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The Scentinel, July/August 2013, Page 1

The Scentinel York County Kennel Club of Maine, Inc.

July / August 2013

Gettysburg Battlefield Features “Extinct” Breed

By Tracey Levasseur

After three days of re-enacting the 150th

Gettysburg battles in late June, I took a day off to

be a tourist at Gettysburg National Military Park

on July 1. For several hours I walked around

ground made hallow July 1-3, 1863, and

snapped photos of many monuments and

significant areas of the battlefield.

Coming around out of The Wheatfield (the only

wheatfield that’s spelled with a capital W), in a

shady grove of trees I stopped to take a couple

of shots of the Irish Brigade Monument.

This 19’ 6” granite tribute to the New York

regiments of the Irish Brigade was dedicated on

July 2. 1888. It features an ornate Celtic cross

sculpted

from red

granite. At its base lies a life-sized

representation of an Irish wolfhound which

appears to be waiting for its master to return

home from battle. Interestingly, an inscription

under the dog’s paws states that the breed

“has been extinct for more than one hundred

years.”

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York County Kennel Club of Maine, Inc.

Meeting Minutes April 29, 2013

Attendees: Chris Calcinari, Karen Gatchell, Carroll Goodwin, Pollie Goodwin, Shania Hersey, Steve Hersey, Eileen Kelly, Tracey Levasseur,

Susan Metcalf, Charlotte Micheliche, Karen Norteman, Gloria Pasquini, Mary Smith

Guests: Lauren Booth, Charlie Cragin from the Maine Golden Retriever Club

President Steve Hersey called the meeting to order at 7:05 PM.

Motion to Accept Minutes of the Last Meeting: Chris made the motion to accept; Susan seconded.

President's Report: We do have a Sunshine Committee, and Sarah Todd is its Chair. If someone knows that someone is ill, in the hospital, passed on, lost a relative or an animal, etc. PLEASE get in contact with Sarah, or with a board member or anyone else who can contact Sarah to send cards on behalf of the club. Recently, there have been a few members' events that we've unintentionally missed, so please, pass this information on to anyone not at the meeting. Sarah's email is poc-sec@comcast.net.

Corresponding Secretary's Report: None. Lots of email from AKC, mostly promotional.

Treasurer's Report: Steve gave the Treasurer's Report in Sandy's absence.

Committee Reports:

Match Committee Two guests, Charlie Cragin and Lauren Booth, attended the meeting at the request of the Maine Golden Retriever Club. They came to answer questions about their role in our fall match.

Charlie Cragin reported that he and Lauren are Board members of the MGRC. The MGRC was formed in July of 2011 and is in the process of completing AKC requirements for forming a club. New clubs are now required to conduit sanctioned B matches in conjunction with existing clubs, who act as mentors to the new clubs. New clubs are required to hold a minimum of 2 B matches, not less than 6 months apart. MGRC is asking to pair with us to hold an obedience match for Goldens only, in conjunction with our fall match. (They will do a conformation match at Vacationland's Saturday show at the Cluster.) This would require us to hold our match on a date that is at least 6 months later than May 18, or no earlier than November 19.

Discussion: We have 2 rings at the match; normally, we have obedience and rally in the morning, and conformation in the afternoon. If MGRC holds its obedience match in a second ring in the afternoon, the Goldens could compete in our all-breed

obedience match in the morning, and at their own Goldens-only match on the same day. Do we have the room to run the Golden OB match concurrently with conformation in the afternoon? Last year we had 2 rings, 2 judges for conformation, and the match concluded early in the afternoon.

Consensus: We do want to work with MGRC to help them put on their B match and satisfy that requirement for AKC. We can work our schedule around to accommodate them; the logistics involve whether or not Finish Forward is available on the Sunday date(s) we choose.

Steve asked for a volunteer to be our Match Chair. Charlotte volunteered to take entries and do the judges' books. Lauren Booth will be one of MGRC's match chairs.

York County Kennel Club Officers:

Stephen Hersey, President

603-926-6915

sabotea@comcast.net

Sandra Bergeron, Vice President

207-282-0684

sandra2@roadrunner.com

Karen Norteman, Recording Secretary

207-324-9046

seadog@gwi.net

Sandra Walton, Treasurer

207-807-0993

swalton2@maine.rr.com

Susan Metcalf, Corresponding Secretary

207-363-5866

smetcalf@maine.rr.com

Board of Directors:

Christine Calcinari

603-394-0287

belhaven.nh@icloud.net

Danielle Cooley

207-698-0299

dannibeth77@hotmail.com

Gloria Pasquini

207-459-5132

bonniebay@roadrunner.com

Mary Smith

207-748-0967

bouvs3@comcast.net

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Suggested Dates: MGRC needs for the match to be held on November 19 or later. If Sunday, November 17 is the only date when Finish Forward is available, Charlie will apply for a waiver from AKC.

