http://nahranews.org/ NahraNews en-us Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:57:52 GMT 1440 CPG-Nuke Dragonfly NahraNews News http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html http://nahranews.org/images/logo.gif http://nahranews.org/ http://nahranews.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=146 EBOD Minutes 2/08/2010 Attendees: Frank Plewa, Sandy Zandlo, Dan Hove, Bob Riggs Website o Still working to resolve final issues and are targeting the end of month. Sponsors o With the delay of the website, Sandy will look into getting Sponsor banners on the current website. Rulebook o Formatting is complete o Waiting on artwork o Printing quotes and shipping price have been attained. Judges test o The new judges test is out and will be rotated every three months Budget o Current balance is $5,900 o The Invitational accounting will go through the IC o Reviewed and discussed budget Invitational plaques o Invitational plaques will need to be updated with new NAHRA logo o Dan H will work with Rosemary on this item. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:57:52 GMT http://nahranews.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=145 Fellow Members, On behalf of the NAHRA Board of Directors, I am pleased to announce that the 2011 NAHRA Invitational Field Test has been awarded to the Central Region. The Event is planned to be held June 7-12, 2011 at the Chichaqua Falls Wildlife Area near Maxwell, Iowa. The clubs of the Central Region have teamed up to host this event. Details will be posted as they become available. A special thanks for stepping up and keeping the Invitational on a roll! Frank Plewa NAHRA President Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:59:43 GMT http://nahranews.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=144 Members, The NAHRA Rulebook has long been recognized as the best in the game, especially when it comes to evaluating the all-around retriever. In an effort to ensure that the standards for testing hunting retrievers are conducted fairly and consistently, the NAHRA Board of Directors has created guidelines regarding judging standards and expectations of NAHRA judges. The following areas are addressed within the Judging Requirements Policy. This policy is effective as of 01/01/2010 and can be found on the NAHRA website. Judging eligibility requirements To ensure that there are fair and consistent standards by which all NAHRA participants are judged, it will be required that all judges attend an approved judges clinic on a periodic basis to maintain their NAHRA judging credentials. It is the intention that these clinics will promote consistency and collaboration between existing NAHRA judges and enable all to learn from each other’s experiences. NAHRA Judges code of conduct Realizing the importance that NAHRA judges the play in the success of individual weekend tests and also to the overall success of the NAHRA organization, it is important that all judges represent NAHRA in professional and positive manner that is consistent with the NAHRA philosophy. Apprentice Guidelines To aid new judges in acquiring the skills and knowledge to be a successful NAHRA judge it is important to give them the opportunity experience NAHRA judging prior to their first judging assignment. Sample NAHRA Judges Scoring Sheet This is a template for which NAHRA judges are free to use or modify. While it is not mandatory, it is recommended for first time judges. NAHRA Board of Directors Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:44:27 GMT http://nahranews.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=143 Kent Feeds is honored by our new association with such a tremendous organization as NAHRA through the national sponsorship by our Native® performance dog food brand. While neither of our organizations is the largest in the business, we are both known for the quality of our people and product. In your case it is a reputation for top quality hunting retrievers. In our case it is the nutrition they need to perform at their peak. We want you to know that we take our partnerships seriously and plan to help you exceed your growth expectations. We also encourage you to take every opportunity to ask us questions or provide us with feedback on how we can help you. Our relationship is very new but we hope that this is only the first of many years together. Thank you for making us the Official Dog Food of NAHRA and don’t hesitate to contact us at (866) 647-1212 or www.nativedogfood.com. Sincerely, John Howard Vice-President, Marketing Kent Feeds Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:26:14 GMT http://nahranews.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=142 BOD Minutes 1/18/2009 Attendees: Frank Plewa, Dan Hove, Bob Riggs, Kim Schiller, Lisa Vencille, Harry Williams, Kody Bull, Dan Tongen, Tom Johnston, Scott Unkel • NAHRA bank Account o Motion to make the NAHRA Treasurer a co signor on the NAHRA bank account. Motion passed • Update from PR Director Scott Unkel o RD’s need to get info to Scott regarding Regional dates and addresses for shipping of sponsor items o Currently working with some parties to upgrade from banner ads to sponsorships o Questions have arisen from prospects regarding NAHRA’s demographics o Pheasant Fest Dan Tongen and Dan Hove will determine who the contact will be for our sponsor regarding banner space at PF • Website update o Targeting the end of January to have the new website up o Kim has been working through some issues with our web designer • 501c3 o An extension of the deadline to respond to the IRS was given until the third week of March. o Barring any major progress NAHRA may have to table the 501c3 status for a future date. o Scott made contact with someone who could help but does not currently have the time • Election updates o Sandy is in the process of sending all club contacts confirm current officers that are currently up for election o There will be no RD elections. o All RD’s up for election are running unopposed • Pocket rulebook o Funding has been secured o Bids for printing have been sent out • 2010 Invitational o SBDA is having monthly meetings o Banquet and activities have been planned o Website will be up Feb 1 o Grounds have been established • Judges Eligibility Guidelines and Judges Clinic materials o Tom J will plan to have presenter materials ready by the beginning of March The Clinic manual will be the required portion and the PPT will contain the supporting material • Alaska Regional o Discussion to extend the Alaska regions qualifying period for a Regional to 16 months. Motion to extend the Alaska regions qualifying period for a Regional to Motion Passed • Invitational bid process o Frank and Dan H will put together a proposal of the timing of the bid process for the Invitational to be used going forward. Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:37:03 GMT http://nahranews.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=141 EBOD Minutes 1/11/2010 Attendees: Frank Plewa, Sandy Zandlo, Dan Hove, Bob Riggs, Kim Schiller, Bruce Caplin, Scott Unkel • 501C3 o A response to the 501C3 request indicated that there may need to be changes in the language made to the By Laws and or Articles of Incorporation in order to qualify for 501C3 status. • Website o The Data Base is almost complete o The end of the month still looks good for having the site live o the 2011 Invitational • Dan H will send the sponsorship package out for review o Comments are due back to Dan by 1-15-2010 • Bob Will email the approved Judges Eligibility Document to the BOD • Kody is looking into the recognition patches Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:30:36 GMT http://nahranews.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=140 My fellow members, In the coming months you will see that NAHRA has secured some National Sponsors as well as companies and individuals who have purchased banner advertisements. We hope everyone will support these people who have now shown support for us. It will now be on you the membership to do your part in helping us to keep these folks coming back as well as attracting new clients and sponsors through your support of their products. We are not asking you to change the products you buy and are comforable with currently. What we are asking you to do is if you are going to purchase products from these sponsors and or vendors, please let them know you are a NAHRA member, every time. This will assist us immensely with our future negotiations with them. You all wanted NAHRA to change and go after sponsors and sell advertisements, we are! So make sure that the work that our generous volunteers have put in does not go to waste by supporting their efforts. We are not asking for much, just tell the vendors you are a NAHRA member! This is finally our chance to get NAHRA financially stable and move towards new growth. Don't forget, support our sponsors and vendors by making sure they know you are NAHRA! Frank Plewa NAHRA President Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:07:30 GMT http://nahranews.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=139 The deadline for bid proposals for the 2011 NAHRA Invitational will be Jan 15, 2010. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:32:17 GMT http://nahranews.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=138 Elections for the Executive Office positions of President and Executive Secretary will be held in 2010. The following process will be used for the election process. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your Regional Director. The Nominating Committee will take recommendations (prospective E-BOD candidates) from the BOD only. Any NAHRA member in good standing may recommend nominations to their Regional Director no later than Dec 15. The Regional Director may advance the nomination to the Nominating Committee, along with a recommendation concerning the nomination. These recommendations will be made in writing to the Nominating Committee along with supporting rationale also in writing. The Nominating Committee will provide the proposed slate, and/or alternative candidates for E-BOD Positions to the BOD no later than 20 December. Regional Directors will establish a list of NAHRA Club Representatives for clubs in their Region, and provide that list the Secretary. The Secretary will forward the proposed slate, and/or alternative candidates for E-BOD positions to the NAHRA Club Representatives by January 10. Each NAHRA club in good standing at the time that the secretary forwards the proposed slate will have one vote in the Executive Officer elections. The NAHRA Club Representatives will vote on the proposed slate, and/or alternative candidates for E-BOD positions by the 30th of January. 2010 Executive Officer Elections Nominating Committee: Bob Riggs Kody Bull Dan Tongen Sandy Zandlo Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:15:43 GMT http://nahranews.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=137 EBOD Minutes 11/09/2009 Attendees: Frank Plewa, Sandy Zandlo, Dan Hove, Bob Riggs, Kim Schiller • 501C3 o A response to the 501C3 request indicated that there may need to be made to the By Laws and or Articles of Incorporation in order to qualify for 501C3 status. • Office Manager position o An agreement has been made that will allow NAHRA to continue with the current home office staff to continue. • Website o Scott Unkel will be leading the effort to secure Banner ads for the website. • NAHRA Sponsorships o Dan will get an updated sponsorship draft to the EBOD. • Misc o Officer elections Bob will be communicating the Officer election process to the membership via an email to the members, through the RD’s as well as a news article on the website. o NKC Bob, Harry and Scott have been in contact regarding NKC affiliation and are in the process of putting together a proposal for the BOD. 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