Here is the flyer for WRAG’s October 29 race meet:

WRAG welcomes all Whippets and Silkens to come join us for our October meet on October 29th. Since the weather might be a bit colder, we are offering hot chocolate, tea, coffee and bottled water along with the Orange Juice container with donuts for the morning fare.  For the lunch table we have the warming oven full of baked potato’s and a hot pot of chile with shredded cheese.  And maybe a hot dog or two.  Please bring what ever dish that would compliment this menue.   There is camping available please let Jo know if you are planning on camping.  Shade will be available for the paddock area, and over the box’s, if needed.

Location:
Home of Glen and Jo Sowards
2220 Glenwood Hwy
Goldendale, WA 98620
509.773.3876

Registration: All hounds must be registered with NOTRA. To register your hound, submit a copy of the AKC/CKC registration papers to the appropriate person. And then you will turn in a copy of the registration and $2.00 to the race secretary.  Please email Kristen, email address below with any questions.

NOTRA (whippet):  Sue Weilbacher, 136 Gilmore Lake Rd., Columbia IL 62236
NOTRA (other breed):  Tracy Rudzitis?647 6th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215

Although registering hounds on the day of the meet is permitted, it adds to the workload of the race secretary. Registering hounds in advance of the meet is encouraged and greatly appreciated, when emailing entries please be sure to include your dogs registered name and call name.

NOTRA: 350 yards, 4 programs (Whippets)/3 programs (Silkens), drag lure, 4 dog races.

Inspection from 9-9:20 am. Draw thereafter with racing to start by 9:30 a.m.

Entry Fees

Pre-Entries $12 for first entry, $10 for each additional entry same owner, to a maximum of $35. Pre-entries must be received by the Race Secretary by Thursday, October 27th, 10pm. Late and Day-of-Meet Entries $15 each with no discount available.

Send all entries to the Race Secretary(Kristen) at knelson2005@gmail.com

Please remember, google mapping information is included on the calendar as a courtesy and you should always consider it supplemental to the directions in the actual premium list. For more information about why this is the case, please refer back to 2011 Region 1 News.

Here is the flyer for WRAG’s July 2 race meet:

WRAG welcomes all Whippets, Greyhounds, and Silkens to come join us for our July meet on July 2nd.  Since it is so close to July 4th we will have July 4th Potluck theme.   There is camping available please let Jo know if you are planning on camping.  Just in case of warm weather we have two large cooling pools and a mister for both dogs and owners.  Shade will be available for the paddock area, and over the box’s.  We will supply a large cooler full of ice for your favorite beverage. Cold bottled water will be available too.

Location:
Home of Glen and Jo Sowards
2220 Glenwood Hwy
Goldendale, WA 98620
509.773.3876

Registration: All hounds must be registered with NOTRA. To register your hound, submit a copy of the AKC/CKC registration papers and $2.00 registration fee to the appropriate person:

NOTRA (whippet):                 Sue Weilbacher, 136 Gilmore Lake Rd.,Columbia IL 62236
NOTRA (other breed):            Tracy Rudzitis?647 6th Avenue,  Brooklyn, NY 11215

Although registering hounds on the day of the meet is permitted, it adds to the workload of the race secretary. Registering hounds in advance of the meet is encouraged and greatly appreciated, when emailing entries please be sure to include your dogs registered name and call name.

NOTRA:            350 yards, 4 programs (Whippets)/3 programs (Greyhounds & Silkens), drag lure, 4 dog races.

Inspection from 8:30am  to 9 a.m. Draw thereafter with racing to start by 9:15 a.m. each day.

Entry Fees

Pre-Entries $12 for first entry, $10 for each additional entry same owner, to a maximum of $35.
Pre-entries must be received by the Race Secretary by Thursday, June 30th, 6pm.
Late and Day-of-Meet Entries $15 each with no discount available.

