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Welcome to The Metropolitan Atlanta Whippet Association
MAWA June 2008 Newsletter in Pdf format
MAWA January 2008 Newsletter in Pdf format
MAWA October 2007 Newletter in Pdf format
MAWA August 2007 Newsletter in Pdf format
Club News
Spring Coursing News
On Saturday, June 16, MAWA dedicated a trophy to Les Pekarski for his dedication to the club. The trophy will be given annually for the Best in Event Hound at the MAWA Spring Trial. The Trophy is called "The Les Pekarski Challenge Trophy" and I know that it will become a sought after trophy for years to come. The inaugural trophy was won by a suluki named Ch. Srinagar Badra Basheera, JC, RN. Basheera is pictured below in her competition run for the Best in Event trophy. Basheera put on quite a show on Sunday, winning the Saluki breed from the open class and then running against the top hounds of the weekend to become the inaugural winner of the Best in Event Trophy.
Ch. Srinagar Badra Basheera, JC, RN
"Basheera"
Owners Carol & Russell Pearce
All Photos by Lee Gearhart http://www.umarapiti.com/
Here are a few photos from the Best in Event Run which featured the best of the weekend by Lee Gearhart.
The Party on Saturday night at Red Mountain State Park was great. A good time enjoyed by all.
Member Focus
Meet Lee and Elizabeth Gearhart
You have probably seen us at MAWA trials over the past year: the guy on the field taking pictures all day; the gal hunt mastering and working the paddock area; and our four children (Eileen, Iris, Patrick and Viveka) socializing and babysitting puppies and grown hounds alike. We are the Gearharts and we originally hail from central Minnesota. In the spring of 2005 my employer moved us down to Atlanta and we currently reside on Atlanta's south side. I am an officer in the United States Army (stationed at Ft. McPherson). My wife Elizabeth is a home maker and home educator. We have three whippets and one greyhound (you can see them at www.umarapitihounds.com) that keep us really busy!
We love our hounds and lure coursing is truly a family event for us. I have been taking pictures for nearly 25 years…only in the past year have I started photographing sighthounds. We enjoy working and helping out however we can at the trials…we care less about running a photography business and more about building friendships and camaraderie.
We want to thank everyone in MAWA for welcoming us to the South and letting us be part of such a vibrant organization. We enjoy all the friendships we have made and look forward to meeting many more of you! We hope to see ya'll on the coursing field and in the show ring!
AWC Southern Specialty Results 2006
Georgia on your Mind in 2009
MAWA to Host 2009 AWC Whippet National
Saturday, April 4, 2009 through Sunday, April 12, 2009
Hilton Atlanta Airport
More details to follow.
