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Clubs but have activities to report, may submit reports of those activities to be published
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Chow Fanciers Association of Southern California
Joyce Miller, Secretary

Hope everyone had a wonderful items and goodies. Hope you can Gilevich, Avenger Fab and Supply.
summer and fall show season. CFA is make it to the show! Superintendent Jennette Lugmoc worked long and
now making the final preparations for is Jack Bradshaw and entries close hard contacting vendors for donations
our upcoming Designated Specialty December 20, 2017. to our hospitality bags. Her grooming
in conjunction with the Kennel Club Our spring Designated Specialty, suppliers especially came through
of Palm Springs. The date next year held in conjunction with the Mission and along with items donated by club
is Saturday, January 6, 2018 and our Circuit Cluster over Memorial members, our bags were overflowing
judges will be Timothy S. Robbins for weekend, was a huge success. The with goodies.
Breed and Sheri Beasley for the Puppy judges were John P. Wade for Breed A big thanks again to Bruce and
and Veteran Sweeps classes. This is a and Andrea Bridges for Puppy and Pam Gilevich for coordinating the
four day show circuit with the Sand to Veteran Sweeps. Judge Wade chose potluck and picking up two huge six-
Sea Non-Sporting Club holding their GCH Elite’s Candy Girl for BOB foot sandwiches for lunch. The funny
show on Thursday and Friday, January (she also went on to earn a Group 3 part was, we had no knife to cut the
4-5. Judges will be Timothy Catterson that afternoon), BOS was Padow’s sandwiches. But in stepped Don Avila
on Thursday and Robert Hall on Signed Sealed and Delivered, BOW/ with a sharp pocket knife to save the
Friday. The Sunday show judge will WD was Padow’s Ayran Hong Skyfall day. The raffle was also a great success
be Elizabeth Muthard. We expect to and WB was Chen Chu Flying Solo. thanks to everyone’s donation of some
have majors all four days. Judge Bridges chose Dreamland’s unique items. To top off the day we
This is a great time of year to enjoy Moonlight and Mistletoe as Best held our annual awards BBQ at Don
Palm Springs and start the New Year Puppy in Sweeps with Donsue’s and Sue Avila’s rig. It was a beautiful
off right. We also plan to have a raffle Penny Blossom in Bloom earning evening with great food and friends to
table with some awesome items along Best Opposite. Her Best Veteran was end another successful specialty show.
with a lunch for our Chow exhibitors GCH Dreamland’s Light Up the Sky. Hope everyone enjoys the holiday
and guests. Everyone will also receive Trophy items were unique, custom season and best wishes for success in
a hospitality bag filled with useful made metal art objects by Bruce 2018!

Middle Tennessee Chow Chow Fanciers
Margaret DiCorleto, Correspondent

Middle Tennessee Chow Fanciers Bel Canto of Carnevale CGC! The continuing viability. We work well
held a concurrent specialty on following day they were again BOB/ with the Tri-Star judges selection
Saturday, October 14 in conjunction BOHOH and OH Group 3! committee and try to hire judges who
with the all-breed shows put on by Sadly, the entry for our specialty are knowledgeable and appreciate
Tri-Star Kennel Club of Williamson was very low. Like many regional good Chows, but we need the support
County. We were in the beautiful clubs, we are struggling with declining of Chow exhibitors in the region to
new Wilson County Expo Center membership and fewer exhibitors. enter our shows. We hope you will put
in Lebanon, TN. We congratulate This creates a serious financial drain our show weekend on your calendar
Lynette White for her BOB/BOH and and raises the question of the club’s for next year and join us for a Chow-
OH Group 1 wins with GCH Legrand’s ful weekend!