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NTSRI
Board of Directors
Region 1
Bill Kerns
Alt: Troy Staples
Region 2
Robin Swartz
Alt: Loreen Howe
Region 3
Walter Clark
Alt: open
Region 4
Tom Mann
Alt: Kathryn Niese
Region 5
Georgina Anderson
Alt: open
Region 6
Doug Garey
Alt: Carolyn Hart
Region 7
Alt: Kate Lambert
Region 8
Tammie Serafin
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April 2014 VOL. #1 ISSUE # 37
Ntsri newsletter...
THE TUNIS MESSENGER
Committees:
Audit Committee: Walter Clark and Nancy Schmidt Newsletter/ Admin/ Membership: Kathy Niese, Barbara Cassell, Marianne Turcheck
Show and Sale: Georgina Anderson and Troy Staples Treasurer: Bill Kerns
Website: Carol Wise/ Sharon Kerns Youth Committee: Trish Blum NTJA, Lacey Allen Futurity/Leadline, Scholarships,
Doug Garey
Inside This Issue: Page
Presidents Message 1
Presidents , Jackpot info 2
Region 2, 2014 Tunis Directory 3
The Big “E”, Show and Sale News 3
Region 4 Ohio Tunis Sheep info 4
New Member List 5
Anna Charest: NY Fashion Week 5
New England Sale, Book Nook 6
NETSA News, Youth at Wooster 7
“I raise Tunis Sheep because”... 8
Lambchop chatter 9
Nattional Show and Sale agenda 10
Tunis Pride Photo Contest 11
Classified Ad Page 12
Christened names 12
Mid West Junior Preview Show 13
All American Junior Show 14
2014 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 14
NTJA Presidents Letter 15
All-American Junior Show cntd . 15
NTSRI PReSIdeNT’S LeTTeR
Happy Spring, finally! This has been a long and brutal winter. Like many of you, I am looking forward to getting outside, as well as getting the sheep out of the barn and on green pas-tures.
The 2014 lambing season is history and once again “Show & Sale Season” is upon us. In the upcoming season, prospective Tunis breeders will be looking for good, high quality sheep backed by strong pedigrees. I hope your 2013/2014 lambs exceeded your expectations.
As the breed continues to grow we are seeing more Tunis sheep at public sales as well as on line sales. The NTSRI Na-tional Tunis Show and Sale that is held in conjunction with The Great Lakes Wool and Fiber Festival in Wooster is just weeks away. This is a great opportunity to purchase a Tunis that may fit in your breeding program. After a long cold win-ter, it is also a chance to get together for fellowship among old friends and meet new breeders.
Many activities are being planned by our host again this year, the Ohio Tunis Sheep Association. Please see details in this newsletter. The Ohio Tunis Sheep Association (OTSA) is also busy preparing for the NTSRI National Tunis Show at the Ohio State Fair on Friday, August 1st. Plans are being made to have a hospitality area on Thursday and Friday for Tunis breeders to take a break and relax for a sandwich, snack or drink. We are grateful OTSA has volunteered to host these two major events for NTSRI. On behalf of the Board, I would like to extend a big thank you to the members of the Ohio Tunis Sheep Association for all of their planning and hard work. Thanks!
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Northeast Tunis Sheep Association (NETSA)
New news for Jackpot participants!
Elections for Regions 1, 3, 6 and new Region 7 are now com-plete. They were managed under the expert leadership of Todd and Dianna Brisco of Ohio. Troy Staples (Region 1), Walter Clark (Region 3), Jeff Munsey (Region 6) and Lynn Murry (New Region 7) will be the new Directors in these Re-gions. Alternates will be as follows: Region 1-Lisa Knight, Connecticut; Region 3-Marianne Turcheck, Pennsylvania; Region 6 and New Region 7-TBD. New Directors and Alter-nates will take up their positions during the annual meeting of the BOD at Wooster in May.
National Tunis Youth Scholarship Applications are due April 15, 2014. Forms and information are found on the NTSRI web site. Three $1000 scholarships will be presented to the winners during the banquet dinner on Saturday night at the National Show and Sale.
Our youth organization, NTJA, is our future and we are very pleased that Lacey Allen from Oregon and Jessica Murry from Missouri have stepped forward to be the Co-Leaders of the NTJA. We have over 100 youth in our organization in the US and Canada. We are looking forward to their leadership and the initiatives they are planning to get more of our youth more engaged. I’m challenging the membership to reach out to the youth in each of your regions and encourage the youth to get involved. I want to express our appreciation and thank Trisch Blum from Maryland for all she had done leading the NTJA the past year.
Tunis registrations and transfers, as well as renewed member-ships and new members to date, have surpassed that of the beginning of 2013. I am proud our registration base is strong and I know our breed will continue to grow in the years ahead.
As my second term as President of NTSRI will be coming to an end in May, I want to thank everyone for the support you have given to me as well as the other Directors. It was an honor and privilege to serve as President for NTSRI. We have accomplished a lot in the past few years. I have enjoyed the support of many volunteers, their creative ideas and hard work. Sharon and I will have more time now to enjoy our three children and four grandchildren in Denver and Seattle! Make plans to attend a Tunis event in 2014; introduce your-self to another new member; they may become a lifelong friend. For more information on all activities please visit the NTSRI website at www.tunissheep.org.
Let’s continue to promote the “beautiful red-heads” at every opportunity. NTSRI has many opportunities to volunteer within the organization. Volunteering strengthens our organi-zation, together we can continue to create a better organiza-tion for future generations. “Many hands make light work!”
Kindest regards, Bill Kerns
NTSRI, President
Dear Tunis Yearling Ewe Jackpot Participants,
It is the end of March, spring is officially here, but it
still feels like winter! I hope those single digit tem-
peratures are behind everyone.
This is a little reminder that the next entry fee of
$10.00/head were due April 1, 2014. Now is the time
to look at your ewe lamb(s) that you nominated in
2013. Have they matured into the yearling ewe(s)
that will win the Tunis Yearling Ewe Jackpot Show of
2014 in NAILE? Attached is the sustaining entry form
for April 1. Please make checks payable to NTSRI and
send to Sharon Kerns, P. O. Box 322, Harvard,
MA 01451. If you have any questions, please feel
free to [email protected] or call me at
978.456.1240.
At the present time, there are nine farms participat-
ing with 37 ewe lambs (yearlings now) entered. The
next and final sustaining entry fee of $30/head will be
due July 1, 2014.
