saturday in seattle ( many sleepless)

[dick benbow]

Saturday is washington Koi and watergarden's big "show"....
I've noticed our own Chris c has been vacant from the boards as she gets things ready.....
weather here is for rain and strong rains ( hey, it's seattle! )

I'll be fish handling for the judges.... I'm hopeful some photograpic type person will take pics and post. Don't know if Dan from Olympia who also has been away from the board will be there or not!

Anyway if your coming to it, look me up and say hello.....

[Brian]

Hi Dick,

I hope that you have a good show, and that some budding photographer will indeed post some pics!

[keokoi]

Dick, you been busy lately for sure. Almost every weekend shows!!!!!!!!!!!!

have fun and I hope to see some pics...

Joe

[111whalen]

Dick,

Hope you guys have the best show ever. If LeRoy is there say hi to him for me. Lots of great people in the NOrthwest-I'll bet you will all be tired but succesful. Make sure someone posts the champs. It's always nice to see good fish. Will the koiphens be there?
Mark

[keokoi]

DIck, what are yo doing here posting.. You should be at the show!

[MikeM]

Any news, Dick?

[dick benbow]

I just got back from the show Mike:

It's about 4:20 pm our time. 174 fish entered. Gene Gowen, who took reserve last year with a Daiinichi male showa took top honors as GC. Rich Street with another male took reserve. It was a kohaku from kawakami, that his wife picked out as nissai. They kept telling her no, it's a male but she insisted. Both of these fish could be female to look at them. gene Anderson from Idaho promised to post pics Monday or Tuesday on this board.

Great judges this year Norm call, larry christianson from Oregon and from California Henry Nakamura and Tekemi from california koi farms.


The weather was really nasty in the am but cleared about noon, and was actually nice when I left.

saw lots of people, and got to visit with some from the yakima club. One of my shiro's that I bred took a best in size. Our Chris C from this board was asst show chair and will take over next year. If I remember right she got some awards with her kohaku and shiro.

Kinda sad now that the show season is over. I will really miss the people...