kids saw the pigeons too, so we re very excited to take a closer look. As they mingled with the crowd they were astounded to see pigeons they never before knew existed, they saw some that stood tall with long feathers swopped up over their heads in a hood shape, they saw some with very long feathers on their feet that looked like dust mops, they saw some that had wing and back feathers that looked like someone had used a curling iron on those feathers. Needless to say they were thrilled to see so many different type of pigeons. Some of the crowd, seeing their kids delight offered to let their kids pet a pigeon or two; the young couple were delighted at such friendliness and enjoyed hearing their kids squeal with delight. They were further delighted so many in the groups were only to glad to explain what the various pigeons were named and a bit about how they came to look as they did. All in all they were very glad and they decided to investigate what was going on in the parking lot in their neighborhood park. That evening, they had not only found that first impressions can be totally wrong but had also learned about a hobby they did not know a thing about before, but now did. Soon the couple had to return home, but before leaving, asked how often they met there. They were told the second Thursday of each month. They vowed to return when they could, then thanked those they talked to for being so friendly and for introducing them and their kids to a world they did not know existed before tonight. The moral of the story is, when we gather in a group, non-pigeon people, more often than not, having no idea of what is going on can at first get a completely wrong impression. However, if we can show our kindness and helpful attitude towards them, they will mostly view us and the pigeon hobby in a much different light than they did before. That, my fellow LAPC member s, is a very good thing. P.3

4 Download the PB from our website; send it to friends Hello all. Here's the latest updated "tentative" layout for the upcoming Grand National. It shows the "planned" layout of the building and location of the large vendors, as of September. The table vendors can see where tables are set to be located, but they have not been assigned. We must wait until we receive the entries and know how many birds are entered in each breed. Once we have the bird count, we will be able to pencil in the breeds and locate the table vendors as close as possible to their breed locations. Once again, this is a work in progress; nothing can become final until we know how many birds we have, and will then work to locate the breeds as a group. We must take into consideration the judging areas that each breed will need and work around the layout of the building. We only have four surrounding walls and a total of eight quadrants within the building. Some clubs judge their birds in their holding cages, some near a wall with the judge facing the breeders, and some with the judges back to the breeders. We will do our best to place all the breeds in a location that will work best for them and also work well within layout of the showroom. Looking forward to January and working with the many clubs, fanciers, visitors, and vendors. See you at the 2015 Ontario Grand National. Fred Maenpa See Plan On Next Page P.4 January 29-31, 2015

