February 2018 Winter Show MARK YOUR CALENDARS 02/01 Membership Meeting @ 7:00pm 02/02 Agility run-throughs 02/03 Appreciation Dinner @ Stone Toad 02/17 AKC ACT 1 & ACT 2 Event 03/01 Membership meeting @ 7:00 pm 03/03-03/04 Novice Agility Trial - click for premium In the Newsletter: 2-3 Minutes: January Membership Meeting, New Membership 4-6 New Membership, Winter Show Thank You 7 Volunteer Information 8 Training Class Schedule 9 WDC Appreciation and Awards Banquet 10-11 Yard Pass Information and Form March News Deadline Please submit articles By February 15 to WDCNewsEditor@gmail.com
February 2018 Page 2 MEMBERSHIP MEETING MINUTES- January 4th, 2018 Meeting called to order Secretaries Report: Membership present approved the December s meeting minutes as published in the newsletter. December board meeting minutes were read. Treasurers Report: Marie gave the financial report for December and the end of year report. Presidents Report: Don thanked all the members from the club that have stepped up and helped out when needed. That is what makes this club so special because our members step up when it is necessary. He also happily said that he has enjoyed working together with our members since 2007 as President. He ll be staying on the building committee. Membership: Prospective new members introduced themselves and they were welcomed by the membership present. Paul also said that he would be having a 50/50 raffle with the drawing shortly after the meeting is over. Traveling Trophies: Laura Steidl said the last date to get an application to her is January 10 th. If you have any questions please either call her or email her, don t miss a chance of receiving one of these beautiful trophies. Winter Show-Concession Stand: Mary McEssey said she is short of helpers on Sunday January 14 th and is looking for members to sign-up to help them. This is held at the Expo Center in Oshkosh at the fairgrounds. She sent around a sign-up sheet. Winter Show-Ring Stewards: Louise Torkelson said that she still needs ring stewards, especially for Sunday she is a little short. Louise and Margie will be having a ring steward training class this Saturday January 6 th at 10 AM here at the club. Come on out and learn or refresh what stewarding is all about. Soda: Kathy Casperson asked members, if you are interested in a different drink that is in the small refrigerator in back to please put a post-it note on the front and she will look into buying some. Please remember that if you ask for it to please also drink it when supplied. She has run into the members who ask for a certain drink then it doesn t get drunk and that is not good. Yard Permits: Mike Allen introduced himself as our yard permit person and mentioned that when Marie gets him an up-to-date membership list he will be handing out the permits. Usually he will be starting in earnest at the February membership meeting. DOT s: Jackie Kobierecki said that helpers are needed for both Monday and Tuesday in the puppy classes. Also all trainers/helpers please sign-up for the Facebook group or if not on Facebook to let one of them know so an email can be sent out to you to keep you informed. Awards: Time is running out so get the information into Jackie by January 5 th. Any questions please ask. Appreciation Banquet: Becky Reider said that our club s banquet is coming up on February 3, at the Stone Toad restaurant in Menasha. This is for all our club members not just those receiving an award. It is a fun time to get together with friends and meet new friends. If you would like to donate a door prize please do!! Just let Becky know so she can plan on it. Legislative: Deb Krsnich reminded the membership how important it is to keep up with legislation not only here in WI but around the states. If one state passes a bill, it seems that other states seem to follow the lead even if the bill is not good. Some sites she mentioned to check on are; The Monthly National Legislation Report http://mnlreport.typepad.com/ Dog Federation of Wisconsin www.dfow.net/, AKC Legislative page: http://www.akc.org/government relations/legislativealerts/, Sportsmen's & Animal Voting Alliance (SAOVA) website has been hacked but you can go on Facebook and look up Sportsmen s and Animal Owner s Voting Alliance (SAOVA) and keep up to date that way.
