| Scottish
Terrier Club of Greater Atlanta |
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Bagpiper Chatter
Glenda L. Tucker
Glenda L.
Tucker |
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Folks have all gone home and the Scotties are
tuckered out from another wonderful Fala Day weekend in Warm Springs, GA. The
STCGA wants to thank everyone for making it another great success.
The
weather made up for last years "chilly" reception, and the sun was shining
throughout the whole time. We kicked off the weekend with a pizza party Friday
evening at the hotel, and our vendors opened up for shopping.
On
Saturday, we gathered at the Little White House. They counted about 135
Scotties, and there were also some Westies, a Giant Schnauzer, and Australian
Shepherd among the guests.
The parades and contests were expanded again
this year. We added a sock race. It was such fun to see how many socks made it
to the "finish" line. There were bags of baby carrots for all the dogs that
participated in this years' Fala Day, whether they "won" at an event or not. We
were also very pleased to have two entries in the oldest Scottie contest ...
with the winner being 17 years old and the 2nd place being 15 112 years old.
Thanks to some generous donations this year, we were able to have prizes for
all the contests.
The "came the farthest" contest had several
entrants... from Michigan, Oregon, California, Wyoming, and Ohio. But the
winners came from Northern Ireland at 6,550 km, Michael and Tara Holland. They
have visited the other FDR locations, but this was their first "Fala Day." They
own two Scotties that were back in Northern Ireland.
The final event for
the day was the reading of The Rainbow Bridge by Courtney Blackmon, followed by
Nancy Michael reading the 106 names of Scotties and 7 people that have passed
this year. Another plaque was donated to the Little White House and is already
half-filled.
Back at the Best Western, we had a lovely BBQ dinner
catered by Georgia's Soup and Sandwich shop in Warm Springs. Of course, there
was more shopping and our silent auction, followed by our Scotty PJ party. It
was fun to see all the different PJ's folks have collected over the
years.
We look forward to next year's fun-filled 'Fala Days' which fall
on Howl-o-ween, so plan accordingly. Katie Nixon and Nancy Michael are
co-chairs of Fala Days.
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| Scottish
Terrier Club of Greater Baltimore |
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Scottie Talk
Kathy Benton
Annette M. Hogg |
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As mentioned in our last column, fall is a very
busy time for the STCGBA. Once our October specialty is in the past, however,
we hunker down for the winter. The club did hold its November general meeting
at the home of one of our relatively new members, Shirley Wolf. We covered all
the usual topics, and voted in favor of raising our club's annual dues for the
first time. We shared our Scottie "finds" for the holiday season and enjoyed
each other's company over a delicious pot luck lunch. Our January meeting will
be held at the home of club member Nancy Van Meter, and the program will be on
puppies, since quite a few of our club members have puppies at various stages
of life - from newborns to 1-plus year olds.
Mark your calendars for the
STCGBA's spring specialty in conjunction with the Columbia Terrier Association
of Maryland show on Friday, April 18, 2008. The show site is at the Maryland
State Fairgrounds in Timonium, MD. We are pleased and privileged to have Mrs.
Susan Finn (Destiny Scottish Terriers) as our sweepstakes judge and Dr. Harry
Smith as our breed judge. Our ways and means table will be stocked with lots of
bargains, and we'll have refreshments for our exhibitors, visitors, and
friends. Look for our best fundraiser, Miss Morgan Altmann, and please buy a
raffle ticket or ten from her to support our club.
Gotta go change the
papers in the puppy pen for the millionth time!
Until we meet again,
keep your furnishings clean, wipe your paws before you come inside, and howl if
the spirit moves you.
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| Scottish
Terrier Club of California |
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The Bulletin
Ted Miyamura
Linda
Sanchez |
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Our STCC Fall Puppy Match was held on October
14th and our conformation match judge was Candi Serrano (Misty Moors).
Hi-Acre's Duffy MacGregor, owned by Ted 6i Hilda Miyamura, was chosen as Best
Senior and Best in Match. Best Junior went to Hi-Acre's Wind In The Willows,
owners Ted & Hilda Miyamura. Costume parade judge, Carol Joans, awarded
Best Costume to Sylvia Moody's "Indian Runamok". Match chair, Hilda Miyamura,
did a wonderful job of planning for the event, which was dedicated to the
memories of Adna Coleman and Margot McInerney.
