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The Official Publication of the Maine Coon Breeders and Fanciers Association

Summer 2013

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Summer?’

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No password, no kibble!

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Mary Elizabeth “Marilis” Hornidge - 1932-2011

By Lynne Sherer

I recently learned that Marilis Hornidge passed away

at the age of 78 in 2011 a�er a short illness . While

she never bred a li er of Maine Coon cats, she was

well known in Maine Coon circles because of her

defini&ve book about the breed, That Yankee Cat:

The Maine Coon. She was born in Memphis, TN but

moved to Waldoboro, Maine in 1975 where she met

and fell in love with these wonderful cats.

On the jacket of the first edi&on, she wrote: “[The

book] That Yankee Cat stems directly from an ar&cle I

did for Yankee [magazine] in December 1976 called

‘The Maine Coon Cats Are Back’. Upon its

publica&on, both the magazine and I were deluged

with requests for further informa&on. From doing

research on the ar&cle, I knew there wasn’t a book,

that the informa&on was sca ered and hard to find,

so I decided I’d be er do it. I do like cats, I am, as a

ma er of fact, silly about cats, but the Maine Coon

Cat is something special. In addi&on, it’s the only

true

American breed, which made me very angry because

we didn’t even have a book about them.”

The first edi&on of That Yankee Cat: The Maine Coon

was published in 1981. Revised edi&ons were

published in 1986, 1991 and 2002.

In the introduc&on, Marilis stated what all

of us have always known: “For, to anyone

who has ever met one and to everyone

who has ever lived with one, the Maine

Coon is a very special breed of cat.”

In addi&on to wri&ng That Yankee Cat,

Marilis wrote many short stories, another

book en&tled Christmas Tales, and was a

columnist for several Maine newspapers

for many years. She is survived by her

husband of 56 years, Henry, her daughter,

several grandchildren and other rela&ves.

Marilis and Henry Hornidge


The covers of the 4 edi�ons of

That Yankee Cat

To the right are the front and back

covers of the first edi&on, published

in 1981. The ki ens, hamming it up

in the basket, belonged to Lynne

Sherer, the author of the ar&cle on

page 2. Lynne also took the pictures

of the covers for us. We thank her for

the pictures and the ar&cle.

The 1986 Edition

The 1991 Edition

The 2002 Edition


“Do you have a plan?” Well, do you? I know that is a ques-tion you probably have heard and replied “of course I do,” but do you really? Since this is written in a cat forum news-letter you can be assured that the plan I am inquiring about is in regard to your cats. I would like for this to be a witty and thoughtful article but considering what I am about to discuss, probably not.

We all have embraced the world of breeding and showing cats with awe and wonder. Excited to be showing wonderful cats and kittens, our first litters, meeting and becoming friends with individuals that have our same quest, we silently enjoy being referred to as the “crazy cat folks” by friends and family that don’t under-stand our hobby. If you manage to make it through the rough times, whether you are willing to admit it or not, there have been some, and you haven’t thrown in the litter box yet, re-ality begins to set in. The reality is that cats do have a considerable longevity and that we all age. If you are or were relatively young (I was 21) when you entered the cat fancy or just started in your middle years, you don’t really think about the “what ifs” and if there is a plan in place to care for your cats should something happen to you. Here is where we all need to face real-ity. It doesn’t matter what age you are, any one of us can meet an untimely end and will eventually meet a natural one. This is where I ask, “Do you have a plan?”

