Eastern Irish Setter Association 2017 Calendar

July 23 (Sun) EISA FUN DAY- Picnic (noon),

General Membership & BOD Meeting

Allen’s Kennel, Moorestown, NJ.

Liaison: Lynne Godshall;

Time: 9:30 am EISA Board of Directors Meeting

Sept. 9 (Sat) EISA Supported Entry and General Membership Meeting

Somerset Hills KC, Bridgewater, NJ (MBF)

Breed Judge: Lisa Warren

Sweeps Judge: Linda Aquavella

Picnic & General Membership Meeting

after Irish setter judging

Anne Marie Kubacz, Liaison;

Mariette O’Malley, Picnic Coordinator

Oct 6,7, 8 Harvest Setter Specialty Cluster, Vernon, CT

EISA independent specialty is Sunday October 8 in conjunct

tion with ISCNE specialty and ISCCC specialties the same

weekend.

Barbara Joyal, Chair; Liaisons: Debra Hamilton,

Lynn Kwiatkowski

Spring 2017

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Calendar con’t

Judges' hospitality coordinator: Karolynne McAteer

Chief Steward: Karolynne McAteer

Breed & Juniors Judge: Jerry Berkowitz

Sweeps Judge: Suzanne Radonis Montgomery

Obedience & Rally Judge: Linda J. Krasley

Oct. 21-22 EISA Field Trial & General Membership Meeting, Petersburg, DE

Liaison: Susan Sullivan

Secretary: Sandy Jones

Will feature VCX and VCA stakes

Oct. 29- Nov 4 Irish Setter Club of America National Field Championship

Nov. 10 (Fri) EISA Agility Trial

Location: Dream Park, Logan Township, NJ

followed by Match and Short EISA Board of Directors Meeting

Liaison: Lynne Godshall

Dec 2 or 30 TBD EISA Holiday Party & General Membership Meeting & Election

2018 Preview

January 6(Sat); Jan 7 snow date: EISA BOD Meeting, Cinnaminson NJ. 10:30 am

February 9 EISA All Breed Obedience/Rally Trial – Judge Pending

(Fri- TBC) Westchester Hilton, Rye Brook, New York (Rau)

February 11, Sun EISA Indoor-- Westchester Hilton, Rye Brook, New York (Rau)

Breed Judge: Charles Sloughfy; Sweeps Judge Richard Krasley

Chairperson: Lynne Godshall ; Anne Marie Kubacz (liaison)

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EISA 2017 Officers & Board of Directors

(alphabetical order)

Fiona Geiser (Recording Secretary) geiserfamily@msn.com; Tel 610-358-2950

Cell 484-437-8777 Address: 1054 Wilson Avenue, Glen Mills, PA 19342

Lynne Godshall (Class 2017) lyngdsh@aol.com; Tel 856-461-1389

Cell 856-986-1345 Address: 724 Kossuth St., Riverside , NJ 08075

Debra Hamilton (Class 2019) dhamilton413@gmail.com; Tel 914-273-1095

Cell 914-552-5021 Address: 6 Pioneer Trail, Armonk, NY 10504

Lynn Kwiatkowski (Class 2018) lynnstar1@yahoo.com; Cell 201-274-6293

Address: 3 Brook Dr., Chester, NJ 07930

Debra Krasley (Class 2018) hearthsd@ptd.net Tell 570-992-9711 Cell 484-895-9265

Address: 103 Evergreen Ct, Saylorsburg, PA 18353

Rick Krasley (Class 2017) richardk@tuskeshomes.com Tel 570-992-9711

Cell 484-239-0041 Address: 103 Evergreen Ct, Saylorsburg, PA 18353

Anne Marie Kubacz (Corresponding Sec.) rsetter@att.net Cell 908-216-2357 Address: 170 S. Hope Chapel Rd., Jackson, NJ 08527

Peter Kubacz (Treasurer) pkubacz@att.net; Cell 908-770-4271

Address: 170 S. Hope Chapel Rd., Jackson, NJ 08527

Patricia Lyons (Class 2019) seanpat11@msn.com; Tel 610-558-0976

Address: 1734 Middletown Rd., Glen Mills, PA 19342

Lydia Miller (Class 2017) calidixie@aol.com Tel 610-838-8532 Cell 610-730-4588

Address: 10 Butternut Rd., Hellertown, PA 18055

Mariette O’Malley ( Vice President.) mtomalley@comcast.net Tel 856-829-0936

Address: 1 Jeffrey Lane, Cinnaminson, NJ 08077

Susan Sullivan (President) Susansullivan@mac.com; Cell 443-286-7713

Address: 1728 Tacoma Rd., Edgewater, MD 21037

Alex Van Meter (Class of 2018) 1propercocker@gmail.com Tel 609-500-1367

Address: 1 Richmond Ave., Lumberton, NJ 08048

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2017 EISA Committees:

(* - Liaison to the EISA Board of Directors)