February 2018 Page 3 Meeting Minutes continued: Volunteer Hours: Jane Niles introduced herself as our Hours person. She will update our website once a month for sure on the hours earned. Hospitality (Club Meetings): Susan Hayes reminded the members that it is easy to earn two hours just by bringing snacks to the membership meeting. Just make sure she signs your hours sheet!! Agility Course Test (ACT 1 ACT 2): Marie for Mary Huntington said that these trials will be coming up Saturday, February 17, 2018 here at the club and Mary is looking for volunteers to help. Winter Show: Gail talked a bit about entries this year and that they are down a few dogs both days. Keep fingers crossed for nice weather both days. Old Business: None New Business: Copies of the proposed budgets were set out on the member s chairs before the meeting to give members a chance to look them over before the meeting. Barb Hoffman, Budget Chair, explained some of the increases in the budget and answered any questions. Budgets were discussed as to the changes and a motion was made. Motion: Approve the 2018 Budgets as they were presented and discussed. Approved. Elections: The treasurer read the names of members that have not yet paid their dues. Time was allowed for any members present to pay dues for anyone on the list if they chose to do so. Gail VanDenLangenberg as secretary cast a unanimous vote for all unopposed officers. President: Wayne VanDenLangenberg Vice President: Margie Hohman Secretary: Gail VanDenLangenberg Treasurer: Marie Murphy The vote was approved by the membership Election results for board position Louise Torkelson Cry and brag was conducted Motion made and approved to adjourn Respectfully submitted Gail VanDenLangenberg Secretary Membership First Meeting: Canlas, Hope (J) Mutts Miniature Dachshund Capener, Anthony (I) 1561 Brighton Beach Rd Menasha, WI 54952 920-527-9985 Border Collie capener22@gmail.com Delap,Ben &Shanna (H) 709 Carver Lane Menasha, WI 54952 920-574-4095 Shepsky ShannaDelap@gmail.com Hegree, David & Nina (H) 833 Jefferson St. Menasha, WI 54952 920-858-6720 Siberian Husky, Mixed: Shepherd/Husky, and Pointer/Lab ninainmenasha@gmail.com Landowski, Jurrisa J. (I) 1001 E. Kay St. Appleton, WI 54911 920-495-6626 English Shepherd, Boxer Mix risalando@rocketmail.com Theisen, Chris & Jenny (H) 504 Walnut St. Neenah, WI 54956 920-277-7025 Husky, Hound, Lab chrisandjenny7.15.11@gmail.com Weiland, Haden (J) Golden Retriever haden1288@gmail.com
February 2018 Page 4 Membership Second Meeting: Maas, Mikelle (I) W9067 Marianne Way Hortonville, WI 54944 920-277-0143 GSD, Lhasa maasmikelle@gmail.com Proctor, Sally (I) 990 Christiana St. Green Bay, WI 54303 920-499-2999 Rottweiler sproctor1@new.rr.com Catlin, Mary Beth (I) 1535 S. Park Ave Neenah, WI 54956 920-540-0864 Min Poodles bcat4@mc.com Walecka, Wendy (I) 1035 W. Franklin St. Appleton, WI 54914 920-202-1292 Corgi / Dachshund Mix wjewel88@gmail.com Winter Show January 2018 More photos are available on the WDC website at http://winnegamiedogclub.com/photos/
February 2018 Page 5 Winter Show January 2018 - THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU!!! The Winnegamie Dog Club, Inc. had another successful dog show weekend, even with some interesting challenges. Our entries were down slightly both days, and we had some very cold weather over the weekend, overall everything went smoothly on the inside. With the bad weather in other areas of the country we did have one judge that could not make it to the show at all. Another judge made it to Chicago, but did have to rent a car and drive up to our show and was a couple hours late for her judging. Thanks to: Assistant Show Chair: This was Mary Frisch s very first year as my assistant and she did wonderful, doing all that was asked of her. This is a challenging job and I am sure she will do great at it when she takes over. And Mike Frisch thank you for all the help setting up and cleaning up. We re glad you made it a family affair. LOL Judges Liaison: Pat Erickson this year worked with the judges on when they were arriving and leaving on Monday. It was a challenging year for getting everything straight but in the end it all worked out. Trophies: Renee Hoelzel did a wonderful job at the table again this year for both days. It could get mighty cold sitting there but she stuck it out like the trooper she is. Chief Ring Stewards: Louise Torkelson, with Margie Hohman s help this year had another training session to help get our stewards in the know. The rings were well staffed and the judges commented on how smooth the rings ran. Ring Stewards: Thank you!!! We had many new ones this year and everything seemed to go so smooth and the judges were very pleased with your help. Hope to see many of you back next year!!!! Gate-Tom Wiesler: Tom and his crew did a fantastic job taking in money. This is not an easy job in the middle of January and I am so glad that they were willing to do this job. Of course Nancy Zolkowski did it again!! Ask her how her snow pants survived the weekend!! Tom and his crew are the best!!! Lunch-Judges/workers: Lori Piette and Becky Rieder again did a fabulous job feeding our Judges and workers both days of our shows. Many compliments were received. Thank you for doing this and keeping us all well fed! Grooming Area-Carol Busey: Carol does a great job at helping set up the grooming area and then keeping it in order for both days of our shows. This is a really big job and she does it very well!!!! You help make the show run much smoother with helping the exhibitors finding a needed grooming space. Hard to believe that with more grooming space that the exhibitors could complain more, but this is to be expected. Concession Stand: For those quiet hero s that kept the exhibitors and spectators fed and content, thank you so much. You are one of the important details that make a big difference in a shows success. You work hard at coming up with new ideas to sell and it works great every year. Gene and Mary McEssey, you do a fantastic job!! Thank you so much. First Aid Table: Len and Patty Hoehne were at our first aid table Saturday and Sunday, it is always really appreciated.
