Hi folks: We?re getting things ready for our upcoming Specialties and NW Futurity/Maturity. Looks like our weather may be typical for Washington State, complete with 2 varieties of Sunshine! So when packing to come, be sure to bring cloths that you can Layer. Weather forecasts for the weekend are: Friday Jun 17 Saturday Jun 18 Sunday Jun 19 T-Showers T-Showers Showers High 62°F High 66°F High 68°F Low 51°F Low 51°F Low 52°F Chance Precip: 60% Chance Precip: 60% Chance Precip: 50% So, if you?re driving, be sure to bring sun/rain protection ? in the form of EZ-Ups etc. :-) For those of you who are flying, we are pulling out as many of our own EZ-ups to make sure you?ll also have someplace to stay out of whatever version of sunshine Mother Nature decides to offer us. <G> We are announcing that we are moving our raffles to the following order: Friday ? 50/50 draw, Saturday ? Unique Item Raffle, Sunday 50/50 draw. The items range from a dog crate to other useful and unique items, so be sure to bring some extra $$?s for a chance to win!! Additionally, a group of Pacific NW German Shepherd Fanciers will be hosting a Futurity Prep/FUN-Match workout ? 30 minutes after the specialty show on Friday, June 17, 2005. Classes Offered: 3-4, 4-6, 6-9, 9-12, 12-18 and Open Entries will be available during the day at the GSDC of the Pacific NW specialty show. $5.00 for the first entry, $3.00 for additional entries. This FUN non-official affair will be a perfect opportunity for you to showcase your puppies that were too young to attend the futurity or specialties, and a great futurity prep opportunity to work the bugs out of your young dog?s performance the night before the GSDCA NW Futurity/Maturity being held Saturday, June 18, 2005. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================