TRIAL STATUS: !
PARKING: As long as the ground is not muddy, you can park close to the ring. Otherwise, parking will be along the driveway. There is a creek where the dogs can swim.
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:
ENTRY DUE DATE: or 400 runs a day (350 jumping runs), whichever occurs first
2010 In The Zone Agility of IL Grand Champion !!!
ITZ of IL will be offering trials in IL during 2010. We will be keeping track of all scores from all ITZ of IL trials and at the end of the October ITZ of IL Mechanicsburg trial, we will be awarding an ITZ 2010 Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion. The prize for each is 1/2 price ITZ entries for one dog for 2011. Scoring will be the total number of NADAC points the a dog earns during all ITZ of IL trials in 2010.
2010 ITZ of IL Tentative Trial Schedule
march 20 21 plainfield Il
march 26 27 28 manhattan il
april 17 18 manhattan il
may 21 22 23 mechanicsburg il
june 11 12 13 manhattan il
june 18 19 20 mechanicsburg il
sept 10 11 12 manhattan il
oct 8 9 10 manhattan il
oct 15 16 17 mechanicsburg il
HOTEL INFORMATION: Please double check dog policy. PLEASE be a responsible motel guest!! Pick up after your dogs. Don’t leave your dogs unattended and bring sheets to put on the beds.
La Quinta Inn Chicago Matteson 5210 W. Southwick Drive Matteson, IL 60443 708) 503-0999 About 20 minutes away. Decent neighborhood.
La Quinta Inn Chicago Tinley Park 7255 W. 183rd Street Tinley Park, IL 60477
Phone: (708) 633-1200 About 20 minutes away. Good neighbordhood
Super 8 Motel 9485 W. 191st St. Mokena, IL 60448 (708)479-7808 About 20 minutes away. Good neighborhood.
Baymont Inn - 708-633-1200 (dogs in smoking rooms only), 7255 West 183rd St. (183rd & Harlem Ave.), Tinley Park IL 60443 About 20 minutes away. Good neighborhood
Abe Lincoln Motel - 815-469-5114 (mom and pop motel) 10841 W. Lincoln Hwy. (Rt. 30), Frankfort IL 60423 About 15 minutes away. Good neighborhood.
Red Roof Inn - 815-741-2304 1750 McDonough St., Joliet IL 60436 About 20 minutes away. Not the best neightborhood. Many have stayed there with no problem, but if I had a choice, I would go to the above hotels first.
There is limited RV Parking and tent camping allowed on site. No hookups or showers are available. Please email Lisa at lmsphd@yahoo.com if you are interested in camping on site.
CAMPGROUND:
Enchanted Shores 1101 W Wilmington Rd Peotone, IL 60468 (708) 258-6040
DIRECTIONS: a detailed map is available for downloading on the website.
Interstate 294 East to Interstate 80 West to Interstate 57 South and then:
Interstate 57 –Take the Monee-Manhattan Road Exit # 335
Proceed west for 9.4 miles to Kankakee St. If you get to the 4th stop sign, you have gone too far.
You will stop at Harlem Ave, Center Road (School and Golf Course on the Corner), and Route 45 (LaGrange Road, Gas City on the corner). If you come to the 4th stop sign, Cedar Road you have gone too far. Once you have crossed Route 45, start watching for the crossroad sign for School House Road. Kankakee Street is the next street AFTER School House Road and there only is a small sign which says Kankakee.
Turn Left (only direction possible) and follow Then – below.
Interstate 55 –
Take the Arsenal Road Exit # 245 and proceed east 10.4 Miles to Highway 52.
Turn Right on Highway 52
Proceed south 1.3 miles to blinking light and turn left onto North Street (this turns into Manhattan Monee Road). Gallaghers Pub is on the corner. If you pass the post office on your right or Anna McDonald School on your right, you have gone too far. Do not speed through Manhattan.
You will stop at one stop sign, Cedar Road, continue on Manhattan Monee Road.
Turn right on Kankakee St. (2.3 Miles). There is only a small sign on the corner and follow Then – below.
Interstate 355 south-
To Route 6 (It is the exit before I-80 the last exit) Go (left) east on Route 6 to Cedar Road. Turn South (right) on Cedar Road. You will be on Cedar Road around 10 miles. You will go through New Lenox. Turn left (east) on Manhattan Monee Road (Stop sign) Turn Right (South) on Kankakee St and follow THEN- below.
Then –
Once you are going South on Kankakee Street, Proceed 1.1 miles until you come to a cement bridge.
Turn Left to cross over the bridge and bear to the Right.
The Trial Site is at the only house after the cement bridge on the right side of the street (.3 miles from the bridge). There are 2 red barns and the trial is behind the barns.
For those of you near I355, it is open to I80 now. Here are directions:
Interstate 355 south-
To Route 6 (It is the exit before I80-the last exit) Go (left) east off of off Route 6 to Cedar Road. Turn South (right) on Cedar Road.
You will be on Cedar Road around 10 miles. You will go through New Lenox. Turn left (east) on Manhattan Monee Road (Stop sign) Turn Right (South) on Kankakee St and follow THEN- below.
Then –
Once you are going South on Kankakee Street, Proceed 1.1 miles until you come to a cement bridge.
Turn Left to cross over the bridge and bear to the Right.
The Trial Site is at the only house after the cement bridge on the right side of the street (.3 miles from the bridge). There are 2 red barns and the trial is behind the barns.
FACILITY ADDRESS:
26450 Kankakee St Manhattan, Illinois
FOOD & WATER: No water. Robin will probably grill and donations go to Cattle Dog Rescue.
