A HUGE thank you to the volunteers at yesterday's contest. You were all awesome, and I want to thank Mike McDowell (Showmanship Judge and Head Judge), Beth McClurg (Drive & Athleticism Judge), Ann Geib (Ingenuity Judge), William Rodie (Catch Ratio Judge and Foul Line Judge ), Steven Heeter (Field Setup and Field Judge), Karen Noud (Timekeeper), Melanie Rollor (Registration and Scorekeeping), Robert Johnston (Field Judge and Timekeeping), Kathy McCurdy (Scorekeeping), Tim Geib (Treasurer) and Daina Rollor (Activities Liaison). I'm sure I have forgotten at least one or two people, so I apologize in advance.

I want to specifically thank the competitors for their super attitudes at yesterday's event. Despite the conditions everyone was always on deck and ready to go and very cooperative in all respects. Thank you!

Thank you also to Diana Rollor, Dr. Miller, and the students from the Athens Technical College Veterinary Technology Student Organization (ATCVTSO) who conducted the other activities at yesterday's event. The canine police unit demonstration was very informative, something that I think more of the public needs to be better informed about. Everyone was sorry that the rain restricted spectator numbers so that the ATCVTSO was unable to raise more money in their efforts to fund bullet-proof jackets for the dogs. However, our Club's Executive is already working on some ideas to help them out in the future.