Meeting called to order at 6:30pm

Attendance- Jeanette Dorsey, Janis Castle, Peggy Hewes, Helen Brettell, Chrissy Downing, Chris Downing, Beth Levine, Christine Hopperstad, Mary Downing, Darcy Shurin
Guests- Nolyn and Melissa Rundquist, David Knecht

Secretary Report- Janis moved to accept the minutes of the last meeting as published on the web site, 2nd Chrissy, motion carriers.

Treasurers Report- Janis moved to suspend the report until the next meeting, 2nd Chrissy, motion carries.

Membership Committee- Beth agreed to volunteer for this position, Gaye Brocket has been a long time member but her membership lapsed and she has paid her dues for 2013.
Moved to reinstate her membership this year by Peggy, 2nd Chris, motion carriers.
Melissa and Nolan went an application for membership, Beth will send it out to them.

Show Committee- Janis,  held a meeting prior to this meeting at 4:30 to square away the premium list so it can be sent off this month. Janis is working on a caterer.

Performance Committee- Beth, need helpers at the Versatility Weekend, Call Beth. Janis agreed to run the Match. Melissa will help get a Judge.

New and Old Business- None.

Good of the Order- Jeanette will set up board meeting in the next couple weeks.

Moved to adjourn by Helen, Chrissy 2nd, motion carriers.
Meeting adjourned at 6:42pm

Respectfully submitted, Peggy Hewes

A fantastic awards dinner followed, kudos to Darcy for a successful event with great awards.

Respectfully  submitted,
Peggy Hewes, brynmor3@msn.com

The 11th annual Northwest Versatility Weekend, hosted by WWWA, will be held at the Roy Polo Field over Memorial Day weekend, May 25-27, 2013.

This event is a showcase of the versatility of our wonderful whippets and the other sighthound breeds, and there will be something for everyone!

• Saturday is straight racing – NAWRA for whippets and LGRA and ISWS for other breeds.
• Sunday is all-breed NOTRA oval racing, followed by a conformation match. We’ll have a special class just for Versatility entrants, but also classes for young puppies, adults and veterans, so bring out your youngsters for training and your oldsters to revel in the fun.  ILPs and spayed/neutered hounds welcome! Judge TBA.
• Monday is ASFA lure coursing.
• At the end of the day on Monday, Versatility awards will be conferred to the top ranked hound in each breed who completes all four events.
• Other fun stuff: potluck lunches with prizes for best dish, vendors, and plenty of practice opportunities.

We need volunteers to help with a wide variety of jobs. You don’t have to be an expert to help out! We would love to help you learn the ropes, and there are plenty of non-running-related duties to help with.

For all the details, please download the premium list. Word versions of the entry forms (race, match, ASFA) are also available.

Direct any questions to Beth Levine at serendipitywhippets@gmail.com.

If you want to see our Specialty Show continue to be a success, please attend this meeting or let Janis Castle know how you’re willing to help!

-Submitted by Janis Castle

-submitted by Beth Levine, WWWA ASFA delegate

Awards Chair Darcy Shurin will be sending out individual e-vites soon. Please RSVP by April 28 so we can give the restuarant a heads up about how many to expect. Please contact Darcy at dshurin@comcast.net to RSVP directly, or if you have any questions.

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Please note these are the unofficial results submitted to ASFA. Official results will be posted on the ASFA website once the trial has been processed.

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Western Washington Whippet Association
Tacoma Polo Club
Judges: Valorie Hill (BC), Avery McLeod (WA) and Beth Levine (WA)

(WWWA club member dogs noted in blue)

Basenji Open
1 Isis – Platinum Nelson Blue Diamond / Joan V. Baylee & Deborah L. Nelson

Basenji FCh
1 (BOB) Dawn – Platinum Nelson Sardonyx Lady / Elaine Monzon

Basenji Veteran
1 Ki?Ju – Zuri’s Ki?Ju at Amun / Judith K Lange & Marilyn A Leighton

Borzoi Open
1 (BOB) Rio – Regius Let Me Take You There / Ken Porter

Greyhound Open
1 (BOB) Seatac – Se’s Penske C / Leslie Csokasy
2 Canon – Canon Drive / Leslie Csokasy

