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SkyTalk2010Champion Loft Results

OLD BIRDS

2009Champion Loft Results

YOUNG BIRDS

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Member Club or Combine

Young Birds - 5 to 25 Lofts

Young Birds - 26 to 75 Lofts

Young Birds - 151 to 500 Lofts

Bob KochJohn MarlesRay TorresKyle BoltonFlorance Loft ( Mike Urciuoli)Charlie BarbiereFrank Taranto Sr . & Jr .Bob SternerFrank Taranto Sr . & Jr . Carey Tilson

John MarlesKenny PauleyKyle BoltonRobert BankardMatt HooverJoseph Polidoro

Charlie BarbiereWhitehall Loft ( Al Kasharian)Frank Taranto Sr . & Jr .Howard BakerDeb Ray loft (Ray Torres)

Harrisburg RPCFSI Club “A Races’West Side ClubRed Lion Pigeon ClubRichmond Boro ClubBayshore RPCPaterson Homing ClubTurbotviller RPCWest Side ClubCentral Carolina Combine

Tampa Bay ConcourseLehigh Mt . CombineUnited Pigeon CombineUnited Pigeon CombineUnited Pigeon CombineIslip Terrace Club

CJC CombineCJC CombineCJC CombineCJC CombineCJC Combine

Member Club or Combine

Old Birds - 5 to 25 Lofts

Old Birds - 26 to 75 Lofts

Old Birds - 151 & Over Lofts

FSI Club “A Races’Tamaqua Flying ClubRichmond ConcourseMingo Homing West ClubRichmond Boro ClubBrainTree RPCFSI “B Races’Harrisburg RPCRed Lion Pigeon ClubWilkes Barre ClubLindenhurst ClubToms River TriangleRichmond Boro ClubMingo Homing ClubWest Side ClubBlue Grass RPCPatterson H .P .C

United Pigeon CombineTampa Bay “A”ACA CombineBoston ConcourseACA CombineTampa Bay “B”Long Island CombineSuburban CombineLehigh Mt Combine

CJC CombineCJC CombineCJC Combine

Allan FramptonThomas SchockEmmeitt & Brian LewisRoy RitterFlorance Loft ( Mike Urciuoli)Kevin WilliamsAllan FramptonBob KochKyle BoltonRon BernackiBill LarkinBob & Katie Loft ( Bob SchramTwin Tower Loft ( Stanley Stamer)Roy RitterRay TorresSimeon W . ParkerColfax Loft (Jezef Koziol)

Robert BankardAllan FramptonHarvey R . Moore JrKevin WilliamsThomas SchockAllan FramptonBill LarkinRoy RitterRoy Ritter

Brothers loft (Mike Mantagas )Deb Ray loft (Ray Torres)Bob & Katie Loft ( Bob Schram)

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TO BE INCLUDED IN THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOMING PIGEON FANCIERS, INC . SPEED RECORDS — YOU MUST BE A MEMBER AND SUBMIT IN WRITING THE SPEED, ALONG WITH VERIFICATION,

TO THE SPEED RECORDS CHAIRMAN . SPEED RECORDS FORMS ARE ON YOUR IF WEBSITE.*NOTE AS OF December 1, 2009 (Dead Line-Post Mark date) All records to date!

I.F. SPEED RECORDSYoung & Old Birds

2010 IF SPEED RECORDS (as of 12/1/09)

Registered Champions Results

2010Distance Speed-YPM City Date Flyer

YOUNG BIRDS50-100 1584 .958 Mountain Home, ID 09/09/06 Billy Dyer100-150 1692 .123 Pittsfield, MA 09/03/05 Robert Salinovia150-200 1782 .676 Mountain Home, ID 10/14/06 Billy Dyer200-250 2040 .403 Norfolk, Virginia 11/05/04 Steve Jenkins250-300 2395 .390 Staten Island 10/29/06 Richard D’Antonio300-350 2142 .520 Middle Island, NY 10/31/04 Stu Cullum350-400 1749 .117 Richlands, NC 11/08/03 Thomas Baldwin Jr .400-450 No Entry 450-500 No Entry 550-Plus No Entry