5 P.5 January 29-31, 2015

6 Meeting called to order by President Leon Stephens at the home of Fred Maenpa (Orange, California) at 7:15 pm. Officers present: Leon Stephens, Fred Maenpa, Charlie Rowe, Dennis Weyrauch, Lennie Mefferd, Lonny Mefferd, Bob Nolan, Lynn Watson, George dela Nuez, Kenny Davis, Stan Makse, and Kathie Johnson. Officers absent: Nick Sato and J.P.Isom. Young Bird Show Questions about where the small club trailer is, how many cages and supplies in it. According to Kenny Davis it is at the Soares' residence. As to the number of cages and supplies, no one knows for sure. Kenny Davis and George DelaNuez will get an inventory and add more cages if needed. Fred Maenpa to call Mike Cobb about purchase of tar paper for show. Monica Soares reported the tarp on our large trailer stored at her home had torn badly in a recent wind storm and needed to be replaced. Might not be necessary to replace the whole tarp. Maybe able to put a new one over the area damaged. George Dela Nuez, Kenny Davis and Lennie Mefferd will work together to see things are repaired promptly before the remaining tarp tears anymore. Awards: Champion mature of show Bob Farley Memorial plaque and a sack of feed. Places 2 nd thru 10 th of mature birds also to get a sack of feed. Squeaker class $100 for best squeaker, $50 for 2 nd best squeaker, and $25.00 for 3 rd best squeaker. Largest entry of squeakers to get a $50 prize. Bob Nolan donated money for 3 rd best squeeker and largest display. Junior awards: five trophies for 1 st thru 5 th in squeakers and five trophies for 1 st thru 5 th in matures. Lonny Mefferd, junior chairperson, had trophies on display at meeting. Junior expenditures $ doing the art work. Feed For Raffle: Kenny Davis to speak with Jeff Leach of Leach Feed in regards to donations to raffle. Kenny and Jeff will come up with a number of donated sacks. The LAPC will purchase 20 sacks of feed for the raffle and an additional $ in prizes will come from the generosity of Lennie Mefferd. Members are urged to bring items for the raffle. LAPC expected to spend approximately $500 on raffle items. Bob Nolan reported that Bill Harrison had consented to serve as chef for the bar-b-que. Bill will purchase all needed items and will present bill at the end of the show. Expected budget $400-$500. Lunch to sell for $5.00 per person. Stan Makse and Fred Maenpa to arrive early at the park (8:00 a.m.) to be sure to hold the location as space cannot be reserved. Dennis Weyrauch has secured necessary paper work and insurance. People urged to come early and help set up the show. If not possible to come early then stay after completion of show and help with tear down. PLEASE! Website General agreement - Md Shaheed has done an outstanding job setting up our new web site and chat group. It was noted slow but steady progress with new people signing up and using the sites. Hopefully more will post pictures and make comments in the near future. Also, very positive comments about Chuck Zeller and Md Shaheed s work with our monthly Bulletin. The new look is outstanding and much appreciated. Fred Maenpa asked for an increase in the number of printed copies from 50 to 70. Left over copies to be given to prospective members, feed stores, pet shops, etc. Request granted. NPA Grand National Fred Maenpa reported not only is the Radisson sold out but only a few of our 200 designated room nights at the Double Tree by Hilton are available. Fred will ask for an increase to cover up coming reservations. National Premium Book: Bob Nolan reported that proofing and production delays have moved the delivery date of the premium book from Sept.10 to Sept.12. Thus book will not be available at the September meeting, but unless further delays occur, it will be at the Young Bird Show September 14 th. Bob reported Dennis Lawrence of Visalia (where the premium book is being printed) will see to it that all 600 copies are transported to the young bird show and turned over to Bob for distribution at various upcoming shows around the country. Motion made by Bob Nolan to pay gas expenses to Dennis Lawrence. Motion seconded by Dennis Weyrauch, motion passed. Dennis Weyrauch reported that ad sales for the premium book came in at about $6,000 an outstanding figure that will pay for printing, championship awards at the national, postage for mailing and other incidentals. Donovon White who did final proofing and put in many long hours was sent an LAPC shirt and a $100 check as a token of appreciation. Bob also noted the excellent work by Larry Hart and Doratha Connelly at the Purebred Pigeon in getting us a considerable saving on printing cost through their account with the printing firm. Larry did the leg work investigating for the best prices for the printing. Fred Maenpa asked Charlie Rowe if he could expand upon electronic national entry blank by adding a second page allowing exhibitors to go from 25 to 50 entries. Charlie said it could be done and he would look into it. Online entries will be available for the national. Fred noted that our national entry blank has been published in the latest Purebred Pigeon along with an article on the show by Bob Nolan. The next issue will also include the entry blank and final information on the show by Fred and Bob. Dennis Weyrauch to forward $500 in ad costs to Purebred Pigeon. P.6

7 Volaires For The National Charlie Rowe and George DelaNuez will soon begin putting the volarie cages and stands together. George reported that considerable interest in reserving cages had come in. Final decisions on who will get cages will be made after the October deadline. Bill Fobian Memorial Volaire Donovon White to put together a memorial volaire in honor of long time Pageant exhibitor Bill Fobian who recently passed away at age 80. Photos. of Bill and his birds and samples of the varieties he raised will be in the club s large volaires produced by Rich Barschdorf two years ago. Volaire for SCCPC Southern California Color Pigeon Club requested second LAPC large volarie for auction birds for their club. Bob Nolan pointed out that several of their members, notably Gary Romig and George De La Nuez, have helped Floor Layout Fred Maenpa passed out diagram of preliminary lay out for the national show room explaining what displays and vendors would go, where and why. Fred stressed this is preliminary and nothing set in stone at this point. Adjustments will depend on size of entry. Fred is contacting Fresno and Great Western show secretaries in regards to cages for the national if needed. Lennie Mefferd is contacting Mike Spencer and the Utah club as well. Charlie Rowe to check with Roseville Club about possible loan of cages. Art Display Stands Lynn Watson reported he would not be building them until close to show time as he had no place to store them. printing. Junior Auctions There will be an NPA junior auction handled by Keith Casteel and an LAPC junior auction handled by Lonny Mefferd. They will be looking for fanciers to donate birds to the junior auction. Breed Markers Fred displayed the 50-11x14 picture canvas breed markers for the national so people know where various breeds will be located in the show room. Very nice and will be used for future Pageants. Bob Nolan spoke about a large banner 4 ft x 9 ft being done by Australian John Hanson which has photos of the past seven nationals the LAPC has hosted. Also, posters being done with same pictures but a greatly reduced size. Fred had also requested a 1,000 stickers from Mr. Hanson with LAPC logo for distribution at National. All sent at no charge to the LAPC Championship Plaques Bob Nolan noted that two people had approached him at the last LAPC meeting about buying these tile plaques provided by Tim Taylor with Gary Romig art work on them. Bob said we wouldn t sell plaques with champion of Ontario National on them but removing the word champion and making them a soveniger plaque was possible. Discussion on how many to order took place finally decided to go with ten and to be sold at $25.00 each. Dennis Weyrauch to make purchase and bring to California with our championship plaques in Oct. from Modena Club show in Kansas. Discussion on people who had not paid for 2013 marked catalog ads. Decided bill must be paid in order for entry to be accepted at any LAPC sponsored event including the Ontario National. Respectfully submitted by Kathie Johnson P.7

