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Greetings to all!
As I am setting here getting ready to report OHAHA news for this month I am looking out my window and another heavy snow has started. I think this brings the total to three snowstorms in the last two weeks. I don’t know about you all, but I am so over this winter and all of this snow. I have a good imagination but right now it is hard for me to remember what green grass looks like.
OHAHA had its annual meeting January 24, 2010 in the Champion Center at the fair grounds in Springfield Ohio. The meeting was call to order at 11:30 A.M. The Presidents report informed those present that they needed to renew their AHA & OHAHA memberships as soon as possible for two reasons. First, if you renew your memberships before April you will receive the Modern Arabian magazine free this year. If your membership is renewed after April you will have to pay a subscription fee to receive the magazine. The second reason you need to renew as soon as possible is so the number of members we have will allow OHAHA can keep their voting delegates for our National Convention. Last year our club was able to send four delegates to represent use. If we are able to increase our membership by just seven members we will be able to send a fifth delegate, so I am asking everyone to get those memberships renewed and if anyone knows of someone who is thinking about joining a club Please ask them to join OHAHA.
David present his report on the Spring & Fall Shows, he has been hard at work on the show program for the Spring show and has assured us it will be in the mail soon. The Spring Show will be at Roberts Arena in Wilmington Ohio April 23-25 2010 our judge will be Lori Conway from Minnesota, she is a 2010 US Nationals judge. Barbara Thuerk from Illinois will judge sport horse on April 24. New this year David has added Select Rider classes in Western, Hunter Pleasure, English and Country Pleasure divisions. We have changed the prize money pay backs as follows; $200 total with the break down being $100, $50, $30, and $20 for all Junior Horses Championships. In the Amateur and Open Championship we will offer $250 total with the break down of $120, $60, $40, and $30. Stall Fees are going to be $75 with entry fees being $15 for Halter and Performance. Championship entry fees will be $30 for the $200 Junior Horse and $35 for the Amateur and Open, early arrival will be $10 per stall. Hope to see you all at the Spring Show. I look forward to seeing you all at the show.
For the Fall Show David reported we have added Select Rider classes in Western, Hunter Pleasure, English and Country Pleasure divisions. We have reduced stall fees to $65. Entry fees are $15 for Halter and Performance and $30 for all Championship classes with the pay back of $200 total with the break down of $100, $50, $30, and $20. Early arrival will be $10 per stall. Fall Show dates: August 28-29, 2010. The judge will be Scott Brumfield from Pennsylvania a 2010 US Nationals Judge.
Kandy Lazarrus gave her report on the High Point Award Banquet. The banquet will be held Sunday March 14, 2010 at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Conference Center, 4900 Sinclair Rd (I-71 and Morse Rd) Columbus Ohio. Social hour will begin at 1:00 P.M. a Buffet Dinner will be served at 2:00P.M. Adults $24.50 Children 6-11 $16.00. The dead line for reservations is Monday, March 8th. You can either send Kandy your pre-paid reservation to Kandy Lazarrus 5919 N County Line Rd, Centerburg, Oh 43011 (make checks payable to OHAHA) or you can email your reservation to klazarrus@gmail.com or klazarrus@roushhonda.com.
Election of Officers and Directors was held, Donna Kitchel President, Cindy Clinton Vice President, Shirley Nowak Secretary/Membership, Donna Auber Treasurer. Our Directors elected for a two-year term are Annge Daugherty, Debbie Glasener, Larry Izor, Shirley Izor, Linda Laufer and Kandy Lazarrus. Directors elected to fill one-year terms are Linda Ferris, Mike Knapic and Michele Reser.
Our next OHAHA meeting will be March 20, 2010 at the Kings Island Inn in Mason, Ohio our meeting will begin at 11:00 A.M. The Region 14 meeting will be at 3:00 P.M. with the Regional Awards Banquet to follow at 6:00 P.M. I hope to see you all there.
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