<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE="2">Reminder, the High Plains Drafters of Cheyenne Wyoming is hosting their 14th Annual Eight Seconds of Froth on Saturday, July 12th. This is BJCP sanctioned competition for all beer and mead/cider categories. We're solicting entries, but just as important, judges and stewards. Several clubs are holding meetings this week--please remind everyone to get their entries in NLT noon this Saturday, 5 July.<BR>
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This year's competition will be hosted by Altitude Chophouse and Brewery in Laramie WY. </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE="2"><I><B>This year our judging and awards ceremony site will be at the Old Union Pacific Railroad Depot in Laramie WY and will be held in conjuction with the 2008 Downtown Laramie Brewfest on July 12th.</I></B></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE="2"><BR>
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This is the fourth year of our Aces of Clubs competition within a competition. The winning club receives a travelling trophy they get to hold on to for the year.<BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE="2"><B>IMPORTANT INFO REGARDING THIS YEAR'S COMPETITION:</B></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE="2"><BR>
Entries are tentatively, due NLT 12 noon on Saturday, 5 July. Most of our dropoff sites have stated that they plan to be open that afternoon so that we can pick up your entries. I'd recomend not waiting until the last minute to drop off your entries (everyone will be closed on Friday, the 4th of July) and also verifying with you dropoff site that they will be open on 5 July--</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE="2"><I><B>if not please let me know and we'll make arrangements to pickup up from those sites early and/or move them to another front range site which will be open the the 5th.</I></B></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE="2"><BR>
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Please contact Brian Mertz, </FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE="2"><A HREF="mailto:windywy@aol.com">windywy@aol.com</A></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE="2"> to sign up to judge or steward or if you have any questions regarding our competition. <BR>
Brian Mertz<BR>
Competition Organizer and Judge Coordinator<BR>
307 638-6754 hm<BR>
307 220-7035 cell<BR>
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