At the AKC National
Eukanuba Dog Show in December, the STCC once again stepped up and, under the
direction of Sylvia Moody, hosted a very informational and Scottie-spirited
"Meet The Breed" booth. Several club members and their great Scotties greeted
the public. They included three generations, Julie Hill's CA-affected "Nadine"
from Arkansas, her carrier daughter, and a CA-affected granddaughter.
In February, we will host a Myra Savant-Harris Canine Reproduction/
Whelping and Puppy Intensive Care seminar. We hope this will be a very
successful club event.
Plans continue to roll along for our STCC 75th
Diamond Jubilee specialty show, which will be held in conjunction with Great
Western Terrier Association group shows on Sunday, June 22, 2008. Sweepstakes
judge will be Pieter de Beer (Bardriaan).
The STCC will be offering a
$200 cash prize for both first place in BBE dog and bitch. Another incentive to
exhibit at this specialty show is that all other first placements in regular
classes will be awarded $100.
Awards dinner will be held on Friday night
at our host hotel, Holiday Inn, at Long Beach Airport.
We will have
supported entries and sweepstakes on Friday at Long Beach KC, with Kari Hill
(Charthill) judging sweepstakes. KC of Beverly Hills on Saturday will also be a
supported entry, with Barbara de Beer (Bardriaan) judging sweepstakes. Judges
for regular classes have not yet been announced for these shows. All three
shows will be held at the same show venue of California State University, Long
Beach.
If you require more details or information, please contact our
show chair, Jeanie Jennings, at
ravenscraig@earthlink.net or 626-289-3425. Visit our website at
http://www.stccalifornia.org for specialty show updating,
and also refer to our ad in this issue of the Bagpiper.
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| Scottish
Terrier Club of Chicago |
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The Plaid Piper
Laurie
Keenan
Sarah L.
Dye |
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Happy New Year to everyone from the Chicago
club! As always, we are anticipating an exciting year of club events and
meetings, bringing us all together to learn more about our Scotties, or to
enjoy those special activities scheduled to include our dogs!
Our first
meeting of the year took place on January 13, and included guest speaker
attorney Bob Blythe, talking about estate planning and what we can do to ensure
that our dogs are appropriately taken care of when the time comes. This is
certainly not an issue that we should shy away from, as our rescue
coordinators' column often contains stories of dogs that show up at shelters
because their owners have died, and there was no provision outlined for their
dog. All of us should make sure that we have such provisions in our estate
planning.
The club's annual luncheon is scheduled for Sunday, April 13,
2008. This event is one of our club members' favorite opportunities to come
together and share in the celebration of those dogs who have achieved their AKC
confirmation championships or titles in obedience, agility, earthdog, tracking,
rally, etc., and the owners are presented with a plaque to honor the
accomplishment. This is also one of the best opportunities of the year to add
to your collection of Scottie collectables, as there are many items that will
be available for purchase, to bid on, or win through a drawing. Because the
luncheon often sells out, consult the STC of Chicago website at
http://www.stcchicago.org
/ -for more information on this event or on obtaining luncheon tickets;
detailed information will be posted on the website by the beginning of March.
As usual, our club is well underway with plans for our annual specialty
held in conjunction with the Great Lakes All Terrier Association show on June
14, 2008, in Grayslake, Illinois. Our judges this year are Tom Natalini for
breed, Janet Bartholomew for sweepstakes, and Peter Green will judge the best
in show. The GLATA show is part of a three-day cluster of shows drawing dogs
from across the country, and it's always exciting to see many of the top dogs
in person, as well as catch up with friends and admire the Scottish
Terriers.
For further information on any club event or activity, please
visit the STC of Chicago website at
http://www.stcchicago.org
/ for the most up-to-date information and travel directions.
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| Greater
Dallas Scottish Terrier Club |
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Scotch Bark
Theresa Kay Thomas
Theresa Kay
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The new year 2008 brings a date change for our
annual specialty. This year the specialty will be on Thursday, July 4, 2008, in
conjunction with the Texas KC at the Dallas Market Hall, 2200 Stemmons Fwy.
(1-35), Dallas, TX 75207. Texas KC is part of the Lone Star State Classic
weekend. Other all breed shows that weekend are Greater Collin KC and Trinity
Valley KC. The building is over 170,000 square feet of space with two large
halls (main & north), fully air-conditioned, with plenty of access and
parking. One of the evenings, GDSTC will be holding the club's annual banquet.
