10/14/03 Hi participants I am sure everyone is qualified by now.   So I Thought I would give all of you an update on the nationals. Frank and I went to the Mid-Penn trial this fall and arrived a few days early to check out the cover and hotel and all the other good things. The cover is just perfect. Jim Boone did a terrific job on the cover.  We should have for the first and second series about 75 flags in one direction and the same back. We know that this will be a long way to get in and out so we will have shuttles available to help out and also there is a paved road on one side.  The third & fourth series is only about two miles away from the first which will have a little heavier cover with about the same amount of flags but may consist of  three courses.   Breakfast will be available each morning at the golf course which is located about a mile from the grounds. Lunch will be available on the grounds.  We will have maps at the hotel for training on Friday and to the grounds. Please stay off the grounds until the start of the trial. Remember these are private grounds. Let’s show the owner that we appreciate him letting us use them.  Jason Green, Dennis Hinkleman, Dave Granatir and Mike Shaw will be taking  care of the training sessions. Phesants will be available for $10.00 each. If at all possible please let us know if you are planning to train and how many phesants you would like so we may have a count. You can e-mail Jason at osage495@aol.com.    Tom Crawford from the Hillindale Hunt club has been working overtime on keeping all the birds in good condition. His birds should make for a very exciting competition.   The hotel dos not have a very big area to air out your dogs so you may want to do it before you leave the grounds. Also, the hotel has a very fine restarant and bar and has a wonderful seafood buffet on Fridays don’t miss it. We still need some more items for our silent auction so if you have any items to add please call Karen Koopman.  Also, don’t forget about the Sigarms New Englander over and under shot gun raffle. Only 300 hundred tickets will be sold so if you need tickets call Tim Edwards, Raffle Coodinator at 860-292-1813, don’t get shut out, call today!!     I guess that’s it for now except that everything is going along as planned.  See you in Altoona!!!!! F.T. Chairman:  Edward Faraci

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