PENNSYLVANIA BEAGLE GUNDOG
ASSOCIATION, INC.
Minutes of the Meeting of the Officers and Official Delegates
1. The meeting of the Officers and Official Delegates was held on
2. A MOTION was made by Stan Breon, 2nd by Charlie Flexer, to
dispense with the reading of the minutes, since everyone had a copy either
mailed or emailed to them. Motion was approved.
3. Officer’s Reports:
A. President: Gary Slick as outgoing President
thanked everyone for their help. We had a few challenges but we made it through
because of the support of the delegates. He has a feeling that we are going to
be the best.
B. Scott Dennis took over as the New President. He
promises to hold the respect of the position. With the big turnover in
officers, a new President, new East Region Vice President and new West Region
Vice President, he is optimistic about the energy and level of commitment that
this group has shown over the years and he looks forward to working with them
to improve an already great organization. Scott gave a review of the
Championship trial events: there were 245 qualified hounds, 65 derbies, and 96
all-age hounds at the trials. Thanked Gary Slick for his time and effort and
for sticking to his values.
C. East Region Vice President - Sam Lauchman
introduced himself to everyone. He made sure that everyone knew that he was
dedicated to this position. If anyone has any ideas, please see him.
D. Interim West Region Vice President - Cathy
Stewart gave some background on herself. Thanked Tina for her help. She wants
to help the Association in anyway she can.
E. Secretary - Virginia Conrad mentioned the sign
in sheet and reminded everyone that if they are a new delegate or if they have
an email address, to be sure to modify the sign up sheet. The minutes are now
emailed; those clubs without an email address will receive the minutes snail
mail.
F. Director of Communications - Tina Grim tries to
get pictures from all over the state to put on the slide show and on the
webpages. Communication is important and we must have an email contact if
possible to keep in touch.
G. Treasurer’s Report - Dave Sharer gave his report
as follows: The beginning balance was $2,381.25 with an income of $2,805.00
with bills paid of $1,392.38, leaving a balance of $3,793.87. Income was from
Banquet $830.00, dues $250.00, all age qualifier $136.00, directories $25.00,
run off shirts $72.00, run off entries $1,283.00, run off 50/50 $168.00,
donation $41.00. Bills paid were Stineman’s awards $338.67, Piestrak’s Gun Shop
$377.36, Mason’s Monogram shirts (run 0ff) $280.00, run off judges costs
$316.35, Jeremy Tobin (dog food 2003 award) $80.00.
MOTION TO PAY CURRENT BILLS, made by Stan Breon,
2nd by Jared Shade. Motion was approved.
4. Committee Reports:
A. Pa. Federation of Sportsmen - Jeremy Valentine
was present to give the delegates some background on this federation. They
presently have 100,000 members in the state. They lobby for changes in our
state laws regarding the conservation of hunting. It will cost approximately
$1500.00 for the Association to join as a whole, with only one voting delegate.
B. Political Action - Sam Lauchman made the report
about the cable restraint proposal that had preliminary approval. Formal letter
to go out from the Association on
C. Show Seminar - Cathy Stewart stated that there
is a seminar on
D. Hall of Fame Exhibit - The wall of fame was at
this meeting for all to see. It will be at Lycoming Beagle Club for the all-age
championship trial in 2005.
E. BAC: John Gibble stated that 2 items that are on
the agenda are items that have failed before. The following issues were raised:
(1) the NBQ 1/5 point: Do we lower the bar to finish the dogs or keep it the
way it is? After much discussion, it was decided to not support the 1/5 point
for NBQ; (2) mixing of size classes:
running 3 or 4 13” hounds with the 15" hounds of same sex, instead of
mixing males and females in the same size class. We did not support this
proposal; (3) eliminate one-time official measuring – we did not feel this
should be eliminated, but rather AKC should more closely monitor the results to
prevent impropriety. Clubs need to
report problems to AKC if they find hounds were clearly improperly measured.
F. NEBGF: John Gibble asked for another six months
to work on this. They had a very successful F.C. Only Trial. Stan Breon has
been working on prizes. Constitution and By-Laws will be mailed to the
delegates. They want to add two new positions, Public Relations and Field Trial
Secretary. Scott Dennis created a committee to investigate the future of the
NEBGF. Stan Breon to chair. Scott
proposed a committee to propose other options instead of the NEBGF, no one was
willing to serve on that committee. If
the PBGA splits from the NEBGF, we may not have a BAC voice.
G. Banquet: Tina Grim reported that there was a
good turn out expected.