The club members are looking forward to having everyone come back in 2008 to
north Texas for a great weekend.
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| Scottish
Terrier Club of Greater Dayton |
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Pam Henegar
Nancy Bowles |
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STCGD said goodbye to 2007, closed out the
business year, and now looks forward to the new year and welcome's
2008!
On November 30th, before the close of the year, the club held
their annual Christmas party from atop the Kettering Tower, Dayton Racket
Club's 29th floor, downtown Dayton. What an awesome view of the city from the
top of the tower. All had a good time as the Scottie gifts were exchanged.
Angie Anastasia donated a beautiful handmade, lighted glass Scottie box as a
door prize. Kim Stroede was the lucky winner.
December 8th found STCGD
holding their general/show committee meeting at the Middletown, OH Olive Garden
restaurant. There was a good turnout with approximately 25 to 30 in attendance.
Dayton being the birthplace of aviation, the centerpieces, to be used at the
Montgomery KC show 2008, welcomed everyone into the private dining room. There
will be a lot of surprises soon to be unveiled. For now, 2008 is the
focus!
As the club moves forward to complete their planning for the 2008
and 2009 specialty shows, both years are falling in place. The 2008 specialty
show, not to take a backseat to 2009, is all but completely finished. As
always, there will be that last minute, down to the wire, "loose
ends!"
For 2008, as this issue is published and in your homes, it will
mark the beginning of spring as Dayton will close its specialty show of March
29, 2008. STCGD would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who helps
make this show a successful one. There is always a lot of planning for each
specialty year.
Now, for 2009, the club readies itself for the national
rotating on Saturday and Sunday, April 25th & 26th, 2009. STCGD will host
the STCA! Planning started in 2007 for this most grand event. "The Sky's The
Limit" is our theme. The club will have the "Scottie For All Seasons" quilt,
and a special cookbook for the best sellers list! The cookbook will have
illustrations by Peggy Pearce. As memory serves me, Dayton hosted the rotating
back in 1997, and how things have changed. STCGD has come a long way as those
that served in the past help plan for the future.
Have a successful year
2008!
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| Scottish
Terrier Club of Greater Denver |
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The Scotsmans
Charlene Gann
Leisa Todd |
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Greetings fellow Scottie lovers! As I write
this, Colorado is covered in a foot-deep blanket of snow, and this morning's
outdoor thermostat reads an astonishing 18 degrees below zero! It becomes
necessary for the humans to shovel pathways through the yard in order for the
short-legged canines to make their way outside. Ah, the lengths we go for our
companions. Currently, the Scotties are happily curled up next to the
fireplace, which demonstrates their extraordinary intelligence.
The STC
of Greater Denver has had a busy and productive season. Last fall, on October
28, we gathered at Laura Child and Brad Martisius's beautiful, historic home in
Denver for our annual Howl-o-ween event. It was a glorious day; the sky was an
astonishing blue, and the bright golden leaves were falling. The dogs dressed
up in Halloween finery -none too pleased, to tell the truth, and a rousing good
time was had by the humans. Honorary Scottie member "Professor Henry Higgins"
(who is actually an Airedale in disguise) was also in attendance, proudly
wearing his Sherlock Holmes rat detective costume. It's all in the Terrier
family, isn't it? We enjoyed the Scots' regalia, even if they didn't.
On
December 9, we again gathered, this time for a pot-luck meal and holiday gift
exchange. Our Scottie mascot was in attendance, alluding to the season with his
very appropriate "Dickens" moniker. As always, he was the perfect gentleman.
The gifts were opened, briefly enjoyed, and then promptly stolen. It seems that
while the Scotties behaved most regally, the human guests engaged in less
dignified behavior.
We are very excited about our specialty, to be held
August 15, in Greeley, Colorado. It should prove to be a great event, and we
hope you will come to our beautiful state, and join us for the 2008 STCGD
specialty. We look forward to seeing you.
Our newly elected board
members for 2008 are: president Patricia Morris, vice president Graceann
Stewart, treasurer Rebecca Walsh, secretary Laura Childs, editor/ historian
Carol Howard, and directors Liz Ashley, Betty Cooper, Lois Schaetzle, Sylvia
Sydow, and Leisa Todd.
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| Heart of
America Scottish Terrier Club |
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Diehard Doin's
Amy Cada
Susan Jacobsen |
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HASTC held its Christmas party at the December
meeting. Vice-president Diane Lauber hosted the pot luck luncheon. Members
participated in a gift exchange.
