November 2024 President’s Message
Thank you to all the volunteers that made our 2024 annual show and sale a great success! I am always amazed and grateful to see people come help with all the details it requires to host a sale and show.
Thanks to Debbie Cordis-Weaver and Diana Gross for the silent auction. Thank you to Randi Smith for organizing the sales tables. Thank you to Kris Rigdon for hosting and providing transportation for our judges. Thank you to Noel Clarke, Wayne Smith, Hector Diaz, Fred Hozen, Sharon Mrokowski, Randi Smith, Mari Ann Eirman, Quin Ward, and others for helping with set up and take down. Thank you to our show secretaries, Kris Rigdon, Mary Ann Allen, Paula Hansen, and Randi Smith. Our show stewards were KJ Brown, Mary Ann Buckles, Hector Diaz, Doug White and Wayne Smith. Thank you! Thank you to the Cascade Budgie Society and Mike Dahl for your par in the show. Congratulations to our show winners! Thank you to everyone who showed birds and sold birds. It takes a lot of people to make the show a success. You all did a great job!
We will be electing club officers for the year 2025. You will be receiving a ballot soon. We need someone who is willing to learn how to be the club treasurer. If you might be able to help in that role, please let me know. Ballots need to be mailed by Dec. 10 or returned at our club Christmas Party on Dec. 14.
There will be no club meeting in November. I am leaving soon to show my birds at the National Bird Show in Knoxville, Tn. It is always a highlight of the year for me.
Take care and I hope you can come to the Dec. 14 Christmas Party.
Dan Pitney
Event Calendar
Meeting & Program Calendar 2024
Columbia Canary Club
January 13, 2024 -- Our meeting will focus mainly on evaluating our 2023 show and sale as we begin plans for our 2024 show.
February 10, 2024 -- This meeting will be our bird sale. Details will be in the January and February newsletters.
March 9 , 2024 -- Our General Meeting and program will be 2:30-3:30 pm, followed by refreshments. Mike Dahl will present a program on breeding English Budgies.
April 13, 2024 -- Dan Pitney will present a program on Raising Baby Canaries.
May 11, 2024 -- The program will be 'Raising Turacos' by Scott Golden.
No JUNE Meeting
July Picnic -- There will be a short meeting at the picnic
August 10, 2024 Meeting -- "Raising and Breeding Grass Parakeets" by Wayne Smith
September 14, 2024 Meeting -- Preparing Canaries For Show
October Meeting -- at the Show
No November Meeting
December 14 -- Christmas Party, details to be emailed to members
Monthly Meetings
In 2024, we will continue in person meetings at the Clackamas Community Clubhouse, located at 15711 SE 90th Avenue, Clackamas, OR, on the second Saturday of most months. We will aim to have a Zoom option at every meeting, Zoom instructions will be emailed to all members prior to each month's meeting.
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Board meetings start at 1:30pm. General meetings start at 2:30pm. These meetings, as well as additional club events are included in the Event Calendar below.
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Directions to Clackamas Community Club:
From the South: I-205 North to exit 12 for OR-212 E toward OR-224 E/Damascus/Estacada. Use middle lane to turn right onto OR-212E. Turn left at the 1st cross street onto SE 82nd Drive. Turn left onto SE St. Helens Street. Turn left onto SE 90th Avenue. Destination will be on the left after a right hand curve. Smaller of the two buildings (was once a residence).
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From the North: I-205 South. Take exit 12A to merge onto OR-212 E toward Damascus. Merge onto OR-212. Turn left onto SE St. Helens Street. Turn left on SE 90th Avenue. Destination will be on the left after a right hand curve. Smaller of the two buildings (was once a residence).