ROCKY MOUNTAIN PYGMY GOAT NEWS Volume 1, Issue 2 MARCH 2014 A Word from our Presidency Hello everyone, We wanted to apologize for the cancellation of the club meeting. We were really looking forward to seeing everyone but life just seemed to get in everyone s way. Thanks to everyone for understanding. We are going to try to have a meeting Friday May 9 th about 7:00pm at the Boise fairgrounds. Please submit any ideas or concerns to Scott prior to the meeting so we can put them on the agenda. As we think about what we need to do as a club to get more people involved, we wanted to remind everyone of the fliers that were made for each show and emailed out a few weeks ago. As you sell your babies this spring please try to pass those out and encourage those people to come to the show. We have asked Jodie to include them in the newsletter but if you need a copy please email Teasha and she will get you one. We also think we can get more participation with the RENT A GOAT program. We really think we can bring up our attendance with this idea if we all promote it. If you have someone interested but you don t have a goat they could use please contact Teasha, she will find one they can use. We had Jodie republish the show expense info as a reminder of what it takes to put these shows on and the importance of trying to bring in new exhibitors. Teasha is going to try to keep all of the clubs show info and newsletters posted on her website to help Karen out until she can get the new club website up & going. Just thinking we needed a spot this information could be retrieved until then. We are SO EXCITED to see everyone this spring! We are going to have a fun & fabulous show season! ~Your Presidency Inside this Issue of RMPGA Newsletter A word from our Presidency 1 Meeting Date and SHOW DATES mark your Calendars!! Table Sponsors THANKYOU 2 Officers & Membership Directory 3 Reminder from our Treasurer Show Costs & Why we show!! 4 A Sample Layout of Show Costs 5 Page YOUTH SPOTLIGHTS 6 & 7 Rent A Goat Flier 8 SHOW FLIERS 9 & 10 MEMERSHIP ENROLLMENT DUE ASAP 11 *** Continued on page 2 Rocky Mountain Pygmy 1
The next meeting was rescheduled due to conflicts. The CLUB Meeting will be at the BOISE Fairgrounds MAY 9 th around 7pm. Hopefully, with the advanced notice and it being an actual Show, most will be able to attend. Show dates for 2014 Boise- May 10 th Judges: Linda Colvile & Terry Heath Twin Falls- June 21 st Judges: Karen Crawford & Donna Elkins Logan- July 11-12 th Fun Classes Eve 11th Judges: Matt Burton & Christopher Rowley Boise- Sept 20 th Judges: Denise Fraser & Jennifer Lozoya Looking forward to having a wonderful 2014 Show Season! This year is going to be great!!!!!! THANK YOU RMPGC TABLE SPONSORS A BIG THANKS GOES OUT TO ALL THOSE WHO WERE WILLING TO SPONSOR THE TABLES ASH-ANA ACRES- DOWDY FAMILY LAKE VIEW- HAL ANDERSON LEGACY FARMS- COLWELL FAMILY NORTHERN PYGMIES- HARMON FAMILY PYGMY PETS- CECIL FAMILY SAJE ACRES- JOHNSON FAMILY SBT LIVESTOCK- FISHER FAMILY WEST SUN PYGMIES- LEE FAMILY WILLOW POND- SHELLE FARNSWORTH & LIZ DALEY THANKS AGAIN EVERYONE FOR COMING TOGETHER AND MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR THE CLUB TO PURCHASE NEW TABLES! There is ONE table still available. Sponsor cost is $36.00 Please contact Teasha at westsunpygmies@yahoo.com ASAP if interested Rocky Mountain Pygmy 2
Continued from page 2 2014 RMPGC officers PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT SECRETARY Scott Colwell Teasha Lee Shelle Farnsworth 31593 Apple Valley Rd 1417 N 1500 W 3924 N 2300 E Parma ID 83660 Clinton UT 84015 Filer ID 83328 208-695-0927 801-726-0800 208-751-3464 Scott.mg63@yahoo.com westsunpygmies@yahoo.com willowpondsf@gmail.com TREASURER NEWSLETTER EDITOR Jim Dowdy Jodie Harmon 2890 Holl Drive 3813 Klipstein Rd Eagle ID 83616 Cheyenne WY 82009 208-939-0814 775-388-0480 jimdowdy@cableone.net wyutcowgirl@yahoo.com 2014 RMPGC members Jim & Diana Dowdy Eagle ID 208-939-0814 jimdowdy@cableone.net Colwell Family Parma ID 208-695-3227 karen.legacyfarms@yahoo.com Dan & Dena Cecil Boise ID 208-362-5338 dcecil8252@aol.com Lee Family Clinton UT 801-726-0800 westsunpygmies@yahoo.com Shelle Farnsworth & Liz Filer ID 208-751-3464 willowpondsf@gmail.com Drake Family West Haven UT 801-721-2173 greenheadfarm@hotmail.com Hager Family Meridian ID 208-724-0124 jackie_hager@msn.com Herzog Family Newton UT 435-760-2872 khpicknspray@yahoo.com Hal Anderson Lindon UT 801-785-6430 birdfur@hotmail.com Jacqie Marvich Caldwell ID 208-989-3932 oakrydgebh@q.com Troy & Gina Peterson Vernal UT 435-789-3557 ginap@forpetesakepygmies.com Emily Peterson Vernal UT 435-219-5249 emuhhleep@gmail.com Jeff & Shanna Breeding Kimberly ID 208-733-6183 breedingmom@msn.com Harmon Family Cheyenne WY 307-632-3204 wyutcowgirl@yahoo.com IF YOU HAVE NOT RENEWED YOUR MEMBERSHIP FOR 2014 AND ARE PLANNING TO PLEASE GET IT TO JIM DOWDY ASAP SO YOU DON T MISS OUT ON ANY IMPORTANT CLUB INFORMATION Rocky Mountain Pygmy 3
