GENERAL MEETING MINUTES

January 18, 2011

(Unapproved)

Present: Sandie Holly, Karen Williams, Regina VanScoy, James VanScoy, Susan

Cooper, Jen Wolbert, Deb Gaeta, Rick Peters, Beth Mills, Laura Mills, Bunny

VandeVelde, Nancy Klock, Linda Siago

Excused: Cindy Peters, Chris Mazon, Amy Thompson

Guests: Amber Hebert, new member applicant

The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by President Rick Peters. The minutes

from the Nov 16, 2010 meeting were presented. The minutes were approved by the

membership with one amendment as follows: the minutes will be altered to show

that the Family Dog and Intro to Agility Obstacles Class is held on Thursday

evening.

Officer Reports:

President –

OKC members wishing to attend the Control Unleashed seminar must complete and

submit a registration application.

Membership annual dues are required to be paid by the March meeting for

continued membership. The March meeting is scheduled to be held on March 15.

Annual dues are $10 per member and are to be paid to Sandie Holly, Membership

Secretary

Rick reminded/ requested class instructors to clean up vacuum etc after class.

Members using the building are invited to help out with this as well.

Secretary -

The 2010 AKC Annual Compliance Report has been completed and sent to AKC as well

as the update of club officers and board members to reflect the results of the

November election.

Control Unleashed Seminar Information has been forwarded to various area clubs

and trainers.

Treasurer –

See report attached.

Committee reports:

Conformation: Sandie Holly Chairman

The various applications and forms required by AKC for the STAC cluster show are

being filed and processed and everything is going well. All of the show events

will be held indoors at the new fairgrounds location in Dunkirk which will save

the cost of tent rental.

Agility: Rick Peters Chairman

All club members are invited and encouraged to attend the upcoming Agility Trial

in Edinboro on Feb 4, 5, and 6, 2011 to help out. Trial committee members

required to attend are as follows: Sue Cooper, Denise Barber, Nancy Klock, Jen

Wolbert, Karen Williams and Beth Mills. There is an extra committee member this

year to allow for there to be one unplanned absence and still have enough

members present at the trial as required by AKC. The show is scheduled to start

at 10 AM on Friday so members are requested to arrive by 9 AM to assist with set

up etc. Committee members will be staying at The Green Roof Inn in Girard, Pa

this year.

Rick reports he has cut back on the purchase of toys for prizes this year as a

cost saving measure, as well as snacks being provided throughout the day for

workers.

The October Agility Trial has been approved by AKC for 2011 and will be Oct 29

and 30, 2011. This will be a 2 day trial as AKC does not allow any club to hold

more than 8 trial days in any one calendar year. Due to a judging conflict, Dee

Crofton will replace Mary Mullen as judge at the October 2011 Trial and Mary

Mullen will judge in place of Dee at the Feb 2010 Trial.

Therapy Dogs: Beth Mills – Nothing to report this month

Classes:

Denise Barber/Sue Cooper -

Continuing with Family Dog and Intro to Agility Obstacles on Thursday evening.

Amy Thomson -

CGC class test is scheduled for Jan. 29, 2011

Debbie Gaeta -

Puppy STARS/agility –plans next session will start Jan. 30, 2011

Rick Peters –

Competition Agility Beginners on Sundays at 5 PM, there are currently 7 class

participants and it is going well. Advanced is held at 4 PM, there have been a

lot of no shows of late and Rick requests that you let him know if you are not

going to be attending class as a lot of time and effort goes into preparation.

Beth Mills –

Rally class, doing well, current session has 5 participants

Sandie Holly –

Conformation classes Monday evenings presently on hold due to limited

participation at the present time

Unfinished Business

*Club Logo Tee Shirts

Rick will get final pricing information and members will have the opportunity to

place their orders at the Feb 15 meeting. Payment will be required at the time

of order.

*Heat for building

The portable heater has been purchased.

*Dog Walk

The new dog walk has been ordered.

*Welcome Information Packet for New Members

Beth Mills presented an informational “booklet” that she has created to provide

to new members which provides a brief overview of the club and its history along

with information on club activities, events, guidelines and helpful information

for new members. It was proposed that this would be presented by the membership

secretary to all new members along with a Welcome letter from the president, a

copy of the By-Laws and a current membership list.

A motion was made by Deb Gaeta to implement the use of the membership packet as

outlined above, the motion was seconded by Linda Siago. All members present

voted in favor , none opposed. The motion was carried to provide all new members

with the Membership Packet as described.

New Business:

Rick Peters proposed that the old dog walk and teeter be placed up for auction

to club members as storage is limited at the club. There was general discussion

regarding setting a minimum bid.

A motion was made by Beth Mills to set a minimum bid of $75 for the dog walk

which was seconded by Bunny Vandevelde. All members present voted in favor with

none opposed.

A motion was made by Jennifer Wolbert and seconded by Linda Siago to set a

minimum bid of $50 for the teeter. All members present voted in favor with none

opposed.

Rick Peters reported that there were two agility books missing from the book

shelf that he needed, they had not been signed out so he did not know who to

contact. Whoever has borrowed them please get in touch with Rick.

New Members:

First Reading for Marissa Sequent who was not present for this reading.

First reading for Amber Hebert who was present for this reading.

Brags:

Deb Gaeta introduced her new mini Aussie puppy “Tucker” and showed pictures!

There being no further business, Bunny Vandevelde made a notion to adjourn and

Jen Wolbert seconded.

Motion was carried and Meeting adjourned at 7:52 PM

Respectfully submitted: Karen Williams - Secretary

GENERAL MEETING MINUTES

February 15, 2011

Present: Karen Williams, Regina VanScoy, James VanScoy, Deb Gaeta, Rick Peters,

Beth Mills, Laura Mills, Bunny VandeVelde, Nancy Klock, Linda Siago, Jim

Senfelder, Amy Thomson, Amber Hebert, Steven Dominessy

Excused: Cindy Peters, Chris Mazon, Sue Cooper, Sandie Holly, James Pesce

Guests: Deb Zientek, new member applicant

The meeting was called to order at 7:04 pm by President Rick Peters. The minutes

from the Jan. 18, 2011 meeting were presented. The minutes were accepted and

approved by the membership.