If you have sold any ewe lambs which were entered
in the 2014 Jackpot and the new owner(s) would like
to retain the ewe in the 2014 Jackpot, please send me
the new owner's information. If you have paid your
April payment, thank you.
Good luck and thank you for your continued support
and participation.
Sharon Kerns
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Region #2 News Robin Swartz,
Director
Hello, I can’t wait to see everyone who will
participate at the National Tunis Show and
Sale! It is hard to believe that another year
has past. I hope everyone has survived the
cold and have had a great lambing season.
It finally got to 50 degrees in New York
today; I hope that everyone else is warming
up as well. After 41 years of raising sheep I
believe it makes the sheep hardier to endure
the cold.
We in New York have some great events
happening:
June:
*Cayuga County Fair hosts: Empire Spring
Classic
July:
*Genesee County Fair hosts: Our Regional
Tunis Show and Regional Tunis Youth
Show
August:
*New York State Fair
October:
*Rhinebeck Show and Sale with a Wool
Festival
*Just a note to say I was saddened by the
death of Darlene Mayes in March. Ken and
Darlene Mayes meant a lot to me. I
watched them buy their first Tunis in the
early 90s, and I will have many memories
of the Tunis talk around Ken and Darlene’s
kitchen table. I will never forget when Ken
said he got his hands on the last of the Vir-
gin Britch Ewes. I was excited to be able to
see the ewes. This dates the Tunis back to
the 50s and earlier. I will surely miss them
both.
Regards
Robin E. Swartz
2014 SHOW AND SALE COMMITTEE REPORTS
The Show and Sale committee is excited for the National Sale in Wooster OH and look for a strong sale offering. We look for-ward to seeing everyone at the Great Lakes Sale May 24-25 and want to thank the Ohio Tunis Sheep Association for their efforts to assure this event will be a success. Remember this year we will be adding a Senior and Junior Championship class to the show. Also, there will be two buyers credits valued at $50 each so make sure you sing up for the drawing before the sale starts. We are also working to determine the location of the 2015 Na-tional Tunis Sheep Registry National Show. At this time we re-ceived limited interest in hosting the National Show in 2015. If you are interested please send an email [email protected] and the committee will review all interested parties. We will make our decision by the National Sale in May.
Don't forget to save your best for the “ Stars of Louisville” Sale during North American International Expo in Louis-ville, Kentucky!
Regional Tunis Show, Eastern States Exposition
Big E….ice cream social Friday evening, pizza party Saturday after the show,
Best Headed Ram & Ewe Award.
At noon, we will take a break to enjoy lunch provided by the NETSA Board.
For directions and/or additional information, please contact Bill & Sharon at
978-456-1240 or e-mail [email protected]
Our membership dues help support the various activities, events for our youth
and extra monies for premiums at the Northeast Youth Sheep Show and the
Regional Tunis Show, plus occasional updates on the activities of the Northeast.
We look forward to seeing you soon at one of the many activities we have
planned to promote the Tunis Breed.
Northeast Tunis Sheep Association (NETSA
Attention Tunis Breeders – Last Call
Plan to be part of the 2014 National Tunis Sheep Registry, Inc. Membership Directory. All paid 2013-2014 members will be listed in the 2014 Directory. For those members who did not pay in 2013, you should have received a letter from NTSRI Board, reminding you of your dues payment. Paying your dues today, will ensure your name will be in the 2014 Membership Directory.
Membership forms are available on the NTSRI website www.tunissheep.org. Please take a few minutes and review your membership information in the online directory to confirm it is accurate.
If you have any questions or concerns about your member-ship, please feel free to contact Sharon Kerns at [email protected] or call 978.456.1240.
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The Ohio Tunis Sheep Association is offer-
ing a weekend stay with perks at The Inn at
Honey Run, valued at $500.00!
Win the weekend of YOUR dreams!
If you are the lucky winner of this fabulous prize, you can
plan the weekend to suite your desires...You can:
Relax in one of the Inn’s 40 uniquely-decorated guest-
rooms, suites or cottages.
Explore the Ohio Amish Country in Holmes County fea-
turing the towns of Millersburg and Berlin
Savor creative cuisine and fine wines at “Tarragon”.
Walk nature trails along streams, hilltops and woodlands
with 1,200 plant species.
Watch birds from your guestroom window or deck, habi-
tats.
To purchase tickets, Contact any Ohio Tunis Sheep Asso-
ciation member for tickets or log onto PayPal at the Ohio
Tunis Sheep Association Website at ohiotunissheep.org
Spring, 2014 Ohio Tunis Sheep
Association
Have you thought about your commitment lately?
No, not your commitment to family, school, or
church, but your sheep commitment!
It all starts at home. I had a college roommate from
Tennessee who said, “You never go to bed with the
sheep not fed.” It seems so easy to agree with this
statement, but the reality is that two times a day,
365 days a year, we need to feed, water, treat (if
necessary), bed, and monitor our flock. No matter
how early we go to work, or how late we get home-
the flock is always there depending on us.
Time is so precious in our daily lives, but the re-
wards for our commitment to sheep are many!
Each spring as the lambs are born, the joy and ex-
citement of watching them grow from small, leggy
blobs into big, stout ram lambs and correct, fancy
ewe lambs brings a smile to our faces.
This commitment brings me to my main point of
this column: Each of us stand as stewards of the
Tunis breed. Daily, we mold, form, and dissect the
direction of the breed. Our involvement as a collec-
tive group, in the local, state, or national organiza-
tions, set the foundation for the success of Tunis
sheep! Ohio members have a grand opportunity to
excite the breed in 2014. Planning toward the 2014
National Tunis Sale in Wooster is underway and the
National Tunis Show will be held during the Ohio
State Fair. Commit now to participate in one or all
of these Tunis events. Ohio members will be selling
raffle tickets for a chance to win a weekend at the
Inn at Honey Run, located in the heart of Amish
Country. Funds generated by this project will be
used to welcome fellow Tunis friends to Ohio in
2014.
Remember your commitment to the Tunis breed
will only make it stronger!
