Updated 1/17/2007
History of the Beckley West Virginia Kennel Club, Inc.
The Beckley West Virginia Kennel
Club had its first meeting in November 1977. In December 1977,
Linda & Joe Scott and Susan Lane were the first Officers for the
Club.
In January 1978 Jo & Ed Richmond, Benny Holley, Bobby Holley,
Gary Shrewsbury, Jody Foster and Karen Breeden joined the Kennel
Club. Following latter of that same year Kathy Fleming, Phil
Noel, Gloria Fletcher joined the Club. In 1979 Pat & Jack came
from Charleston to help organize the Beckley West Virginia
Kennel Club. Marie & Chris Ziegler joined the Club in 1979.
Jack Weber joined in 1979. Nancy Hendrickson & Betty Price
joined in 1988. Kathy Kambrouris & Sandra Barnett joined the
Club in 1990
1980 Club Members had to go to Court
The Beckley Kennel club started with Matches in September 1,
1978 at the Oak Hill Junior High School, Oak Hill, WV. The Club
had 8 regular matches. In 1982 and 1983 the Club had four (4)
BOB Matches, followed by three (3) AOA Matches in 1985 and 1986.
November 1978 First Newsletter Beckley Kennel Club
February 1979 Kennel Club admitted Junior as a Separate
Membership
1991 at New River Park Beckley WV First Canine Good Citizens
Test Nancy Hendrickson with the help of the Mayo Family.
$5.00
August 29, 1992 Canine Good Citizens Test at New River Park
Nancy Hendrickson
November 26, 1993 Canine Good Citizens Test Wishbone Circuit
(Beckley Magic Valley, Charleston, & KoTCH, Huntington) Dr.
Barbara Snyder help with organizing. Had two CGC test at this
location then one a year in Beckley.
Angie Sweeney-Sellards took over the Canine Good Citizens test
in 1999, from Nancy Hendrickson. Test given at New River Park,
Angie Sellards Kennels, Marlene Churchs Kennel, Laura Plumleys
Kennels. Laura Plumley did CGC at Woodrow Wilson and at Maxwell
Hill Community Center
Picnics At Nancy Hendricksons, Jo Richmonds, Marie
Zieglers, Kay Blose, Angie Sweeney, Diane Orange, Kathy
Fleming, Jack Weber, Phil Noel
Previous Officers of the Club:
Linda & Joe Scott, Susan Lane, Gary Shrewsberry, Karen Breeden,
Gloria Fletcher, Kathy Fleming, Jo Richmond, Ed Richmond, Marie
Ziegler, Chris Ziegler, Nancy Hendrickson, Benny Holley, Betty
Price, Bobby Holley, Phil Noel, Sandy Carr-Lilly, Karen
Bonifacio, Nancy Whitt, Susan Cook, Luella West, Stephanie
Murphy, Marie Bennington, Sheryl Sweeney, Debbie Barnes, Pam
Parson, Nancy Bowman, Angie Sellards, Marlene Church, Diane
Orange, Chuck Orange, Alicia Blackburn, Natalie Hardman, Marty
Agee, Kim Cassidy, Kim Rowley, Johnny King, Laura Plumley, Pat
Hodges, Melinda Gregg, Sheila Rice, Pat Winter, Kay Blasι
Lifetime Members:
Jo Richmond, Kathy Fleming, Nancy Hendrickson,
Deaths in the BWVKC:
Nancy Hendrickson, 12/03/ 2002, Marie Ziegler 2003, Lori
Vecellio Honaker, 2003, Chris Ziegler, April 2004, Jerry Jones
2006.
Previous Show Chairman:
Gary Shrewsberry, Marie Ziegler, Nancy Hendrickson, Kathy
Fleming, Jo Richmond, Nancy Bowman, Pat Hodges
Assistant Show Chairman:
Gary
Shrewsberry, Phil Noel,
Marie Ziegler, Nancy Bowman, Chris Ziegler, Marlene
Church, Kathy Fleming
Previous Match Show Chairman:
Gary Shrewsberry, Phil Noel, Kathy Fleming, Marie Ziegler, Angie
Sellards, Jo Richmond, Ed Richmond, Kim Rowley, Diane Orange
Previous Obedience Chairman:
Nancy
Bowman, Kim Cassida, Angie Sellards, Laura Plumley, Kay Blose,
Kim Rowley, Natalie Hardman, Helen Igo,
Obedience Classes Held at:
New River
Park, Angie Sellards Kennel, Laura Plumley Kennel, Saddlebred,
Marlene Church Kennel (Puppy Classes), Woodrow Wilson, Maxwell
Hill Community Center.
