TRIAL UPDATES:
Just to let everyone know, I talked to the Bloomsburg fairgrounds and all is good to go for the weekend.
The river is not flooding, the ground is dry right now and the upcoming weather should not impact the flooding.
Who would have thought that flooding would be a problem in the beginning of March !!
Remember that Sunday is Daylight Savings Time so we will lose an hour of sleep.
Sunday AM is going to be VERY COLD. So be prepared.
There will be no food so please bring your own. Also, bring water for your dogs.
I will have snacks and bottle water for workers.
See ya soon
lisa
We will take day of show entries during checkin.
We will beging running TouchnGo at 3PM. When we are done with TouchnGo we will begin Tunnelers
immediately thereafter.
Registration for Friday day of show entries will end at 5. We will most likely be done with TouchnGo by
then and running Tunnelers.
Sat & Sun: Checkin 6:45 & walk thrus 7- General Briefing and 1st dog on the line soon after
Please do not arrive before 6:30 AM.
Day of Show entries will be taken from 6:45 - 7AM.
Day of Show Entries: Friday Classes: We will accept day of show entries for Friday classes at $10 a run.
Registration for Friday classes will end at 5PM.
Saturday & Sunday: We will accept day of show entries for Saturday and Sunday if the trial is not filled at $15 a class.
Day of show entries must be made during checkin time.
TENTATIVE RUNNING ORDER ~~~ SUBJECT TO CHANGE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FRI
TouchnGo
Tunnelers
SAT
Weavers
TouchnGo
Regular
Regular
Jumpers
Jumpers
SUN:
Regular
Regular
Chances
Chances
Weavers
Tunnelers
It is going to be cold this weekend so be prepared. It may rain/snow. The building is not heated so feel free to bring propane heaters.
We also will allow crating in the building.. the more bodies the warmer it will be :)
Please be considerate of your fellow competitors. If you are not watching your dog, please keep them in a crate.
Parking is close to the building so I think many people will be working out of their vehicles. Parking is close to the building.
The bathrooms are across the parking lot...at least they are indoor bathrooms :)
Here is the appromixately breakdown of runs for the weekend: Friday 80 runs: Sat -350 Sun-330.
I am not doing a workers schedule ahead of time for this trial. I am going to try the "sign up at the trial' method.
I will have a poster board for people to volunteer. Please help us out :) we cant run trials without the help of volunteers.
THANKS !!
I will post the dog running orders tomorrow.
Please let me know if you have any questions
Lisa
PS If I send of PDF files for the results, they will not open. It is a software issue.. I have Vista on my computer.... dont know.
Anyway, just wanted to let you know that I know that the PDF files are not opening up. Hopefully this problem will resolved soon.
All the info you need is in the body of the emails.
TRIAL IS closed. We will take day of show entries during checkin.
Confirmations have been sent. if you did not recieve one, please email me at lmsphd@yahoo.com or lmsphd@gmail.com or both :)
The building is not heated. It is a big pole building so may be cold depending on the weather. Crating will be in a building right next to the arena. Parking will be
very close to the building.
LOCATION: 620 West Third Street, Bloomsburg, Pa. 17815
PREMIUM IN WORD: Please note that you can type directly into the WORD and I highly encourage everyone to do so. It makes reading entries so much easier
OPENING POSTMARK DATE: January 8 th
ENTRY DUE DATE: February 18th 2008
Trial Secretary: Lisa Bonker 105 O’Hara Ave Newtonville NJ 08346
lmsphd@yahoo.com (609) 703-4677CLASSES OFFERED: FRI: 1 TG 1 TN
SAT: 2 Reg, 2 Jumpers 1 Weavers 1 TouchnGo SUN: 2 Reg 2 Chances 1 Weavers 1 TunnelersDaily Fees and Package Rates
Each individual round of agility - $12
Each individual round of agility - $12Full weekend package (all 14 runs): first dog: $150– second dog: $145
Full weekend package (all 14 runs): first dog: $150– second dog: $145Saturday & Sunday Runs ( all 12 runs) first dog: $135 second dog: $130
Saturday & Sunday Runs ( all 12 runs) first dog: $135 second dog: $130Junior Handlers: $5 a run for all classes
Junior Handlers: $5 a run for all classesDay of Show Entries:
Friday Classes: We will accept day of show entries for Friday classes at $10 a run until 5PM.
