BORZOI CLUB OF AMERICA, INC.
Telephone Board Meeting – February 24, 1999

The telephone conference board meeting of The Borzoi Club of America, Inc. was called to order by the president, Barbara O’Neill, at 8:30 PM EDST, February 24, 1999. All members of the board were in attendance, except Rhanda Glenn. A quorum was established.

The president thanked outgoing Region Six Governor, Kalen Dumke for her services to the BCOA, then welcomed the incoming Region Six Governor, K.C. Artley.

Minutes of November/98 Board Meeting. A correction was made regarding the date of the annual board meeting which will be held on Sunday, May 23^rd in the PM following the Lure Coursing Trial. A motion was made by Fred Edlin, MD, 2^nd by Marilyn Polsfuss to approve the minutes as corrected. MOTION CARRIED.

Recording Secretary – Shen Smith. Two trophy supported entry applications have been received since the last board meeting: (1) Cudahy K.C., Cudahy, Wi. on 8/14/99. Borzoi judge – Dr. Nina Ross, Sweeps – Marilyn Polsfuss. TSE Chairman – Penny Keiffer. (2) Abilene K.C., Abeline, Texas on 1/29/2000. Borzoi judge – Michelle Billings and sweeps to be determined later. Co-chairs – Terry Steele & Mary Jane DeWitt. A motion was made by K.C. Artley, 2^nd by Pat Murphy to approve both of the TSE applications. MOTION CARRIED. Life Memberships. Members receiving life membership in 1999: Jon & Nancy Reimer, Nadine Johnson and Patricia Wahlig. Deceased members since last board meeting: Donna Moore, Jim Trulock and Phydelma Gillette. Resigned since last meeting: Randal & Madilon Ashley. BCOA Memorial Challenge Trophy. A motion was made by Shen Smith, 2^nd by K.C. Artley to accept the trophy offered by friends of David Breaz for Best of Breed at the BCOA National ASFA Lure Trials. MOTION CARRIED. The trophy will be offered this year (if to be offered for the AKC Trials wording for the trophy will require AKC approval). A request was received from friends of Lyle & Phydelma Gillette for a bronze memorial challenge trophy to be offered for Best of Breed in Lure Coursing for the year 2000. MOTION CARRIED. Memorial Page in National Catalog – A motion was made by Laurie Kasowski, 2^nd by Pat Murphy to provide a page each year in the National specialty catalog in memory of our deceased BCOA members from specialty to specialty. MOTION CARRIED. A motion was made by Kathleen Kapaun, 2^nd by Marilyn Polsfuss to approve the recording secretary’s report. MOTION CARRIED.

Corresponding Secretary – Karen Mays. Letter was received regarding a member who did not pick-up/receive two trophies from the Racine National. After discussion, it was determined that trophies not picked up on the day of the show, or by the end of the specialty week are not the responsibility of the BCOA. Howell Book has requested permission from BCOA to use a photo from the old Interpretation of the Standard, after discussion it was determined that the new Visualization of the Standard should be used for this request. There are only 27 membership pins in stock at this time. A complete report has been presented to the board. A motion was made by Shen Smith, 2^nd by Kathleen Kapaun to approve the corresponding secretary’s report. MOTION CARRIED.

Treasurer – Marilyn Polsfuss – A complete financial report is attached with these minutes. A motion was made by Shen Smith, 2^nd by Alice Reese to accept the treasurer’s report. MOTION CARRIED.

AKC Delegate – Karen Staudt-Cartabona. A written report is attached with these minutes. A motion was made to by K.C. Artley, 2^nd by Kathleen Kapaun to approve the delegate’s report. MOTION CARRIED.

