Same from me. Thank you, Carol! Thanks to all the experienced folks who helped me out since I started working with ungulates in 2008. My heard is happy and healthy, and continues to thrive. Special thanks to the Wintermutes, and Cecil Beardon, who also conversed quite a bit with me offline and helped with some crucial details.
See you all online! -Michael Smith, Perino Ranch Blackbellies. On Wed, Sep 20, 2017 at 6:15 PM, Erik Christy <echri...@peak.org> wrote: > Dear Carol: > I'm sure I join the rest of the list > membership in sincerely thanking you for having both begun as well as > having tirelessly and productively having maintained this most beneficial > list for all blackbelly sheep lovers. Your encouragement and good > information helped many of us get a good start with this magnificent > animal, as well as provided us all with an excellent shared medium for > discussion and mutual assistance. > While the list will no longer be up, I'm sure our associations made on the > list will continue. > Thanks very much, again, Carol. > Sincerely, > Erik Christy, Oregon > > > > On Sep 20, 2017, at 5:43 PM, blackbelly-request@lists. > blackbellysheep.info wrote: > > > > Send Blackbelly mailing list submissions to > > blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe, visit > > http://lists.blackbellysheep.info/listinfo.cgi/blackbelly- > blackbellysheep.info > > > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > blackbelly-requ...@lists.blackbellysheep.info > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > blackbelly-ow...@lists.blackbellysheep.info > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > than "Re: Contents of Blackbelly digest..." > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Times change and it is time to close the Listserv (Carol Elkins) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2017 17:19:49 -0600 > > From: Carol Elkins <celk...@critterhaven.biz> > > To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info > > Subject: [Blackbelly] Times change and it is time to close the > > Listserv > > Message-ID: > > <mailman.2.1505954604.30044.blackbelly-blackbellysheep. > i...@lists.blackbellysheep.info> > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > > > > Dear Listserv members, > > > > The Blackbelly Listserv was first created in 2001, and it has served > > a vital role in helping stabilize both the Barbados Blackbelly and > > American Blackbelly sheep breeds. It has provided a meeting place for > > a friendly community of breeders to discuss problems, answer > > questions, and generally provide support to each other. > > > > Messages have decreased considerably during the last two years, > > largely due to newer social media tools such as Facebook that can > > better serve member needs. This is as it should be---after all, this > > Listserv was born because in 2001 the only resource available to > > breeders was a clunky bulletin board. > > > > It is time to move on, so I will be shutting the Blackbelly Listserv > > down on October 1, 2017. You will always be able to search the > > group's archives at > > https://www.mail-archive.com/blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info/ > > > > It has been a privilege working with the oldtimers who have > > contributed their time by responding to list messages and the newbies > > who were courageous enough to ask questions. It has been a joy > > working with such a great group of friendly and helpful people. We > > have never had a serious disagreement; no one has ever been flamed or > > gotten out of line. What a great group of people you are! > > > > So my heartfelt thank you to each of the 265 current members in this > > list. I wish you continued success with your blackbelly sheep. There > > is no more beautiful sheep in this world than a blackbelly > > sheep--regardless of which blackbelly breed it is. > > > > Carol Elkins > > List owner > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Subject: Digest Footer > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This daily digest is from the Blackbelly mailing list. > > Visit this list's home page at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info/ > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > End of Blackbelly Digest, Vol 13, Issue 7 > > ***************************************** > > > > > _______________________________________________ > This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list > Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info > _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