Officer Reports:

President –

Reminder that to maintain active club membership, dues must be paid by or before

the March 15, 2011 meeting.

After the March meeting the lock combination will change and active members will

be provided with the new combination to enter the building.

Annual dues are $10 per member and are to be paid to Sandie Holly, Membership

Secretary or may be given to Karen Williams Secretary in Sandie’s absence at the

meeting.

Rick reminded/ requested class instructors to clean up vacuum etc after class.

Members using the building are asked to please help out with this as well.

Special thanks and much appreciation to Linda Siago for doing such a GREAT JOB

on the OKC website!

Secretary -

Nothing new to report

Treasurer –

No report.

Committee reports:

Conformation: Sandie Holly Chairman

The STAC Show will be held June 16, 17, 18 and 19, 2011. The OKC’s shows will be

on Thurs 6/17 and Sun 6/19. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend! Our

club will need as many of our members as possible to attend and help out at the

show for things to run smoothly and to put on a really nice event! This show is

a huge moneymaker for our AKC All Breed Club and without it we would be hard

pressed to keep our training building and our club! Members are also welcome

and encouraged to attend and help out on Friday and Saturday as well.

Agility: Rick Peters Chairman

The February agility trial was a great success with an income of approximately

$4200. The club received many compliments regarding the show, raffle and our

club’s team spirit!

The September Agility Trial in Allegany and the October Trial in Edinboro will

each need 5 club volunteers to serve as trial committee members. The committee

members per AKC regulations are required to be in attendance at the trial for

all of the hours and days of operation. The September Trial will be held

September 9, 10 and 11, 2011 in Allegany and the October Trial will be October29

and 30, 2011 in Edinboro, Pa. Anybody interested in serving as a committee

member please send Rick an e-mail or give him a call.

Rick reports that James Pesce has contacted him on behalf of the Conewango

Valley Kennel Club to inquire whether the OKC would be interested in giving up

their September Trial in Allegany and join with the CVKC in putting on an

Agility Trial in conjunction with the STAC show in June. If the OKC is not

interested at this point, would the OKC be willing to release the CVKC to

partner with another club to put on an agility trial in conjunction with the

STAC cluster in June.

After some general discussion, a motion was made by Karen Williams to allow the

CVKC to partner with another club if they wish to put on an agility trial in

conjunction with the STAC show. This motion was seconded by Deb Gaeta. Approved

by 8 members in attendance with one opposed, motion carried.

Classes:

Denise Barber/Sue Cooper -

Intro to Agility Obstacles will continue on Thursdays, time to be determined.

Amy Thomson -

CGC class test was completed Jan. 29, 2011. The next CGC class will probably be

offered beginning around the end of April.

New classes to begin the end of March as follows:

Nose Works 4:00 - 5:30

Fun & Games 5:30 - 6:30

Nose Works 6:30 - 7:30

Debbie Gaeta -

Puppy STARS –Session started Jan. 30, 2011 with 10 puppies participating and

going well.

There are so far 3 interested participants for the next STARS class planned to

start the end of March.

Rick Peters –

Competition Agility Beginners on Sundays at 5 PM, there are currently 7 class

participants and it is going well with 2 more classes left for this session..

Advanced is held at 4 PM and has been going well also with two sessions

remaining. The next sessions will begin right after the current sessions end.

Beth Mills –

Rally class, doing well, current session has 5 participants and there are two

more classes left for this session. Unknown start date for next session and will

be scheduled based upon interest.

Sandie Holly –

Conformation classes Monday evenings presently on hold due to limited

participation at the present time

Old Business

*Club Logo Tee Shirts

Final Pricing Information as follows:

Polo with Pocket and embroidered logo: $25.91

Jersey Knit with embroidered logo: $19. 43

Prices stated include taxes and orders will be taken at the next meeting with

payment required at the time of order.

*Dog Walk

The new dog walk has arrived and is in use.

*Leslie McDivitt Control Unleashed Seminar 4/30/11 and 5/01/11. Working spots

are all filled. There are still plenty of Audit spots available. The cost is

$150 for 2 days. This is an exceptional opportunity to learn from an excellent

and well respected trainer in her field right here at home! Please let Rick know

ASAP anyone who is planning to attend so that he will know what to set up for

and be prepared well in advance.

* Auction Old Dog Walk and Teeter

This equipment will be auctioned off to any interested club members at the March

15 meeting. The starting bid for the Dog Walk will be $75 and for the Teeter

will be $50. Payment will be due at the time of the auction and the equipment

will need to be taken within that week.

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*Missing Books

Rick Peters reported that there are still two agility books missing from the

book shelf that he needs, they had not been signed out so he does not know who

to contact. Whoever has borrowed them please get in touch with Rick.

New Business:

*Bitches in Season

It was brought up by Beth Mills that there was a need for the club to develop a

policy regarding Bitches in Season in the building and at classes. There was

some general discussion. A motion was made by Beth Mills to form a committee of

class instructors to develop a policy for presentation to the membership. This

motion was seconded by Jim Senefelder. All members in attendance voted in favor

with none opposed. Motion carried.

New Members:

Second reading for Amber Hebert who was in attendance at the meeting for this

reading. All members voted in favor of approval of membership with none opposed.

Welcome Amber!

First reading for Deborah Zientek who was in attendance at the meeting for this

reading.

Marissa Sequent not in attendance at this meeting, also was not in attendance at

the first reading so second reading withheld..

Brags:

Jim Senefelder announced that Gabriel (Cherlyns Heaven’s Gabriel) took WD and

BOW at the Buffalo Kennel Club Show in Hamburg on Jan 14 and RWD on Jan 15! Well

done Gabriel! Congratulations!

Beth Mills announced that Bree finished her Open Standard Agility title! Way

to go Bree!!

There being no further business, Jim Senefelder made a motion to adjourn and

Bunny Vandeveld seconded.

