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Newsletter

The official newsletter of the Boston Terrier Club of Portland, Oregon

June 2003

        

BOSTON TERRIER CLUB OF PORTLAND, Inc.

OFFICERS

ANN SPURLING-SUNDAY

PRESIDENT

5476 New Hope Road

Grants Pass, OR 97527

541-479-8345

Email: SungloBostons@terragon.com

 

CHARLES STEVENSON

VICE PRESIDENT

4328 88th  Avenue SW

Olympia, WA 98512

360-352-5468

 

KELLY ESTES

SECRETARY

2895 SW 187th Avenue

Aloha, OR 97006

(503) 642-5209

Email: KellanRevere@verizon.net

 

PAT MCCANN

TREASURER

4065 NW Highland Drive

Corvallis, OR 97330

541-752-2563

 

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Kimberley Bass

Carrie East

Linda Stent

 

NEWSLETTER EDITOR

Kimberley Bass

10202 NE 94th Avenue

Vancouver, WA 98662

360-254-1942

Email: WidgetsBTs@aol.com

Show/Event Place Super/Close Show Date Boston Terrier Judge
65th Annual Boston Terrier Club of Portland Sweepstakes & Specialty Show

Clackamas County Fairgrounds

Canby,  OR

Garvin Show Services

Wed

06/04/03

 Fri 06/20/03

Sweepstakes:

Mrs. Carol Enright

Specialty Show:

Mr. Arley Hussin

Clackamas County Kennel Club

Clackamas County Fairgrounds

Canby,  OR

Onofrio

Wed 06/04/03

Sat  06/21/03

Sun 06/22/03

Wanda Spediacci

Doris Cozart

Coos Kennel Club

Bandon High School

SW 9th Street

Bandon, OR

Onofrio

Wed

06/18/03

Sat 07/05/03

Sun 07/06/03

F R Stephens

M J Frailey

Brush Prairie Cluster

Washington County Fairgrounds

Hillsboro, OR

Onofrio

Wed

06/25/03

Sat 07/12/03

Sun 07/13/03

Mon 07/13/03

C. Cameron

L.W. White

J.J. Ham

The next BTCP meeting will be on

June 20, 2003 at our

65th Annual Specialty Show & Sweepstakes

at the Clackamas County Fairgrounds in Canby, Oregon

Meeting will be held after Boston’s are done showing.

 

Directions:  SOUTHBOUND: FROM VANCOUVER

I-205 South to Exit #9 OREGON CITY. Follow signs to 99E, through Oregon City to Canby, about 8 miles. The Fairgrounds are on the right. Look for FAIRGROUNDS road signs.

I-5 South to Exit #282, Canby-Hubbard. Follow the directions to Canby. Take 99E through Canby. to thenorth end of town. The FAIRGROUNDS are on the left.

    

 

 

 

Minutes for the BTCP Meetings are not available for website viewing.  For copies of the minutes and/or details, please contact the

President at WidgetsBTs@aol.com

or the

Secretary at KellanRevere@verizon.net

 

Could you love me like my dog?

 

Could you whimper and whine when we’re apart?

 

Worth Repeating...

 

The 65th Annual Specialty will soon be upon us!  Sue Bane is show chairman, and is in dire need of bodies to help fill a variety of positions.  PLEASE contact Sue to offer your services for some of the numerous tasks that need done.

  (503)625-6880

bbane57800@aol.com

 

Specialty News…

Jan Shelton has generously volunteered to be our catalog ad salesperson.  Jan will be contacting members of the club for your ad in the catalog.  If you have any questions, or know of someone Jan should contact for an ad, please call her at (541) 484-9480

Have you submitted YOUR trophy donation???

 

Please help us to make this years Specialty a successful one!

Contact Kelly Estes at (503) 642-5209 or Sue Bane at (503) 625-6880

 

***Because of AKC rules regarding premium list and trophy listings, no “cash to winners” prizes can be accepted.

 

 

         

Welcome to our newest members!!

