President s Message. Upcoming Events. Your President ~ Barb Gilchrist. Founded 1975 Issue 12 ~ December Merry Christmas to all the Lab Lovers~

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1 Founded 1975 Issue 12 December 2013 President s Message Merry Christmas to all the Lab Lovers This will be my last address to all of you as I will not be running for President in the coming year. I look back at my last few years in this position and I am grateful to all those who answered my call to step up and help out with the many jobs it takes to keep our Labrador Club running smoothly. I am so very proud of everyone in our little club and the way in which we all pitch in to help each other. It has been a joy for me to stand alongside you in making the Labrador a priority in your busy lives. I wish our new President, Cindy Freeman, a fun time of it all as I know she will make a great President for our Club! You go Cindy! Upcoming Events No General Meeting in December Annual Membership/Dinner Meeting at Huntzingers (see January issue for further information) This has been a fun and little bit crazy year with the added work of the LRC National, but I think in looking back all of us who helped put that large event on feel a good sense of accomplishment for a job well done. The National Club sent a small remuneration to our Club and Puget Sound which was nice. We now turn our focus to the upcoming All Breed: The Rose City Classic All Breed Shows in January, which our Club is sponsoring with trophies and a Sweepstakes Judge on that Saturday. The Sweeps Judge is Lisa DaRoss of Hyspire Labs. Also coming up is our huge Annual Pot Luck dinner which will follow on that same Saturday evening. Please see the Alphabet Chart for what you should bring. It s always a fun meeting where the Club Members pick/vote on our Specialty Judges and we vote in any and all new Officers/Board. It will be at Greg and Susan Huntzinger s home. Should anyone need directions, please call Susan or see her at the show. I am looking for a new Sportsman Show Chair. The job has smoothly run for the last few years with Bob Fagundes at the helm and we so appreciate his work. But now we need a new person who can perform the duties. Anyone interested, please me. Last, but certainly not least, is the Newsletter Editor Celeste Smith. Celeste has been the best Editor dutifully putting out our interesting Monthly Newsletters even when sometimes she has had to wait for everyone to get her the needed information. She never complained. Celeste will be putting out this last December newsletter for all of us and I know I m not alone in saying THANK YOU so much Celeste for all you have done. I found it difficult to find someone to take over for Celeste, because as those I asked put it best who can follow her! We Thank You Celeste. January brings with it a new Editor for our monthly Club Newsletter. I would like to introduce our newest Editor in Chief, Shirley Trotter. Shirley has some previous experience in putting out a Club newsletter and we very much look forward to seeing Shirley s artistic approach. Thank you Shirley for answering my call! I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year! Your President Barb Gilchrist 1

2 Club Officers President: Barb Gilchrist Vice President: Lisa Cruanas Secretary: Cindy Freeman Treasurer: Greg Huntzinger Board Members Lizzie Moir Dave Illias Blake Leamy Marilyn Parker Committee Chairs Jeff Kennedy - WC/WCX Susan Huntzinger 2014 B Match Judy Chambers Specialty Nikki Berthold-Illias 2014 Hunt Test Moving On! As some of you are already aware I am retiring as newsletter editor effective this month. I have held this position a little over three years this time around. I say this time around because during the past 22 years that I ve been a member of RCLRC this has been my third time as newsletter editor. Due to my mother s health (she has had a few strokes recently) I have had to take a much more active role arranging for her care and finances. I really don t have time to perform the editor job as I would like. It has lately been put out in a hurry and not to my satisfaction. Shirley Trotter has agreed to take over the duties. I m sure Shirley will do a great job in this position. She takes over with the January 2014 issue. Please send her any information for future newsletters. Her address is: mulburylabs@yahoo.com. Litter Referrals Susan & Greg Huntzinger (503) Membership Betty Barkley (503) Newsletter Editor Celeste Smith walablover@tds.net (360) Web Site Greg Huntzinger - Webmaster (503) Club Chat List Rose City Labrador Retriever Club now has a chat list. It is a closed list for members only and if you want to subscribe to it, send me the request at RCLRCmembersubscribe@yahoogroups.com This list is only for communication with regards to club business such as upcoming events, meetings, etc. There will be no advertising of any kind which also includes no mentioning of upcoming litters, etc. If you have any questions, contact me at QRLabs@yahoo.com Cindy Freeman, Moderator 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 mailed or ed to the editor by the 25th of the month. All brags are to be current within 90 days of the event. Any photos submitted for publication can be in any format except a PDF. Original photos can be scanned if you mail them to me. 2