AVERAGE SHOW STATEMENTS A Reminder from our Treasurer, Jim Dowdy Recap from Last Month INCOME ITEM 2011 2012 2013 Entries $2,083.00 $2,448.00 $1,638.00 Pen Fees Raffle Auction Food - donation box Other - Jim has put these statements together in hopes of making everyone more aware of the costs involved with putting on a show. As you can see it is very expensive. We need everyone's help in finding ways to promote the club and the shows to bring in new members and exhibitors. We also need new ideas on fund raising and getting sponsors for the show. It also would be nice to have one very nice auction item per show and are looking for ideas. We are going to have a fun year and I know that if we all band together we can come up with some fun ideas and get the club back in the black. Make sure to mark your calendars for the meeting in MAY in BOISE!! The more people that can make it the more FUN it will be. Total Income $2,083.00 $2,448.00 $1,638.00 EXPENSES ITEM Barn Fees $416.00 $334.00 $332.00 Barn Rental Security Pen Cleanup Straw Electrical Sanction Fee $253.00 $253.00 $253.00 Judge Fees (judge) Fee Travel - Air Fare Lodging Other - meals, parking, etc. Judge Fees (judge) $1,204.00 $1,236.00 $1,212.00 Fee Travel - Air Fare Lodging Other - meals, parking, etc. Miscellaneous - Insurance Rider $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 Program Printing $10.00 $10.00 $10.00 Show Judge expenses - meals & gas Class Prizes $59.00 $116.00 $85.00 Food Table Other ( ) Total Expenses $1,967.00 $1,974.00 $1,917.00 Show Net $116.00 $474.00 -$279.00 Rocky Mountain Pygmy 4
SHOW STATEMENT Harvest Happenings Sept. 28, 2013 INCOME ITEM AMOUNT Entries $953.00 Pen Fees $243.00 Raffle $81.00 Auction $322.00 Food - donation box $6.58 Other - Lunch $84.00 $ PYGMY PASSION $ Let s see what we can do to Get the $$$$ GREEN $$$$ Why do we SHOW? Let s see Total Income $1,689.58 EXPENSES ITEM AMOUNT Barn Fees Barn Rental $55.00 Security $108.00 Pen Cleanup $126.00 Straw $34.98 Electrical Sanction Fee $253.00 Judge Fees (Karen Crawford) Fee $175.00 Travel - Air Fare $222.80 Lodging $89.27 Other - meals, parking, etc. $18.34 Judge Fees (Kelly Estes) Fee $250.00 Travel - Air Fare $408.60 Lodging $89.27 Other - meals, parking, etc. $35.00 Miscellaneous - Insurance Rider Program Printing $10.65 Show Judge expenses - meals & gas $3.50 Class Prizes $82.57 Lunch $83.94 Other (sticky tags - exhibitor nos.) $14.12 Total Expenses $2,060.04 Show Net -$370.46 Friends, Fun, Awesome Company, Learning Come SHOW with US! Rocky Mountain Pygmy 5
YOUTH SPOTLIGHT Hello my name is Skylar Colwell, and here is a little bit about how I got showing pygmy goats. My first goat for showing was a wether named Rocky Road. He was just right for a six year old showing in showmanship. I used him for showmanship for a couple of years until one day my Mom got a wether she had sold back from a lady, his name was Georgie. He became my new showmanship goat. At first Georgie was hard to walk and just wouldn t cooperate. But my Mom would say just keep working with him and he will get better. So I did. I worked and worked with him until I started showing him all most every show that I could. Georgie helped me and I helped him (by rewarding him with grain) so, we made the perfect team. Not only was he good in showmanship, but he was also great in his wether classes. I started getting ribbon after ribbon and trophy after trophy until he soon became a platinum wether! This summer my Mom is going to give me a doe that is born here. She will be the first goat in my new herd. I hope that I will be very successful in my future goat showing and that I will learn as much as possible to be one of the best. And thank you all for supporting me in my goat showing. Skylar Colwell Rocky Mountain Pygmy 6