Specialty Coordinator/Vice President – Pat Murphy. Discussion of rescue at the national resulted in a motion by Pat Murphy, 2^nd by K.C. Artley to donate one table in the vendor area for the use of Borzoi Rescue, this table must not be in competition to the BCOA table. MOTION CARRIED. Report was received from Eugene Hill on the 2000 National in Portland, Oregon with breed judge being Christina Rafton, Sweeps/Veteran Sweeps judge being Shen Smith. 1999 National Reports were received from Carol Enz, Show Chairman and Joe Rogers – Hospitality. 2001 National Specialty site selection was discussed with the Fallsview Hotel in Ellenville, NY as the proposed site. After lengthy discussion, a motion was made by Karen Staudt-Cartabona, 2^nd by Pat Murphy to approve the Ellenville, NY site for the week starting Sunday, May 13 – 20^th. MOTION CARRIED. Andy Knapp will be the show chairman for this specialty. The Breed judge has been confirmed and will be Patricia Craig Trotter, with Sweeps/Veteran Sweeps judge – Peter San Paolo. A motion was made by Alice Reese, 2^nd by Marilyn Polsfuss to approve the specialty coordinator’s report. MOTION CARRIED.

Regional Governor Reports. All governor’s have provided reports for this meeting and will be published in the Aristocrat.

Committee Reports

1999 Futurity – Barbara O’Neill. The 1999 Futurity closed on 11/24/98 with 34 new bitch nominations and 30 new litter nominations to date. There has been $2475.00 collected to date. The Futurity catalog will now be incorporated into the regular show catalog. 2000 Futurity – Barbara O’Neill. The 2000 Futurity began on 11/25/98 and closed 11/22/99. To date there are 4 new bitch nominations and 2 litter nominations entered. Standardized Trophies – Barbara O’Neill. All standardized trophies are up to date. Trophy plaques and veteran sweeps trophies have been ordered for the Denver specialty. Specialty Guidelines – Barbara O’Neill. The guidelines will be updated as soon as possible. Judge’s Education Committee – Patti Neale. A Borzoi presentation is scheduled for the Mason-Dixon Dog Judges Association 4/27/99 in Northern Virginia. The Classic City Kennel Club in Athens, GA. has encouraged sighthound entries at their Spring shows on Mother’s Day weekend for some time, I will be presenting the BCOA slide show seminar there for judges and fanciers on Saturday, 5/8/99. Borzoi will be one of the breeds used in the afternoon practicum at the AKC Institute in Orlando, Fl. on 5/18/99. The Judge’s Study Group at the National Specialty in Denver will be held on Friday, May 28^th, and Saturday, May 29^th following the normal format. Patti is currently looking into the slide to video conversion and will have hard information for her next report. Lure Coursing – K.C. Artley. Information on the "top ten" statistics and new ASFA & AKC titles was presented to the Aristocrat for publication in January. An article about AKC National Lure Coursing Trials held 11/21-22, 1998 was also submitted. Medals were mailed to owners for Field Championship published as of the 11/99 AKC Awards and as of the Jan/Feb 1999 Field Advisory News. K.C. attended the AKC Lure Coursing Advisory Committee meeting 11/20/98, in Westminster, Maryland. The committee recommended several rule clarifications to improve the operation of trials. Also recommended - the addition of a veteran stakes and a new title, Field Champion Excellent, to increase participation. The changes have to be approved by the AKC Board of Directors. The ASFA Convention of Delegates will meet in April in Minneapolis. Junior Showmanship – Barbara Tyler Lord. An interview with junior handler Wyatt Delfino was conducted which appeared with a photo of Wyatt and a couple of his dogs. Up to date statistics for junior handlers have been tallied and are submitted for printing in the Aristocrat. Another interview is currently being conducted for the upcoming Aristocrat. Inventory & Medals – Gwen Post. All TSE requests for medals have been mailed out and should have been received by now. There are currently 160 medals in stock. Historian – Laurie Kasowski – Research has been started for the 100^th birthday in 2004. Gerry Hayes, Lena Tamboer, Bonnie Dalzell, Shen Smith, Dick Blodgett & Gwen Post have sent me historic article and photos. Among the items that Laurie is collecting are the BCOA Borzoi columns from the AKC Gazette. If any members would be willing to copy these columns and send them to Laurie they will be reimbursed for their copy expense. Laurie reported the AKC Library was not aware that the Aristocrat is now contained in the Borzoi Connection publication. Barbara O’Neill requested a letter be sent to the Library indicating where the Aristocrat can be found. All missing copies will be sent to the AKC Library for their records. Health Committee – Alice Reese. Health Account balance as of 1/13/99 is $1,452.20. There have been several donations this quarter for the Rosseau prints from Karen Staudt-Cartabona, Rene & David Green, and Ralph & Linda Richardson. Donna Maharan offered prints for sale of which half the sale price was donated to either rescue or health at the buyers request. Donations came to $182.70. Thank you Donna!!! Our appreciation to the following people for their donations: Marina Pearce, Alex Borowsky, Susann Stjernborg, Karen Klein, Joanne Browning and Donna Maharan. Lou Avant, DVM has resigned from the Health Committee…her practice is too busy for the time required on the committee. She will be missed. A special thank you to Lou for her time the past year. The BCOA board accepts Lou’s resignation with regret. Discussion regarding a health committee fund raising committee resulted in the suggestion that Maureen Bardwell, Lita Bond and Barbara Yoon be asked to serve on a newly formed committee. Obedience & Agility Pamphlet – Kathleen Kapaun. Chris Danker and Debra Sharp have completed the first draft of the obedience portion of the pamphlet. They have helpful tips for basic manners training, henceforth selecting any obedience class title requirements and an extensive list of books and videos they consider helpful for training your Borzoi. Suzanne Degi is still working on compiling information for the agility part of the pamphlet. Because Suzanne took over late in the project, Kathleen has extended the deadline for the agility portion, but both sections should be ready for board review by the annual board meeting. Futurity Event Report – Kathleen Kapaun. The 1999 BCOA Futurity will be held on Monday, May 24^th in Denver, Co. This will be the 10^th anniversary of the BCOA Futurity.