Motion was carried and Meeting adjourned at 7:50 PM

Respectfully submitted: Karen Williams - Secretary

GENERAL MEETING MINUTES

March 15, 2011

Present: Karen Williams, Regina VanScoy, James VanScoy, Deb Gaeta, Rick Peters,

Nancy Klock, Linda Siago, Amber Hebert, Steven Dominessy, Sue Cooper, Sandie

Holly, James Pesce, Denise Barber, Jennifer Wolbert

Guests: Gina Baker, Laurie Mann, Tony and Deb Zientek

The meeting was called to order at 7:04 pm by President Rick Peters. The minutes

from the Feb.15, 2011 meeting were presented. A motion was made by Denise

Barber to accept the minutes as presented which was seconded by Nancy Klock. The

minutes were accepted and approved by the membership.

Officer Reports:

President –

After the meeting tonight the lock combination will change and active members

will be provided with the new combination to enter the building.

Vice President -

No Report

Secretary -

Letter received from AKC with an update on the discount coupon program for

training classes, the project has encountered a few obstacles and launch date

has been postponed. The AKC is hoping to have things back on track and ready to

go within the next quarter.

The AKC invites AKC training club members to enroll their own dogs or students

dogs in the AKC Canine Partners Program at a discounted rate of $20 - which is

$15 off the regular price. Application forms have been provided for this

special rate, anyone interested may get the applications from the club

secretary.

Letter received from Evie Van Uden President of The Kennel Club of Niagara Falls

informing the OKC that they will no longer be hosting the Interclub Invitational

Match due to financial factors.

The Elmira Kennel Club is sponsoring a Sanctioned B/OB Match on March 20 at the

Horseheads Elks Club. Flyer and entry form available from OKC secretary for any

interested members.

Treasurer –

Report attached reviewed by treasurer. A motion was made by Karen Williams to

accept the report as presented which was seconded by Jen Wolbert. All members in

favor with none opposed Treasurer’s report accepted as presented

Committee reports:

Conformation: Sandie Holly Chairman

Sandie and James Pesce requested that the issue of holding an agility trial in

conjunction with the STAC cluster in Dunkirk be readdressed as they had not been

in attendance at last months meeting when it was initially presented. It was

presented that it could be economically beneficial for our clubs to provide

multiple venue shows, possibly even including Lure Coursing in the future in

addition to Agility. There was general discussion regarding the proposal. The

discussion was then tabled until Rick can contact Denise Thomas to see if the

STAC dates would be available and also so Rick could make a visit to the

location to check on the facilities.

The STAC Show will be held June 16, 17, 18 and 19, 2011. The OKC’s shows will be

on Thurs 6/17 and Sun 6/19.

Agility: Rick Peters Chairman

The September Agility Trial in Allegany and the October Trial in Edinboro will

each need 5 club volunteers to serve as trial committee members. The committee

members per AKC regulations are required to be in attendance at the trial for

all of the hours and days of operation. The September Trial will be held

September 9, 10 and 11, 2011 in Allegany and the October Trial will be October29

and 30, 2011 in Edinboro, Pa. Anybody interested in serving as a committee

member please send Rick an e-mail or give him a call.

Classes:

Denise Barber/Sue Cooper -

Sue reports that she will be continuing to do “ Agility Stuff” on Thursdays

Amy Thomson -

No Report

Debbie Gaeta -

Puppy STARS –Session started Jan. 30, 2011 with 10 puppies participating and

going well. The class will be graduating this Sunday. The next session will

start the first part of April.

Deb asked if it would be ok to award each of the puppy graduates a toy from our

agility toy supply which was agreed upon by the club members in attendance.

Rick Peters –

Competition Agility Beginners on Sundays at 5 PM, Advanced is at 4 PM, new

sessions have started and are going well.

Beth Mills –

Rally Class - No Report

Sandie Holly –

Conformation classes Monday evenings planned to restart on Monday March 28

Old Business

*Club Logo Tee Shirts

Final Pricing Information as follows:

Polo with Pocket and embroidered logo: $25.91

Jersey Knit with embroidered logo: $19. 43

Prices stated include taxes

Sign up sheets were circulated at meeting for members to order tee shirts.

*Leslie McDivitt Control Unleashed Seminar cancelled for 4/30/11 and 5/01/11.

Checks have been destroyed for anyone who had paid and signed up to audit.

Leslie will contact Rick with new dates, at this time it is anticipated these

will most likely be in the Fall. The people who have signed up and paid for

working spots have requested not to be reimbursed but wish to keep their working

spots

*Missing Books

Rick Peters has not located the missing agility books and hopes that perhaps

they will turn up someday, in the meantime, whoever has borrowed them happy

reading!

*Bitches in Season

Beth Mills not present, no report

New Members:

Second reading for Deborah Zientek who was in attendance at the meeting for this

reading. All members voted in favor of approval of membership with none opposed.

Welcome Deborah!

Marissa Sequent not in attendance at this meeting, also was not in attendance

at the first reading so second reading withheld..

Brags:

None

There being no further business, Deb Gaeta made a motion to adjourn and Nancy

Klock seconded.

Motion was carried and Meeting adjourned at 7:45 PM.

The auction of the Teeter and Dog Walk was held after the official adjournment

of the meeting.

Respectfully submitted: Karen Williams - Secretary

OLEAN KENNEL CLUB, INC

BOARD MINUTES

May 17, 2011

Present: Rick Peters, Karen Williams, Sandie Holly, Sue Cooper, Linda Siago,

Beth Mills, Bunny Vandeveld

The meeting was called to order at 7:10 PM by President Rick Peters. The

minutes from the November 16, 2010 Board meeting were presented., there were no

amendments proposed, a motion was made by Bunny Vandeveld to accept the minutes

as presented, seconded by Beth Mills, all in favor. The minutes were approved by

the Board.

Officer Reports:

President –

No Report

Vice President -

Absent

Secretary -

No Report

Treasurer-

Report attached will be presented at the General Meeting

Committee Reports:

Conformation Show:

Sandie Holly will be needing volunteers to help work at the upcoming show June

16 and 19, she will be passing a sign up sheet for members to volunteer at the

General Meeting

Agility show:

Rick still desperately in need of Trial Committee volunteers, especially for the

October 29 and 30 trial.

