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It’s Going To Be A Big Year!

2025:

More than 30 Competitions to be sponsored.

More money to be donated to worth causes.

Resolutions to be met.

New Events.

MINUTES:

We’re catching up on minutes distribution.

Click to read:

November Club Minutes

December Board Minutes

January Board Minutes

January Club Minutes

ELECTIONS 2025

PRESIDENT – Jane Hammett Bright

VICE PRESIDENT – Carol Dowd

ACTING TREASURER – Carol Dowd

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY – Ellen Pfann

MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY – Marjorie Riddle Watson

RECORDING SECRETARY – Naomi Johnson

BOARD MEMBERS – Brenda Lewis, Kathy Pellerino, Ursula Walsh

AGILITY TRIALS

This weekend, January 17-19, MCKC is hosting an agility trial at Rising Star. The Club wishes all participants fast and clean runs.

Thank You, Sandy Fisher, for all of the work you have done for our club, over the years as the Trial Chairperson for these events. Sandy is Chairing her final Agility Trials for Moore County Kennel Club January 17-19.

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Team Work
Makes The Dream Work.

Thank you, Kathy Pellerino for stepping up for our club as Agility Chairperson. Kathy’s first time as Agility Chair will be at the June 2025 4-Day Trials. We know your kindness, and generous spirit is an asset to the sport and our club. You’re doing an amazing job. And the June Trials will be an amazing experience for you , your committee and the exhibitors attending. Our Club supports your efforts 100%.

CAT & Fast CAT TRIALS – February 7-9, 2025

MCKC is proud present our February Coursing Trials.

Shadow Hill Training Center,

1723 Belford Church Rd, Jackson Springs.

Ari Running With Ball

Three Ways To Enter:

*Premium – Print entry form and mail it in.

*Online – CLICK HERE

*Day Of – Pending run availability.

MEMBERS:

PLEASE VOLUNTEER.

AKC FIT DOG WALKS SCHEDULE

It’s time to dust off those sneakers and plan to meet up in the fresh air with old and new friends and our dogs

Saturday, January 25

Saturday, February 22

Saturday, March 22

Saturday April 19

Saturday, May 11

Sunday, June 22

For More Info,
visit the Fit Dog Page
or Contact Kathy Pellerino

WHAT’S NEXT? Keep Your Eye on the Website and Your Email.

Donation Details

Scent Work Trials March 29-30, 2025

May Picnic

NEXT CLUB MEETING:

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Table on the Green

6:00 PM

EVENTS PAGE

Check out our events page for the most up to the minute activities planned for our club.

Elections 2025

There are many different ways to serve our club. No matter your knowledge, your fit level, your time limitations, let any of these folks know of your interest to help – and we promise not only will we find a job for you, but you’ll have fun doing it too!

Annual Meeting January 15, 2025 – following Members were elected to the Board of Directors:                                         

PRESIDENT – Jane Hammett Bright

VICE PRESIDENT – Carol Dowd

ACTING TREASURER – Carol Dowd

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY – Ellen Pfann

MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY – Marjorie Riddle Watson

RECORDING SECRETARY – Naomi Johnson

BOARD MEMBERS – Brenda Lewis, Kathy Pellerino, Ursula Walsh

December Board Meeting

December 2, 2024 at Sly Fox, Southern Pines

Members in Attendance:

Jane Hammett 

Melissa DeWitt

Ellen Pfann                                     

Carol Dowd

Ursula Walsh

Naomi Johnson

Kathy Pellerino was teaching an obedience class.  Melissa would vote for her.

Jane called the meeting to order.  Naomi read the minutes, moved and passed.  Melissa gave the Treasurer’s report, There is over $123.000 in the new Money market account.  The scent trial made over $5000.  They paid the show secretary $250/day.  Ellen accepted the treasurer’s report. It was seconded and passed.

There was no membership report since Marjorie was absent.

Agility Trials—Ellen said she did not know that Sandy quit—which she did not.

Jane made a motion to change agility trial’s secretary and chair.  Carol said that there would be no changes for January trial at Rising Star.  The new contract would start with the June trial.

Jane said that checks would be payable to MCKC within 3 days of closing—question of mailing all at one time with an attached shortened report, Owner and Dog’s name, AKC number or PAL number.

Melissa described Robin Early’s spreadsheet report.

Melissa resigned as Treasurer.  Carol said she would cover for Treasurer.

Ellen made a motion to have a 4-day Agility Trial at Rising Star in June.  Carol seconded, passed.

Jane said that a new Ag Center is opening in Asheboro.  There will be no RV hook-ups, but it is closer than Lumberton.  There is no date as to when they will open.  It was left that we would look into it.

The topic of Storage Units was discussed.  Aberdeen is $270/month.  Ellen made a motion for renting a storage unit.  It was tabled again.

The November Scent Trial went very well.

Jane said that we needed to sign the contract for the 2025 dog show and pay the deposit of $1100 for the 2026 Dog Show in Lumberton. She also mentioned the person who bounced the check for RV parking last year would not be able to show this year unless payment is made.