Send all entries to the Race Secretary(Kristen) at knelson2005@gmail.com

Please remember, google mapping information is included on the calendar as a courtesy and you should always consider it supplemental to the directions in the actual premium list. For more information about why this is the case, please refer back to 2011 Region 1 News.

Here is the flyer for WRAG’s June 4 race meets:

WRAG invites all Whippet, Greyhound, and Silkens owners to join us for our next NOTRA meet on Saturday, June 4th. We will be having Oktoberfest in June and providing bratwursts, so please bring a related side dish or dessert to share.

Location:
Home of Glen and Jo Sowards
2220 Glenwood Hwy
Goldendale, WA 98620
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NOTRA:   300 yards, 4 programs (Whippets) / 3 programs (Greyhound/Silkens), drag lure, 4 dog races.

Inspection from 9 to 9:45 a.m. Draw thereafter with racing to start by 10:00 a.m.

Entry Fees:

Pre-Entries $12 for first entry, $10 for each additional entry same owner, to a maximum of $35.
Pre-entries must be received by the Race Secretary by Thursday, June 2nd, 11pm.
Late and Day-of-Meet Entries $15 each with no discount available.

Send all whippet and greyhound entries to Leanne Harrington at  harril3@comcast.net. When emailing entries please be sure to include your dog’s registered name.

Registration: All hounds must be registered with NOTRA. To register your hound, submit a copy of the AKC/CKC registration papers and $2.00 registration fee to the appropriate person:

NOTRA (whippet):
Sue Weilbacher, 136 Gilmore Lake Rd.,Columbia IL 62236
NOTRA (other breed):
Tracy Rudzitis ?647 6th Avenue,  Brooklyn, NY 11215

Although registering hounds on the day of the meet is permitted, it adds to the workload of the race secretary. Registering hounds in advance of the meet is encouraged and greatly appreciated.

Please note that all WRAG events are alcohol-free weekends.

Cancelled due to low entries and bad weather.

Here is the flyer for WRAG’s November 20 race meet:

WRAG invites all Whippet, Greyhound, and Silkens owners to join us for our
last meet of the season on November 20th. We will be having a potluck, so
please bring something to share.  If the weather gets bad I will send a
email to everyone who pre-enters on Friday by 5 pm, if we aren’t able to
hold the meet. Please let me know if you would rather me call you when you
pre-enter.  We are hoping for some nice weather that day.

Location:
Home of Glen and Jo Sowards
2220 Glenwood Hwy
Goldendale, WA 98620
509.773.3876

Registration: All hounds must be registered with NOTRA. To register your
hound, submit a copy of the AKC/CKC registration papers and $2.00
registration fee to the appropriate person:

NOTRA (whippet): Sue Weilbacher, 136 Gilmore Lake Rd.,Columbia IL 62236
NOTRA (other breed): Tracy Rudzitis?647 6th Avenue,  Brooklyn, NY 11215

Although registering hounds on the day of the meet is permitted, it adds to
the workload of the race secretary. Registering hounds in advance of the
meet is encouraged and greatly appreciated, when emailing entries please be
sure to include your dogs registered name.

NOTRA:            300 yards, 4 programs (Whippets) / 3 programs
(Greyhound/Silkens), drag lure, 4 dog races.

Inspection from 8:30 to 9:00 a.m. Draw thereafter with racing to start by
9:15 a.m.

Entry Fees

Pre-Entries $12 for first entry, $10 for each additional entry same owner, to a maximum of $35.
Pre-entries must be received by the Race Secretary by Thursday, November 18th, 11pm.
Late and Day-of-Meet Entries $15 each with no discount available.

Send all whippet/greyhound entries to the Race Secretary(Kristen) at
knelson2005@gmail.com .

Here is the flyer for WRAG’s October 30/31 race meets:

WRAG invites all Whippet, Greyhound, and Silkens owners to join us for our
October 30th & 31st race meet. We will be having pot luck so please bring
something to share, the main dish on Saturday will be Chilli with cheese. We
will also be having a bon fire on Saturday night with roasting marshmallows
for anyone who would like to join. Being that it is Halloween, whippets and
their owners are welcome to bring/wear costumes.  There is camping available
please let Jo know if you are planning on camping, or make a note in your
pre-entry email and I will pass it on to Jo.

