Team Lighthouse News

2003:

  • 11/08-12/03: We have incredible news to report. National Open Field Trial Champion judges Bob Childs and Bob Bullard awarded Lighthouse Reverence (owned by Greg Miller) and Jason the honor of winning the trial. We feel incredibly honored to win this trial, particularly with a dog out of our breeding program. Hearty congratulations to Greg for the outstanding job he did raising and training this dog. Thanks for letting us run him from time to time, Greg, and for letting him go to the National Open! Rev is now NFC FC Lighthouse Reverence!
  • Just got the news that Flask is Midwest High Point Open dog, and Jason took 3rd in the Hogan Award (top Professional handler) standings. Yahoo!
  • 11/01-02/03: What a weekend for Team Lighthouse! Jason took 3 of the Open placements, handling Chopper to 2nd, Lighthouse Reverence to 3rd, and Spiked Moon Pie to 4th! In the Amateur, Norb Jamnik and FC Melchris Amazing Grace took 2nd place! At Ohio Valley, Randy Palluch and FC AFC Raintree’s Lighthouse Fantastic took 3rd in the Amateur, and Matt Sutton and Lighthouse Emma competed in and finished their second puppy stake. Congratulations!!
  • 10/25-26/03: At the Minnesota trial, Brackenbuster Chopper took 2nd, and Brackenbuster Phoebe became an AFC, by winning the Amateur owner handled by Tracie Wilson! Hooray!
  • 10/18-19/03: At the Sportsmen’s Club trial this weekend, Jason & FC Lighthouse Drive Me To Drink took 2nd and Greg Miller & Flushingwing Dark’N Dirty took 3rd in the Open, while Lynn Christen and Sir Jumping Jack Slack took 1st in the Amateur!! Meanwhile, at the Great Lakes trial, it was a Lighthouse Sweep—Upcountry Lighthouse Amos took 1st in the Open (owned by Archie and Carol Hendrick, handled by Bob Sansom) and FC AFC Raintree’s Lighthouse Fantastic took 1st in the Amateur, owner handled by Randy Palluch. Outstanding!
  • 10/11-12/03: Jason won the St. Croix trial with new FC Lighthouse Drive Me To Drink and took 3rd with Brackenbuster Phoebe! In the Amateur this weekend, Tom Stibbe and FC Sophie Rose of Lighthouse SH took a second place. Yay, Tom!
  • 09/27—28/03: Jason won NE Wisconsin with Brackenbuster Phoebe and took 3rd with Spiked Moon Pie MH. CONGRATULATIONS to owners Tracie Wilson and Tim & Anke Lowe, respectively! Further West, Scott Breaux and Doorcreek Mason’s Dixieland Jazz WON the Colorado club’s Amateur! Go, Team Lighthouse!
  • 09/13—14/03: Dave Smith and Ally took 3rd place in the Amateur, while Brad Schindler and Molly took 2nd place in the puppy at the Northern MN field trial! Congratulations!! Jason finished the trial with Chopper and Butchie, and Kevin McGlin finished with Mac, but the judges didn’t choose them for placements. We’re still proud of these boys, as well as the performances of most of the Team for this trial!!
  • 09/06—07/03: Tom Stibbe and FC Sophie Rose of Lighthouse SH earned 2 MH legs, while Bobbie Kolehouse and Crystal finished the JH title and earned one leg towards the SH! Congratulations! And, in Field Trial news, FC AFC Raintree’s Lighthouse Fantastic was owner handled by Randy Palluch to an Amateur win at Mid Penn’s field trial!
  • 08/30—31/03: Another great hunt test: Greg Kane and FC CFC Stoney are one leg away from their MH title! Matt Chromy and Pippin JH passed both days and only lack one leg for a SH title. Joanne Peck and Hillcrest Kenny Can Do passed both days in Senior. Bernie Rupp and Lighthouse Run N Gun and Bobbie Kolehouse & ACS Crystal both earned 2 JH legs. Harry Sentkowski and Auggie finished their JH title and got the first leg on their SH title. Congrats, everybody!
  • 08/23—24/03: Team Lighthouse did a nice job at the NE Wisc Hunt Tests!! Dave Smith and Lighthouse Chocolate Chip, Greg Kane and FC CFC Jazzzes Royal Stone SH, Lynn Christen and Sir Jumping Jack Slack earned MH legs both days! Bobbie Kolehouse and ACS Crystal earned 1 JH leg. Congratulations all around!! In Connecticut Bob and Elsie MacDonald were busy earning JH legs on Lighthouse Samwise (new JH title!) and Woodbine Cottage’s Maggie! We love hearing about everybody enjoying good weather, good friends, and having fun with their dogs!! We’ll try to get some pictures of these handsome folks (and their owners, too!) soon.
  • 08/16/03: A fun time was had by all at the annual Southern Wisconsin Sporting Spaniel Club’s Fun Trial! Team Lighthouse did really well, too. Matt Chromy and Lighthouse Peregrin (Pippin) WON the Open stake, Don VanAcker and Rocky Lane’s Julius WON the Puppy Stake, Scott Breaux and Doorcreek Mason’s Dixieland Jazz (Mason) took 4th in the Open, Jason and Melchris Firefly (Fire) took 2nd in the Puppy, and Greg Kane and FC CFC Jazzzes Royal Stone SH took 4th in the Shooting Dog Stake. Not bad for a very hot afternoon!!

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