Bluetick Breeders Of America, Inc
Mark
A. Hauck
3205 Illinois Rt 78 South
Stockton, Illinois 61085
Southlandblues@verizon.net
815-947-3090-815-238-8276
Hello all, and when you’re reading this our National hunt will be completed and many new things will be happening. With the price of gas it makes me and many others wonder just what kind of effect it will have on our major events. I traveled to North Carolina for the Grand Bluetick Reunion. The impact or cost of traveling to these events is large, and I know that it effects everyone and I just don’t know what will come if the trend we are seeing continues. I hope all that did make it to Bluetick Days had a safe trip home and for all that attended we hope you had a good time.
My next column will have who the general membership has nominated for the top 3 positions to lead BBOA next year. As of this writing I do not know of anyone person who has made known to the National Officers their wish to run for President, Vice President or Secretary/Treasurer. I have been notified that Marty Waddell our current National membership chairman and Renae Ehlenbach our Bluebook editor, Jake Appel the current Invitational Hunt Chairman will step down from their positions when the current national officers now in office are done. This will mean a complete new slate of officers throughout the executive committee for BBOA and some of the major positions within BBOA.
I would like to thank all of the officers who stepped in and took entries, stuck cards, called cast and manned the BBOA membership table at the Reunion. I never had to ask for any help and even got help from folks who were not Bluetick people, but rather just wanted to help. I’d like to pass along special thanks to JJ Callahan, Charles Locklear, Todd Carter, Chad Gordon, Priscilla Huff, Sandy Callahan, Christian Smith, Brent Lipscomb, Ed Willis, Big Ernie J and also to Shane Wheeler and Danny Stephan’s of BBCHA for their help and support.
In this issue should be complete coverage of the Grand Bluetick Reunion. I’d like to congratulate all of our winners, and the King and Queens of our major event. It was nice to have BBCHA back at this event working with us to promote the Bluetick Coonhound. Our numbers were off but with 4 ½ inches of rain in 2 days what can you expect. Hey we had 72 dogs go to the woods on Friday night with tornado warning just 30 miles south of where the hunt was being held !! Man, was it ever tough weather but we did what we could and it is what it is. Thursday night saw 52 Bluetick enter for the first ever Bluetick only RQE and we saw 8 Blues get qualified for the 2008 UKC World Championship. I hope I get to see some of them dogs up here in my country the 3rd week in September !!
I will have several things to report next month after the Board meets and then the general membership meeting. There are many topics that will be voted on from single registration, constitutional changes to wording changes. Bluebook contracts, printing contracts and agreements with BBCHA regarding the future of the Grand Bluetick Reunion. I am waiting on this information from BBCHA President Shane Wheeler and will present it to our Directors and membership at Bluetick Days. It will be an informative meeting with facts and information that our membership will vote on how we will proceed.
Hall of Fame and National Officer Ballots will be going out after National Bluetick Days. Once all of the information is gathered, we will get them printed, stuffed into envelopes and into the mail to you the members. Please take the time to fill out your ballots, and mail them back. Make your voice be heard and exercise your right as a member of BBOA.
I heard from Charles Locklear that David Leatherwood won high scoring dog Friday night at the NC State championship with Nite CH’PR’ Prides Northern Blue Flash. I think Charles was kind of happy to the way he sounded. Congrats to David and Flash on their win !! I have been on the phone talking with many of the Directors, or should I say returning calls with many topics being discussed. I would like all of you readers to know just how much I appreciate all the hard work your Directors do for this organization. They do a great job and they do your zones proud by their work, actions and support of this organization.
Well its late and I’ve still got work to do (the kind that puts food on the table and pays the bills) so better get this off and remember to be safe in your travels to and from the hunts. Just in case I noticed that once again my Email address was wrong at the top of my last article, so let put it in this column so if you need it you can find it. My Email address is Southlandblues@verizon.net. Now, take a child coonhunting this summer, introduce a friend to the sport, sign them up to BBOA as it makes a great gift and remember keep our service men and women in your prayers each night. Think I’ll take my grandsons hunting this coming weekend and finish the night with a nice fire and sit back and look at the stars. They sure do enjoy it and so do I J Night all and God Bless.
