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I've received sign-up sheets/emails from several of you. I believe I have sent a confirmation to all emails received to date.<BR>
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As a reminder, the judging for this year's High Plains Drafters, 12th Annual 8 Seconds of Froth, homebrew competition will be on Saturday, May 13th. This year's competition will be held at the same location as last year, the Cheyenne Country Club, 800 Stinner Rd in Cheyenne. (Detailed directions will be provided to those who sign up.)<BR>
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We plan to start judging at 9:30 am, so plan to arrive by at least 9:00 am to get signed in and receive your judging/stewarding assignments. The first session will go from 9:30 am to about 12:00 noon. The afternoon session goes from 1:00 pm to about 3:30 pm. Best of show judging will immediately follow, and winners will be announced at the conclusion of that judging.<BR>
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Lunch will be provided for judges and stewards. This is our club treat and thank you for everyone who's travelling into Cheyenne from out of town to help us with our competition. In addition to the a table of donated prizes for winners, there will be several drawings for door prizes for our judges and stewards at this year's competition.<BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE="2"><B>For those that haven't sent in a sign up sheet or email, would you please confirm your desire to participate by emailing or sending me the following information as soon as possible:<BR>
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Name, address, email address, phone #, BJCP # and/or judging experience, availability (am &/or pm), beer/mead styles you plan to enter in the competition and, therefore, cannot judge, (if you desire--also list the styles you prefer to judge or prefer not to judge--we'll try to accomodate your desires.)<BR>
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I know that everyone has busy schedules. Therefore, I plan to keep the judging/stewarding sign-up open until the day of the competition (if you show up we'll find a place for you). However, I plan to start assigning judges and stewards for the individual sessions on Sunday, May 7th and we need to make arrangements for lunch. </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE="2"><B>If you think you can participate, please sign-up--you can always let me know if your plans change.</B></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE="2"> Everyone is welcome to help and if we have novice judges who would like to participate, we'll pair you up with a couple more experienced judges so that you can get some experience.<BR>
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This emailing is going out to everyone who has already signed up or expressed an interest, who judged last year, or is on the Front Range portion of the BJCP judge listing. Many of you might get duplicate mailings because I'm also sending this emailing to several of the Front Range homebrew club email groups. Please feel free to pass this information on to anyone else who you think might be interested.<BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE="2"><B>One final comment, we're accepting entries for this competiton until 5:30 pm on Friday, May 5th at Depot St Merchants in Cheyenne. </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE="2"><I>Be sure to provide the name of your homebrew club because this year we are also awarding a special Ace of Clubs trophy the Front Range Homebrew Club whoich accumulates the most participation (# entries, judges and stewards) and award (1st, 2nd and 3rd & BOS ) points.</I></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE="2"> (Foam on the Range was the innaugural winner last year.) <BR>
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These entries can be dropped of or shipped to Depot St Merchants, 316 W. 15th St, Cheyenne, WY 82001 (307) 638-0662. For details go to: http://www.bbriggs.vcn.com/8secjudg.html or our club webpage at http://www.bbriggs.vcn.com/drafters.html<BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE="2"><I>Entries can also be dropped off at </I></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE="2">(not shipped to): The Brew Hut, 15108 E Hampden Ave., Aurora, CO, (303) 680-8898, or Beer at Home, 4393 S Broadway, Englewood, CO, (303) 789-3676 and Beer at Home, 1325 W. 121st Ave, Westminster, CO (720) 872-1234, What's Brewin', 2860 Bluff St, Boulder, CO, (303) 444-9433, and Hops & Berries, 125 Remington St., Ft Colllins, CO, (970) 493-2484 until 1200 noon, Friday, May 5th. </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE="2"><I>Entries delivered to these five Colorado locations will be picked up starting at noon on Friday, May 5th. (I'll start picking up entries in Aurora and make my final stop that afternoon in Ft Collins on my way home.)</I></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE="2"><BR>
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If you have any questions, please email, write, or call me.<BR>
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Brian Mertz<BR>
Judge Coordinator<BR>
2407 Steve Ave<BR>
Cheyenne, WY 82007<BR>
(307) 638-6754<BR>
windywy@aol.com<BR>
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