Retriever Review. January Annual Meeting Saturday January 20, :00 PM at Greg and Susan Huntzinger s. ~ Club Officers ~

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1 Retriever Review Issue 15, January 2007 January Annual Meeting Saturday January 20, :00 PM at Greg and Susan Huntzinger s ~ Club Officers ~ President: Ellen Sparks Vice President: Bernie Meany Secretary: Judy Meyer Treasurer: Greg Huntzinger Board Members: Susan Huntzinger Coleen Powell Lisa Cruanas Deb Neal Committee Chairs Marilyn Parker - WC/WCX Allison Hillius & Donna Yadeskie B-Match Betty Barkley Specialty Nikki Illias Hunt Test Litter Referrals Susan & Greg Huntzinger (503) Membership Lisa Cruanas (360) Newsletter Editor Julie Galbraith (530) galshire@gmail.com January Annual Awards Meeting This meeting is a Potluck! Susan and Greg will be providing a ham. If your name begins with..., please bring: A - H I - P Q - Z an appetizer a side dish a dessert Remember to bring a wrapped dog related gift, for our gift exchange! Directions to Huntzingers: How to get there from I-205: Take I-205 to the Stafford Road exit If you came off of South bound on I-205, turn left onto Stafford Road If you came off of North bound I-205, turn right onto Stafford Road (you should be heading away from Lake Oswego) Drive.9 miles to Mountain Road and turn left. Drive 3.7 miles on Mountain Road to Hoffman and turn left, Drive.8 miles on Hoffman to Riverwood and turn right Drive.6 miles on Riverwood to the BIG Riverbend sign and bear right onto Hebb Park Road. Keep bearing right as you drive up the hill.1 miles, to the BIG Riverbank sign (a line of big rocks, with steel letters on the front) Bear left onto Riverlane Road Follow Riverlane Road to SW Riverlane Road House is on the left. It s beige with a 2 car garage * REMEMBER DUES IS DUE JANUARY 5 th!! $20 INDIVIDUAL ~ $25 FAMILY

2 Tom Quinn Labrador Print Winner Congratulations to Patty Blake of Vancouver, Washington - winner of the beautiful, framed Labrador Retriever print, by Tom Quinn and the Labrador hardcover book. A HUGE thank you, again, to Barbara Gomez, for her generous donation to RCLRC! ** 2007 RCLRC SPECIALTY July 12-13, 2007 Manolo Queijeiro - all conformation classes Linda Ciancio - all Sweepstakes classes Pam Weaver - Juniors/Obedience/Rally - July 12 Mr. Chris Cornell Juniors/Obedience/Rally-July 13 Champoeg State Park Heritage Area Lisa Cruanas - Specialty Show Chairman herclee8@msn.com ** ~~ LITTER LISTING ~~ Ch Loral s Chuck Waggin x Blackthorn s Charisma born : 11/18/06 2 BF and 1 YM available Lisa Cruanas herclee8@msn.com ~ LABRADATABASE ~ For 2007, we are trying a new way to fund the maintenance expenses for the LabraDataBase. There will not be any fee for entering a dog or litter. Expenses will be covered by underwriting donors (similar to public radio). We will accept the first 25 contributors, with a $50 or greater donation, to be underwriting sponsors, for the year. Each will get a small graphic, with a link to their website, which rotates into the upper right corner of all LabraDataBase pages. Several of these underwriter links are already in place for you to view at: We want to provide a lot of display time, for each rotating sponsor, so we are only accepting the first 25. We currently have 14 positions already committed. If you would like to be included in this program, please contact us soon. If you have any questions about the underwriter program, please contact our technical coordinator at: info@labradata.org LabraData Foundation The International Open Labrador Database Donna Yadeskie, President Blackriver Labradors

