NCNE 50Th Anniversary Celebration!–Sheri Russell, Chair
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June - July 2019 Volume 40, No. 3 NEWFPRINTS th NCNE 50 Anniversary Celebration! –Sheri Russell, Chair On June 1, 2019 The Newfoundland Club of New The momentum that this event has set in motion will England, the NCA’s largest active club, celebrated be carried through from this point on. The excitement its 50th Anniversary in conjunction with the NCA generated is one that current and new members Supported Entry at the Ladies Dog Show in shared. It is our hope that the NCNE will continue to Wrentham, MA. prosper and thrive on the heels of this celebration. It Over 100 active members celebrated the event that truly was a tribute to past and present members who included the conformation show, NCNE Annual have devoted their lives to this wonderful breed we all Meeting, Induction of the 2019-2020 Officers and love. For more and Supported Entry results see Board of Directors, and the Award ceremony. One pages 23-24. of the most special awards given were to our Longevity Members celebrating 50 years of NCNE membership and service. Carol and Harry Loughlin and John and Sally Adams all were awarded 50 year pins. Members since the beginning, it was very special to have them in attendance. Founding member John Adams sent a note stating, “I would like to thank Sheri Russell, the Board and all of the volunteers for an outstanding 50th Anniversary celebration of NCNE. Over the years I have attended numerous Club activities and this recognition of the past 50 years of the Club was one of the best. All of you can be truly proud of a job WELL DONE.” This sums up the level of joy and camaraderie that was felt during the day. Publication for the Membership of the Newfoundland Club of New England www.newfclubne.org NCNE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Photos, stories, good news, etc. can be submitted at President: Mary Bylone [email protected] [email protected] Vice President: Donna Thibault [email protected] Secretary: Sheri Russell [email protected] Treasurer: Jean Cote [email protected] Directors: Kikuko Chang Jess DiCenso Barry Jones Meredith Moore Laurel Rabschutz NCNE COMMITTEE CHAIRS Working Dog: Kikuko Chang [email protected] Membership: Brenda Miele Soares 12 Lakeside Avenue Memories… MacArthur and Harbour Hudson, MA 01749 [email protected] July 4, 2007 Show Liaison: Suzanne S. Jones [email protected] Historian: Tami Palomba MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM [email protected] Opinions expressed herein are solely those of the author and/or Juniors Committee: sponsoring body and not sanctioned by the Newfoundland Club [email protected] of New England or the Newfoundland Club of America unless expressly noted. Pet Therapy Chair: Laurel Rabschutz [email protected] NewfPrints is published bi-monthly. Rescue Committee: Beth Rossi SCHEDULED DEADLINES ARE AS FOLLOWS: January 15, 1-(855)-NEWFIES (639-3437) March 15, May 15, July 15, September 15, and November 15. [email protected] Editor: Terry Linehan, 436 Boston Post Rd, Amherst, NH Sunshine Committee: Kathy Luce 03031, and (603) 673-6175 email: [email protected] [email protected] Newsletter Review Crew: Barbara Sturgeon Sheri Russell Suzanne S. Jones 2 President’s Column Donate to the Ellen Katz fund while shopping on Smile.Amazon.com! - Mary Bylone Did you know that if you are an Amazon A while ago, I wrote a column about a shopper you could be making donations to member who was fighting a very aggressive our Ellen Katz Fund? cancer, consenting to experimental Open the Smile.Amazon.com link to start therapies with one hope – she would shopping and donating at the same time! outlive her very senior dogs because she The first time you shop you will be asked to did not want them to have to go through transitioning to a new select a charity – be sure to select owner, should she pass away before they did. the Newfoundland Club of New England Charitable Fund Inc. and all donations Some of you knew who I was writing about because this woman had received through Smile Amazon will be touched your lives over time, either with wonderful stories about transferred to the Ellen Katz fund. It’s that her new adventures or offering advice on grooming. I had her easy! permission to write her story then and I also have it now and I want to give you some follow up about her journey. 