6/30/10 & 7/6/10  We have had a minor population explosion with the arrival of Lacey's litter of 5 on June 30th, followed by Jazz's litter of 5 six days later.  Mamas and babies are doing great!  And we have lots of silvers!

7/11/10  Off to the Wisconsin-Illinois Cat Fanciers show this weekend, little Hot Lips came home from another show as Best Kitten.  This gives her 3 out of 4 shows where she has been honored as Best Kitten.  Needless to say we are very proud of our first silver torbie & white baby. 


6/27/10  Another weekend and more wonderful results.  Hot Lips picked up even more Best Kitten awards at the Garden City show in beautiful Sidney by the Sea.  And not to be outdone, Tucker picked up 5 Best Cat awards of his own.  He is lacking only a few points for his Supreme Grand Champion title.  Not bad for a youngster who has only been to three adult shows.

6/14/10  Absolutely unbelieveable!  That's how we feel after taking little Flash Dance (aka Hot Lips) to her second show at four months of age and coming away with her SECOND consecutive Best Kitten in show!  And she did it with no less
 than 10 Best Kitten awards, both AB (4) and SP (6).   I guess we'll be keeping her after all.  :-)
We were also thrilled that RW SGCA Woodpile Heart Strings (Peter & Eileen Carafiol) came away from the same show as
 2nd Best Alter in show!  Not bad for such a young boy in
some stiff compeitition.  And not to be outdone, Tugger's
little half sister, Woodpile Tiger Lily, also owned and
shown by the Carafiols, became a one show grand by picking
up 7 finals at the show!  Go Lily!
Thanks to Commencement Cat Club for making this a dream weekend, and for being so kind to a first time entry clerk.
And special thanks to my good friend Ann Lervold, who was there to help and offer moral support.  You're the best!

5/30/10  It's official!  The new TICA year-end standings are out.  Woodpile Maine Coons would like to congratulate the following Woodpile cats and their owners for a job well done:

RW SGCA Woodpile Flora Bloom
RW SGCA Woodpile Heart Strings
RW SGC Woodpile Ready to Rumble of Betunes
 RW QGC Woodpile Ryan of Newcats
RW SGC Woodpile Kaleidoscope
RW SGC Woodpile Persuaded
RW SGC Woodpile The Legacy

2010 was another wonderful year for the Woodpile cats.  Along with our seven Regional Winners, We added two more Outstanding Dams to our credit:

OD RW SGC Woodpile Snap Crackle N Pop
OD RW SGC Woodpile Calamity

Because of the timing of applying for Calamity's title it will be "official" next year, but because it happened this year and it is such an important title, we wanted to honor her here as well.

5/23/10  Once again the Woodpile Cats did very well at
the International Specialty Show.  A HUGE congratulations to
new 3 show Supreme Grand Champion Alter Woodpile Heart Strings, loved and beautifully presented by his owners,
Peter & Eileen Carafiol.  Tugger, littermate to our RW SGC Woodpile Persuaded, is the second 3 show Supreme from
this incredible litter that made their mama, RW SGC Woodpile Calamity, an Outstanding Dam! 
Not to be outdone, our darling little Hot Lips, now registered as Woodpile Flash Dance, did exceptionally well for being just barely 4 months of age by picking up no less than EIGHT Best Longhair Kitten awards that earned her the honor of best kitten in the show!  Hot Lips is a stunning silver torbie with high white, and just as flashy as they come.  Hot Lips is out of our lovely RW SGC Woodpile Rumor Has It and IW SGC Coonbitzky Frost
Fire of Woodpile.

4/18/10  Stay tuned for our end of the year update!  Suade finished her very short show career (4 shows) with 8 Best Cats, 7 of them All Breed wins.  Thanks to friend and kitty grandma, Elaine Weitz, for a fun and profitable trip to Calgary for the last regional show of the season.  We had a great time!
Suade

3/28/10  I am beside myself with happiness after the most incredible weekend I'll probably ever have!  We have our very first 3-show Supreme Grand Champion and it's a GIRL!

At the tender age of 8-1/2 months, Woodpile Persuaded became our first ever 3 show Supreme Grand Champion at the Evergreen Cat Fanciers show this weekend.  Suade picked up 4 more AB Best Cats to earn her title.