Check out the club's new expanded
website at www.officialhastc.org. Robin Leppert is in charge of the website
which will include recent past events, upcoming events, the HASTC newsletter,
meeting announcements, membership information, sale items and photos submitted
by club members.
HASTC will hold its annual specialty show on May 16,
2008, at the Johnson County Fairgrounds in Gardner, KS. This show precedes two
all breed shows given by the Sunflower KC of Olathe, KS, on May 17 and 18.
Sweepstakes will be judged by Lois Bolding and the regular classes will be
judged by Paul DeBene. Following the show will be a luncheon, presentation of
annual awards for new champions, and an educational program.
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| Scottish
Terrier Club of Greater Houston |
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The Skirl
David and Kelli Edell
Sandra Shepherd |
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We are busy planning our sweepstakes and
specialty to be held Thursday, July 17, 2008. The STC of Greater Houston would
like to invite everyone to come and enjoy our sweepstakes and specialty. This
will be a four-day show, with a sweepstakes on Thursday and Friday, and the
specialty on Thursday. We will also be having Jr. showmanship on Thursday for
the first time. The judges on Thursday are Elizabeth Wise for sweepstakes,
Sandra Anderson for the specialty and Anne Barlow for jr. showmanship. The
judges on Friday are Polly O'Neil for sweepstakes, and regular classes is Judy
Webb.
Let me tell you a little about our facility. You can drive e up to
within entrance to 10 feet of the trance of the building where you will be
setting up and showing, which are all under the same roof, and unload
everything and go park in a connecting parking lot. The building is
air-conditioned, and every 10 X 10 space has a hook-up. There are food and
drink vendors. Reliant Center has 706,000 square feet of exhibit space.
As an added perk after the specialty on Thursday, the STCGH will be
hosting a buffet at our club space. Trust me, there will be some great food and
drink. And, if that is not enough, we will be having our annual banquet on
Friday night along with a silent auction.
We are looking forward to
seeing all of you in July. Please go the dog show web site and check out
Reliant Center at http://www.reliantdogshows.com. If any one has any
questions or needs help, please contact me.
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| Scottish
Terrier Club of Louisville |
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Scots Rap
Mitzi Sizemore
Mitzi Sizemore |
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The members of the STCGL celebrated a successful
year's end with our annual Christmas party and luncheon hosted by Neil &
Patty's restaurant directly across from Louisville into Indiana. Treasurer and
board member David Miles served as emcee for the event, and VP/ board member
Ruth Devine brought gifts for each person from her vast collection of Scottie
collectibles. Our hospitality guru Maxine Stickler brought Christmas
decorations for each table, Scottie-themed of course, and a decorated tree for
Ruth's gifts to snuggle under.
Our club looks forward to many exciting
events in 2008, including a CPR training and our annual specialty show and
weekend. This year's specialty activities will be held on August 22 and 23,
2008. For sweepstakes, our breeder-judge is Kim Stroede, and our breed judge is
Landis Hirstein.
This year, in addition to Saturday's sweeps and regular
classes, the Louisville club is offering our first-ever AKC sanctioned "B"
match to be held on Friday night. For this inaugural event, Miss Gail Gaines
will be our most experienced and respected breeder-judge. Dr. Marcia Dawson has
graciously offered to serve as B match show chair and organizer, and Angie
Solomito will be our on-site show secretary.
Your 2008 STCGL show
committee also includes: Mitzi Sizemore, show chairperson; Diane O'Regan, show
secretary; Maxine Stickler, hospitality; Maj. Jack Shacklett and Dan Stickler,
safety and grounds; Pat and Helen Curts, boutique; Ed and Dana Leab, raffle;
Dr: Marcia Dawson, banquet and boxed-lunch reservations; Martha Hanka,
advertising; Dianne Dodd, chief ring steward; Ginger McAfee, rescue parade; Don
and Pat Brown, judges' hospitality; and newest committee member Judy Kareem
Wheeler for trophies.
Please mark your calendars and make plans to join
us for this exciting event and weekend!
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| Scottish
Terrier Club of Michigan, Inc |
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The Michigan Tartan
Susan Cerka
Susan Cerka |
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"Peace does not mean to be in a place where
there is no noise, trouble or hard work ... it means to be in the midst of
those things and still be calm in your heart." STCM wishes you and yours peace
in 2008, knowing that your year will be busy with living, loving and enjoying
those wonderful Scots.