I am sure you have had discussions with friends and family about what is to happen when you no longer are able to care for your cats, but is it in writing, and are monetary funds available for the health and welfare of your cats? This means, has someone been designated in writing to act on your behalf as caretaker of your cats? Sometimes the person that you have designated as caretaker of your cats doesn’t live near you. Is there then a person within close proximity to you that will assume immediate responsibility? Have you set up a special monetary fund to cover costs of food, vet care, possible transportation costs? Is that per-son in a position that they wouldn’t become overwhelmed with the number of cats for which they would have to as-

sume care? Are you currently living with a manageable number of cats, should some seminal event happen to you and assistance need to be rendered? Are you aging grace-fully, and willing to accept that now is the time to decrease the number of cats in your household while you can still remember their names and place them in good and loving homes? I am not saying that you need to place all of your cats, far from it. Just that because you are aging, think of the numbers you have. Please understand that it is difficult

to write these questions. It isn’t any-thing any one of us wants to think about but for the best interest of our cats we need to.

I have been involved in several breeder rescue situations, and I keep saying I can’t do any more. Well, it keeps hap-pening. With each one, it gets harder and harder. I have been involved when a person dies unexpectedly and cats are bewildered, frightened and we were at a loss to know if anything had been put in writing as to what to do with them. I have been involved in a situa-tion where an owner’s health declined quickly and prior provisions had not been made. We were at a loss to know which brown tabby and white belonged to which pedigree. I am almost of a mind that with the popularity of tattoos, maybe we need to consider tattooing

the cat’s registration numbers on them somewhere so, if need be, someone could identify them without wondering if they got the right cat. Microchipping is easy, inexpensive and is an excellent way to assist rescuers to help your cats if something happens to you. Several cats I’ve rescued have gone to new forever homes with me not knowing what their registered name is or their date of birth let alone hav-ing a pedigree. It is hard enough to take a cat out of an environment they are used to and send them to a new home but for the cat to have to learn a new name must be doubly hard on the cat.

I would like to make some suggestions just to make things simpler for everyone; age doesn’t matter with these tips. Where do I start? Well, let’s see…

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Do You Have A Plan? By Vicki Shipp


We will start with the easiest thing first. Buy yourself a notebook. It can be pretty or utilitarian. My personal pref-erence is that if I like to look at it I will be more apt to write in it. Yes, in this modern age of computers everyone wants to put information on their computer. It is fine to compile the information on the computer, BUT print it out and put it in the notebook. Even at the rate technology advances the written word still works the best. If you would rather write it out in longhand, make sure it is legible for whoever will have to read it. Complete a separate sheet for each cat you own and put it in a document pro-tector. Some of us have cats that are on an extended “loan”. Make sure you keep a record on them and who their actual owner is. As you com-pile information for your “plan”, put it in the notebook so you have a “plan in progress”. On we go ……

Find all of your cats’ registra-tion slips and sign the backs of them, as if you were trans-ferring them to someone else. Don’t date them, just sign them. Reason: transferring a cat’s registration after some-one has died requires a certi-fied death certificate for each cat transferred if the back of the registration slip is not signed. At the average price of $25 per death certificate times the number of cats – that can be a lot of money. Your POA can back date the regis-tration slip when the cat is re-homed. Remember the sug-gestion of microchipping your cats? There is a sticker that accompanies the microchip with the chip’s registration number on it and many folks put that sticker on the back of the registration form. DO NOT DO THAT! When the reg-istration slip is sent into the Association to transfer the cat’s ownership, the chip registration sticker is gone. Put that sticker on the individual page you have created for the cat in your record book. If you choose to tattoo your cats, use the cats’ registration numbers for the tattoos.

Keep all of your cat’s records in one place, i.e. file cabinet, file box, somewhere that your designated cat caretaker and POA know its location. There is nothing more difficult than a POA not knowing what they are looking for, when the cat caretaker asks for the records. I know some of you are thinking. “Why wouldn’t they know where to look for records?”, but not everyone’s family is involved in the cats. Case in point, my husband would be clueless as to where to look for registration information let alone know the cats in the cattery. He is rather allergic and ventures into the cattery only if I have something that needs fixing that I

can’t fix myself. Usually he just talks to them through the windows. The other difficulty of record keeping and identi-fying cats is that usually their nickname or house name isn’t the same as their registered name. Make sure to make that notation in your record keeping. Who would think to put “Butter” with “Talshipp Beacon Light” or “Henry” with “Talshipp Archibald Russell”?

