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Hoss and his wife (Tomasita) posed for a photo with Armanian High Flyer during
2015 NPA Grand National Show. The Pigeon belongs to Terry Gier.
From: CCPC Secretary
Hoss Aghazeynali
PO BOX 25504
Fresno, CA 93729-5504
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Dear Members and Non-Members;
For 2015 officer elections, we had only 11 members vote, the same number
of votes for 2014. See following pages for the new officers and board
members. Thanks for the members participating. I hope we can improve our
members vote for next year. As usual if any ideas please contact me or come
to the meeting.
For 3 May 2015 Bi-Monthly Meeting: I like to invite all the new and old
members and public to participate in our second annual spring pigeon swap
meet. Thanks to Mou for his idea and members voting to continue the swap
meet during each spring for the last two years. We are going to raffle several
nice items including club donated items (feed, feeder, etc.) and donated
items from the members. Please bring friends, family, kids to have a nice day
with us and talk pigeon and enjoy hot-dog and drinks. Bring your lawn chair
too. There is going to be lots of fun.
Share your Photos and experience with our club: I invite members and
public to send articles, photos, and any other personal experience to CCPC.
I’ll publish your items in our newsletter and post them in our website. Your
name will be automatically entered in our bi-monthly raffles for prizes if you
are a member, if not, we’ll give you one year of free membership. You do
not have to be present. I will let you know if you win the raffle item.
Thanks,
Hoss Aghazeynali
CCPC Publicity Director and Secretary
My E-Mail: hoss@centralcaliforniapigeonclub.com or hossaghaz@sbcglobal.net
Phone number: 559-801-3192 (cell)
Fax Number: 559-325-1725
My mailing address: PO BOX 25504, Fresno, CA 93729
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CENTRAL CALIFORNIA PIGEON CLUB (CCPC)
All Breeds Pigeon Club Est. 1946
Whats New for
Pigeon Lovers!!!
In 2015
2015 NPA Grand National Show
Jan 29-31
Oct 30-Nov 1
2000 E. Convention Center Way
2015 Cavalcade
Ontario, CA
Fresno Fairground
4 Oct 2015 CCPC
Bi-monthly meeting
See below for location
3 May 2015
Bi-monthly Meeting
See below for location
2 August 2015 CCPC
bi-Monthly Meeting
See below for location
7 June 2015 CCPC
CCPC Annual Picnic
Location: Ken's place
CCPC 3 May 2015, at 1:30 PM, Meeting Location:
73 E Jefferson Avenue, Fresno, CA 93706-5926
(Fresno Pigeon Racing Club Building)
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CENTRAL CALIFORNIA PIGEON CLUB
ANNUAL SPRING
PIGEON SWAP MEET
ALL ARE INVITED
WHEN: SUNDAY MAY 3RD 2015
WHERE: FRESNO RACING PIGEON CLUBHOUSE
73 E. JEFFERSON
FRESNO, CA
TIME: 1:30 PM
Show will begin after the meeting
Bring pigeons for trade or show
Bring pigeon related items for raffle
Trophies will be awarded for Young Birds
Club will have many raffle items
There will be hot-dog and chips and drinks for sale
COME ON OUT FOR AN ENJOYABLE DAY!
BRING KIDS, FAMILY, AND FRIENDS
Call Hoss @ 559-801-3192 for more info
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Ken Larrey
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Stu Hutchison
 Hoss Aghazeynali
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Nancy Gorton
President Elect Positions:
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Mou Ser Vang
Jesse Moua
Bill Gorton
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Hoss Aghazeynali
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Minutes of CCPC bi-monthly election
meeting held on 8 February 2015
1. Meeting called to order by Ken, Club President in Fresno Racing Pigeon Club (FRPC)
Building
2. Hoss and Ken, updated members on 2015 NPA Grand National Show
3. Minutes for Approve 7 Dec 2014 were approved ….Approve 8 Feb 2015 Minutes
4. March Financial Report for CCPC by Nancy:
 1/29/2015---CCPC balance was $12,439.82
 Nancy will update the April balance______
 $56 paid for ccpc mail box, $115.27 for newsletters for election edition
5. Correspondence:
a. Frank and Shane mailed several articles to Hoss
6. New news:
a. Several members attended national show including Ken, Hoss, Terry, Henry,
Dennis, Jimmy, Frank, Shane, Tony. Several member also showed and judged
pigeons
7. Newest Members : returning member John Leatherman from Morgan Hill
a. Note: Thanks to Stan to reaching out to old members and encourage members
returning
8. Open Discussion on 2014 Cavalcade. Discussions on any Items related to Cavalcade and
any suggestions to improve.
