2025

January

 1 – DEADLINE for Advertising & Information for 2025 Winter issue of “The Dorset Connection”. Contact CDC Office (309) 209-0326 or continentaldorset@gmail.com or Katherine Kuykendall (336) 302-6162 or katherinekuykendall@gmail.com.

1 – DEADLINE for notification to CDC Director Nominating Committee Chairmans for the Great Plains and Western Region Director Elections.
Contact the CDC office at (309) 209-0326 or continentaldorset@gmail.com

March

21-22– Ohio Dorset Show & Sale featuring the 2025 National Polled & Horned Dorset Breeding Sheep Sale, Darke County Fairgrounds, Greenville, OH.
Contact Select Livestock Services, www.selectls.net

21– 2025 Annual CDC Membership Meeting & Hall of Fame Induction following the National Sale Show, Darke County Fairgrounds, Greenville, OH.
Contact the CDC Office at (309) 209-0326

April

15 – DEADLINE for Advertising & Information for the 2025 Spring/Summer issue of “The Dorset Connection”. Contact the CDC office (309) 209-0326 or continentaldorset@gmail.com or Katherine Kuykendall (336) 302-6162 or katherinekuykendall@gmail.com.

May

1 – DEADLINE for 2025 Yearling Ewe & Bred & Owned Futurity nominations. Forms and fees can be mailed to: CDC, PO Box 186, Good Hope, IL 61438

 8-10 – Ohio Showcase Sale, Darke County Fairgrounds, Greenville, OH. Contact Select Livestock Services, www.selectls.net

June

9-14 – Midwest Stud Ram Sale, Sedalia, MO featuring the 2025 National Wether Sire & Dam and Dorset Advantage Sales. Contact: Heartland Group: www.midwestsale.com

 15 – DEADLINE for Polled, Horned and Dorset Advantage Ewe Lamb Futurity Nominations. Forms & fees should be mailed to: CDC, PO Box 186, Good Hope, IL 61438

July

3-6 – All-American Junior Show, Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL. Contact Deb Hopkins (401) 829-1360 or allamericanjuniorshow@gmail.com. Website:  www.allamericanjuniorshow.com

11-27 – California State Fair, California State Fairgrounds, Sacramento, CA. Website: www.calexpostatefair.com. Sheep will be shown on the following dates: Junior – July 10 13 and Open – July 24-27. Classes are available for Horned, Polled and Dorset Advantage. Junior classes are all shown as Slick Shorn.

September

1 – DEADLINE for Tracy Repasky Memorial Scholarship Applications. Applications must be postmarked by this date to be considered for the 2025 Scholarships. Form and requirements are posted on the CDC website at: www.continentaldorsetclub.com/juniors/juniors-association.

 1 – DEADLINE for Advertising & Information for the 2025 Fall issue of “The Dorset Connection”. Contact the CDC office (309) 209-0326 or continentaldorset@gmail.com or Katherine Kuykendall (336) 302-6162 or katherinekuykendall@gmail.com.

November

5 – NAILE Open Show matching fees must be paid to the office.

6-20 – North American International Livestock Exposition, Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, KY. Website: www.livestockexpo.org.

December

1 – DEADLINE for 2026 Dorset Ewe Grant Applications. Applications must be received in the office by this date to be considered for a 2026 Ewe Grant in the amount of $500.  Form and requirements are posted on the CDC website at: www.continentaldorsetclub.com/juniors/juniors-association.

December Date TBD –  CDC Zoom Board Meeting.