On to something more time consuming. Photo time! Take pictures of your cats as adults, trying to capture some identifying marking on the photo and include it with the registration slip. Make notes on the back of the photo of the cat’s name, DOB, sex and parentage. Solids can be a bit challenging but I am sure if you have more than one in your household, there is some identifying mark that allows

you to tell them apart. Make a note of that. Even the small-est thing might make the dif-ference in identifying the cor-rect cat. I know that some of you are thinking, “Oh, I’ll just use one of those pictures that the photographer took at the show” – NOT. I know we would all like to think that our cats look in their top show presentation state at all times but mature stud males rarely look like they did during their show career and simply sum-mer vs. winter coats on all Maines is a sight to behold. How many times have we

seen them unzip their winter cat suit and step out of it into their summer knickers? It might be best to include two photos of them.

Next time you are at your vet’s office talk to your veterinari-an and the office staff. Supply them with a letter of infor-mation to be put in your records as to who you have desig-nated as your cat caretaker should something happen to you. In the world of medicine, you have to designate someone in writing to receive medical information. I have found this to be so in the veterinary world also. Plan ahead and make sure your cat caretaker has easy access to your veterinarian’s information, location and phone number. This also applies to and for the “back-up vet”, which I am sure everyone has. Health records are a must if your furry friends are to be transported out of state. Hint for everyday — if you are traveling, sometimes the sim-plest thing like having a luggage tag with your home infor-mation and your veterinarian’s information tucked inside, attached to the handle of your cat carriers is the best de-fense. They have such cute luggage tags available now at reasonable prices, pick something fun!

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Food! Let us not forget to make serious mention and notation regarding the food consumption of our furry friends. I am sure that the majority of you have re-searched the best foods for your cats to achieve their best body’s development. The thing to think about is, is it available to everyone everywhere? Is there something readily available that they can eat that would match up to what you feed? Now the toughie — ask yourself — “Am I feeding a holistic cooked or raw mash that can be easily made by someone else by following a recipe?” By all means include that recipe in the notebook and make sure you include the sources of the ingredients. Not everyone will have a natural food store or a butcher shop nearby. I have a friend who has always fed a supplemental diet of a raw mash to which the recipe is kept in her head! Thankfully her cats’ primary diet is kibble and they will eat commercial canned so I know they would survive living with someone else if the need arose.

Now it is on to transportation. This important tip is usable by everyone for everyday use. Do you have enough car-riers that your could move all of your cats at one time, each in its own carrier? When it comes to transporting cats from one household to another, the last thing you want to do with a cat that doesn’t really know you is to scoop ir up and put it into an unfamiliar carrier with other cat smells or cleaner smells in it. Many a cat has had to endure a towel wrap to be put in an up ended carrier to get it secured for travel. If you have enough carriers they will acquire your household smells and the cat will be under a bit less stress even if it even if it takes a towel wrap to get them into it. On a side note, we live in an area where hurricanes can come through and occasion-ally a tornado has been known to make its way across a county or two. We need to be prepared for any disaster and a good rule of thumb to follow is to have one carrier per cat. This also means having the means to move them should that need occur. Assess the number of cats you have and the vehicles you own. Will everything fit?