9. New Items Discussed in the February Meeting:
a. Mou suggested to raise the entry fees…Floored for next meeting----Members
Voted to Increase the Entry fees for Cavalcade to $4.
b. Mou suggested to meet every month…Floored for next Meeting----Members did
not vote for frequent meeting--c. Votes for new officers were counted and announced. See attachment.
d. Hoss updated members to pay for their ads and membership---Dennis Paid but
Jesse has not paid for his 2015 membership and 2015 ad.
e. Hoss informed the membership about a letter from Henry Davis regarding 2014
Cavalcade.
i. Ken assigned Dennis to head an investigation and Board members to
evaluate the letter.
ii. Hoss suggested Ken to remove Jesse as a Board member during
investigation. Ken agreed.
f. Hoss to arrange all the swap meet plans for March meeting include food, etc…
10. New Items to discuss in April Meeting:
a. Update on Dennis’s investigation.
b. Stu to discuss several item for improving club
c. Hoss postponed the swap meet for April due to personal reasons
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Note: there were no Officers Meeting this period…but Hoss talked with Dennis
regarding Henry’s Letter. Stu talked with Hoss about ideas for improving club.
Hoss contacted Ken for update him of recent club issues.
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Pigeon Facts:
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Pigeons are incredibly complex and intelligent animals. They are one of only
a small number of species to pass the ‘mirror test’ – a test of self recognition.
They can also recognize each letter of the human alphabet, differentiate
between photographs, and even distinguish different humans within a
photograph.
Pigeons are renowned for their outstanding navigational abilities. They use a
range of skills, such as using the sun as a guide and an internal ‘magnetic
compass’. A study at Oxford University found that they will also use
landmarks as signposts and will travel along man-made roads and
motorways, even changing direction at junctions.
Pigeons are highly sociable animals. They will often be seen in flocks of 2030 birds.
Pigeons mate for life, and tend to raise two chicks at the same time.
Both female and male pigeons share responsibility of caring for and raising
young. Both sexes take turn incubating the eggs and both feed the chicks
‘pigeon milk’ – a special secretion from the lining of the crop which both
sexes produce.
Pigeons have excellent hearing abilities. They can detect sounds at far lower
frequencies than humans are able to, and can thus hear distant storms and
volcanoes.
Despite the social perception as dirty and disease-ridden, pigeons are
actually very clean animals and there is very little evidence to suggest that
they are significant transmitters of disease.
Pigeons and humans have lived in close proximity for thousands of years.
The first recordings of this date back to Mesopotamis, modern Iraq, in
3000bc.
Although pigeon droppings are seen by some as a problem in modern
society, a few centuries ago pigeon guano was seen as extremely valuable.
It was viewed as the best available fertilizer and armed guards would even
stand by dovecotes (pigeon houses) to stop others taking the droppings.
Pigeons can fly at altitudes up to and beyond 6000 feet, and at an average
speed of 77.6 mph. The fastest recorded speed is 92.5 mph.
Thanks to Stan Hullender for researching and providing this article
from: www.himalayanpigeon.com
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Bill & Nancy Gorton
(209) 966-5552
SPACE AVAILABLE
$20 per year
Contact Hoss Aghazeynali
(559) 801-3192
Visalia, Ca.
559-625-4691
E-mail: dcppp@sbcglobal.net
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$20 per year
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$20 per year
Contact Hoss Aghazeynali
Contact Hoss Aghazeynali
(559) 801-3192
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