February January 2018 2018 Page 6 Page 6 Winter Show continued: WDC Agility Trial Dec 2017 Thanks to Nancy Holman that has been helping our club out by representing our club at the Winnebago County Parks User Group Meeting that is done every year at the Expo Center for those Thank you to all the volunteers that participated in the WDC Agility Trial Dec. 2 nd organizations and 3 rd that are renting for the year. Thank you Nancy!!!!, 2017 held at OKC. We had another successful trial and new members were great and stepped up to work. We have Eric Hoelzel members and that Mary help Frisch every picked year at up this and Agility returned Trial the and judges we thank to the you hotel for your both time. days All and chairpersons Eric made some jobs judges are very much happy easier with with picking all the them volunteers up some we cheese have. curds!! Gotta love Wisconsin!! Thanks to Trial Secretaries Lynn Busse and Karen Combs, Chief Course builders Bruce Ziesemer, Michael Evarts, James Affeldt, and helpers Marge Hohman, Kandi Bever, Mary Ann Affeldt, Laura Inman, Julie Amy Schneider sang the national anthem and she did an excellent job both days and I heard so many Salemi, Alyssa Kimmeth, Chelsea Wood, Darcy Bicking, Kathy Kimmeth, Mary Huntington, Bill Harkins, wonderful comments on what a great job she did!!! Thank you Amy!!! Peggy Stevens, Justin, Theresa and Alayna Johnson, Pam Connie, Aaron Volden, Mina Nousiainen Becher, Marissa Hamby, Cathy Converse, and Sandy Hartfiel. For clean-up we had the Winneconne Equestrian Team come and help both days and they did a fantastic job both We days had and the with following the extra people help as we Scribe, had come Transcribe/time, in near the end Gate the Steward, day on Sunday Bar Setters, the clean-up Leash/sheet went just super. runner: Becky Koutnick, Shelly Vander Wielen, Cathy Converse, Chelsea Wood, Kathy Kimmeth, Nancy Zolkowski, Sandy Hartfiel, Alyssa Kimmeth, Peggy Stevens, Mary Huntington, Jean Bernier, Wendy On Saturday Walecka, with Marissa the extra Hamby, help Gwen cleaning Newman, up after Justin, BIS we Theresa all managed and Alayna to get Johnson, out of the Pam Expo Conine, at a reasonable Nancy time. Olsta, Thank Beth you Catlin, everyone Megan that Krema, stayed Lindsey and helped Rivard, clean-up Jamie around Derga, Aaron the rings. Volden, Julie Salemi, and Darcy Bicking. Mary Jo Plamann took care of ribbons and Michelle Witt did the premium. Friday set up: Again Bruce this year Ziesemer, we had Michael to close Evarts, off one Marge set of Hohman, doors, and Terri it Bartz, made it and more Julie difficult Salemi. for My the go exhibitors people to Marge pack up and leave. Hohman, But and with Terri some Bartz extra and help everyone Sunday who we helped made to it clean out the up. door by 7:30 pm. Special thanks to my Grandson Thanks Josh again that great drove job, around everyone! the outside of the Expo and picked up all the bags of garbage that exhibitors left lying around and loaded most of the bags from inside and hauled them to the dumpster. Last but not forgotten, my husband, Wayne that helped from beginning to end and does it with a smile most of the time. lol I am hoping that I didn t miss anyone this year, but I m sure there are some unsung heroes that will go unnamed but certainly not unappreciated. All the extra help from members is so much appreciated. Putting a show together in January is not the easiest thing to do because of the weather. We never know what Mother Nature will throw at us. The fairgrounds staff was very happy with the job we did getting everything back to preshow condition. Again thank you one and all!!!!!! Gail VanDenLangenberg Show Chair A Huge Thank You to all the wonderful volunteers that ring stewarded at the Winter Show. You all did an amazing job, and we greatly appreciated your help. Louise Torkelson - Chief Ring Steward Margie Hohman Head assistant