November 24: Steve made the motion for this date; Karen Gatchell seconded. Fallback date: December 15. Steve will contact the club about the date after contacting Shannon at Finish Forward about the venue.

Meet the Breeds Save the date: Sunday, September 15 at Tractor Supply. Carroll has contacted Tractor Supply and secured the date.

YCKC is the host club this year. We need to get the word out before we break for the summer. We need a chair for the event and someone to make flyers to hand out at next month's meeting. Any volunteers?

Cluster Committee There was a discussion about holding a used book sale at the Cluster. The problem is that we run into sales tax issues if we sell at the show. We don't want to conflict with a regular raffle, so we won't hold the book sale as a raffle. Steve suggested that we give away the books, rather than sell them, because of the sales tax liability.

Entries close on Wednesday, May 1. Sandy is very busy.

Setup: 1 PM on Wednesday, May 15, at Wassamki. There will be pizza and refreshments for workers after setup is done.

Carroll asked Chris if Fred will help with parking. Chris will ask Fred. Fred and Chris's sister Gail are also available to help with stewarding.

Parking Passes: These are available for staff and volunteers. See Carroll if you need one. Steve and Karen N. have passes for the obedience and conformation stewards.

Tablecloths: Teri bought them; they were drop-shipped to Ocean State Embroidery and are being stitched with the cluster logo.

Fence Banners: It's still not too late to solicit advertising banners for the fence. The cost is $50 for the weekend, or barter of similar value for the raffle bin.

MGRC will hold a conformation match for Goldens only in Ring 6 after Best in Show on Saturday the 18th.

Unfinished Business: Karen G. asked about the membership list. It didn't go out with newsletter; it was emailed. Steve will ask Sarah to resend the list to everybody via email. Charlotte doesn't have a working email; she asked for a paper copy.

New Business: Our next meeting will take place on Monday, June 3 because May 27 is Memorial Day.

There was no 50-50 raffle this month because Sandy W. was not present. Last month's winner was Pollie Goodwin, who won $67.

Chris moved to adjourn, Gloria seconded. The meeting was adjourned 8:04 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Karen Norteman Recording Secretary

Do you know a club

member who could use

a little “sunshine”? If

you know of someone

who could use some

well wishes for any reason, please

don’t hesitate to contact the

“sunshine” committee via Sarah

Todd. You can reach her by email

at poc-sec@comcast.net or phone at

207-451-3682

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York County Kennel Club Membership as of 04/03/2013