Saturday & Sunday: We will accept day of show entries for Saturday and Sunday if the trial is not filled at $15 a class. (No package deals for day of show entries) Day of show entries must be made during checkin time. Checkin times will be posted to the website. Please email me at lmsphd@yahoo.com the week before the trial to see if we have room for Day of Show Entries.
TENTATIVE REGISTRATION/CHECKIN - SUBJECT TO CHANGE WHEN WE GET CLOSER TO THE TRIAL
Fri: TENTATIVE setup at noon. We will begin Friday classes no earlier than 2PM.
Sat & Sun: Checkin 6:45 & walk thrus 7- General Briefing and 1st dog on the line soon after
Please do not arrive before 6:30 AM.
Day of Show entries will be taken from 6:45 - 7AM.
Day of Show Entries: Friday Classes: We will accept day of show entries for Friday classes at $10 a run. Registration for Friday classes will end at 5PM.
Saturday & Sunday: We will accept day of show entries for Saturday and Sunday if the trial is not filled at $15 a class. Day of show entries must be made during checkin time. Please email me at lmsphd@yahoo.com the week before the trial to see if we have room for Day of Show Entries.
WORKERS: In The Zone Agility consists of a few core friends that put on good down to earth trials. We are not a big club with many members. So please volunteer to work and fill out the enclosed worker form. We truly appreciate all the help we get at trials as we could not put on trials without the help of volunteers. We do have heavy equipment and just the addition of one or two additional volunteers at course change time makes all the difference in the world! We provide water and snacks for workers. If you have questions regarding ‘Trial Jobs’ a detailed description of each job is located at the following web site: http://inthezoneagility.homestead.com/jobs.html. There also is a blank worker form there. PLEASE FILL OUT THE WORKERS FORM. I would like to create a workers schedule before the trial. THANKS !!!!!!!!!!!!
SITE INFORMATION:
Bloomsburg Fairgrounds is an indoor non-heated arena. The running surface is dirt.
No Smoking in the building and always please remember to pick-up after your dogs.
DIRECTIONS:
From I-80:
Take Exit #232 off of Interstate 80, and turn towards Bloomsburg. Follow the Bloomsburg signs (the next ramp you'll stay in the left lane). After the underpass, you'll see signs for the dog show, the site is on your right.
From Route 11:
Follow Route 11 into Bloomsburg. Coming from the North, you'll pass through town and the Fairgrounds will be on your left just at the end of town. Coming from the South, after passing through Danville, just as you enter Bloomsburg, the Fairgrounds is on your right.
HOTEL MOTEL INFO: Double check dog policy when making reservations. Please pick up after your dogs!
Econo Lodge, 189 Columbia Mall Drive, Bloomsburg, Pa. 17815 (570)387-0490 (about 10 minutes away)
Inn at Turkey Hill, Central Road, Bloomsburg, Pa. 17815 (570)387-1500 (about 10 minutes away)
Best Western, 79 Old School Road, Danville, Pa. 17821 (570)275-5750 (about 20-25 minutes away)
Red Roof Inn, I-80 & SR 54, Danville, Pa. 17821 (570)275-7600 (about 20-25 minutes away)
PARKING & RV & CAMPING INFORMATION: Please fill out the form in the premium.
Overnight parking of RV’s will be permitted at the site for Friday & Saturday nights. There is a $15 per night fee and we ask that you arrive before 9:00 PM. There are electric hookups (no dump station), but reservations must be made IN ADVANCE. There are metered showers on site. Please complete the following RV Camping Form and include both the form and your payment with your entry. Contact Lisa Bonker lmsphd@yahoo.com for additional information. Please make checks payable to Bloomsburg Fairgrounds.
ENTRY ACCEPTANCE METHOD & OPENING DATE: Entries with postmarks BEFORE Opening date will not be accepted. Entry postmark date will be the determining factor for entry acceptance order. There is no need to overnight entries.