Ibizan Hound FCh
1 (BOB) Dudley – Alfheim’s Beyond the Fringe / Avery McLeod & Stephanie McLeod
2 Dragonfly – Davinci’s Dragonflight Gryphon / Avery McLeod & Avery McLeod

Scottish Deerhound Open
1 (BOB) Nacho – Cu Liath Thane of the Glen / Dominic McLaird

Silken Windhound Open
1 (BOB) Domino – Allegante Las Vegas Lights / Carol Ann Fisher & Karen Sanders
2 Sand – Allagante Greased Lightning / Paul & Karen Sanders
3 Kira – Allagante Age of Jazz / Hillary Tregillus & Jeff Morris
4 D’Artagnan – Allagante Bootlegger / Hillary Tregillus & Jeff Morris & Karen Sanders, Paul Sande
NBQ Nike – Allagante Mohegan Sun / Paul & Karen Sanders

Silken Windhound FCh
1 Bados – Allagante’s Windspirit Barbados / Jennifer Vookles

Singles Single
1 Bob – Gryphon’s Knights In White Satin / Elaine Monzon
2 Gita – Firebird’s Star of Sagitta / Jennifer Vookles

Whippet Open
1 (BOB) Lola – Rosmor’s Lolapalooza / Valorie Hill
2 Seven – Serendipity Hark The Lark / Beth Levine
3 Jonah – Serendipity On A Lark / Beth Levine
4 Ellie – Camelot Elegant Lady of Summit / J. Castle, S. Vernon, J. McEachern, S. McKay

Whippet FCh
1 Reggie – Lost Creek Mussante / Chadd Bowen

Saturday’s Best in Field was won by the Greyhound “Seatac” -Se’s Penske C, owned by Leslie Csokasy.

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Western Washington Whippet Association
Tacoma Polo Club
Judges: Valorie Hill (BC)

(WWWA club member dogs noted in blue)

Basenji Open
1 (BOB) Isis – Platinum Nelson Blue Diamond /Joan V. Baylee & Deborah L. Nelson

Basenji FCh
1 Ajax – Nelson Platinum Onyx of Amun / Deborah Nelson and Larry Nelson

Basenji Veteran
1 Topaz – Platinum and Nelson at Taji / Deborah Nelson and Larry Nelson
2 Ki?Ju – Zuri’s Ki?Ju at Amun / Judith K Lange & Marilyn A Leighton

Borzoi Open
1 (BOB) Rio – Regius Let Me Take You There / Ken Porter

Cirneco dell’Etna Open
1 (BOB) Brutus – Are But Not’s Kr’msun Marcus Brutus / Cheryl McDermott

Pharaoh Hound Open
1 Deja – Nefer?Temu Mia Samba de Janeiro / Cheryl McDermott & Emily Kerridge, R&J Sutton

Pharaoh Hound FCh
1 (BOB) Jet – Krmsun Nefer?Temu Long Overdue / Cheryl McDermott & Emily Kerridge, R&J Sutton

Scottish Deerhound Open
1 (BOB) Cara – Fernhill’s Cara / Laura Birrell
2 Nacho – Cu Liath Thane of the Glen / Dominic McLaird

Silken Windhound Open
1 Kira – Allagante Age of Jazz / Hillary Tregillus & Jeff Morris
2 Domino – Allegante Las Vegas Lights / Carol Ann Fisher & Karen Sanders
3 D’Artagnan – Allagante Bootlegger / Hillary Tregillus & Jeff Morris & Karen Sanders, Paul Sande

Silken Windhound FCh
1 (BOB) Bados – Allagante’s Windspirit Barbados / Jennifer Vookles

Singles Single
1 Gita – Firebird’s Star of Sagitta / Jennifer Vookles

Whippet Open
1 Jonah – Serendipity On A Lark / Beth Levine
2 Seven – Serendipity Hark The Lark / Beth Levine

Whippet FCh
1 (BOB) Julia – Belaya Serenade / LaDonna Lundgren & Carol Chittum

Sunday’s Best in Field was won by the Whippet “Julia” – Belaya Serenade, owned by LaDonna Lundgren & Carol Chittum.