Marilyn Polsfuss and Shen Smith have accepted responsibilities for the ring stewarding for this event. Rhanda Glenn is purchasing trophies. Conformation – Jon & Nancy Reimer. The BCOA extends a sincere thank you to Jon & Nancy Reimer who have taken care of conformation statistics for the past five years. Obedience – Edna Ogata. Report was received which will be printed in the Aristocrat. Open Field Coursing NOFCA/NACA – Karen Ackerman. Report was received and will be printed in the Aristocrat. Keeping in Touch – Edna Ogata & Phyllis Brettel. October – January report was received. Fund Raising – Sharon Robinson. This year’s fund raiser project is a Borzoi pillow with 90 being ordered and hopefully ready for the nationals. Visualization of the Standard Sales Committee – Christopher Neale. A complete report was submitted indicating that October and December were the busiest sales months. A total of 61 books were sold since October for a gross income of $602.00. A motion was made by K.C. Artley, 2^nd by Pat Murphy to donate one VS to the North Coast Hound Assoc. library. Yearbooks & Sales/Archives – Barbara Yoon. Since May/98 through December 31^st the total sales for this committee has been $1657.00. Items for the Archives are being donated by only a few BCOA members and several from Canada. An announcement will be forthcoming in the Borzoi Connection for donations, with payment of postage for very heavy items. BCOA Rescue – Barbara Skinner. Financial report from NBRF was submitted for the BCOA review. Discussion of expenses incurred by NBRF in 1998 resulted in several board suggestions for reducing expenses: 1. Discontinue the 888 telephone number as this expense of $2501.00 would be reduce the expenses, and 2. Foster reimbursements/vet expenses of $9,188.75 for individual refunds, travel, hotels, rentals, and vet expenses are also extremely high when you add an additional $1338.85 of vets bills to this amount – the BCOA recommends that paid services should be more volunteer labor and less paid labor. Awards – Kim Horn. 45 BCOA member-owned Borzoi have completed the requirements for the championship title as recorded in the AKC Gazette, issue 11/98-1/99. Medals have been sent to the first BCOA member listed as owner. If members have not received medals they feel they are entitled to, please contact Kim Horn. Publicity Committee – Kalen Dumke. A report of all publicity activities to date was submitted. A motion was made by Kathleen Kapaun, 2^nd by K.C. Artley to approve the committee reports. MOTION CARRIED.