Unfinished Business: No Discussion

New Business:

Resignation from the club and Board Member seat was received from Cindy Peters

as of May 5, 2011. There was general discussion regarding filling the vacant

Board Director At Large position. Jim Senefelder was nominated as a replacement

and agreed to perform this duty. As per Article 3 Section 3 of the Constitution

and Bylaws, Jim Senefelder will fill the vacant position with approval of the

current Board members until the next general election in November. A motion was

made by Bunny Vandeveld to accept Jim Senefelder as the replacement Board member

for vacancy created by the resignation of Cindy Peters, seconded by Beth Mills,

all remaining Board members voted in favor.

Jim Senefelder will assume the position of Board Director At Large through the

next elections ion November.

There being no further business, Beth Mills made a motion to adjourn, seconded

by Sue Cooper.

Meeting adjourned at 7:30 PM

Respectfully Submitted: Karen Williams - Secretary

June 21, 2011

The meeting was called to order at 7:05 pm by Membership Secretary Sandie Holly in the absence of the President.

The minutes from the May 17, 2011 meeting were presented. A motion to accept the minutes was made by Jim

Senefelder and seconded by Regina VanScoy - Approved.

President –

Secretary – A letter was read from the AKC requesting donations to the Humane Fund – no action taken. E-mail

read from the Associated Dog Club of NY inviting OKC members to attend their meeting on 6/26 in Syracuse.

Treasurer – . Income $21,261.76, expenses $2,854.51, checking balance $9,281.51, savings balance $26,193.52;

report attached. A motion to accept the report was made by Jim Senefelder and seconded by Bunny VandeVelde –

Approved. Sue Cooper indicated the income from the STAC show is estimated to be approximately $10,000. She

expressed appreciation to Carl Reimer of CVKC for handling the finances for the show. Club members expressed

their appreciation to Sue for all of her efforts also.

President Rick Peters took over the meeting at this point.

Conformation: Sandie Holly expressed her appreciation and thanks to everyone who helped with the STAC show,

especially on Sunday. Club members expressed their appreciation to Sandie and James for their efforts and another

successful show.

Agility: Rick Peters indicated things are set for the Sept 9-11th trial in Allegany. We will need someone to handle

raffle baskets of donations. Approximately $200 in club funds will be available to purchase items per Rick as

donations from members have been few recently; this will include smaller basket items as well as a larger item such

as a jump. Linda Senefelder will chair that committee and Bunny VandeVelde will assist. Rick indicated the food

concession will be handled by the same people as last year as well as the worker / volunteer ring assignments.

Ribbons will need to be ordered.

A show committee is still needed for the October 29-30th trial in Edinboro. Rick indicated this show may need to be

canceled if he cannot get a committee together and asked members to contact him if they are willing to help.

AKC needs an updated membership list as some members of the committee are not on AKC records.

Classes: Regina VanScoy has updated the flyer somewhat and distributed some copies for approval. Please contact

her with changes. She will be sending regular e-mails to members regarding our current classes as well as having

information posted on the website and will begin actively publicizing OKC classes in the fall.

Rick Peters spoke about his concern that instructors work together and asked for more cooperation with different

styles of instruction. He wants to maintain the positive reputation of OKC.

Tee shirts are available – Sue Cooper distributed

Rick Peters has not heard back from Leslie McDivitt regarding a reschedule date for her seminar. He will try to

contact her once again, but feels we will not be able to get her to commit. There was some discuss about trying to

find another speaker to present a similar seminar.

Instructors were reminded to take down the equipment, particularly the agility things, and clean up after classes so

the next instructor does not have to move a lot of equipment for their class.

Rick would like to have each committee have a chair and assistant chair, in particular the show committees, in case

of emergencies. After discussion, Jim Senefelder made a motion that OKC have an assistant chair for all future

shows and committees. Bunny VandeVelde 2nd – Approved. Sandie clarified that this is already officially done for

AKC shows per their rules.

Jim Senefelder would like to have a more social gathering after our regular meetings or perhaps another way to get to

know other members in a more relaxed way to help improve club unity. After discussion Jim Senefelder made a

motion to have “fun and food” after each meeting, Linda Senefender 2nd – Approved.

Sandie Holly made a motion that Jim be in charge of this at the next meeting, Beth Mills 2nd – Approved.

Committee was appointed to handle this in the future of Jim Senefelder chair with Linda Senefelder as co-chair.

Beth Mills presented a request from Secretary Karen Williams to see if the club will be participating in the Garlic

Festival again this year. If not, we will need to plan something else to meet AKC Compliance for 2011. Jim

Senefelder will contact Debra Gaeta who is usually the contact person for the Garlic Festival to see if we have been

invited back this year and get an answer to Karen Williams.

Linda Senefelder would like to see us have more interaction with other clubs, particularly the CVKC, perhaps an

activity that could include our dogs. Sandie Holly will contact CVKC and ask about OKC joining them at their

summer picnic in August.

Rick Peters suggested cancelling the general and board meetings in July and August. After discussion is was

decided there will be no meetings in July but we will have a board and general meeting in August to set up the

nominating committee for the next elections.

Karen Benson will be holding demos at the McKean Co. Fair in Smethport, PA on August 15th @ 6pm. She asked

that anyone interested in helping her please contact her. She would like to give demos in obedience, RallyO, agility,

and carting if possible.

Sue Cooper brought up that it is difficult to get a second signature on checks due to the wide geographical spread of

the current officers. After discussion, Linda Senefelder moved that effective immediately only one (1) signature is

required for checks, normally the treasurer; in the event the Treasurer is not available, another officer, President,

Vice President, Secretary, or Membership Secretary, may sign. Further, an annual audit will be done by the board

during the month of January. Sandie Holly 2nd the motion – Approved.

2nd reading for Gina Baker – voted into membership – Welcome!

2nd reading for Jackie Maxwell – voted into membership – Welcome!

2nd reading for Karen Benson – voted into membership – Welcome!

1st reading for Theresa Carey

Jim Senefelder shared that Linda took Gab into the breed ring on Sunday for the first time and they did very well!

Rick Peters shared that Sue Coopers Guiding Eyes dog, Booker, has been accepted into the program for training!

Gina Baker shared that Treker earned his RA title at the OKC STAC show!

