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Next Event - Sunday, May 17th Annual Picnic at Pinckneyville Park Our annual Westie Club picnic is Sunday, May 17 from noon to 4PM at Pinckneyville Park in Norcross (same location as the past several years). As usual, the club will provide the meat and all paper goods. This will include plates, cups, plastic utensils, napkins and tablecloths. Please bring either an appetizer, salad, side or dessert to help fill out the rest of the menu. We will also need drinks, ice and coolers. RSVP to Dee Dee Holmquist with the number in your party, what you plan to bring and if you can help with setup or cleanup. Also, don’t forget to bring x-pens, water bowls etc. for your Westies and chairs for yourselves. We will be under a pavilion so that will help with the shade. Michelle Voight is handling this year's rescue parade. If you plan to participate in the rescue parade, please contact Michelle before May 2. She will need owner’s name, how long they have been with the club, their dog’s name, when they adopted their rescue and whatever “story” they would like to tell about the dog’s past and their life now in their “furever” home. Please register with your information and story by May 2 to Michelle. Don Mallik will be doing the Earth Dog trials again this year. It was lots of fun to see last year! If anyone has ideas for other activities or any questions, please contact me at the above e-mail or phone (770-205-9660). Hope you all can make it. We’re looking forward to seeing everyone! As always, check the newsletter for more information! Picnic Directions From I-285 in Northeast Atlanta Take the Peachtree Industrial Blvd/GA 141 exit (Exit #31). Travel NE on Peachtree Industrial Blvd. for 6 miles (Take the right fork at the split with Peachtree Parkway (GA 141)). Turn right on South Old Peachtree Road. Go 0.4 miles to the Pickneyville Park Soccer Complex on the left. We will be in the large pavilion next to the concession building. Alternate #1: From the corner of Spalding Drive and Holcomb Bridge Road, travel north on Spalding Drive. Spalding Drive becomes South Old Peachtree Road after you cross over Medlock Bridge Road. Continue on South Old Peachtree Road until you cross Peachtree Industrial Blvd. Proceed 0.4 miles and the Soccer Complex will be on the left. We will be in the large pavilion next to the concession building. Alternate #2: From the corner of Peachtree Industrial Blvd. and Pleasant Hill Road, travel south on Peachtree Industrial Blvd. Turn left onto South Old Peachtree Road. Proceed 0.4 miles and the Soccer Complex will be on the left. We will be in the large pavilion next to the concession building. Address: 4707 South Old Peachtree Road Norcross, GA 30092 (770) 840-7696 2009 Meeting Schedule Date Topic Location Sunday, 01/18/09 Pet Grooming Seminar ADOG Sunday, 03/15/09 Earthdog Training Session Canton, Georgia Sunday, 04/12/09 Specialty Show Perry, Georgia Sunday, 05/17/09 Annual Picnic Pinckneyville Park Norcross, Georgia Sunday, 07/19/09 Vaccine Protocols Atlanta, Georgia Sunday, 09/20/09 No Meeting n/a Sunday, 10/18/09 Lure Coursing Demo & Obedience Training Monroe, Georgia TBA Annual Banquet & Auction TBA Meetings: Meetings are typically held on the third Sunday afternoons in the months of January, March, May, September, October and November. After a brief business meeting, experts in a variety of dog-related subjects speak to the group. The atmosphere is relaxed and informal. Most times our Westies join us. Door prizes and other fun are part of each meeting, too. Guests are always welcome! Directions to ADOG (formerly Dogwood Academy) Training Facility: Take I-285 to Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, (It is on the northeast side of the I-285 perimeter, just west of I-85). Go South on PIB toward Atlanta for about one mile; turn right onto Green Industrial Way (next to an Acura car dealership on right hand side). ADOG is at the end of the street in the turnaround. Meeting Times: Typically Board Meetings begin at 1:00 pm with the General Meeting beginning at 2:00 p.m. and end around 4:00 p.m. What to bring: Chair for humans in your party and a leash or a crate or x-pen (with a mat underneath) for your Westie friend. Also please bring materials to clean up after your friend and any dog treats or water that you believe they will need. Background Music - "Loch Lomond" midi file sequenced by Barry Taylor