Only 3 more weeks until the FERRET BUCKEYE BASH!! Saturday, Aug. 26, 2006 300 W. Broad St. Veteran's Memorial Hall, Columbus, Ohio Presented by Heart of Ohio Ferret Assoc. & Rescue Title Sponsor: The FerretStore.com Contributing sponsors: Ferret.com & FerretDepot.com There is still time to get your entries in! The final deadline is coming up fast - Monday, Aug. 7. Entry forms are still available on our website www.hofa-rescue.org. Entries will also be accepted by e-mail to the [log in to unmask] with payment made via Pay Pal at the same address. This year the Ferret Buckeye Bash goes where no ferret show has gone before! Australian Radio Pictures will be filming the Buckeye Bash for part of their PBS series "Standards of Perfection", produced by Mark Lewis. Many of you may already know of this are they have been busy the past=20couple months interviewing ferret people. Ferret Buckeye Bash is so much more than just a Championship, All Specialty ferret show! HIGHLIGHTS again for this year are: Enter your ferret in our PHOTO Contest for a chance for your ferret to be on the cover in 2007!. All photos must be done by an amateur -- no professional photos please. Voting will be done at the Ferret Buckeye Bash. You vote for the winner with a minimal fee paid for each vote. Proceeds will be donated to a needy shelter. There is more information on the contest posted on our website -- www.hofa-rescue.org. The infamous Bob Church will be with us again to help you learn how to "Cenrich" your ferret's life, how your ferrets dental h ealth effects him/her and more. Valerie Stanton will be speaking again on animal behavior. Kim Schilling of Ferrets for Dummies will be with us again. Sketch artist , Kelly Zalenski will be doing her unique brand of drawings done in India ink with a twig. Smooch Pooch Photography will be available for pictures of your "star" of the show. We have some great fun events for you. Bring a costume for your ferret and compete in the Best Dressed Ferret contest. Get ready to test your ferret's tube skills in the tube races! How fast can your ferret escape a paper bag? Do you think you have the best kisser? We even have an Elvis and Twiggy contests. There will so much for you and your ferret(s) to participate in. AND don't forget our AWESOME raffle! Remember, it's your generous donations that make this such an awesome raffle. So, if you have something to donate to the raffle, please contact Kisten Palm at [log in to unmask] Donations are also accepted at the show on show day. We appreciate your donations and remember, if you wish an ad in our show catalog in exchange for your donation, please be sure to get your artwork in to the P.O. Box 15753, Columbus, OH 43215 or by e-mail ([log in to unmask]) before the Aug. 13 deadline. We have over 25 GREAT vendors so there will be shopping galore to do. Many handmade and custom items you never see in stores at great prices! Come and enjoy the shopping, great raffle, exceptional speakers, fun events and the camaraderie of your fellow ferret fanatics! Scarlett Gray-Saling, Show Coordinator Ferret Buckeye Bash Heart of Ohio Ferret Association and Rescue A 501(c)(3) Shelter [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 5325]