There being no further business, Jim Senefelder made a motion to adjourn and Bunny VandeVelde seconded –

Approved. Meeting adjourned at 8:23pm

Respectfully submitted: Beth K Mills – Acting Secretary

OLEAN KENNEL CLUB, INC.

GENERAL MEETING MINUTES

August 16, 2011

The meeting was called to order at 7:42 pm by President Rick Peters. The minutes

from the June 21, 2011 meeting were presented. A motion was made by Jim

Senefelder to accept the minutes as presented which was seconded by Beth Mills.

The minutes were accepted and approved by the membership.

Officer Reports:

President –

Rick suggested that a cleaning date needs to be set up for sprucing up the club

before Fall classes start up again. A date was proposed of Sunday Sept 18th,

Sandy Holley agreed to be in charge. The Certo Bros will need to be contacted in

advance to have the gates unlocked to allow access to water etc for cleaning.

All Club members are encouraged to attend and help out, contact Sandie Holley

with any questions etc.

Vice President -

Absent

Secretary -

This years Nominating Committee chaired by the Vice President as set at

tonight’s Board Meeting will be:

Regina VanScoy

Linda Senefelder

Nancy Klock

alternate:

Jen Wolbert

Treasurer –

Absent, Report attached

Committee reports:

Conformation: Sandie Holly Chairman

Nothing new to report. Next years STAC will be Father’s Day weekend, save the

dates!

Agility: Rick Peters Chairman

*The September Agility Trial in Allegany September 9, 10 and 11, 2011 is only 3

weeks away. Entries have not been very good. The Trial Committee members are

Amber Hebert, Ken Taft, Jennifer Wolbert, Jim Senefelder and Sandie Holley and

are reminded that they need to plan on being at the trial all three days. The

judging will begin at noon on Friday and 8 AM Sat and Sun.

Rick will be at the trial on Friday but is unable to be there Sat and Sun, Sue

Cooper will stand in as chair for him on Sat and Sun.

There are only 3 camper spots reserved for $10 per night.

We will need someone to man the table for selling raffle tickets, handing out

brochures and club info etc.

Rick will have Denise check with AKC to see if we can use just one ring instead

of 2 since entries are so low.

Raffle donations need to be brought to the club building by September 1st,

contact Linda Senefelder to let her know what you would like to donate or with

any questions.

*The October Trial was cancelled as there were not enough volunteers to comprise

the Trial Committee which must be made up of 4 club members in addition to the

Chairman present for both days of the trial. The trial dates are still assigned

to OKC for the last weekend in October if we would like to have a trial on that

weekend in 2012.

*The application is filed with AKC for the Feb 2012 trial which is to be held on

Feb 3,4 and 5, 2012 in Edinboro. A trial committee and chairmen will need to be

appointed and Denise notified of who they will be.

****Addendum:

Rick received a text message prior to the start of the meeting , it was sent at

5 PM but Rick didn't see it until after the meeting which is why it wasn't

announced during the Board or General Meetings. The message was from Sue Cooper

indicating her willingness to serve as agility chair for the upcoming Feb 2012

trial. Sue thinks she has enough volunteers for the Trial Committee as well!

* Rick recommends that the September Agility Trial be cancelled, as entries are

poor and it will be losing money for the club, in addition Denise Thomas no

longer wants to do it due to low entries. Agility competitors are attending

outdoor trials in fewer and fewer numbers in favor of the indoor trials. Rick

suggests using the site and the dates in the future for a local Dog Fun Days,

demos, responsible dog ownership or something , promoting dogs and the club in

our area.

Class & Training Coordinator: Regina VanScoy

Most classes are planned to resume in September, Regina is waiting to hear from

Denise, Deb Gaeta and Beth Mills with their start dates and times.

More brochures are needed listing the classes that we offer and who to contact.

Beth Mills said she would look into having another 50 brochures printed up and

contact Regina.

Old Business

*Club Logo Tee Shirts

If you have paid for a tee shirt and have not picked yours up, please contact

Karen Williams to get your shirt.

*Leslie McDivitt Control Unleashed Seminar

Rick has heard nothing back from Leslie to reschedule. Refunds are done. If by

chance we do hear back from Leslie and the program gets rescheduled, there is a

list of people in the Seminar folder who were accepted as working teams that we

could use.

NEW BUSINESS

*A Responsible Dog Day will be held at the club building on Saturday Sept 24th,

2011. This will replace our usual event at the Garlic Festival for this year.

The Garlic Festival Organizers have decided not to allow any pets on the

premises this year as they had problems apparently last year with some visitors

leaving dogs in cars and apparently there was a vendor who was also selling some

of their dog’s puppies at their booth.

Bring your dogs, we will arrange for demos, educational materials and club

information to be available for any that attend. Advertisements will be done in

the paper, radio and via flyers. Contact Sandie with any ideas you may have for

the event. A suggestion was made to have perhaps a Bake Sale as a fund raiser

or something of that nature.

*Rick announced his resignation from the club for the time being for personal

and family reasons. He has agility equipment he will offer for sale if the club

would like to purchase. He will make a list and price and send via e-mail.

New Members:

Denise Bunk - 1st reading. (Present)

Theresa Carey - 2nd reading (Not Present) Theresa was voted in as a new member

by the OKC membership.

Welcome Theresa!

Brags:

None

There being no further business, Jim Senefelder made a motion to adjourn and

Bunny Vandeveld seconded.

Motion was carried and Meeting adjourned at 8:39 PM.

Following the close of the meeting, an educational presentation was given by

Jim Senefelder on the origin and history of the Cocker Spaniel.

Respectfully submitted: Karen Williams - Secretary

September 20, 2011

The meeting was called to order at 7:34 pm by Deb Gaeta. The minutes from the

Aug 16, 2011 meeting were presented. The minutes were accepted and approved by

the membership as presented with no amendments .

Officer Reports:

President –

Deb Gaeta informed the membership that according to the Bylaws, two signatures

were required on checks, therefore we will need to continue with two signatures

on checks unless an amendment is made to the Bylaws and filed with AKC.

A Vice President will need to be appointed by the Board to hold the position

until elections are held in November. A brief special meeting of the Board will

be held immediately following the General meeting this evening.