TAB
President, Ohio Tunis Sheep Association
Hello Fellow Tunis Breeders, First of let me say I hope you all had a wonderful Christ-mas. Wow, can you believe it a year has come and gone again. I know this year has been busy for me with lots of changes to my family’s lives. The Tunis world sure has had a busy year too. We lost some really good breeders to sell outs of their flocks and gained many more breed-ers to try to take their place. Ohio is working hard to organize another great National Sale for the breed. We are also trying really hard to get everything ready to host the National Tunis show at the Ohio State Fair too. I am personally asking any breeders no matter what state your from if you have ideas or suggestions for these events don't hesitate to contact me to discuss them. I also wish each and everyone of you a great lambing season and a prosperous New Year. Tom Mann
Name: ______________________
Phone______________________
Email: _________________
Tickets: 1/$5.00 5/$20.00_____
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1. Lori Hughes, 5736 N 100 W, Anderson, IN 46011
2. Diane & Shelby St.Hilaire, HC 30 Box 240, Concho, AZ 85924
3. Bobbi Jo Criner, 287 Dahlstrom Road, Arbuckle, CA 95912
4. Karl Williams, 892 Oppenheimer Road, Bedford, PA 15522
5. Irene & Sadie Johnson, 13346 Black Butte Road, Lewistown, MT 59457
6. Kevyn Miller, 13400 Allisonville Road, Fishers, IN 46038
7. Elizabeth Baudler, 1549 220th Street, Fontanell, IA 50846
8. Julia Bredder, 3572 Lewisetta Road, Lottsburg, VA 22511
9. Paul Vrusho, 98 Blakes Hill Road, Northwood, NH 03261
10. Dan Winger, 7748 S 300 E, Oxford, IN 47971
11. Wesley Jennings, 5846 Klug Road, Milton, WI 53563
12. William & Lynn Ol-son, P.O. Box 2005, Ester-hazy, SK S0A 0X0, Saskatchewan, Canada
2014 New NTSRI Members….
Tunis Sheep’s own Anna Charest was one of the Philadelphia, designers featured at New York Fashion Week!
Anna Charest, one of the Art Institute of Philadelphia designers participated in a collabora-tive fashion show during New York City’s Fashion Week. Anna’s collection, “Honor,” is inspired by Civil War surgeon Mary Edwards Walker. The dresses, blouses, and trousers in the slim-fitting collection are fashioned in Union and Con-federate navy, grays, and browns. Late-19th-century details like cloaks and cinched waists give the pieces a tailored look.
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New England Sale To Be Private Treaty Only; Used Equipment Auction Continues
This year the New England Sale will be a private treaty
sale only. All exchanges will be considered private treaty between the consignor and the buyer, there will be no sale guarantee offered by the NES&WGA. A veterinarian will be on site to assist any con-signor if needed, as well as to write health papers for sheep that are sold. Rams, ewes and wethers of any age or breed, pure-bred or cross-bred, can be sold, as well as boer goats. Registrations are not necessary, however if the consignor is hoping to sell to a youth that will be exhibiting the animal in the Northeast Youth Sheep Show the following day, then the animal will have to have a registration paper. The transfer portion of the registration should be filled out to the buyer and signed by the consignor. We ask that all animals be properly presented and are shorn or fitted within 7 days of the sale. All animals must be positively identified with an eartag ap-proved by the USDA (scrapie tags) and accompanied by an ap-proved interstate health certificate. All animals must be healthy, sound and have a good condition score. There is a committee in place that will take a look at the animals and check health papers on the evening of Friday, July 18, 2014.
Sheep must be in pens by 7:00pm Friday, July 18, 2014. All sales must be complete by 6:00pm on Saturday, July 19, 2014. The entry fee is $10/head. This fee is in place to put to-wards the rental cost as well as the cost to have a vet available. Sale sheep will be penned centrally in Mallary Arena, the same place New England Sale sheep have been penned for many years. As always, the consignor must be a member of the NES&WGA, dues are $10/year. There is no pre-entry form, however we do ask that if you are consigning to let sale management know before Monday July, 14, 2014 so that we may set up the sale area. A verbal commit-ment or email will do!
This is a new venture that we are trying out to offer a sale venue for our members to take advantage of. We will have staff on hand during the day to monitor the success of your sales and to gather buyer information so that we may promote this event in the future. We want it to be as beneficial to our members as possible, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact us! Jessica Miniter can be reached via email at [email protected] or via phone at (401) 829-0095.
We will once again be hosting the infamous New England Used Equipment Auction. It will take place starting at 10:00 am on Saturday, July 19, 2014 with Bill MacCauley auctioneering. We will be auctioning any sheep related equipment or supplies, no crafts please! There is no entry fee for equipment, however consignors must be a NES&WGA member and there is a commission of 10% on the sale price withheld from settlement checks.
Equipment will be accepted all day Thursday, July 17, 2014 and until 6:00pm on Friday, July 18, 2014. We cannot accept any equipment after this time. The sale committee reserves the right to sift any item and to group small items from a single con-signor. The equipment sale order will be available to buyers Friday evening. We ask that all buyers settle their purchases on Saturday, Press Release - July 19, 2014.
ROSE IN A STORM By: Jon Katz "A heart-
tugging tale of a dog with a
planet-size work ethic."
Rose is determined and focused,
keeping the sheep out of danger,
protecting the other creatures on
the farm she calls home. But of
all those she's looked after since coming to the
farm as a puppy, it is Sam, the farmer, whom she
watches most carefully.
Awoken one cold midwinter night during lamb-
ing season, Rose and Sam struggle into the snowy
dark to do their work. The ever observant Rose
has seen a change in her master of late, ever since
Sam's wife disappeared one day. She senses
something else in the air as well: A storm is com-
ing, but not like any of the ones she's seen over
the years. This storm feels different, bigger, more
foreboding. When an epic blizzard hits the re-
gion, it will take all of Rose's resolve, resourceful-
ness, and courage to help Sam save the farm and
the creatures who live there.
Jon Katz consulted with animal behavior scien-
tists to create his unique and convincing vision of
the world as seen through the eyes of a dog.
Poignant, thrilling, and beautifully wrought, Rose
in a Storm is a wonderfully original and powerful
tale from a gifted storyteller.
Hand Dyeing Yarn & Fleece by Gail Callahan
Take control of your colors! Apply your dream shade to natural-colored yarns and fleece. Trans-form outdated yarns with fresh new colors. Cre-ate self-striping and multicolored yarns. It’s all possible with Gail Callahan’s simple recipes, de-signed to work in your own kitchen. So, fire up the oven or your slow cooker, clean out an un-used microwave, or grab a sturdy kettle – you’ll love the results of playing with heat, color, and fiber.
