Spring 2005 . Issue No. 73

Letters

Cherigene Slaughter, Sharon and Merle Watson, Bob Swartwout, Kay Sharpnack, Joe W. Yarbrough, Bruce Beatty, Ingrid Wood and Denise Como

News

• Summer Storms Freeze Aussie Herds - Sylva Barns
• Closest Thing to Assemblies of Yore (Camelid Community)
• ARI Office Had High Hopes
• It Takes Money to Make Money - (High selling alpaca)

In Short

• An ALSA Error
• Skinning a Cat (Ana Romanik's AOBA candidacy)
• What's Going On (Alpaca judging at llama clinic)
• In Case You Missed the Super Bowl (Llama sightings)
• Target Hires a Llama
• Impressive (LFA promotional film)
• Rescue in Britain
• Day Late and a Dollar Short (Smuggled alpacas)
• Rapprochement
• Head and Shoulders
• Panting to Kill This Bill
• Abject Apologies (to Charlene Schmidt)
• Retinal Scanning
• An Idea Whose Time Has Come
• Llama Youth Fair

Breeding

• The Canadian (History, obituary) - Kay Patterson Sharpnack
• Turning Point - A View - Impact of Breed Standards - John Merrell

Humor

• All You Need to Know to be an Honest-to-Goodness, Bona Fide, Certified Breeder - Jo Ann McGrath

Views

• Forum for ALSA Members
• Infiltration of ALSA by LFA - Virginia Christensen
• ALSA and the Suri Issue: an Ethical Dilemma - Deb Garvin, Members' Comments
• The ALSA Suri Division - Heather Bamford

Health and Husbandry

• Berserk Male Syndrome or Novice Handler Syndrome? - Marty McGee Bennett

Events

• RMLA Conference Hosts Murray Fowler
• ORGLE Meet Emphasizes Fun
• EXPO Features Two Llama Drill Teams
• LANA Announces Hand In Hand Winners

Alpacas

• Serious About Fleece Improvement? - Eric Hoffman
• Small Alpaca Farmers Unite - Sue Ives
• Owners Sue Land O' Lakes for Millions

Marketing

• A Marketing Priority - A View - Sheila Fugina
• A Fine Marketing Strategy: Dump Your Culls Out of State - Jo Ann McGrath reporting
• Llama Magic Offers Balloon Ride
• SCLA Select Llama Sale Ft. Worth Stock Show
• A Statistical Look at Notable Public Llama Sales, 1994-2004, Compiled by Paige McGrath

Showing

• Hobo Classic: Unique and Playful Fun - Cris Jennings
• Results: Hobo Classic Llama Gold and Silver Shows, January 28, 2005

Packing

• Structure and Characteristics of the Classic Working Llama - Wes Holmquist
• Defining, Then Saving the Classic Llama - Bev Henry

People

• A Glimpse at LLII's Book Reviewer: Melanie Forde
• A Poem by Marie Kilde, Age 10
• Think Tank - "Giving Them the Dickens" - (Trying to get our organizations to get it "right") - Author Anonymous

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