PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
There has been considerable discussion of late on many Samoyed e-mail
lists regarding codes of ethics. One of the more interesting points is
made in this article from the Canine Chronicle.
http://www.caninechronicle.com/features/misc/milton_404.html
I’m asking Liz to publish the SCWS code with this newsletter and for
Ron to post it on our website in an area that can be accessed by members
and non-members alike.
[Click Here for the SCWS Code
of Ethics]
For our “nation” of fanciers, perhaps the lead in should be “We hold
these truths to be self-evident…” It
is not a perfect document. I have yet to see one that is. However, it
provides us with the general “rulebook” for conducting ourselves in this
Sammy world.
Our parent club is struggling to revise the current COE based on years
of work and meetings at the National Specialties. The board is also trying
to respond to the membership by developing the “Better Breeders Bureau”.
It is hoped that the BBB will be the “teeth” in the now-perceived
“toothless COE.
One of the challenges for any of these documents is that things change;
knowledge increases, and beliefs we once held evolve with experience and
research. I believe these documents need to be “living” documents,
reviewed periodically and revised as our collective ethics evolve. To that
end, I would ask you all to refresh your memory of the SCWS code of ethics
and determine if it is still in keeping with the truths WE hold self-evident.
As the tulips and daffodils are abloom – we know what follows -- The spring show season! I hope you
all see the ribbons bloom in the colors your hoping for and we all have a
chance to reconnect at the various show venues. Safe travels and give your
Sammies a hug from me!
Cheri
Ronald E. Bowser
October 2, 1943 - March 22, 2004
Some of you had the good fortune to know Ron Bowser, others may not
have
--
but he was a wonderful, gentle man who graced our club activities for a
number of years and was the IWPA statistician for-almost-ever.
He was pre-deceased
by his dog, Sam, and I'm sure they're together up at a weight pull across
the rainbow bridge. We received the following information from his family.
It is with a heavy heart that I write to you on behalf of the Bowser
family (my mother Mary Bowser and brother John Bowser) with sad news. My
father, Ronald E. Bowser, had a massive heart attack on Saturday March
20th, 2004 while in Tucson, AZ visiting family. Two days later, on March
22nd, he peacefully passed away; my mother, brother and I were all able to
be at his side.
His passing was very sudden and has come as a shock to the family, as
I’m sure it will be a shock to many of you. We take solace in the fact
that my father died happy, having been able to retire and spend the last
years of his life traveling in his new 5th wheel trailer with my mother
and their dog (Nika).
My father was not big on ceremony, his only wishes were to be cremated
and to have his ashes scattered at Dead Horse Point in Moab. There will be
no funeral services, the family plans to privately honor my father’s
wishes sometime in the coming year.
My mother will remain in Tucson with her family until April 24th, at
which time my brother and I will fly back down to drive her home. We plan
to stop through Utah to visit and mourn with my father’s mother (Lillian
Bowser) and sister (Tyleen Paas), who were unable to be with us during my
father’s passing.
If you wish to contact any of us I have provided information below.
through April 24th, 2004:
Mary E. Bowser
c/o The Wallis Family
8540 E. Kenyon Dr.
Tucson, AZ 85710
520 -296-5390
John & Sherry Bowser and Sylvia Bowser
1566 Vashon Ave NE
Renton, WA 98059
after May 8th, 2004:
Mary E. Bowser
1516 Lincoln Ave NE
Renton, WA 98056
425 -255-7870
Rodger LeRoy Blue
October 22, 1932 - March 6, 2004
Rodger LeRoy Blue of Bend died March 6. He was 71.
Dr. Blue was born Oct. 22, 1932, in Springfield, Ohio, to Orville and
Myrtle (Wells) Blue. He graduated from Cal Poly and later attended
Washington State University, where he earned a master's degree and
doctorate of veterinary medicine.
He married Lynette on May 3, 1995, in Sisters.
Dr. Blue worked as a veterinarian and owned and operated his own
business in Point Loma and San Diego, Calif., until his retirement in
1987. He was a resident of Bend for 17 years.
He was a member of the Optimist Club, Rotary, Orion Golf Club and the
San Diego Yacht Club.
His hobbies included fly -fishing,
horseback riding, golfing and cooking.
Survivors include his wife of Bend; a son, Randy of Eugene; a sister,
Betty Cooper of San Diego; and one grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorial contributions may be made to Oregon Heart Association, 1425 NE
Irving #100, Portland, OR 97209.
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