OLD BIRDS550-100 2030 .946 Clinton, MO 5/8/04 Harold Baugh100-150 2240 .052 Mocksville, NC 3/29/09 Warren Werbeck150-200 2156 .414 Kimberly, ID 4/12/03 Rick Post200-250 2142 .249 Martinsville, VA 6/1/08 Renee Kennedy 250-300 2216 .971 Wayne, N .J . 5/21/06 Marian Hareza . 300-350 1662 .900 Ringgold, VA 4/23/06 Patrick Motley350-400 1930 .903 Denville, N .J . 6/1608 Werner Habermann400-450 2121 .359 Oklahoma City, OK 4/27/02 Burt Steward450-500 1894 .234 Leland, NC 4/24/05 Richard Clark500-550 1834 .058 West Haven, CT 6/1/02 John DeRosa550-600 1363 .111 Erie, PA 6/26/04 Pete Sima600-650 1632 .221 Spring Hill, Fl 4/30/08 John&Theresa Ferraro650-700 No Entry 700-750 No Entry 750-800 No Entry 800-850 No Entry 850-900 No Entry 900-950 No Entry 950-1000 No Entry 1050-1100 No Entry -Plus No Entry

1999–2010 Reg# Band# CLR/Sex Name Owner 1999-001 IF 97NHF3310 BC/C Hooker Lou Bernadone 1999-002 IF 95SMR0787 B .Pen/C The Terror Al Smith1999-003 IF 92 RPC0658 BB/C John Stauffer1999-004 AU 93FVC6330 BC/C John Stauffer1999-005 AU 88SAV946 BB/H Savannah Ron & Bev Liszcz1999-006 IF 97SCHE2509 BB/H 2509 David Reynaldo1999-007 AU 96TFCF1077 BB/H 1077 Mike Bennetch1999-008 AU 97TFCF0968 BB/C 0968 Mike Bennetch2001-001 IF 2000GIC886 BB/H Blue Supreme Jose & Reinaldo2002-001 IF 00GIC194 Perfect Lady2002-002 IF 94NWJ923 Home Alone Alex Cornella2003-002 IF 003026 Laura J . Famularo2003-003 IF 03COPC127 BC/H Tom Baldwin2004-001 IF 00HRP1081 Jack Steve Jenkins2005-001 IF 02MRPC2413 BB/H Skydancer Everett & Renee Kennedy2005-002 IF 98RPR113 BB/C George Kriegbaaum2006-001 AU 00GNCC0242 BC/H Patrick Motley2006-002 IF 02DRP104 DC/H Patrick Motley2006-003 IF LKY 858 BB/H Simeon Parker2006-004 IF 02ACA556 BWF/C Harvey R . Moore2006-005 IF 02DIL045 BB/H Marshall Davis2007-001 I .F .-01-WBC-1070 BB/C George Kriegbaum2007-002 I .F . -05-PAF-5538 BB/C Andiamo Mike Romano 2007-003 AU-02-AMR-2191 BB/H Wesley Prelewicz 2008-001 AU-07-TL-20 BC/C SUPER 20 R .Rodriguez2008-002 IF-07-Purgrain 1280 BC/C Art Jenkins2008-003 IF-04-ECC-1723 BB/H Patrick Motley2008-004 AU-06-GHC-1251 BB/H Miss Consistent Allan Frampton 2008-005 IF-04-CCC-1796 Blue Ridge Blue Robert Bankard2009-001 AU-06-RI-6661 BC/C Bob Kell2009-002 IF-06-Scholar-1606 DC/C Zoltan Paul Walsh2009-003 IF-06-Scholar-100 BB/C #100 Paul Walsh2009-004 IF-06-ACC-6143 BB/C Cash Dollar Paul Walsh

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I.F. HALL OF FAMEYoung Bird Awards