Now I come to the more delicate portion of this article. I would like to make a few suggestions regarding breeding programs. I am sure you will do as you please but I would hope that some of these suggestions will stick in the back of your mind and maybe be of some help in the future. Again, it is all in the name of the “plan”. Look closely as what you have and where they are going. At what age do you retire your cats from breeding? Do you have homes awaiting them when they are retired from your program? Do you have duplicate pedigrees purring through your home because one had better ears but the other had better boning? Do you need them both or could you work with one of them successfully? Are you located in an area that might have reached a saturation point with the type of cats you breed and no one is inter-ested in them anymore? Is the economy in your area still

solvent enough that people are knocking on your door looking for kittens or cats? When you sell kittens, do you consider the age of the individuals you are selling kittens to and your own age? If you, say age 60ish, sell a kitten to someone in their late 60s or early 70s, then 12 years later get a call to tell you the owner is unable to care for the cat any longer, are you going to be able to resume care for the cat? This happens, even if you have retired from breeding and are at what you think is your full com-plement of cats. We have always asked buyers if some-thing were to happen to them do they have plans in place for someone to care for the then grown kitten. I am pretty sure that everyone is told “Yes, of course. So-and-so is going to care for them”. Well, I am here to tell you that statement is false. We have always left buyers with an understanding that should anything happen and the indi-vidual can’t care for the cat, they can always come home, and they do. Make sure that when planning how many cats is your full complement, you include a few empty spaces to account for the returnees. These are the ques-tions that you need to consider and the plans you need to start to make — today!

We all have seen the cat fancy as a whole decline in the past few years due to the economic downtrend. This isn’t just in the US but worldwide. Costs of veterinary care, food, shows, life in general are increasing while family income is declining. We need to do the best for ourselves, our cats and those who will take care of things when we no longer can.

It is all in the name of “the plan”. Please start working on yours now; it will take awhile to get everything in place. When you get started I assure you, you will want to quit before you get finished. Keep going and if you find something interesting and helpful, by all means let us know about it. Perhaps this article can spawn a column of helpful hints in “plan” tactics. Now go snuggle with your cats. The best stress buster is listening to a good rumbling purr.

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“Cheez—everybody wants to be a comedian; go ‘way,

kid, don’t bother me.”


Always speak of the past, gratefully, of the

future, excitedly, and of the present with

bobbing eyebrows and a Cheshire grin" -

The Universe

Ever notice that cats gravitate toward quilts? I

found this out when I began to get into quilting

seroiusly. I knew that over the years I had to

teach my cats the art of staying away from the

sewing machine while I was working on some-

thing, be it clothes, cat beds or other stuff. I

started out by making “emergency catnip toys”

from left over fabric and then flinging them

away from the sewing area, which after a while

that didn’t work anymore. Then the verbal threat

came. That meant looking them straight in the

eye and telling them, “If you come one step

closer to this sewing machine, I am going to

sew your tail into whatever I am working

on.” (You have to continue to look them

straight in the eye and keep a straight face

when you finish otherwise it all for naught.)

Generally they stopped in their tracks and sat

down. They learned that while the sewing ma-

chine was making that whining noise they

couldn’t come closer than the middle of the din-

ing room table. When it quit, they could venture

forward in inspect what I was working on. Of

course there is always the one that doesn’t

quite get it and their face would suddenly ap-

pears through the throat of the machine while

sewing. She now lives in Brunswick with a non-

sewer. So, while perusing the internet for

quilty things, I came across quilting blogs which

led me to several cat blogs that have become a

favorite to read. The majority are from people

that have generic cats that they love and want

to share their lives with the world. Some are

from people that do rescue work or support res-

cue in some way.

If you have a spare minute to visit some of

these sites, please do. They are enjoyable

reading and might spark a bit of rescue work in

your life. Here are six to start you off with.

More to come in future issues of the Scratch

Sheet!

http://

theadventuresofscarlettandmelly.blogspot.com/

http://www.love-and-hisses.com/

http://fivecatflyer.blogspot.com/

http://9andchani.blogspot.com/

http://beadedtail.blogspot.com/ Note to read

the post from 8/5/13. Gives an idea for shelter

donations on cats’ birthdays.

http://opcatchat.blogspot.com/

Vicki Shipp


Every dog needs a masseuse—

right?

Cat Calls...

A great, big thank you!

