NORTHERN PIEDMONT RETRIEVER CLUB
Dedicated to promoting the skills and breeding of working retrievers.
A NAHRA Affiliated Organization
2001 Fourth Quarter Newsletter
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE:
A lot has happened since my last club message - on a national level, we're involved in an overseas war none of us wanted, but which we will eventually win. Domestically, the way we conduct our lives may never again be the same. Thank goodness we have our families, friends and loyal companions to help us through these difficult times.
The club had another very successful fall test, with well over 100 dogs entered. The raffle netted in excess of $2,000, so we remain in sound shape financially. Thanks to Tom Johnston and Robert Patton for doing such a good job coordinating our efforts, and to all the other folks who enabled us to maintain our reputation for putting on a first class event.
I hope hunting season has gone well for those of you in pursuit of the wily duck, goose, pheasant or deer. We took our sea duck raffle winners out on the Chesapeake Bay in mid-November, and based on their enthusiastic reaction, we'll be selling them tickets again next year.
Everyone please have a safe and happy holiday season, and we'll see you all at the banquet in January.
Happy Hunting,
Lloyd
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2001 NPRC OFFICERS
President:Lloyd Ingerson717-529-4083 email:
Vice-President: Robert Patton 717-528-8108 email:
Secretary:Karen Johnston717-444-3691 email :
Treasurer:Tom Johnston717-444-3691 email:
Training:Frank Plewa 717-334-7135
Newsletter: Larry Housman410-837-5873 email:
Board of Directors
1 year term: Pam Wise717-394-8452 email: Valerie Plewa 717-334-7135 email:
2 year term: Jeff Riebling717-630-9422 email:
Mike Ward717- 838-2150
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ANNUAL BANQUET AND MEETING
This year’s banquet and annual meeting is scheduled for Saturday, January 19, 2002. Happy hour will begin at 5:30 PM, and dinner will be served at 6:30 PM. It will once again be held at the Manchester Café in York County. Please send your money ($15 per person) and entrée selection (Beef or Chicken) to Dennis Weibley, 55 Mt. Hebron Road, Mt. Wolf, PA 17347 no later than January 12, 2002. Dennis’ phone number is 717-266-3963. Please bring a small door prize donation if you can.
Directions: North on I-83 to exit 11. Turn right at exit, then left at first light. You will be on Route 181 north. The Manchester Café is approximately 2 miles on your left, across the street from the Sheetz gas station. The address is 4302 N. George Street Ext, Manchester, PA 17345. Phone is 717-266-3887.
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2002 NPRC OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS PROPOSED SLATE
The following is the proposed 2002 slate of NPRC officers and board members for your review. The members present at the January 19, 2002 Annual Meeting/Banquet will vote to approve this slate. If you wish to submit your name or the name of another NPRC member that has agreed to run for any office, please supply the name(s) and what position running for to Karen Johnston, NPRC Secretary, (mail: 24331 State Route 17, Liverpool, Pa 17045 or e-mail: ) by January 17, 2002. If more names are submitted for any position than are slots, there will be a vote for that position at the annual meeting and then the entire slate approval will be voted on, including the winner of any “run-off” votes. If you have any questions, please contact Karen at 717-444-3691 or e-mail.
President – Lloyd IngersonSecretary – Karen Johnston
Vice President – Robert PattonNewsletter Editor – Larry Housman
Treasurer – Tom JohnstonTraining Coordinator – Frank Plewa
Board members - Final year of initial two year term – Jeff Riebling & Mike Ward
New Two-year term – Valerie Plewa & Jon Vernam
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ANNUAL DUES RENEWAL
Dues renewal notices have already been mailed. Dues should be remitted to the Secretary, Karen Johnston by January 31, 2002. It will save Karen a lot of work and the club additional postage expense if you go ahead and mail yours in as soon as possible.
Individual Membership - $30.00 Family Membership - $35.00
Sponsor Membership - $50.00 Lifetime Membership - $300.00
Please make check payable to Northern Piedmont Retriever Club (NPRC). Mail your dues to:
Karen Johnston, NPRC Secretary
2431 State Route 17
Liverpool, PA 17045
Robert Patton and workers anxiously wait for SR Gracie to surface on the way to a mark at the December training session
NEW CLUB WEBSITE
As we are dragged screaming and kicking into the 21st century, the club now has its own website! It contains general club information, and will eventually contain edited newsletter archives, a list of all NPRC titled dogs and an up-to-date calendar of events. It will not contain specific directions to our events, to avoid attracting any AR activists, but that information will always be available to you through our newsletters, and you can also contact one of the officers whose email addresses are listed on the site. We’ll be able to post many more pictures than can be published in the newsletter, so check back every once in awhile to see what’s new. If you have any suggestions, please let the Webmaster know, especially if you have any interesting links about which you’d like to tell the rest of us. The URL is
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Jeff Riebling sends Kali on a water mark at the December training session at the Turf Farm
MEMBERSHIP UPDATES
New/Returning Members: Jim Douglas, 848 Limekiln Road, New Cumberland, PA 17070 phone: 717-774-1878
Updates:Rick & Pam Wise – new email address:
Joe Lescisko – – new email address:
YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’RE MISSING… By Robin
For those of you that do not come to the Upland Hunt Weekend held in Perry County, PA in the early part of November each year, you are missing out on a great time. Let me tell you a little bit about the weekend.
