The Retriever News Team would like to thank all of the folks out there who tuned into the 2017 NARC Blog. We worked hard bringing you the coverage and we had a great time doing it. The reason for that was that the Blog is not a product of a small group of people. For starters, it couldn't even happen without the Sponsors who support the Blog. Also, the ideas and submissions of people attending the event or in the outside audience are invaluable. We had the help of many volunteers and folks at the event, itself: from people helping us set-up and breakdown our remote "office;" to those who lugged our equipment; to those who even parked our cars, because minutes counted; to those who commented on the coverage, both with encouragement and our mistakes, so we could correct them.
We broke some records this year. Just as it was a superlative year for the National Amateur – celebrating 60 years. It was a terrific one for the Blog. We had over 630,000 page views from ten different countries. And while the majority of those were from the USA, it is encouraging to think that many people from around the world were tuning in as well.
We strive for the best product we are able to produce each time, but it takes lots of people surrounding us to make it happen. So a great big "Thank You" to everyone who contributed to the Blog. This is not the Retriever News Blog – this is the Retriever Community Blog!
Please enjoy these last few pictures taken at the Ninth & Tenth Series and a couple of fun ones thrown into the mix … See you next time!!
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| Can you guess whose socks these are??!! |
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| The Gallery at the Ninth Series |
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| Waiting for the Tenth Series to begin |
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| "Trick or Treat" – Come on, Charlie, make a decision!! |
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| The future of our sport … |
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| Sue Kampo better hurry up on knitting that scarf – we needed it that day! |
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| Remote "office" wind block – Thanks to Avery Sporting Dog for our wonderful new tents! |
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| Hmmmmmmmm ……… |
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| The Judges choose the Winner! |
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| The property of Randy and Mary Spangler |
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| The Finalists march in … |
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| The Gallery! |