Standing Committees

AKC Canine Ambassadors: Debra Hamilton*, Connie Vanacore

Annual Awards: Lydia Miller*

Plaques: Lydia Miller

Bucks picnic: Lydia Miller

Audit: Peter Kubacz*, Brad Porterfield, Debra Hamilton

Blarney: Susan Sullivan*

Constitution: Mariette O’Malley*, Debra Hamilton, Richard Krasley

Finance Committee for 2017 ISCA National Anne Marie Kubacz*

------------------------Debra Krasley, Mariette O’Malley

Judge Selection Committee: Charlie Sloughfy, Lynn Kwiatkowski,

Fiona Geiser*

Membership: Debra Krasley*

New Jersey Dog Federation: Susan Sullivan*, Susan Kwiatkowski (rep)

Nominations: Susan Sullivan*

Public Relations: Debra Hamilton*

Website: Fiona Geiser*

Facebook: Lynn Kwiatkowski*

Supported Entries: Peter Kubacz*, Anne Marie Kubacz

Trophies: Anne Marie Kubacz*

Nancy Salmon (chair), Karolynne McAteer, Mariette O’Malley, Bob Feizet

Event Committees

Agility Events: Lynne Godshall*, Susan Sullivan, Anne Marie Kubacz

EISA Field Trial: Susan Sullivan*, Sandy Jones (secretary), Pat Lyons

EISA Fun Day: Lynne Godshall*, Susan Sullivan

EISA Indoor WGS (Winter Garden Specialty): Ann Marie Kubacz*

Karolynne McAteer, Susan Kwiatkowski, Bob McKay, Lynn Kwiatkowski

EISA Outdoor (Harvest Cluster): Debra Hamilton*, Lynn Kwiatkowski

Karolynne McAteer (Chief Steward), Barbara Joyal (show chair), Brad Porterfield

(grounds),

Fiona Geiser (Raffle)

Proposed 2017 Bench Show Committees

Indoor & Outdoor: Peter Kubacz, Pat Lyons, Debra Hamilton, Lynne God-

shall, Susan Kwiatkowski, Rick Krasley, Susan Sullivan

Field Trial: Susan Sullivan, Karolynne McAteer, Kevin Culver, Jean Culver,

Sandy Jones

Agility Trial: Lynne Godshall, Lynn Kwiatkowski, Susan Kwiatkowski, Sandy

Ambrogi, Susan Sullivan, Anne Marie Kubacz

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Ye President’s Message

Avast Ye Eastern Irish Setter seadogs,

Give No Quarter, We ROCKED ye galleon!

Shivver me timbers didnâ we batten down th' hatches 'n put on a great Na-

tional!?

We heaved 'n we hoâd 'n th' final booty was a week o' dogs, fun, grub 'n drink.

Captân Karolynne ran a tight ship aided by First Mate Mariette. ALL hands

were on deck makin' sure th' EISA ship stayed on course.

As I look back on th' National th' word that comes t' mind be TEAMWORK!

Originally, I thought I would thank everyone individually. However, this was nah

an individual event, 'twas a crew event. EISA showed that we were truly a crew

able t' work fer th' common good 'n work well wit' others.

Everyone pitched in. Everyone used thar individual skills t' contribute t' th' end

result. Everyone gave as much as they could based on health, time 'n areas o'

expertise. A varied group o' individuals morphed into a united crew wit' a com-

mon goal. One example stands out. Th' hotel ran late gettin' th' ballroom ready

fer us t' decorate on Friday night. Thin's looked bad. Mariette sent out an All

Hands on Deck askin' fer help 'n everyone came runnin' from every part o' th'

show. 'Twas amazin'!

We sailed through a wonderful week in Rogue Island 'n. Best be proud o' our

success! I guess we needs t' look into th' wind 'n get ready t' set sail t' Ohio.

YO HO!

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Eastern Irish Setter Association, Inc. (EISA)

Meeting of the EISA Board of Directors (BOD)

Saturday, January 7, 2016 at Cinnaminson NJ 08077

Welcome, Roll call, Check-In

The meeting was called to order at 10:37 am by the EISA President,

Susan Sullivan.

Members present – Fiona Geiser, Lynne Godshall, Anne Marie Ku-

bacz, Peter Kubacz, Patricia Lyons, Mariette O’Malley, Susan Sulli-

van.

Members absent – Debra Hamilton, Debra Krasley, Richard Krasley,

Lynn Kwiatkowski, Lydia Miller, Alex Van Meter. ( It should be

noted that several absences were due to a morning snow storm in

process throughout the BOD meeting )

Report of the Recording Secretary

Mariette O’Malley provided her recording secretary report from the

EISA BOD Meeting July 24, 2016. A change was noted that Rick

Krasley is the sweeps judge for Indoor 2018. Motion to approve by

Patricia Lyons and second by Anne Marie Kubacz. The minutes

were unanimously approved by those eligible to vote.

Report of the Treasurer

a. Susan Sullivan presented the written treasurer report supplied by

Lynn Kwiatkowski. The report was filed with the recording secretary.

b. The group consensus was that mutual fund investments would be

reviewed at the July 23, 2017 BOD meeting upon notification of re-

newal.

c. The transfer of cash at events was discussed. The group consensus

was that a documentation procedure for cash transfers needs to be in

place especially for the upcoming 2017 ISCA Nationals. Anne

Marie Kubacz made a motion, seconded by Lynne Godshall, that

cash transfers to the EISA treasury include a written record cit-

ing Date, Amount, Source and a receipt would to be turned over

to the person who supplied the cash from the individual receiving

the cash envelope. The motion was approved unanimously. Mari-

ette O’Malley was assigned the responsibility of procuring suitable

cash envelopes that include a receipt.