3 November Minutes - November 15, 2013 The meeting was called to order at 7:31PM by Barb Gilchrist at Meridian Hospital in Tualatin, OR In attendance: Susan and Greg Huntzinger, Lizzie Moir, Barb Gilchrist, Ellen Sparks, Judy and Scott Chambers, Lisa Crunas, Cindy Freeman. President s report: Barb reported that there is one big item Our newsletter editor Celeste needs to back down from doing the newsletter. We are going to need a new editor. Jo Hanscom was suggested? A motion was made to purchase an editing program up to $100 by Judy Chambers and the motion was seconded by Lizzie. All members voted in favor. This software would be provided to the new editor. Blake Leamy was unable to attend the meeting he will be sending in the paperwork for to AKC for the 2014 specialty this month. The time for the WC is coming up. The WC will be May 31 st. The weekend following are the Puyallup shows. Vice President s report: None Secretary s report: A motion to skip reading the minutes was made by Judy Chambers and was seconded by Susan Huntzinger. Cindy had no other business to report except for except for upcoming AKC webinar s on various subjects. Treasurer Greg reported the bank. The LRC sent the club $200 for being involved with the National. Committee s: 2014 specialty: Judy reported that the site is reserved. Blake is filing the paperwork per the President s message. All judges have sent back contracts. Susie has toys for awards. Toni Letio has small bumpers and small dockens that can be purchased as prizes if needed at a good price. The Hotel is reserved Judy got better rates for this year s judges. Obedience chair is still needed Cindy volunteered to do it if nobody else volunteers Cathy and Lili will handle the breakfast. Cindy reported that AKC is requiring refunds for bitches in season effective January 1, Cindy will contact BaRay to see if they will withhold any funds from these refunds. Much discussion followed as to whether we would keep any portion of the entry fee for the refunds and also what would be required as proof of the bitch being in season. B Match: Will be held at Judy Chamber s house on May 10, WC: The Date will be May 31 st Sportsman show: Barb will ask Bob Fagundes if he will do again. Membership: No new members were provided. Second reading: Kari Gorman was voted in. Unfinished business: Rose City Classic The club will support the shows on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday will be Sweepstakes. Judy has trophies for both days. The all-breed club is doing nicer ribbons for the supported entries. Judy asked if the club will be willing to pay for better rosettes for Sweepstakes. All members approved. We should get a check from the club for sweepstakes entries. New Business: None Motion made to adjourn was made by Judy Chambers at 8:05PM and was seconded by Lizzie Moir. Respectfully submitted by Cindy Freeman, Secretary. 3

4 2013 Annual Awards We will be giving out the Annual Awards at our meeting in January If your dog has earned an AKC title in the field, obedience or conformation ring during the period of November 2011 through November 2012 and you are an R.C.L.R.C. member of good standing, you are eligible for the Title award. If you have bred the dog, you will receive a Breeder Award. The owner of the dog shall receive an separate Title award. Your dog must have finished an American or Canadian Championship, obedience title, hunting title or working certificate to qualify for the Title award. Dockdog, Flyball and UKC titles are also included! Dogs that have finished their American or Canadian Championship and earned a title in two different performance disciplines (A-F) are eligible for the All Around Labrador award. Dogs are also eligible for the Versatility Award or Certificate of Achievement Award. For the Versatility Award a dog must earn a working title in two different areas from the following: A) Obedience OTCH, UDX, UD, CDX, or CD also included are all of the Optional titles B) Hunting FC, AFC, MH, SH or JH C) Tracking VST, TDX or TD D) Agility - please identify the title E) Rally RN, RA, RE, RAE F) Dock Dogs NJ, JJ, SJ, MJ, EJ And in addition one certificate from the following: G) CGC, TDI, Delta Society, WC, WCX or TT. For the Certificate of Achievement Award a dog must finish any one working title (A-F) and one certificate from the G) listings. DOG S FULL NAME: OWNER(S) NAME: ADDRESS PHONE BREEDER Award(s) or Certificate(s) applied for Date title or certificate was received Please send all nominations to: Cynthia Freeman 7704 Creekside LN SW Rochester, WA QRLabs@yahoo.com ALL ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY DECEMBER 15, YOU MUST SEND A COPY OF PROOF OF YOUR ACHIEVEMENT!