8 Meeting called to order at 7:30 p.m. by President Leon Stephens. Roll call showed officers Lynn Watson, Bob Nolan, Fred Maenpa, Charlie Rowe, Kenny Davis, Dennis Weyrauch, Lonny Mefferd, Lennie Mefferd, Stan Makse, George De La Nuez, and Kathie Johnson in attendance. Missing were J.P.Isom and Nick Sato. Visitors: President Leon Stephen s new wife Sue was welcomed by a round of applause by all. They had married the week before - congratulations to both. Membership: Raul Rodriquez from La Puente was in attendance and applied for membership to be voted on in October. New Member Approved - Robert Jennings of Bakersfield. Recent expenses: $2,689 for 500 copies of national premium book; $1,512 for new national polo and tee shirts to be sold at cost. Motion to approve by Rick Bartzel, seconded by Danny Chagolla; motion passed. Minutes of August meeting read by recording secretary Kathie Johnson. Motion by Bill Griebel and seconded by Diane Jacky to approve; motion passed. Communications Leonard Patito spoke about the shocking passing of Helmet breeder Dennis Bray of Washington. Dennis was only 62 and had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer less than a month ago. Dennis had been a loyal Pageant of Pigeons exhibitor for many years. The Helmet fancy and the LAPC lost a loyal supporter and a great guy. George Masucci announced that long time member Dick Krueger s wife Barbara was quite ill. A get well card was passed around for members to sign by Kathie Johnson. George also volunteered to put a copy of Wendell Levi s book The Pigeon in the evening raffle. Fred Maenpa reported he and Stan Makse had paid a visit to the Ontario hotels and that both the Radisson and Double Tree were sold out. Over 1,000 room nights booked. Fred had an over flow hotel the Holiday Inn willing to reserve rooms for us. Holiday Inn is connected to the Radisson and they will work together. Those making reservations at the Holiday Inn to be sure to tell them you are with the Grand National to get the $99 per night rate. Fred also reported that contract had been signed with the Ontario Convention Center to host the November 2015 Pageant in that facility. However, a smaller hall than the one used for the national will be contracted for. Banquet for the 2015 Pageant will be at the Radisson, not at the convention center. Bob Nolan happily reported the Premium Book for the national was done. He passed around two advance copies that had been over-nighted from the printer. They were received with great enthusiasm. Bob stated 500 copies would be brought to the Young Bird Show by Dennis Lawrence and Stan Fail from the printer in Visalia saving LAPC considerable shipping expenses. Bob will also distribute them at the Great Western, Salt Lake City Premier Show, Des Moines, and Louisville to people who have a genuine interest in showing at the National. Bob reminded everyone about the great work done by Chuck Zeller and Donovon White. Bob also showed an 18x24 poster done by John Hanson in Australia containing pictures of all the LAPC sponsored National shows held in California going back to Bob showed a copy framed by Lynn Watson and donated to the American Pigeon Museum. Lennie Mefferd to deliver it to the museum next week. Bob noted that John Hanson was sending another banner 9 ft x 4 ft of the nationals sponsored by the LAPC and that would be on display at the Young Bird Show on Sunday and the Ontario National. Mr.Hanson also sent 1,000 stickers of our national patch to be distributed as well. Mr.Hanson plans to be at the National and has proved himself to be a great friend of the LAPC. Bob reminded fanciers that 10 tile plaques from Tim Taylor in Minnesota had been ordered with the wording Champion removed. They will be available for $25.00 each. Tee Shirts and polo shirts available with national art work by Diane Jacky available for $17 and $22 each. If paid for in advance your name can be put on shirts. New Business Md Shaheed spoke about his work with Chuck Zeller on new website for club and a chat group replacing the old My Family site. Members were urged to take advantage of these sites. Shaheed also spoke about having a new LAPC club logo. He suggested an art contest to determine the selection of a new logo. He had spoken to Diane Jacky and Samantha Wendell about entries and they had agreed to submit entries. Young Bird Show Details of the Young Bird Show was discussed. [Note: Most of the details can be found on last month s bulletin.] Program of the Evening Program Chairman Bob Nolan invited artist Samantha Wendell to take the Hot Seat. Samantha provided the most interesting display of her artwork and Bob pried details of her life, both professional and private, to the delight of the audience. A most enjoyable interview. Meeting adjourned to photographs of birthday celebrators, cake and the monthly table show. Respectfully submitted by Kathie Johnson P.8