Gail Callahan began dyeing for personal use and then moved on to creating dyed yarns for com-mercial sale. She teaches dyeing near her home in western Massachusetts and sells her one-of-kind yarns through her business.
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Dear NTSRI members and Family, It is with great pleasure that I would like to invite each and every one of you to the 19th annual Great Lakes Sheep Show and Sale in Wooster, Ohio May 24th and 25th 2014. The NTJA has some fun things planed for our youth. On Saturday, we will be having a donut breakfast before the show. After the show, we are planning to have an ice cream party followed by a trip to the local bowling alley for some R and R before our annual dinner. On Sunday, we will be giving away 2 $50.00 youth buyers credits to help with the purchase of new sheep for your youth flock. At the annual dinner, we will once again be having a youth auction to help offset the cost of many things the youth are planning to do this year. The money raised will be used not only for Wooster activities but also for activities and awards at the Junior All American, K.Y.L.E, NAILE and of course the Big E. We would greatly appreciate it if you could bring a donation if possible. If you are unable to attend Wooster but would like to donate an item, contact Lacey Allen at [email protected] to make arrangements.
On behalf of the NTJA I would like to thank you for your time and donations. We are looking forward to seeing you and your red-headed sheep really soon.
Sincerely, Jasmine Hill, Region 7 Junior Tunis Director-Wooster Youth Committee Chair
Northeast Tunis Sheep Association
(NETSA)
After this long winter with the frigid temperatures and many
feet of snow across New England, we all look forward to see-
ing our lambs on green pasture.
As the lambing season is coming to an end, we hope last sum-
mer/falls’ mating exceeded your expectation and we look
forward to seeing your new lambs this show and sale season.
NETSA is excited about the year ahead and we will be striving
to work hard to continue to provide a variety of opportunities
to promote the breed and assist breeders of all ages. NETSA
held its annual Board Meeting on Sunday, March 9th at the
home of Bill & Sharon Kerns, WindSong Farms, Harvard, MA.
The Board will be making recomendations for activities, social
events and awards for the Northeast Youth Sheep Show in
July and the Regional Tunis Show in September at Eastern
State Exposition at the Big E.
NETSA will be holding its Annual Meeting on Sunday, April
27th, 2014. It will begin at 11:00 a.m. at the home of Bill &
Sharon Kerns, WindSong Farms, 112 Bolton Road, Harvard,
MA. All members and their families as well as guest are in-
vited to attend. During our Annual Meeting, under the direc-
tion of our membership, we will be making final plans for
events and promotions for the following:
Northeast Youth Sheep Show…pizza party, scavenger hunt,
Best Headed Ram & Ewe Award. During the Showmanship
Competition a banner will be presented to each first class
winner in the Tunis Show, a big thank you for the Surgenor
Family for their donation to make this possible. NETSA will
also be donating $100.00 in additional premiums.
Regional Tunis Show, Eastern States Exposition, BigE….ice
cream social Friday evening, pizza party Saturday after the
show, Best Headed Ram & Ewe Award. At noon, we will
take a break to enjoy lunch provided by the NETSA
Board. For directions and/or additional information,
please contact Bill & Sharon at 978-456-1240 or e-mail
Our membership dues help support the various activities,
events for our youth and extra monies for premiums at the
Northeast Youth Sheep Show and the Regional Tunis
Show, plus occasional updates on the activities of the
Northeast. We look forward to seeing you soon at one of
the many activities we have planned to promote the Tunis
Breed.
Remember The Fleeces!
Marianne is reminding everyone to enter Tunis fleeces in the National Wool Show in Wooster.
Fleeces may be entered in person at Rostraver Farm's booth in Building 13, Friday afternoon or before 8 AM on Saturday, where they will be judged at 9 AM. You can also mail your fleeces by May 17th to Marianne Turcheck, 1574 Rostraver Rd., Belle Vernon, PA 15012.
There is a $3 entry fee per fleece.
Owner name/farm name, address, email, phone num-ber, Ram or Ewe, animal's age, registration number, fleece weight and how many month's growth should be listed on an index card accompanying each entry.
Fleeces should be priced if they are for sale, picked up in person, or other arrangements may be made.
Judging will be at 9 AM Saturday and the fleeces on
display all weekend. Ribbons and gorgeous medals have been ordered with the Tunis logo on them and BLING -- rhinestones around the edge on a deep red grosgrain ribbon.
These Ribbons and Medals will be really special!
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In the last email to Tunis Breeders, I asked members to respond to the statement
I RAISE TUNIS SHEEP BECAUSE… Here are some of the responses!
Walter and Denise Clark, Sonshine Acres: - We raise Tunis sheep because in 1992 our son wanted a different breed
from Hampshires for his 4H project. We got started with 4 breeders and he has left the house but we still have the
sheep all these years later.
Paula Ruppel: My Son bought one at the Rockville sale barn after Louisville in 2012 so we only have one ram. We do like him and may try to get a couple of ewes down the road. We are anxious to see what our sufflock tunis cross turn out. Judy Watson: I like Tunis because I think they are a beautiful animal and they are very gentle. . I love their personal-ity and they enjoy being around my mini donkeys.
Mrs. Renee Winner: We used to raise Tunis sheep because of their unique physical characteristics and historical value. Both George Washington and Thomas Jefferson kept a flock of Red-Heads! Tammy Westcott: I raise Tunis because I think that raising a heritage breed is pretty special. I also needed something
that was a moderate size since I knew my 4-Hers would grow up and the project would be mine. I love the fact they are
great moms and pretty calm for the most part after they get through a lamb stage. Like the deep red color that makes
them distinct wherever they go. They have had fewer issues than other breeds I have had experience with.
Susan Husk: I raise Tunis sheep because of their quiet dispositions, there excellent mothering skills, and because I love the look of their 'red-heads' and floppy ears. Bev and Mark Comfort: In Canada we raise Tunis sheep because we think they are attractive, unique and provide the qualities that mainstream sheep producers need to improve their flocks. On the purebred level they attract attention with their beautiful conformation and that has resulted in many wins at major sheep shows including the Royal Win-ter Fair in Toronto. Georgia Muhs: I got into Tunis sheep quite by accident. I had lost my dear driving pony who had been with us for 36
of his 38 years about two years before I took on the task of taking care of my daughter's 4 Dorsets. Long story short, I
fell in love with these darling sheep, and when my husband saw an ad for 2 Tunis yearling ewes, he suggested that we
go see them since the Dorset's were scheduled to leave for market soon.