Lynn Baker

356 Mountain Road

Arundel, ME 04046-8324

207-284-8515/207-205-7945

landmshelties@roadrunner.com

Wayne & Mary Bateman

33 Acorn Drive

Wells, ME 04090-6509

207-646-8589

setters@maine.rr.com

Tracey Benson

489 Cape Road

Hollis, ME 04042-3705

207-929-3935

krizac@securespeed.us

Sandra Bergeron

PO Box 431

Biddeford, ME 04005-0431

207-282-0684

sandra2@roadrunner.com

Christine & Fred Calcinari

210 South Road

Kensington, NH 03833-6702

603-394-0287

©603-205-7909

belhaven.nh@icloud.net

Julia Clough

410 Cider Hill Road

York, ME 03909-5300

207-363-2944

©603-498-0921

pemwcorgis@aol.com

Danielle Cooley

113 Jim Grand Road

Lebanon, ME 04027-4360

207-698-0299

dannibeth77@hotmail.com

Anne Gannon

80 Shadagee Road

Saco, ME 04072-2479

207-284-4724

samsnme@gwi.net

Karen Gatchell

34 Moody Heights

Wells, ME 04090

207-646-3339

trisett@maine.rr.com

Holly Gilbert-Cleary

50 Laura Lane

Arundel, ME 04046-8514

207-282-5561

hollyrn@roadrunner.com

Carroll & Pauline Goodwin

PO Box 336

Alfred, ME 04002-0336

207-324-5400

dnsfarm@roadrunner.com

MaryLou & Glen Graper

591 Middle Street

Portsmouth, NH 03801-5012

603-436-0231

603-539-5726

graperlaw@juno.com

Stephen & Elaine Hersey

46 Moulton Road

Hampton, NH 03842-2154

603-926-6915

©603-502-0741

sabotea@comcast.net

Shania Hersey

139 High Street

Sanford, ME 04073-2115

207-324-9913

jrdn_nia31@yahoo.com

John & Eileen Kelly

588 No Country Road

St James, NY 11780-1403

631-862-9118

74 Wadleigh Pond Road

Lyman, ME 04002

207-247-3734

©631-219-6634

ejolbaileylabs@aol.com

James (Jay) Kitchener

PO Box 78

Ogunquit, ME 03907-0078

207-646-8121

jay.kitchener@yahoo.com

Tracey Levasseur

329 Ross Corner Road

Shapleigh, ME 04076-3434

207-247-3385

sharpei@sacoriver.net

Susan Metcalf

10 Blue Stone Lane

York, ME 03909-6628

207-363-5866

smetcalf@maine.rr.com

Charlotte Micheliche

2295 Main Street

Sanford, ME 04073-4409

207-324-8924

malfjunt@yahoo.com

Maria Micheliche

697 Newfield Road

Shapleigh, ME 04076-3103

ne_woodswoman@yahoo.com

Karen Norteman

21 Clark Road

Alfred, ME 04002-3435

207-324-9046

seadog@gwi.net

Gloria Pasquini

30 Bonnie Bay Way

Alfred, ME 04002-3663

207-459-5132

©401-458-0493

bonniebay@roadrunner.com

Shirley Rand

1424 Littlefield Road

Wells, ME 04090-7540

207-646-3472

srand@maine.rr.com

Mary & Dan Smith

673 River Road

Eliot, ME 03903-1080

207-748-0967

bouvs3@comcast.net

Sarah Todd

17 Rice Ave

Kittery, ME 03904-1625

©207-451-3682

poc-sec@comcast.net

Sandra Walton

225 Lafayette Street

Yarmouth, ME 04096-6122

©207-807-0993

swalton2@maine.rr.com

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Maria Micheliche’s Annie "Kinring's

Woodland Dyani" went best of

opposite at the Green Mountain Dog

Club, Inc. Show on Saturday July

13th, 2013 .

Thank you to Judge Ms. Jacqueline

Rusby.

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by

Frit

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lark

I would like to announce the arrival of a litter of Irish

Setters of 6 girls and 5 boys to Diva(Airechta's Water

Garden) and Captain (Red Sails into the Sunset of

Belvedere).

Danielle Cooley

I have a quick little brag. This past

weekend we took our puppy girl Tessa

(Flamingacre Sleek Red N Sexy) to the

ISCNE specialty and the two supported

entries at Ladies. She won Best In

Sweeps all 3 days and won her class all

3 days as well. We were proud of our

little girl :)

Mary Moulton-Bateman

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You’re invited to:

The 8th Annual

Meet The Breeds Showcase!

Admission is Free & There is plenty of Parking

Come Meet the dogs and chat with the folks who know them best!

Hosted by:

York County Kennel Club of Maine, Inc &

Vacationland Dog Club, Inc

Sunday, September 15th, 2013 10:00am—4:00pm

Tractor Supply Co, US Route 1 in Scarborough, Maine

Please note: Although exhibitors may have one or more of their dogs present, NO PUPPIES OR DOGS

ARE FOR SALE AT THIS EVENT! This is an information only event, literature and contact information

will be available for you to take so you may continue your search for the perfect canine family member.

For more information:

Www.yorkcountykennelclub.org or Www.vacationlanddogclub.org

Canine Good Citizen testing will be offered for $15 by evaluator Karen

Norteman. Bring your well mannered dog, his rabies certificate, a brush, a leash

and a buckle or slip collar. For more information an requirements for the CGC

test go to: http://www.akc.org/dogowner/training/canine_good_citizen/index.cfm

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Upcoming Meeting:

The next meeting will be Monday, June 3rd at 7pm in the Community room of the York County

Credit Union, Biddeford branch.

For those with GPS, the address is 75 Boulder Way, Biddeford, Maine. For those coming via the

turnpike, take exit 32, the Biddeford exit. Pass through the toll plaza and continue to the set of

lights. Go straight at the lights, across route 111 onto the Biddeford Spur, and

take the first right onto Mountain Road. As you proceed up the hill, turn right

into Mailhot Plaza. The Credit Union is the first building on the left. Come in

the side door.

T his newsletter is published by the York

County Kennel Club of Maine. Opinions

expressed in articles and editorials are not

necessarily those of the York County Kennel

Club of Maine. Advertisements, litter

announcements and show brags do not

constitute endorsement. The editor reserves

the right to accept or reject any material

submitted for publication.

Deadline:

Submissions to the Scentinel should be received by the editor by the 15th of the month at noon.

Send Submissions to:

Sarah Todd

poc-sec@comcast.net

or

17 Rice Avenue

Kittery, ME 03904-1625

The Scentinel Sarah Todd, Editor 17 Rice Avenue Kittery, ME 03904-1625