Location:
Home of Glen and Jo Sowards
2220 Glenwood Hwy
Goldendale, WA 98620
509.773.3876

Registration: All hounds must be registered with NOTRA. To register your
hound, submit a copy of the AKC/CKC registration papers and $2.00
registration fee to the appropriate person:

NOTRA (whippet): Sue Weilbacher, 136 Gilmore Lake Rd.,Columbia IL 62236
NOTRA (other breed): Tracy Rudzitis?647 6th Avenue,  Brooklyn, NY 11215

Although registering hounds on the day of the meet is permitted, it adds to
the workload of the race secretary. Registering hounds in advance of the
meet is encouraged and greatly appreciated, when emailing entries please be
sure to include your dogs registered name.

NOTRA:            300 yards, 4 programs (Whippets) / 3 programs
(Greyhounds/Silkens), drag lure, 4 dog races.

Inspection from 8:30 to 9:00 a.m. Draw thereafter with racing to start by
9:15 a.m. each day.

Entry Fees

Pre-Entries $12 for first entry, $10 for each additional entry same owner,
to a maximum of $35.
Pre-entries must be received by the Race Secretary by Thursday, October
28th, 11pm.
Late and Day-of-Meet Entries $15 each with no discount available.

Send all whippet/greyhound entries to the Race Secretary(Kristen) at
knelson2005@gmail.com

Here is the flyer for WRAG’s July 24  race meets:

WRAG invites all Whippet and Greyhound owners to join us for our July 24th(make-up) race meet. We will be having pot luck so please bring something to share, the theme is All American Picnic(i.e. hot dogs, hamburgers, salads, etc).  Plus if you want to you can bring your suits, the pool is open for the season.  Just a reminder any children have to be supervised by their parent. There is camping available please let Jo know if you are planning on camping.  Just in case of warm weather we have two large cooling pools and a mister for both dogs and owners.  Shade will be available for the paddock area, and over the box’s.  We will supply a large cooler full of ice for your favorite beverage. Cold bottled water will be available too.

Location:
Home of Glen and Jo Sowards
2220 Glenwood Hwy
Goldendale, WA 98620
509.773.3876

Registration: All hounds must be registered with NOTRA. To register your hound, submit a copy of the AKC/CKC registration papers and $2.00 registration fee to the appropriate person:

NOTRA (whippet):                 Sue Weilbacher, 136 Gilmore Lake Rd.,Columbia IL 62236
NOTRA (other breed):            Tracy Rudzitis?647 6th Avenue,  Brooklyn, NY 11215

Although registering hounds on the day of the meet is permitted, it adds to the workload of the race secretary. Registering hounds in advance of the meet is encouraged and greatly appreciated, when emailing entries please be sure to include your dogs registered name.

NOTRA:            300 yards, 4 programs (Whippets) / 3 programs (Greyhounds), drag lure, 4 dog races.

Inspection from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. Draw thereafter with racing to start by 9:30 a.m. each day.

Entry Fees

Pre-Entries $12 for first entry, $10 for each additional entry same owner, to a maximum of $35.
Pre-entries must be received by the Race Secretary by Thursday, July 22, 9pm.
Late and Day-of-Meet Entries $15 each with no discount available.

Send all entries to the Race Secretary(Kristen) at knelson2005@gmail.com

Please feel free to cross-post.

Here is the flyer for WRAG’s June 5/6  race meets:

WRAG invites all Whippet and Greyhound owners to join us for our second race meet of the season!! We will be having pot luck on both days so please bring something to share, the theme is BBQ Picnic(i.e. hot dogs, salads, etc). Plus if you want to you can bring your suits, the pool is open for the season.  Just a reminder any children have to be supervised by their parent.  We will also be having a campfire on Friday & Saturday night, be sure come join the marshmallow roasting contest.

