SPMBC Board of Directors

Kym Thew, President Linda Miller, Vice President Jo Hanson, Treasurer Jackie Bergeron, Secretary

2014 Board Members

Ann Conway Rita Guthmiller Jen Kvidera-Lentsch Pam Richards Dan Zemke

St. Paul—Minneapolis Bulldog Club, Inc.

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October 2014

OCTOBER MEETING

Sunday, October 19, 2014 Board Meeting: 11:00 am Club Meeting: 1:00 pm Bully Costume Contest following meeting

MEETING LOCATION

All Breed Obedience 2441 Ventura Drive Woodbury, MN 55125

Website: www.bulldogclub.org

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Saint Paul/Minneapolis Bulldog Club, Inc. General Meeting - Secretary's Minutes

August 17, 2014

Call to Order President Kym Thew called the meeting to order at All Breed Obedience, Woodbury, MN Greeter Report Club Members in attendance 22. Guests in attendance – 0

Bully Birthdays August – Gloria Bacon, Mama Jo Turner September – Bean & Fiona Turner, Vivian & Howie Lentsch, Gladys & Gordee Thew, Lily Richards, Pie Miller-Lesslie Approval of Secretary's Report The July minutes were published in the August newsletter. One correction to the minutes, the reading of the

application for Ryan Malkowski was the first reading (recorded as the 2nd reading) and should not have been voted on. Motion to approve by Rita Guthmiller; 2nd by Ann Conway; motion carried. Approval of Treasurer's Report Treasurer Report was provided by Jo Hanson; motion to approve report by Sue Landreville; 2nd by Brent Rich-ter; motion carried.

Reporting of Committees

Historian – Rita Guthmiller – 2002 National Treasurer Files were brought to Rita for the archives, they have been in Jackie Bergeron’s possession. They were borrowed by Randy Miller to review for possible 2018 Nation-als.

Hospitality – Thanks to Geoff & Crystal McRandall and Pam Richards for bringing treats today. Membership – Jackie Bergeron - no report Program/Education – Dan Zemke – No program today SPMBC Bully Bites Newsletter – Ann Conway – next newsletter will be in October – deadline end of Sep-

tember. There was also discussion of whether the newsletter should be on the website and on Facebook. It was suggested to leave the newsletter on the website but to not include any personal member information. Specialty Show – Jo Hanson – 2014 show – we lost money on this year’s show. We have already started

the plans for the 2015 show with judges asked, hotel booked, date set – July 17,18,19. Sunshine – Linda Miller – Cards were sent to Russ Schuveiller (thinking of you), The Bill Andree Family

(sympathy-Bill passed). Trophies – Pam Richards – Jim Hale has about 150 trophies donated by Darlene Studemann. A motion was made by Jo Hanson to spend up to $50 to purchase storage tubs to keep the trophies in; 2nd by Deb Lesslie; motion carried.

Ways & Means – Pam Richards – recommendation for future baskets to make sure items are new and if old-er, they must be clean. Fundraising ideas are also needed to help pay for next year’s show.

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Website – Kathleen Cameron – no report Membership Applications – 2nd readings and votes for Ryan Malkowski and Kristin Everson; Randy Miller made a motion to accept the applications; 2nd by Jo Hanson; motion carried.

Ask a Question – none asked this month

Unfinished Business

Club T-shirts – still taking orders for the t-shirts. A motion was made by Randy Miller to re-evaluate the t-shirts and to change to a fundraiser and get additional pricing; 2nd by Jim Hale; motion carried.

Specialty Show – discussed above under committee reports

Summer Solstice Supported Entry – Jackie Bergeron made a motion to not do the supported entry with

Cambridge in 2015; 2nd by Jo Hanson; motion carried. It was also suggested to maybe do a support-ed entry with the Land O’Lakes Kennel Club, to solve the problem of having the confusion of having the Cambridge shows so close to our specialty show.

Can-Do Canine – Sept 13 – Jackie Bergeron will be running the club booth at their Woofaroo event at their facility in New Hope, MN. Bulldogs are needed for the kissing booth – contact Jackie if you would like to help out.

Carnival with Law Enforcement United (LEU) – Sept 20 – Event to be held at City Walk Complex in Wood-bury, MN at the intersection of Woodbury Dr. and Hudson Rd. Helpers are needed to run the games and bulldogs are needed for the kissing booth.

Nominating Committee selection – Jackie Bergeron, Rita Guthmiller, Jo Hanson, Jen Kvidera-Lentsch, Rachele Riddle – all nominees have accepted their position except Jackie Bergeron who has declined. Sue Landreville was then asked to accept the nomination and she has accepted.

