March/April 2025

38 – Purebred PIGEON By EJ Weirich - Secretary of the RBPC Photos by Colton Friedel The Grand National in Oklahoma City was an experi- ence to remember. Colton Friedel, Kyle Metiva, and myself drove through the night Thursday into Friday to get down to the show. We stopped at IHop for breakfast and hurried to the show hall where Colton and I jumped right into judging. Thank you to Terry Gier and Terry Daily for helping us judge so it did not last all day. It was great catching up with old friends and meeting new members. Friday night we went to a cowboy hat store where Kyle and I both purchased our own fitted cowboy hats so we Rare Breeds Pigeon Club NPA National 2025 2025 Oklahoma City National - Champion Rare -Rakovnik Roller Red Magpie OC 1653 Jay Turner Photo Layne Gardner Saint - Champion Structure - D&J Hinesley Reserve Champion & Best Color - Lucerne - Mike Messick French Gros Mondain - Champion Form - Nick Vlasek