2007 was a very busy year for the STCM. Our
officers and directors decided early in the year to concentrate on "fun"
throughout the year, and the year started out just that way with our annual
awards dinner where sixteen championship medallions and one CD, RN were awarded
to our Scotties and owners. Our annual Service Award was given to Lill Martin,
a long-time member and protector of our breed. Lill's daughter accepted the
award for her mother, who, was ill at the time.
In 2007, we added 17 new
members to our roster and lost our beloved Lill Martin. Our website continued
to grow as did our treasury, and we donated generously to Scottie/dog related
projects and research. The STCM rescue program was extremely busy. All Scotties
were processed appropriately and placed in new forever homes. Thank you so much
to Regina Hess and her team of able members and volunteers! Our annual summer
picnic was fun. Each year, it gets bigger and better with more Scotties and
owners attending. It is wonderful watching so many Scots running and playing
together without any problems.
A successful grooming and handling
seminar was held mid-Summer. Charla and Kari Hill presented a well-organized
and beneficial seminar.
Our 37th annual specialty was well attended. Our
entries exceeded our expectations. The fun and smiling started on Friday
evening with our fiesta costume contest and continued all the way through clean
up on Saturday evening. Pictures are at:
http://www.scottishterrierclubofmichigan.com.
Our
fun-filled year concluded with our annual Christmas party hosted by the
Tomczyks. Santa even had some new duds and gifts for all. Bob and Ann's home
was beautifully decorated and the food was outstanding. We welcomed new members
and celebrated a successful year in the company of old friends.
We are
looking forward to 2008. Our 38th annual specialty will be held near the
Detroit metro airport, with an all-breed show close by on the following day.
Plans are underway for an Animal Communicator/Animal Chiropractor
seminar.
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| Scottish
Terrier Club of New England |
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Scottie Tails
Maryellen
Lenihan
Kathi Brown |
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The STCNE annual dinner was held in November
honoring the dogs owned and bred by members. Numerous Scots were acknowledged
for their successes during 2007, including conformation champions, agility,
earthdog and obedience title holders. The traditional auction of Scottie items
raised monies to support our year's rescue program. Every year unique, useful
and collectible items are available for eager Scottiephiles. Annual elections
were held and the following slate of officers was unanimously elected:
president Linda Orsborn, VP John McNabney, 2nd VP Martha Pike, treasurer David
Russell, recording secretary Karen Jordan, and corresponding secretary Maureen
Sullivan.
Our mid-October AKC earthdog trial was a grand success drawing
many working terriers. The National Parsons Russell Terrier trial was held on
the same site in Connecticut on Saturday. If you have not attended an earthdog
event, I encourage you to do so and view the dedicated working nature of our
dogs.
Plans are underway for another year full of a broad spectrum of
educational and competitive events for Scottish Terriers. The annual STCNE
agility trials will be held on April 19th and 20th at the Cracker-barrel
Fairgrounds in Wrentham, Massachusetts. Club members work hard to prepare and
conduct this major AKC event. Our hard work results in not only an enjoyable
competition, but raises monies that provide support for our club. If you would
like to come, work, and learn how your regional club can organize an AKC
licensed agility trial, please contact us.
The STCNE specialty show will
be held at the same site as the agility trial. We will host the specialty on
Friday, May 30th, with Mrs. Barbara Keenan judging the regular classes, and
sweepstakes judged by Mrs. Ann Frankewich. Saturday and Sunday will be
supported entries on the same site. This year, STCNE will offer classes for
junior showmanship.
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| Scottish
Terrier Club of Greater New York |
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Scottie Scoop
Lori Kelly
Lori Kelly |
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We closed out 2007 with our annual holiday
dinner on December 9 in Highland Park, NJ. And now, we're ready for the new
year!
We are so excited as we count down the days to the rotating this
year. We hope you have received your information packet; it's chock full of
information to help you plan your full itinerary for rotating weekend, May 1
through 5, 2008, in beautiful Bucks County and surroundings. It will be
revolutionary, indeed!