New Business

Select Judge for Halloween Party – Monika Biele will judge the costume contest, Kym Thew will put to-gether winners basket and Jackie Bergeron will provide the ribbons.

Holiday Party – Randy Miller and Jim Hale will research available spaces since all the Champs restaurants have closed. We plan to have the holiday party on the Saturday of the Land O’Lakes Kennel Club weekend – Jan 3

Nationals 2018 – there was discussion of Division VI doing the 2018 nationals. Randy Miller suggested

that we put together a group of people from Division VI to look at the opportunities of doing the Na-tionals in Iowa or Minnesota. Randy will do some checking and report to the Board at the October Board Meeting.

Brags

Dan Zemke brags that Franny got Select Dog in Cambridge – 4 point major.

Randy Miller brags that Ozzie has been having a very good summer: 1st show in St. Lous and received a reserve at a 5 point major show, then Marshalltown, IA – Winners Dog, Best of Winners, Best of Breed; St. Peter, MN – winners dog, best of winners; Eau Claire, WI – winners dog; Cambridge, MN – Winners Dog (3 times), Best of Winners; Milwaukee, Wi – Winners Dog – 5 point major to finish and

then select dog (5 point major towards his grand championship. Randy Miller also bragged for Stormy who went Winners Bitch to receive a 3 point major in Iowa.

Adjournment Motion made by Jo Hanson to adjourn, 2nd by Jim Hale; motion carried. Respectfully Submitted by, Jackie Bergeron, Secretary Recorder#32 on 8/17/14

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Can do Canine event—September 13, 2014

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The St. Paul-Minneapolis Bulldog Club held their annual Bark in the Park Doggie Carnival on Saturday, September 20. This year we joined Law Enforcement United - Team Minnesota who added a dog walk and 5K to the event. We had a nice turnout and a lot of fun. Thank you to Kym & Jamie Thew, Becky Risler, Linda Miller, Jen Kvidera-Lentsch, Rita Guthmiller, Jackie Bergeron and our wonderful kissers - Buffy, Gracie, Vivi, Elsa and Pearl. Only re-gret is that we wish we had more club members and bulldogs turn out for the fun - remember, we do these events to get you involved and hope you can come out with your bulldogs and have some fun.

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Notes from the St Paul-Minneapolis Bulldog Club Secretary:

Nominations for Board members can be made from the floor at the October

19 General Membership Meeting. To be eligible for nomination, you must have at-tended 2/3 of the General Membership Meetings for the previous

year. Please contact Jackie Bergeron if you need to know if you are eligible.

The Membership Renewals will be in the mail to all members by October 15. Please try to fill these out and send them back as soon as possible. Our constitution allows

for them to be returned as last as December 31st, but it will be much easier to update the roster and secretary files if we can get them returned as soon as pos-

sible. We will also be sending the Breeder Referral paperwork out with the renewals.

Just a note that I have decided not to accept my nomination to the board for the

next term, so I will be stepping down as Secretary of the Club at the end of my term on December 31st. So I am trying to get all of the paperwork in line for whomever

will be elected to fill the position. I have so enjoyed being the Secretary and I am amazed at how far our club has come over the last 12 years.

Thank you to all of you - and don't worry, I'll still be around and hope to continue to work on the many events our club does.

Jackie Bergeron

See you on the 19th!

Don’t forget to bring

your Bully Monsters!!

2014

SPMBC Bulldog Backers

Tom & Barb Albers

David Anger

Claire & Alan Auckenthaler

Jackie Bergeron

Monika Biele

Kathleen & Alan Cameron

Rita Guthmiller

Jim Hale & Sue Landreville

Bruce & Roberta

Halverson

Milt & Jo Hanson

Bruce & Marilyn Hodge

Larry & Jody Hoffman

Dana & Dianne Huntington

Lily & Pete Johns

Steve & Jen

Kvidera-Lentsch

Crystal & Geoff McRandall

Randy Miller & Deb Lesslie

Milo & Sally Moll

Cindy O’Hare

Brandi & Tyler Piltz

Pamela Richards

Russ Schuveiller

Dr. Marv Smith, DVM

Jamie & Kym Thew

Lois Tisdell

Craig & Kim Turner

Sharon & Steve Underwood

Roxanne Williamson

Dan Zemke & Susan Gillis

Inver Grove Heights Animal

Hospital

St. Paul Minneapolis Bulldog Club Jackie Bergeron, Club Secretary PO Box 5 Frederic, WI 54839

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