Where else can you drive up and enter the gates of Jurassic Park and not worry about being eaten by any dinosaurs? Okay, so maybe you have to watch out for the elk and buffalo with bad attitudes but… no dinosaurs.
Where else can you drive around on ATVs all weekend and look at all the beautiful surroundings? Okay, so maybe hitting a tree or being chased by an elk that says to get out of his pasture is not your idea of a good time, but where is your sense of adventure?
Where else can you shoot clay pigeons and watch an elk play Frisbee with the clay target? Okay, so may- be the elk needs some work on his retrieving but he does at least “mark” the fall and he is not gun shy.
Where else can you have a first row seat at the Tom Johnston Story Telling Comedy Show? Okay, so maybe Tom does get carried away a little with the forks but you just move to the second row and wear eye protection.
Are you asking yourself – what about the hunting? I’ll tell you about the hunting. It does not get any better. Picture yourself, walking along in a field, with your dog hunting back and forth, your buddy and you watching the dog start to get birdie, your heart is racing, and all of a sudden the bird goes up, the guns go off and bird falls to the ground. You say your dog’s name and he goes flying out, picks up the bird and parades back to you with dinner.
So make your plans now for next year. Dennis and Sherry put on a great hunt, lunch, and dinner and maybe you can even get a ticket for Tom’s show. I’m telling you, a better weekend you will not have.
A BIG THANKS to Dennis, Sherry and everybody else that make this event the best…
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
DATE / DAY / TIME / EVENT / LOCATIONJanuary 19th / Saturday / 5:30 PM / Banquet / Manchester Cafe, York County
January 27th / Sunday / 9 AM / Training Session / York County
February 10th / Sunday / 9 AM / Training Session / Adams County
February 16th
Feb 17th (if nec.) / Saturday
Sunday / 8 AM / Work Detail / Annual Duck Box Maintenance
Adams County
February ? / Friday / 6:30 PM / Demonstration / York Outdoor Show
March 10th / Sunday / 9 AM / Training Session / York County
April 7th / Sunday / 8 AM / Training Session / Lancaster County
April 12-14
(Tentative) / Friday
Saturday & Sunday / 8 AM / Spring Hunt Test
Triple Senior / Adams County
April ? / Saturday / ? / Demonstration / Earth Day Celebration
Codorus State Park
York County
May 12th / Sunday / 8 AM / Training Session / Adams County
June 1st / Saturday / ? / Demonstration / Lancaster County Youth Day
Lancaster County
June 9th / Sunday / 8 AM / Training Session / Cumberland County
July ? / Saturday / ? / Annual Picnic / Starview Sportsmen's Club
York County
August 11th / Sunday / 8 AM / Training Session / Cumberland County
September 8th / Sunday / 8 AM / Training Session / Adams County
September ? / Sunday / ? / Demonstration / Middle Creek Waterfowl Festival
Lancaster County
September ? / Saturday & Sunday / 8 AM / Fall Hunt Test / Cumberland County
October 13th / Sunday / 8 AM / Training Session / Frederick County, MD
November 10th / Saturday / 8 AM / Upland Hunt / Perry County
November 11th / Sunday / 8 AM / Training Session / Perry County
December 8th / Sunday / 9 AM / Training Session / Adams County
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WAY-TO-GO
Carol Lewis and Locy Two Senior Passes at the NAHRA Benefit – MHR Title!!
Robert Patton and GracieTwo Started Passes at VRA Test in November - SR Title!!
I didn’t get too many results from your fall tests, so if you haven’t given me your brags, please let me know. Also, please let Karen Johnston know about your 2001 titles so they can be put on the Club plaque in time for the January banquet. Karen needs the owner name, dog’s registered and call names and exact titles (NAHRA WR and above and AKC SR and above). We’ll also be putting a club history of titled dogs on the website, so make sure Karen has your current information, and let Larry know of any historical titles you’d like listed and we’ll get them all caught up.
SPRING TEST UPDATE
Pending NAHRA and Game Commission approval, our spring test this year will be a triple senior, run on a Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We’ll plan on running one test on Friday, and the other two on Saturday and Sunday. After concentrating the last two years on Started and Intermediate tests, this will give us an opportunity to attract a large number of senior dogs hoping to qualify for the RAW Invitational. We also hope moving the test back two weeks will enable more dogs to run.
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