Membership Applicants:

2^nd Readings: Alan & Robin Schemel , Dr Jack Lube & Linda Lube, Joyce Law, Lize Edland, Julie Wassenaar, Suzanne Goodchild, Lynn Marshall, David Russell, Karen Miller & Nancy Hopkins. As no correspondence was received on any of these applicants, a motion was made by Pat Murphy, 2^nd by Marilyn Polsfuss to accept them into membership. MOTION CARRIED.

Reinstatements: Aul, Baker, Barad, Browne, Browning, Carlson, Curtis, Darrow, Denning, Dotsicas, Duncan, Eischens, Eldred, Euser, Ewing, Ford, Freshwater, Gabel, Graff, Green (KY), Green (CO), Gross, Haberkorn, Hlaverson, Hawkins, Hjerling, Holley, Horn, Hug, Hughes, Jemison, Katie Kaltenborn, Kassimatis, C. Kubiak-Zamora, Kush, Lapham, Lord, Lubin, Mateson, Mayberry, McNeil, Meeks, Merendini, Morant, Neale, Nguyen, Ogata, Owen, Peters, Pobst, Probert, Meen/Reeve-Newson, Rosenlund, Scarbrough, Simpson, Skinner, Sullivan, D Thompson, Todd, Vile, Whitehurst, Wilson, F. Wright, Beach, Brandt, Davenport, Hillyard, Meier, Rehberg, Babienko, Barron, K. Cook, Hall, Hemby, Hill, Iwami, Johnson (V), Kelly, Mallonee, McFerrin, Silquero, Sorbie, Swilley, Turchan, Whitlock, Woodail. A motion was made to re-instate the above members by K.C. Artley, 2^nd by Pat Murphy. MOTION CARRIED.

BCOA Drops for 1999

Unfinished Business

Standing-Rules – tabled.
Constitution – A motion was made by Fred Edlin, MD, 2^nd by Pat Murphy to have five classes of BCOA membership nd to drop the associate membership. MOTION CARRIED. Ballots will be prepared for membership vote in the very near future. Up Dating Borzoi in BCOA Logo – Regional governors reported on input from their regions on the proposed redesign of the BCOA logo. Region 1 – only one negative, many positive; Region 2 – 2 yes, 3 no; Region 3 – No input received by board as Rhanda Glenn was not in attendance for this meeting; Region 4 – no submitted input; Region 5 – very little input; and, Region 6 – 12 people have responded with input on the proposed logo up date. A vote of the board on the logos resulted in the selection of logo #3 as up dated logo. Discussion regarding updating number of stars on the logo resulted in a decision to leave rest of the logo as it currently is.

New Business

IRS Audit – The IRS Audit of the BCOA books was completed on 1/18/99 with a report that all record keeping of the treasurer, recording secretary and corresponding secretary is in order and to the satisfaction of the IRS. Discussion regarding the non-profit status resulted in a motion by Shen Smith, 2^nd by Pat Murphy to authorize Marilyn Polsfuss to discuss with a CPA the various methods BCOA can take to reduce the tax liabilities created by a non-profit status. MOTION CARRIED.

Compile statistics for agility to be published in the Aristocrat; arrange for the sending of medals to member-owned AKC Agility titlist; solicit/provide one or more articles on agility per year for Aristocrat publication.

Determine year-end award recipients; arrange for and send award certificates to Top Ten recipients; solicit photos and arrange for production and presentation of awards, publication in the Aristocrat and permanent possession for Historian books.

                    Collect and verify applications for the annual Top Versatility Borzoi Award.

ARCHIVES: - Barbara Yoon

Solicit, collect, store and prepare for presentation when necessary, items that represent BCOAs history of events and activities.