February 2018 Page 7 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. Dates: First Thursday of the month (Except December) Contact Susan Hayes at shayes1@new.rr.com 920-475-0451 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 30-45 minutes each day. Hours are flexible. If interested in helping, contact Deb Zierler at 920-766-1768, email: 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 920-722-8536. Pam Siebert kieshagirl54956@gmail.com 920-470-6634 NURSING HOME VISITS Contacts: Fawn Tauber fawndan@gmail.com 920-419-7336 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) Procedure for Submitting Member Volunteer Hours Reports As you earn volunteer hours, please complete the Volunteer Hours Report Form and submit it to the Hours Recorder in one of three ways: Scan and email the form to WDCHours@gmail.com Drop off the completed form in the club office Mail it to the Hours Recorder (address on form) Hard copies of the form are available in the club office. It can also be downloaded from the website under the Membership tab (listed in both the Forms and Volunteer sections). Members can check their hours completed to date status on the website in the Membership / Volunteer section. The document name is Volunteer Hours Log. Updates will be posted at least once a month. Any questions or comments, please contact Jane Nilles at WDCHours@gmail.com.
February 2018 Page 8 SPRING SESSION CLASS SCHEDULE There will be an orientation class (without dogs) for all puppy and beginner classes on Wednesday, February 28th, at 6:00 pm, followed by walk-in registration Mail-in Registration opens January 22 nd CLASSES RUN FOR 6 WEEKS FEE $85.00 Mondays, March 5 April 9 10:00 am Puppy Obedience (front room) 6:00 pm Beginner Obedience (front room) 6:00 pm Beginner Agility (back room) 7:00 pm Puppy Obedience (front room) 7:30 pm Novice Agility drop in (back room) ($5 per class active members free) Tuesdays, March 6 April 10 9:00 am Beginner Grad Obedience (back room) 6:00 pm Puppy Grad Obedience (front room) No class April 3 due to elections 6:00 pm Beginner Obedience (back room) 7:00 pm Puppy Obedience (front room) No class April 3 due to elections 7:00 pm Pre Novice Obedience (back room) 8:00 pm Novice Obedience (back room) 8:00 pm Beginner/Puppy Grad Obedience (front room) No class April 3 Make up classes for Puppy Grad, Puppy, & Novice will be April 17 Wednesdays, March 7 April 11 9:00 am Puppy Grad/Beginner 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) 7:00 pm Conformation (front room) Thursdays, March 8 April 12 NOTE: Thursday evening classes do not meet the 1 st Thursday of each month 9:00 am Rally Run throughs* (back room) 10:00 am Rally Novice (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 CLASS: $85 ($40 for active members), no coupons, limited class size Wednesdays, March 14 April 18 5:30 6:45 pm Nose Work Level 2: Intro to Scent (front room) Mailing Address P.O. Box 713 Appleton, WI 54912 Telephone 920-731-6800 Website www.winnegamiedogclub.com Facebook www.facebook.com/winnegamiedogclu b Training Center 2043 Manitowoc Road Menasha, WI 54952 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 Wayne VanDenLangenberg (740-1873) Vice President Margie Hohman (836-3200) Secretary Gail VanDenLangenberg (725-2047) Treasurer Marie Murphy (882-0809) Board of Directors Barb Hoffman (851-3350) Gayle Kukulka (788-0562) Louise Torkelson (740-6224) Building Committee Don Stan Stanislawski (722-8536; cell 850 3927) Jon Kester (716-5115) Brian Draeger (205-3441) Dog Club Librarian Ruth Holman (920-722-1408) peekadox@gmail.com Hours Recorder Jane Nilles WDCHours@gmail.com Newsletter Editor Kim Dworak WDCNewsEditor@gmail.com Sunshine Committee Karen Willett (733-6814) Website Marie Murphy (882-0809) murphyfrodo@gmail.com