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EISA 2017 Calendar and Proposed Chairs

Mariette O’Malley made a motion, seconded by Peter Kubacz, to

move out of Agenda Order to cover 2017 calendar and proposed

chairs from new business before standing committees. The motion

was approved unanimously. The enclosed EISA 2017 calendar was

reviewed under the guidance of Anne Marie Kubacz. A motion was

made by Mariette O’Malley, seconded by Peter Kubacz, to accept

the EISA 2017 Calendar. The motion was approved unani-

mously. Sue Sullivan presented the enclosed list of 2017 Committees

Chairs.

Standing Committee Reports

Written committee reports had been supplied in advance to all BOD members.

Committee financial reports were filed with the recording secretary. In order to

expedite the meeting (due to the severe weather), the BOD concentrated on the

below committees from which they requested further action.

a. Audit Committee – Peter Kubacz, Chair

Peter Kubacz will chair the 2017 EISA Audit committee assisted by Brad

Porterfield and Debra Hamilton. Peter plans to conduct the audit in January

2017.

b. Constitution – Mariette O’Malley, Chair

AKC has not yet officially responded to the changes in the EISA Constitution

submitted to them in Fall 2015 after the EISA membership votes. The consti-

tution chair, Mariette O’Malley, suggested that she mail another copy of the

revised constitution to the AKC by FEDEX return receipt mail. The BOD

agreed with her plan and noted that the AKC is typically slow in responding to

club constitution changes but that clubs should go ahead with the changes

voted upon by the membership.

c. Facebook – Lynn Kwiatkowski, Chair.

The BOD requested that the chair contact ISCA President, Heidi Laab about

arrangements for the 2017 ISCA Nationals Facebook Page.

d. Membership – Debra Krasley, Chair

Since only about a third of the EISA members have paid their 2017 dues, Anne

Marie Kubacz emailed out a dues reminder to members immediately after the

BOD meeting

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e. Trophy Plaques (Members) – Lydia Miller, Chair

The BOD requested that the February EISA Touch O’Blarney contain

a form that can be sent by members to Lydia Miller for the ordering of

Trophy Plaque awards. Presentations will be at the Annual Bucks

General Membership Meeting and Picnic on May 6, 2017. The picnic

organizer is also Lydia Miller.

f. Trophies (Events) – Anne Marie Kubacz, Liaison

A list of shows for which trophy donations are needed is to be sent to

Karolynne McAteer. The BOD consensus was to schedule for July 23

(Fun Day) BOD meeting a discussion about trophy purchases using

club income from the May 2017 ISCA Nationals. Also, arrange-

ments have been made for the Casper Trophy to be carried to the In-

door Winter Harvest by Peter Kubacz who noticed that the base stand

is missing. After the BOD meeting, Anne Marie Kubacz issued an

email request to the members about the location of the base stand.

g. Touch O’Blarney – Susan Sullivan, Chair

Deadline for submissions to the Winter newsletter is February 13,

2017. Wins, new titles, setter tails and news are requested.

h. Website – Fiona Geiser, Chair

A.M. Kubacz made a motion, seconded by M. O’Malley, that

Invoice 01754 for $109 to renew the EISA website for 2017

should be paid. The motion was approved unanimously.

Event Committee Reports

Harvest Outdoor (Harvest Cluster), Debra Hamilton, Chair

The BOD provided feedback for the Harvest committee meeting

Sunday, January 8, 2017 at 7 pm. The consensus was that the

2017 food arrangements were satisfactory in which each club

supplied lunch for their day.

A.M. Kubacz emphasized that an Obedience Judge is needed for

the EISA Harvest event on Sunday Oct. 8, 2017. The need for

flexibility of judge expenses was agreed upon by the BOD.

b. Agility Events, Lynne Godshall, Chair

AKC paperwork has been submitted for EISA Agility Trial on

Fri. Nov. 10, 2017

A.M. Kubacz submitted the financial record from the 2016

ISCA Agility fundraiser.

Judges will be contacted soon for the 2017 event.

c. EISA Indoor WGS (Winter Garden Specialty), Anne Marie

Kubacz, Liaison

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The need for light refreshments such as coffee, tea, and comfort

food was discussed.

Sue Sullivan volunteered to steward for Utility.

d. ISCA 2017 National, Mariette O’Malley, Hospitality Chair

Fund-raising reports from Debbie Krasley for the T-shirt project

were filed .

It was noted that EISA was very successful in its ISCA Na-

tional fund raising efforts over the past 3 years.

