climbergirl

i haven't looked at these boards in over a year and i may fall off a mountain or something later today...i mean...i have heard crazy things, but they were imagineable. where's patrick!?! i wanna know where patrick is? if becca's buying booze, what has she done with patrick? nancy

This weekend's trial offered up a fantastic story line for a B-rated horror movie.....I can see the film trailer now. A picturesque farm just after a heavy rain shower. Sheep grazing. A waif of a BC heading out for the gather. When suddenly, the JUNE BUGS erupt out of the ground! Those bugs were everywhere by midday Saturday. We were blessed with 3 inches of rain in our part of NC late last week, but it offered up an interesting atmosphere for the trial with all those June bugs. Folks were supportive of one another, and demonstrable progress was seen in countless handlers and dogs. Judge Carol Calhoun helped many folks out with comments and encouragement. Collin Cleer (and his three dogs) did another fantastic job with setting sheep, despite the heat, humidity and all those blasted June bugs. Classes were large and competitive. Thanks to all of the volunteers who came together again for another great trial: Jason Hunt, Bill Hurd, Tony and Mary Luper, Julie and Tom Mwaniki, Victoria Renz, D. Roberts, Rebecca Shouse, Meagan Skelton and Joan Stout. Special thanks to Steve and Nancy Clendenin for their continued support of the Novice classes. The early bird registration awards went to Julie Poudrier and Rebecca Shouse. A donation jar was set out for the National Finals to be held in Lebanon TN this fall. $126 was raised....Francis, the checks went in the mail an hour ago. Until next month! {Permission to publish} Saturday, June 39, 2002 NOVICE/NOVICE (27 dogs, possible points 80) Julie Poudrier/Willow/71 Jake Holman/Logan/70 Keena Turner/Kyrie/70 Stacy Tackett/Allie/69 Steve Godfrey/Sal/69 Bob Modica/Jimmy/69 PRO-NOVICE (18 dogs, possible points 80) Lena Bailey/Spot/73 Pam Gardner/Ferrell/71 Stacy Tackett/Flash/70 Sherry Farster/KC/62 Colin Campbell/Scout/59 Jason Hunt/Tess/58 OPEN RANCH (16 dogs, possible points 90) Barry Moyer/John/82 John Thomas/Mist/74 Bob Modica/Hope/74 Joan Stout/ Cap/68 Dee Lee/Rob/67 Angie Myers/Joe/67 NURSERY (13 dogs) Dean Holcomb/Sky/77 Wayne Parker/Fleet/71 (earned qualifying leg) Angie Myers/Joe/70 Sunday, June 30, 2002 NOVICE (22 dogs) Keena Turner/Kyrie/73 Steve Godfrey/Sal/70 Stacy Tackett/Allie/70 Bob Modica/Jimmy/68 Anet Haithcox/Bob/67 Tony Luper/Ruabh/66 OVERALL CHAMPION: Keena Turner & Kyrie RESERVE CHAMPIONS: Steve Godfrey & Sal Stacy Tackett & Allie PRO-NOVICE (19 dogs) Lena Bailey/Spot/72 Pam Gardner/Ferrell/70 Karen Thomason/Bonnie/66 Karen Thomason/Cord/64 Shay McMullen/Dot/64 Stacy Tackett/Flash/60 OVERALL CHAMPION: Lena Bailey & Spot RESERVE CHAMPION: Pam Gardner & Ferrell OPEN RANCH (9 dogs) Barry Moyer/John/83 Peggy Parker/Tess/77 Dee Lee/Rob/74 Vicky Wilcox/Kate/63 Joan Stout/Cap/57 Jason Hunt/Craig/56 OVERALL CHAMPION: Barry Moyer & John RESERVE CHAMPION: Peggy Parker & Tess NURSERY (13 dogs) Colin Campbell/Scout/72 Wayne Parker/Molly/64 (earned qualifying leg) Sherry Farster/KC/52

The trial this weekend was loads of fun. Nice to see old friends again and make new ones. The results are as follows. Mind you, some of the biggest winners found success not evidenced by places, ribbons or total points. A weekend of successes whether noted below or not. Special thanks to our judge, Kent Kuykendall, and our set-out man, Colin Cleer. But especially, thanks to Steve and Nancy Clendenin for hosting another fun trial. Nancy Jackson Nov/Nov (Saturday-39 Runs-Possible Score 90) 1) Catherine Mills & Tess-80 2) Catherine Mills & Sonic-78 3) Rebecca Shouse & Rick-78 4) Robert Luckadoo & Kueger-75 5) Julie Poudrier & Willow-74 6) Meagan Skelton & Sue-72 7) Chris Elliot & Smirk-71 8) Steve Bell & Ted-70 9) Jean Bell & Flare-67 10) Victoria Renz & Kip-67 (tie broken based on outwork) Nov/Nov (Sunday-29 Runs-Possible Score 90) 1) Victoria Renz & Kip-87 2) Bob Modica & Jimmy-77 3) William Hurd & Nick-75 4) Joanne Murphy & Lady-75 (tie broken based on outwork) 5) Rebecca Shouse & Rick-73 6) Julie Poudrier & Willow-73 7) Robert Luckadoo & Nip-72 8) Joanne Murphy & Maude-71 9) Julie Poudrier & Boy-71 10) Tony Luper & Ruabh-70 OVERALL Nov/Nov CHAMPION- Victoria Renz with Kip - Total 154 RESERVE Nov/Nov CHAMPION- Rebecca Shouse with Rick - Total 151 Pro/Nov (Saturday-24 Runs-Possible Score 90) 1) Angie Myers & Joe-79 2) Angie Myers & Tess-77 3) Jim Murphy & Megan-71 4) Dee Lee & Cap-71(tie broken based on outwork) 5) Jim Murphy & Duke-68 6) Colin Campbell & Scout-65 7) Verna Krammes & Tass-58 8) Bob Modica & Hope-58 (tie broken based on outwork) 9) Jason Hunt & Zip-55 10) Jim Murphy & Kit-53 Pro/Nov (Sunday-17 runs-Possible Score 90) 1) Robert Kirila & Gael-78 2) Jim Murphy & Megan-73 3) Earl Warrick & Dot-71 4) Carol Calhoun & Bill-68 5) Verna Krammes & Tass-66 6) Bob Modica & Hope-65 7) Jim Murphy & Kit-63 8) Jim Murphy & Duke-55 9) Jason Hunt & Zip-55 (tie broken based on outwork) 10) Colin Campbell & Scout-50 OVERALL Pro/Nov CHAMPION-Jim Murphy with Megan - Total 144 RESERVE Pro/Nov CHAMPION-Bob Modica with Hope - Total 133 Open Ranch (Saturday-17 Runs-Possible Score 90) 1) Joan Stout & Rip-71 2) Colin Cleer & Leroy-71 (tie based on outwork) 3) Joan Stout & Cap-65 4) Bill Scully & Kip-64 5) Dee Lee & Nel-60 6) Bill Scully & Spot-55 Open Ranch (Sunday-10 Runs-Possible Score 90) 1) Verna Krammes & Willow-68 2) Joan Stout & Cap-67 3) Colin Cleer & Leroy-62 4) Joan Stout & Kip-56 5) Myra Soden & Hemp-46 OVERALL Open Ranch CHAMPION-Colin Cleer with Leroy-133 RESERVE Open Ranch CHAMPION-Joan Stout with Cap-132 136 Total Runs over two days