The Scarlett Letter The Golden Triangle Irish Setter Club, Inc September 2012 Autumn is now right around the corner! The fall smells in the air, crisp, fresh, cool air, and the colors of the season! Enjoy the rest of the beautiful outdoor days and the Labor Day holiday weekend. School has started, Steelers Football how good can it get? Congratulations to~~~~ Roanoke VA Wed. - Sunday >Jamie with Lucas, GCH Erinfyrs Sports Talk for BOB and 2 GCH pts. and on to a Group 3 on Wednesday. Canfield, OH Thursday Sunday >Coleen with Delaney, CH Redridge s She Beckons a Certain Justice, for BOS and her first GCH 3 pt. major on Thursday, Select Bitch for a 3 pt.gch major on Saturday and BOS for a 3 pt.gch major. >John and Cheryl Scheck with Flyer GCH Fireside s Rio Grande JH for BOB and GR 4 on Thursday, BOB on Friday, BOB for a 4 pt. GCH major and onto a GR 4 on Saturday, and BOB for a 3 pt. GCh major on Sunday. As of June 30 th, Flyer is #2 All- Breed and #4 Breed Wire Haired Pointing Griffon. Flyer was handled by Coleen and Delaney was handled by Missy Davis Hoecle. >Bobbi Lou Fisher with Blake, Christyview s Rock n Roll Hall of Famer CD, RE for WD and 2 pts. on Saturday. Also, he got 4 qualifying scores toward his RAE Title and 3 first places and a second place with Rally. >Deb & Skip with Bea, Courtwood Quilting Bee, for RWB on Saturday and WB for a 3 point major and to finish on Sunday. A new Champion! Bea was handled by Kim Haupt. Congratulations to all 3 handlers for a successful weekend! Harrisburg PA Friday Sunday >Joan with Drummer, Int l AM GCH Ballymeras Glory Days of March, CGC TT, for Select Dog and 1 GCH pt. each day on Friday, Saturday & Sunday. >John and Cheryl Scheck with Flyer, GCH Fireside s Rio Grande, JH, for BOB and 5 GCH points each day on Friday & Saturday. Muncie, Indiana
>Jamie Lamphier with Lucas, GCH Erinfyr s Sports Talk to BOB on Thursday, BOB and on to a Group 4 on Friday, BOB ond Gr 3 on Saturday and BOB on Sunday, picking up 4 GCH points. >Jamie with Cali, Erinfyr s California Dreamin, for WB all four days for a total of 4 points at her first weekend out. St. Clairsville, OH Sat & Sun. >John & Cheryl Scheck with Flyer, GCH Firesides Rio Grande, JH, for BOB and onto a GR 3 on Saturday and Sunday.. Chagrin Falls, OH Sat Sun. >Joan with Drummer, Int l CH AM GCH Ballymeras Glory Days of March CGC TT, for BOB both days and 2 GCH points. >John & Cheryl Scheck with Flyer, GCH Fireside s Rio Grande JH for BOB both days. Judges Seminar - The judge s seminar was held on August 15 th at IUP. This is always a great educational experience. Coleen took to the Classroom with Claire. This was her second time as the classroom dog and Deb was pleased to be allowed to sit in on the class. Moving outdoors to the Mock Dog Show and the 12 judges, there were 5 Irish to participate. These dogs were Quincy handled by Meredith Willie, Diddle handled by Christina Carr, Drummer handled by Lisa Edwards, Delaney handled by Coleen and Bea handled by Sue Benson. On the sidelines cheering on were Claire, Dugan, Creed and Twister. Twister made his seminar debut showing the judges what Irish puppies are all about! Thank you to Coleen for arranging for these dogs participation. Smiling Shamrocks Tally Ling Birthdays Mary Lamphier 12 th Ellen Halloran 13 th Shirley Semich 25 th Deb Lawrence 27 th Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!! Get well wishes to Joan s Dewey and Lorrie s Mulligan. Both boys have been under the weather.
