International IWPA Championship Pull Off 2017
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Pull Off 2017 International IWPA Championship Committee Chairs: Drug Testing: OFFICERS Robbie Reed Membership: Rodney Martin President Vice President George Ferrari Brenda Lemon 807 Ghormley Rd 70 Leader Dr. Sanctioning: Yakima, WA 98908 Newark, DE 19713 Sue Ferrari 509-966-1133 302-366-8660 509-972-2070 FAX [email protected] [email protected] Judges: Bob Sencenbaugh Secretary to the Board Treasurer Robbie Reed Cheryl Martin Elections: 2414 26th Ave 3407 17th Avenue Greeley, CO 80634 Evans, CO 80620 Beverly Detwiler 970-339-9264 970-339-3635 [email protected] [email protected] Animal Welfare / Education: Sheryl Franklin Standing Rules/Forms: Robbie Reed Awards: Board of Directors Sue Gallagher George Ferrari 807 Ghormley Rd Brenda Lemon Grievance: Yakima, WA 98908 70 Leader Dr. Sean Hammell Newark, DE 19713 509-966-1133 302-366-8660 509-972-2070 FAX [email protected] Personnel: [email protected] Brenda Lemon Beverly Detwiler Sean Hammell P.O. Box 1148 211 Boulder Creek Bay Championship: Lake Placid, NY 12946 Langdon, AB, Canada T0J 4L7 Valarie Thawley 518-572-3126 403-619-0483 [email protected] [email protected] Newsletter Committee: Robbie Reed Susan Gallagher Sheryl Franklin 30 Elm St P.O. Box 241 Regional Coordinator: Randolph, VT 05060 Baxter, TN 38544 Susan Gallagher 802-728-6565 610-792-4597 [email protected] [email protected] Statistician: Sue Ferrari Bob Sencenbaugh Valarie Thawley PO Box 637 70 Leader Dr. Web Master: Erie, CO 80516 Newark, DE 19713 Sheryl Franklin 303-774-8824 302-366-8660 [email protected] [email protected] Web Site Inquiry: Sean Hammell Cheryl Martin 3407 17th Avenue Hall of Fame: Evans, CO 80620 Robbie Reed 970-339-3635 [email protected] 2 Inside this issue: Board of Directors pg 2 Region Reps pg 3 Presidents message pg 4 From Championship Host pg 5 Championship Itinerary pg 6 Hotels/Campgrounds pg 7 Meal RSVP pg 8 Driving Directions pg 9 Operation Dog Tag pg 10-11 Championship Judges pg 12 Nearby Area Vets pg 12 Point Standings pg 13-23 Record Holders pg 24-25 Medalists/Participants pg 26-63 Special Thank pg 28 Corporate Sponsors pg 52 Corporate Sponsors pg 56 Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 Region 4 Susan Gallagher Marcia Ezell Sean Hammell John Podolak 30 Elm St 6621 N Fotheringham St 211 Boulder Creek Bay [email protected] Langdon, AB, Canada T0J4L7 Randolph, VT 05060 Spokane, WA 99208 ( h ome ) 573-915-5132 403-619-0483 802-728-6565 509-724-7108 ( cell ) 314-610-5359 malsontherun@ [email protected] [email protected] yahoo.com Region 5 Region 6 Region 7 Region 8 Wendy Leister Shirley Webber Debbie Lee Jennie Chen 1800 Virginia Ave 2849 Co Rd 571 NE 440 Reynoldson Rd. 1433 Beck Dover, PA 17315 Kalkaska, MI 49648 Gates, NC 27937 Bryan, TX 77803 717-764-7052 231-258-2358 252-357-0942 512-981-7627 [email protected] sandtrap- [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Region 9 Region 10 Region 11 Region 12 Robbie Reed Jim Galli Valerie Thawley Susan Gallagher 2414 26th Ave 13522 S. Park Dr. 70 Leader Dr. 30 Elm St Greeley, CO 80634 Magalia, CA 95954 Newark, DE 19713 Randolph, VT 05060 970-339-9264 530-873-7038 302-366-8660 802-728-6565 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 3 FROM THE PRESIDENT George Ferrari Welcome to Washington State and the Evergreen State Challenge. We hope you enjoy your stay in our beautiful state, and have a great experience. I would like to thank Marcia Ezell for hosting this, our 25th Anniversary of the IWPA Champi- onships; 25 years (Championships)! Pretty amazing I think. Marcia has done an amazing job of taking this endeavor on, so please stop a minute this weekend and tell her thanks. And don’t you just love the shirt design? – All credit is due to Marcia. It takes an exceptional crew to put one of these on and I want to thank both Bob and Donna Daymude for all their contributions and my wife, who worked closely with Marcia. I would also like to thank everyone who has brought items for the silent auction, for those willing to bid on those items, and all the other little things people have done to make this a success. You know exactly who you are. From cart handlers all the way up, you ARE appreciated! For all those who will be competing, I wish you and your dog(s) the best of luck. For those of you who couldn’t make it out here, you will be missed this year. Who let the dogs out? I think we did. George Aka, your President 4 Welcome IWPA Championship Weight Pullers Welcome to Spokane, Washington for the 25th Anniversary International IWPA Championships 2017. The Ever- green