Keep editor informed of updates and any changes in policy; maintain Aristocrat Guidelines; solicit articles and material for the Borzoi Connection as a whole.

BLUE BOOKS: - Shen Smith

Store Blue Books and distribute as necessary.

Arrange for club education at the National Specialty; arrange for and maintain a closed home-page on the Internet, providing BCOA information including, but not limited to, the Borzoi Standard, publications and name and address of the current Corresponding Secretary; arrange for any other educational events or materials as needed; solicit/provide one or more articles per year for Aristocrat publication.

Compile statistics for conformation to be published in the Aristocrat; arrange for the sending of medals to member-owned AKC conformation champions; solicit/provide one or more articles on conformation per year for Aristocrat publication.

Solicit artwork and arrange for manufacture of coverlet/throw/pillow.

Arrange for trophies and hospitality for the Futurity event.

FUTURITY: - Barbara O'Neill - Record keeping, judge balloting and Futurity Show Secretary.

A two year term; arrange for timely articles in the AKC Gazette, keeping in mind that it is distributed to more than Borzoi people and the breed should be presented to the fancy in a favorable light.

Arrange and/or solicit and review articles to be published in the Aristocrat; keep membership appraised of any trends in the health of Borzoi.

Maintain National Specialty and Annual Award recipient photos; arrange for display of Historian books at each National Specialty.

Arrange for production and distribution of championship and title award medals and T-S-E awards; maintain an inventory of medals and awards as well as remaining specialty medallions from National Specialties.

Arrange for material for distribution to judges and BCOA sanctioned events; host judges education seminar at the National Specialty.

Compile statistics for Junior Showmanship to be published in the Aristocrat; arrange for the sending of medals to juniors of BCOA members who have accrued 50 points or more; encourage specialty clubs to provide Junior Showmanship classes; solicit/provide one or more articles on Junior Showmanship per year for Aristocrat publication.

"KEEPING IN TOUCH": - Edna Ogata & Phyllis Brettell

Arrange for a list of life members and long-time Borzoi people for the purpose to brighten, encourage and cheer up someone in need of BCOA support by written communication and greeting cards; compile information for Aristocrat publication, one-half page twice per year.

Arrange for statistics for ASFA and AKC Lure Coursing to be published in the Aristocrat; arrange for the sending of medals to member-owned ASFA and AKC Field Champions; designate an ASFA Delegate; review course plan for National Specialty field trial; encourage BCOA trophy-supported-entry lure trials; solicit/provide one or more articles on lure coursing per year for Aristocrat publication.

Compile statistics for obedience to be published in the Aristocrat; arrange for the sending of medals to member-owned AKC Obedience Title holders; encourage specialty clubs to hold obedience trials; encourage obedience participation; solicit/provide one or more articles on obedience per year for Aristocrat publication.

Compile statistics for open field to be published in the Aristocrat; arrange for the sending of medals to member-owned Open Field Title holders; solicit/provide one or more articles on open field coursing per year for Aristocrat publication.

                    Organize and make available to the Borzoi fancy a pamphlet on Obedience/Agility.

Prepare information for publication in the "Dogs in Review" and other publications as directed by the Board.

Conduit for information between BCOA and the National Borzoi Rescue Foundation.

Maintain and update Specialty Guidelines as necessary.

Arrange for production of standardized trophies and rosettes for the National Specialty; arrange for engraving plates of challenge trophies with winner's name following the specialty.

                    Store, maintain inventory and distribute as needed.

Store, maintain an inventory and distribute as needed yearbooks and yearplates.

BCOA 2000 Yearbook – Barbara O’Neill. Flyers for the yearbook will be available at the National in May.

As there was no further business at this time, a motion was made by Alice Reese, 2^nd by Karen Staudt-Cartabona to adjourn. MOTION CARRIED.   Meeting was adjourned at 12:25 AM on 11/25/99.

Respectfully submitted,

Shen B. Smith
BCOA Recording Secretary
PO Box 175 – Elk Rapids, Michigan 49629
(616) 264-6665
shen@bokhara.com

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