We went to see the Tunis ewes and fell in love. They are quiet, regal, beautiful girls, and while it took a while to tame
them, they are now quite friendly and our flock has grown to 6 ewes; 2 Tunis, 2 Shetlands and 2 of the Dorsets we
recued from "freezer camp", much to the delight of our Granddaughters. Both my husband and I love the girls and
wonder why we never had sheep as our kids were growing up. Then we had horses, dairy goats , 4H project steers,
pigs, chickens, ducks - but no sheep. We are just glad that we finally found them as they are a delight, each with her
own personality and sweetness. I love being able to go out to the barn and have a lovely animal waiting for atten-
tion. In the two years from the loss of our last horse/pony I had really missed having animals in the barn, particularly
after 45 years of farm routine. All of the girls went off to breeders in November and we are looking forward to a crop
of Spring lambs. Wish us luck.
Frances Finley, district 8: I raise Tunis because of there meat, size, disposition, easy lambing, milk, mothering, wool
and besides I like them.
Gary and Sandy Sojka: We raise Tunis sheep because their temperament, nutritional needs and birthing and mother-
ing abilities fit perfectly into our management system. It also helps that they look beautiful in the pasture and that they
have such a wonderful provenance relating to American history. We are also drawn to the fact that they gained access
to this nation through the Port of Philadelphia and thus they should be well represented in the Keystone State.
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LAMBCHOP CHATTER BY: MICHAEL NIESE
DID YOU
KNOW…
THAT: JIM AND
LOUISE DUNHAM
HAVE MOVED INTO A
NEW HOME WITH A
GREAT BIG BARN FOR
THE SHEEP! CON-
GRATULATIONS!
DID YOU
KNOW…
THAT :
YOUR
JACKPOT
ENTRIES
WERE
DUE APRIL
1ST!
DID YOU KNOW…
Ben Stumpe, is a prize
winning Speech writer.
He won the Mid-
Missouri Arch Diocese
Competition with a
speech he calls” Kevin
and Bob’s Workshop.
Congratulations, Ben!
DID YOU
KNOW…
Alexandra
Rock has a
very photo-
genic son,
Sully. Congratulations, on
the new little addition to
your family!
DID YO:U
KNOW…Chris
Irwin has been
battling numerous
health issues, so it
was especially nice
to see her at the
Spring Meeting of
the Ohio Tunis
Sheep
DID YOU KNOW…
THAT: The word is all Neal Knapp,
Big Walnut Sheep Farm, does is
vacation.!
DID YOU
KNOW…THAT: WALTER
AND DENISE
CLARK WERE THE
PREMIER TUNIS
EXHIBITORS AT
THE PENNSYL-
VANIA FARM
SHOW
DID YOU
KNOW...Tim Bar-
nes is the new Presi-
dent of the Ohio
Tunis Sheep Asso-
LIKE TO SHARE YOUR CHATTER IN THE NEXT ISSUE? EMAIL MIKE AT [email protected]!
DID YOU KNOW…
That: The First Indiana Tunis Sheep
Association Meeting will be held May
17, 10:00 am at the home of Jeff, Julie,
and Morgan Muncey, in Lafayette, In.
Everyone is welcome!
DID YOU KNOW…
That: The Garey Family
has a new baby boy in the
family, meet Ryder James!
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“Great Times, Great Friends, Great Sheep, Great Lakes”
2014 NATIONAL TUNIS SHOW AND SALE Members of the Ohio Tunis Sheep Association are always proud to host the National
Tunis Sheep Show and Sale, at the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Wooster, Ohio over
Memorial Day weekend, May 23-25, 2014, held in conjunction with The Great Lakes
Show and Sale.
OTSA will again offer additional premiums for any sheep you purchase at the Great
Lakes Show and Sale who win their class at the Ohio State Fair. You will win an addi-
tional $25.00. If that sheep wins Champion Ewe or Champion Ram you will receive
an additional $50.00, which could mean a premium of up to $75.00!
The National Tunis Sale weekend is packed full of activities from start to finish!
Check out the Agenda below:
Friday, May 23 6:00 pm NTSRI Board of Directors meeting (location TBD) 6:00 pm Barnyard BBQ Dinner (in the show ring area, for all Tunis exhibitors)
Saturday, May 24 8:00 am NTJA Donuts 9:00 am Tunis Show (NTSRI “Grab & Go” Subway sandwich will be available) 1:00 pm NTSRI Members mtg. (approximate time, to be held 1 hour after show) 1:00 pm NTJA Ice Cream and Bowling Party after the show 6:00 pm NTSRI Breeders Banquet (Contact Kathy Niese for Reservations 419-969-0783, held in the Dining Hall at the fairgrounds) 6:45 pm “Barn Couture” 50/50! Everyone pays a dollar to play, and the winner
splits the profit with the juniors! What do you wear to the barn in the middle of the night to check for lambs or to feed? Bring your best “Barn Couture” and win! Sunday, May 25
7:00 pm NTJA Auction Bring your Gift Basket Donations 10:00 am Tunis Sale 11:00 am “Pot Luck” lunch
“NTSRI BREEDER’S BANQUET” 6:00 PM IN THE “DINING HALL” ON THE FAIRGROUNDS TO MAKE YOUR RESERVATION, SEND YOUR PAYMENT TO:
KATHY NIESE ~ 8777 RD I 7 ~ OTTAWA, OHIO 45975, CHECKS SHOULD BE
MADE PAYABLE TO: THE OHIO TUNIS SHEEP ASSOCIATION
OR CALL OR EMAIL KATHY NIESE AT 419-969-0783
[email protected] TO MAKE YOUR RESERVATION:
:
ADULTS $15.00: #____ CHILDREN $8.00: #____ TOTAL: $___________ RESERVATIONS ARE REQUESTED BUT PAYMENT CAN BE MADE AT WOOSTER
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NTSRI Tunis Pride Photo Contest
NTSRI Tunis Pride Photo Contest
During the months of December, January, February and March we have received some adorable photos, especially those with the precious lambs which were born this year. Again, in the eyes of the Committee all of the photos are winners which make it hard to choose just one!
We would like to take this opportunity to fea-ture our winners for January, Jozi & Matt Best; February, Leanne Von Kappel; March, Todd & Dianna Brisco; and April, Mackenzie Stumpe. If you have an opportunity to view these pho-tos, please visit NTSRI website www.tunissheep.org Congratulations to all! On behalf of the NTSRI Tunis Pride Photo Contest Committee, I would like to thank eve-ryone who has submitted photos this year. It is always a pleasure to see each and every photo submitted.