0.5% of your eligible total purchase price will be donated by Smile Amazon to the Tricia Lawless left this earth on May 4, 2019. She died peacefully at Newfoundland Club of New England home with her family and her dogs at her side. I was blessed to have Charitable Fund, Inc. Please note had conversations with her about her wishes and knew she saw the that donations through Smile Amazon are not passing from earth as just a step in the journey to being forever tax deductible. happy and without pain. She did endure hardships in an attempt to If you wish to learn more about keep her dogs safe and in the end, despite passing before them, she the Smile.Amazon.Com program - was able to secure a welcome home with her sister, Marianne; a http://smile.amazon.com/gp/charity/about.html person that Lili and Juno knew well. Tricia considered her resting /ref=smi_se_uds_learn_saas place to be with the Dog Star, Sirius, and truly had no reservations about the next chapter as long as her dogs would be with her. I Donations are made from knew Tricia was probably a little disappointed she left them behind Smile.Amazon. Please note Smile.Amazon is and if you knew her, you would understand her character to control not the same as Amazon. Donations are made only from purchases made what she could. I prayed she would die with acceptance that we through Smile.Amazon.com can’t always make things happen the way we want. and not from purchases made Perhaps Lili and Juno were just waiting for Tricia to do what she had through Amazon.com always done – make a safe place for them to be together, because within a few days, Lili and Juno crossed the bridge and joined Tricia February – March 2019 Volume 40, No. 1 at Sirius. They are a family together again. NEWFPRINTS I had hoped to hug Tricia one more time; to visit her on the Cape NEWFPRINTS and share smiles and love. I thought I was just a few days away from NCNE Supported Entry & Regional Specialty 2018 Nice weather with no snow contributed to the success of the Regional weekend in December. The annual Holiday party was held Saturday evening on site at the Storrowton Tavern accomplishing that goal…reminded again that we just don’t have Restaurant featuring the annual Yankee Swap. The evening was Available by email well attended and a good time was had by all. Thank you to Kathy Luce for organizing this fun event. Thank you to our sweepstakes judges Diane Broderick and Kikuko Chang. Our BOB and Owner-Handled BOB both went on to win Group II placements. earlier and control over everything. I share this story with you for a couple of A BIG Congratulations to all the winners!! The results are posted in this issue of the Newsletter. (Results on pages 8 – 10) reasons. One, because I said I would. Two because I want people to in Color! take a moment to cherish the spirit of Tricia Lawless and so many Publication for the Membership of the Newfoundland Club of New England other wonderful dog owners who have traveled a similar journey. www.newfclubne.org And lastly, to remind all of us to take the pause, to enjoy the moment, to hug our dog and never delay in expressing gratitude to If you currently receive NCNE’s newsletter each other for the enjoyment and wonderment being part of this in print and would like it sent via email, breed brings to our lives every day. you may contact Membership Secretary Look to the stars and find comfort in knowing there are so many Brenda Miele Soares to make the change. wonderful people and dogs looking down on us and believe that they will continue to celebrate our lives and welcome us when our Brenda can be reached at journey takes the next step. [email protected] 3 Save the Date! 2019 NCNE Calendar of Events NCNE CLUB EVENTS Oct 26 & 27: Draft Tests June 15: Water Fun Day #2 Camp Wind in the Pines, Leicester, MA Birch Hill Camp, 333C Birch Hill Rd., New Durham, NH (contact Brenda Miele Soares) (contact Peggy Vivinetto) Nov. TBD: Christmas Tree Pull June 29: Water Fun Day #3 (contact TBD) Green Lake, Dedham, ME (contact Sue Mendleson) Dec. 7 & 8: Supported Entry & Regional Specialty TBD: Grooming Seminar Eastern Dog Club Shows, Eastern States Exposition, 1305 Ashford, CT (Info to follow) Memorial Ave., W. Springfield, MA (contact Sue Jones) July 21: Board of Directors Meeting Dec 7: Holiday Party Radisson Hotel, 10 Independence Drive, Chelmsford, Storrowton Tavern, West Springfield on the Big E grounds MA (contact Sheri Russell) (contact Kathy Luce) Aug. 10: Water Test Run Through Camp Pomperaug, 1174 Buckley Highway, Union, CT NewfPrints Deadlines: Jan 15, Mar 15, May 15, July 15, (contact Kikuko Chang) Sept 15, Nov 15 (contact Terry Linehan) Aug. 24 & 25: NCA Water Tests Camp Pomperaug, 1174 Buckley Highway, Union, CT NON-CLUB EVENTS (contact Kikuko Chang) June 22: Newfie Cruise on the Margaret Todd, Bar Sept. 14 & 15: Newfie Fun Days Harbor, Maine (contact Lori & Rupert White – Piscataqua Boat Basin & Park, Eliot, ME [email protected] or 207-431-4225/207-469-5079 (contact Peggy Vivinetto) Aug 31-Sept 2: American Academy of Canine Water Oct 6: Fall Fun Day Rescue, Union, CT (contact Maria Gray – Middlesex County 4H Grounds, 55 S.