Secretary -

Recommendations of the nominating committee were distributed to the membership

and announced.

The Nominating Committee recommendations are as follows:

President: Sandie Holly

Vice President: Deb Gaeta

Secretary: Karen Williams

Treasurer: Sue Cooper

Membership Secretary: Beth Mills

Board of Directors: Jim Senefelder, Jennifer Wolbert, Regina VanScoy, Amy

Thomson

All members will be notified via e-mail following tonights meeting. Members may

make additional nominations at the October meeting as long as the individual

being nominated is in agreement with the nomination and is willing to serve in

the position they are nominated for. If the person nominated at the October

meeting is not in attendance at the meeting, the person making the nomination

must present written agreement from the person being nominated stating that

they are willing to accept the nomination.

Treasurer –

Report attached

Committee reports:

Conformation: Sandie Holly Chairman

Nothing new to report. Next years STAC will be Father’s Day weekend, save the

dates!

Agility: Sue Cooper Chairman

*The September Agility Trial in Allegany September 9, 10 and 11, went very well.

Sue and Denise Thomas received a lot of positive feedback with many exhibitors

desiring that this trial be continued. Sue spoke with Denise Thomas who

expressed that she enjoyed doing this trial and would be willing to do it again

next year if the club wished to continue. Sue reports that although the trial

did not make much money for the club it did not lose money either, this included

Denise charging her full regular rate and not the reduced rate she had done for

the trial last year. Sue is willing to serve as trial chair for next year again

and OKC will head forward with plans to continue the trial in Allegany for

September 2012

Class & Training Coordinator: Regina VanScoy

Class contacts have been brisk since the article appeared in the Olean Times

Herald regarding classes held by OKC. The Puppy Stars and CGC classes are almost

full, New brochures describing OKC classes have been printed and distributed to

various locations. Copies were given to members at the meeting to distribute and

post in various locations in their areas.

It was noted that prospective class participants be directed to contact Regina,

not the individual class instructors.

Old Business

*Club Logo Tee Shirts

If you have paid for a tee shirt and have not picked yours up, please contact

Karen Williams to get your shirt.

* Linda thanked everyone who contributed for the raffle baskets at the September

Agility Trial, a $300 profit was made from the raffle.

NEW BUSINESS

*A Responsible Dog Ownership Day will be held at the club building on Saturday

Sept 24th, 2011. This will replace our usual event at the Garlic Festival for

this year. Sandie is asking for any ideas for activities at the event.

Refreshments will be served, along with informational handouts, demos of rally,

agility, obedience, meet the breeds, face painting by Jen Wolbert. All members

are encouraged to attend and bring their dogs. An ad will appear in the Olean

Times Herald for the event on 9/21, 9/22 and 9/23.

*Karen Williams presented an idea for the club to sponsor a Pet First Aid course

which would be open to participation by club members and the public. This would

be the 8 hour PetSaver Program presented by Kim Sauer through PetTech. The cost

$99 per person for club members and $119 per person for non members. $20 of the

fee for non members is returned to the club by Kim as a way of offsetting

expenses and fund raising. Included in the training would be CPR, First Aid, how

to recognize and handle the top 10 pet health emergencies as well as other

aspects of health care and assessment and includes the PetSaver Handbook and a

certificate upon successful completion of the course. Members were in agreement

with proceeding with looking into setting up the course. Karen agreed to handle

arrangements and will notify everyone of dates, anticipating late October or in

November sometime before Thanksgiving while it is still a bit warm in the

building.

*Jim Senefelder suggested appointing a Librarian and a Library upgrade for our

clubs reference books and resources. Jim reports that Amy Thomson has

volunteered to serve as Librarian. Amy was not in attendance at the meeting to

consult.

* There was general discussion regarding the Letter To The Editor in the Olean

Times Herald in which an individual stated she saw someone hitting a dog about

the face at the Agility Trial in Allegany. Various members presented their

feeling on whether a letter should be written in response or not. It was put to

a vote and there were 8 votes in favor of a letter in response and 9 votes

against a letter in response. There will be no letter submitted to the editor

responding to the individual mentioned above. It was decided that the OKC would

however submit a Letter To the Editor addressing Responsible Dog Ownership and

our clubs involvement, presenting some positive promotion of the club and it’s

activities to the public.

New Members:

Ken Kirschner: 1st reading (present at meeting)

There being no further business, Jim Senefelder made a motion to adjourn and

Beth Mills seconded.

Motion was carried and Meeting adjourned at 8:40 PM.

Respectfully submitted: Karen Williams - Secretary

OCT 2011

Present: Deb Gaeta, Amber Hebert, Sandie Holly, Nancy Klick, Jackie Maxwell,

Beth Mills, James Pesce, Jim Senefelder, Linda Senefelder, Ken Taft, Amy

Thomson, Bunny VandeVelde, Karen Williams

Excused: Karen Benson, Sue Cooper, Chris Mazon, Laura Mills, Linda Siago, James

VanScoy, Regina VanScoy, Deb Zientek

Guests: Rebecca Kirchner, Sarah Benjamin

The meeting was called to order at 7:30 pm by Deb Gaeta. The minutes from the

Sept 20, 2011 meeting were presented. A motion was made by Jim Senefelder and

seconded by Ken Taft to accept the minutes as presented. The minutes were

accepted and approved by the membership as presented with no amendments .

Officer Reports:

President –

No Report

Secretary -

Notification has been received from AKC that the Feb 2012 Agility Trial has been

approved the dates have been set for February 3, 4, and 5, 2012 in Edinboro.

A renewal application has been received for the September Agility Trial for a

corresponding date in September 2012.

Treasurer –

Report attached. There was a question raised as to what the $2.00 Bank Fee was,

it is believed that this is a new monthly charge by the Credit Union. A motion

was made by Jim Senefelder and seconded by Amy Thomson to accept the treasurers

report, all members in favor, report accepted as presented.