Location:
Home of Glen and Jo Sowards
2220 Glenwood Hwy
Goldendale, WA 98620
509.773.3876

Registration: All hounds must be registered with NOTRA. To register your hound, submit a copy of the AKC/CKC registration papers and $2.00 registration fee to the appropriate person:

NOTRA (whippet): Sue Weilbacher, 136 Gilmore Lake Rd.,Columbia IL 62236
NOTRA (other breed): Tracy Rudzitis?647 6th Avenue,  Brooklyn, NY 11215

Although registering hounds on the day of the meet is permitted, it adds to the workload of the race secretary. Registering hounds in advance of the meet is encouraged and greatly appreciated, when emailing entries please be sure to include your dogs registered name.

NOTRA: 300 yards, 4 programs (Whippets) / 3 programs (Greyhounds), drag lure, 4 dog races.

Inspection from 9:00 to 9:30 a.m. Draw thereafter with racing to start by 10 a.m. each day. Start time may vary depending on field conditions (frost)

Entry Fees

Pre-Entries $12 for first entry, $10 for each additional entry same owner, to a maximum of $40.
Pre-entries must be received by the Race Secretary by Thursday, June 3rd, 9pm.
Late and Day-of-Meet Entries $15 each with no discount available.

Send whippet entries to the Race Secretary(Kristen) at knelson2005@gmail.com
Send greyhound entries to Ann Fessenden at windwoodinbc@gmail.com

If you enter and are unable to make it, please call 509.773.3876  or 541.914.1176.

Camping overnight is allowed. Water on site. Some electrical hookups may be available. For information on local motel accommodations, please contact Jo Sowards at 509.773.3876

Directions:

From Portland/South
Take I-84 east to Hood River, exit 64 White Salmon.
Cross bridge to Washington and make a right on WA-14
Follow WA-14 for 10 miles to the Klickitat Hwy WA-142
Follow WA-142 for approx. 25 miles, make a left on Glenwood Hwy (between
mileposts 24-25, just after a right turn, also called Glenwood-Goldendaleroad)
2220 is 1.6 miles on the left – look for a board fence and NOTRA signs.

Alternate Portland/South directions:
Take I-84 east to Biggs exit, US-97.
Cross bridge (97 north) to Washington and follow 10 miles to Goldendale.
Take the WA-142/Broadway exit and follow for approx. ten miles to Glenwood Hwy.
Make a right on Glenwood Hwy and follow directions above from there.

From Seattle/North:
Take I-90 east to I-82/US-97 south.
South of Yakima, take the US-97 turn off to Goldendale.
Take the WA-142/Broadway exit and follow for approx. ten miles to Glenwood Hwy.
Make a right on Glenwood Hwy and follow directions above from there.

Here is the flyer for WRAG’s April 17/18th race meets:

Correction – This meet will be whippets only.

WRAG invites all whippet and Greyhound owners to join us for our first race meet of the season!!

Location:
Home of Glen and Jo Sowards
2220 Glenwood Hwy
Goldendale, WA 98620
509.773.3876

Registration: All hounds must be registered with NOTRA. To register your hound, submit a copy of the AKC/CKC registration papers and $2.00 registration fee to the appropriate person:

NOTRA (whippet): Sue Weilbacher, 136 Gilmore Lake Rd.,Columbia IL 62236
NOTRA (other breed): Tracy Rudzitis?647 6th Avenue,  Brooklyn, NY 11215

Although registering hounds on the day of the meet is permitted, it adds to the workload of the race secretary. Registering hounds in advance of the meet is encouraged and greatly appreciated.

NOTRA:            300 yards, 4 programs (Whippets)/3 programs (Greyhounds), drag lure, 4 dog races.

