This message is from: "Ron & Sherrie Dayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
----- Original Message -----
From: Ron & Sherrie Dayton
To: Ron & Sherrie Dayton ; ruth bushnell
Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 8:20 AM
Subject: Re: PNFPG now 100+ members
Howdy, Howdy, Just a short update and details on the fall meeting in
Yakima: I just got off the phone with Debby (the host at the museum) She
said the regular price of admission is $ 5. but as we are going as a group
the cost will be $ 2.50 ea. and $ 1.50 for kids and seniors. When you get to
the museum just tell the girl at the desk that you are with the PNFPG. They
changed their hours as well, They will be open at 10. am. Also, There is a
nice outdoor antique impliment museum at Union Gap, just a short distance from
the Motel. They are open from 1 pm to 4 pm. So for those of you that would
like to see this, we can head over there for an hour or so and then on to the
meeting. "Happy Trails" Ron
----- Original Message -----
From: Ron & Sherrie Dayton
To: ruth bushnell
Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 11:20 AM
Subject: Re: PNFPG now 100+ members
I got it too, not sure what he's trying to say.
Do you have anything that you'd like me to take to the meeting on Saturday?
Sherrie
----- Original Message -----
From: ruth bushnell
To: Sherrie Dayton
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 2:31 PM
Subject: Fw: PNFPG now 100+ members
just received this from Riddle
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Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 2:06 PM
Subject: PNFPG now 100+ members
PNFPG passes the100 MEMBER mark !
Congratulations to Julia Northrup, our newest member, from Redmond,
Washington and also our 100th member. (Dues still coming in) PNFPG has grown
from 43 paid members at this time 3 years ago. Yes, and with growth sometimes
there are GROWING PAINS.
PNFPG has already grown from one major yearly event (the Libby show) to a
second major event (our Moses Lake Spring Fling). Will members again sponsor
3 CDE clinics in 2007? How many trail rides, fun days, breederâs festivals?
And the big question is: will PNFPG sponsor one Fall show or two? Will it be
at Libby, Moses Lake or both??
The decision will be made November 4 at our Fall business meeting and
whatever the answer, PNFPG is growing and moving forward. Members need to ask
themselves: Which show location(s) can I participate in as a committee
worker, an entrant, a spectator? To which show location(s) will I invite
family, friends, potential new members and potential Fjord buyers?
Enthusiasm for both shows seems high. It even looks like Dennis Johnson
(almost a founding member) will leave Fjord-semi-retirement and again join the
Libby show.
What are the issues? Moses Lake has covered stalls and arena but Libby
has a certain ambiance and a sentimental history. Moses Lake has room for the
show to grow. Libby facilities have improved but also shrunk in usable field
areas. Moses Lake charges for their arenas but Libby is free. Libby has a
well-known asbestos problem but a few think there is an arsenic problem in
central Washington. (For those folks I would suggest you never again touch
any green treated wood. The green is copper-chromated-ARSENIC.)
So, can we afford Moses Lake, Libby or both. Well, somehow PNFPG has
always afforded Libby even though it lost money in 2003 and 2005. (2006 show
costs have not yet been published) Pessimists project we would lose $3000 at
a Moses Lake Show. Well, yes, maybe, if we charge only the $7 per class entry
fee we have been charging at Libby. Members need to ask themselves if they
save gas and time at a Moses Lake show will they be quite happy to pay
$15/class entry fees. Breed shows generally charge $20 and up. $15 fees
would have brought in over $3000 more at Libby in 2006. Judge costs will be
less. Any judge flying into the Spokane Airport will cost less for car
rental, hotel and food at Moses Lake than at Libby, 1-2 days less. So, think
it thru members. Vote for 1 or both shows and lets keep growing.
See you in Yakima, Nov 4 for the museum tour (11 a.m.) and business
meeting (4:30)
Warren Riddle, Teddy Bear Fjords, Spokane
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