To qualify for each month you need to send the photo by the 10th of the month. If you send an entry, please fill in and sign the photo release form located on the NTSRI website (one time only). Winners receive a free ad with two photos on the NTSRI website (Ad Section). If your photo is not chosen for the month submitted, we may re-nominate the photo for another month.
We like photos which reflect the month in which they are nominated. Spring is here, lambs on green pastures, show and sale sea-son will be in full swing another great photo opportunity just to mention a few.
Please e-mail your entries to one the commit-tee volunteers Troy Staples, [email protected] or Sharon Kerns, [email protected]
Please keep those cameras clicking!
Thanks….
Tunis Pride Photo Contest Committee
As always….get your camera, cell phones and iPods out and start clicking those Ko-
dak moments! Thanks.
Tunis Pride Photo Contest Committee
January
March
APRIL February
Greetings from Region 6 by Doug Garey
Once again the time has come to write another article, submit it to Kathy and try to come up with what to say. This time it was much easier, my term is up on the National Tunis Board it was short and sweet., but I got the opportunity to work with a group of volunteers that are fantastic! There were some challenges, but for the most part I enjoyed the experi-ence. Tunis people are wonderful to work with. The youth in this organization are next to none, they are fun to be around, and I truly enjoy working and visiting with them. There are still many challenges to be met if we want to continue to grow at the rate we have enjoyed. This breed of sheep is be-coming one of the best in the country. OK that's enough with the speech on Tunis,. Last but not least, remember to sell to animals that you yourself would be proud to have, the Tunis sell themselves. Thank you for your patience, I enjoyed working with all of you. Good Luck to you this season, and I am looking forward to seeing you at shows, sales and fairs. Doug
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2014 TUNIS MESSENGER AD RATE CHART
Get your website advertising for FREE! MEMBERS WHO PLACE A 1/4 PAGE AD OR LARGER WILL RECEIVE A FREE AD ON THE NTSRI WEBSITE! CONTACT KATHY NIESE AT [email protected].
DISPLAY ADS Black and White
Ad Per 4 Issues Size Issue Prepaid 1 page $75 $275 1/2 page $45 $160 1/4 page $25 $90 Business Card $15 $50
DISPLAY ADS Color (will only available on the website)
Ad Per 4 Issues Size Issue Prepaid 1 page $150 $550 1/2 page $90 $320 1/4 page $50 $180 Business Card $15 $100
WEBSITE CLASSIFIED ADS Ads will run for 60 days, and can be renewed by resubmitting.
Text with one photo...................$10.00 Text with two photos ................$15.00 Please contact the webmaster, Sharon Kerns
NEWSLETTER SUBMISSION DEADLINES Winter Issue ....................January 15 Spring Issue.......................March 15 Summer Issue.......................June 15 Fall Issue...........................October 5
FOR SALE: TUNIS BARN
SIGN
The Women of Tunis will be sell-ing these signs at the National Show and Sale in Wooster, Ohio.
The sign will be $32.00 and pro-ceeds will help Tunis families in hardship, and provide supple-mental Scholarship dollars for continuing education opportuni-ties.
The sign measures 12” x 18” and when you hang this sign you will be indentified as one of “Tunis Breeders” in the barn.
If you are unable to attend Wooster but you would like to purchase a sign, send a check payable to: The Women of Tunis, in the amount of $38.00 to Kathy Ni-ese, 8777 Rd I 7, Ottawa, Ohio 45875 and a sign will be sent to you. Please include name , ad-dress, and phone number with your order.
West Heritage Farms has regis-tered Tunis, 2012 Rams, 2013 Ewes, and 2014 Lambs (rams and ewes) available for sale. We are located in South Western Penn-sylvania. We also have a fiber mill and process Tunis fleeces into roving and yarn. Please con-tact Lynda West 611 Ten Mile Road Amity, PA, 15311 Phone: 412-600-9585 Email: [email protected]
CLASSIFIED ADS New 2014 Christen Names
Jacci Erwin Tunis – “Alternative”
Westwind Farm/Anderson Family – “Max”
Triple M Ranch/Jeffrey, Julie, & Mor-gan Munsey – “Donny Boy”
Matt & Kate Lambert/Uptown Farm
“Red Lightening”
For complete list, please visit NTSRI
website www.tunissheep.org
Don’t Forget To:
Make your reservation for the Saturday night dinner at the National
Show and Sale! Call Kathy Niese 419-969-0783!
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Midwest Junior Preview Show to celebrate 5th anniversary! The Midwest Junior Preview Show’s board of Directors, headed by President Kasey Gatson, are excited to announce that plans for the 5th annual show are well underway! The show will be held June 14, 2014 again in Sedalia, MO. Events start on Friday evening with a BBQ dinner and games night with prizes, free for all exhibitors, their fami-lies and show sponsors.
Breed shows begin Saturday morning, with registration opening up at 6:30am and shows starting at 8:30am. All breeds, including afternoon breeds, must be registered no later than 10am this year. Breed order will be announced closer to show date. Following the breed divisions will be the showmanship classes with individual showmanship classes, each paying $100, and the jackpot parent/child team showmanship classes.
At the conclusion of those classes is the Larry Mead Supreme Champion Drive, with both Supreme Ram and Ewe being awarded a $300 cash prize! The Supreme Breed Flock will conclude the event.
Online entry opens up April 1 at www.midwestjuniorpreviewshow.com. All entries can be added, changed or canceled the day of the show for no additional fee but exhibitors who get their names in by June 1 are guaranteed an official show t-shirt.
The Board of Directors, all made up of junior breeders, is well on track to hit their funding goal of $12,000 in premium money! The Tunis breed currently has $725 pledged, which is only $275 short of the $1,000 funding goal. If you are interested in sponsoring the event, you can contact coordinator Kate Lambert at 660-541-0468 or email [email protected]. Checks can be made to MJPS and mailed to 1105 N Main Street, Brookfield, MO 64628. Remember, 100% of your donation is paid back out to Tunis youth!
