2005 Annual Show
Registration |
Show Info |
Results |
Awards |
Auction |
Images |
Schedule
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Speaker
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George
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Gene Sladek and Mike Stoecker invites everyone to attend our annual killifish show, Saturday and Sunday, April 9 & 10, 2005.
If you're in town early, stop on by Friday night to help set up the racks and tanks! The work always goes faster when there's plenty of fish talk going on at the same time! And for all of you that have never seen a killifish or have never been to a killie show, this is the place for you! Just make sure you stop and grab one of us "ole' timers" so we can help introduce you to these fascinating and colorful freshwater jewels.
Download the show flyer to pin on your refrigerator as a reminder or to spread the word. Use the flyer to pass the word on to your friends or fellow club members. Or perhaps you could leave a copy or two at your favorite local fish store (LFS).
And everybody remember to bring a flashlight with spare batteries!
Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. Saturday morning. You can save time by printing out our registration form and bringing it in with you to the show. That way you can mingle with the other attendees instead of standing at the registration table getting writer's cramps.
Friday |
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11:00 am - whenever |
Setup (Volunteers welcome!) |
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9:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Show Registration & Benching |
| 10:00 am - 5:00 pm | Box Sales - A .50 cent/bag contribution is requested. Unsold bags will be refunded. |
| 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Brian Watters - 18 Years of collecting Notho's |
3:00 pm (approx.) |
Judging |
5:00 pm - 11:00 pm |
Hospitality Room |
7:00 pm |
Brian Watters - Keeping & Caring for Notho's - Awards Presentations |
9:00 pm - 11:00 pm |
Start Show tear down |
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8:30 am - 9:30 am |
Finish tear down |
8:30 am - 10:00 pm |
Auction Registration |
9:00 pm - 11:00 pm |
View Auction Items |
11: 00 pm - whenever |
Auction - 70/30 split |
Downers Grove Holiday Inn Express - Butterfield Rd. just East of I-355 Phone: 630-810-9500.
Hospitality & good rates: Mention the CKA for show rates. See their welcome letter below for more details.
| Welcome! The Holiday Inn Express is pleased to welcome Chicago Killifish Association. Our property has 123 well maintained sleeping rooms including 8 two-room suites. All rooms include a hair dryer, iron, ironing board, coffee maker and all new mattresses. Other in-room amenities include free local phone calls, data ports for laptops, cable television, pay-per-view movies and internet browsing. In the morning, guests are more than welcome to help themselves to our Express Start deluxe continental breakfast including: · Seven types of cold
cereal We are conveniently located at the intersection of Butterfield and Finely Roads, just east of I-355. There are an abundance of restaurants that are within walking distance such as Red Lobster, Joe's Crab Shack, Fuddrucker's, Bakers Square, Ruby Tuesday, Olive Garden and Buona Beef. If guests are looking for entertainment, Yorktown Shopping Mall and Cinemas is located 1 ½ mile east and Oak Brook Shopping Center and Cinemas is located 3 miles east of Yorktown. RipRocks nightclub is adjacent to our Hotel. Guests can arrange complimentary transportation to venues within 5 miles. When making reservations, please mention room block CKA to receive the association's discounted rate of $69 per night plus tax. You are already saving money compared to our $109 Rack Rate. You can visit our website at http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/EX/hd/chidg for more details. If any further assistance is needed, please call me directly at 630-810-9500 ext 417 and I will be glad to assist you. Sincerely Yours, Damian Hernandez |
ChiKA invites all attendees to gather at our hospitality room after the show on Saturday evening for a chance to mingle and share killie talk until late in the evening. The hospitality room will be at the Downers Grove Holiday Inn Express (see above for directions). For those who attended last year, it's at the same location.
1$ per pair entry fee. The entry fee is waived for fish donated to the auction.
All Mail-in entries must arrive between Wednesday & Friday, April 6-8, 2005. All mail-in entries will be auctioned.
Send mail-in entries to:
Gerhard Kallus
135 N. Center St.
Bensenville, IL 60606
Phone: (630) 395-0620
Email:
GerhardKal13@aol.com
We are privileged to have Brian Watters as our featured spokesperson. He brings with him, which he will speak upon, his 18 years of collecting, researching and breeding of Nothobranchius. If you've been privileged enough to hear Brian, you know already what a great speaker and the wonderful photo's you'll see. If you've thought about getting into Notho's, or not sure what it would take, you definitely won't want to miss this one.
The Chicago Killifish Association is an American Killifish Association (AKA) affiliate club. This event is an officially sanctioned AKA show. All entries will count towards AKA members Killifish Hobbyist of the Year Award. We welcome, encourage and appreciate all AKA judges volunteering at the show.
George Maier Award - Best of Show (Top)The George Maier Award is given to the best of show in honor of our clubs founder. |
Nancy Garcia Award - New World Non-Annual (Top)The Nancy Garcia Award is given for the best Native species. |
Reserved Best of Show (Top)ChiKA reinstated this award at its shows in 1998 for the second place entry in the Best of Show judging. |
People's Choice (Popular) (Top)ChiKA added the people's choice award so they attendees can second guess the judges! |