New Business

a. Trophy Donations for ISCA National Events

Anne Marie Kubacz made a motion, seconded by Mariette

O’Malley that EISA will send trophy donations of $50 for each

ISCA 2017 event as well as an ad for the ISCA National Event.

b. AKC Educational Events

It was noted that the advertised 2017 January Grooming and Handling

Seminar is considered a club educational event even though it was

cancelled due to low enrollment. Susan Sullivan. who agreed to in-

vestigate suitable AKC education events, submitted the following

link: https://images.akc.org/pdf/JE0002.pdf. A discussion about a

club Code of Ethics will be tabled for the New Brunswick, March 25,

2017 General Membership Meeting followed by BOD Meeting.

Good and Welfare

Pat Lyons informed the EISA Board that Kathryn E. Fuscaldo PhD, a

longtime Irish Setter enthusiast, designated EISA as one of the recipi-

ents of her memorial funeral donations. Donations are to be mailed to

the Corresponding Secretary. Also, longtime Irish Setter Specialty

Judge, Mrs. Patricia Mowbray-Morgan, recently died. Members were

reminded to submit brags to Sue Sullivan ASAP for the Feb. 13 Blar-

ney deadline.

Adjournment 1:58 pm Motion to adjourn by Peter Kubacz

Respectively Submitted by Fiona Geiser; Approved on March 25,

2017

2017 EISA Committees: (* - Liaison to the EISA Board of Directors) Standing Committees

AKC Canine Ambassadors: Debra Hamilton*, Connie Vanacore

Annual Awards: Lydia Miller*

Plaques: Lydia Miller

Bucks picnic: Lydia Miller

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Audit: Peter Kubacz*, Brad Porterfield, Debra Hamilton

Blarney: Susan Sullivan*

Constitution: Mariette O’Malley*, Debra Hamilton, Richard Krasley

Finance Committee for 2017 ISCA National Anne Marie Kubacz*

------------------------Debra Krasley, Mariette O’Malley

Judge Selection Committee: Charlie Sloughfy, Lynn Kwiatkowski,

Fiona Geiser*

Membership: Debra Krasley*

New Jersey Dog Federation: Susan Sullivan*, Susan Kwiatkowski

(rep)

Nominations: Susan Sullivan*

Public Relations: Debra Hamilton*

Website: Fiona Geiser*

Facebook: Lynn Kwiatkowski*

Supported Entries: Peter Kubacz*, Anne Marie Kubacz

Trophies: Anne Marie Kubacz*

Nancy Salmon (chair), Karolynne McAteer, Mariette O’Malley, Bob

Feizet

Event Committees

Agility Events: Lynne Godshall*, Susan Sullivan, Anne Marie Kubacz

EISA Field Trial: Susan Sullivan*, Sandy Jones (secretary), Pat Lyons

EISA Fun Day: Lynne Godshall*, Susan Sullivan

EISA Indoor WGS (Winter Garden Specialty): Ann Marie Kubacz*

Karolynne McAteer, Susan Kwiatkowski, Bob McKay, Lynn Kwiat-

kowski

EISA Outdoor (Harvest Cluster): Debra Hamilton*, Lynn Kwiatkowski

Karolynne McAteer (Chief Steward), Barbara Joyal (show chair), Brad

Porterfield (grounds),

Fiona Geiser (Raffle)

Proposed 2017 Bench Show Committees

Indoor & Outdoor: Peter Kubacz, Pat Lyons, Debra Hamilton, Lynne God-

shall, Susan Kwiatkowski, Rick Krasley, Susan Sullivan

Field Trial: Susan Sullivan, Karolynne McAteer, Kevin Culver, Jean Culver,

Sandy Jones

Agility Trial: Lynne Godshall, Lynn Kwiatkowski, Susan Kwiatkowski,

Sandy Ambrogi, Susan Sullivan, Anne Marie Kubacz

2017 – Officers and Board Members of EISA Club 0073 – Updated May

6, 2017

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President –

Susan Sullivan

1728 Tacoma Rd.,

Edgewater, MD 21037

Susansullivan@mac.com;

Cell 443-286-7713

Vice Pres –

Mariette O’Malley

1 Jeffrey Lane,

Cinnaminson, NJ 08077

mtomalley@comcast.net

856-829-0936

Treasurer –

Peter Kubacz

170 S. Hope Chapel Road

Jackson, NJ 08527

pkubacz@att.net

Tel 732-370-0628; Cell 908-770-4271

Rec.Secy.- Fiona Geiser

1054 Wilson Avenue,

Glen Mills, PA 19342

geiserfamily@msn.com;

Tel 610-358-2950 Cell 484-437-8777

Cor.Secy. –

Anne Marie Kubacz

170 S. Hope Chapel Rd

Jackson, NJ 08527

rsetter@att.net

732-367-9658 Cell: 908-216-2367

Breeder referral & Public Education Coordinator: Lynne Godshall

724 Kossuth St

Riverside, NJ 08075

856-461-1389; Cell 856-986-1345

Newsletter Editor: Susan Sullivan

1728 Tacoma Rd.,

Edgewater, MD 21037

Susansullivan@mac.com;

Cell 443-286-7713

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EISA 2017 Officers & Board of Directors (alphabetical order)

