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Weather in Garrettsville, OH

 

Animals:

    Most females have now been rebred, spring is here although it is a bit drier than normal, taking cria to shows and trying to keep up with the daily chores -- never a dull moment.

 

Spring '08  

    Son and daughter-in-law came for both a visit and to go to the Indiana Alpaca Invitational to help and participate (submitted photos).

    -Indiana Alpaca Invitational--Fort Wayne, IN--April 5-6, 2008

        +Sammy - 4th

        +Carina - 2nd

        +Forrest - 4th

        +Miss Joan - 3rd

    -All American Alpaca Futurity-Louisville, KY--April 18-21, 2008

        +Miss Joan - 4th

        +Carina - 5th

    -MaPaca Eastern Alpaca Jubilee--Harrisburg, PA--April 24-27, 2008

        +Smokey Joe - 1st and Champion

        +Miss Joan - 3rd

        +Carina - 3rd

        +Blush fiber in spin-off - 1st (category - rose grey female)

    -Buckeye Alpaca Show-Columbus, OH--May 2-4, 2008

        +Smokey Joe - 4th

        +Carina - 1st and Reserve Champion

        +Forrest - 2nd

        +Miss Joan - 6th

        +R&R - 3rd

        +Victor - 4th

        +Dotti - 5th

    -AOBA National Conference - Sandy, UT--May 21-25, 2008

        +Blush fiber in spin-off - 1st (category - rose grey female)

   

Winter '07-'08

    Same routine - stay warm and get ready for spring shows.

 

Fall '07

    -Michigan International Alpaca Fest--Birch Run Expo Center--September 22-23, 2007

        +Johnny - 1st in class

        +Sammy - 2nd and reserve champion

        +Billy - 3rd

 

    -OABA Alpaca Fest -- Columbus, Ohio --November 11-12,2006

        +Sammy - 1st and reserve champion

        +Johnny - 3rd

        +Tommy - 5th  (Billy and Tommy were in the same class)

        +Billy - 3rd

 

Summer '07

    Just finished having very old, broken, cracked, heaved concrete floor in main barn removed and redone.  I had the crew put in trench drains in the new floor and I LOVE them.  Now I can clean out and rinse down the whole floor quickly and easily.

 

Spring '07

    -All American Alpaca Futurity-Louisville, KY--April 20-23, 2007

        +Sammy - 2nd in a class of 14 white juvenile males

    -MaPaca Eastern Alpaca Jubilee--Harrisburg, PA--April 27-29, 2007

        +Sammy - 1st in a large class

        +Billy - 2nd

        +Johnny - 2nd in multi

        +Tommy - 5th

    -Buckeye Alpaca Show-Columbus, OH--May 4-6, 2007

        +Sammy - 2nd

        +Billy - 6th

        +Johnny - 4th

        +Hope - 2nd (light rose grey)

    -AOBA National Conference--Louisville, KY--May16-20, 2007

        +Deanna - 1st in beige juvenile females - a bred and born AIA animal

        +Sammy - 4th in white juvenile males - a full class with 15 animals

        +Hope - 4th in juvenile females - she's a light rose grey

 

 

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