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Upcoming Events 2021 - Events are starting up again! email us with any questions at orchidisledogagility@gmail.com ================================================ OIDA'S FIRST EVENT SINCE JANUARY 2020 Saturday June 19 at Kukini Field in Mountain view NADAC-Style Fun Run and Video Trial Option Come and play, or just visit, and enjoy once again being in the company of dogs and their people. We need entries back by the 13th. Instructions and information are given on the premium.. If you participate, sign and bring with you this COVID waiver. Any questions - email orchidisledogagility@gmail.com June 25 - 27 Far-Flung Dog Training Seminars July 25 Far-Flung Fun-Run September 4 - 6 OneMind Dogs weekend with Beth Hostetter, hosted by OIDA. September 4 morning: half-day seminar “Focus, Motivation, Enthusiasm, and Drive” September 5 and 6: two-day seminar "Handling Techniques III" More information soon. October 8 - 10 Far-Flung Dog Training Seminars November 6 - 7 AKC Agility Trial sponsored by Hilo Obedience Training Club |
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April 20, 2021 - Message from the OIDA President to OIDA members: Aloha All OIDA'ns: The board is exploring the possibility of hosting a fun match, perhaps as early as May, and would like to gauge member interest in participating. Please reply to this email with yes or no, and comments. The County Emergency Proclamations would apply, which are basically hand sanitizer, social distancing, mask wearing, and a limit of 25 people. The Proclamation: https://coronavirus-response-county-of-hawaii-hawaiicount.... Thank you, Renee Elliott If you want to respond but did not receive the email or are not a member then you can email us at: ORCHIDISLEDOGAGILITY@gmail.com Also, we welcome new members! Membership application forms are available at: http://www.oidahawaii.org/membership.html ==================================== March 27 2021: Future events - the OIDA Board is looking at how to safely start up events again, with the increasing rate of vaccinations on Hawaii Island. Stay Tuned! In the meantime get your agility fix by watching the AKC National Agility Championship this weekend on AKC.tv or ESPN2. ==================================== Note from Treasurer on February 15 2021 - thank you for the donations and new lifetime memberships. The Club is now only $129 down from the checking balance as of December 31 2019. ==================================== Election results - from the OIDA VP via email to members: This is to inform all of the results of the OIDA board election, the Election committee counted votes collected on December 30, 2020. The following positions were open, and each elected officer will serve 2 years.
Happy new year to all ==================================== All active members will have received in the mail, with stamped return envelopes:
Per the OIDA By-Laws ballots must be received within 14 days of the General Meeting to be counted, so make sure to return your ballot by December 26 2020. Write-in candidates are allowed on the Ballot. Please read the letter included with the membership renewal for a special announcement for all paid-up OIDA members. ==================================== The Club will host an online General Meeting in December 2020. You will receive instructions via email on how to join this meeting. Please attend - not only is it a chance to visit, it is your opportunity to nominate candidates for 2021 Board positions. ======================================= Don't forget you can run backyard NADAC agility courses and submit the videos for points towards titles! Mary Jo, Michelle E. and Sandy L. have been doing this and learning a lot as well as having fun. If you want to know more you can email the club at orchidisledogagility.gmail.com. Club tunnels are available to rent! ======================================= COVID-19: During this time of isolation, run some backyard courses! NADAC has designed small-space courses, you can video yourself and your doggie team mate running these and submit them for points towards a title, if the run is clean and you make time. See: https://www.nadac.com/video-run-course-maps/. Below is the "Quarantine" tunnelers course. OIDA is making their tunnels and bags available at $5 per tunnel+bag set for 5 days. Contact us for more info at orchidisledogagility@gmail.com. 
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OIDA t-shirts seen at Crufts UK, March 2020. ================================= Beth Hostetter hard at work teaching us one of the OneMind Dogs handling strategies, February 15 2020. 
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