Welcome to The Duluth
Kennel Club
NOTICE: DKC Annual Meeting with Election of officers and Awards Banquet
The Annual Meeting and Election of Officers of the Duluth Kennel Club will be held on Wednesday, November 4, 2026. Please join us at the Blackwoods Proctor location at 6pm for social hour with dinner at 7. Choices will be selected from the menu.
Please RSVP to Deb Skowlund at dskowlund@gmail.com ~~~~~~~~~Everyone is welcome to join us!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~
The slate of officers and applications for awards are listed below.
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The Nominating committee presents the following slate for 2026-27
President: Carolyn Lichty
Vice President: Kathy Johnson Siegle Treasurer:Kay Nierengarten
Recording Secretary: Madeline Heinbuch Corresponding Secretary: Lori Privette
Two Year Directors Deb Skowlund Mark Shubert
One Year Directors Kathy Chalupsky Vicki Russell Richard Lichty
Respectfully Submitted Kathy Johnson Siegle Nomination Chair and Mark Shubert Committee Member
By-laws, Section 5 articles c & d:
(c) Additional nominations may be made by three (3) or more members of the corporation upon petition, which said petition shall include a written statement from the proposed candidate signifying his/her willingness to be a candidate, and shall be filed with the corresponding secretary within one month prior to the date of the annual meeting.
The corresponding secretary shall be required to send notice of such additional nominations to the members of the corporation at least two (2) weeks prior to the annual meeting. No person may be a candidate for more than one (1) office except for the position of delegate to the American Kennel Club.
(d) Nomination cannot be made at
Preservation Breeders and Exhibitors needed

Hello Members! Dues notices went out very late this year because of the transition from new to old treasurer. If you haven’t yet paid your dues for 2026, please send them to:
Kay Nierengarten, DKC Treasurer 5657 Chalstrom Drive, Saginaw, MN 55779. Dues remain at $20. thank you!
CHECK OUT OUR EVENTS/CLASSES HERE PAGE
MEMBERSHIP Form link is on membership form page. Print and return as specified.
THANK YOU!
VP Lori Privette
Just for fun pictures
Esmeralda, Champion and Grand Champion all in the spring to fall of 2026 and under 2 years old. Owned by Lori Privette and shown beautifully by Liz Kaunzner









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