The Scarlett Letter The Golden Triangle Irish Setter Club, Inc May 2015 Not that we want any rain, but April Showers Bring May Flowers and hopefully some beautiful spring weather!! Snow in April is a bad joke we don t like. Happy Mother s Day! Enjoy the day! Dog News Congratulations to~~~~ Monroeville PA WPKA (Sat ) April 4 and (Sun) April 5 >Coleen McGee. Karren Harrison, Sarah & Jayne Stewart for WD for the 3 point major with Storm, Shadowmere s Southern Star of Brodruggan both days. This gives Storm 11 points with 3 majors at 8 months of age. >Deb & Skip with Claire, U-CH BISS silver GCH Courtwood Cobblestone CGC TT for Select Bitch with 1 GCH point and Best Veteran both days. >Adrian and JoAnn D Amico with Redd, Kellyglens Redmond for RWD on Sunday. >John & Cheryl Scheck with Flyer, Int l CH BIS silver GCH Fireside s Rio Grande JH CGC for BOB both days and on to a GR 4 Sunday. Marietta GA Irish Setter Club of America National Specialty April 13 18 Rally/Obedience Monday >Bobbi Fisher with Blake, silver GCH Christyview s Roll n Roll Hall of Famer CD RAE CGC for placing 1 st in Excellent B and Advanced B wth a score of 97 and 99 out of 100 points. -with Diamond, Stomars Diamond Lights the Way for competing in Novice B for the first time and earning her 1 st leg towards her title. Sweepstakes and Conformation Wednesday through Friday
>Karren Harrison with Louise, Shadowmere s Southern Charm, for placing 2 nd in her sweeps class and wining her 6 9 month puppy class. >Coleen with Storm, Shadowmere s Southern Star at Brodruggan for placing 2 nd in his regular class. There were also the other 2 littermates owned by Jewelset. Shadowmere s Southern Impulse At Jewelset won his 6 9 months puppy sweeps class. Shadowmere s Southwind at Jewelset placed 3 rd in her sweeps class and 2 nd in the regular class. Congratulations to Karren Harrison and all the owners for a successful first national with this litter. They are out of Twister and Audra. >Bobbi Fisher with Diamond, Stomar s Diamond Lights the Way, for winning her 12-15 sweepstakes class and placing 3 rd in her regular class. >Coleen and Karren with Twister, Int l CH AM GCH Shadowmere s Storm Chaser for 1 st place in the Stud Dog Class. Timonium MD April 19 (Sun) >Coleen with Twister, GCH Shadowmere s Storm Chaser, for BOB and onto a Group 1!! Morgantown WV Mountaineer Kennel Club (Sat & Sun) April 25 & 26) >Coleen with Twister, Int l CH AM GCH Shadowmere s Storm Chaser for BOS with 1 GCH point on Saturday and BOS on Sunday. CGC >Jessica Meyers with Gannon, Karrycourt s; Crimson King CGC, for earning his CGC title. Smiling Shamrocks Tally Ling Birthdays Coleen McGee 4 th Pam Kennedy 18 th Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!. New puppies and family members
Deb & Skip have decided on a Keeper from their January litter. They have also chosen their own kennel name of Claret. They welcome Claret Blazing Sunset, Sedona, formerly known as Pink Girl. Yellow and Blue girls are still with them and are known as Pistol Annie and Rio. Rescue The Halloran family is awaiting the arrival of their newest rescue, 5 year old Coby, who is expected on May 5 th. Congratulations!! Events & Activities Specialties 2015 Memorial Weekend Cluster (May 22 May 26) Lawrence County Farm Show Grounds, New Castle 2015 - We are ready to go~~ here is a list of where we stand. Trophies Choices are complete. Friday & Monday will be embroidered towels, Saturday are water pails filled with goodies and Sunday will be Monrovia Mudworks. Judges have been chosen from the New Castle panel. We are waiting to hear the confirmation. Joann D Amico has volunteered to be the show chair and our sweeps judges are in place. Friday Tamara Jackson; Saturday Sharon Reilly; Sunday Julie Dugan; Monday Julie Narzisi Saturday s Specialty Judge Michael Faulkner and Sunday s Specialty Judge is Anne Savory Bolus. The judge for Friday is Nena Dee and Gloria Gerringer for Monday. Grounds are reserved. Hospitality has been reserved. SEE BELOW WE ARE STILL ACCEPTING $25 DONATIONS IN LEAU OF BRINGING A COVERED DISH SO THE CATERER DOES IT ALL.. Please mail or give your contribution to Deb Lawrence. JoAnn D Amico has offered to pick up cases of water and desserts. It was decided that dessert will be cookies, brownies, etc.. Deb will pick up the Pepsi. AKC