Fiona Geiser (Recording Secretary) geiserfamily@msn.com; Tel 610-358-

2950 Cell 484-437-8777 Address: 1054 Wilson Avenue, Glen Mills, PA

19342 Lynne Godshall (Class 2017) lyngdsh@aol.com; Tel 856-461-1389 Cell

856-986-1345 Address: 724 Kossuth St., Riverside , NJ 08075

Debra Hamilton (Class 2019) dhamilton413@gmail.com; Tel 914-273-1095

Cell 914-552-5021 Address: 6 Pioneer Trail, Armonk, NY 10504

Lynn Kwiatkowski (Class 2018) lynnstar1@yahoo.com; Cell 201-274-6293

Address: 3 Brook Dr., Chester, NJ 07930

Debra Krasley (Class 2018) hearthsd@ptd.net Tell 570-992-9711 Cell 484-

895-9265 Address: 103 Evergreen Ct, Saylorsburg, PA 18353

Rick Krasley (Class 2017) richardk@tuskeshomes.com Tel 570-992-9711

Cell 484-239-0041 Address: 103 Evergreen Ct, Saylorsburg, PA 18353

Anne Marie Kubacz (Corresponding Sec.) rsetter@att.net Cell 908-216-2357

Address: 170 S. Hope Chapel Rd., Jackson, NJ 08527

Peter Kubacz (Treasurer) pkubacz@att.net; Cell 908-770-4271 Address:

170 S. Hope Chapel Rd., Jackson, NJ 08527 Patricia Lyons (Class 2019) seanpat11@msn.com; Tel 610-558-0976 Ad-

dress: 1734 Middletown Rd., Glen Mills, PA 19342

Lydia Miller (Class 2017) calidixie@aol.com Tel 610-838-8532 Cell 610-

730-4588 Address: 10 Butternut Rd., Hellertown, PA 18055

Mariette O’Malley ( Vice President.) mtomalley@comcast.net Tel 856-829-

0936 Address: 1 Jeffrey Lane, Cinnaminson, NJ 08077

Susan Sullivan (President) Susansullivan@mac.com; Cell 443-286-7713

Address: 1728 Tacoma Rd., Edgewater, MD 21037

Alex Van Meter (Class of 2018) 1propercocker@gmail.com Tel 609-500-

1367 1 Richmond Ave., Lumberton, NJ 08048

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Eastern Irish Setter Association (EISA) General Meeting Minutes, March 25, 2017 at Edison, NJ

Call to order: Time Meeting Started: 3:15 PM Attendance: Brad Porterfield, Sandy Ambrogi, Patty Elliot, Nancy

Salmon, Stephanie Blantz, Dave Blantz, Lynne Godshall, Rick Krasley,

Mariette O’Malley, Pat Lyon, Susan Sullivan, Fiona Geiser, Randy Ku-

bacz

Approval of EISA General Meeting minutes *(EISA Touch O’Blarney, Winter 2017) 1. (p. 9-11*) Bridgewater, NJ, Sat. Sept. 3, 2016 Changes: Add date Sept. 3 and Agility Match was an A Match (by L. Godshall) Approval Motion: Rick Krasley 2

nd: Sandy Am-

brogi Unanimously approved by those members present at the meet-ing. 2. (p. 12-13*) Delanco, NJ, Sat. Dec. 3. 2016 No changes Approval Motion: Rick Krasley 2

nd: Randy Ku-

bacz Unanimously approved by those members present at the meet-ing. Report of the President: Susan Sullivan The president informed the EISA membership in attendance about committee activities by providing printed summary of reports as follow: A. Report of Corresponding Secretary: Anne Marie Kubacz (written summary) “As corresponding secretary I have contacted judges, securing Jerry Berkowitz (breed) and Suzanne Montgomery (sweeps) for the Outdoor. Also, members have received emails forwarded with info about perti-nent events. I have kept members aware of important legislative issues. Dog ownership is under attack in New Jersey.” B. Treasurer’s Report: Lynn Kwiatkowski (written report) “We don't have any reports from the indoor yet. I did write 2 checks for the ads the board approved and a check to Target marketing for the cool clothes for the national. I deposited income that Deb Krasley gave me for memberships and shirts”.

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C. Membership: Debra Krasley, Chair (written report) “ I still have 15 club members that haven't paid their dues. DEADLINE IS MARCH 31. New Member Application: Cassie Allen applied for EISA member-ship.” D. 2017 National: Trophy Donations- Trophy donations for National Give Suz a check for any amount with a personal listing to be put in the catalog. E. Trophies (Events) – Anne Marie Kubacz, Liaison –written report “ EISA received a very generous donation from Rob Carroll who was a client of Randy and me years ago and now grooming client of Pe-ter's. He mentioned he'd bring some Lenox for the club the next time he came for grooming. Well he brought 3 spectacular bowls and three huge Lenox shamrocks. So we will use them at the Outdoor.” F. Blarney: - Susan Sullivan. “Spring issue Touch of Blarney will be late April. Anyone who would like to work on the Blarney should contact Suz at 443-286- 7713 or susansullivan@mac.com”.

G. Trophy Plaques (Members) – Lydia Miller, Chair, written report

“ The WINTER EISA Touch O’Blarney contains a trophy form that can

be sent by members to Lydia Miller for the ordering of Trophy Plaque

awards. Presentations will be at the Annual Bucks General Member-

ship Meeting and Picnic on May 6, 2017. EISA 2016 Trophy Title is on

page 30 of EISA Touch O’Blarney Winter 2017.”

H. Agility Trial: Lynne Godshall, Chair “AKC paperwork has been submitted for the EISA Agility Trial on Fri. Nov. 10, 2017. A.M. Kubacz submitted the financial record from the 2016 ISCA Agility fundraiser. Judges will be contacted soon for the 2017 event.” Fun Day on Sun July 23, 2017: Lynne Godshall, Chair reported that Fun Day will be held again at Allen’s Kennel. She is hoping to in-clude new dog activities (such as Trick Dog and Nose Work) recently approved by the AKC for titles.

