Last Wednesday evening, a tornadic storm came through here. We were lucky, and no one was hurt, either dog or human. There were trees down on top the kennels, and we were without power/phone, or water for days. Another severe storm hit some areas on Friday. I chose to cancel the GSDC of St. Louis meeting Friday due to the weather emergency. Several thousand people in our area are still without power during one of the hottest summers in St. Louis history. The Governor has declared several counties, and the City of St. Louis disaster areas. Today three people in St. Louis died due to the heat. Yesterday an Ameran UE employee was killed, when he touched a downed power line while reaching into some brush, and another was severely burned, and shocked in another area while trying to restore power. Yes, the bickering on the list in the past few days is rather unimportant when you consider the big picture. As a member of the GSDCA, I have complete trust, and faith in those we elected to govern our Club. I feel we are well represented by hard working people who share my love for our Breed. Thank you to each and every one of you for the jobs you do. Be kind to one another. Marcia Hadley St. Louis http://www.geocities.com/blackoaks3/GODFATHER.html ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================