Warmest congratulations to our newly elected Regional Director, Avery McLeod, and sincere thanks to our outgoing Regional Director, Vernon Staack, for his many years of dedicated service. ASFA could not function without dedicated volunteers in these important positions. THANK YOU!

I’m still working on some stylistic changes to the Region 1 site. Unfortunately I’ve got limited time and have several projects I’m juggling, so this will take longer than expected, but the good news is that while the design may be rather generic, the site and all its content are fully functional, so carry on using it as THE information source for all things Sighthound Performance in the Pacific Northwest.

A few things I wanted to bring to everyone’s attention as we embark on a new season…

Hard Copy Premiums

At this point, there is no more hard copy mailing list for event premiums. All premiums are available electronically on this site, and if you haven’t already, you can sign up for email or RSS updates to receive notifications when new ones are posted, and download those of interest to you.

Hard copy premiums are only available by request to the appropriate event secretaries for the various events. We understand that some people really do need hard copies, but especially in this economy, most people are selective about which events to attend and most hard copy premium lists end up unused in the recycling bin. If you need hard copies for events you wish to attend, by all means request them directly, but not sending them in bulk will help clubs save precious time, money, energy and resources. Thanks for your understanding.

Event Locations and Directions

The Calendar (powered by Google Calendar) includes, by default, mapping information to the event locations. All events listed on the calendar include at least the city and state in which an event is scheduled. If the premium or flyer includes a specific street address, I include that too. The mapping features are very handy tools to generate directions to the events from your doorstep.

However, two things to keep in mind when using the Google mapping features:

1. Sometimes they are not accurate! Most of the time they are, but as with GPS systems, sometimes the location and directional information is incorrect, so it is best to be mindful and use your common sense when following them.
2. Sometimes the street address of a location doesn’t accurately refect the actual entry to the field. For example, the Roy Polo Field property is a corner property, with the entrance to the field off of 8th, and the street address on 288th. If you use the street address, you’ll end up in the driveway of the property owner’s house on the far end of the property. Following the directions in the premium list leads you to the correct entrance to the field and to the appropriate parking area.

The mapping features are provided as a courtesy and should always be considered as supplemental to the specific directions included in the premiums and flyers.

Thanks for all your continuing support for the Region 1 site. Here’s wishing all of you a great year with your sighthounds – run safe and have fun!