I. Website – Fiona Geiser, Chair

“Updates to the website (http://easternirishsetters.org) included posting

the Winter 2017 Blarney and other 2017 information as contained in

the Blarney.”

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J. ISCA 2017 National, Mariette O’Malley, Hospitality Chair Mariette reminded members that they might want to wear a costume for the Friday night “Pirates” dinner sponsored by EISA. Sue Sullivan passed around red pirate head scarves to members in attendance. There will be events every night including a volunteer singing group. Soft Goods report: Debra Krasley, written report ”Deadline for ordering National items is Sunday, March 26. The duffle bag has been scratched. All orders and checks must be sent to Jeanine Wilson. Cool Towels for Welcome bags have arrived.”

Friday night raffle at National: coordinator-Anne Marie Kubacz. “We will need donations. For those not coming to the National gift cards welcome!!”

Good & Welfare: Adjournment: Time: 4 pm Motion: Dave Blantz; 2

nd: Stephanie Blantz. Approved

unanimously Minutes submitted by Fiona Geiser; approved May 8, 2017

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Eastern Irish Setter Association, Inc. (EISA) Board of Directors Meeting (BOD)

Saturday March 25, 2017at Edison, NJ

1. Welcome, Roll call, Check-In The meeting was called to order at

4:10 pm by the EISA President, Susan Sullivan. Members present –

Fiona Geiser, Lynne Godshall, Richard Krasley, Peter Kubacz, Patricia

Lyon, Mariette O’Malley, Susan Sullivan. Members absent – Debra

Hamilton, Debra Krasley, Anne Marie Kubacz, Lynn Kwiatkowski, Lydia

Miller, Alex Van Meter.

2. Report of the Recording Secretary Fiona Geiser provided her

recording secretary report from the EISA BOD Meeting on January 7,

2017. There were no suggested changes. Motion to approve the

minutes was made by Mariette O’Malley and seconded by Peter

Kubacz. The minutes were unanimously approved by those eligi-

ble to vote.

Report of the Treasurer a. Susan Sullivan presented the written treas-urer report submitted by Lynn Kwiatkowski. The report was filed with the recording secretary. b. Progress on the implementation of cash transfers at events was discussed. As stipulated by the EISA BOD at the January 2017 meeting, cash transfers to the EISA treasury are to include a written record citing Date, Amount, and Source. A receipt would to be turned over to the person who supplied the cash from the individual receiving the cash envelope. Mariette O’Malley reported that she has selected suitable cash envelopes that include a receipt. She will present a final report at the May 6, 2017 EISA General and BOD Meetings. c. A letter dated February 2017 was discussed that was received from Dottie Allen, Treasurer of the New Jersey 4H Dog Project Advisory Committee. The date for the annual New Jersey Sate 4H Dog show is April 29, 2017 for which club dona-tions are requested. Mariette O’Malley made a motion, seconded by Richard Krasley to donate $100 as a sponsor of the 2017 4H Dog. The motion was approved unanimously. Checks are payable to: NJ 4H Dog Pac and to be mailed c/o Dottie Allen, 116 Borton Landing Road, Moorestown, NJ 08057.

Standing Committee Reports Written committee reports had been

supplied in advance to all BOD members. Committees with updated

reports are summarized below. a. Audit Committee – Peter Kubacz,

Chair Peter Kubacz reported that the audit committee could not meet

as planned at the Rye Indoor show since the audit materials were un-

available by the planned meeting date. Since current Audit Committee

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appointees are struggling to coordinate their schedules, Debra Hamilton and Brad Porterfield have offered to resign so that new appointees, in better proximity to each other, could meet. The President suggested re-appointing Karen Schwartz and Lynne Godshall (who performed the audit for 2015) in conjunction with Peter Kubacz to review the docu-ments and issue their report at the EISA Bucks Meeting on May 6, 2017. b. Membership – Debra Krasley, Chair Rick Krasley reported for Debbie Krasley that 15 club members had not yet renewed their 2017 dues. The absolute deadline is March 31, 2017. A dues renewal form had been supplied to all attendees at the EISA General Member-ship Meeting held immediately before the BOD meeting. In addition, the dues form was supplied in the recent Winter 2017 EISA Touch O’Blarney. c. Trophy Plaques (Members) – Lydia Miller, Chair A trophy plaque form was added to the Winter 2017 EISA Touch O’Blar-ney and was also supplied to attendees at the preceding EISA General Meeting. Presentations will be at the Annual Bucks General Member-ship Meeting and Picnic on May 6, 2017. The picnic organizer is Lydia Miller. d. Trophies (Events) – Anne Marie Kubacz, Liaison Sue Sulli-van reported for Anne Marie Kubacz that several Lenox bowls and shamrocks were donated by Rob Carroll. e. Touch O’Blarney – Susan Sullivan, Chair Deadline for submissions to the Spring 2017 Touch O’Barney will be in late April 2017. Wins, new titles, setter tails and news are requested. f. EISA Website – Fiona Geiser, Chair The Winter 2017 Touch O’Blarney was added to the EISA website at the following link: http://www.easternirishsetters.org/assets/eisablarneymar2017.pdf Event Committee Reports a. Agility Events, Lynne Godshall, Chair AKC paperwork has been submitted for EISA Agility Trial on Fri-day Nov. 10, 2017 at Dream Park in New Jersey. Judges will be con-tacted soon. A.M. Kubacz had previously submitted the financial record for the 2016 ISCA Agility Fund Raiser at the Jan. 7 BOD meeting. b. ISCA 2017 Nationals, Mariette O’Malley, Hospitality Chair

