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2008 RMIWA MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS

Contact President, Nancy White for details

Unless indicated otherwise, the following meetings are both board and general membership. Locations and times may be changed. Check back just prior to the meeting date for changes. 

January 26 - Saturday

March 15 - Saturday following the Denver St. Patrick's Day Parade 

May 17         Board Meeting only

June 28         General Membership meeting Fun Day - Longmont, CO

August 16    Board & General Membership meeting - Greeley, CO

October 19  (SUNDAY)  Board & General Membership meeting 

Decemeber 6  Board & General Membership meeting 

St. Patrick's Day Parade

Denver

Saturday March 15

Our Unit Number for this year's parade is 1-05 (Division 1).  Our assembly time is 8:30 a.m.

This is one unit back from the Honor Guard Unit where we have been recently. We will be later in the parade than usual.

Assembly time 8:30 A.M.

"Dublin to Denver ... Shamrocks to Columbines"

www.denverstpatricksdayparade.org

The parade location is LoDo. Assembly at the Coors Field Parking Lot (23rd & Blake). Some parking will be available in Lot A. Staging Area in Parking Lots B and C. Wear blue jeans and a green top; neckbands for hounds will be handed out at the parade.

RMIWA rules

• Limited to purebred Irish Wolfhounds

• IWs must be clean and brushed

• IWs must be 9 mo. or older

• Only one IW per person

• IWs and handlers should be able to walk at least 2 miles on hard pavement.

• Children under 14 are welcome to accompany an adult, but cannot walk a dog on their own.

• All participants must sign an event waiver/agreement

Parade Rules

• IWs must be walked on a 6 ft or shorter leash - NO flexi-leads.

• Children under 5 may RIDE, but may not WALK in the parade.

• You must pick up after your dog so bring plastic bags

Boulder

Sunday, March 16, 2008 11:30 AM
Contact: Gloria Barrick 303-642-3154 (before 8 PM) ChuckBGOLD@aol.com

     Truly the world's shortest parade - 1 block down and one block back. Irish Wolfhounds and IW mixes are invited, but all dogs must be under control and be able to get along with other dogs and exuberant people. Short leashes and doggie-doo pick up bags are a must. Don't Have a Hound? Come anyway! Help carry the club banner! We meet at Conor O'Neill's Traditional Irish Pub, 303.449.1922, -1922 13th Street - Boulder, Colorado On 13th Street between Pearl Street and Walnut. Check in with Gloria by 11:30 am to sign the release form. Staging will be in the Wells Fargo Parking Lot across from Conor O'Neill's. Please contact Gloria Barrick with questions or to let her know if you will be attending.

SPECIALTY WEEKEND

RMIWA 15th Annual Specialty Show and Obedience Trial

Friday, August 29, 2008 Cheyenne, WY

RMIWA Specialty Lure Trial

Saturday, August 30, 2008 Cheyenne, WY

2008 RMIWA LURE TRIALS

Premiums in Adobe PDF available below for RMIWA trials

Unless otherwise specified, trials are All Breed ASFA trials

OTHER REGIONAL LURE TRIALS - 2008

(Unless otherwise indicated trials are ASFA All Breed Trials)

For information on ASFA trials and practices in the Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming,  area, join the ASFARegion3 Yahoo group

Legend: 

ASFA - American Sighthound Field Association - www.asfa.org

LGRA - Large Gazehound Racing Association (Straight Track) - www.lgra.org

AWFA - Albuquerque Whippet Fanciers Assoc. - contact Elissa Thompson elissa@nmia.com or www.geocities.com/nm_elsie/, Premiums www.geocities.com/nm_elsie/premiums.htm 

CLCA - Colorado Lure Coursing Association - www.clcaonline.com

CRRC - Colorado Rhodesian Ridgeback Club - www.coloradorhodesianridgebackclub.com

ESCA - Eastern Slope Coursing Assoc. - contact Elissa Thompson elissa@nmia.com or www.geocities.com/nm_elsie/, Premiums www.geocities.com/nm_elsie/premiums.htm

RMBC - Rocky Mountain Borzoi Club - contact Tom Golcher zoiboyz@elpasotel.net 

RMCC - Rocky Mountain Coursing Club - contact Catherine Bens catbens@hotmail.com 

RRCUS - Rhodesian Ridgback Club of the U.S. www.rrcus.org 

USRCC - Utah Sighthound Racing & Coursing Club - www.utahsighthounds.org Jan King janking@xmisssion.com

2008 EDUCATION BOOTH EVENTS

PARTICIPANTS ARE NEEDED FOR ALL EVENTS!!!

Anyone who can talk about and loves Irish Wolfhounds is qualified to help

Contact Loretta Ivory maatka@comcast.net 303-770-3711

RMIWA Fun Day -  June 28th Longmont, Co - 

see information below on this page

Irish Festival, July 12th and 13th Clement Park in Littleton, CO

 45th Colorado Scottish Festival and Rocky Mountain Highland Games  August 9-10, 2008, 9 am to 4:30 pm
     Festival Location: Highlands Heritage Park, 9651 S. Quebec St., Highlands Ranch, Colorado

RMIWA Specialty August 30 

Cheyenne, WY

FUN MATCH

June 28, 2008

10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

WHERE: Thompson Park

4th and Bross St .

Longmont , CO

 A great day of catching up with old friends and meeting new ones

     Ask the Experts! We usually have great turnout for this fun summer event.  Breeders, Rescue, Lure Coursing and just plain old Wolfie ownership folks are on hand to answer almost any question you might have.  A great resource for new owners and to share insights with all.

       Grooming Discussion and Demo 11:00-11:30 Kathy Edwards

     Evacuation of Animals During Disasters 11:30-11:45 Tracey & Leonard Luty - Members of Jefferson/Park County Animal Evacuation Volunteers

     General Membership Meeting and Potluck Lunch 12:00 – 1:30 – Bring a potluck dish to share.  The club will provide drinks. Guests are welcome to attend the meeting!

     Heart Testing by Dr. Leigh Griffiths from CSU (Follow-up Exams for Hounds in the Lifetime Study FREE; for others, an EKG can be performed for a $35 donation) – Starting about 10:00 AM to end of day (with break for lunch for testers)

     Parade of Rescues – Bring your rescue IW or IW mix and celebrate with us! Biscuits and applause for all participants!

     Games – 1:30pm – 3:00pm

For More Information or Suggestions:

Eileen Koop 303-601-7544 (ekoop@lbgranch.com)

Terri Colburn 303-370-1346 (terric@ix.netcom.com) for questions about heart testing

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