2022

November

1 – DEADLINE for sending in Matching NAILE Open Show Premium Funds to CDC Office, P.O. Box 506, N. Scituate, RI 02857, $15.00 per head in the Open Shows ONLY.

7 – DEADLINE for receiving Regional Point Record Forms for 2022 Dorset Ewe Futurity Program in the CDC Office, P.O. Box 506, N. Scituate, RI 02857, continentaldorset@gmail.com

11 – Junior Showmanship Contests for Breeding Sheep 9:00 AM, Oldest to Youngest, Market Lamb one hour after Commercial Ewe show, and Leadline Competition 5:00 PM, N.A.I.L.E. Show Complex, Louisville, KY. Entry info and live show streaming: www.livestockexpo.org

12 – Junior Dorset Market Lamb Show & National Junior Polled, Horned & Dorset Advantage Breeding Sheep Show, N.A.I.L.E. Show Complex, Louisville, KY. Entry info and live show streaming: www.livestockexpo.org

12 – National Junior Dorset Breeders Association Annual Meeting & Pizza Party, 6:30 PM, Room C105, N.A.I.L.E. Show Complex, Louisville, KY. Contact CDC Office (401)647-4676.

15 – 2022: National Polled Dorset Open Show and National Horned Dorset Open Show, N.A.I.L.E., Louisville, KY. EEntry info and live show streaming: www.livestockexpo.org

December

8 – CDC Board Tele-Conference Meeting, 7:30 PM EST

15 – ADVERTISING & INFORMATION DEADLINE for 2023 Winter Issue of “The Dorset Connection”. Contact CDC Office (401)647-4676 or  Editor, Katherine Kuykendall at (336)302-6162, katherinekuykendall@gmail.com

2023

January

1 – DEADLINE for notification to CDC Director Nominating Committees for the Eastern & North Central Regional Director Elections. Contact: CDC Office (401)647-4676.

March

17 – 18 – Ohio Dorset Sale featuring the 2023 National Polled & Horned Dorset Breeding Sheep Sale, Darke County Fairgrounds, Greenville, OH. Contact: Select Livestock Services, www.selectls.net

17 – 2023 Annual CDC Membership Meeting & Hall of Fame Induction celebrating the 125th Anniversary of the Continental Dorset Club following the National Sale Show, Darke County Fairgrounds, Greenville, OH. Contact CDC Office (401)647-4676.

May

11 – 13 – Ohio Showcase Sale, Darke County Fairgrounds, Greenville, OH. Contact Select Livestock Services, www.selectls.net

June

14 – 16 – Midwest Stud Ram Sale, Sedalia, MO featuring the 2023 National Wether Sire & Dam and Dorset Advantage Sales. Contact: Heartland Group: www.midwestsale.com