MEMBERSHIP MEETING MINUTES- July 6, 2017

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1 August 2017 MARK YOUR CALENDARS 8/3- WDC Membership Meeting 08/12-08/13 WDC Agility OKC - click for premium 09/04 Neenah-Menasha Menasha Labor Day Parade 09/07 WDC Membership 7:00pm 09/30-10/01 Northeast WI Ob/Rally WDC - click for premium 10/05 WDC Membership 7:00pm 10/07 WDC Fun Match - click for premium 10/14-10/15 WDC Obedience & Rally Trials - click for premium 10/21 Canine Good Citizen Testing In the Newsletter: Minutes: July Ju Membership Meeting New Membership Car Temp Safety Volunteer Information Training Class Schedule September News Deadline Please submit articles By August 15 to WDCNewsEditor@gmail.com

2 August 2017 Page 2 MEMBERSHIP MEETING MINUTES- July 6, 2017 Meeting was called to order Secretaries Report: Membership present approved the June membership minutes as published in the newsletter. June board meeting minutes were read. Received mail was read. Treasurers Report: Marie gave the financial report for June. Presidents Report: Don thanked the trainers and helpers for the great job they do for the club. Don also thanked everyone that comes and helps at the club it is all appreciated. The back door is now fixed! Also if using the yard please pick up after your dog!! Help is needed for the flower bed in the front!! Let me know if you can help. Membership: Prospective members introduced themselves and were welcomed by membership present. Paul also reminded everyone that we will be having a 50/50 raffle with the drawing shortly after the meeting is over. Librarian: Ruth Holman introduced herself as our new librarian and mentioned we have many nice books, tapes etc. in the library that can be checked out. See her after the meeting if interested. Agility Trials: Nancy Zolkowski said that we have an agility trial coming up on August 12 & 13 and it will be held at the Oshkosh Kennel Club. Please talk with her if interested in helping. This is a fun and wonderful way to learn about this sport. Fun Match: Louise Torkelson said that coming up on October 7 we will be having our fun match and also our raffle. If you have any items you would like to add please bring them out to the club and put in office marked for raffle and either Margie Holman or I will get them picked up. The match is held the weekend before our obedience/rally trials so come on out and get some practice. Obedience/rally trials: Carol Mason said that coming up on October 14 & 15 is the clubs obedience/rally trials. Help will be needed both days in many different areas. You can learn more about obedience and rally, have fun and help the club doing it. Hospitality (club meetings): Susan Hayes reminded members that an easy way for members to earn hours is to bring snacks to our membership meetings. Two hours earned for bringing in a snack, but be sure and say something to Susan so your hours are counted. Rally run-throughs: Jackie Kobierecki mentioned that we have rally run-throughs every Thursday morning starting at 9 AM. Come on out and join us. Therapy Dog Class: Amy Schneider mentioned that this class will be starting again soon. So get yourself signedup if interested. Going for therapy visits can be very rewarding for both you and your dog. Open Floor Obedience: Peggy Stevens told members that on Thursday evenings except when we have a membership meeting there is open floor obedience here at the club at 7 pm. The class generally last about an hour. Parades: Penney Garbe reminded us that we have another parade coming up soon and that is the Neenah- Menasha Labor Day Parade on Monday September 4 th. Come join us and earn 3 hours. Must be an approved member to walk in the parade with your dog but you may walk without a dog also. Information for the parade will be on our website. The last parade of the year is the Christmas Parade in Appleton in November. Old Business: None

3 August 2017 Page 3 July Minutes Continued: New Business: Question was raised from the floor on why our club s winter show does not offer National Owner Handled Series. I as show chair said that our show site is just not big enough to handle the extra ring necessary for this series. With the show being held in January everyone needs space inside and there is only so much to work with. This year our groups started at 4pm and you figure two hours for groups, I personally didn t leave the show grounds until going on 8 pm and was back at 10 pm to talk with the security guard and give him the keys necessary to lock up the building and unlock it the next morning. We would need a larger building to offer many of the extra attractions associated to AKC events that they would like to see the different clubs offer. Cry and brag was conducted Motion made and approved to adjourn Respectfully submitted Gail VanDenLangenberg Secretary Membership First Meeting Roz Birch, Nick Shulfer (H) 2541 Marathon Ave Neenah, WI Australian Shepherd rozbirch@hotmail.com Carol Coonce (I) W8251 Celebration Dr. Hortonville, WI Drathaar, St. Poodle ccoonce@aol.com Marissa Hamby (I) 3312 S. Mallard Apt # 48 Appleton, WI Border Collie Mix hambym73@uwosh.edu Conformation Fall Class The fall session will be starting on 9-06 and run to (8 weeks). This class is 7 pm on Wed. nights and will run 45 min - 60 minutes. Cost for class is $5 unless you are an active member. Anne is specifically looking for people to volunteer for 1 night to train so we see a variety of faces. Also, if you know of someone that is not a Winnegamie Member, the club will pay $20 for 1 night of training. Please Anne at stardust3940@aol.com if you can help for 1 (or more) nights or know someone that she can contact. Membership Second Meeting Patrick Knapp (I) 1383 Linda Ave. Menasha, WI boxer/hound mix PATKNAPP14@YAHOO.COM Natalie Binder (I) 3871 Summerset Way Oshkosh, WI Chihuahua nnbinder@gmail.com

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August 2017 Page 5 COMMITTEE HELP NEEDED Contact: Gail VanDenLangenberg 920-725-2047 or 740-1222 Meeting Snacks Earn two hours by attending monthly meetings and bringing a snack.

