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2024 Sedalia, Missouri
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2024 National derby Event information


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DATE:  Monday, October 7 – Friday, October 11, 2024

LOCATION:  Sedalia, Missouri, Hayden Property, grounds in and around Sedalia
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ENTRY FEE: $250

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ENTRIES:  
Enter online at: www.EntryExpress.net or mail entries and make checks payable to Entry Express, LLC

Mailing address for entries: 
Entry Express, LLC, P.O. Box 743, Charleston, AR 72933
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UPS and FedEx shipping:
Entry Express, LLC, 16121 Hwy 217, Charleston, AR 72933

Mailed entries MUST include the $6.85 Administrative Fee per entry. Administrative Fee of $6.85 for ONLINE entries also.  

View Premium on Entryexpress.net for up-to-date info.

JUDGES:     
Northern Region – Chris Van Eimeren​
Southern Region – Bubba Joiner
Western Region – Bill Barstow

Officers:
PRESIDENT:   Bob West
1st VICE-PRESIDENT:   Russ Hardy
2nd VICE-PRESIDENT:   Dave Kress
PRTA DIRECTOR:    Rick Stawski
SEC’Y/TREASURER:   Steve Roegiers

PRESIDENT: 
Bob West
314-409-8147
[email protected]

1st VICE PRESIDENT: 
Russ Hardy
907-378-9745
[email protected]

2nd VICE PRESIDENT: 
Dave Kress
314-520-6713
[email protected]

​SECRETARY/TREASURER: 
Steve Roegiers
772-285-7004
[email protected]

PRTA DIRECTOR: 
Rick Stawski
320-267-3263
[email protected]

Committee Members:

Chairman: 
Terri Curtis, Chairman
715-495-5455

Brad Knight, Co-Chairman
309-824-5689


Chief Marshal:    
Randy Spangler, Chief Marshal
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608-769-1395

Jimmie Darnell, Co-Chief Marshal
573-276-7159

Hostess Committee:
​Deb Curtis, Chairman
715-495-9746

​Game Stewards:
​Rick Stawski, Chairman
320-267-3263

Bird Throwers:
​William Forbes, Chairman

Grounds:
​Paul Young, Chairman
860-857-5185

Traffic:
​Al Vezey, Chairman
907-388-5248

Sue George, Co-Chairman
913-963-4775
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Guns:
​Bruce Curtis, Captain
715-495-4448

​Official Announcer:    
​Alex Washburn
561-346-1624

Kathy McGinn
​772-349-8797

Training Grounds:
​The draw for access to training grounds will be held on Friday and Saturday before the start of the event. It will be held on the previous afternoon (respectively) at 5:00 pm at the Best Western (Headquarters Hotel). Dave Kress will hold the draw at 5:00 pm for those 2 days only. If you wish to use the training grounds prior to that please contact Dave at the following number: 314-520-6713.
Beginning on the first day of the event, access to training grounds will be on a first come, first served basis. 
All groups are responsible for their own training birds. Live birds may be ordered from Fred Rohrer at (785) 741-4621. 

Headquarters Hotel: 
Best Western, Sedalia MO
3120 S Limit Ave, Sedalia, MO 65301
Phone: 660-826-6100 (dogs allowed in “pet friendly” rooms)

Official Reporter:
Retriever News

Qualifications:
Retriever News

Photographer:
Hannah Wren Milhorn - 903-908-3334
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Hannah Wren Photography 
hannahwrenphotography.com 

Corporate Sponsor Liaison:
Gwen Jones – 901-485-3932

Official Veterinarian:    
Chad McNeil DVM
Thompson Hills Animal Clinic
1201 Thompson Blvd, Sedalia, MO
660-827-5310

Training Birds:    
Rohrer’s Game Farm
Fred Rohrer 785-741-4621

Courses/Birds:
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Pheasant and/or Ducks

Directions:    
Grounds in and around Sedalia, MO
Wood Dale Farm
20261 Highway EE, Sedalia, MO 65301

Emergency Response Coordinator: 
Wayne Curtis
​715-495-0159

​Emergency:  911

Food: There will be food available on the grounds each day.

Fire Dept:    
600 South Hancock Ave., Sedalia, MO
660-826-8044

Police Dept:    
201 West 2nd St., Sedalia, MO
660-827-7823

Hospital:    
Bothwell Regional, 601 East 14th St., Sedalia, MO
660-826-8833

Ambulance:    
American Paramedics, 301 1/2 West St., Sedalia, MO 660-826-3832

Additional Accommodations: 
Best Western, Sedalia MO
3120 S Limit Ave, Sedalia, MO 65301
Phone: 660-826-6100

Comfort Inn, Sedalia MO 
3600 W Broadway Blvd, Sedalia, MO 65301
Phone: 660-829-5050

Hampton Inn
3909 West 9th Street, Sedalia, Mo. 65301
660-951-1163

Holiday Inn Express
4001 West Broadway, Sedalia, Mo. 65301
660-826-400

Motel 6, Sedalia MO
3402 W Broadway Blvd, Sedalia, MO 65301
Phone: 660-827-5890

Campgrounds:
Please call and reserve early if camping.

Happy Acres 660-826-4046

Countryside Senior RV 817-564-3036

Lazy Liz RV 816-935-2357

Knob Noster State Park  660-563-2463

Note: Missouri State fairgrounds are not available during the NRDC event this year.
Meetings and Parties: 

Cocktail Party:
Sunday, October 6, 2024
Best Western Banquet Room (Headquarters)

Social hour starts at 5:30 pm – Cocktails and light appetizers
​Dinner at 6:30 pm
Dressy Casual Attire

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Workers’ Party:
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Hayden Residence

Party starts at 5:30 pm


Food: 
There will be food available on the grounds each day.



MEETINGS: 
Sunday, October 6, 2024 
at the Best Western in Sedalia, MO
    
    8:00 am – 
NRDC Board of Directors and Field Trial Committee Chairs
    12:00 am – Field Trial Committee and Judges
    3:00 pm – Annual Meeting
    4:00 pm – Event Committee Meetings
                       Bitch Check immediately following the Annual Meeting at the Best Western parking area
    5:30 pm – Cocktail Party
Event Information: 

Health Certification Requirement: See the official premium on EE

Bitch Check: Immediately following the Annual Meeting at the Best Western Parking Area.

Qualification:
Qualification for the NRDC Championship will be 3 or more Derby points earned at member club events, as recorded by Entry Express and verified by Retriever News. (5 points for 1st place, 3 points for 2nd place, 2 points for 3rd place and 1 point for 4th place.) The qualification period is recorded as all Derby points earned while under age two, which qualify for the Retriever News National Derby List. Any dog under age two on the start date of the first series of the event with the requisite 3 points verified may enter the event. 

Scratch Policy:
After the official close bitches in season, deceased or injured dogs will receive a full refund, provided a veterinary certificate is received within ten days of the notice of scratch to the event secretary. Other requests
may be made to the Field Trial Secretary.

Running Order:
The NRDC will select the starting dog at the general meeting the day prior to the event beginning. The NRDC Championship will utilize a system of rotation as described in the events official catalog which will contain the running order as established by the NRDC Event Secretary.

Announcements:
The event policies currently provide for ten series and five days of competition. No paper premiums will be mailed to the qualifiers for the 2024 NDRC. The Premium and Event Information can be viewed online and printed out from Entry Express. No handler may enter or run more than five dogs. 

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