3 FDA Approves Canine Obesity Drug Washington Post - January 6, 2007 Is your hound round? Too much flab on your Lab? Is your husky, well, husky? The obesity epidemic has spread to man's best friend, and so many dogs are getting fat, that the government stepped in Friday by approving the first doggie diet pill. The Food and Drug Administration announced the approval of Slentrol, a prescription drug that can suppress Fido's appetite while also blocking the absorption of fat from his treats. "This is a welcome addition to animal therapies," said the FDA's Stephen Sundloff. "Dog obesity appears to be increasing." Experts blamed the same factors that cause people to get fat: too much food and not enough exercise. "The parallels between human obesity and canine obesity are striking," said John E. Bauer, a veterinarian at Texas A&M University. "They live with us. So when we eat too much, they eat too much. When we don't exercise enough, they don't exercise enough. And when we snack between meals, they probably snack between meals." Americans' hectic schedules also mean many dogs spend their days cooped up in houses or apartments, eating out of boredom and getting very little exercise because owners are too busy to make it to the dog park. When owners do get home, they tend to lavish their pets with treats. The result is that pets are getting many of the health problems plaguing overweight people, including heart disease, diabetes and arthritis. "It's sad," said Bonnie Beaver of the American Veterinary Medical Association. "We see animals with diabetes. We see animals with arthritis in pain. Their quality of life is poor. We're killing our pets with kindness." Dogs are considered obese if they are more than 20 percent above their ideal weight, which varies depending on the breed. More than a third of American dogs are estimated to be overweight or obese, and the problem is not limited to the canine world. But the new drug, called a selective microsomal triglyceride transfer protein inhibitor, is only for dogs. How it works is not well understood, but it blocks absorption of fat and seems to control appetite. It is given in liquid form under a veterinarian's close supervision. It can cause vomiting, diarrhea and lethargy. Pfizer Inc., which makes the drug, said studies found that Slentrol is safe and effective in a variety of breeds, from dachshunds to retrievers. Most lost at least some weight, and half dropped at least 11 percent of their body weight in four months. But the company and other experts said diet and exercise are necessary in addition to the drug, which will cost $1 to $2 a day.

4 ~~ 2007 SPECIALTY CALENDAR ~~ January 2007 Twin Cities Labrador Retriever Club - Show #1 January 5, 2007 Conformation - Joyce Love (Rickway) Sweeps - Lisa Berbit-Sanderson Supported Entry Shows Following Specialty by Land o' Lakes Kennel Club Show Location: St. Paul River Center - St. Paul, MN Papago Labrador Retriever Club January 12, 2007 Conformation - Linda Vaughn Sweeps - Betty Beulteman Obedience - Jill Jones, Joseph Skarbek Rally Obedience - Rex Mincheff Show Location: Empty Acres Equestrian Park, Buckeye, AZ Coastal South Carolina Labrador Retriever Club Charleston Kennel Club - Supported Entry #1 January 27, 2007 Conformation - Winnie Limbourne (Wingmaster) Sweeps - Robin Moody (Castlewood) Coastal South Carolina Labrador Retriever Club Charleston Kennel Club - Supported Entry #2 January 28, 2007 Conformation - Clare Senfield (Allegany) Sweeps - Lori Bentine (Tremont) Show Location: County Fairgrounds - Ladson, SC Hawaii Labrador Retriever Club January 28, entry limited to 200 dogs Conformation - Howard Falberg Show Location: Thomas Square - Honolulu, HI

5 February 2007 Piedmont Labrador Retriever Club - Show #1 February 10, 2007 Dogs & Intersex - Nancy Talbott (Belgold) Bitches & Non-regular - Diane Pilbin (Chucklebrook) Sweeps - Kate Perry (Hawksmoor) Obedience - William Huffman Piedmont Labrador Retriever Club - Show #2 February 11, 2007 Dogs & Intersex - Diane Pilbin (Chucklebrook) Bitches & Non-regular - Nancy Talbott (Belgold) Sweeps - Lisa Zitting (Snowberry) Obedience - Marie Huffman Show Location: Piedmont Kennel Club Show Place - Charlotte, NC San Diego Labrador Retriever Club - Show #1 February 17, 2007 Conformation Dogs- Janis Granneman Conformation Bitches - Lisa Weiss-Nolechek (Lobuff) Sweeps - Kim Jacobson Obedience - Betty Ribble San Diego Labrador Retriever Club - Show #2 February 18, 2007 Conformation Bitches- Janis Granneman Conformation Dogs - Lisa Weiss-Nolechek (Lobuff) Sweeps - Ron Kelly (Belgairn) Obedience - Robert Margolis Jr. Showmanship - Lisa Weiss-Nolechek (Lobuff) Show Location: Del Mar Horsepark - Rancho Santa Fe, CA Greater Atlanta Labrador Retriever Club - Show #1 February 24, 2007 Show Location: Willis Park Equestrian Center - Alpharetta, GA Conformation Bitches- Margaret Rooth (Greenworth) Conformation Dogs & Intersex - Barry Rooth (Greenworth) Sweeps - Vonnie Russell (Hypspire) Obedience - none offered