Obedience Instructors:
Marie Ziegler,
Nancy Hendrickson, Laura
Plumley, Sheila Rice, Nancy Bowman, Angie Sellards, Kim Cassida,
Conformation Instructors:
Kathy Fleming, Marie Ziegler, Diane Orange,
Members that have shown at Westminster:
Kathy Fleming, Nancy Bowman, Pam Parsons
Animal Rescue:
Marie Ziegler, Jo Richmond, Pam Parsons, Laura Hark-Plumley, Pat
Winters, Angie Sellards
Canine Good Citizens Evaluator:
Nancy
Bowman, Angie Sellards, Kim Cassida, Kim Rowley, Laura Plumley
Member
of the Year
December 3, 1978 Gary Shrewsbury
First Member of the Year in the Beckley WV Kennel Club.
Maxwell Hill Community Center Marge Foland, Union, West
Virginia guest speaker. Raffle for the Dog Book Encyclopedia
November 19, 1979 Gloria Fletcher Maxwell Hill Community
Center Style show for Dogs Line up of the Ten (10) most
popular breeds. Raffle for the Complete Dog Book.
December 7, 1980 Jo Richmond / Gary Shrewsbury Woodrow
Wilson Cafeteria Puppet Show with original plays by the Club
members.
December 6, 1981- Woodrow Wilson Cafeteria Conformation Match
/ Parade of Champions
December 5, 1982 Glade Springs Dr. Anna Katherman, VPI,
Neurologist, Virginia Polytechnic Institute showed a film on
animal behavior.
December 11, 1983 Ramada Inn Doctor Kent C. Roberts, VPI
Dog Breeding
December 2, 1984 Kathy Fleming - Western Steer Joseph Scheff
Professional Stewarding
December 1985 Pagoda Restaurant
December 7, 1986 Seasons Restaurant Lou Harris AKC License
Judge, Parkersburg, WV Judging a Dog Show
December 1987
December 1988
December 1989 Nancy Hendrickson
December 1990 Betty Price
December 1991 Jo Richmond
December 1992 Nancy Hendrickson Pasquales
December 1993 Karen Breeded
December 1994 Laura Plumley Cattlemen Restaurant
December 3, 1995 Marie Ziegler Nancy Hendricksons Home
December 15, 1996 Pam Parson Pasquales Restaurant Dr.
Swank, Oak Hill spoke on the Iditarod
January 1997 Nancy Bowman- Saddlebred Restaurant
December 13, 1998 Nancy Hendrickson Pasquales Restaurant
Also handed out the Clubs first Canine God Citizens Awards
December 1, 1999 Angie Sweeney Texas Steak House Craig
Hayes Schutzhund Training
December 2000 Marlene Church Texas Steak House Fayette
County Humane Society
December 2001 Sheila Rice Black Night Country Club
December 2002 Connie Peterson / Diane Orange Black Night
Country Club
December 14, 2003 Kim Rowley Pasquales
December 2004 Pat Hodges, Lewisburg, WV Black Night Country
Club
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December 2005 Kim Cassida / Marlene Church- Black Night
Country Club
December 3, 2006 Marty Agee, Beckley, WV Guest Speaker,
Patty Wolfe, KY. Logans Restaurant 25 People in attendance.
Educational Programs for the Members of the BWVKC, Inc.