- submitted by WWWA FTS Beth Levine

WWWA NAWRA Results

March 23, 2013  Roy, WA    200 yds
Whippets Entered  =  31 + 3 puppies

(WWWA member-owned dogs highlighted in blue)

Place NAWRA# Call_Name Reg_Name Owner Pts RCH SrCH Scr Notes

1 4078 Neytiri Weabe Pandoras Box Bradley 24.5 4 SrCH
2 5029 Basilisk Quixandz Lizard King Heiniger/Hattery 23 2 SrCH
3 4079 Marzi Vitesse Marzipan Heinger/Hattery 17
4 5097 English Elektra Jammin English Behnke 16 4 RCH
5 5116 Abbi Absinthe Minded Stigum/Wilcox 15 2 RCH
6 5069 Eros Wenlock Cupid’s Arrow Williams 14.5
7 4043 Chili Farseer Jammin Ghost Chili Behnke 14
8 3760 Anakin Hilerica Skywalker Adley 10
9 FTE Curlin Quixandz Curlin Dervish Heiniger/Hattery 10
10 3880 Ruger KENTFIELD’S QUICKSHOT RUGER Clark 10
11 5079 Pascal Helerica Quickshot rue Pascal Clark 9
12 3973 Tick Jammin Checkin for Ticks Behnke 9
13 3996 Ice Galeforce Hurray Hard Walters 8
14 5086 Hairy Etta Hairy Etta Koniseki/Cassell 7
15 3683 Aaron-R Whoapats Top Hat and Tails Rizk 7
16 3975 Lola Rosmor Lolapalooza Hill 7
17 FTE Pavanne Hilerica rue Pavanne Adley/Adley 6
18 5087 Snicker Doodle Snicker Doodle Konizeski/Cassell 6
19 3955 Bode Alluring Flight of the Phoenix Rizk 6
20 3951 Panic Quixand Afraid of the Dark Behnke 5Scr2
21 3879 What Jammin’ Whatchamacallit Behnke 5Scr2
22 4099 Mozzie Quixand Modest Mouse Heiniger 3Scr2
23 3706 Dude Farseer Jammin’ Extra Hot Dude Behnke 3Scr2
24 3768 Charley Westchase Prince Cranshaw 2Scr2
25 3801 Casabella Farseer A Casabella pepper for Wyndancer King 2Scr2
26 4085 Seven Serendipity Hark the Lark Levine 0
27 4084 Jonah Serendipity On A Lark Levine 0
28 5105 Mollie Shannon Down Stole My Heart Woody 0
29 3590 Hotrod QuiXHigh Lightning MCQueen Hopper 0scr3
30 3968 Merckx Hilerica Paris Roubaix Adley 0Scr2
31 3700 Cochiti Farseer Cochiti Salts 0Scr2

P-1 Pup Bayou Quixands Blue Bayou Hill 21
P-2 Pup Gizzy Carbeth Gazillionaire Girl Heiniger/Hattery 12
P-3 pup Beastie Jammin’ Paul Revere  Behnke 9

Race By Race Results

Program 1
1 What, Dude, Hairy Etta, Jonah, Mollie
2 Tick, Snicker Doodle, Casabella, Pavane, Bode
3 Eros, curlin, Charley, Cochiti, Seven
4 Abbi, Ice, Lola, Hotrod, Aaron
5 Panic, Anakin, Pascal, Ruger, Merckx
6 Neytiri, Basilisk, English, Marzi, Mozzie, Chili

Program 2
1 Aaron, Pavane, Bode, Seven, Jonah, Mollie
2 Pascal, Ruger, Hairy Etta, Hotrod, Lola
3 Marzi, Chili, Anakin, Curlin, Ice, Snicker Doodle
4 English, Basalisk, Neytiri, Abbi, Eros, Tick
Pup Bayou, Beastie, Gizzy

Program 3
1 Lola, Pavane, Bode, Seven, Jonah, Mollie
2 Curlin, Hairy Etta, Ruger, Ice, Snicker Doodle
3 Chili, Eros, Anakin, Tick, Aaron
4 Basalisk, Neytiri, Marzi, English, Abbi, Pascal
Pup Bayou, Gizzy, Beastie