6 Greater Atlanta Labrador Retriever Club - Show #2 February 25, 2007 Conformation Bitches- Barry Rooth (Greenworth) Conformation Dogs & Intersex - Margaret Rooth (Greenworth) Sweeps - Linda Schiele (Linray) Obedience - none offered Show Location: Willis Park Equestrian Center - Alpharetta, GA March 2007 San Joaquin Labrador Retriever Club - Show #1 March 16, 2007 Show Location: Stanislaus County Fairgrounds - Turlock, CA Conformation - Claire-White Peterson (Stonecrest) Sweeps - Tori Jackson Obedience - None offered San Joaquin Labrador Retriever Club - Show #2 March 17, 2007 Conformation - TBD Sweeps - Betty Beutleman Obedience - None offered Show Location: Stanislaus County Fairgrounds - Turlock, CA Mid-Jersey Labrador Retriever Club - Supported Entry March 23-24, 2007 Conformation - Richard Stafford (Farnfield) Sweeps - Laura Witt (Minefalls) March 23rd - Conformation - Michael Faulkner New Brunswick Kennel Club April 2007 Dallas - Fort Worth Labrador Retriever Club - Show #1 April 6, 2007 Conformation - Thomas Bradley III Sweeps -Pamela Ireland All Sporting Obedience - Bud Skarbek All Sporting Rally - Donna Larson

7 Dallas - Fort Worth Labrador Retriever Club - Show #2 April 7, 2007 Conformation - Diane Jones Sweeps -Christine Kofron DVM All Sporting Obedience - Donna Larson All Sporting Rally - Bud Skarbek Show Location: Denton County Fairgrounds - Denton, TX Labrador Retriever Club of The Potomac April 11-13, 2007 Intersex - Mary Weist (Beechcroft) Dogs - Margaret Brown (Ramsayville) Bitches - Angela Williams (Foulby) Sweeps (Dogs) & BISS - Margaret Wilson (Shadow Glen) Sweeps (Bitches) & BOSS - Carol Quaif (Carenna) Jr. Showmanship - Betsy Horn Humer Obedience - Thursday: Betsy Horn Humer& Friday: Frank Washabaugh Rally Obedience (50 dog limit) - Betsy Horn Humer Show Location: Holiday Inn Holidome, Francis Key Scott Mall - Frederick, MD ** Supported Entry Show Following Specialty at Harrisburg, PA Hoosier Labrador Retriever Club - Show #1 April 21, 2007 Dogs & Intersex - Sally Sasser (Teracroft) Bitches - Diane Pilbin (Chucklebrook) Sweeps - LuAnn Curtis (Cressmoor) Obedience - None offered Hoosier Labrador Retriever Club - Show #2 April 22, 2007 Show Location: Vigo County Fairgrounds - Terre Haute, IN Dogs & Intersex- Diane Pilbin (Chucklebrook) Bitches - Sally Sasser (Teracroft) Sweeps - Deb Arnold (Twin Cedars) Obedience - None offered All Breed shows precede the specialty on Thursday and Friday. Thursday Judge - Frank Sabella, Friday Judge - Jeff Gilmore

