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Volume 2, Number 4 Fall 1998
Editor, Deb Kimball
Breeders Meeting
Jager Farm hosted the second annual Icelandic Breeders meeting on August 1,
1998. Twenty individuals were able to attend from as far away as Minnesota. We
also visited with Carolyn Kristof and Helen McFarland via the phone. All enjoyed
meeting fellow breeders and talking sheep. The group was also able to move
forward on several issues concerning the organization of the group. The
following positions were voted on at the meeting:
President: Stefania Dignum
Vice President: Barbara Webb
Secretary: Susan Mongold
Membership Mailings: Sandy Bush
Fairs/Fiber Events: Sally Snyder
Treasurer: Carolyn Kristof
Webmaster: Lisa Roskopf
Newsletter Editor: Deb Kimball
Publisher: Linda Routhier
By-Laws Committee: Virginia Hinchman, Stefania Dignum, Elaine Clark, Barbara
Webb and Rich Kimball
We officially adapted Icelandic Sheep Breeders of North America (ISBONA) as
our group name.
Sheep Breeders Tour of Iceland
Deb Kimball
As we discovered we were part of the first ever Icelandic sheep tour of Iceland.
we hope Stefania will be willing to lead another tour in the coming years, as
she did a wonderful job putting the trip together. Days were packed with tours
of the countryside, sheep farms, or volcanic sites. Ardni the bus driver, took
us through driving wind storms, rivers, and narrow winding gravel roads. both he
and Val, our tour guide were very patient and accommodating. Between the three
leaders, Stefania, Val and Ardni, everything went smoothly - each day was a new
adventure. The following is an excerpt from my journal:
“September 8th, just outside Vik. We visited a fish farm today. They
raise Arctic char and lake trout and of course, sheep. The farm is named
“beautiful Valley - Fagradals Bleika” - This small fish farm has 100,000
fish in several deep tanks. They do a cold smoke with beech bark which takes 24
hours. In addition to the fish farm they also raise 200-300 sheep. They shear
their own sheep (there is only a husband and a wife with two young children) and
she produces about 60 (maybe more) sweaters a year - handknit of course! We were
amazed! This farm, like many others, has a waterfall and views of the open
ocean. A very beautiful valley indeed."
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