Mariette O’Malley summarized the progress on the events at the ISCA

National in Warwick, Rhode Island (May 15, 2027 through May 20,

2017). Specifically, donations are needed for the Friday night raffle.

Gift cards are welcomed from those not attending the Nationals.

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Anne Marie Kubacz, Chair of the EISA Finance Committee,

submitted a written request that individuals needing fund reim-

bursement for the nationals are to contact her. Suggested pur-

chases to be authorized by the Finance Committee include: 40

grooming nooses for the veteran bags and the raffle; 20 slip

leads for the rescue parade; dog toys supplied by Allen’s Ken-

nel ($500). The dog toys have already been delivered to the

Rhode Island site and are to be put in the veteran and rescue

bags.

Debra Krasley submitted a written report that the duffle bag has

been “scratched” from the soft goods for the ISCA 2017 Na-

tional. Cool Towels for welcome bags have arrived.

Sue Sullivan reminded members that Trophy Donations for

ISCA have been requested with a personal listing to be put in

the catalog.

6. Adjournment at 4:47 pm. A motion to adjourn was made

by Richard Krasley seconded by Lynne Godshall. Ap-

proval was unanimous.

Minutes submitted by Fiona Geiser; Approved May 6, 2017

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LET the GOOD TIMES ROLL!! Put July 23rd on your Calendar!

Put July 23rd on your dog’s Calendar!

You don’t want to miss EISA’s annual FUN DAY!!!

When: July 23, 2017

Where: Allen Kennels

116 Bortons Landing Rd

Moorestown, NJ 08057

(Air-conditioned building with a fenced agility area outside where you and your

dogs get to try out the equipment and play. If the weather is too warm activities

will be scheduled in the air-conditioning.)

Schedule:

9:30 AM Board Meeting

12:00 PM Festivities Begin with a POT LUCK LUNCH

AFTER LUNCH:

*Play AGILITY with your dog! There is a fenced in agility area full of equipment

for us to use. Regardless of your experience level it is great to spend time with

your red-headed partner running a course or learning the equipment.

Try a RALLY course with your dog. A rally course will be set up to practice your

obedience skills.

CGC TEST: Certify your dog as a Canine Good Citizen.

(http://classic.akc.org/events/cgc/training_testing.cfm)

Try Your Skills at TRICK DOG! Get 2 AKC titles in 1 day!

The dog performs 10 skills from the Novice list. If a dog has a Canine Good Citizen (CGC) certifi-

cate or title on record at AKC, it can do 5 Novice tricks (CGC + 5) to earn the Novice title.*For

more info go to: http://www.akc.org/about-trick-dog/

Nose Work activities.

PLAY TIME: Dogs will be given the chance to play together in an en-

closed area.

Knowledgeable club members will be available to help with all the activities.

Chairperson: Lynne Godshall

Let Suz know what you plan to bring to the pot luck. susansulli-

van@mac.com

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Thoughts On The National

by Rick Krasley

Wow!!! Best of Breed and Best of Breed Owner Handled at the National

Specialty. It’s something that you dream of happening. Then it does! Go-

ing BOB at the 2017 National Specialty was the furthest thing from my

mind. My personal goal was to have Teddy in the best condition possible

and to show him to the best of my ability. And maybe, make it through a

cut or two. When that happened, I couldn’t have been happier.

Then it came to the lunch break and the bitches. There was a lot of time to

think about going back into the final competition. Here we go! As the

final cuts were made and the Judge is moving us and rearranging his line-

up, I became more and more nervous as he appeared to be making his final

decisions.

When Mr. Faulkner approached me and said “Sir, put your dog in that

corner”, my heart began to beat a “bit” faster. I thought, OMG, could this

be happening, as he placed the balance of the dogs behind me? I heard

from outside the ring, “Breathe, Rick, just keep breathing”.

As he said “take them around”, I took a deep breath, looked at Teddy, and

off we went. I couldn’t believe the Judge pointed to us and said “Sir, you

are Best of Breed”. Words can not describe that feeling! Realizing what

had just happened, I looked up to the sky out of respect for Fran. I knew

Teddy and I weren’t alone in that ring.

I am so happy for Charlie and Fran, and so proud of Teddy for being on

his game that day. I am so thankful for my wife’s support, and the encour-

agement of the many friends that have helped me get back in the ring after

a 12 year hiatus.

I hope that everyone got

to read the post that Mary

Lamphier put on the

ISCA facebook page in

response to the question

“Why go to the Na-

tional?” When I read

this, it brought me to

tears. I truly am just an

ordinary guy that loves

my dog, and does the best

I can whenever we enter

the ring.

