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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">You and your hounds are invited to our Valentine’s Day Party!<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We are excited to have a new site for the party.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We will be at The Ruff House Canine Social Club.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Ruff House is an indoor dog park and has plenty of room for our bassets to play.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Our members who live west and south will be happy to hear that we have found a site closer to them.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We’ll have playtime for the bassets and snacks and socializing for the humans.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It’s a good chance for the hounds to run off some of that energy.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>We’ll also update you on plans for the Specialty, a March or April meeting and BBR’s Spring into Summer.</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">We will have a special memory table at the party to honor our hounds (and others) who have gone to the Bridge. Bring a picture of those you wish to honor.</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">As part of our festivities, we will have a very special Woofle.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This Woofle is to help offset the expenses of our Specialty Show in June.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Our raffle committee has found some really good prizes-most basset themed, some not.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>There will be a beautiful quilt, a hand-crocheted throw, a gorgeous basset sweater and more.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A few of the items will have been offered to the basset world on-line, but most of them will only be offered at the party.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Also, if all goes well, we will have samples of our new club t-shirts!<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The shirts will have our familiar logo on the front and the new one of the tracking basset on the back.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> We have</SPAN> also opened a Café Press on-line store, so the logos will be available on other items.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Bring a snack to share if you would like.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Beverages are always welcome.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Directions to The Ruff House-6879 Washington Ave., Edina, MN<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">From 169, take the Valley View Road exit West.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Go North on Washington Ave.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">VERY IMPORTANT:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You MUST bring proof of current rabies, distemper and bordatella vaccinations with you.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Ruff House wishes to protect all its canine clients, including us.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Ruff House also requires that we sign a liability release form.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This is the same type of release that we require for Basset Jam.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">If you have any questions, please contact Barb Sorensen <A href="mailto:b.a.sorensen@att.net"><FONT color=#0000ff>b.a.sorensen@att.net</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><o:p>Barb, mom to Copper, Wilbur, Duncan and Buddy the not-a-basset with Max and Gretta (ATB) </o:p></SPAN></P><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"></SPAN></DIV></div></body></html>