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Upcoming Events 2020 ======================================= The 2020 OIDA General Membership Meeting was held online on December 12. The minutes are posted. ======================================= 2021 ================================================ POSTPONED FROM JANUARY TO AUGUST/SEPTEMBER One Mind Dogs weekend with Beth Hostetter, hosted by OIDA. More information coming soon. |
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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. 
The NADAC VT/Fun Run on January 19 was a busy day with 5 classes run, but Fun was had! Here is a photo of all but one of your new Board. Left to right: Pattie, Renee, Sandy, Linda, Marchand, Sean. Missing is Mary Jo. See the Board Minutes page for a listing of positions and the minutes of Board meetings. ==================================== The local clubs are on holiday break, but you can watch some recent agility events at these links in the meantime, enjoy! AKC: https://akc.tv/watch/7/4105/events/2019-akc-agility-invitational/?ctx=/watch//7/0/event The UK Kennel Club at the Olympia Horse Show: Jumping https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIlhKGL3bu0 Anything but Border Collies (ABC)(!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXxS2MxzJBY Final https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEiQ2qTqnzU ==================================== Great weekend with Beth Hostetter teaching us 8 of the OneMind Dog handling techniques!
================================================ Please go to our new store front to purchase fund raising shirts or tote bags: https://www.bonfire.com/store/orchid-isle-dog-agility/ Adult T-shirts and sweatshirts are available in different styles and colors, and a youth T-shirt is also available. ================================================ Good turnout at Bark for Life event at Liliokulani Gardens in June! 
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