2011 HMGDC Show Information

The Heart of Minnesota Great Dane Club celebrates it's 9th Annual year of Back to Back Specialty Shows.

Washington County Fairgrounds - Lake Elmo, MN

Show Chair: Mary Lee Williams

Thursday afternoon/evening Specialty - August 25, 2011 - Ring 7 - 4:00 p.m.

Friday morning/afternoon Sweeps/Specialty - August 26, 2011

Ring 7 - 10:00 a.m. - Sweepstakes

Ring 7 - 10:45 a.m. - Specialty

Judges for 2011: 

Thursday Specialty - Mrs. Karen Martin

Friday Sweeps: Ms. Betsy Phelan

Friday Specialty - Ms. Treasure Hauer-Wylie

Thursday we have a potluck type dinner for our exhibitors on the show grounds.

Friday we have a buffet dinner and raffle in the evening after the shows. The location this year will be at the Lake Elmo Inn Event Center at 3712 Layton Avenue North and Hwy 5 in Lake Elmo, MN. See the link below. http://lakeelmoinneventcenter.com/location.htm

Below is a list of the dinner stations.

Station Buffets

Pasta Station - *Penne pasta tossed with chicken breast and an assortment of vegetables, served with Marinara and an Alfredo sauce, parmesan cheese, rolls and butter.

*Cheese tortellini tossed with mushrooms, peas, proscuitto, garlic and served with Marinara and an Alfredo sauce, parmesan cheese, rolls and butter

Carving Station - *Rounds of beef

Mashed Potato Bar - *Sweet and regular potatoes with choice of toppings to add - honey butter, butter, sour cream cheese, bacon, fried leeks and jalapeno peppers

Salad Bar - *mixture of market and greek salad items with assorted dressings

Please let us know if you would like to attend our dinner/raffle so we can let the restaurant know how many to expect.

Play the video on the Lake Elmo Inn website to hear more about them and see the dining location setting. http://lakeelmoinn.com/home.htm

More exciting shows will also be held on Saturday, August 27, 2011 and Sunday, August 28, 2011 at the same location for the St. Croix Valley Kennel Club, Inc. as well as the the Northstar Working Group Association show on Monday, August 29.  The Dane judge on Monday will be Patricia Healy.  Group judge will be Mr. Vern Harvey.  Every effort will be made to complete judging by 3:00 p.m.

 

You can download a premium list for our shows here.

 

Here are the counts for 5 days of shows

Thursday Specialty - 21 Dogs - 20 Bitches - 4 Dog Specials - 5 Bitch Specials - Ring 7 - 4:00 p.m.

Friday Specialty - 21 Dogs - 18 Bitches - 3 Dog Specials - 8 Bitch Specials -

Ring 7 - 10:00 a.m. - Sweepstakes, 10:45 a.m. - Specialty

Saturday SCVKC - 20 Dogs - 15 Bitches - 5 Dog Specials - 4 Bitch Specials - Ring 7 - 9:45 a.m. - Judge Gary Bassett

Sunday SCVKC - 21 Dogs - 19 Bitches - 5 Dog Specials - 7 Bitch Specials - Ring 7 - 9:40 a.m. - Judge J.A. Newton

Monday NWGA - 14 Dogs - 16 Bitches - 3 Dog Specials - 7 Bitch Specials - Ring 3 - 8:45 a.m. - Judge P. Healy

 

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