Events we are approved for the 4 days. Dyson DC41 chairperson, Joan Fiser. Tickets have been sent out. Pease contact Joan for additional tickets. ALL UNSOLD tickets should be back to Joan before New Castle so we have them to sell that weekend. All stubs and money are to be returned before Sunday the 24 th. Proceeds are to help cover costs of the shows. Our planning meetings was held on March 21 st and April 25 th. A discussion of the weekend events and where help is needed took place. HELP is NEEDED FOR: Craft Fun-raiser CHAIRPERSON IS Holly Semich with help from her mom, Shirley. The crafts will be displayed for sale Saturday and Sunday at our ring. We have some crafts left over but will be accepting any additional ones also. PLEASE CONTACT EITHER HOLLY OR SHIRLEY IF YOU ARE DONATING ITEMS. Proceeds will go towards show costs. Raffle Baskets, Dyson and 50/50 will be set up at the main rings on Friday and Saturday, moving to our ring for Sunday. Cheryl Scheck and her friend will man the raffle tables at the main rings. Proceeds will go towards show costs. Trophy table Saturday and Sunday someone is needed to sit at the trophy table for Sunday only. We have a lot of items for these two days and it is a needed courtesy for the ring steward. ALL TROPHIES are clearly marked in advance for easy distribution. Thank you to Lorrie Nogrady who offered to do the trophies on Saturday.
HOSPITALITY TABLES - Shirley is working with the caterer on our menu and planning. SOMEONE IS NEEDED TO COVER THE TABLES AND BE SURE THEY LOOK GREAT BEFORE THE CATERER GETS THERE. Deb & Skip will START THE COFFEE POT EACH MORNING. (time will be better known once we get the schedule). Coffee is made available every morning all weekend, especially if it is cold. Water and pop will need to be put into coolers with ice. IT WAS DECIDED TO PURCHASE ICE AS NEEDED AT THE SHOW SITE TO ELIMINATE THE NEED OF SOMEONE GOING TO WALMART. Please remember while we already have some volunteers commit to different jobs, they will need relief throughout the day to eat and use the restroom. If you find you some time, please jump right in and ask where you can help. We are normally set up at the main rings in time to be ready for judging and break down when groups start or when it is no longer busy for the day. Due to the show being 4 days instead of 5 this year, we have adjusted our raffles. Baskets and the Dyson will be drawn on Sunday. The 50/50 will be drawn on Monday. PLEASE plan to attend and help. Teamwork adds to the our success. ISCA National Specialty 2016 will be held in San Diego CA. May 29 June 4 th. Deb has one extra information packet if anyone wants to make the journey. Flea Market Fundraiser Sunday June 28 th, 7:30 to 2:00. Aspinwall PA. JoAnn had reserved to spaces for us for this date. This is an opportunity to get rid of your stuff. Donate your unwanted stuff as a Club Fundraiser. Unloading has to be done between 7:00 and 7:30 a.m. If you cannot attend, give your things to JoAnn, Bob, Shirley or Cheryl. PLEASE have all of your things marked with a price. If you are able to go and spend a little time during those hours, please let Bob of JoAnn know. We hope this to be a successful venture as a way to raise club funds. From the Rescue Side~~~~ Laura, Abbey and Vinnie wish everyone a Happy Spring! Website- www.gtisc.org Watch for updates. Deb is happy to announce that three puppy/dog requests made through our website have been fulfilled with new family members for each.
Club News and Reminders Adrian D Amico is setting up a club Twitter account Details to follow. Upcoming Summer events - we are hoping to get a grooming date set and a puppy match date for June or July. If you have any ideas or input, we encourage you to share Next meeting will be held at the show site, Saturday May 23 rd following Irish Setter judging at our ring. The Golden Triangle Irish Setter Club, Inc President Bob Semich Vice President Joan Fiser Recording Secretary / Treasurer Deb Lawrence Corresponding Secretary George Towle Board Member Ruth White Board Member Tally Ling Board Member Coleen McGee Rescue Joan Fiser Caring Shamrocks Tally Ling Newsletter Deb Lawrence Editing Joan Fiser, George Towle & Coleen McGee From the Rescue Side Laura Williams Dog News information provided from members ALL articles welcomed!