Hospitality, STCA board and HTF meetings take
place on Thursday, May 1, Garden State All Terrier Show, along with judging and
HTF seminars, are scheduled for Friday. On Saturday, STCA rotating will take
place in Erwinna, held in conjunction with Bucks County KC. Our class judge is
Mr. Edd Bivin, and sweepstakes judge, Ms. Helen Krisko. Everyone is welcome to
stop by our hospitality tent for a complimentary breakfast. Pre-ordered,
pre-paid box lunches will be available. To cap off the day, be sure to attend
the STCA banquet at the host hotel. On Sunday, STCGNY's 31st specialty will be
held in conjunction with Trenton KC with class judge Mr. Robert J. Moore and
sweepstakes judge, Dr. Barbara Lounsbury. Rounding out the weekend, Delaware
Water Gap show will be held on Monday. If you haven't seen the t-shirts and
sweatshirts printed with our revolutionary rotating theme (designed by Marion
Krupp), you must check out the club's website. Order your shirt(s) soon; we're
ready to place a 2nd order. And if planning for the rotating isn't enough,
we're busy with a rescue meeting on January 20 with Lisa Curry, Esq., who will
share her insights into contracts with all breeds; Lehigh Valley KC Canine
Learning Experience '08 on January 26; and lastly, preparing trophies and
awards for our annual awards luncheon on April 13th. We hope to see many of you
at our "Revolutionary Rotating!"
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| Scottish
Terrier Club of Northern Ohio |
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The Clan News
Victoria Bush
Victoria Bush |
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The 55th STCNO specialty was held on October 27
at the Stark County Fairgrounds, Canton, OH.
Sweepstakes, judged by
Janet Bartholomew, brought out the winners: BIS Anstamm Agitator, owned by
Anstamm Kennels, and BOS in sweeps, Deblin's Just Talk'N, owned by Deborah
Brooks and Joel Goldberg.
Specialty judge, Ms. Kathi Brown, selected her
five placement winners: BOB to Ch. Greatscot's Roadshow, owned by Nancy
Walthers; BOS to Ch. Oban's PD Present of Jacglen, owned by Julie & Danny
Hill & Jacki & Richard; WD/BOW, Deblin's Just Talk'N, owned by Deborah
Brooks and Joel Golberg; and WB Anstamm Agitator owned by Anstamm
Kennel.
The evening concluded with our awards banquet. Ms. Kathi Brown
gave a judging critique of her class entry, along with an educational
discussion of the history and future of the breed.
A true highlight of
the weekend was the agility course and instruction set up by STCNO member,
Joanne Young. Scots of all ages and sizes tried out the course to the delight
of their owners and handlers. Many new "agility stars" may have experienced
their first course, thanks to the patient and talented handling of Joanne with
each participant.
Show chairman and secretary, Victoria and Larry Bush,
would like to thank all the exhibitors, supporters, donors, guests, and those
whose efforts helped to make this such a successful event.
The STCNO
Christmas party and dinner was held at the home of members Vicky and Rich
Lapishka. Following a delicious dinner and warm conversations, we sang along as
member Larry Harris played our favorite Christmas songs on the Lapishka's
piano. The evening was topped off with a hilarious white elephant gift exchange
among the members. It was the perfect way for the STCNO members to finish out
their year of friendship and love for our wonderful Scotties.
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| Greater
Pittsburgh Scottish Terrier Club |
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Straight Scotch
TBA
Victoria Bush |
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Teddy's restaurant in Irwin, PA, was the site of
the GPSTC annual Christmas party and dinner. Along with our usual Scottie
"Secret Santa" gift exchange, we also held an auction to supplement our trophy
fund. Personally, I have never seen so many cute and wonderful Scottie items in
one place! No one went home empty-handed, and we raised $170.00 towards our
2008 specialty's trophy fund. Many of our newer members were in attendance and
a relaxing evening was spent with good food, exchanging Scottie stories and
laughter.
The Greater Pittsburgh STC specialty has been approved and
will take place on Saturday, May 24, 2008, at the Lawrence County Farm Show
Grounds in New Castle, PA. Once again, we will hold our specialty in
conjunction with the Butler County KC, Inc. This year, we will have our own
building for the specialty. Closing date is Wednesday, May 7th, and the
superintendent is MB-F, Inc. Full details can be found at the
STCA website at the 2008 specialty
link.
