AU Help a Beginner Program
Starting in 2003 Steve and Linda Joneli have been asked by "The American Racing Pigeon Union Board of Directors" to co-chair the "AU Help a Beginner Program". We are very excited about this appointment. We hope to be able to pair Mentors and Beginners who can work together successfully to become a winning team. We will try to place Mentors with beginners who have similar race courses, birds, and methods.
The "Help a Beginner Program" isn't just about "Free Birds", but placing a beginner with an experienced Mentor who together can develop a good working relationship. As this program develops the "Team's" race results will be entered into a data base where a coefficient will be used where the "Teams" can compete against each other to determine a "Team Winner" at the end of each Young Bird season.
As our "Help a Beginner Teams" develop we will be featuring the teams on our site as well as the AU Site. Please help us to make this great program a success by volunteering to become a "Mentor" or signing up as a "Beginner". The Beginner Application form is in the AU Year Book, or you can contact Linda at linda@redroselofts.com or look at the AU Help a Beginner page at http://www.pigeon.org/beginnerscorner.htm
Please note Linda's new mailing address
8211 Shad, Crooked River Ranch, OR. 97760
541-362-3744
1st Place, Taking all honors and winning Two pairs of breeders from John Curry of Chisholm Trail Lofts is the team of James Kunsman and Ron and Ellen Whalley with a winning score of 2.076
2nd Place, Winning a pair of breeders from John Lucchesse of Lucchesse Lofts is team of John Sartwell and Linda Joneli with a score of 2.645
3rd Place, Winning a pair of breeders from Steve and Linda Joneli of Red Rose Lofts is the team of Walter Raczek and Paul Young Jensen with a score of 2.804
|
Beginner |
Mentor |
Score |
| Hank Anderlie | Fred Farrish | 2.894 |
| James Weis | Frank McLaughlin | 3.361 |
| Tim Byers | Bob Boltz | 5.309 |
| Michael Smith | Sam Haslem | 5.663 |
| Mike Rosenthal | Carol Fitzpatrick | 5.861 |
| Chris Holmes | Steven Case | 6.032 |
| Kenny Becklehimer | Jerry Soignier | 6.335 |
| Tim Le Boeuf |
Eddie Lewis |
7.085 |
|
Nathan Daugs |
Mark Sodoman |
7.710 |
|
Ronda Landon |
Steve Jenkins |
9.430 |
|
Larry Lawrence |
Linda Joneli |
11.090 |
|
Phil Taylor |
Eric Miele |
12.907 |
|
Pete Jorgensen |
Steve Joneli |
17.087 |
Linda wanted to mention Pete Jorgensen wasn't able to finish his YB season because of fighting forest fires in Calif.
Way to go Class of 2006!