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Nikki Kemp
1756 65th Street
Garrison, Iowa 52229

January 2008

Happy New Year to All,

I hope everyone is staying warm this winter. In this part of the state we have been fortunate not to have any extended cold spells, but we have had our fair share of snow.

I’m sure most of you have heard about the raffle for the State Show this year, if not, here is the information. We will only be selling 600 tickets, they will be $25 each. Here is a breakdown of the payout

Ticket Drawn	Amount Won
1st	500
50	50
100	500
150	50
200	500
250	50
300	500
350	50
400	500
150	50
500	500
550	50
598	250
599	250
600	3000

As you can see, there are several chances to win, and the worst you could do if you happen to have a winning ticket is to double your money. If you have any questions about the raffle, please e-mail me at webmaster@ianbha.com. I hope to have the tickets ready for distribution by late January or early February.

Now that 2008 is upon us, we can start seeking sponsors full force. We already have one barrel sponsor and one buckle sponsor that have committed for 2008. A reminder that with the State Show being in June instead of August, it is very important to get started on sponsors right away. Also, as we do not have an All-District show before the state show this year, we need all the sponsors we can get. Last year the All-District show profited approximately $2500 that went towards the State Show.

If you have any ideas for potential sponsors, let me know. Some businesses may not be receptive to the idea of a “Sponsorship”, if that is the case, you might approach it as “Advertising” instead. I feel that for our Sponsorship levels, sponsors get a lot in return. I have some membership statistics available if anyone wants them to use when approaching potential sponsors.

In browsing through the most recent membership list, I noticed that there are several people that do not have waivers signed. You could actually not be allowed to compete until you have a waiver signed. I have them available, and they should also be available from the District Directors as well.

Also in looking at the membership list, there are several e-mail addresses that are incorrect. I would like to have everyone’s current e-mail address so that I can contact them in that way, if so desired. If you could e-mail me your current e-mail address, I would greatly appreciate it.

If you ever need to contact me about anything NBHA related, you can e-mail me at webmaster@ianbha.com or call my cell phone at 641-919-8547. I will try to get back you in a timely manner.

Everyone have a safe and warm winter, see you in the spring

Jeff

District 01	District 02
Happy New Year everyone! We hope that everyone has had a great holiday season and will have a blessed and happy 2008. Before we know it, May will be here and our 2008 season will be starting. I am working on the schedule now and we are planning 18 shows for the season. We will use the same six arenas we used last year. Awards Banquet--will be on Saturday, March 1, 2008 at the Anthon Community Center in Anthon, Iowa. The meal will be catered with the cost being $10.00/person and $7.00/kids under 10. There will be an open cash bar. Starting time will be 5pm for the meeting for all our members to attend, with the meal following at 6:00 or 6:30. Awards will start around 7pm or when most people are done with the meal. We are planning on having a silent auction of the table center pieces and will probably have 10 tables set, so anyone that would like to donate any kind of a center piece please contact me as soon as possible, so we know how many we will have. All proceeds will go to next year's awards. We will also have our usual door prizes for NBHA members only so please bring items of any kind for the drawing of names. We will be sending out personal invitations and more info to our members by mail with an RSVP (for the caterer). The RSVP will need to be mailed back by February 10, 2008. We still do not have a person or persons taking over the concession stand. There are entry fee perks at each show where the concession stand is needed and expenses are reimbursed. Please let us know either before the banquet or at the banquet if you will take this on. If we can't find someone to do it we will loose about $100.00 per show where we have our own concessions, which will definitely affect the year end awards. Remember to watch your mail for the banquet invitation. We hope to see you all there and please don't forget to RSVP as soon as possible. Let's pray the weather is good to us this year and we can have it on that date. Again, HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE and see you soon. Cindy	Happy New Year! Awards are being ordered, banquet plans are in the works and our 2007 year end banquet will be here before we know it! We are working on finalizing the menu and buffet costs for the evening. The annual district 2 members meeting will start @ 4pm. Social hour will start @ 5pm with the meal set to begin @ 6pm. The slide show and awards presentations will follow our meal. We are all looking forward to having a great 2008 season! As more plans are finalized, we will get them out too you. Be safe in your travels, where ever the road may lead you! Lynde, Traci & Chris
District 03	District 04
Hello everyone, I hope you are having a safe winter. Please remember to renew your newsletter subscriptions, you get more complete information in the print version than the online version. Our first show is again May 3/4 in Marshalltown co-sanctioned with D2. A personal announcement I would like to make is that Mark and I were recently engaged and will be married late this coming summer, no date yet as I'm trying to work around my barrel racing schedule :) Happy New Year everyone! Dawn	IA DIST 4 2007 AWARDS BANQUET AGENDA DATE SAT JAN 12TH WINTERSET COMMUNITY CENTER MEETING 4PM DINNER 5:30PM AWARDS & PRESENTATIONS 6:15 AUCTION-AUCTIONEER JIM MEYERS DANCE AND DJ TO FOLLOW AUCTION REMINDER EVERYONE BRING A HOT OR COLD DISH AND BRING YOUR OWN BEVERAGE I WILL PROVIDE BAKE BEANS. CATTLEMANS WILL PREPARE RIBEYE STEAK SANDWICHES AND HAMBERGERS. COST ADULTS (12+) $7.00 KIDS (6-11) $5.00 KIDS (5 AND UNDER FREE) RSVP BY JAN 7TH NEED HEAD COUNT FOR THE STEAKS
District 05	District 00
Hello Everyone, We hope everyone had a great Christmas and New year. We are looking forward to seeing everyone at the Banquet. Just a reminder the Banquet is the 27th at noon at Hotel Ottumwa. Reservations are due to Jeanne by the 12th. If you have any questions, please feel free to call us. We are also working on a raffle for the banquet. The schedule should be final at the Banquet. I don't think we have much more right now. Everyone stay warm and we will see you at the banquet. God Bless, Jeanne Veronica and Levi	Happy New Year!!! Hope everyone had a fun & safe holiday. Happy Birthday to Ronda Potts Jan. 20th. See ya down the road. Sabrina & Scot