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Pierre and his enchanting
wife Isabelle showered Lynn with gifts from France, including a
stag’s tooth stock pin and a spectacular photo-essay of French
Hounds and Hunts. We thank them and Virginie for their imagination
and determination, which brought this wonderful adventure to our
doorstep. The Red Rock Hounds now holds a special place in its
heart for the hunting filmakers from France. From a historical
perspective, how lucky are we to have had this opportunity to
speak to the core of France, to learn once again that people who
are of the land, who value nature and comprehend our place in her
greater scheme all are cut from one cloth. We are blessed by our
sport and its ability to remind us time after time that politics
and religion will always take second place at our table when we
share the common language of hunting.
Sixth Annual
Pacific Coast Joint District Meet October 26th -31st
, 2004
It is 2004, and time once again for
the Pacific Coast District Meet, hosted by Red Rock Hounds. Four
days of hunting, with one down day for R&R. If you haven’t
received information concerning the meet from your hunt secretary,
call them today and start rattling the cage! We anticipate hunting
up to five packs of hounds this year: Los Altos, Santa Fe, Santa
Ynez, West Hills and Red Rock. This meet is an important
opportunity to commingle with members from other hunts, to view
hounds in a hunting environment, to share ideas and to grow
through interaction. Make the effort to participate if you
possibly can: not only will you have a tremendous sporting and
social experience, you will be contributing to the ongoing health
of our sport.
Social highlights for this year’s meet include Tuesday night’s
obligatory orientaion/welcome party at our friends’ Lucas and Lisa
Miller’s Loose Moose Saloon. This event is hosted by our Joint
Masters, Scott Tepper and Gayle Horn. Let us thank you in advance,
Scott and Gayle, for your generosity.
And the big shindig, event of the year, not to be missed party
will take place in the home of Howard and Mary Alice Bensen. Many
of your know Mary Alice better as M.A. Johnson, a longstanding
member of the California foxhunting community, and a founding
member of Los Altos Hunt. M.A.’s daughter, Cathy Bodner, whips in
to Lynn Lloyd. M.A. and Howard joined us in Reno four years ago
and have just completed construction of their magnificent new home
overlooking the Columbia Hill/East Peterson fixture. We are very
excited to have M.A. and Howard welcome us for an evening’s
entertainment including dinner and DANCING on Thursday night.
There are several B&B’s and limited stabling in the immediate
neighborhood of the hunt. These rooms and stalls will be reserved
quickly, so get going and make your plans NOW if you would like to
stay in the rural atmosphere of the kennel during the meet. If you
prefer to take advantage of a chance to enjoy Reno, then be sure
and visit down town while you are here. There have been lots of
renovations along the Truckee River - interesting art galleries,
trendy coffee bars, and an inviting river walk. A technical white
water course has been constructed right through downtown, so
anyone interested in observing or participating in kayaking may
want to investigate this. Finally, there are some excellent
theater events going on this summer at the area casino/resorts.
Log on to learn what’s up in Reno:
reno.com
cityofreno.com
renolaketahoe.com
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Niki Arcangeli
We all live in awe of the apparently effortless organizational
skills of our fearless leader, Lynn Lloyd. She never sweats the
small stuff, feels no urge to re-cross her "t’s" or darken the
dots on her "i’s". Let’s face it, Lynn doesn’t make lists or check
them twice, so neither "t’s" nor "i’s" are there in the first
place. HOWEVER, that relaxed, laissez-faire atmosphere is only
possible because of the help behind the scenes that keeps the Red
Rock Ball rolling and allows Lynn to concentrate on what she does
best: hunting her hounds.
In Three Forks, we have been particularly blessed with
managerial wizardry in the form of Nicki Arcangeli, who
orchestrated the entire meet this year. Wondering where the stack
of hay at the fairgrounds came from, or who approached the ranch
land owners to obtain permission for us to hunt two new fixtures?
It was Niki. She and her husband Joe rode at every meet to ensure
our safe negotiation of unfamiliar country. Niki was at the
fairgrounds every morning to check on stabling arrangements and
then lead the convoy of trucks and trailers to that day’s fixture.
Niki looked after the wounded, consoled the weary, and served as a
tireless liaison with local business people, land owners, and
reporters. Nike tracked down hounds and beagles that were left out
and ensured their safe return to their respective masters.
Thanks to Niki, our trip to Three Forks was logistically
effortless.
From everyone involved, here is a heartfelt
HURRAH for NIKI ARCANGELI!
West Nile Update
West Nile
Virus has appeared this summer both in California and Nevada. In
California, as of July 11, 2004, there were 8 confirmed equine and
16 confirmed human cases, all in Los Angeles, Riverside, and San
Bernardino Counties. Virus activity has been detected in sentinal
chickens and mosquito pools in Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange,
Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura counties. All of these are
located in southern California.
Here in Nevada, as of August 1 West Nile Virus
has been detected in multiple species
in 10 of 17 counties. These have been primarily bird and mosquito
populations. However, in the last week of July, there were seven
confirmed equine cases, all in northern Nevada in the
Fallon/Silver Springs area. Confirmation is pending on several
additional equine cases at this time (August 2, 2004). At least 2
of the confirmed 7 horses with confirmed West Nile Virus have been
euthanized. Here is the most important point:
None of the horses so far confirmed to be suffering from
clinical signs of West Nile Virus were vaccinated against West
Nile Virus. To date there have been NO confirmed equine cases of
West Nile Virus in Nevada among properly vaccinated horses.
West Nile Virus is a mosquito-borne disease that causes
inflammation or swelling of the brain and spinal cord. Since its
discovery in New York in 1999, the virus has spread rapidly across
the country, infecting horses, birds or humans in nearly every
state in the U.S. Approximately one in three horses that become
clinically ill with West Nile will die or be euthanized.
Clinical signs of West Nile Virus infection in horses include
stumbling, partial paralysis, depression, muscle weakness or
twitching, loss of appetite, wandering or circling, inability to
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