Program 4
1 Ice, Snicker Doodle, Bode, Seven, Jonah, Mollie
2 Ruger, Tick, Aaron, Lola, Pavane
3 Eros, Anakin, Curlin, Hairy Etta, Pascal
4 Neytiri, Basalisk, Abbi, Chili,Marzi, English
Pup Bayou, Gizzy, Beastie

WWWA NOTRA Results

March 24, 2013, Roy, WA    350 yd oval    4 program, 4 dog, drag lure

Whippets Entered = 23

(WWWA member-owned dogs highlighted in blue)

Place NOTRA# Call_Name Reg_Name Owner Pts Notes

1 5440 Neytiri Weabe Pandoras Box Bradley 25 3 NORC
2 5466 Pistol WILDABOUT LOCKED AND LOADED TEGNER 22 1 NORC
3 5163 Chili Farseer Jammin Ghost Chili Behnke 19
4 5249 Marzi Vitesse Marzipan Heinger/Hattery 17
5 4996 Bree Quixand Corsa Con Brio Rizk 15.25 3 ORC
6 5125 What Jammin’ Whatchamacallit Behnke 14
7 5190 Savina Farseer Red Savina Salts 14 1 ORC
8 4457 Ember Shadowrun Sunburn Mackey 13
9 5460 Ned QuiXand Blue Royster Cult Harrington 12.25
10 5082 Merckx Hilerica Paris Roubaix Adley 12
11 5298 Griffin QUIXAND MYSTICAL GRIFFIN Nakatsu 11
12 5472 Torque QuiXand Torque O’Farseer Salts 11
13 5078 Lola Rosmor Lolapalooza Hill 11
14 5215 WileE Nouveau’s Pink Coyote Swepston 11
15 PEND Jonah Serendipity On A Lark Levine 10
16 PEND Curlin Quixandz Curlin Dervish Heiniger/Hattery 9
17 PEND Seven Serendipity Hark the Lark Levine 8
18 4992 Sparky TCS White Lightning Mackey-Gersich 8pscr4
19 5092 Sidney Wenlock Edge Sidney Orson/Elner 7Scr4
20 PEND Mollie Shannon Down Stole My Heart Woody 2
21 5164 Tick Jammin Checkin for Ticks Behnke 2 OC2, Scr3
22 4566 Casabella Farseer A Casabella pepper for Wyndancer King 0Scr2
23 Pend Julia Belaya Serenade Lundgren 0 OC1, Scr2

Race By Race Results

Program 1
1 Jonah, Seven, Mollie, Julia (OC)
2 Curlin, Sparky, WileE
3 Griffin, Torque, Tick, Ember
4 Bree, Lola, Sidney, Casabella
5 Ned, What, Savina, Merckx
6 Pistol, Neytiri, Chili, Marzi

Program 2
1 Merckx, Ember, WileE, Mollie
2 Sparky, Seven, Tick (OC)
3 Savina, Torque, Sidney
4 Marzi, What, Lola
5 Chili, Griffin, Curlin, Jonah
6 Neytiri, Pistol, Ned/Bree tie

Program 3
1 Ember, Sidney, WileE, Mollie
2 Merckx, Lola, Jonah, Seven
3 What, Torque, Savina, Curlin
4 Marzi, Bree, Ned, Sparky
5 Pistol, Neytiri, Chili, Griffin

Program 4
1 WileE, Jonah, Seven, Mollie
2 Ember, Lola, Curlin
3 Savine, Ned, Torque
4 Bree, What, Merckx, Griffin
5 Neytiri, Chili, Marzi, Pistol

-submitted by Kerie Swepston, WWWA race secretary

-submitted by Beth Levine, WWWA ASFA delegate

Meeting called to order at 1:15 pm

Beth motioned to suspend reading of the minutes fro 1/12/13 Board meeting until posted to Web site.
2nd by Janis, Motion Carries.

Discussion of date (3/9 or 10th) for Annual Award Dinner/ Meeting since conflicts with Seattle KC  show, discussed other dates in March, all conflicts with other events. National in April, so would propose to Awards Chair, Darcy,  for May 4th or 5th and includes a short meeting. All in attendance discussed and agreed.

