Summer 2002 . Issue No. 62 What you will find inside issue No. 62 Links will connect you to the author's email address. Cover Illustration - by Paige McGrath

Letters

• Letters to the Editor

Editorial

• Don't Blow It - Jo Ann McGrath

News

• A Nostalgic Look Back at 70's to 90's - Terry Price
• LANA Fights Cricus Ban - 'Llamas Unfairly Targeted'
• Aussies Move to Fiber; U.S. Still in Speculation - Sylva Barns
• Nominal Dues Asked of ILR Members
• 2002 ILR Board Meets and Conducts Morgage Burning.
• Gov't Relations to Function Under ILR Aegis
• Llama Futurity Association Debuts - Gayle Woodsum
• Chain Letter Investing; Commentary on 1994 Alpaca Market - Fleming Meeks for Forbes

In Short

Alpacas

• Hoffman's New 'Complete Alpaca Book'
• Alpaca Group Changes Import Rules; Pros and Cons Debated - Sylva Barns
• 'Viande' on the Menu in Australia - Sylva Barns

Breeding

• Llama History Needed for a Personal Archive - Niki Anderson-Kuklenski
• Legendary Sire

  The Navigator

• Grand Dams

  Royal Flush

Health & Husbandry

• Personal Biosecurity Against, FMD - Anne Young, Eden Valley, Cumbria U.K.
• Lineage Data Need to be Accurate - Dena Thurmond

Events

• LANA Expo Offers 'Great Program, Good Times'
• You're Invited to Australia Meets - Sylva Barns

Marketing

• Burgesses Put Pizzazz in Celebrity

  View from the East Coast - Phil Feiner

  View From the West Coast - Bob Wynia

• Weather Didn't Dampen Llama Magic Spirits - Sheila Fugina

Showing

• The Virignia Classic - Paige McGrath
• Northeast Llama Showcase 2002 - Phil Feiner and Jane Grillo
• Assessing Fiber Categories - Paige McGrath
• Show Results:
  The Virginia Classic
  Northeast Llama Showcase
  Ozark Llama Classic Show

Fiber

• Painting Your Skeins of Yarn - Sheila Fugina
• Fiber Co-op Looks at Hurdles - Sylva Barns
• Vicuna Fiber Can Be Imported

Outreach

• FFA Chapter Starts with Donated AnimalsSheila Fugina
• Rescue Group Focus Spiritual - Chela Gray
• $45K Just to Hay Largest Llama Herd in NA - Kathryn Warrington
• Example of Sanctuary Work

People

• Why Llamas? Julie Insley's Reason - Sylva Barns
• When Timing is Everything (recycled) - Jo Ann McGrath
• Robert Zinn 1945-2002.
• The Eyes Have It (poem) - ED Stokes

Online

• eMail & URL Directory

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