9 P.9 Monthly Meeting Highlights

10 Pictures & Captions: Courtesy of Bob Nolan & Lonny Mefferd 47 Exhibitors, 461 Birds entered. A few less exhibitors with a few less birds than last year due to the fire cancellation of 2 weeks ago. However, a beautiful fall day with cooler temps made for a good time once again. Thanks to all the workers, Kenny for the raffle items and feed hauling, George for the cage hauling, Bill & partner for the food and cooking crew, and of course, all the exhibitors and friends. Dennis Weyrauch Despite the last minute date change, the turnout was great. Rusty Cosby always comes with some excellent Fantails to the LAPC YB show. This year was no exception, as his beautiful white Fantail was judged best of show with 435 birds Entry desk for birds, raffles, lunch tickets, Grand National shirts and a lot more. Great minds at work... Some of our Officers are enjoying lunch while discussing upcoming events and shows preparations. A gorgrous young specimen entry. P.10 P.8

11 Pictures & Captions: Courtesy of Bob Nolan & Lonny Mefferd 1st place squeaker Mia Mefferd 2nd place squeaker Mia Mefferd 3rd place squeaker Gavin De Carlo 4th place squeaker Gavin De Carlo 5th place squeaker Mia Mefferd 1st place mature Gavin DeCarlo 2nd place mature Johnny DeCarlo III 3rd place mature Emily Isom 4th place mature Van Tipich 5th place mature Johnny Decarlo III We had a total of 25 junior birds in the show and Drew Lobenstien did a great job judging and explaining to the kids why he was picking the birds. Each first place winner also got a gift bag filled with goodies and 2 tickets to the AMC movies. Lonny Mefferd Plenty of awards for the Juniors. Lonny Mefferd, our Junior Chairperson set up a great Junior s judging area with banner, cages, and a display of trophies & gifts. Judge Drew Lobenstein with proud Junior winners: John DeCarlo III, Emily Isom, Van Tipich, Gavin DeCarlo, & Mia Mefford Proud youngest exhibitor and winner Mia Mefferd with Gavin DeCarlo posing with Junior s judge Drew and Junior s Chairperson Lonny. Happy Junior fancier Emily posing with her dad JP Isom and Ken Davis in front of the great setup arranged by the Oriental Roller Association. P.11

12 Pictures & Captions: Courtesy of Bob Nolan & Lonny Mefferd This huge banner in display is courtesy of John Hanson (Australia) and was a focus of much attention at the show. John has supported LAPC many times with posters, stickers, banners. LAPC thanks you John. At the end of the show when everyone was tired, Gary Romig, Javier Gomez, George DelaNuez, Kenny Davis, J.P.Isom and Bill Griebel stayed and helped tear down the show and return supplies to the trailer. The crowd is gathered for the judging of the Parade of Champions. These three judges selected the best ten birds in the show. Left to right: John Mahaffey, Drew Lobenstein and Leon Stephens. P.12

13 Pictures & Captions: Courtesy of Bob Nolan & Lonny Mefferd Ken Davis of Pomona Feed arranged 50 sacks feed from Leach Grain & many other items for the raffle which brought almost 700 dollars. Renowned artist Gary Romig s (left) art is on this lovely banner courtesy of Mark Johnson. John Heppner (right) served as judge for the largest entry breed in the show English Trumpeters (105 birds). An enjoyful relaxing environment for family and friends. Top to bottom - Drew Lobenstein,Steve Ball, Bill Griebel and Chet Edmunds are enjoying lunch and taking it easy; attending in their first pigeon show, Mike and Judy Henry are our Recording Secretary Kathie Johnson s sister and brother-in-law; the lovely Weyrauch family expertly handled the big job of entries, lunch tickets, sales of marked catalogs, polo shirts, etc. Best mature English Trumpeter - owned by John DeCarlo Sr., Gilroy, California. P.13

14 Los Angeles Pigeon Club Fred Maenpa 1228 Jodi Street Orange, CA Place Postage Here September 2014 Bulletin Fold Here Upcoming Meeting: Thursday, September 11, 7:00 pm McGirk Ave., El Monte, CA Freeway N Rosemead Blvd Lambert Park Santa Anita Ave Meeting Building McGirk Ave 10 Freeway 60 Freeway Invite Family & Friends