Shirley discussed working on tax issues and advised that could be some expenses involved.
Moved by Peggy to approve up to $200 for what ever expenses arise, 2nd by Beth, Motion Carries.

Beth moved to defer discussion of the constitution to the next board meeting for everyone to get a chance to review them.  Janis 2nd, Motion Carries.

Janis moved to end meeting, 2nd by Beth, Motion Carries at 1:45pm

*******

Regular Membership Meeting,  Same date and location

Attendence-  Same as Board meeting, with addition of Kendra Tripp, Christine Hopperstad, Aaron and Kerie Swepston, Guest- Jagur Swepston

Meeting called to order at 1:50pm

Minutes from December meeting approved, no business conducted except for election of Officers.

Treasures report- Beth- $8915.71 in acct, Beth closed savings/rescue account and added it back to the main account since is was costing the club $10 per month and eating up the amount, the money will still be kept separate from the main account.

Awards budget for Darcy- Moved by Peggy to allow $400, 2nd by Kendra, approved.

Performance- Kerie- Passed out paper Budget (I dont have mine, Beth can you include), moved to approve by Janis, 2nd Kendra, approved.

Performance committee report- Kendra- Need at least 2 club members to help at October meet. Also, for Versatility Weekend need to have Judge picked up and dropped off at airport. Peggy agreed to do this and Kendra will keep him at her house for the weekend. Investigating a new field in Bonnie Lake, more on this to come.

Show Committee- Janis- Need a committee meeting to clarify points for operating budget, for 2013 set up for Feb by Helen, Moved to delay by Kerie, 2nd Kendra, approved.

Card Lady- Mary- budget for $41 misc supplies. Moved by Helen, 2nd Kedra, approved.

Property- Kerie- budget for $400 for equiptment up keep and supplies. Moved by Helen, 2nd Kendra, approved.

Property committee report- Kerie- The Basenji club wnats to rent our equpitment for 1 day race race meet, proposed fee $100 + $100 refundable deposit. moved, 2nd and approved.

Practice- Kudos to the practice committee for thier contribution to the club. All aggreed.

Picnic/ Christmas Party- Mary and Peggy- tenitive dates Picnic 7/13/13, Christmas Party 12/7 or 12/8. budget $200 Misc, moved by Kendr, 2nd Janis, approved.

Web Site- Beth- budget $25 fees, moved by Kerie, 2nd Kendra, approved.

Old Business- none

New Business- none

Moved to adjurn at 2:30pm by Kendra, 2 Janis, Meeting adjurned.

Respectifully  submitted,
Peggy Hewes, brynmor3@msn.com

I’m not doing a doodle since this is somewhat a last minute practice so would appreciate hearing from those who plan on joining us.

A reminder:  while we very much appreciate folks arriving early to help with setup, I’d like to remind everybody that this is a private field that we are leasing to practice on.  So, a couple of things… The club’s insurance covers us only from the beginning of setup to tear down. We have agreed with the owner, Mark, that the field is only to be used for practices, not to play with the dogs either before or after practice sessions.  And, probably the most important when considering dogs who are in the process of learning how to course – the practice field is exactly that.  It is a business place where dogs learn the business of lure coursing.  Dogs can easily become confused if they are both played with, e.g., ball throwing, frisbees, etc., and then expected to settle down and become totally focused on chasing a bunny bag.  Some dogs do not easily make the transition and some dogs never will make the transition.  So, we are asking everyone to please, if you arrive earlier than we do, please do not turn your dogs loose to play.   You are welcome to take them out on leash and walk or jog them.

Also, if you have crates, bring them.  The weather will be getting warmer, too warm to leave dogs in cars with the windows down inches.  And it also precludes the possibility of dogs getting loose and interfering with dogs currently chasing the bunny bag and possibly causing an injury to one or both dogs.

Practices will be held at the Cascade Family Fliers field south of Snohomish.  One last thing, my phone number is 425-293-3776.  Please don’t use the number on the Cascade Family Fliers website. That goes directly to the field owner, Mark.  I’m quite active on my computer.  If you e-mail me with questions, almost for sure, I will be back to you within a day if not sooner.

If you have questions, need directions to the strip, whatever, holler.

-submitted by Shirley Konizeski, aumbre@earthlink.net