Welcome to the October 2006 ILRe-port!
Photo by Heather Petrone for Bishop's Orchards, Guilford, CT
Welcome to the October 2006 ILRe-port!
Photo by Heather Petrone for Bishop's Orchards, Guilford, CT
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Important Announcements from the ILR |
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You recently received an e-mail from the ILR asking you to fill out a survey. If you haven't had a chance to fill it out yet, the link to the survey is: http://lamaregistry.com/survey.php. Thank you for taking the time to fill out the survey. Your input is very important. See the survey article in this issue explaining the survey's purpose. |
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The LAMARIBBEAN Cruise |
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A NEW I Want A Llama publication will be coming out soon. You have an opportunity to reach old and new llama owners by being included in the advertising section for a mere $50. Call the office for specifics. |
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Events Calendar |
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From the Registrar - Jan L. Wassink |
Dear Llama Owners,
RE: Listing Documents
In response to comments from ILR members and in an effort to reduce expenses and streamline the registration process, the ILR Board of Directors has decided to revise the policies regarding listing documents.
As of November 1, 2006, the ILR office will no longer issue Listing Documents in response to incomplete registration applications. Comments from the members have been that issuing those documents is a waste because they are seeking registration status for those animals and having to return a listing document is just an unnecessary added step.
Instead, your invoice will include details of why the registration application was incomplete and what documentation you need to provide to complete the registration process. Because you will no longer need to return a Listing document, you may be able to fulfill most requests for additional documentation through the ILR website rather than mailing in the information.
Because the office staff had to handle the paperwork an additional time to upgrade from a Listing status to Registered status, the ILR has always charged a $5.00 “upgrade fee” to cover the additional staff time and mailing costs. Unfortunately, eliminating the Listing Document will not eliminate the additional staff time required to process incomplete applications so the $5.00 “upgrade fee” will be replaced with a $5.00 “incomplete application fee” to continue to cover those costs. Although the cost will be the same, the upside is that you will no longer need to deal with returning the Listing Document.
Listing documents will be issued in the case of llamas with only one or no ILR registered parents. In these cases, “Listed” is the permanent status for that llama so the Listing Document allows the owner to show in some ALSA classes and also provides the means to transfer ownership to another owner.
If you have questions about these procedures, feel free to contact the ILR office at (406) 755-3438.
Sincerely,
Jan L. Wassink
ILR Registrar
P.S. Payments online now being accepted on the ILR web site www.lamaregistry.com
If you have conducted business on the ILR website recently, we want you to know that it is now possible for you to make payments online using a credit card. You can make a payment on your account or pay for current transactions. Check it out!
Dear Llama Owners,
RE: ILR Membership Survey 2006
In the last week, the ILR office sent surveys via the US postal service to all ILR members who we do not have e-mail addresses for. We also sent a survey link via e-mail to all llama owners in our database whose e-mail address we have.
The purpose of the brief survey is to determine your motivations in owning llamas. We would also like your feedback and suggestions about new services that the ILR might develop to make the ILR as useful as possible to llama owners like you.
The results of this survey are being compiled by ADG, a firm hired by the ILR to help us in planning for the future. These results will be made available through the ILR website and will also provide the basis for discussions led by Kevin Oschner of ADG, about the future direction of the llama industry. These discussions will take place with Kevin on the Lamaribbean Cruise/Conference next winter.
If you have not had time to fill out your survey, you can click here http://www.lamaregistry.com/survey.php and do it right now!
If you have not yet signed up for the Lamaribbean, you can read more about it at this link http://www.lamaregistry.com/lamaribbean.html. We would love to have you there to participate in stimulating conversations about what might lie ahead for the llama industry. As a dynamic and well-respected speaker throughout the livestock world, Kevin will also be our main speaker at the conference. In addition, you will find that the principles he talks about will prove useful in your personal life as well as any other business you may be involved in.
Thank you sincerely for taking the time to fill out this survey. Your input is valuable and a way for you to have a say in the future of the llama industry.
Sincerely,
Kathi McKinney, Sally Rucker, Karen Baum, Sally Taylor, Mark Smith
The ILR Board of Directors
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2007 Lamaribbean Cruise / Conference Information Lamaribbean . . . in celebration of llamas January 29 - February 3, 2007 |
An ILR Conference Reunion of Old and New Llama Friends
- It's getting colder -
doesn't it sound good to cruise the seas and bask in the sun
on a beautiful beach when the cold winter is upon us?
Based on availability, you can still book your spot on the cruise.
Call Diane at 1-888-583-2020
- GREAT NEWS - prices have been reduced by $20 to $30 per person.
Those who have already booked will get the reduced fare too!
A refundable deposit holds your space until November 15!
See itinerary below.
Be a part of it - BOOK today!!
Information including registration forms, cruise and shore tour specifics
(you can sign up for tours online - some fill up so it's a good idea to do it now)
available at:
www.lamaribbean.com
REMINDER - if you have already booked your cruise and plan to arrive the night prior to departure, which is a good idea, you need to call Diane at Cruises Inc. - 1-888-583-2020 to get your name on the hotel list, as well as set up a hotel-to-ship transfer for the following morning.
NOTE: If you have friends or family who would like to go on the cruise but not be involved in the llama conference activities, they are welcome to join us. They need to register for the cruise but NOT the conference.
ITINERARY| DAY | PORT | ARRIVE | DEPART | STATUS |
| Monday | Galveston, Texas | 5:00 PM | Docked | |
| Tuesday | At Sea |
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| Wednesday | Cozumel, Mexico | 7:00 AM | 7:00 PM | Docked |
| Thursday | Costa Maya, Mexico | 7:00 AM | 3:00 PM | Docked |
| Friday | At Sea | |||
| Saturday | Galveston, Texas | 7:00 AM | Docked |
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MOONSHADOW FARM - eye catching, well formed, nicely fibered llamas for sale, show, breeding and wool. Visit us at www.moonshadowllamas.com or contact us for sales list, hh@moonshadowllamas.com (1-12-06)
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LLAMAS FOR SALE abbott@charlo.net (1-12-06)
LAMARIBBEAN 2007 - An ILR conference reunion of Old and New Llama Friends. Book today - rates have BEEN REDUCED - a refundable $100 deposit holds your space. Check out www.lamaribbean.com for info including registration forms, cruise and shore tour opportunities. Call Diane at 888-583-2020 for new cruise rates.
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The Brownderosa |
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Hinterland Llamas |
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Little Doc's Veterinary Care |
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Llama Things Carolyn Myers Rt. 1 Box 62 Lakeview, TX 79239 806-867-3423 800-552-6213 carolynmyers@arn.net www.llamathings.com |
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Mountain Oaks Ranch |
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Rocky Mountain Llamas |
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Steven's Llama Tique and Suri Alpacas |
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Tally Ho's Big Sky Ranch |
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Traditional Lama Coalition |
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Wilkins Livestock Insurers, Inc. |