Tami Danger, Director MN06                                                               Mike Cunningham, Editor

52670 Acorn Avenue                                                                           13116 305th Avenue

Braham, MN 55006                                                                             Princeton, MN 55371

320-396-2710 fax: 320-396-0330                                                      763-389-1775

tamidanger@hotmail.com                                                                      battlebrook@earthlink.net

                                                           


APRIL 2008 NEWSLETTER

           

Greetings to you all from Battle Brook!  Things are going fairly well around here. Our young horse Roulette is a yearling this spring so Carolyn will have her hands full with training but, we are both looking forward to the challenge. She also had her good horse Payday bred again and we should know in a week or two if it took. Keep your fingers crossed.

           

This has been a very difficult winter/spring for us. We have lost three very close friends, two of whom you probably don’t know because they were friends from our past.  But, one I’m sure you all know.  My dear friend Dave Gow passed away March 12th, the result of a very tragic accident. He was overcome by carbon monoxide fumes while getting his generator ready for the upcoming season. I’m sure that I speak for all of us when I say to Kathy that our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this very difficult time and that together we will get through this and forge ahead. Dave was a wonderful guy who really would have given you the shirt off his back without question or expecting anything in return. Farewell my friend, I’ll sure miss our weekly BS sessions. It really is amazing how many of the world’s problems can be solved in a couple of hours in the barn over a case of beer.

 

Anyway, spring is here (I think) and it’s time to turn and burn again! We start the Dist. 6 season off April 26 & 27 at Rhino Arena followed by 5/10 & 5/11@ Rhino, 5/17 &18 @ Chisholm, 6/7 @ Heidelberger’s in Pine City, 6/21 & 22 @ Aitkin, 6/28 Wishes and More @ Mission Creek, 7/12 @ Mission creek, 8/9 @ Heidelberger’s and finally 8/22 thru 8/24 NBHA State Finals. I have included flyers for the first three shows. The two day show at Chisholm has $1500 added each day so barring any freak snow squalls and freezing temps (remember last year?) it should be a great time. You need to call Rhonda at 218-254-2316 by 5/1 to reserve your stalls.

 

Last but not least, Tami has agreed to stay on as director for 2008. I think that’s great news because she does such a wonderful job but we’re gonna need more help from you not only setting barrels and dragging but with the office as well. She needs to have some extra time to work her young horse so please volunteer as much of your time as you can. Also, don’t forget about sponsors! More sponsors mean bigger paybacks for you and more business for them. It’s a win win situation so do what you can.

 

Well, that’s all I have for now except for this. Please, please, please be careful when working with any kind of internal combustion engine. Carbon monoxide is a deadly killer! We’ve all heard stories about people who have had near misses or who have been killed by this stuff but now we all know someone that it has happened to. Please forgive me for repeating myself but I beg you, don’t become another statistic. Be safe and as always,

 

9/11                                                                      God Bless America

                                                                                   

                                                                                    Mike