I would like to take this opportunity to announce the finalists in the American Ferret Association's Adolescent, Alter, Breeder and Companion Ferrets of the Year competition. If you are receiving this email (or reading it on the fml) and you and your ferret's name is included in the list below, then your ferret is one of the top four finalists. I'm sorry I can't just list the winners, that would take all the fun out of the presentations now wouldn't it! The AFA Ferrets of the Year Awards will be presented on Friday, March 27th at AFA's First Annual Awards Banquet to be held at the Old Main Building at the York Fairgrounds in York, PA. The dinner and awards presentation will be from 6:00-8:00pm. Any and all are invited to attend - information such as the cost per person for the buffet and the deadline for reserving your seat is included in the AFA Spring Nationals Ferret Competition Show Packet that will be sent out in the next day or two and will be available for download from the AFA website (www.ferret.org) starting early next week. Martin's Cages was our most generous sponsor for the AFA Ferret of the Year and AFA Specialty Ferret of the Year awards. Skip and Diana will be joining us at the dinner and presentation ceremony on Friday night. We will also have a photographer at the hall so you can get pictures of your ferret and their award. The main qualifications for this award are the ferret must have been in one of the title classes in at least four (4) AFA sanctioned shows; the class must have been judged by a licensed AFA title class judge; and the ferret must have consistently placed well in the competitions. If you think your ferret was missed, please contact me directly at jbferret @ mindspring.com (no spaces). Adolescent Class Finalists: Kerry Fabrizio - HTF's One Timer Vickie McKimmey - JBF's Caribou Lou, JBF's Eskimo Joe, JBF's Ghetto Booty Alter Class Finalists: Joy Decker - MMF's Little John Kerry Fabrizio - SH's Amaretti of HTF Susie Hamilton - DOT's Zoppini Firenze of FPK Sara Hamilton-Yotz - LW's Annabelle Breeder Class Finalists: Ann Barzda - HCF's Hemi Barracuda Sally Heber - SH's Indigo Night, SH's Winds of Fortune Jessie Molan -FP's Sangreal (Mingus) Companion Class Finalists: Ann & Patrick Grimm - Merlin, Penny Lara Wilson - Murray's Dooking Under the Influence Betty Ruth Yerger - Ringo Congratulations to all the finalists and I look forward to seeing everyone and their ferrets at the award presentations and at AFA's Spring Nationals Ferret Competition, Old Main Building, York Fairgrounds, York, PA on March 28th. Vickie Vickie McKimmey Just a Business of Ferrets www.jbferret.com American Ferret Association Director of Shows and Special Events www.ferret.org Author of Ferrets: An Animal Planet Pet Care Library Series Book [Posted in FML 6236]