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| San
Francisco Bay Scottish Terrier Club |
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The Bay Scot Bulletin
Freddi Miller
Freddi Miller |
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The Bagpiper deadline comes just days before the
big event of our year - the fall specialty - so our important news is no longer
new to us. But, I'm sure you and the winners will want to read this! Copies of
the Scottish Terrier standard were given to the spectators so they could better
understand the judging, or make their own assessments. The sweepstakes winner,
as judged by Jeannie Jennings, was PJScot Thistlepark Joyful Moment, bred and
owned by Judy and Phil DiGirolamo and Margo Park. Virginia Latham Smith judged
PJScot Thistlepark Cash Me Out, bred and owned by the DiGirolamos and Margo
Park, WD for a 3 point major. WB and BOW, 4 points, was Wilscot's Ms.
Marvel'ous, owned by Pamela Wilson and Jennifer Davis. BOB honors were awarded
to Ch. Roundtown Mercedes of Maryscot, owner Amelia Musser.
Two retired
Scottie champions remembered their "old days" as they toured the ring to
bagpipe music and applause in our parade of champions. Great fun for
all!
Mike Serrano was awarded the Gerry Meeder Outstanding Service award
at our annual dinner meeting following the specialty. Congratulations to Mike.
Elizabeth Wise is our new president. She plans to schedule programs
throughout the year from the results of a member survey of interests and needs.
Other officers are: Lisa Kincheloe - vice president, Georgia Grant - secretary,
and Deborah Knows - treasurer. We look forward to a busy and productive
year!
Our very own Danica Burge, who has attended our club meetings
almost from birth and into adulthood, has graduated from being a junior handler
to judging them. She was invited to judge junior handlers at the AKC Eukanuba
National Championships in Long Beach in December. The 40 juniors she judged
each day had qualified by winning a number of best junior awards at AKC shows
through 2007. Being a judge had one disadvantage: she could not show her
American-Canadian Ch. J-Mar's Elegant Attire who had been invited to compete in
the Scottie ring. Danica's father, Jerry, had that pleasure! Being treated to
an elegant judge's dinner aboard the Queen Mary, with entertainment following,
may have compensated. (This show will be televised on Animal Planet in early
2008.)
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| Scottish
Terrier Club of Tampa Bay |
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Bagpiper
Correspondent: |
Thistle N' That
Laurie Slater
Lois Bolding
Suzanne Graham |
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The Holidays are over and the final plans and
arrangements are being made for our STCTB specialty show set for Saturday,
January 19, 2008, held in conjunction with the Clearwater KC in Brooksville,
FL, during the competitive 2008 Florida Winter Circuit.
Our show
committee has been working diligently to put together our gorgeous trophies, an
exciting multi-item raffle, a wonderful Italian dinner, and always
fun-with-laughter auction. As usual, our Laurie Slater, who often gives her
time effortlessly, has done a wonderful job co-coordinating all these plans and
activities, and has recruited some of our newer members as
assistants.
Due to the Bagpiper deadline for the Clan report, we will be
unable to report any of the results at this writing. We do have an entry of
12-22 (7-6) and sweeps entry of 5-7. Our class judge is Elizabeth Bradley from
England and our sweeps judge is Jane Phelan from Texas.
On a rescue
note, we are happy to report several very successful placements arranged by our
treasurer Gerry Leonard. We were thrilled that 3 wonderful boys were quickly
placed in great homes. Although sadly, we had to assist a sweet 4 year old
Scottie girl to cross the "rainbow bridge" due to lymphoma.
We look
forward to report in the next Bagpiper all the winners and news from our
specialty show. Until then, we hope everyone has a healthy and happy new year.
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| Scottish
Terrier Club of Greater Washington, D.C. |
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Editor:
Bagpiper
Correspondent: |
The Tartan
Terri
Marvel
Victoria
E.Campbell |
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Our annual specialty was held on October 12,
2007. Sweeps judge Adrian Sanchez chose Destiny's Platinum and Rust (owner:
Susan and Frank Finn) as BIS. BOS in sweeps was Rose's That's My Babe (owner:
Jean Rose). The regular class judge was Gary Carr. BOB was Ch. Greatscot
Goldwyn Brilliance (owner: Lois Bolding, Paul DeBene, Nancy Walthers). BOW and
WB was Roscot Diva's Yuletide Glow (owner: William and Joyce Donlon, Yvonne
Kazan). BOS was Ch. Blueberry's Surely You Jest (owner: John and Daphne
Eggert). WD was Deblin's just Talk'n (owner: Deborah Brookes, Joel
Goldberg).
