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THANKS AND HAPPY TRAILS, JULIE
The members and board of Divide
Horsemen’s Association want to take this opportunity to
send a huge THANK YOU to our President, Julie Bourriague
as she takes off for the next part of her life ! Julie
, along with Marlane Gregoire and Jeanne Telaak (both
current DHA members) were the founders of DHA and
through their early efforts and successes, our club
grew from a few folks in 2003 to its current 189
members !! DHA is a vital, fun and active part of
Divide ‘horse’ life –it is a place where local horse
people know they can come for friendship, terrific
events and great activities. Without Julie’s drive and
hard work, we would not have this vital organization.
In October of 2004, in
coordination with the American River Conservancy and the
BLM, DHA, under Julie’s leadership, was a partner in
the opening of Cronan Ranch – one of our local trail
systems. That acquisition took many hours of hard work
and dedication. So many of us ride there and are not
aware of its beginnings. Next time you are out there
riding, take a look at the dedication plaque on the
boulder at the trail head !
Julie was also instrumental in helping DHA become
Community Partners with the Georgetown Divide Recreation
District. In this small community, working
partnerships are so important. DHA now has an
important role in GDRD meetings that affect our trails
and our rural life.
We wish Julie all the best in her new adventures ,
wherever they may take her.
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The Crab Feed
this year was a great
success! Even though, a few weeks
before hand, we were wondering if it
would have to be canceled because so
few tickets had been sold. But
thanks to all the DHA members and
many guests that attended,
we cleared over $3,500.00.
A big thank you goes
to our chef
Todd
Bolger,
for the incredible meal he
prepared for us. Like last year, his
clam chowder was outstanding. I
think he was the main reason we did
so well. Todd is getting to be known
as the "clam chowder" man and when
people found out he would be
cooking, the tickets really started
selling.
Thank you to Pete
Occhialini
our Master of Ceremonies (I wonder
if he talks in his sleep?).
Thank
you to everyone who helped -
JoAnne
Thornton, Kathy Trauman, Claudia
Gibbens, Claudia's
daughter Stephanie, Pam Greer, Ken Keiffer &
Paula Anderson, Terrie Hohn and her
daughter & son, Todd's family, Paul
& Margarita Dahms, John & Carol
Saunders, Doug Avery, all the kids
that served
the food, and
all of you who
brought those wonderful desserts.
If I've forgotten to mention
someone, please accept my apology.
In
addition, we thank the business
owners. Without their support, we
wouldn't have had all the wonderful
items for the silent auction and
raffle. Please remember to thank
them by supporting their businesses
here on the Divide.
Cher's Hair - Terri Potter,
Cindy Bedolla, and Tiffany Eide
Paula
Anderson & Ken Keiffer -
Mathews Mortgage
Elke Schlosser - Fly Mask
El Dorado Fair - Jody Gray
Knox's Krazy R Ranch - Rescue
Jean
Kosters
Main Street Pizza
My Girl Friend's Closet - Cool
Raz
Automotive – RioLinda
Scott’s Automotive
Hopefully, we will see more of you
at next year's Crab Feed.
Thanks again to everyone. Dee
Matlock
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