Inspection from 9:00 to 9:30 a.m. Draw thereafter with racing to start by 10 a.m. each day. Start time may vary depending on field conditions (frost)

Entry Fees
Pre-Entries
$12 for first entry, $10 for each additional entry same owner, to a maximum of $40.

Pre-entries must be received by the Race Secretary by Thursday, April 15th, 9pm.
Late and Day-of-Meet Entries
$15 each with no discount available.
Send entries to the Race Secretary at harril3@comcast.net
If you enter and are unable to make it, please call 509.773.3876  or 425.255.7288.

Spaghetti Feed Potluck lunch on Saturday – please bring a dish to complement spaghetti!
Bring your own/potluck lunch on Sunday

Camping overnight is allowed. Water on site. Some electrical hookups may be available. For information on local motel accommodations, please contact Jo Sowards at 509.773.3876

Directions:

From Portland/South
Take I-84 east to Hood River, exit 64 White Salmon.
Cross bridge to WAchington and make a right on WA-14
Follow WA-14 for 10 miles to the Klickitat Hwy WA-142
Follow WA-142 for approx. 25 miles, make a left on Glenwood Hwy (between mileposts 24-25, just after a right turn, also called Glenwood-Goldendale road)
2220 is 1.6 miles on the left – look for a board fence and NOTRA signs.

Alternate Portland/South directions:
Take I-84 east to Biggs exit, US-97.
Cross bridge (97 north) to Washington and follow 10 miles to Goldendale.
Take the WA-142/Broadway exit and follow for approx. ten miles to Glenwood Hwy.
Make a right on Glenwood Hwy and follow directions above from there.

From Seattle/North:
Take I-90 east to I-82/US-97 south.
South of Yakima, take the US-97 turn off to Goldendale.
Take the WA-142/Broadway exit and follow for approx. ten miles to Glenwood Hwy.
Make a right on Glenwood Hwy and follow directions above from there.

Here is the flyer for WRAG’s November 15 November 14 race meet:

Last Confirmed NOTRA of the Season in the Pacific NW. Don’t miss your last chance to run the oval in the NW in 2009!

One day meet, whippets only, 300 yard oval, 4 dog races, 4 programs

Sunday, November 15, Saturday, November 14, Goldendale, WA at the home of Jo and Glen Sowards, 2220 Glenwood Hwy, Goldendale, WA

Inspection starts at 8:30, Roll call at 9:30, draw and racing thereafter

Early entry fees $12 first dog, $11 second dog same kennel, $10 third dog same kennel, $35 kennel fee
Day of entry fees $15/dog, strictly enforced

Early entries must be received by Race Secretary by Friday November 13, 9pm.
Please send entries by e-mail to RS Leanne Harrington harril3@comcast.net

Exhibitor-provided pot luck lunch only – make sure to bring something to eat. Weather permitting we will be having a bon fire with roasting hot dogs and beans, cookies, hot chocolate, and marshmallows

See you there!

Here is the flyer for WRAG’s Oct 24/25 race meets:

Please join WRAG for this season’s last double NOTRA in Goldendale, WA
(WRAG’s November date is a single NOTRA).

300 yards, drag lure, 4 programs, 4-dog races, whippets only

Inspection from 8:30 – 9:30, draw shortly after for racing by 10:00. If
weather conditions make an earlier start desirable, we may do so, so please
provide a contact phone number when you send in your entry.

1st dog $12, 2nd $11, 3rd dog $10, 4 or more kennel mates $35 early entry.
Day of entry $15/dog, no exceptions. Please e-mail early entries to Leanne
Harrington, Race Secretary, harril3@comcast.net, by Thursday, October 22nd,
9pm.

2220 Glenwood Hwy, Goldendale, WA. Contact Jo Sowards at 509.773-3876 for
directions

Pot luck lunch Saturday and Sunday, please bring a dish – prize for best
dish each day!

We’re hoping for good weather, but be prepared for sun, wind and/or rain and
possible cold temperatures, especially if you are camping overnight.

Camping and water onsite; limited electric hookups – first come-first
served.