WINNEGAMIE DOG CLUB, INC. RULES FOR YARD USAGE One of the benefits of club membership is the use of the yard to run your dogs. Therefore, you must be an APPROVED CLUB MEMBER to enjoy it. To identify you to other club members, you MUST have a yard pass hanging from your vehicle s rear view mirror. This can be obtained from WDC s Yard Pass Chairperson after you are an approved member. If you walk or bicycle to the club, carry the yard pass with you. Club members who see a vehicle without a yard pass are instructed to call the Menasha Police Department. Picking up after your dog(s) is VERY IMPORTANT. As you re doing so, don t hesitate to pick up any that is missed by someone else. Most likely you like how clean the yard is, and it can only be kept that way through a joint effort from all of us. If someone else is using the yard when you arrive, be sure to ASK PERMISSION to bring your dog(s) in. Not every dog wants playmates. If you are using the yard and choose to let your dog(s) play without new playmates, please be aware there is a 15 MINUTE TIME LIMIT from the time the next person arrives. If no one is waiting, feel free to use the yard as long as you like. For the safety of the dogs and people, please do not use LONG LINES on dogs and refrain from using PRONG COLLARS when dogs are playing with each other. If the training center is rented out for a day or weekend, the yard will be closed, since BUILDING RENTAL also INCLUDES the exclusive use of the YARD. Dates will be posted before the event in the newsletter and/or on the bulletin board by the yard. Occasionally the yard is SATURATED WITH WATER, and dogs running and playing will tear up the lawn and could become hurt. During these times (usually in the spring), the yard will be closed. It will be posted on the bulletin board near the entrance and on the website. By adhering to these rules, we can all be assured that the yard will continue to be a place where we can enjoy some active time with our best friends. 2017 WDC YARD PASSES ARE READY!! A 2018 Yard Pass is required to use the Club s front and back fenced yards. The new Yard Passes are Lime Green and Black and they are to be placed in the clear plastic hanging pockets. So, don t throw away the plastic hangers. Take out the old 2017 Yard Pass and place the new Lime Green and Black passes in the hanger.
The plastic hangers are to hang from your rear view mirror. If you bike or walk to the club, carry the hanging pocket pass with you. Family Memberships may have two FREE passes. Single memberships may have one FREE pass. Extra passes are $1.00 each and extra plastic hangers are $2.00 each. If your pass is damaged or stolen, replacement passes can be obtained for $3.00 fee (pass $1.00 and hangers $2.00). If you get a new license plate number, you will need to get a new pass. The passes will change yearly. ALL CLUB MEMBERS MUST HAVE PASSES BY MAY 1. We need your help please help enforce the yard-use policy! Look at the cars for the people using the fenced yards. If someone using the yard doesn t have a yard pass, please courteously ask him or her if they are WDC members. If they are not members, tell them the yards are for MEMBERS ONLY and tell them how they can become WDC members. If someone is abusing the posted rules, give the license plate number and complaint to any board member or Linda Allen. Feedback/concerns/suggestions contact Linda Allen or any board member. To obtain a car pass, complete the application below and bring with you to the membership meeting, where Linda or Michael Allen will be on hand to distribute yard passes. Or you can mail the completed application with a stamped, self- addressed envelope to Linda at the address on the form. 2018 YARD PASS ORDER FORM Name: Street Address: City/State/ZIP: Phone: Type of Membership: Ο Family (2 free yard passes) O Single (1 free yard pass) Number of Yard Passes Needed: License Plate Numbers: 1st Plate 2nd Plate ADDITIONAL YARD PERMITS ($1.00 for yard passes each, $2.00 for plastic hangers each, make check or money order out to WDC): Number of extra Passes: Number of extra Plastic Hangers: License Plate Numbers: Bring completed application to a monthly membership meeting or mail with a stamped, self-addressed envelope to: Linda Allen 1730 North Outagamie Street Appleton, WI 54914 920-731-4202
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