November 2008 Newsletter
Tammie Kear, district director
tkear@verizon.net
309 385-2335
Greetings to all:
The year-end awards were held on November 15
after the show at Blackhawk College. I want to
thank Donna Irvin for the use of the classroom.
It was a great place to be inside and warm and
provide us with ample room to have a small
gathering. If you have any suggestions for 2009
NBHA year-end awards or have a suggestion for a
place to have the year-end awards, please voice
your opinion. I am open to everything.
By the way, a total of $1150 was spent on 2008
NBHA year-end awards and food.
Heres how it went:
Top 3 district 04 point earners each earning a
free NBHA membership for 2009:
Jim Hankins
Vicky Nutter
Betsy Hartmann
MVP – Most Valuable Person: Pete O’Rorke
Pete had $100 sponsorships for the
state show
Pete sold a business card for the
newsletter (the Diamond G business card)
Pete volunteered his time at 10
shows helping with the tractor driving, the gate
or setting barrels. Thank you Pete!
VMY – Most Valuable Youth: Cody Hancock
Cody volunteered his time at 7 shows
Thank you Cody!
A big thank you to these companies and people
for donating to the year end award prize
giveaways:
Farnam – gift bag and coupons (for
more coupons check out farnam.com)
Nutrena –coupons for feed (**see
note)
Wrangler –3 mens shirts, 1 ladies jean jacket,
and 2 gift certificates for 3 pairs of jeans
Straight Arrow – for the mineral ice
and the spray away shampoo sprayers
Best Cob – 5 bags of pelleted
bedding
Vanessa Jo Kear – 2 sets of polar
fleece leg wraps
IL 04 – 2 rubber ties and the rope
halter
2008 NBHA Year End awards:
Norfield magnetic hock boots –
Derek Diedrich
Lasered 1” stainless barrel stirrups –
Larry Stevens
Pete O’Rorke
Jim Hankins
Chuck Springer
Vicky Nutter
Molly Johnson
Cody Hancock
Heather Urban
Professional Choice splint boots –
Jim Hankins
Vicky Nutter
Dawn Hasz
Chuck Springer
IL 04 2008 embroidered fly sheets –
Suzi Roark
Rhonda O’Rorke
Angela Evans
Jessica Lynch
Betsy Hartmann
Molly Johnson
Kylie Beckman
Heather Urban
The biggest surprise of all was the year-end
award presented to me! A
GIANT
thank you to all of you –J
- yep that’s me smiling big time! Absolutely
loved the gift certificates and all of your
thoughts and comments.
There will be some changes for 2009:
1.
To receive any NBHA year-end award you
must have competed in a minimum of four IL 04
sanctioned shows for that year. (this
requirement only pertains to the NBHA awards)
2.
The district 04 points will end as of
2008.
Heres the change for next year:
Money Jar Points:
Every time you receive a check at a IL 04
sanctioned show your name will go into a jar for
that division and that class. There will be 1st,
2nd, 3rd & 4th
division jars for the open, 1st , 2nd,
& 3rd division jars for the senior
and 1st, 2nd, & 3rd
division jars for the youth. For example: if
you were to receive a paycheck in the 3rd
division of the youth at a IL 04 sanctioned
show, then your name would be in the youth 3rd
division jar. The same day you received a
paycheck in the 3rd division of the
open, your name would also go into the 3rd
division open jar. If you would be lucky enough
to get 2 checks in one division in one
class–then you will have your name going in
twice for that class. There will be a drawing
at the 2009 year-end awards from each jar for a
cash prize. One thing: for the cash drawing
you must be present to win.
3.
Please volunteer your time at any show if
you can. Every little bit makes a big
difference.
**Note: the Nutrena coupons were printed with
the wrong date. Please, if you have a
coupon that you picked up at the year end
awards, please change the date to 2009 and write
in OK from Brooke Larson, Nutrena Sales Advisor
(715)
309-9811 cell. If you want a Nutrena coupon for
buy 3, get 1 free, I will have some with me at
the next couple of shows. They are good thru
1-31-09.
Another thing to think about: the monthly
newsletter and the website
The newsletter/website is a good way to let
others in the district see whats going on. Any
money that is made from the newsletter stays in
this district. Making money is the only
way we are able to have decent year end awards.
Please use the newsletter for selling, business
cards, showbills, etc. I will be advertising a
new stallion in 2009. If you have something for
others to see or have something that others may
be interested in, please use the
newsletter/website as it does go to a lot of
people.
Any ideas for making a little bit of money?
These are some tentative shows for next year:
Blackhawk College will have their
jackpot show (s) in the spring
Diamond G – beginning of May
Pecatonica Fair – August
Rawlings for spring and fall
Ft Madison – something in the works
that may be a combined show with
NBHA districts from Iowa and Missouri – hoping
it could be some
good $$$$
Those of you who will keep showing this fall and
winter and those going to Columbia, Flickerwood,
Memphis, OKC, and Double G – wishing all of you
continued success.
Don’t forget there is one show left on Dec 7 at
Rawlings. Showbills for Double G and Rawlings
are on the website.
Don’t forget the
bulletin board for business cards and the
classified ads.