H. Directory: Tina still working on them, but
expected them to be in the mail in a couple of weeks. Thanked everyone for
their help.
I. Website: Tina reported that the website is the
place to look for the latest on the trial dates and any changes. The minutes and
running rules are accessible, and lots of other important PBGA information. She
stated she tries to update the website a couple times a week. Clubs are
encouraged to update any changes to the field trial schedule, so it is as
accurate as possible.
J. Running Rules: Cathy Stewart gave a report that
she and Virginia Conrad were looking into a change that they felt would be
beneficial to the Association. A proposal will be coming soon.
K. BY-LAW CHANGE: The Proposed By-Law change was
about changing the duties of the West Region Vice-President and the East Region
Vice-President. [refer to attached by-law change] Roll Call vote went as
follows: Breakneck absent; Central absent; Conemaugh Valley yea; Eldred yea; Elizabethtown
yea; Indiana County yea; Jacobus yea; Lebanon yea; Lycoming yea; Lykens Valley
yea; Mason-Dixon yea; Monroe yea; Northern Lancaster yea; Oil Creek absent;
Pucketos absent; Rainbow absent; Rayburn Twp. yea; Sharpsville yea; Susquehanna
yea; Towanda yea; Tunkhannock yea; Webster yea; West Branch yea and York &
Adams yea. Motion was approved.
OLD BUSINESS:
A. Trial Schedule for 2005 – Clubs are not allowed
to just change their trial dates, you must contact the appropriate executive
officer in order to obtain another date.
Until notified otherwise, Tina will be the contact for changes in the
field trial schedule. Our running rules
clearly spell out the proper steps, please refer to them.
B. Tri Tronics - Rick Merkel is working with Tri
Tronics again. Rick personally donated
the collars that were given away to the consistency winners and to the club
with the highest raffle sale.
Tri-Tronics donated the four-collar set that was raffled at the banquet
(a $1000 value).
C. Raffle - Sam Lauchman suggested taking some of
the money from the raffle and using it to upgrade the consistency awards.
D. Consistency - Hounds that place in the field
must score 60 points or more.
E. Hall of Fame - Roger George, FC Blue Creek Ben
and FC Tuscarora Danny Boy will be inducted at the banquet. Congratulations to
all.
F. Hall of Fame Criteria - MOTION was made by
Virginia Conrad, 2nd by Kevin McEwen, for the criteria to change to 20 first
term, 20 points 2nd term, 20 points 3rd term until a cap of 60 points earned
for Officers. This Motion was approved 12/5. The next MOTION was made by Tina
Grim, 2nd by Terri Eutsey that the 1st hound be given 15 points and 10 points
for each hound after getting their AKC Field Championship, no cap. Motion was
approved. Motion made and seconded to change the points for show and field
judging as follows: field judging for 15
years or more, 35 pts; 10 years or more, 25; 5 years or more, 20 pts; show
judging for 15 or more years, 25 pts; 10 years or more, 15 pts; 5 years or
more, 10 pts. These are not by-law
changes only criteria changes. Hall of Fame Criteria Committee is Sam Lauchman,
Tina Grim and John Gibble.
New Business:
A. Voting for Derby Judges occurred. We need 8 people for field and 1 for show.
Votes were counted by Virginia Conrad, Secretary and Dave Sharer, Treasurer.
Sam Lauchman was given the list after counting.
High vote getters from the east for field judging: John Gibble, Todd
Seitz, Gary Slick, Rick Merkel, Edgar Burdette; high vote getters from the
west: Herb Loper, Ed Sankey, George
Prycl, Jim Roush, Chris Eutsey. Show
judge: Robert Stola, Cathy Stewart.
B. Reminder that Glenn Spath is suspended from PBGA
events until
Marshall Sparks is at the end of his suspension. He
must re-apply to the PBGA and receive a 2/3 approval vote to be able to return
to PBGA events.
C. Approval was given to the formation of a field
trial schedule committee to help come up with ways to free up some dates on the
schedule to allow for our future growth.
Tina asked for volunteers.
D. PA Sportsman: no support, each club should join on
their own. If a club joins, then they can report back to the PBGA at the next
meeting.
E. Jr. Handling Program: MOTION to donate $200.00
to the Jr. Handling Program made by Stan Breon, 2nd by Tina Grim. Approved.
MOTION TO ADJOURN: Made by Stan Breon, 2nd by Kevin
McEwen. Meeting adjourned at
Respectfully submitted,
Virginia R. Conrad, Secretary