2009I.F. HALL OF FAME

Old Bird Awards

2009 Pos Band Number Loft Name Points

151-500 1 AU-09-SI-577 Al Kasharian/Whitehall Loft, Andover NJ . 510 .45 2 IF-09-NWJ-113 Alex Murzyn/Alex Loft, Hampton NJ . 500 .53 3 IF-09-MRC-33 Scott & Beth Flanders/Parabellum Loft, Hackettstown NJ . 496 .60 4 AU-09-SUREBET-776 Al Kasharian/Whitehall Loft, Andover NJ . 494 .95 5 AU-09-ALBA-163 Howard Baker/Gap View Loft, Columbia NJ . 461 .14 6 AU-09-WEBEONE-909 Al Kasharian/Whitehall Loft, Andover NJ . 448 .89 7 AU-09-AHPI-8932 Charlie Barbiere/Charlie Barbiere Loft, Red Bank NJ . 443 .83 8 AU-09-AHPI-8926 Charlie Barbiere/Charlie Barbiere Loft, Red Bank NJ . 419 .11 9 IF-09-BB-1306 Al Kasharian/Whitehall Loft, Andover NJ . 399 .90 10 AU-09-SYR-1550 Al Kasharian/Whitehall Loft, Andover NJ . 336 .63 11 IF-09-NWJ-1101 Howard Baker/Gap View Loft, Columbia NJ . 309 .07

26-75 1 AU-09-AHPI-3005 Kyle Bolton/Kyle Bolton, Windsor PA . 287 .69 2 IF-09-JKM-5514 Artie Jenkins/Artie Jenkins, West Chester PA . 287 .48 3 AU-09-SYLVAN-50 John Marles/Marles & Evans, Brooksville FL . 280 .38 4 IF-09-MH-2922 Roy Ritter/Roy Ritter, New Tripoli PA . 278 .67 5 IF-09-POLI-22 Joe Polidoro/Polidoro Loft, Bayshore NY . 274 .75 6 AU-09-SYLVAN-86 John Marles/Marles & Evans, Brooksville FL . 274 .66 7 AU-09-SYLVAN-29 John Marles/Marles & Evans, Brooksville FL . 254 .37

5-25 1 AU-09-TENTIL-327 Tilson Loft/Carey Tilson, Southern Pines NC . 179 .41 2 IF-09-FJT-984 Frank Taranto Jr & Sr ./Tarranto Loft, Fairfield NJ . 179 .30 3 IF-09-MH-2922 Roy Ritter/Roy Ritter, New Tripoli PA . 164 .05 4 AU-09-SYLVAN-50 John Marles/Marles & Evans, Brooksville FL . 163 .37 5 IF-09-TAR-8791 Bob Sterner/Bob Sterner Loft, Sunbury PA . 160 .38 6 AU-09-AHPI-3005 Kyle Bolton/Kyle Bolton, Windsor PA . 159 .11 7 AU-09-SYLVAN-29 John Marles/Marles & Evans, Brooksville FL . 155 .73 8 AU-09-SYLVAN-86 John Marles/Marles & Evans, Brooksville FL . 154 .56

Pos Band Number Loft Name Points

151-500 1 IF-06-JPM-1518 Mike Mantagas/Brothers Loft, Colonia NJ . 455 .27 2 AU-07-TOR-7003 Ray Torres/Deb-Ray Loft, Cedar Grove NJ . 436 .62 3 IF-07-VIO-842 Mike Mantagas/Brothers Loft, Colonia NJ . 423 .41 4 IF-08-VIOC-334 Mike Mantagas/Brothers Loft, Colonia NJ . 371 .89 5 IF-08-WTCM-1021 Mike Mantagas/Brothers Loft, Colonia NJ . 324 .87

26-75 1 IF-06-CCC-2079 Bob Bankard/Bob Bankard, Sykesville MD . 255 .94 2 AU-05-GHC-11140 Allan Frampton/Pleasant View Loft, Brooksville FL . 249 .91 3 IF-06-RPC-1702 David Demko/David Demko, Reading PA . 237 .47 4 AU-08-EEAL-208 Allan Frampton/Pleasant View Loft, Brooksville FL . 229 .95 5 IF-07-LM-4196 Robert Costagliola/Bob “ C” Loft, Nazareth PA . 225 .98