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Tale of the tail by Pat Lyons

This is the tale of my adventure at the ISCA National. Seanpat Macse JH

(Snacky Macky to his friends) was entered in Bred By Exhibitor dog under

Judge Peter Frost. The weather forecast was for cool and clear on Thurs-

day for the dog classes. This was good because neither Macse nor I do

well in the heat. Suffice it to say, the temperature was in the 90s with sun

beating down all day.

We started out okay but after the second time around the ring (which

seemed as big as 2 football fields) we began to melt. Mr. Frost asked me to

try to get Macse’s tail up. We did another go around with me talking a

blue streak to Macse. We WON THE CLASS!!!!

When we left

the ring, we

were both in

difficulty from

the heat. With

about an hour

of judging until

winners, I was-

n’t sure either

of us could

give a reason-

able perform-

ance in the

ring. Shelley

and Christine to the rescue!!! Shelley grabbed the dog, put him on her ta-

ble with a cooling blanket on his back and “freshened his grooming.”

Christine got him a drink and put cool cloths on me. Several people of-

fered water and we gradually recovered a bit.

Winners dog went in the ring. One trip around and I was almost over-

come: Macse’s tail began to droop. Anne Marie to the rescue. She put

cool cloths on my head and neck. Everyone encouraged us from ringside

and the applause was amazing. This gave both of us just enough. WIN-

NERS DOG!

Judges comment “ I wish he were a little happier but it is good enough.”

AMAZING What a thrill!!

Two days later, weather was perfect and we flew around the ring. No love

from the breed judge but the applause and support were wonderful. This

win was truly a group effort and is dedicated to Breeder-Owner Handlers

everywhere

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Pursuit Of the Double Que, Triple, Quad, Cinco, Seis

By Lynne Godshall

You are now able to enter up to 6 events a day at an AKC Trial if you are

running at the Master level. If you plan to enter all six you better make sure

conditioning is a part of your training for both you and your partner. You

will need cardio and sprint exercises along with mental conditioning. They

do not all have to be done in one day and can be spread out during the

course of the week, but you should hit on all fascists of the sport. You will

need an On and Off Switch. A lot of an agility day is down time and then

hurry up and wait time. All of the training and conditioning is preparation

for under a minute of actual performance time.

You have to prepare for your seasons. I generally break my training into 2

seasons, Fall and Summer, with emphasis on the special shows like our

breed National, Agility National the Invitational and Westminster. I ask

myself, Am I Qualified for any or how do I get Qualified etc?

I start my year in January after a two-week vacation from training. I have

six weeks to plan for Westminster. We start with warm exercises to get

muscles warmed up. These include Puppy Push Ups: three sets, sit/down

sit/down sit/down. Next we perform three sets of Back Up’s the length of

a building, circles in both directions and then figure 8’s around my legs.

When those exercises are completed we move into Cardio. Our canine

partner jumps six 12-inch jumps that are 6 feet apart six times. This is

called a jump chute. After 2 weeks we move to Jump Lines and Weave

Pole Relays and raise the Jump Chute to 16 inches inside and 24 outside.

This gets handler and partner’s blood pumping! Finally, we do sequences

with Impulse control work with contacts.

All my classes start with this theme in mind and I encourage all my stu-

dents to teach their dog to retrieve so that they can do 10 minutes of re-

trieving at least three times a week outside and in the winter up and down

steps. In addition a good conditioning program includes three walks per

week of at least 30 minutes and one at an hour. Now, I know this sounds

like a lot, but you do the math.

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Six classes at a trial, six 8-minute walk thrus, six 5-minute walks for elimi-

nation. Walking back and forth to a car or crating area 6 times probably

equals at least 2 hours of walking per dog. Who just runs one dog? It is

imperative to keep yourself and your partner in shape, drink plenty of flu-

ids, stay cool and have fun trialing.

We had some nice runs at the National. After three days of rain the sun

finally came out on Agility Day. Christie Q’d in T2B and won her Open

Fast class, fell off the dog walk in Standard and took down bars in Jump-

ers. But, at the end of the day we slept well, ate well and were pleased with

our performance.

Lynne

Lady

Christie

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Pat and Macse’s Great Adventure

by Fiona Geiser

Congratulations to Patricia Lyons, M.D. and to her dog, Macse, who

won Bred by Exhibitor and Winner’s Dog under Judge Peter Frost at the

2017 ISCA National. What a joy it was to be present to watch Pat and

Macse maneuver through the large National ring as well the unsea-

sonably hot weather. I always knew that Pat is very persistent. What I

did not know was how much persistence it would take to breed, whelp,

train, and eventually handle a dog to such a win. Great job, Pat.

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SETTER TAILS Bob Feizet

"I told you not to eat the yellow snow!"

- Brando to Penny N. - "Thank you so much for be-ing my breeder and being such a good friend to the Irish Setter family. WE WILL ALL MISS YOU!!"

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From the Editor’s Desk: Please continue to send in your spring and summer wins, new titles, news and setter tails for publication in the Sum-mer issue of the Touch of Blarney. Deadline for submission is August1st. I’d like to thank Fiona Geiser and Alice Kovacs for all their kind help.

Thanks, Suz susansullivan@mac.com

Athbhliain faoi mhaise daoibh!