Winter 1999-2000 . Issue No. 52 What you will find inside issue No. 52 Links will connect you to the author's email address. Cover Illustration - by Paige McGrath

Editorial

• Our House of Joy - Jo Ann McGrath

Letters to the Editor

News

• ILA

  Hope Floats - Hilary Ware, Rep. GALA

  It's a New Day for the ILA - Jay Rais, Rep. PLTA

  ILA/ILF 2000: A Perspective - Dan Milton, Rep. CAL-ILA

  The New ILA - Sally Rucker

• It Takes a Llama to Sell Cashmere and Mink - Jo Ann McGrath
• Llamas Magazine Hits Hard Times - Jo Ann McGrath
• Camelid Health Foundation Fundraiser - Outstanding! - Barb Baker
• ILR Speaks - Interview continued

In Short

On the Soap Box

• Is Everybody Happy? - Bill Safreed

Health

• US Health Agency Taps Bob Frost
• Camelids, DNA and Sex - Sylva Barns

Breeding

• Legendary Sire: GNLC Prospectus
• Grand Dam: Lilly AL02

Husbandry

• Llama Herd Sire Management - Sheila Fugina

Outreach

• Wisconsin Rescue Farm Saves Llamas - Sheila Fugina
• Postscript on the Russell Story - Joyce Abrams
• Hartman Dream Sale Update - Sheila Fugina

Book Reviews

• Reviewer: Melanie R. Forde

  Alaska Llama Far North Hero by Helen von Ammon

  Claude's Wings and Vincent's Toes by Lydia Chiappini

Events

• Rogue River Gold Goes Retail - Joyce Abrams
• Fall Celebrity Sale Results
• LANA Sponsors March Meeting
• GALA and LAMAS Combine for Successful Fall Conference

Showing

• LLII Judging Llama Conformation with Virginia Christensen
• ALSA Shows Off Again - Larry Sides
• Another ALSA Director Resigns - Jo Ann McGrath
• Partnership for Success - Cris Jennings
• The Virginia Classic Extends Its Awards - Paige McGrath
• ALSA Board Misses Target - Paige McGrath
• Show Results:

  New York State Fair

  The Great Frederick Fair

  Durham Fair

  The Big-E

  Sonoma County Harvest Fair

  ALSA Eastern Regional Championships

  ALSA Western Regional Championships

Performance

• Looking at Loading - Jim and Amy Logan
• Beginning Techniques of Training - John Piper
• N.E. Jackpot Circuit Attracts Competitors from Far Away - Daryl Wood

Fiber

• Llama Latte Lady Felts - Janet Boyhan

People

• Peru: A Dream Come True - Bob Wynia
• Welcome to the First Annual... (Humor) - Lance Hardcastle and Alvin Bean
• Poem: Why Do We Do It - Verona Barr
• The Past as Prologue - From the archives of Llama Life

Online

• eMail & URL Directory
• 'Associating' with Llamas - Brian Dick

Crossword Puzzle of Advertisers

Calendar of Events

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