Liz Flynn, our very long-time breeder

secretary, has retired. She did a ter-

rific job, was always ready to help

somebody with either information,

encouragement or kind words—and

if you messed up—she was quick to

set you straight there, too. I know;

she boxed my ears on more than

one occasion. And if I must, I have to

admit; justly so. She was a librarian

with all the attendant applications at

her fingertips. We will miss her and

her acerbic wit. Maggi Sutherland

has kindly consented to take her

place and her information is now on

the officers page.

The word grimalkin, which is defined as “a

domes&c cat; esp. an old female cat,” origi-

nally appeared as the name of the first

witch’s familiar in Shakespeare’s MacBeth.

Large House cat anyone?


Tommy Cat Gets the Blues

My mother felt our cat jump up on the bed early in the

morning and sleepily said, “Tommy? Kitty?” Then she

raised her head and looked at him the way she usually

did when he got on the bed in the morning. She ex-

pected to see the usual brown short-hair “random-bred”

mac tabby.

Instead, she saw a mac tabby with a bright royal blue

face.

She woke up in a hurry and her loud squeal woke the

rest of us. Upon checking the cat we discovered that he

also had blue paws, blue in his ears, a blue tail, and

splotches of blue all over his body.

A little background to make all clear: my dad had a small

job printing business, with the presses and other equip-

ment on the ground floor. We lived in an apartment up-

stairs. Tommy the cat had the run of the place, as there

was an open stairway to the apartment and thus no way

to confine him either to the shop or the apartment. There

were two printing presses in the shop. Each press had a

disk, upon which printing ink was placed. Rollers auto-

matically went up and down, over the disk to pick up ink

and then rolled down over type that was set in a form, to

put ink on the type for printing. At the top of the disk was

a stationary roller called the fountain roller, which sat in a

trough that held extra ink.

The other rollers touched this in their upward stroke to pick

up additional ink to refresh the disk. The printer running the

press would add more ink to the fountain trough as need-

ed.

Once we got over the shock of seeing a bright blue cat, we

went down to the shop and tracked those little blue paw

prints over almost every surface — stacks of paper, desk,

counter top, work tables. Being a very sure-footed cat, he

had not knocked over stacks of paper, only walked over the

tops of them, only “printing” on the top sheets. We saw his

paw prints in the bright blue ink across the disk of the

press, and noticed that he had slipped a little and dunked

one paw in the extra ink in the fountain roller’s trough.

Printer’s ink is a viscous, gooey substance, and the only

way to remove it from anything is with a rag soaked in

white gasoline, not a method recommended for the family

cat. Soap, shampoo, dish or laundry detergent and the like

don’t even touch it. Over a period of several weeks, we

learned that a cat’s fastidious grooming instinct allied with a

rough tongue did as good a job as white gas — it just took

a lot longer. Tommy’s ablutions first spread the ink all over

him, resulting in a spectacularly blue cat who became the

talk of the neighborhood. As time went on and he kept

cleaning, augmented by his normal shedding during warm

weather and rolling around outside in the grass, he gradu-

ally became a brown tabby again. We had the vet check

him and apparently his foray into decoration had not hurt

him in any way — no skin damage, no throwing up (except

an occasional colorful hairball), no damage to eyes or ears.

Being a smart cat, he never walked over a press’s disk

again, although he continued to walk and climb all over

every surface in the shop.

This all happened many years ago, much too early for digi-

tal cameras or even color film for box cameras. We always

wished we could have documented our royal blue cat. A

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When I came several years ago to Helenmom’s to live with

Farinelli, Alice and Neroon, they told me things were good

here, but not to be surprised if Helenmom someday

brought home another brother or sister for us.

Life went on smoothly for a few years, then we began to

hear snatches of phone conversations and to read emails

over Helenmom’s shoulder. Were we going to get a little

brother? Just before Easter this year, sure enough, Aunt

Kit arrived with Starbuck, a cream with white Maine Coon

boy, my age, 4 years, but quite a bit smaller than I am. A

Coon boy who needed a “forever” home.