5 August 2017 Page 5 COMMITTEE HELP NEEDED Contact: Gail VanDenLangenberg or Meeting Snacks Earn two hours by attending monthly meetings and bringing a snack. Dates: First Thursday of the month (Except December) Contact Susan Hayes at shayes1@new.rr.com CLASS HELP NEEDED More help is needed with teaching and assisting. It s a fun way to share your knowledge with students and help them train their dogs to its full potential. A private training session will be held. We are also in need of assistants to help with the training equipment during classes: this is keeping track of payments, receipts, and fittings of collars, etc. during classes. Vacuuming after Obedience classes is also needed. This takes about minutes each day. Hours are flexible. If interested in helping, contact Deb Zierler at , harvestimekennel@gmail.com CLEANING Most Friday s beginning at 8:00 a.m. Help is needed to clean the building. Contact Stan to confirm dates/times at Pam Siebert kieshagirl54956@gmail.com NURSING HOME VISITS Contacts: Fawn Tauber fawndan@gmail.com Prerequisites: Must be an approved member Your dog must be at least one year old and have earned its Canine Good Citizen certificate Dogs need to be approved by Pam Siebert (contact Pam to schedule an evaluation) Changes to Member Volunteer Hours Log Procedure A few changes have been made to the process of submitting member volunteer hours. The Member Volunteer Hours Log has been updated. The revised form can be found on the website in the Forms section. Hard copies will also be available in the club office. In addition to dropping off completed forms in the club office or mailing them to the Hours Recorder, forms can now be scanned and ed to WDCHours@gmail.com. Beginning on July 31, members will be able to check their hours completed to date status on the website. Updates will be posted twice a month (as close to the 15th and last day of the month as possible). The deadline for submitting completed forms is still December 31, but it would be very much appreciated if you submit logs as you accrue hours. This will enable us to make sure your hours are recorded accurately while there is still time to make changes. If you have any questions or comments, please contact Jane Nilles at WDCHours@gmail.com.

6 August 2017 Page 6 Fall Session Training Classes There will be an orientation class (without dogs) for all puppy and beginner classes on Wednesday, September 6, at 6:00 pm, followed by walk-in registration Mail-in Registration opens July 24 th CLASSES RUN FOR 6 WEEKS FEE $85.00 Mondays, September 11 October 16 10:00 am Puppy Obedience (front room) 6:00 pm Beginner Obedience (front room) 6:00 pm Teamwork (back room) 7:00 pm Puppy Obedience (front room) 7:30 pm Advanced Beginner Agility Class (back room) Tuesdays, September 12 October 17 9:00 am Beginner Grad Obedience (back room) 6:00 pm Puppy Grad Obedience (front room) 6:00 pm Beginner Obedience (back room) 7:00 pm Puppy Obedience (front room) 7:00 pm Pre-Novice Obedience (back room) Wednesdays, September 13 October 18 9:00 am Beginner /Puppy Grad Obedience (front room) 9:00 am Continuing Rally Obedience (back room) 6:00 pm - Rally Obedience (back room) 7:00 pm Beginner Grad Obedience (back room) Sept. 6 Nov 25: 7:00 pm Conformation (front room) Thursdays, September 14 October 19 NOTE: Thursday evening classes do not meet the 1 st Thursday of each month 9:00 am Beginning Rally (front room) 2:00 pm Intermediate/Advanced Agility (back room)* 5:30 pm Competition Readiness Obedience (front room)* 6:00 pm Open Floor Agility (back room)* 7:00 pm Open Floor Obedience (front room)* *These are drop-in classes -- $5.00 per class (free for active WDC members) SPECIAL CLASSES: $85 ($40 for active members), no coupons, limited class size Mondays, Sept. 11 Oct. 16: 5:00 7:00 pm, Intro to AKC Tracking (meets at the sports complex in Stephensville Farmers Park, N3802 State Rd 76, Hortonville) Wednesdays, Aug. 23 Sept 27: 5:30 6:45 pm Nose Work: Level 2 Intro to Scent (front room) Mailing Address P.O. Box 713 Appleton, WI Telephone Website Facebook Training Center 2043 Manitowoc Road Menasha, WI The WINNEGAMIE DOG CLUB is an all-breed dog club affiliated with the American Kennel Club (AKC). Established in 1958, the WDC exists for the purpose of advancing the cause and welfare of dogs, both the purebred and the mixed-breed variety. Officers President Don Stan Stanislawski ( ) Vice President Tom Wiesler ( ) Secretary Gail VanDenLangenberg ( Treasurer Marie Murphy ( ) Board of Directors Barb Hoffman ( ) Gayle Kukulka ( ) Paul Thiel ( ) Building Committeee Don Stan Stanislawski ( ; cell ) Dog Club Librarian Ruth Holman ( ) peekadox@gmail.com Hours Recorder Jane Niles WDCHours@gmail.com Newsletter Editor Kim Dworak WDCNewsEditor@gmail.com Sunshine Committee Karen Willett ( ) Website Bruce Ziesemer ( ) Brucez272@gmail.com

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