5-25 1 AU-07-TOR-7003 Ray Torres/Deb-Ray Loft, Cedar Grove NJ . 185 .78 2 IF-06-WTCM-1994 Ray Torres/Deb-Ray Loft, Cedar Grove NJ . 175 .05 3 AU-08-EEAL-208 Allan Frampton/Pleasant View Loft, Brooksville FL . 173 .38 4 AU-07-TOR-7045 Ray Torres/Deb-Ray Loft, Cedar Grove NJ . 171 .72 5 IF-06-RPC-1702 David Demko/David Demko, Reading PA . 169 .61 6 AU-05-GHC-11140 Allan Frampton/Pleasant View Loft, Brooksville FL . 164 .41 7 AU-08-BLG-457 Simeon W Parker/Simeon W Parker, Frankfort KY . 161 .89 8 AU-08-GHC-7475 Allan Frampton/Pleasant View Loft, Brooksville FL . 158 .12 9 IF-08-RFR-211 Emmett & Brian Lewis/Emmett & Brian Lewis, Mc Kenney VA . 156 .92

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The 79 year old Dr. Alfred Piaget is known for many things. A noted educator and professor, he taught educational psychology at Rutgers Univer-sity for years and created a therapeutic day pro-gram for emotionally disturbed adolescents. Wm Paterson University which he attended with the help of the G.I. Bill named him as a “Distinguished Alumni” for his work in his field, the education and counseling of both gifted and troubled youth. What is remarkable is that a number of his students, some of whom he taught 50 years ago, came to the uni-versity to celebrate with the Doc on that day.

In the pigeon world, Doc is a fancier with world re-nowned Tournier pigeons. He is known as a pigeon writer. Doc told me personally, when I was visiting his Fairway lofts in New Jersey, that he had his first article published in the old Racing Pigeon Bulletin in the year 1947, when he was just 17 years old and still a student in high school. He is proud of this achievement and to be the oldest American pigeon writer still having his work published.

Doc is also known for his humanitarianism. In 2001, while visiting South Africa Doc established a charity fund for a wonderful South African woman, Rosie Gwadiso. She lives in one of the infamous settlements outside of Cape Town. Rosie runs a food program for impoverished school children. She ran her program out of a shipping container… until Doc’s efforts enabled her to build small cinder block house. Today, nine years later, Rosie feeds over 180 children daily and has trained 42 other women from her township to do the same. He con-tinues to support her and will see her this January for seventh time.

Doc said “I have always tried to give back to the sport. When my friend Paul Giblin, the IF legal advisor, had a benefit years ago in the name of his daughter for brain tumor research, I organized two pigeon auctions that brought in a total of $35,000.”When the Lehigh Mountain Combine truck was totaled in a bad accident, a new truck was priced at $25,000. Piaget heard of the Combine’s plight and picked up the phone and called me to come and pick up a team of birds to offer to this combine for auction, to raise some of the funds. I went out to his lofts. Doc said: “I read about their catastrophe and thought I should help because (a) it’s the right thing to do, (b) we need to help each other in this sport, and (c) my hero in the sport, the late Jacques

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Tournier of Lommel, Belgium, was known for help-ing countless small fanciers and I think Old Jack would’ve done this.”

In 2001, Jessie Garza III, along with his father, presented a talk at the AU Convention in Florida, on the “Eagle High School Racing Pigeon Project” that had completed its 5th year of operation. Dr. Piaget was so moved by the program that he im-mediately approached the duo and told them, “I want to do something to help you with the project.” Doc, attending a subsequent I.F. convention, took to the podium and spoke to the attendees at length about the Eagle High School Racing Pigeon proj-ect. His talk was a talk of passion as he believed in this project with his whole heart. The result was a benefit auction of Dr. Piaget’s Tournier pigeons that brought in $7,100, all proceeds going to the school project. Doc also donated his personal copy of Levi’s The Pigeon to their library. He even persuad-ed Silvere Toye to donate a pair of pigeons! Two more auctions of Doc’s birds in the following years netted almost $27,000 in total for Garza’s school project. Jessie Jr. the teacher moved away from the area and the program now has ended.

