National Tunis Show
Indiana State Fairgrounds
Indianapolis, IN
Brochure
Entry
Form
Besides the Open Tunis Show there is also
a Wool Show.
The official hotel for the 2010 National Show is the Marten House on 86th
St. The rate is $69 per day and is only 9 miles
from the state fairgrounds. Phone number 1-800-736-5634-toll free.
If you have any questions please contact Linda Cook 765-288-7829; cell:
765-729-0262; or Dale Huhnke 630-881-8108.
"Rooms are still available
at the Marten House, the official hotel for the National Tunis Show in
Indianapolis. You need to make the reservations by Wednesday July 21 and
please tell them that you are reserving under the National Tunis Show. We
have 20 rooms still reserved. The rate is $69 per night. After July 21 the
rooms will be released."
July 1 Thursday - Entry Deadline
(postmarked) for Open Tunis Sheep Show and Wool Show
August 18 Wednesday
5 pm Begin bringing in Tunis Sheep into Indiana State Fair Grounds. Must
have health papers if out of state
7 pm Ice Cream Social Welcome to Indiana
August 19 Thursday
10 am Registration papers checked
4 pm Tunis need to be on the state fairgrounds
6 pm Dinner for all Tunis Exhibitors courtesy of the Indiana Tunis
Association
August 20 Friday
4 pm National Tunis Show begins
Tunis are released after the show is completed
These are tentative dates and times. Will be updated closer to show time
The Indiana Tunis Sheep
Association cordially invites all Tunis Breeders to “Take the Checkered
Flag” at the 2010 National Tunis Show which will be held at the Indiana
State Fair. The show is currently scheduled for Friday afternoon August 20
in Indianapolis. Come and enjoy a few days of Hoosier Hospitality in an air
conditioned sheep barn which has shower facilities, dorm rooms, and plenty
of sights and sounds for everyone to enjoy.
 Not only do you have an
opportunity to show Tunis, both fitted and slick-shear classes, but there is
also a wool show that you can enter Tunis fleeces. Entry deadline for the
show is July 1. Online entry will be up on the Indiana State Fair website
after May 15. Once you get the entry back from Indiana please check your
flock entries. If you have any changes or corrections please contact the
entry department to make those changes so that once you get on the
fairgrounds check-in will run smoothly.
The Indiana Tunis Sheep
Association are busy planning a super show for you. We have designated the
Marten House as the official hotel for the show. Rooms are $69 a night. A
hotel brochure on the NTSRI website is available right now for you to
download to get phone numbers to make hotel reservations.
You have an opportunity
to sponsor one of the classes at the 2010 show. Each first place class
winner will receive a special gift. The cost to sponsor a class is $25. We
will have a sponsor display at the show. Here is a list of classes to
sponsor: yearling ram, fall ram, early spring ram lamb, late spring ram
lamb, slick-shorn ram lamb, pair of ram lambs, early yearling ewes, late
yearling ewes, slick-shorn yearling ewes, pair of yearling ewes, fall ewes,
early spring ewe lambs, late spring ewe lambs, slick-shorn ewe lambs, pair
of ewe lambs, get-of-sire (already sponsored), and flock.
We have the official
2010 show T-shirt available. Costs will be $10-13 per shirt. We will be
taking shirt orders at the National Sale in Wooster. Shirts will be
picked-up and paid for once you get to the Indiana State Fair. If you have
any questions, please contact Dale Huhnke at 630-881-8108 or email at dalehuhnke@yahoo.com.
See you in Indianapolis in August.
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