We reserve the right to refuse any entry. Anyone who is not currently in good standing with NADAC will not be allowed entry into the trial. As noted above, you can type in your entry information using the word premium. If you are not typing the information ( or using a label ) please write clearly..especially your email address. We send out confirmations, show instructions and results via email. Please fill in your dogs jump height. Many people forget to add this information and I usually end up guessing at a height. The software requires both your dogs height at the withers and the jump height in which your dog is entered.If you have changed your email, mailing address, phone number, or any other information, please highlight it on your entry form. EARTHLINK ISP USERS: If your Internet Service Provider is earthlink, please set your email to receive emails from lmsphd@yahoo.com and agility_secretary@hughes.net
REFUNDS: There shall be no refunds for entries withdrawn in the event a dog and/or handler are dismissed from competition, regardless of the reason for such dismissal. Refunds are allowed if requested before the closing date. Refunds after the closing date will be honored only for bitches in season. A $10.00 processing fee per dog will be assessed for ANY refund. No entry fee will be refunded if the trial cannot open or be completed by reasons of riots, civil disturbances, fire, snow, acts of God, public emergency, an act of a public enemy, or any other cause beyond our control.
ENTRY CHANGES: Please read over your confirmations carefully. We all make errors and we will certainily make corrections as long as we are notified prior to the Monday before the trial as that is when scribe sheets and running orders are printed. Accepted entries may be changed up until the Monday before the trial. Email trial change requests to Lisa Bonker at lmsphd@yahoo.com NO CHANGES WILL BE MADE AT THE TRIAL.
BAD CHECKS: Any person who writes a check for “insufficient funds” and/or otherwise a “bad check” will not be allowed to participate in this event until a money order or cashier’s check for the amount of the original check; plus $40.00 is received.
Exhibitors, through submission of entry, acknowledge that they are knowledgeable of NADAC rules and regulations, and agree to abide by all rules in effect at the time of this trial. A copy of the current Exhibitors Handbook may be downloaded free from the NADAC web site: www.nadac.com
MOVE-UPS between days will be permitted at this trial and must be submitted 10 minutes after the last scores are posted.
CLEAN-UP at the show site is a must! You will be asked to leave the site and your scores will not be sent to NADAC if you do not clean up after your dog(s).
EQUIPMENT provided by In The Zone Agility. Rubber on Contacts and Electronic timers.
AWARDS: First through fourth place ribbons will be awarded for each jump height in all categories, levels, and classes (except Chances which has no placements). Qualifying ribbons will be awarded for any qualifying score. We have special ribbons for NATCH, VERSATILITY NATCH, MEDAL, VERSATILITY MEDAL, TRIPLE SUPERIOR (any level), TRIPLE SUPERIOR VERSATILITY (any level), TRIPLE TRIPLE, TRIPLE SUPERIOR VERSATILITY. Please let us know if you earn one of these awards at the trial so we can give you a ribbon, take your picture and post it to our website.
SCORING SOFTWARE: We utilize the Agility Unscrambled program which allows e-mail confirmations and results dissemination. Please help in keeping our costs and your entry fees as low as possible by CLEARLY including your e-mail address on your entry form.
NON-JUMPING Classes: Veteran Handler: Handlers aged 60 years or older may opt to enter Touch N Go and/or Weavers as a Veteran Handler which allows you to receive 10% more standard course time. This division is for handlers only.
NADAC RULES: For more detailed information about new NADAC rules and classes go to www.nadac.com or http://inthezoneagility.homestead.com/nadac.html
IMPORTANT: Please check your dog’s NADAC registration number on your trial confirmation as soon as you receive it; also, please check the copy of the results posted at the trial. You should report any errors to the Trial Secretary immediately.
Please check your dog’s NADAC registration number as well as your results. You should report any errors to the Trial Secretary immediately.If you have an inquiry about your scores, remember that you must write the trial secretary and the trial secretary must contact NADAC with any changes to the trial results as submitted to NADAC.
NADAC no longer hand checks for discrepancies in the records we send them at the end of the trial. Instead, they post the trial results to the files section of the NADACAgility@yahoogroups.com list within two weeks after receiving them from us. The trial results will remain on the list for at least thirty (30) days. Please accept the responsibility to review those results, and check that your registration number and qualifying points, as reported by the club, are correct. You can join the NADAC Agility list and set your settings to “no mail”. You’ll be able to view trial results and find discrepancies (if any) without receiving list mail. Contact NADAC only if your registration number or qualifying results are shown incorrectly on the list. Otherwise, you do not need to do anything.
Levels: Points earned at a higher level of a class, prior to the completion of the lower level title, will no longer be banked by NADAC for future use. As of June 1st, 2006 if a dog earns points in a level of a class that they are not eligible to title in, those points will not be added to the dog's records