Doc sponsored the 2009 Paterson Big Three 500 Mile 3 Bird Memorial Race by guaranteeing the top three prizes. The race honored the late Ned Peranio, Art Kacharian, and Frank Rainey for the benefit of the Paterson Pigeon Club. Doc said “I have raised a lot of my money for Wayne club. I’m pigeon rich and I can afford to give back to the sport. I have a small opera-tion so am limited in the number of projects I can contribute to, but I do my best. I find you get more back than you give.”

He has supported many I.F. pre-convention auctions which help the host clubs with seed money for the next convention. Doc supports the I.F. with adver-tising in our yearly magazine the Sky Talk. “The pigeon sport is more than a just pigeons, Doc says, the relationships that have opened up to Darth and me through the pigeons have really enriched our lives. The friends I have in the sport world wide are personal friends, whose homes are always open to

us. We have been able to travel all over the world because we can travel to another country and know that we can visit with pigeon flyers who are personal friends there.”

Doc is regular at I.F. conventions. He is easily found with a group of people around him listen-ing intently to his telling stories of his European trips, educating fanciers about his personal friends in Europe. It is nothing for Doc to pull out a blank paper and write up a six generation Pedigree of a champion pigeon from Europe. Doc and Darth are always cheerful, friendly, and help-ful to all. At a convention when the music starts, you can usually find the first ones on the dance floor are Doc and Darth, his wife of 45 years. This couple is very social and is always having a good time with every one at the convention. Doc enjoys this pigeon life he has made for himself and Darth. We at the I.F. applaud this Man of the World for his great humanity, passion for the sport, and kindness to all. •

Congratualtions and thank you.

Dr. Alfred & Darth Piaget - 2009 IF Convention

2009 ROOKIE of the YEAR

Enzo Di Re

Enzo Di Re (pronounced Dee Ray) has loved pigeons since he was a little boy growing up in Bound Brook, NJ. He built his first coop with the help of his mentor, Mr. John Romano, a flyer in the BB club, when he was 12 years old. A terrible flood in 1971 took his coop, his pigeons, and his dream of flying away.

After many years of waiting to fly birds again, in November of 2007, Enzo received 6 white homing pigeons as a birthday present from his fiancé, Theresa. These birds came from the local chicken auction in Hackettstown, NJ. They were nothing special, just some $3.00 pigeons. It wasn’t much, but it gave Enzo a reason to start his loft.

Enzo then found out that there was a local pigeon club, the North West Jersey Pigeon Club, and he joined. He was not able to race his first year, as his loft was not finished being built. But, the second year, 2009, the loft was completed enough for Enzo to be able to compete in the racing season.

During training and loft flying, Enzo lost a total of 38 birds, which left him with only a small team of 13 birds to fly with. Enzo lives in a mountainous area of Long Valley, NJ, which is the home to many hawks. His birds fell victim to these hawks. Once again, he thought his dream of flying would be

shattered. But, Enzo and his team pulled through. They were determined and persistent, and they prepared for the race season. And thus they were named the Fly or Die Loft!

In 2009, his dream finally came true! Enzo flew his first race on August 11, 2009. On his fourth race he placed 106th out of 3,325 birds from 212 lofts.

On his fifth race, he received his first and second CJC Diplomas by coming in 40th and 41st place out of 2,691 birds from 204 lofts. On his 8th race, he placed 49th out of 1,622 birds from 141 lofts. On his 9th race he placed 45th out of 2,186 birds from 171 lofts. He made 4th Overall Fastest Speed in his local club. He also made 50th Fastest Overall Speed in the CJC. At the end of the year, Enzo completed the season with only 11 of the 13 birds that the hawks had left him!

This rookie of the year did not act like one as he was confident and did more than his share of chores around the clubhouse. He was the main person who stepped up to transport the birds to the CJC trailer. He was often seen out training his birds, but what was unique is that he helped others train their birds, too. He even helped another rookie build his coop, gave him some pairs of breeders and even got him to participate in some YB races. This sport could use a few more people like Enzo, and then the sport would begin to grow again. The future looks bright for Enzo and nothing could possibly top his season better than this honor of being the 2009 I.F. Rookie of the Year.

Enzo would like to thank everyone in the I.F. for choosing him, as it is a great honor and one that will be cherished forever. •

Tel: (908) 798-0587 Email: DiReLoft@comcast.net

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