Not to be outdone, her littermate, Woodpile Heart Strings, owned by Peter & Eileen Carafiol, became a QGCA on Friday, and got Bests on Saturday and Sunday, leaving him only needing a few points for his Supreme title.  This was only Tugger's second show, and he was the youngest MC in a very nice alter class by more than a year!

 Suade and Tugger are out of RW SGC Woodpile Calamity, OD
and RW SGC Smokeycoons Alejandro.

 Adding to the fun, Woodpile Roaring River of Macallans, owned by Laura & Gus Sanderson also became a Grand Champion Alter. 

River is also out of Calamity, and her granding made Calamity our 2nd Outstanding Dam of the year! 
 Many thanks to Peter & Eileen and Laura & Gus for the outstanding jobs they have done presenting our babies.  More thanks to our good friends Ann Lervold and Karen Buchanan for all the support and for just being there.  And finally, thanks
 to Fred & Elaine Weitz for allowing Calamity her rendezvous 
with Alex.  We are THRILLED!



3/14/10  Just back from the Cat Fanciers of BC show where 
Suade did extremely well!  Picking up 10 finals (at 8 months 
and one week of age) she earned her Quadruple Grand 
Champion title.  This is an outstanding accomplishment for 
such a young girl, as the standard is written to prefer the 
males.  Better yet, she is absolutely loving the show halls.  What a dream she is to show!  Our sincere thanks to all
 those wonderful judges who finalled her.

3/7/10  The Woodpile crew had a "grand" weekend at the Sassy Katz show in Albany.  Our beautiful Suade, now GC Woodpile Persuaded, granded at her first show at 8 months and 2 days of age!  Not to be outdone, littermate Tugger, now DGCA Woodpile Heart Strings, became a one show double grand champion at his very first adult show as well, finaling in no less than eleven rings!  Coongrats to owners Peter & Eileen Carafiol for a job well done.  We are thrilled that Tugger is doing well for them, and that they are presenting him so beautifully!

 Additionally, we were delighted with the results of two of Jazz's babies, who were also at the show.  Woodpile Duke, who now reigns over the home of Sharon & Jackson Roholt, took home a handful of finals from the kitten class, as did his littermate, Woodpile Charlie Parker, and Charlie's buddy and roommate, Tucker.  This was quite an accomplishment, as it was a killer Maine Coon kitten class!  Coongrats to all!

1/31/10  What a way to start the new year!  At the TNCC show in Portland, Oregon our beautiful Suade was the top Maine Coon kitten with a Maine Coon kitten entry of 16, and 5th best kitten over all!  We are so proud of our lovely girl.  Brother Tugger also picked up some finals, as did our red boy, Tucker.  All in all we had a really great time.  Thanks to TNCC for a wonderful weekend and to all the judges for their compliments on our girl!

 1/17/10  Jan got a birthday present of the very best kind when Rumor delivered three darling coonlets Sunday evening.  They are big kittens, and very very flashy!  Sorry, but these babies are already promised.

12/15/09  Our sweet Suade (Woodpile Persuaded) had an excellent show at The Maine Event, picking up numerous finals and seeming to really enjoy the show hall.  Her littermate, Woodpile Heart Strings aka "Tugger" also did well, making his owners, Peter and Eileen Carafiol, very proud.  We look for great things from these youngsters.

10/17/09  We have a new addition to the Woodpile family.  Welcome to Chemicoons Wild Fire of Woodpile, a lovely red classic tabby & white baby boy now known as Tucker, because, as Stefani said, he was "plumb tuckered out" when he got here.  Thanks to our good friend Elaine Weitz for bringing Tucker home to us, and to Liz Hansen for letting him come.  We are looking forward to showing him this winter.

10/13/09  News comes from our friend Edmilson in Brazil that it is now SGC Woodpile Ready to Rumble of Betunes.  We are very proud of Rumble, and of Edmilson for loving him and presenting him so beautifully!

10/11/09  What a great weekend with our good friends at the Evergreen Cat Fanciers show!  We are happy to congratulate new TGC Woodpile Fletcher Fitzgerald, and owners Karen & Randy Buchanan, on Fletcher's return and success in the show ring.  Way to go guys!

10/4/09  It's official!  Our beautiful Lacey, Woodpile The Legacy, earned the final points she needed to become our latest Supreme Grand Champion, carrying on in her late father's footsteps.  Because she is Hoot's very last offspring this feels like a very special accomplishment.  Thanks Hoot, for our Legacy.