Events & Activities Steelers Raffle Steelers raffle tickets for a pair of game tickets have been either handed out at our August meeting or been put in the mail. Please return ticket stubs and money back to Deb. The drawing will be on December 1 st for the December 23 rd game with Cincinnati. 20% of the proceeds go towards our trophy fund. Fall Flower Bulbs Tally Ling brochures were available at the meeting and can be obtained from Tally. She also has it set up online. The online ability allows purchases by anyone, anywhere and the product gets sent directly to the customer. No fuss, no muss! The sale goes through Oct. 26 th. Celebrating Home Candles upcoming for fall with holiday scents. Proceeds are used to purchase our raffle item for our specialties that in turn, covers costs of our show expenses. Watch for this in September. RDO Saturday September 15 th, 11 4 at Pittsburgh Mills Mall. Please plan on attending this event to help. Our theme is Health. We thank Paula for providing brochures about caring for your pets and their health. We will have two raffle baskets, some For a Donation items, and hold our Meet the Breeds. We will tentatively have a Poodle, Field Spaniel, Irish Setter, English Cocker, Dalmatian, and possibly a Golden Retriever, pointer and Chinese Crested. Members Fall Fun Day our annual members social event will be Saturday October 27 th at Ruth s property. TBD but will be early in the day. We will have the Fire Pit lunch, Lisa will organize our human/dog tem games, and we will hold our general membership meeting. Should the weather be uncooperative, we will have a Potluck lunch and meeting inside Ruth s home. More details next month. Thanksgiving Dinner Meeting TBD and will be at the home of Bob & Shirley Semich. Christmas Party/Meeting TBD and will be at the home of Deb & Skip Lawrence. Santa Photos no details at this time. Joan is working on organizing this event. Shows/ Specialties 2013 MSDA March - The trophies for the MSDA show will be embroidered towels. We will again support the entry of Irish at the Saturday show. Memorial Weekend Classic AKC paperwork George is busy at getting the required paperwork in order. Trophies Deb Lawrence - Trophies for Thursday, Friday and Monday have been purchased. They are going to be embroidered towels. We still have to decide on trophies for our specialties. Raffle item This year s raffle item will be a Groomright Grooming Table OR $250 cash for those not interested in the table. Proceeds help cover the costs of the specialty. Grounds the check has been sent in to reserve our area for the 5 days. Judges Lisa Edwards is our Show Secretary/Chairperson - Sweeps judges names were taken from the Judge s seminar that was held in August. Letters will be sent out to see if they will accept the assignment. Two names were submitted to add to the panel at New Castle for our two specialty shows.
ISCA National Specialty 2013 - The national Specialty will be held in Fairfax VA the week of April 15 th. Reservations for the Host Hotel open on September 1 st. The host hotel is The Hyatt Fair Lakes and the show site is Frying Pan Park. There is a Parade of Rescue held on Saturday. April 20 th. Anyone who owns a rescue can participate. If you want to join the rescue parade, contact Joan for the information. She can answer any questions. Each rescue dog gets a great bag of goodies!! Deb, Skip, Joan and Coleen are planning to attend. We will meet up with our out-of-state members, Mary & Jamie, Denise and Karren. We will be well represented! Website- www.gtisc.org A lot of updates have been added to our Events Calendar and Photo Gallery. From the Rescue Side~~~~ Tails From the Hills As reported by Bella O Shea Woof, Woof, Woof! Bella O Shea, ace canine reporter, again reporting from Wild and Wonderful West Virginia and the doins on Goose Creek. Early August had some unseasonably Fall like weather for a few days. Boy was it cool but humid. Ed has had to pick a couple ticks off me
because I like going through the brush. The doxies have also picked up chiggers and had some have hot spots to doctor. Anyways, on to the news for the month of August.. Going to the races, my big day! I could have been a contender! You should come to downtown Huntington, WV, on the last Saturday in July each year for the West Virginia hotdog festival. They have hotdogs for sale, dog rescue organizations, doxie races, and all breed races. On July 31 st Ed reluctantly entered me in the all breed over 52 pounds race upon Pam s pleading. The entry fee will go to the children s hospital Do IT! There were only three entrants in the race of which two crossed the finish line. Not me! I never got further than five