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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The JSBA annual general meeting came and went this weekend.
Dan Carpenter, JSBA president and chair of the AGM local arrangements
committee, asked attendees to send photos and articles to Gail Carpenter, JSBA
Newsletter editor, so the next newsletter will have summaries and highlights of
the AGM for JSBA members unable to attend. A highlight for me was coming home
with two new rams, one of Royal Unzicker’s from <st1:State w:st="on">Pennsylvania</st1:State>
and one of Kay Kreutzer’s from <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Nebraska</st1:place></st1:State>.
Both rams placed near the top of a large ram lamb class at the AGM sheep show
and have the designation ‘flock sire’ in their futures. For me, an
important benefit of attending the AGM, in addition to meeting new friends and
reconnecting with old ones, is the opportunity to pick up breeding stock that
otherwise is less readily available. An AGM highlight for Dianne was to hold
the winning raffle ticket for the Jacob sheep watercolor by (and donated to the
AGM raffle by) Royal Unzicker; I knew better than to ask how many tickets we
purchased to enhance our chances of winning this prize!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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