 

Tamara Parashos

16100 SW Snowy Owl Lane

Beaverton,  OR  97007

503-524-1144

 

Terry Irvin

3372 Ginkgo Way

Eugene,  OR  97404

541-607-0430

Tirvi1202@aol.com

 

Misty & Gary Krutsch

30145 S. Meadowbrook Lane

Molalla,  OR  97038

503-829-3302

TZKAuto@msn.com

 

Kirsty Millar

13221 Autumn Lane

Oregon City,  OR  97045

503-557-0608

KirstyMaree@aol.com

Specialty news. . .

 We would really like to make this Specialty a huge success. In past years, the auctions have always been a big hit, but we can’t do it without your help.  Donations are needed for the auction table, and though we prefer doggie and/or Boston related items, ALL items are welcome and no donation will be refused! 

 

Handmade by you or bought at a store, Bring it to us, we’ll auction it for more!

New, Used, Ancient or Old, We’ll find a high bidder and mark it as sold!

Poems for the dog

 

       three Little Puppies…

 

Three little puppies,

Owned by yuppies,

With Persian rugs in the hall.

“Oh, Mother dear,

We sadly fear,

We’ve messed them one and all.”

“You naughty mutts

you must be nuts

When nature’s call you heed.

“Just go outdoors,

Not on my floors,

And do it with due speed.

Election news…

 

President Ann Sunday appointed a nominating committee consisting of:

 

Stella Zimmerman

Hope Goodwin

Harriet Kolias

The following nominations are recommended by the committee for the June 20, 2003 Annual Meeting and election:

President:          Kimberley Bass

Vice President:  Thomas Sunday

Secretary:          Kelly Estes

Treasurer:         Patricia McCann

 

Executive Board Members:

                             Ann Sunday

                             Linda Stent

                             Darrell Cox

 

The following members have paid their dues for 2003…

 

The following members have paid their dues for 2003…

 

Pat McCann

Georgina Potter

Marilyn Durham

Ed & Celia Arnold

Roberta & Darrell Cox

Stella Zimmerman

Sue Bane

Kelly Estes

Bob Roser

Kim & Bob Bass

Bill & Evelyn Brand

Linda Stent

Dennis & Candace Lydston

Hope Goodwin

Eileen Caballero

Harriet Kolias

Kelly Spurling

Ann & Thomas Sunday

Nancy Williams

Cidney Payne

James Faye & Betty Crosbie

Richard Martin *

Tosha & Greg Young *

Meridith & Anthony Tillbrook *

Natalie McNelley *

Jan & Bruce Shelton **

Carrie East

Shaylene Larson

Shana Bobbitt

 

If you have paid your dues and are not on this list, please contact Pat McCann, Kelly Estes, or Kim Bass.

 

*    Accepted into membership after mid-year cutoff.  No dues owing.

**  New Member

 

 

Specialty news. . .

 

We are still hoping for more items to be included in our silent auction after the Specialty Show on Friday, June 20, 2003.

 

PLEASE… Contact Thomas Sunday about including YOUR donation to the auction!!!

 

Handmade by you or bought at a store, Bring it to us, we’ll auction it for more!

 

New, Used, Ancient or Old, We’ll find a high bidder and mark it as sold!

 

             

 

It’s once again that time of year!   August will soon be upon us, the planning has begun, and this will be our 3rd annual event!!!  They have been a huge success in the past, and we hope to make it better with each and every year.  So we hope you will join us once again for our…

 

3rd Annual Boston Tea Party!!!

 

We are planning FUN, FOOD, GAMES, AND PRIZES for everyone, and invite ALL Boston Terrier LOVER’S, OWNER’S, AND WANNABE OWNERS to this happy and fun filled event.  The Tea Party has been moved from the prior location, and we now offer plenty of parking, easy access to and from I-5 and I-205.  All we need now, is YOU! 

So mark your calendar for August 17th and plan to come

 

BRING A CHAIR, BRING YOUR WALLET (for the auction!!) BRING A SMILE, AND BRING A FRIEND!!