Committee reports:

Conformation: Sandie Holly Chairman

Presented new proposal to have a Best Junior Handler $100 prize award for the

2012 STAC show, this $100 cost will be split 50/50 with CVKC. The award will

need to be in the form of a gift certificate as cash awards may not be accepted

by Junior Handlers. The fee for Junior Handling/Showmanship will be reduced to

$10 and entry will be free if the Junior Handler has a dog entered in the

regular classes. A motion was made by Sandie Holly and seconded by Jim

Senefelder to accept both proposals, motion carried.

Sandie also reported that the rent for the STAC show site has been reduced by

$5,000 for 2012. The Chautauqua County Fairgrounds is also working on a grant

from Purina to fund the building of a new building which will be available for

use for the STAC show if/when it goes through

Agility: Sue Cooper Chairman

Absent, no report

Class & Training Coordinator: Regina VanScoy

Amy Thomson reported that she and Denise are doing classes on Thursdays

scheduled to continue through 12/15 including Scent Works, Agility Intro and

CGC. CGC evaluation is planned for 12/15. Discussion ensued regarding offering

TDI testing along with CGC on the same evening and offering it for outside

participants. Beth Mills agreed to set up TDI testing on 12/15 to coincide with

the CGC testing. The TDI testing will be advertised on the TDI network website.

Plan to run 12/15/11 from 6 PM to 9 PM

Deb Gaeta reported Puppy STARS on Sunday has 13 puppies participating and it is

going well and Beg Agility also on Sunday is ranging from 4 to 6 participants.

Nominating Committee: Linda Senefelder Chairman

The recommendations and suggestions of the Nominating Committee were presented

by Linda Senefelder as follows:

President: Sandie Holly

Vice President: Deborah Gaeta

Secretary: Karen Williams

Treasurer: Sue Cooper

Membership Secretary: Beth Mills

Directors: Jim Senefelder, Jennifer Wolbert, Amy Thomson, Regina VanScoy

Also suggested were the appointment of committee chairman for 2012/2013 as

follows:

Conformation Chairman: Sandie Holly

Agility Chairman: Sue Cooper

Publisher/Website: Linda Siago

Training/Class Coordinator: Regina VanScoy

Further nominations were opened to the membership, there were no further

nominations or recommendations from the floor.

A motion was made by Deborah Gaeta ro close nominations, seconded by Ken Taft.

All in favor, motion carried. There will be no further nominations and elections

will take place at the November General Meeting, scheduled for November 15, 2011

at 7:30 PM

Old Business

*PetSaver Pet First Aid Class is moving forward to take place on Nov 5 from 9 to

5. There are 10 participants signed up so far. Plan to offer coffee, tea, cider

and bagels in the AM and the club will purchase pizza at lunch time for

participants. Karen will contact the OCEAN Times Herald to submit an article to

advertise the program to the community.

*Responsible Dog Ownership Day went well. There were not a large number of

attendees but those that attended seemed to enjoy it. There were a couple of

attendees who applied for membership. There was general discussion regarding

having the program again next year at the Club Building. If invited back to the

Garlic Festival perhaps do just a Meet the Breeds and informational booth there

as well.

*The suggestion of appointing a Librarian which was brought up at the last

meeting was reviewed. Amy Thomson is willing to serve in this capacity,

suggested she will make a registry of books available and monitor sign outs and

returns. Books may be borrowed only by members. Suggestions for books to

consider purchasing are welcome. Amy will begin by making an inventory of what

we have to better be able to determine what the club might need or what

additions might be beneficial. The appointment will be made official by the new

president after elections in November.

NEW BUSINESS

*James Pesce brought up a suggestion to make changes in the Constitution

regarding “members in good standing”. There was general discussion regarding the

interpretation of members in good standing according to the current By Laws.

There was concern that notification of Board by members to be “excused” were not

always being relayed. A suggestion was made to resume the practice of listing

members present and members excused as part of the official minutes. Currently

these records are maintained by the membership secretary. A motion was made by

Jim Senefelder and seconded by Linda Senefelder to include the names of members

present and members excused as part of the minutes. All in favor, motion

carried.

It was also suggested that a committee be established after elections to review

and update the By Laws.

*Beth Mills proposed looking into the purchase of new Agility equipment for the

club including regulation weave poles, 2x2 training weaves, jumps, tunnel,

table, wheels or some mechanism for moving the A-Frame. Beth will look into

prices and bring back for th November meeting.

*STAC Show Speakers, CVKC has requested speakers for inside the building. James

Pesce will get a quote and let OKC know to determine if they would be willing

to share the cost.

* Obedience & Rally Judges Seminar, James presented a proposal for OKC to join

in sponsoring the seminar with CVKC and KCNF. The cost is $2000 to be split 3

ways. The program is presented by a rep from AKC and is something that judges

are required to attend. It would also fulfill one of the requirements for the

clubs Compliance Requirements for 2012.It was proposed that the Seminar could be

held in the Obedience/Rally Building on Thursday and Friday as the building is

not in use on those days for showing.

A motion was made by Sandie Holly and seconded by Bunny VandeVelde that the OKC

partner with CVKC and KCNF to sponsor the judges seminar for 2012. All in favor,

motion carried.

*General Discussion: James Pesce brought to the attention of the club that AKC

is considering allowing performance clubs to send delegates to AKC Board

Meetings which they currently do not have. There are a lot of performance clubs

and with that many new voting delegates it could create many changes in the face

of AKC as we know it. It isn’t really fair or balanced that Performance clubs

which participate in and support a great deal of AKC activities and events

currently have no voice in AKC .

AKC is also considering breaking into 11 Groups from the present format of 7

Groups for Breed Shows.

New Members:

Ken Kirschner: 2nd reading (not present)

Denise Hatch: 2nd reading (not present)

A motion was made by Ken Taft to approve the memberships of both Ken Kirschner

and Denise Hatch, seconded by Amber Hebert. All members voted in favor. Ken and

Denise will be notified of their status as new OKC members by the Membership

Secretary. Welcome Ken and Denise!

Sara Benjamin: 1st reading (present)

Brags:

*Sandie Holly: Stanberry received one point toward his Championship in August

and one point in September!

*Deb Gaeta: Paris finished her NA title 17 seconds under course time at the OKC

Trial in Allegany last month!

*Beth Mills: Bree has earned a Therapy dog title and may now add the initials

“THD” after her name!