8/23/09  Wonderful news from our friend Edmilson.  At his very first adult show, Woodpile Ready to Rumble of Betunes became a double grand champion and was the 2nd best cat in the show!  While that was a fabulous accomplishment all on its own, Rumble's granding also made his dam, RW SGC Woodpile Snap Crackle N Pop, and Outstanding Dam!  Way to go Rumble!

8/9/09  We had another great weekend at the Cat Fanciers of BC show in beautiful British Columbia.  Lacey received the Best Cat award she needed for her Supreme Grand Champion, now lacking only a few points to claim her title.  And our lovely little Monkey did us proud as well, garnering 7 finals against some very nice competition, including a Best Kitten award.  Once again we are very proud of our lovely girls.

7/25/09  We are pleased to announce that Woodpile Calypso is the proud mama of her first Lifetime Achievement award winning offspring.  Deschutes is being awarded this honor tonight at the NW Regional banquet in Edmonton, Alberta.  Congratulations to Callie and Deschutes!
7/17/09  My good friend Ann Lervold joined me on my twice yearly trip to WSU to have hearts echoed for HCM by board certified cardiologist, Lynne Nelson.  (Thanks to Ann for going with me.  It made the long trip so much more enjoyable!). 
I am very happy to announce that the following cats were examined and found to be free of any signs of HCM at this time:
RW SGC Woodpile Rumor Has It
IW SGC Coonbitzky Frost Fire of Woodpile
QGC Woodpile All That Jazz
TGC Woodpile The Legacy

 7/5/09  We are happy to announce the arrival of four little coonlets, two boys and two girls.  One boy is blue classic tabby, the other three are all brown classic tabbies. 
  Dam is RW SGC Woodpile Calamity, and sire is
RW SGC SmokeyCoons Alejandro.   (All of these kittens are reserved for those already on our waiting list.)

6/28/09  We had a wonderful time at the Garden City cat show on beautiful Vancouver Island this weekend.  Young Lacey continued her winning ways with a handful of finals (five 2nd Best Cats and a Best Cat as well), making her a Triple Grand Champion at her 2nd show.  And my personal favorite, Jazz, not only earned the title of Quadruple Grand Champion, but became grand #16 for her sire, OS LA SGC Woodpile Hoot N Holler, and grand #13 for her dam, OD GC Woodpile Sophisticat.  Little Monkey did her share of winning too, and brought home a few finals as well.  We can''t wait for her to hit the adult class!
6/14/09  The Commencement Cat Club show was another dream weekend for the Woodpile cats.  New Grand Champions Woodpile The Legacy and Woodpile Aria of Macallans brought the number of grands sired by Hoot to 15!  Granding Aria brought Sophie's grands to 12, and our one show grand (at her very first adult outing) Lacey, brought her dam Kilei's number of grands to three!Lacey ended up being the best Maine Coon cat in show, and little Monkey (Woodpile Wild Child) was best Maine Coon kitten in show!   We are very proud of the Woodpile cats, and equally proud of the wonderful owners who have made the effort to show them!  Thanks to each and every one of you!


6/2/09  One of our very favorite kittens of all time, Rumble has taken the world by storm.  At not yet six months old he was Best Kitten in show at his very first show, and finalled in every ring at his first two shows!  We are expecting wonderful things from this handsome boy!  He is Ready to Rumble!

5/16/09  The new show year has started off with a big bang!  Coongratulations to Ann Lervold and new SGCA Woodpile Flora Bloom!  Bloomers ended up being the Best Alter at the International Specialty Show!  Her finals included several Best Alter awards.  We are so very proud of both Ann and her beautiful Bloomers.

Little Monkey (Woodpile Wild Child) also did us proud by picking up a big handful of finals, including four 2nd best kitten awards.  Not bad for a baby girl that just turned 5 months old!
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5/1/09  The 2008-2009 show year has finally come to an end.  We are very proud to announce our Regional Winners for this year.  Our heartfelt congratulations and thanks to:

RW SGCA Woodpile Jeremiah Jackson
(Karen & Randy Buchanan)

RW SGC Woodpile On Fire
(Newton Peter)

RW QGC Woodpile The Rogue
(Cath Walker & Iris Selby-Home)

RW SGC Woodpile Rumor Has It
(here at Woodpile)