T-Bones Annual Membership
Meeting & Election
Letter from Your EKAHA President
Dear Members,
Well, here I am,
and as they say the third time is the charm, elected to serve a third year as
your president for 2010-11. The election meeting was again held at the T-Bones
Stadium in
President – John Simmons
Vice President – Al Wilke
Secretary
– Laurie Warren
Treasurer – Laurie Swicegood
Board of Director – Alan
Clanton – Three year term
Board of Director – Shawn Covert – Three year term
Alternate Board of Director – Susan Duncan
Delegate – Linda Early
Alternate Delegate – Amy Swanson
Again this year
the club sponsored a Tailgate Party before the election and the T-Bones game.
The Friday night T-Bones game was a rainout, so consequently, Saturday was a
double hitter for the T-Bones, and our game got started shortly after 8:00 PM.
But as last year, our Master Chef Sir JR Kendall prepared excellent dogs and
brauts for the thirty five plus brave souls that were in attendance. The
starting time delay of our game, gave us an excellent opportunity to visit, to
get more sun relief from the utilization of our newly purchased club canopy, and
to enjoy the extraordinary refreshments prepared by Past-President Amy Swanson
which, certainly helped us endure the summer heat.
The next club
sponsored or supported events are The Pony Express Show, which will be held
Saturday, September 11, 2010, at
The next Board
Meeting with the newly elected Officers and Board of Directors will be held
September 8, 2010, 6:30 PM, at the TGIF Restaurant at 119th and Roe.
I remind you the Board meetings are usually held the first Wednesday of the
month, at the Hillcrest Christian Church, 115th and Quivira, and are open to the
membership. I encourage you to contact a Board member with your input, or
just feel free to attend a meeting.
I was honored to
serve as your President in 2008-09, 2009-10, and look forward to serving you and
the club in 2010-11.
John Simmons
President EKAHA
816.628.4433
Rainbowarb@aol.com
www.rainbowsendarabians.com
Come with your Family & Friends for a Tail
Gate Party at the T-Bones game!
Saturday, August 14th, 2010
Free Tickets! But you must call and request them so we will
know how many to order.
For T-bones tickets: please email Amy Swanson at
swanson@grm.net or call her cell phone at 816-510-0508. You must request
your tickets by August 7, 2010.
First Base:
Meet in the parking lot for a Tail-Gate picnic at 5:00 pm. (Bring a lawn chair!)
Second Base:
EKAHA Election Meeting for new board members at 6:00 pm.
Third Base:
T-Bones vs. Rockford RiverHawks baseball game. Start Time: 7:05
Home Plate:
A fun event for all!! (Special EKAHA games to be played during the baseball
game!)
Wear your EKAHA T-shirt or buy one there for $12 (Bring your quarters for the EKAHA game.
EKAHA Scholarships Awarded
We are pleased to announce that
the 2010 EKAHA Scholarships have been awarded to two very well qualified young
horse-women. Melanie & Courtney both excel academically and in their involvement
with the Arabian horse. Congratulations to both! The recipients are:
Melanie Ray,
a senior at
Courtney Johnston
who was accepted to the University of Kansas School of Nursing and will be
attending this fall.
The 2010 version of the EKAHA shirt has
arrived!
This new shirt
features our logo of the beautiful Arabian horse and it is available in
an attractive jade-green as a t-shirt or polo shirt. Some sizes are in
stock and an order will be placed soon - so call for availability.
The t-shirt is $12 and the polo shirt is $30.
AHA to Offer Registration Amnesty to Horses Two and Older:
Begins July 1, 2009 and Runs through December 31, 2009
For many years the population of older, unregistered Arabians has been on the
rise.
Sadly, unregistered horses lose their connection to the heritage of the Arabian
breed. Without ever being registered, there is no historical record of their
bloodline, progeny, accomplishments, or even their existence. Horses without a
registration number or certificate are also less valuable and desirable when
being sold. In an attempt to bring these unregistered horses and their owners
into the Arabian community, the Arabian Horse Association will offer a
registration amnesty for horses two and older beginning July1 through December
31, 2009.
If you or a friend owns an unregistered Arabian horse, don’t let this amnesty
opportunity pass you by!
1) Any Purebred registered during this period will receive a $100 discount from
$350 to $250 (member rate).
2) Any Half Arabian/Anglo Arabian registered during this period will receive a
$40 discount from $115 to $75 (member rate).
The AHA Customer Service Staff is ready to help guide you through the necessary
paperwork. Call us at 303.696.4500 if you have any questions or concerns.
Arabian Horse Association
Customer Service Dept.
10805 East Bethany Drive
Aurora, CO 80014
303.696.4599 (fax)
Please note that all registration requirements (as stated in the 2009 Handbook)
must still be met in order for registration to be complete.
EKAHA AT EQUIFEST 2009
Submitted by J.R. Kendall
Headlining the list of clinicians was Craig Cameron who is always a big draw, but this year he added his Extreme Cowboy Race which filled the stands all 3 days. While it is nice to see the stands full, the down side is that no one shops the vendors for 2 hours.
We talked with a lot of potential members and brought back 26 names who requested additional information including the premium list for Border Bonanza.
A big thank you to those who came from the KC area to help in the booth. They include John & Donna Simmons, Laurie Swicegood, Julie Schuman, Sandy Williams and Karrin Huhmann.
The 2010 dates are February 12th-14th and we are already looking forward to being there with yet newer ideas on how to put our best foot forward.
JR