*James Pesce: Took second place in the Freestyle class over 20 other groomers

from international competition at the Groom Expo in Hershey, Pa September 2011

There being no further business, Jim Senefelder made a motion to adjourn and

Bunny VandeVelde seconded.

Motion was carried and Meeting adjourned at 8:59 PM.

Respectfully submitted: Karen Williams - Secretary

November 15, 2011

Present: Gina Baker, Theresa Carey, Sue Cooper, Deb Gaeta, Sandie Holly, Ken Kirschner, Nancy Klock, Beth

Mills, Ken Taft, Amy Thomson, Bunny VandeVelde, James VanScoy, Regina VanScoy, Jennifer Wolbert

Excused: Denise Barber, Wayne Cooper, Chuck Holly, Jackie Maxwell, Chris Mazon, James Pesce, James & Linda

Senefelder, Laura Shumaker, Linda Siago, Karen Williams

Guests: Sarah Benjamin, Rebecca Kirchner, Theresa Carey, N. Gaye Redpath-Schaper, K. Sue Stevens, Michelle

Remmile, Cindy Graham

The meeting was called to order at 7:35pmby President Deb Gaeta. The minutes from the October 18, 2011, meeting

were presented. A motion to accept the minutes was made by Bunny VandeVelde and seconded by Regina VanScoy

- Approved.

President – No report

Secretary – Absent

Treasurer – report attached – Savings Balance $26,566.52; Checking Balance $8,560.61.

Agility: Sue Cooper – Our next agility show is the first weekend of February, the 3-5th, in Edinboro, PA at

Countryside Agility. Workers are needed. You may come for one day or multiple days. If you work multiple days,

and will not be bringing a dog, you may stay at Comfort Inn and Suites. Sue will reserve rooms as needed for

workers, contact her if you are coming. Sue will hold an educational seminar at the January meeting to explain the

duties for the various workers needed.

Conformation: Sandie Holly – Our next STAC show, with Conawango Valley Kennel Club, will be June 14-17,

2012, at the Fairgrounds in Dunkirk, NY. Olean Kennel Club’s days are Thursday and Sunday. This is a major

money maker for the club and many workers are needed – Sandie will be asking for workers closer to June. We will

be adding a tent this year to make the rings larger and more accessible.

Amy Thomson reports she has some folks who expressed an interest having a nose works class on Sunday mornings

if this will not interfere with existing classes; Deb Gaeta confirmed this would not be a problem. Her Wed and Thurs

private lessons and classes are going well. CGC/TDI test is scheduled for Thurs, Dec 15th. After that she will take a

break until after the February agility trial.

Sandie Holly is willing to work with anyone who is interested on Monday evenings for conformation handling. She

will work one on one if there are not enough participants to hold a class. Please contact her if interested.

Debbie Gaeta - Puppy STARS graduation is Sunday. Agility will also end on Sunday until after Christmas.

Regina VanScoy has made up more flyers to distribute. She will leave some here and will place more in area

businesses. Instructors are asked to please contact her when your schedules for classes in January are finalized.

Unfinished Business:

Beth Mills presented estimates from four (4) vendors as well as Rick Peters for agility equipment. After some

discussion Sandie Holly made a motion we offer Rick $500 for a set of 12 weave poles, 3 sets of 2x2’s, the Garrett

training video for 2x2’s, and 4 PVC single bar jumps. Theresa Carey seconded – Approved.

Sarah Benjamin – 2nd reading – Voted in as a new member – Welcome Sarah!

Rebecca Kirchner – 1st reading

Sue Stephens – 1st reading

Gaye Redpack-Schaper – 1st reading

Cindy Graham – 1st reading

Annual Election of Officers:

In the absence of the secretary and Vice President, member Ken Taft handled elections as follows:

As there were no nominations from the floor at the October meeting, the following slate of officers, as recommended

by the Nominating Committee is presented for approval:

For President, Sandie Holly – Jim Senefelder moved, Amy Thomson seconded – approved

For Vice President, Deb Gaeta – Beth Mills moved, Sue Cooper seconded – approved

For Secretary, Karen Williams – Sue Cooper moved, Bunny VandeVelde seconded – approved

For Treasurer, Sue Cooper – Amy Thomson moved, Nancy Klock seconded – approved

For Membership Secretary, Beth Mills – Bunny VandeVelde moved, Regina VanScoy seconded – approved

For Board Members at Large, Jim Senefelder, Jen Wolbert, Regina VanScoy, and Amy Thomson – Nancy Klock

moved, Sue Cooper seconded – approved

The Nominating Committee also made the following recommendations for committee appointments:

Conformation Chair – Sandie Holly

Agility Chair – Sue Cooper

Publicity/Website – Linda Siago

Training Class Coordinator – Regina VanScoy

Librarian – Amy Thomson

Hospitality Chair – Jim Senefelder

Incoming President Sandie Holly thanked the Nominating Committee for their work. She is pleased to serve Olean

Kennel Club as president and is excited about the coming year and its events!

It was noted at the AKC has realigned the regions for point schedules again – Olean Kennel Club is in region one.

Amy Thomson – As the newly appointed librarian, Amy has already gotten to work! Current books are cataloged in

list format which was passed around. She would like to increase the number of books in the library and is open for

suggestions regarding topics. There was some discussion about how to proceed, if a specific dollar amount should

be budgeted, etc. Amy will send out the list so members can see what we have and make suggestions so we can get

an idea of what members might like to see added to our resources.

Sandie Holly would like to see a scholarship started up again as was done in the past for an area high school senior

who is planning on attaining a Vet Tec or Vet degree. After some discussion Amy Thomson agreed to lead a

committee to work up guidelines for such a scholarship. Gina Baker, Beth Mills, and Jen Wolbert will assist her.

There being no further business, Bunny VandeVelde made a motion to adjourn and Theresa Carey seconded. Motion

was carried - Meeting adjourned at8:30pm.

Following adjournment, Deb Gaeta ran the Power Point presentation she had prepared a couple of years ago to use as

publicity as many new members have never seen it – thank you Deb!

Respectfully submitted: Beth K Mills – acting as Secretary