Kansas City Chinchillas
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2010 EMPRESS NATIONAL SHOW
March 5th, 6th, & 7th, 2010
57th ECBC Standard Live Animal Show
46th Mutation Live Animal Show
5th Combined ECBC International Dressed Pelt Show
LaQuinta Inn
800 South Meridian
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1 405 942-0040
Reservation Code: ECBC Chinchilla
Room Rate: $64.80 plus tax (This block of rooms with this rate will be held until February 12, 2010. Book early to avoid disappointment.)
Airport shuttle service to the hotel is available from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
JUDGES: Jim Ritterspach - Ohio
````````Dick Bradford - Arkansas
````````Joe Brown – Oklahoma
Show Chairman: Bill Hatfield (918) 527-5630
Registration Chairperson: Mona Hatfield (918) 527-5630 [email protected]
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday, March 5th, 2010
Registration of animals and pelts….5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Deadline for turning in all registration paperwork is 10:30 p.m.
All entries must be caged or on pelt boards by 10:30 p.m. In the event of a delayed flight or emergency, notification must be made to the registration chairman BEFORE 10:30 p.m. in order to obtain an extension of this deadline.
Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Grooming………………………………………………………5 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.
Combined Pelt Show………………………………………9 a.m. SHARP!
Lunch……………………………………………………………Time to be announced. Lunch of sandwiches, chips, drinks, side dishes, and desserts will be provided on site for $5 per person to allow ranchers to socialize and to keep the show on schedule. OR you may lunch on your own.
Standard Live Animal Show...Immediately after Pelt Show
Social Hour………………………………………6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Beer and wine will be provided. Mixed drinks may be purchased at the LaQuinta bar.
Banquet…………………………………………7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Wear your fanciest ball gown or your jeans and cowboy boots. Whatever makes you feel good. Dinner will be catered by Rib Crib and will include sliced brisket, boneless chicken, pulled pork, ranch-style beans, potato salad, and peach cobbler.
Sunday, March 7th, 2010
Grooming………………………………………………5 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.
Mutation Live Animal Show……………………9 a.m. SHARP!
Lunch…………………………………………………Time to be announced. Same as Saturday.
Mutation Show Awards Presentation…Immediately after the show
SILENT AUCTION WILL CLOSE 30 MINUTES FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF MUTATION SHOW.
ULTIMATE LIVE ANIMAL RAFFLE
The 2010 Empress National Show will once again feature the Ultimate Live Animal Raffle.
Keep watching to learn which of our generous breeders will be donating animals for this raffle.
Tickets will be 1 for $5 or 5 for $20.
Winners are reminded that they are responsible for arranging transportation for these animals.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Show entry fee: $6.50 per animal or pelt
Admission fee: $6.50 for all other animals
All animals must remain caged and in the exhibition hall at all times. Policy does not allow animals anywhere except the exhibition hall.
SILENT AUCTION
Those wishing to place animals in the Silent Auction (including judges), must complete a separate entry form for those animals. Silent auction
animals will not be judged in the show. They will be placed on a separate table for sale. Entry fee for Silent Auction animals will be $6 per animal. If sold, 10% of the sale price will be retained by the Oklahoma Branch. All animals will be paid for and claimed through the auction chairman.
VENDOR'S TABLES
Vendor's tables are available for commercial items (NO ANIMALS) for $12.00 per 8 ft. table. Contact the Registration Chairman for details.