 

 

                                                         

 

The Adventures of Jet

As told by BJ…

 

What little it takes, to get our guys happy.

Came home today. Allergy season has begun. Feeling tired and eyes felt raw. Jet did not have an accident though a subtle smell permeated the kitchen. A Swiffering is in order.

I walk him and feed him and descend into the Basement to check e-mail and for a quick round of WarcraftIII. For those of you with game-playing Y-chromos in your life, get them this game. It rocks. But it's also highly addictive.

One round turned into 2 and, before I knew it, I had been downstairs for a couple of hours. Thanks to Daylight Savings Time, it was still bright out so, guilt ridden, I went up to take Jet for another walk.

And this is the crux of the subject heading:

I peep into the kitchen and standing there, by the gate, is Jet, peering at me from below the crossbar.

I lift a leg to go into the kitchen and he goes bananas the way Bostons only can, legs splayed wide open, prancing on the tiles and grabbing the nearest toy to entice me into a game of Fetch, Chase-and-Run, Tug-O-War... ANYTHING! (he seemed to say).

I grab the knotty rope and take it outside with us. As we walk by the lake, the temp is perfect. A cooler evening but warm enough for me to wander about the yard, still in my scrubs, and not feel a chill.

Jet sniffs some purple flowers by the lake and I notice how the sky looks surreal. Like a pastel painting. Like one of Mr. Happy, Art Ross' works.

"Hmmm. Now let's paint a happy little tree over here." I hear in my head "That's good. And now, a happy little dog..."

I look at Jet. He's sprawled on the grass rolling in something biodegradable. But I don't stop him this time. I just spent two hours, in a dark basement, whoopin' my friend in an online computer game. Who am I to criticize what constitutes one's pleasure? Who am I to deny him this when he's been waiting all day long for a simple romp on the lawn?

I throw the rope and we gambol in the waning twilight and, in this moment, allergies be damned- everything makes sense and is perfect.

Tomorrow, I plan to leave the computer off until the sun goes down.

It's 11pm, EST. Have you romped with your Boston today?

.

 

LOCAL ACTIVITIES…

7:00p-8:30p Every Tuesday evening
Drop-In Conformation Class. Beaverton, OR   Cost - $5
Drop-In Conformation class located in Beaverton, OR. Contact Pup-A-Razzi at 503-259-8978 Lisa@Pup-A-Razzi.com.  Located at 16300 SW Hart Road, Beaverton, OR 97007

Novice: 6:30-7:30  -  Open: 7:30 - 8:30  -  Utility: 8:30 - 9:30

Competition Obedience Classes, Vancouver, WA – Every Monday evening
Smart Partners Dog Training - Instructor: Joan Armstrong - near Clark County Fairgrounds - Contact: joana@zoiedog.com for availability and registration
6:30p-7:30p  & 7:30p-8:30p Every Wednesday evening
Drop-In Conformation Class. Vancouver, WA   Cost - $5
Drop-In Conformation class located in Vancouver, WA. Contact Instructor PENNY KING at 360-600-1849 or pennyking@dog.com. Located at Good Puppy/Good Dog Training center - 360-254-5133.

March 15, 2003 - 10:00a -5:00p 

Pet First Aid Class
Vancouver, WA
360.574.6855

                                                     

 

The Litter Box 

Congratulations to Bob & Kim Bass

and their new litter! 

 

Am/Can/Int’l/Nat/BISS CH Bramley’s I’m A Midnight Rider x Widget’s Kandi Apple Kisses produced 2 beautiful boys on May 20th.

 

 

                                             

 
Do you have a newsworthy item you would like to see in the Boston Phonics?

To submit articles or information in the BTCP Newsletter, please contact WidgetsBTs@aol.com, mail information to: 

Boston Phonics

c/o Kimberley Bass

10202 NE 94th Avenue

Vancouver, Washington 98662

or call (360)254-1942

 

 

 

Notice to all members…

 

If you haven’t paid your dues for this year, now is the time to send it in.  Please be sure to send your payment to Kelly Estes!

 

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