Kathy said she would be trial chair for the next Agility Trial.  There was discussion about holding the June Agility Trial somewhere else and renting equipment.  Ursula said she would check with Greg Fountain about renting equipment. 

Naomi made a motion to adjourn the meeting.  Carol seconded it—passed.

Respectfully submitted,

Naomi Johnson

November 2024 Club Meeting Minutes

TABLE ON THE GREEN—November 6, 2024

Members in Attendance:

Jane Hammett 

Myranda Lee

Majorie Riddle Watson            

Kathy Pellerino

Naomi Johnson

Patricia Jugeat

Terry Chumley 

Carol Dowd 

                                                                 

Beth Verner 

Nancy Rawlinson

Cyndi Klepper

Betty Chapman

Ken Shedarowitz

Diane Shedarowitz

Katrina Haskell  

Lynda Green 

Guests:   

Kimberly Bryant

From Myrtle Beach—

Annette Giraud

Judy Dailey

Karen Meacham

Jane called the meeting to order.  She introduced John Kennedy from Cumberland County Animal Services who has been helping with disaster relief for animals affected by Hurricane Helene in Western NC.  He described what they have been doing, what needs to be done, and how we can help.  He gave us names and organizations to call.  He said that Bruce Acres Veterinary Hospital is in charge of Central NC Emergency Operations Centers.

He said they have a mobile adoption unit that can be repurposed for emergencies.

Jane described what she (and MCKC) has donated so far in food purchased from Tractor Supply and taken to the airport—for the mule team and in conjunction with the Salisbury Kennel Club.

Naomi read the minutes from the October meeting.   Marjorie moved to accept as read, seconded and passed.

Marjorie then read the members’ report which included one resignation because of health and moving away.  We also discussed Ellen’s upcoming move to Nebraska which means we will need a new corresponding secretary and website master.

Naomi read the Nominations for next year’s Slate of Officers and Board members.  They are:

President—Jane Hammett

Vice President—Carol Dowd

Treasurer—Melissa DeWitt

Recording Secretary—Naomi Johnson

Corresponding Secretary—Ellen Pfann

Membership Chairman—Marjorie Riddle Watson

Board Members—Brenda Lewis, Kathy Pellerino, Ursula Walsh

Marjorie read the rules concerning officers and board members.

Agility Trial—Ursula said that we need to discuss the January agility trial.  We decided to table it until the next Board meeting. 

Fast CAT will be Halloween weekend.  There were 831 runs at last Fast CAT/CAT meet plus 74 fun runs.  56 titles were given out.  Everyone had a great time.   There is going to be a different organization running the next meet.

Kathy announced there will be a FIT Walk on November 16th at Reservoir Park at 10:00.  All are invited to participate.

Ellen said that the next meeting will be the Christmas party at Valenti’s Italian Restaurant, December 4th at 6:00.  The club will pay for members’ dinners.  There will be a cash bar and there will be a $35 charge for guests’ dinners.

Marjorie requested pledges and/or donations for dog show trophies.  She said to let her know if there is a particular breed or group to which you wish to donate a trophy.

Annette Geraud of Myrtle Beach Kennel Club discussed several changes to the upcoming dog show.  She said that North Eastern Kennel Club is now up and running, and they want to do an “A” Match at the dog show.  There would be one Friday evening after our show and one Saturday evening after the Myrtle Beach Show.   Betty moved to allow North Eastern to do their ”A” Match.  Ursula seconded it and it passed.ne

There will be no charge for parking this year.  There will be a slight extra charge for entry fees. 

Jane said that we need to get more people who will be active to join the club.

Marjorie went over the contributions we made this past year and asked if anyone had suggestions for future donations

Jane asked for brags.  There were many very talented and winning dogs this month.  Congrats to all the winners.

Kathy moved that the meeting be adjourned, Ursula seconded it, passed.

Respectfully submitted,

Naomi Johnson

January Club Minutes

TABLE ON THE GREEN—January 15, 2025

Minutes To be approved at February Membership Meeting:

Members in Attendance:

Jane Hammett  

John Zopatti

Majorie Riddle Watson

Nancy Rawlinson

Cyndi Klepper 

Ursula Walsh
Kathy Scheidemann  
Naomi Johnson
Lynn Bain

Ellen Pfann

Kathy Pellerino

Heather Carnall   

Payton Carnall (minor)

Mary Jo Stockman  

John Stockman      

Carol Dowd 

Katrina Haskell     
Lynda Green
Giselle Engleka   

            

Jane called the meeting to order. 

Ellen read the slate of officers, which were then approved by membership.                                               

PRESIDENT – Jane Hammett Bright

VICE PRESIDENT – Carol Dowd

ACTING TREASURER – Carol Dowd

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY – Ellen Pfann

MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY – Marjorie Riddle Watson

RECORDING SECRETARY – Naomi Johnson

BOARD MEMBERS – Brenda Lewis, Kathy Pellerino, Ursula Walsh

Carol gave the treasurer’s report. 