Ralph Dollman Organizing a Club
Jack Thompson Handling Classes and Organizing a Club
Dr. Ben Dorsey Beckley, WV - Parvo Virus
Dr. Arthur Wills Daniel, WV Raising Healthy Puppies
Dr. Henderson Oak Hill, WV Eye Diseases
Joseph Scheff Structuring
Benny Holley Beckley, WV Holley Dog Kennels Dog Tattooing
Postmaster Mark Matic Beckley, WV Dog Problems with the
Postal Service
Dr. William Perry Beckley, WV Micro Chipping, Parvo / Other
Dr. Cody Lockheart Beckley, WV Dog Diseases
American Kennel Club Film Quest for a Quality Dog Show
Jack Thompson Dog Shows
Dr. C. S. Swank Oak Hill, WV Dog Problems
Internal Revenue Service Tax Information / Hobby or Business
Annual Blessing of the Animals St Francis Church
Moss Bow Seminar Charleston Country Club
AKC Officers Seminar Huntington Kennel Club
Ear Clinic Seminar Huntington Kennel Club
VPI Vet Tour New River Valley Kennel Club & Beckley WV Kennel
Club Sponsor
AKC Judging a Dog Show & How to Hold a successful Dog Show
Beckley Police Department Beckley, WV Drug Enforcement Dogs
Sponsored Pet Shows New River Park (AKC told the Club that
we could not do this any more because not all the dogs were
registered pure bred dogs)
George Austin Handling Classes
Clinton Lehman Bone Structure & Movement
Dr. William Perry Beckley, WV Backyard Breeding / Puppy
Mills
Love On a Leash Beckley, WV BWVKC Sponsored
Kathy Fleming Beckley, WV - Artificial Insemination
Kathy Fleming Beckley, WV - Professional Dog Grooming
Kathy Fleming Beckley, WV Tube Feeding / Raising Puppies
Kathy Fleming Beckley, WV Genetics
Dog Therapy
Pam Parson Beckley, WV First Aid for Dogs
Laura Plumley Shady Springs, WV Obedience
Marie Ziegler Shady Springs, WV How to Have a Dog Show
Marie Ziegler Shady Springs, WV - Stewarding a Dog Show
Members of the Beckley WV Kennel Club Description of their
Breed and how they obtained their dog and the titles they
obtained on them
Members of the Beckley WV Kennel Club Know your Breed / Breed
Standards Channel 59 Television Station, Marie
Ziegler, Nancy Bowman, Pam Parson, Laura Plumley
Taught Conformation Classes for the Club - Diane Orange / Kathy
Fleming / Marie Ziegler / Nancy Bowman / Pam Parsons BWVKC,
Beckley, WV
Taught Dog Obedience Classes for the Club - Angie Sweeney, Laura
Plumley, Kim Cassida, Pam Parson, Nancy Bowman, Marie Ziegler,
BWVKC, Beckley, WV
Judged Canine Good Citizen
Classes: - Angie Sweeney, Nancy Hendrickson, Marie Ziegler,
Nancy Bowman, Kim Cassida, Kim Rowley, Laura Plumley BWVKC,
Beckley, WV
Activities that the BWVKC have
participated in
Breed Rescue
Canine Good Citizen Test
Love On A Leash - Charleston, Huntington, Beckley
Demonstrations
Nursing Home Visits
VA Medical Center
Pine Lodge Nursing Home
Pinecrest
Heartland
Bay Berry Retirement Home
Christmas Parades, Beckley, WV / Sophia, WV
Obedience Training / Demonstrations
All Breed Dog Shows / Demonstrations
Matches A & B
Mall Demonstrations with Dogs
Free Dog Washes
Pet Shows
Tracking
Education Seminars to train the public
Helping Needy Children at Christmas and Thanksgiving Adopting
a Family
Wash & Wax Trailer
Picnics Nancy Hendrickson, Little Beaver, Angie Sellards,
Marie Ziegler,
Raffles for the BWVKC
Parade of Champions
Flooding in Mullens, WV
Kids Classic
Dog Shows
Educational Programs
First Aid Programs CPR Pam Parsons
Westminster Party Kathy Fleming
Swimming Party Nancy Hendrickson, Jack Weber
Halloween Partys Marlene Church, Kim Cassida
WSWP Membership Drive December 8, 1995
Hurricane Hugo
Donating Dog Vest to K-9 Police Dogs, Beckley, WV
Helping Needy Family s in the Beckley, WV area at Thanksgiving
and Christmas Time.
Temperament Testing Comfort Inn, Angie Sellards
Animal Rescue