State Challenge. My name is Marcia Ezell and I am your host. All the hard work is done, now the time for fun begins! The members of Region 2 have worked hard all year to make this Championship the best possible. So please join us for some Pacific Northwest hospitality. We have planned the pull site to be the parking lot of Sundance Plaza on Indian Trial Road. The Membership Meeting and dinner will be held off site at the Masonic Lodge and the Awards Banquet and dinner will be off site at the Golden Corral. I made maps for these two places as well as the veterinarians listed for your convenience. Pick one up at the registration table. Don’t forget to pick up your pre-ordered Championship apparel as well. We have a lot of Silent auction items (so please bid) and raffle items for you to purchase tickets for. We also have a few championship apparel items for sale. The proceeds will benefit our charity of choice “Operation Dog Tags”. Joe Scheffer owns and operates this charity. He gets his dogs from rescues or humane societies and trains them to help veterans who have PTSD, injuries or other combat related problems. This is a WIN-WIN situation for both dogs and veterans. I would like to make a special THANK YOU to the following people for their help; Rick Bertholf of Vandervert Development and Hotels for allowing us to use their property for holding our Championships. Please sign the thank you card to him. Bob Daymude for making the Percentage Awards, Championship Podiums and also getting the Cub Scouts to present the flags. Donna Daymude for getting the charity “Operation Dog Tags” lined up, providing the national anthems, working the table and getting her brother to be one of the photographers. George Ferrari for asking his boss Harold Elofson of Great Northern Masonry to supply the block for the pull. Also, for making a brand new small snow sled. Sue Ferrari for the huge portion of items for the Silent Auction, Raffle and Door Prizes. Also for getting 2 young men, Sam and Alex to help handle the carts. Lani Ferrante, Carole Parsons, Trisha Prater and Joey Porter for working the carts, tables or photographing the Championships. Jeanne Arnold (on Saturday) and Angela Scognamiglio (on Sunday) for working the Raffle/Silent auction table. To those who donated items or cash, a THANK YOU as well. Robbie Reed for putting together the Championship Program. And Robbie Reed and Championship Chair Valarie Thawley for helping me keep things on track throughout the season for the newsletters. Rodney and Cheryl Martin for lending us their PA system. Ray Witmer of Outdoor Solutions for delivering snow. But don’t just come for the weight pulls. Spokane is surrounded by 70 lakes, mountains, numerous hiking trails, several parks like Manito and Riverfront Park, plus several shopping malls. The Spokane Tourist Board likes to call our area “Near Nature, Near Perfect”. I agree! 5 2016 - 2017 IWPA CHAMPIONSHIP 25th Anniversary Championships of the IWPA Evergreen State Challenge Sundance Plaza, 9001 N. Indian Trail Rd Spokane, WA. May 5, 6, & 7, 2017 FRIDAY MAY 5th 2 pm - 5 pm Weigh-In & Registration at Championship Pull Site Sundance Plaza, 9001 N. Indian Trail Rd, Spokane, WA 6 pm Dinner - mail your meal form to Marcia Ezell Masonic Lodge, 2821 W. Northwest Blvd, Spokane, WA 7 pm General Membership Meeting Masonic Lodge, 2821 W. Northwest Blvd, Spokane, WA SATURDAY MAY 6th 7 am - 8:30 am Weigh-In & registration at Championship Pull Site Sundance Plaza, 9001 N. Indian Trail Rd, Spokane, WA 8;30 am Handlers Meeting - at pull site 9 am Start IWPA Championship on Snow 6 pm Awards Banquet Golden Corral, 7117 N Division St, Spokane, WA SUNDAY MAY 7th 7 am - 8:30 am Weigh-In & Registration at Championship Pull Site Sundance Plaza, 9001 N. Indian Trail Rd, Spokane, WA 8:30 am Handlers Meeting - at pull site 9 am IWPA Championship on Wheels Entry Fee Per Dog/Per Day Of $20.00 What you can do to help this Championship be a HUGE success? 1.Donate something for the Silent Auction. All proceeds will be donated to a charity which will be announced soon. 2.Region 2 is accepting donations and/or sponsors to help cover the costs of the Championships al- lowing more contributions to be donated toward the charity beneficiary of this event. Programs will be composed for Championships. If you would like your Regional Medalist or invitee to be listed in the Program, please submit a photo and brief bio to Robbie Reed at [email protected] . Please write on the Subject line “Championship Program”: 6 Pet Friendly Hotel/Motel Accommodations Ramada 7111 N. Division, Spokane, WA. 509-467-7111 $15 Pet Fee Per Night Quality Inn 7919 N.