8 Southern California Labrador Retriever Club - Show #1 April 27, 2007 Intersex & Conformation Dogs - Barbara Gilchrist Conformation Bitches - David Hepper (Mardas) Sweeps - Peachie Orton Obedience - Larry Andrus ~ Rally - Pauline Andrus Jr. Showmanship - TBD Southern California Labrador Retriever Club - Show #2 April 28, 2007 Intersex & Conformation Dogs - David Hepper (Mardas) Conformation Bitches - Barbara Gilchrist Sweeps - Kate Perry Obedience - Pauline Andrus ~ Rally - Larry Andrus Jr. Showmanship - Barbara Gilchrist Show Location: Featherly Regional Park, Anaheim, CA May 2007 Labrador Retriever Club of Albuquerque May 11, 2007 Conformation - Charlotte Clem McGowan Sweeps - Donna Reece-Wincek Obedience - none offered Jr. Showmanship - Charlotte Clem McGowan Show Location: New Mexico State Fairgrounds - Albuquerque, NM Miami Valley Labrador Retriever Club - Show #1 May 11, 2007 Intersex & Conformation Dogs - Peter Palmer Conformation Bitches - Jane Palmer Sweeps - Betty Buelteman (Kayo) Obedience & Rally - Mary Happer Jr. Showmanship - None offered Miami Valley Labrador Retriever Club - Show #2 May 12, 2007 Intersex & Conformation Dogs - Jane Palmer Conformation Bitches - Peter Palmer Sweeps - Marion Daniels (Mar Moye) Obedience - David Maurer Rally (all-breed) - None offered ~ Jr. Showmanship - None offered Show Location: Hughes Conference Center - Hamilton, OH

9 South Florida Labrador Retriever Club May 11, 2007 Conformation - Lisa Weiss-Nolechek (Lobuff) Sweeps - Elizabeth Bowron (Fortune) Obedience - Mary Happersett - Regular, Harold Doan - Non-Regular Rally (all-breed) - Harold Doan ~~ Jr. Showmanship - None offered Show Location: South Florida Fairgrounds - West Palm Beach, FL South Florida Labrador Retriever Club - Supported Entry Shows Boca Raton Dog Club May 12-13, 2007 Saturday - Jackie Mischou (Caer Bren) Sunday - Beth Sweigart Labrador Retriever Club of Pioneer Valley Show #1 May 11, 2007 Intersex & Conformation Dogs - Lori Isenhath (Dovetail) Conformation Bitches - Judy Chambers (Ghoststone) Sweeps - Betty Wenner (Surry) Obedience - TBD Labrador Retriever Club of Pioneer Valley Show #2 May 12, 2007 Intersex & Conformation Dogs - Judy Chambers (Ghostone) Conformation Bitches - Lori Isenhath (Dovetail) Sweeps - Jean-Louis Blais (Chablais) Obedience, Rally, Jrs. - TBD Show Location: Westfield Fairgrounds - Westfield, MA June 2007 Greater Boston Labrador Retriever Club - Show #1 June 14, 2007 Conformation Dogs & Intersex, Conformation Bitches & Non-regular, Sweeps, Obedience, Jr. Showmanship - TBD Greater Boston Labrador Retriever Club - Show #2 June 15, 2007 Conformation Dogs & Intersex, Conformation Bitches & Non-regular, Sweeps, Obedience, Jr. Showmanship - TBD Show Location: Middlesex Co. Fairgrounds - Westford, MA

10 Winnebago Labrador Retriever Club Specialty & Agility Trial June 15-16, 2007 (Agility on June 15 ~ Specialty, Rally, & Obedience on June 16th) Rally Obedience & Agility on Friday and Specialty on Saturday Intersex & Conformation Bitches - Claire White-Petersen (Stonecrest) Conformation Dogs - Betty Wenner (Surry) Sweeps - Patti Block (Sumo) Obedience - Kathy Pischke - Novice A, Utility A/B, Rally Obedience - Michael Carlucci - Novice B, Open A/B Jr. Showmanship - None offered June 15th - Agility ~ Judge: Kathy Guerra Show Location: Telfer Sports Arena - Beloit, WI Greater Pittsburgh Labrador Retriever Club #1 June 21, 2007 Conformation Dogs & Intersex- TBD Conformation Bitches- Laura Dedering Sweeps - Laura Reich Obedience - TBD ~ Rally - TBD Jr. Showmanship - none offered Greater Pittsburgh Labrador Retriever Club #2 June 22, 2007 Conformation Dogs & Intersex, Conformation Bitches, Sweeps, Obedience, Rally - TBD Jr. Showmanship - none offered Show Location: Coopers Lake Campground, Slippery Rock, PA Hawaii Labrador Retriever Club June 00, 2007 Conformation - TBD - entry limited to 200 dogs Show Location: Thomas Square - Honolulu, HI July 2007 Rose City Labrador Retriever Club July 12-13, 2007 Conformation - Manolo Queijeiro (Queijeiro) Sweeps - Linda Ciancio Jr. Showmanship - Pam Weaver Obedience & Rally (July 12th) - Pam Weaver Obedience & Rally (July 13th) - Chris Cornell Show Location: Champoeg State Park - St. Paul, OR