The obedience/rally judge was Mr. H. Edward Whitney. High
scoring dog was Bonny MacMadden The Fourth, CD, RN, with score 192 (owner:
Bonnie Ramsey). Rally Exc. B 1st was Ch Pryscott's Check Me Out, LID, RE, MX,
MXJ (owner: Elizabeth Marvel). Rally Adv. B: I st was Ch Pryscott's Check Me
Out, LID, RE, MX, MXJ (owner: Elizabeth Marvel). Rally Adv. A 1st was Macizzy
Second Hand Abby, NA, NAJ, RN (owner: Susan Walsh). Rally Nov B 1st was
Rhyscot's Caledonian Sunrise, UDX, RN, OA, OAJ, OJP, AXP (owner: Elizabeth
Marvel).
The next day, at the Anne Arundel Highland games, we had a nice
showing of Scotties. Every color was represented. The dogs had more attention
than they wanted, I'm sure. Our November meeting was held at Evelyn Barnes home
in Virginia. We elected our slate of officers for 2008 and had a little program
on rally, presented by Letty Passig and Mary Rice. Our officers are Yvonne
Kazan, pres., Vicki Campbell, VP, Bonnie Casely, treas., Jo-Anne Riddle,
recording sec., and Letty Passig, corresponding sec.
In January, we had
our annual awards banquet at the 94th Aero Squadron restaurant in Maryland.
Awards for new champions went to Helen and Norman Prince, Cathy Kirby and Betty
Lou Breese, Yvonne Kazan, Jo-Anne Riddle, Letty Passig, Mary Rice, and Vicki
Campbell. Performance awards went to Mary Rice, Terri Marvel, Bonnie Ramsey,
Susan Walsh, Jo-Anne Riddle and Letty Passig. The versatility award was won by
Mary Rice. We had the installation of the 2008 officers, and talked about the
possibility of a grooming seminar coming up in February.
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| Washington
State Scottish Terrier Club |
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Editor:
Bagpiper
Correspondent: |
Clan Clarion
Susan Hamman
Susan Hamman |
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The WSSTC held its annual fall picnic on
September 15 in Olympia, WA. We had one of our largest turnouts ever of both
people and Scotties; approximately 32-40 Scotties, although it was hard to keep
track of the numbers because of the whirling dervish of terrier activity! The
Scotties ranged in age from a few months to some real oldsters (same can be
said for us as the owners.) Besides the outstanding picnic fare provided for
the humans, the Scotties got biscuits for participating in the outdoor
games.
Annual elections were held on October 8, 2007. The new board is
as follows: president Cliff Hewitt, VP Carol Holloway, recording secretary
Giselle Dew, corresponding secretary Judy Herring, treasurer Denise Gossett,
and members-atlarge, Liliane Bender and Karen McLaughlin.
The Halloween
party was held on October 27th. It included festive Halloween decorations
designed by Betty Whitlock and a baked potato/salad bar prepared by Denise
Gossett. Many Scotties dressed up in Halloween costumes, everything from
"Elvis," a skunk, Harry Potter, a roll of Scottie toilet tissue, the "Brat
Pack" (two adorable sibling puppies), and an assortment of witches, devils, and
bats! The Scotties got treats and a pull toy for joining in the engaging doggie
games.
The December meeting/holiday party was canceled due to snow
conditions.
The WSSTC rescue had a busy year with the rescue,
rehabilitation, and placement of 16 Scotties, ranging from the very young to
the very old. One Scottie weighed 46 pounds! He is now happily being
conditioned with a new diet and exercise program in his forever home. Karin
Parish, Kaleen McWilliams, and Denise Gossett lead the rescue efforts, often
going great distances and taking heroic measures to rescue Scotties, including
some very traumatized ones.
WSSTC looks forward to 2008 with two
upcoming major events. The first one is Fala Day, scheduled for May 17th. It
will be a great chance for Scottie fellowship, but also an opportunity to
educate the public about our beloved breed. Our 63rd annual WSSTC
specialty/obedience & rally trials will be held on June 6, 2008, again at
Western Washington Fairgrounds in Puyallup, WA. We are very excited to have
Sharon Cook judging the breed classes and Charla Hill for sweepstakes. Allan
Immerman is once again our obedience/rally judge. We are sure it will be a
specialty that you will not want to miss.
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| Scottish
Terrier Club of Western Virginia |
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Newsletter:
Editor:
Bagpiper
Correspondent: |
Under the Kilt
Lori
Teague
Evelyn
Kirk |
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