Jane talked about donations of money and food that the club sent to Western NC. 

MEMBERSHIP:

Marjorie gave the membership report.  There are 66 paid members.  We discussed making Nona Burwell an honorary member and presenting her with a plaque for all of her accomplishments and generosity over the years.  This will be done at a future meeting.

Jane discussed the Vet Tech Program and said that we will have the director tell us about it.  She said hopefully we will have former recipients of the scholarship tell us what they are doing now, whether they are still vet techs and how the scholarship helped them.

CORRESPONDING:

The December Newsletter included a New Year’s ResolutionEllen asked about members’ goals for their dogs, and several members talked about what they hope to accomplish with their dogs.

AGILITY:

Carol gave a report for this coming weekend’s trial.  The trial will be at Rising Star, and Chris Tracy and Sandy Fisher will still be Trial Secretary and Chair respectively. 

Kathy will be Chair at the June trial.  She said she will need 6 people from the club to help.  Ursula said there are hotels in the area that will take dogs.

COURSING

Jane said she needs 5 members to work at the next Fast CAT meet.  She passed a sign up sheet around.  The meet is February 7, 8, and 9.

Kathy gave a report about up-coming FIT walks.  The dates are: 

January 25 Pinehurst Brewery 

February 22  Reservoir Park

March 22  Pinehurst Brewery

April 19  Weymouth Preserve

May  11  Reservoir Park

June 22 Weymouth Preserve

Giselle spoke about the upcoming scent trials.  The next one will be March 29-30 at SCC.  They had the entries filled almost immediately.

Jane reminded everyone that trophy donations for the dog show need to be paid up.

New Business—

Jane said that anyone who wants to be in charge of something, add your name and what you would like to do.  If you are interested in being an officer, learn what the duties are from the present officer.

An instructor for the Vet Tech program will be our speaker at the next meeting.

Ellen mentioned our May 7 meeting will be our annual pot luck picnic and have some sort of seminar with dogs(i.e. dog massage therapy)  at the same time.

Ellen made a motion that we donate $1000 to help with the fires on the  West Coast.  Kathy suggested donating through Best Friends .

Jane discussed donating $2500 to Lumberton Sheriff’s Officer for a K-9 officer.  AKC will follow-up with an additional $7500.  Carol made a motion to donate, seconded, and passed.

Jane also wants to donate a K-9 to the Southern Pines Police Department. 

Ursula made a motion to adjourn, seconded, and passed.

Respectfully submitted,

Naomi Johnson

January Newsletter

January 5, 2025 Issue
So Much To Celebrate!

Welcome MCKC Friends to 2025! The past year can be characterized as a lot of “NEW.”

The club has reached OVER $205,000 in charitable donations since 2010.

The club held our first Scent Work Trials – well-received by participants and so much fun.

We held our first Fast CAT and CAT Trials.

Our Dog Show, long held at the Pinehurst Harness Track, moved to the Southeastern North Carolina Agricultural Center.

A lot of new members joined us.

We started regular AKC FIT Dog Walks.

Let’s work together to make the 2025 Year the Club’s best yet.

MAKE A RESOLUTION – WIN A FREE EGG ROLL

You and your dog are a team! What would you like to accomplish together in 2025?

Share your Resolution with [email protected] and you may win a FREE Egg Roll at our January 15 Club Meeting.

CLICK HERE FOR SOME IDEAS TO GET YOU STARTED
UPCOMING COURSING TRIALS – February 7-9, 2025

Shadow Hill, Jackson Springs. Volunteers will be needed to set up Thursday, February 6, and do varied jobs Friday, Saturday and Sunday, February 7-9.

PREMIUM & ENTRY FORM
CONTACT JANE TO VOLUNTEER
CLUB MEETING – Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Table on the Green Restaurant (Midland Country Club), 2205 Midland Rd, Pinehurst.

5:40 PM – Arrive to order your food at front of restaurant.

6:00 PM Meeting Starts.

Annual Meeting – vote to install 2025 officers and board.

A NOTE ABOUT SCHEDULING.

The General Membership Club Meetings will be held the First Wednesday of every month, unless there is a holiday or big show conflict.

The Board Meetings will be held the last Wednesday of every month, unless there is a holiday or big show conflict.

DECEMBER HOLIDAY PARTY

We celbrated a great year together.

CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS
SCENT WORK TRIAL – November 2024

What a beautiful and well organized event. As usual, the committee did our club proud. The Trials were fully sold out with a waitlist for all levels on both days.

423 Runs

2 Judges

2 Days

This committee has outdone itself. The trials are held at Sandhills Community College, and from start to finish, the event is truly a class act.

Scent Work Trial

November 2024 – Sandhills Community College, Pinehurst.

Many thanks to the Scent Work Committee Members. They are super hard working folks!

The trials were FULLY SOLD OUT – with a waitlist for all levels on both days.

There were 432 Runs

2 Judges

Over 2 Days

Next Up – May 17-18, 2025. Stay tuned!