11 August 2007 Puget Sound Labrador Retriever Club August 0-0, 2007 Conformation, Sweeps, Jr. Showmanship, Obedience - TBD Rally - Larry Tanner WC to be held on August 6 th Show Location: Island County Fairgrounds - Langley, Whidbey Island, WA Northern Ohio Labrador Retriever Club Designated Specialty August, 2007 Conformation, Sweeps - TBD Jr. Showmanship - Obedience - None offered Supported Entry Shows Prior to Specialty by Steele Valley Cluster on August 3rd-5th Show Location: Canfield Fairgrounds - Canfield, OH Twin Cities Labrador Retriever Club - Show #2 August 00, 2007 Conformation & Jr. Showmanship - Margaret Robertson Sweeps - Mary J. Herburger (Cedar Springs) Obedience, Rally - TBD Show Location: Washington County Fairgrounds September 2007 Jersey Skylands Labrador Retriever Club - Show #1 & #2 In Conjunction with the Tuxedo Park Kennel and Sommerset Hills Kennel Clubs September 7 & 8, 2007 Conformation - Tony & Maureen Floyd (Trenow - UK) Sweeps - Friday - TBD, Saturday - Jennifer Stotts (Shannon Valley) Obedience, Jr. Showmanship - none offered Show Location: North Branch Park County Fairgrounds, Bridgewater, NJ Labrador Retriever Club of Greater Denver - Show #1 September 29, 2007 Conformation - Roy Cone (Waterbound) Sweeps - Lisa Zitting (Snowberry) Obedience - None offered - Jr. Showmanship - TBD

12 Labrador Retriever Club of Greater Denver - Show# 2 September 29, 2007 Conformation - Susan Willumsen (Willcare) Sweeps - Tom Shearer (Bonaventure) Obedience and Jr. Showmanship - Linda Scanlon Show Location: Robert F. Clement Park - Denver, CO Sierra Vista Labrador Retriever Club - Show #1 Conformation, Sweeps -TBD ~~ Obedience, Jr. Showmanship - none offered Sierra Vista Labrador Retriever Club - Show #2 Conformation, Sweeps -TBD ~~ Obedience, Jr. Showmanship - none offered Show Location: Nevada County Fairgrounds - Grass Valley, CA Supported Entry Shows by Gold Country Kennel Club September 2-3, 2007 Pawcatuck Labrador Retriever Club - Show #1 Intersex & Conformation Dogs, Conformation Bitches, Sweeps, Obedience & Rally -TBD Jr. Showmanship - none offered. Pawcatuck Labrador Retriever Club - Show# 2 Intersex & Conformation Dogs, Conformation Bitches, Sweeps, Obedience & Rally -TBD Jr. Showmanship - none offered. Show Location: North Stonington Fairgrounds - North Stonington, CT Labrador Retriever Club of Southern Connecticut Conformation, Sweeps, Obedience - TBD ~~ Jr. Showmanship - none offered Show Location: Goshen Fairgrounds - Goshen, CT

13 Shawnee Mission Labrador Retriever Club - Show #1 Conformation,Sweeps,Obedience - TBD ~~ Jr. Showmanship - none offered Shawnee Mission Labrador Retriever Club - Show #2 Conformation, Sweeps,Obedience TBD Jr. Showmanship - None offered Show Location: Douglas County Fairgrounds - Lawerence, KS Huron River Labrador Retriever Club September 28, 2007 Intersex & Conformation Dogs, Conformation Bitches, Sweeps,Obedience Jr. Showmanship - None Offered Supported Entry Shows by Monroe Kennel Club on September Iroquois Labrador Retriever Club - Designated Specialty Finger Lakes Kennel Club Conformation, Sweeps, Obedience, Jr. Showmanship - TBD Supported Shows at Wine Country Circuit 3 days following Show Location: Sampson St. Park, Romulus, NY Labrador Retriever Club of Greater Denver - Show #1 Conformation, Sweeps, Obedience, Jr. Showmanship - TBD Labrador Retriever Club of Greater Denver - Show # 2 Conformation, Sweeps, Jr. Showmanship - TBD ~ Obedience - not offered on 2nd day Show Location: Sampson St. Park, Romulus, NY