Emily Stumpe, Tunis breed director would like to thank the National Tunis Junior Association for sponsoring the show. Additionally, she would like to recognize the following breeders who have already pledged money to the 2014 Tunis division: Shane Baxter Family of Baxter Farms, Jim and Louise Dunham of Darling Tunis, Tammie Serafin of Triple T Tunis, Jane Owens, Eric Irvine of Phoenix Farms, the Allen Family and Matt & Kate Lambert with Uptown Farms. Tunis Director position open on Midwest Junior Preview Show Board
The Midwest Junior Preview Show is organized and run by a board of directors made up of junior sheep breeders from across the country. The directors serve a two year term and are eligible to re-apply at the conclusion of their term.
This year the Tunis position is open, for a term to start at the conclusion of the 2014 show and run through the 2015 and 2016 shows. The breed director must be 21 or under as of January 1, 2014.
Breed Directors work together to promote, fundraise and run the fastest growing breeding sheep show in the coun-try. Directors can be from any state and are required to be available for three phone conferences (January, March and May) and required to attend the Midwest Junior Preview Show. If possible, they are encouraged to be present at the Midwest Stud Ram Sale for the pancake breakfast fundraiser.
Interested junior members need to submit a cover letter and resume to [email protected] . Cover letters should address why the candidate is interested in the position and what qualifies them for the position. Directors also work with industry leaders to develop leadership, interview and job skills throughout the year.
Those that are selected for an interview will be contacted and will need to be available at the 2014 Midwest Junior Pre-view Show to interview. New directors will be announced at the Friday evening BBQ on June 13, 2014.
For more information, please visit the website at www.midwestjuniorpreviewshow.com or contact Kate Lambert at 660-541-0468.
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2014 TUNIS CALENDAR OF
EVENTS
April 26th, 2014 Indiana Premier Sheep Sale, 4-H Fair-
grounds, Greenfield, IN Contact Tammy Westcott at
May 1, 2014 Quality Tunis On-line Sale at
www.breedersworld.com
May 23rd - 25th, 2014 National Tunis Sale, Great Lakes
Show & Sale, Wayne County Fairgrounds, Wooster, OH
(Entry Deadline March
15th) www.bannersheepmagazine.com
June 14th, 2014 - Fifth Annual Midwest Junior Preview
Show, Missouri State Fairgrounds, Sedalia,
MOwww.midwestjuniorpreviewshow.com
June 22rd - 28th, 2014 Midwest Stud Ram Sale - Missouri
State Fairgrounds, Sedalia,
MOwww.midwestramsale.com
July 3rd - 6th, 2014 - 21st Annual All American Junior
Sheep Show, Kansas State Fairgrounds, Hutchinson,
KNwww.allamericanjuniorshow.com
July 18th - 20th, 2014 - Northeast Youth Sheep Show &
New England Sheep Sale, Mallary Complex, Eastern State
Exposition (ESE) Big E, West Springfield,
MA www.nesheep.org
August 1st, 2014 @ 1:00 PM - National Tunis Show - Ohio State Fairgrounds, Columbus, OH www.ohiostatefair.com (more information coming soon) September 20th 2014 @ 2:00 PM - Northeast Tunis Re-
gional Show, Mallary Complex, Eastern States Exposition
(ESE), West Springfield, MA www.bigE.com
September 27th - October 5th, 2014 - Keystone Interna-
tional Livestock Exposition (KILE), PA Farm Show Complex
& Expo Center, Harrisburg, PA
www.keystoneinternational.state.pa.us (More informa-
tion coming soon)
October 17th - 18th, 2014 - New York All Breeds Bred Ewe Sale, Rhinebeck, NY (Entry Deadline - August 20th) www.bannersheepmagazine.com November 2014 - Tunis Junior Show & Tunis Open Show (date & time to be determined) North American Interna-tional Livestock Exposition (NAILE), Louisville, KY www.livestockexpo.org
2014 Tunis Yearling Jackpot Show - 1 hour after the Tunis Open Show (date & time to be determined)
PRE-SHOW PRESS RELEASE: 2014 ALL-AMERICAN JUNIOR SHOW BEING HELD IN HUTCHINSON, KS
The 2014 All-American Junior Sheep Show is going to be held at the Kansas State Fairgrounds, Hutchinson, KS from July 4-6, 2014. The All-American is the premier junior breeding sheep show in the country. The breeds participating this year are: Polled Dorsets, Horned Dorsets, Dorset Advantage, Hampshires, Southdowns, Cheviots, Columbias, Shropshires, Oxfords, Montadales, Shetlands, Natural Coloreds, Tunis, Dorpers and Lincolns. Several meat breeds will feature slick shorn classes once again this year at the All-American and new to the line-up is a show division for “Dorset Advantage” registered ewes and wethers. Judges for this year’s event will be Evan Snyder, Atglen, PA and Travis Hoffman, Fort Collins, CO. The National Junior Southdown Show, National Junior Tunis Show and National Junior Natural Colored Show will be held in conjunction with the All American Junior show this year.
If you have never attended an All-American Junior Show please make plans to attend this very special event! It is much more that just a sheep show, as there are several activities for the whole family. The show fea-tures a lamb camp for the young sheep owners, a 3-on-3 basketball tourney for the exhibitors, a sheep skil-a-thon competition, a sheep judg-ing contest, free pizza and BBQ dinners for exhibitors and their families, free show morning breakfasts and an ice cream social, a team showman-ship competition, wool show for breeds, promotional contests for exhibi-tors once again featuring a power point presentation category and an adult photography category, a college scholarship program for older exhibitors, and much more!
A new fun activity has been added to this year’s All American. On Satur-day evening an Adult Showmanship Challenge is going to be conducted for the purpose of raising funds for the participating breeds’ Junior Asso-ciations. This will include individual and team showmanship divisions for adults. Nominations and buyouts will take place all day Saturday with the actual classes taking place that night. Come join in on the fun and raise money for your breed’s junior association! If your breed does not have a separate junior association then the money will go towards the AAJS Scholarship program.
Honor Show Chows has become a major show sponsor and will be back with us in Kansas. Sydell has generously donated the trimming stand for the All American Raffle fundraiser. Weaver Leather has also become a major show sponsor including providing embroidered wether blankets for the champion and reserve champions market lambs.
Featured this year at the Kansas All American will be the Friday Ice Cream Social sponsored by the Kansas Dairy Commission, the Saturday Morning Exhibitor Breakfast sponsored by Kaufman Seeds & the Tom Clayman Family, a Saturday night BBQ sponsored by the Kansas Sheep Association & Kansas Sheep Council and the Sunday morning Exhibitor Breakfast sponsored by Mid States Wool Growers. The Friday night pizza party at the Harry & Mary Bloome 3-on-3 basketball tourney will be spon-sored by the Hutchinson Convention & Visitors Bureau. A BIG THANK-YOU to all of these sponsors as without their assistance this show would not be possible!
