President News

Bluetick Breeders Of America, Inc

Mark A. Hauck

320r Illinois Rt 78 South

Stockton, Illinois 61085

815-947-3090 (H) 815-238-8276 ©

www.bluetickbreedersofamerica.com

southlandblues@verizon.net

 

 

Hello everyone, and hope you made it home safe from Bluetick Days. I’d like to thank Dan Sheridan and the Wabash Valley Coon Hunters for doing a great job hosting National Bluetick Days. Dan and fellow members worked hard during the weekend and just wanted to pass along my thanks. I’d like to thank Todd Morgan and Tanya Raab of UKC for their help and support at Bluetick Days. Tanya did our pictures and along with Todd took care of our members with all their questions and needs.

 

Well we have some new officers and 3 who will be placed on a ballot for you the membership to decide who will lead this organization for the next 2 years. Ron Taylor was the only nomination for Vice President and Ed Mead who was the only nomination for Sec/Treas. So they win these positions by acclimation. We had 3 nominations for President. Mike Hayworth of MO, C.W. Eldridge Jr. of GA and Jerry Gullet of OH were nominated. So you the membership will be voting on one of these 3 men to hold the top position of BBOA for 2009-2011.

 

The membership voted once again to accept Traders bid to do our 2008 Bluebook, and also for Sigler Printing to print our book. I felt both bids were very well received and we are looking at ways to drop even more cost so the organization can save some money. One big way to help in the cost of the Bluebook is for our members to help support the Bluebook with an ad !!! If we could get just a few more ½ page ads it would help so much. Start now and plan to support the Bluebook. Just 2 months of putting $25 to the side will pay for your ½ page ad in the 2008 Bluebook !!! What a way to let folks and fellow members know who you are and what your hunting !! That is what the book is all about !! Got a couple of Bluetick men or women in your local coon club ?? Go together and split a full page ad for your area, club and show folks what your hunting !! It is a great way to let fellow members know who you are and meet new friends.

 

Ballots for National officers, BBOA Bluetick Hall of Fame and issues for you the members to decide will be going in the mail middle to late July so be looking for them. Don’t set them aside, look them over, fill them out and get them back in the mail as soon as you can. WE get many calls from folks who have lost their ballots. Some just never bother to mail them back in. Make your vote count and your voice be heard. Fill out your ballot, make sure to sign it !!! and drop it in the mail. If you have not received a ballot by the end of July contact Marty Waddell so we can make sure you are a current member, and that your membership has been sent in by the person from which you purchased it from.

 

The membership voted to open single registration for the Bluetick Coonhound. Dale Parrish will once again be handling this for us. Dale’s number will be in an ad this month. If you know of anyone wishing to single register a Bluetick have them contact Dale and read the requirements. I get calls each year and folks are wanting to single register puppies ?? Fits thing is they must meet UKC Bluetick Breed Standards. Then they must be able to run and tree a raccoon on their own, and they have to be DNA’s through UKC along with our fee and UKC’s fee. Dale reported we had 5 dogs single registered last year and over 18 packets mailed out. Single registration will run from July 1^st through December 31^st of this year.

 

Well, it is getting late, I’ll try and do better next month with more info. Coming back from Bluetick Days and going right into a National Holiday is hard and takes me about 2 weeks to get things back on track J So be safe in your travels, try and support your Zone and State events sponsored by BBOA and enjoy the summer as best you can. Gas is through the roof and I know it is hurting all of us. I sure hope we can find some relief soon or it is only going to get worse. Remember our service men and women in your prayers, take a friend or a child hunting. Introduce a new person to our sport and maybe they will do the same. Was glad to hear Mr Dave Dean was released from the hospital and is doing much better. We wish him a speedy recovery. God Bless everyone and remember our saying “Our Standards…… Set Standards” so Go Team Blue !!