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■ Intermountain West Alpaca Association (IMpaca!)
In 2002, the eyes of the sports world were focused
on Salt Lake City. That year, the Salt Lake City area
hosted the world during the 2002 Olympic Winter
Games. Visitors and athletes from all over the
globe arrived and participated in this incredibly
successful event! Guests were privy to what Utah
has to offer, excellent food and drink, a wide variety
of cultural events, spectacular scenery, and the
warm hospitality of the people of Utah. In June of
2005 the eyes of the “alpaca” world will focus on
Utah, this time for the most prestigious event in
the alpaca industry, the annual AOBA National
Conference. IMpaca! would like to extend an invitation
to each of you to attend!
The 2005 Conference will be held at the beautiful
South Towne Exposition Center. This lovely, air
conditioned facility is easily located by car (even
for the geographically challenged), and is a short,
five minutes off Interstate 15, the main north/south
traffic corridor through the Salt Lake Valley.
Unloading animals at South Towne Center will
be comfortable and easy. Vet checking will take
place in a large, shaded area, and color checking
will take place inside the Exposition Center under
the same lighting conditions that your alpacas will
be judged during the show. Once vet checked and
color checked, your alpacas will proceed to the
beautiful, open stalling area, where they will be
able to settle in for the show. The South Towne
Exposition Center has over 1,500 parking stalls
adjacent to the facility, which will provide ample,
convenient parking for conference participants
hauling trailers. Once your animals have been
■ Ohio Alpaca Breeders Association (OABA)
The Board of Directors for 2005 is:
President – Eric Folkman, Blue Ribbon Farm
Vice President – Sue Bailey, Silver Creek
Alpacas
Treasurer – Darlene Baab, Cherub Hill Alpacas
Secretary – Barbara Bacon, Blue Sky Corral
Director at Large – Cheryl Laufer, Spirit Wind
Alpacas
The Board thanks retiring member Terri Radesic,
Club Suri, for her time and hard work during her
term of office.
Every year, Alpacafest has grown, and the 7th
annual show last November 2004 was no exception.
We had a 50% increase in registration of animals
over 2003, forcing us to choose between
turning more than 200 animals away or renting a
unloaded and checked in, access to the stalling
area directly from the parking lot will easily facilitate
the offloading of stall equipment, hay, and
other show “necessities.”
Conference attendees arriving in motor homes
will have access to the Quail Run RV Park, an easy
five to ten minute walk from the South Towne
Center. For those of you flying in to attend the
conference, the Salt Lake International Airport is
located about twenty minutes from the South
Towne Center and its area hotels.
The weather in Salt Lake City in early June
should be fabulous! Highs are typically in the 70s
to low 80s during the day, cooling off to the 50s at
night. These delightful temperatures, combined
with Utah’s low humidity, will provide wonderfully
comfortable conditions for alpacas and conference
attendees alike. Once you’re here, please look for
the 18-month IMpaca! calendar that will be included
in the conference show packets. This beautiful
calendar introduces you to all our IMpaca! member
ranches and the wonderful alpacas we raise.
So, let’s recap… A beautiful facility, lovely
weather with low humidity, spectacular scenery
and amenities and the very best alpacas in the
country! Don’t miss one moment of it! Come and
bring your best!
The members of IMpaca! look forward to welcoming
you to the 2005 AOBA Conference in Salt
Lake City!
Contact: Carla Llewellyn, IMpaca! President,
CLlewellyn@slco.org
second building. Fortunately, the second building
was available at the Columbus, Ohio state fairgrounds.
We also managed to hire additional halter
and fleece judges, and redesign the floor plan
to include a fourth show ring, and magically
became a Level V show. Clearly, the alpaca industry
is continuing to grow and enthusiasm of
breeders is still running high in and around Ohio.
In the end, we had a great show and a great
crowd of people. We even managed to finish the
judging by 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon. Kudos to
Darlene and Tom Baab, coordinators of the show;
and Jennifer Folkman and Cheryl Laufer, co-superintendents
of the fleece show. Of course, we had
many volunteers and sponsors who helped to pull
the show together as well. Thank you everybody.
Contact: Barbara Bacon, OABA Secretary,
Bbarbacon@aol.com or (330) 807-7075