YOUTH SPOTLIGHT #2 The Fishers Sage is 13 in the 7th grade. Sage loves to show his goats and pigs at the fair and jackpot shows. He also had the Reserve Champion Pygmy Doe at the Wyoming State Fair and took Reserve Champion Medium/Heavy Weight Hog. Last year Sage won Showmanship with his pig at a jackpot show! Sage also loves to race motocross. Bailee is 11 and in the 4th grade. Bailee also loves to show at the fair and jackpots. Bailee shows pigs, sheep, and goats. Bailee won Grand Champion Goat Showman and Reserve Champion Sheep Showman last year at fair. Bailee had the Grand Champion Pygmy Doe at the Wyoming State Fair. Bailee also loves to race motocross! Taven is 6 and in kindergarten. Taven also loves to show at jackpots and fair. Taven won Grand Champion Doe at a jackpot. Taven shows pigs, sheep and goats in the Pee Wee Division. Taven also loves to race motocross. Rocky Mountain Pygmy 7
WANT TO SHOW AN AFRICAN PYGMY GOAT OR LEARN SHOWMANSHIP BUT DON T HAVE OR CAN NOT HAVE A GOAT? HERE IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO BE INVOLVED AND RENT A GOAT FOR THE WEEKEND. YOU PAY THE ENTRY FEES AND PEN FEES AND WE WILL PROVIDE THE GOAT FOR YOU TO CARE FOR & SHOW FOR THE WEEKEND. THIS IS ALSO THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME LOOKING AT GETTING A GOAT AND WANTING TO MAKE SURE IT IS THE RIGHT FIT. FOR FUTHER INSTRUCTION SIMPLY CONTACT US AT (YOUR NAME, PHONE NUMBER, EMAIL) Rocky Mountain Pygmy 8
SHOW FLIERS * Please Print and SHARE Mark your calendars for the ROCKY MOUNTAIN PYGMY GOAT CLUB MAY SHOWERS Two Judge Show Come Join the Fun MAY 10TH 2014 EXPO IDAHO- Boise, Idaho All EXHIBITORS & NONEXHIBITORS WELCOME This is a great opportunity for anyone seeking more information on Goats For entry forms and more information please contact: Karen Colwell- 208-695-3227- email- Karen.legacyfarms@yahoo.com Diana Dowdy- 208-939-0814- email- jimdowdy@cableone.net Mark your calendars for the ROCKY MOUNTAIN PYGMY GOAT CLUB JUNE JUBLIEE Two Judge Show Come Join the Fun JUNE 21ST 2014 Twin Falls Fair Grounds Filer Idaho All EXHIBITORS & NONEXHIBITORS WELCOME This is a great opportunity for anyone seeking more information on Goats For entry forms and more information please contact: Shelle Farnsworth- 208 751-3464- email- willowpondsf@gmail.com Teasha Lee- 801-726-0800-email -westsunpygmies@yahoo.com Rocky Mountain Pygmy 9
SHOW FLIERS * Please Print and SHARE Mark your calendars for the ROCKY MOUNTAIN PYGMY GOAT CLUB Wasatch Open Two Judge Show Come Join the Fun July 11-12th 2014 Cache County Fair Grounds Logan Utah All EXHIBITORS & NONEXHIBITORS WELCOME This is a great opportunity for anyone seeking more information on Goats For entry forms and more information please contact: Teasha Lee- 801-726-0800- email- westsunpygmies@yahoo.com Denise Drake 801-721-2173- email- greenheadfarm@hotmail.com Mark your calendars for the ROCKY MOUNTAIN PYGMY GOAT CLUB HARVEST HAPPENINGS Two Judge Show Come Join the Fun SEPTEMBER 20TH 2014 EXPO IDAHO- Boise, Idaho All EXHIBITORS & NONEXHIBITORS WELCOME This is a great opportunity for anyone seeking more information on Goats For entry forms and more information please contact: Karen Colwell- 208-695-3227- email- Karen.legacyfarms@yahoo.com Diana Dowdy - 208-939-0814- email- jimdowdy@cableone.net Rocky Mountain Pygmy 10
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION I would like to renew/become a member of the Rocky Mountain Pygmy Goat Club. Please fill out the following enrollment form and return it along with the membership fee to the address below or any club member. Send to: Jim Dowdy 2890 Holl Drive Eagle Idaho 83616 Please make checks payable to RMPGC Name: Address: Phone: Email: Website: CIRCLE CHOICE OF MEMBERSHIP AND INCLUDE THAT AMOUNT WITH YOUR ENROLLMENT FORM $20.00 ACTIVE FAMILY $15.00 ACTIVE SINGLE 2 VOTES 1 VOTE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -(Keep this bottom portion for your records) Rocky Mountain Pygmy Goat Club annual membership dues Amount $ Date PAID: Rocky Mountain Pygmy 11
Babies are Arriving!!! Ready to Play Catcher?? How many of you have Multiple Generations? Its fun to experience!! Jodie Harmon, Newsletter Editor Northern Pygmies 3813 Klipstein Rd. Cheyenne, WY 82009 ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED Rocky Mountain Pygmy 12