Our Kansas host committee is being organized by Jeff Ebert, a big thanks goes to Jeff and all of the other Kansas sheep families involved that are making this a great All American for the exhibitors and their families. The Kansas committee has made arrangements with two local attractions for discounts if you would like to put a visit to them on your schedule. The information for the two sites follows:
-Strataca/Kansas Underground Salt Museum: Free Dark Ride tram tour with purchase of ticket. Web site: underkansas.org
-Salt City Splash Aquatic Center: 20% discount on admission;
-Cosmosphere $2.00 discount on tickets. These are good all weekend.
Web page: www.hutchrec.com/page.php?id=35
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Camping is available at the Kansas State Fairgrounds. RV Park full hook-ups are $20.00/night – water, sewer & electricity. Sites also available that are not in the RV Park: $15.00/night for electric only and $20/night for water/electric. Pre-reservations required: contact the fair at (620)669-3624 or (620)669-3608, www.kansasstatefair.com. Room blocks have been reserved at the following area hotels: Hampton Inn, 2 E 11th Ave., Hutchinson, KS 67501 Phone:(620)665-9800; Fair-field Inn, 1111 North Lorraine St., Hutchinson, KS 67501 Phone:(620)259-8787, Com-fort Inn & Suites, 1601 Super Plaza Ave., Hutchinson, KS 67501 Phone (620)669-5200, Quality Inn. 11 Des Moines Ave., South Hutchinson, KS 67505 Phone (620)663-4444, Days Inn, 1420 North Lorraine St., Hutchinson, KS 67501 Phone (620)665-3700, Ra-mada, 1400 North Lorraine St., Hutchinson, KS 67051 Phone (620)669-9311, Econo Lodge, 1315 E 11th St., Hutchinson, KS 67501 Phone (620)662-6394, and Budget Host, 15 W 4th Ave., Hutchinson, KS 67501 Phone (620)663-1211. Cut off dates at most of the hotels are in mid-June and ask for the group rates under “All American Junior Sheep Show”. Motels are listed from most expensive to cheaper rates. Complete hotel
information is on the All American Junior Show website.
Entries close: JUNE 1st, 2014. There will be a higher entry fee for any late entries submitted after the deadline date and post entries at the show. Check out the All-
American Website: www.allamericanjuniorshow.com for entry and further information
The All-American Junior Show Committee has three major fundraising activities that are held to help raise funding for this special junior show. Coming back this year will be the All American Fundraiser Auction at the Midwest Stud Ram Sale during the re-instated Supreme Championship drives. Following is information on these activities and the
show would certainly appreciate your support in these fundraising efforts:
ALL-AMERICAN GIFT BASKET SILENT AUCTION
Gift Baskets will be on display during the duration of the All-American Show for bidding. Bidding will close on Sunday, July 6th at noon. Basket donations would be greatly ap-
preciated. Just bring them to the show in East Lansing!
ALL-AMERICAN JUNIOR SHOW RAFFLE TICKETS
Cost $5.00 each or 5 for $20.00
1st Prize: $1000 Cash Prize
2nd Prize Sydell Hydraulic Trimming Stand ($530 value)
3rd Prize: Basket of Kansas Products plus $100 cash
Tickets are available at the Continental Dorset Club Office, P.O. Box 506, North Scitu-ate, RI 02857. Many sponsoring breeds mail out raffle tickets with their office work and annual dues notices so when you see them PLEASE lend your support! Final drawing
will take place on Sunday, July 6th. Need not to be present to win.
ALL-AMERICAN JUNIOR SHOW FUNDRAISER AUCTION
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 2014
(During the Midwest Stud Ram Sale Supreme Champion Show)
NOON, SWINE BARN, MISSOURI STATE FAIRGROUNDS, SEDALIA, MO
PLEASE GET ANY ITEM DONATED FOR THE AUCTION TO CARRIE KELLY, MIL-LIE MOORE, JO BERNARD OR KAREY CLAGHORN BEFORE THE EVENT OR
BRING TO SEDALIA.
ALL DONATED ITEMS CAN BE HANDED IN AT THE FFA BUILDING WHERE PA-
PERS ARE CHECKED IN FOR THE SALE.
COME & SUPPORT THE ALL-AMERICAN JUNIOR SHOW!!!
Hello Tunis breeders,
I hope you all are having a successful
lambing season. This is one of the most excit-
ing parts of the year with watching our lambs
and yearlings mature while getting ready for the
show season ahead. The NTJA is also excited
for the upcoming year.
We are most excited to introduce
Jessica Murry as our new co-advisor. She will
be joining Lacey Allen as part of our adult
leaders. Jessica is currently a high school Ag
teacher and FFA advisor in Missouri. She has
been raising and showing Tunis sheep with her
brother since she was 12. We encourage you all
to get to know Jessica at future shows!
This year we are implementing some
changes so that we can get Juniors from across
the nation involved. We recently voted to
change our bylaws and hope to have the mem-
bers voting for our elected officer positions by
2015, so that their voices can be heard. We are
also developing a newsletter that can hopefully
be sent out to Juniors as a resource and a way
to connect to other members. We are very
excited for this project.
We will kick off the show season in
Wooster, where we’ll have a drawing for two
$50 Junior buyer credits that can be used at the
sale, a live auction fundraiser after the banquet,
and other activities for the juniors. We have
some fun plans in the works that we are ex-
cited to unveil!
We will also be welcoming some
new directors and saying goodbye to others at
Wooster. We would like to give a big thank-
you to Jessica Swihart and Lindsey Casey, who
both will no longer be juniors and able to be
directors. We will miss your dedication and
hard work!
Thank you to all the junior and sen-ior members who have donated their time and effort into making the NTJA successful! We can never express how grateful we are to all of you. We look forward to seeing you all at Wooster,
Rachel Schambow
NTJA President
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NTSRI NEWSLETTER
THE TUNIS MESSENGER
January 2014
VOL. # 2 ISSUE # 37
WWW.TUNISSHEEP.ORG
NTSRI Newsletter, The Tunis Messenger
Kathy Niese Newsletter Publisher
8777 Rd I -7
Ottawa, Ohio 45875