14 October 2007 National Specialty Diamond Jubilee - 76th Anniversary October 00-00, 2007 Intersex & Conformation Dogs,Conformation Bitches, Sweeps,Obedience, Jr. Showmanship,Agility, Rally Obedience, Conformation Certificate - TBD Golden Gate Labrador Retriever Club October 00-00, 2007 Conformation, Sweeps, Obedience - TBD Jr. Showmanship - None offered. Supported Entry Shows by Del Valle Kennel Club on October 22nd & 23rd (MB-F) Show Location: Alameda County Fairgrounds - Pleasanton, CA Mid-Jersey Labrador Retriever Club - Show #1 October 00, 2007 Intersex & Non-Regular,Conformation Bitches,Conformation Dogs,Sweeps, Obedience & Rally - E, Jr. Showmanship - TBD Mid-Jersey Labrador Retriever Club - Show 2 ** October 0, 2007 Intersex & Non-Regular,Conformation Bitches,Conformation Dogs,Sweeps, Obedience & Rally - E -TBD Jr. Showmanship - none offered Show Location: Days Inn - Bridgewater, NJ Labrador Retriever Club of The Potomac - Bare Bones October 00, 2007 Intersex & Conformation Dogs, Conformation Bitches, Sweeps, Obedience, Rally, Junior Showmanship - TBA Supported Entry Shows Following Specialty by Middleburg Kennel Club Show Location: Warrenton Show Grounds - Rectortown, VA

15 Heart of Texas Labrador Retriever Club October 00, 2007 Conformation, Sweeps - TBD Obedience, Junior Showmanship - none offered Show Location: Travis Co Expo Center - Austin, TX Central Ohio Labrador Retriever Club - Show #1 October 00, 2007 Intersex & Conformation Dogs, Conformation Bitches, Sweeps - TBD Central Ohio Labrador Retriever Club - Show 2 ** October 00, 2007 Intersex & Conformation Dogs, Conformation Bitches, Sweeps -TBD Show Location: Delaware County Fairgrounds - Delaware, OH November 2007 Spirit of St. Louis Labrador Retriever Club - Show # 1 November 0, 2007 Conformation, Sweeps - TBD Obedience, Jr. Showmanship - none offered Spirit of St. Louis Labrador Retriever Club - Show # 2 November 0, 2007 Conformation, Sweeps - TBD Show Location: - Busch Memorial Conserv. Area - Weldon, MO Raleigh-Durham Labrador Retriever Club - Show #1 November 0, 2007 Intersex & Dogs, Conformation Bitches, Sweeps - TBD Obedience, Jr. Showmanship - None offered Raleigh-Durham Labrador Retriever Club - Show #2 November 00, 2007 Intersex & Dogs, Conformation Bitches, Sweeps - TBD Obedience, Jr. Showmanship - None offered Show Location: Village Motor Lodge - Smithfield, NC

16 High Desert Labrador Retriever Club - Show # 1 November 00, 2007 Intersex & Dogs, Bitches, Sweeps,Obedience, Jr. Showmanship - TBD High Desert Labrador Retriever Club - Show # 2 November 00, 2007 Intersex & Dogs, Bitches, Sweeps,Obedience, Jr. Showmanship - TBD Show Location: - Marie Kerr Park th Street West, Palmdale, California Papago Labrador Retriever Club November 00, 2007 Conformation, Sweeps, Obedience, Jr. Showmanship - TBD Supported Entry Shows Following Specialty by Sagauro Kennel Club Show Location: Phoenix Municiple Stadium, Phoenix, AZ December 2007 No Specialty Shows Newsletter Guidelines This newsletter is published times per year 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 $15.00 per half page and $25.00 per whole page. All submissions for publication are to be mailed or ed to the editor by the 20th of each month. Subscription rate for nonmembers is $15.00 per year and does not include voting privileges. All subscription requests can be mailed to the editor along with a check made payable to RCLRC. The editor and all club members shall refrain from editorial comments pertaining to other members without prior written approval from the Board of Directors. All brags are to be current within 90 days of the event and must be submitted by the 20th of the month. Julie Galbraith, Newsletter Editor ~ galshire@gmail.com ~ (530)

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