After leading and serving Jumping Chollas for many years as President, Alice Nicholson decided to step down at the end of her term (May 30, 2025). On behalf of JCAC and its many members, thank you Alice for your strong dedication, devotion, and hard work to the club and the sport of agility. Alice always went far and beyond her role and was known for acknowledging and thanking others for their work and contributions to the club and to the "Patch". Now it's our turn to say, THANK YOU ALICE for all you did to make JCAC the best agility club in Arizona!!

Congratulations to all the handlers whose dogs earned a place on the podium at JCAC's Cactus Classic trials held September 11 - 13th, 2026 at Westworld Arena 5a in Scottsdale AZ!

Join us in welcoming our new slate of officers to JCAC for the term 2026 - 2027! President: Laurie Johnson Vice President & Membership Chair: Lisa Esquivel Secretary: Ann Hammersly Treasurer: Tami Rasmussen Members at Large: Sue Boe Brooke Tarantan About

JCAC has a new logo! Created by our current VP, Lisa Esquival, it was voted as the winning entry amongst several other great designs. Thanks Lisa!!

Renée Stanneart has stepped down as JCAC's Treasurer (June 2026) after managing the books and our finances so diligently and carefully for several years. We are so grateful for all of her efforts and contributions to the club! On behalf of the members, thank you Renée! Safter adStanneartStannearttanneart

The following slate of JCAC club members were elected to the following posts for the next year, starting June 1, 2025. PRESIDENT: Laurie Johnson (acclaimed) VICE-PRESIDENT: Lisa Esquival TREASURER: Renee Stanneart (acclaimed) SECRETARY: Ann Hammersly (acclaimed) MEMBERS AT LARGE (3): Sue Boe Jeff Newman Beth Nicholson Please visit our About Jumping Chollas Agility Club, Phoenix AZ page for their photos so you can introduce yourself when you see them at class or at trials!

JCAC is offering new 'popup courses", the first of which is about Analyzing Courses in Competitions. For more information and to register (spots are very limited), please visit: Analyzing Course Competition Courses | Jumping Chollas

Jumping Chollas now has two newspaper editors: Sonia Cowen will edit special events and provide the information to television stations and local newspapers.   Laurie Johnson will cover local JCAC news, so if you have information about people or the club that should be shared with others, please contact Laurie at lbjohnson1128@ gmail.com [remove space]. This is another way to communicate with members and let you know you are an important part of JCAC and the community!

Foundation Class begins on Wednesday, July 31 with all new curriculum and instructors!  Our training director, Wendy Hultsman, and a team of instructors have put together a session of classes that will provide dogs and handlers with a more hands-on foundation experience in preparation for advancing to regular agility classes. Handlers, you will have fun learning more about bonding with your dog and working together as a team! For information on how to sign up, visit https://www.jumpingchollas.com/training

Jumping Cholla classes begin for the 2024-2025 year on Monday, September 23, 2024. Our training director, Wendy Hultsman, is busy putting together the individual classes that will be available and you will be asked to sign up as soon as they are posted. Make sure you read the information on our website for further details! Stay informed.

Thank you to the Valley del Sol Golden Retriever Club, Kimberly Perl, Rona Love, Becky Globokar, and other members of the club who donated information, stories and pictures about Myra. This tribute was produced by Ruth Demar. Myra will be remembered by so many, and we do appreciate the work that went into the making of this remembrance. Thank you so much. Alice Nicholson President, Jumping Chollas

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