feet from the starting gate. I somehow got the impression that I was not there to race, but to greet the spectators, especially the children. Needless to say, my only proof of the race is my entrant neckerchief that Ed proudly exhibits on his office wall. The masked Bandits Well they are at it again! Pam s baby chicken flock of twenty six has dwindled to six! The raccoons have slowly but surely taken the chicks one at a time. They even ripped the double protective screening up to dine on our chickens. I excitedly go out every morning with the family to check on the birds and sometimes find what is left of the raccoon s dining frenzy. Ed just shrugs and says that it is just part of farm life and that raccoons must eat to. They need to find something else to eat! An electrifying August! In August Ed would sometimes let our two turkeys, Snow and Baby, out of their coup to pick grass and eat grit. The hen, Snow, is very friendly to all and very nosy. She likes to leave the barn area and explore. One night when it was time to be secured for the night Snow was not to be found. Ed called and called to her but she would not respond. We went looking and found her in the horse pasture near the electric fencing. I crossed over the fencing with no problem but on the return trip I had the shock of my life! I let out a blood curdling howl and ran for the house! I wouldn t return to the barn for several days. Ouch! I nearly wet myself. It was a shocking experience to say the least. A mind of my own Sometimes I am a free thinker. If Ed asks me to do something that I don t choose to do, I just crouch to the ground and pretend he is speaking in some unknown language. Try as he does, the request that he makes does not register until I am in the mood to respond. I just lie there on the ground and look stately. However I can t get away with it with Pam because she won t have it! Ed is just a big push over but I love him dearly. He, he, he The birthday girl Did you know that August is the month that my family decided was my birthday? We don t really know when I was born you know because I m an adopted girl. I know nothing about my real parents or my original human family. All I remember is Joan and my boy friend Diddle. I really miss Joan. I heard Pam say it would be nice to drive up and visit since She has not had a vacation in quite a long time. I will have to send a barko-gram to Joan requesting a special paw pass for Ed, Pam, mouse and myself. The other doxies and Poodie the poodle can stay at a dog kennel in Ohio. Back to my birthday, It really doesn t matter anymore. Anyway, I am officially four now and looking forward to spending the rest of my life down on the farm with Pam and Ed. I still take Pam for walks even though she has not been running due to not feeling well. She does look better. I am ready to run with her when she feels like running again with me. For now I will be happy to walk with my mistress wherever she wants to go. I love Pam. I found out something interesting. When Pam was a young girl, her hair used to be red like mine only a darker red. I am glad she is my adoptive Irish mom. That is all the howls, growls, and tail wags for another month. Try to keep your bowls licked clean, your toys scattered through your homes, and your people hopping. Love to all, Bella O Shea Bella the Reporter Club News and Reminders The board accepts with regret the resignation of the Vice President position from Coleen. Due to her hectic work schedule she decided to take time off from the board. She is helping from the background with her years of knowledge and experience. We thank her for the years of time she has put in on the GTISC board. We look forward to her coming back in the future. Joan Fiser has been appointed acting Vice President for the remainder of the term.
Tally Ling has been appointed as a Board Member, filling Joan s spot, for the remainder of the term. Please let Bob or Deb know if you can attend and help at RDO. Our next meeting will be Wednesday September 19 th @ 7:00 at Perkin s Restaurant, 20013 Rt 19, Cranberry Twp. PA in the back room. This location is on 19 right off of the PA turnpike and 79 exits. It is next door to the B P Gas station. The Golden Triangle Irish Setter Club, Inc President Bob Semich Vice President Joan Fiser Recording Secretary / Treasurer Deb Lawrence Corresponding Secretary George Towle Board Member Ruth White Board Member Tally Ling Rescue Joan Fiser Caring Shamrocks Tally Ling Newsletter Deb Lawrence Editing Coleen McGee & George Towle Tails from the Hills Ed Prichard Ask Paula Paula Fannin Life with a Therapy Dog Deb Calmbacher Dog News information provided from members ALL articles welcomed!