Starbuck, or Bucky, as we call him, was scared. He hid for

several days. We let him alone, as did Helenmom, letting

him take his time making up his mind about us. Why was

he so scared, and why did he find it difficult to adjust to a

new place? We found out that when placed in his first

home outside the cattery, he had been abused. We don’t

know the details, just that he was terrified of people and

situations. We have not pressed him for details — he does

not want to talk about it and we will not revive bad

memories by questioning him.

What we did learn was that upon finding out about the

abuse, Sharonmom immediately rescued him and took him

to her cattery, where he began learning to trust again.

Then Hollymom took him and he rejoined his brothers and

sisters and other relatives and friends at her cattery where

he’d been born. But when it became necessary for

Hollymom to move across country, Bucky and several

others needed to find new homes. Our Helenmom had

been following his story, and after deliberation, decided

that 5 cats was not too many for our house and she would

welcome Bucky. Aunt Kit vouched for her as the right

catmom for him. And so he came.

What a joy he has turned out to be! As he got used to us

and to his new home, he just bloomed! He has grown,

gained weight, his coat is more beautiful than ever, and

best of all, he is happy and no longer scared. He and I play

together a lot, tearing through the house and up and down

the basement stairs. The other cats have accepted him

too, although the older ones are not as eager to have a

playmate.

You can see from the pictures how happy and secure

Bucky feels now. He has met some of Helenmom’s friends

and our vet. He plays with us, explores the house and

basement, follows Helenmom around and sleeps on her

bed. Now that Farinelli has crossed the Rainbow Bridge,

we are all glad to have a new brother to fill that empty

space. So welcome, Bucky, we are so glad you are happy

here, and we hope you will be with us for a long time!

He Likes It Here!


The Passing of the Torch…

It is with great regret that I announce the passing of my

housemate and your occasional contributor, Farinelli, at

age 16. Although he was not a Maine Coon, he certainly

looked and acted like one and I suspect that there were

several Maine Coons somewhere in his family tree.

Earlier this year, he spoke to me very seriously.

“Middie, old boy,” he said, “I am getting old and I don’t feel

as lively and active as I did last year. It may be that I am

getting near the end of my yarn ball. When that happens, I

have an important assignment for you. I want you to take

over my writing responsibilities — the things I dictate to

Helenmom. The Christmas Letter, the articles for The

Scratch Sheet, and occasionally a post on Facebook.

“But Farinelli,” I said, “ although I am honored by your

request, when you are no longer Senior Cat, Alice and

Neroon will be next in line for that position because they

are now 14, closest to you in age. Shouldn’t one of them

take over your writing tasks? Even now, Alice is sure that

she rules the household.”

“That is my point,” replied Farinelli. “I have given this matter

a lot of thought. Alice, while very intelligent and active, is

also the bossiest thing on four legs and is given to hissy fits

and tortitude. Heaven only knows what she would dictate to

Helenmom if she were asked to do so at a time when she

was in one of her snits and didn’t want to do it, or what she

would say if she were peeved at somebody.

“As for Neroon, although he is one of the sweetest

and happiest cats who ever purred, one has to admit

that there is not much but bone and fur between his

cute little ears. Makes no difference that he is huge

and fearsome-looking, all black, and was named for a

fierce alien warrior in one of Helenmom’s favorite science

fiction TV shows. He turned out to be a real pussycat, not

intellectually inclined and certainly not a warrior. If he were

given the writing job he would probably forget all about it,

miss his deadlines, and not come up with anything much

more inspiring than ‘When’s lunch?’

“So you, my large red friend, are elected. Or should I say

drafted? You are my choice and I hope that you will carry

on the writing tradition I have started.”

I assured Farinelli that I would respect his wishes and do

my very best to fill his pawprints. And so now my first

assignment is to bid him goodbye and convey the news of

his passing to all of his friends.