5 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA LABRADOR RETRIEVER CLUB To: Our Labrador Loving Friends From: Christine Tye Show Chairman, Pat Collom Show Co-Chair Patty Gallagher President Re: CCLRC Shamrock Specialty We are very excited to announce our FIRST Specialty! The Central California Labrador Retriever Club has been working toward this goal for several years and we are very proud to be hosting our first show on March 16, 2014 in Turlock. We would like to ask for your support by putting an ad in our catalog. We welcome any ad content publicize your upcoming shows, congratulate CCLRC, wish us luck.you name it! We will be happy to send you a layout that you can use to customize your own message. Cost for a full page is $30. Please respond to Patty Gallagher regarding your ad. joe.patty.g@gmail.com Tollhouse Rd. Clovis, Ca Speaking of luck, may we introduce our show mascot, Paddy! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE WILL SEE YOU IN MARCH! 5

6 THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA LABRADOR RETRIEVER CLUB and "Paddy" Proudly Present: Our First Official Specialty Show: The Shamrock Specialty! Sunday, March 16, 2014 Stanislaus County Fairgrounds, Turlock, CA Judges: Dan Clark (Everwood) - Sweepstakes: Puppy Bitches Sharene Clark (Everwood) - Sweepstakes: Puppy Dogs Sally Bell (Borador) - All Regular Classes Lots of fun and games to be had: Incredible Raffle! Trophy Donation Awards! Fun People! Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner Saturday night on the show grounds!* And most importantly: a third major specialty in one weekend! *Welcome Dinner Saturday night - $10 donation Also plan to attend: San Joaquin Valley Labrador Retriever Club Specialty Friday March 14 th and Saturday March 15 th, 2014 Show Superintendent for All 3 Specialties: Sharon Licciardi Paddy says: "Wearing of the green to support CCLRC's Shamrock Shenanigans is encouraged of all exhibitors!"

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8 The Pawcatuck River Labrador Retriever Club is pleased to offer our cookbook, COOKS AHOY! Welcome Aboard for sale. This 200-page hardcover book has almost 300 taste-tempting, tantalizing recipes contributed by PRLRC members and past specialty judges, as well as beautiful images of Labradors and entertaining quotes about dogs and food. We ve also produced kitchen towels and aprons with the whimsical cover image printed on them. These items make thoughtful hostess gifts, or just a special little something for all the Lab lovers you know. A great holiday gift for your vet, pet sitter, or favorite cookbook collector. If you would like us to ship any of these items as a present to someone, please let us know. We can wrap it and ship it for you. Prices and shipping charges are on the order form on our website These are sent book rate and have a slow delivery (7-10 days), so leave plenty of lead time for them to get where they're going. You can get in touch with me at riverdancelabs@aol.com for more information. Thanks for your support! A portion of the proceeds from each book sold is donated to the AKC Canine Health Foundation. BONE APPETIT! Beth Volle, Coordinator, PRLRC Cookbook Project 2013

9 New Policy and Charges for Newsletter and Web Litter Announcements 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 $ Contact information for the listing. This may contain one or more of: a persons name, address, telephone number, 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's listing via . At the end of the run-period the listing will be removed without notice. Send all information to:greg Huntzinger, SW Riverlane Rd, West Linn, OR