Helenmom chose to post a picture of him that was taken in

his 21-pound prime, showing him at his best and most

beautiful. It is her favorite picture of him.

So the torch has officially been passed to me, and you will

be hearing from me from time to time about catly matters.

— Midnight Sun

In Memoriam

Farinelli — 8/?/1997-7/18/2013


Fancier Membership Renewals

Due 1/2013 — The Summer issue will be your last issue: Sharron Merritt Leigh Pollhill Colette Thomas

Due 4/2013 Elaine and Michael Allen Dory Ingram Lisa Merkl Carole Nassif Julie Ross Greg and Lynne Watts

Due 7/2013 Jill and David Clardy John and Cathy Garra Marie Phillips Pat and A. G. Robbins Sandy Sterling

If you are not sure of the status of your membership dues, or if you are not sure

whether or not you have supplied the Fanci-er member Secretary with your most current email address, please notify Lynne Sherer at

[email protected]

Thank you!

This is Coonmtn Midnight Sun (Middie), who is the new

co-editor’s assistant, and who will be contributing the

occasional article. As you can see, he takes his job

seriously, not only peering over the monitor and

checking content, but sitting on the computer, which is

always warm and is just the size of his bottom.

The MCBFA Inc., Executive Council has di-

rected that MCBFA services be suspended

for the following individuals for the period

of time indicated commencing now:

Jennifer Beasley (Catnap-UK) June 2012

Chris Buck (Buctales) OPctober 2001

Johnny Hardee (Guitars; Megacoons) Feb-

ruary 2003

Marla Vales (Marala) April 2003

Bill/Trish Switzer (Kanab) Feb. 2003

Susan Lee (Coonscross) Feb.2004

Ginny O’Neil-Follensbee (Majesticoons)

Aug. 2004


President

Kim Tomlin 3906 Quail Tower Road Luverne, AL 36049-6109 334 508 0082 [email protected]

Vice President

Liz Hansen 5029 Glen View Ct Homer Glen, IL 60491 636 734 9233 [email protected]

Treasurer

Roxann Rokicki W 8905 Canary Rd. Beaver Dam, WI 53916-9658 920 887 7704 roxann@velvetjewels,com

Secretary

Laura Heineck 145 Bear Mountain Pass Mineral Bluff, GA 30559-2921 706 374 4216 [email protected]

Breeder Member Secretary

Maggi Sutherland 2112 Harbor Landing Roswell, GA 30076 [email protected]

Fancier Member Secretary

Lynne Sherer 3840 Charbon Lane Bartlett, TN 38133 901 372 3394 [email protected]

Northeast Director

Sharon Stegall 1914 Center Groton Rd Ledyard, CT 06339-1605 860 464 0727 [email protected]

Mid-Atlantic Director

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Southeast Director

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Midwest Director

Caron Gray 19165 Bennington Dr. Brookfield, WI 53045-2304 262 782 1110 [email protected]

South Central Director

Judy Lindeman 3519 Green Springs San Antonio, TX 78247 2900 210 496 0161 [email protected]

Western Director

Laura Cunningham 4168 Torino Ct Pleasanton, CA 94588 925 872 6889 [email protected]

Overseas Director

Misha Peersmans Avenue Louise, B-1700 Haine Saint Paul, Belguim 32(0) 49648 0921 [email protected]

Appointed Officers :

Archivist

Beth Hicks 3840 Charbon Lane Bartlett, TN 38133 901 372 3394 [email protected]

Ethics Committee

Jennifer Sable 104 Country Place Washington, NC 27889 914 282 5648 [email protected]

Editors: The Scratch Sheet

Kit Mounger 485 Cottontail Lane Afton, TN 37616 423 639 1585 [email protected]

Helen Cripe 525 Oakview Drive Kettering, OH 45429 937 242 6095

[email protected]

webmaster

Caron Gray: address above as Midwest Director

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