FERRET EVENT SCHEDULE: (Not all events are strictly ferrets, but ferret organizations usually are there.) Courtesy of: STAR* Ferrets, P.O. Box 1832, Springfield, VA 22151-0832 [log in to unmask] 1999: October: 2 GLFA Ferret Renaissance, THE SUMMIT (Lansing), MI (313) 387-8437, e-mail [log in to unmask] 2 Ferret Fiasco LOS show in Croydon, PA - 215-781-9044, [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] 9 Greatest Ferret Show on Earth, DuPage County Fairgrounds, Wheaton, IL - GCFA, (708) 442-8650, http://ferret.chi.il.us/ferret/ 15-16 Davison Pumpkin Fest in cooperation with the Davison Downtown Development Authority, Ferret Halloween Costume Contest, Adoption Option, Public Education. Contact Dick Nelson: 810/653-8415 23-25 The National Association of Professional Pet Sitters (NAPPS) will celebrate its10th anniversary at the annual conference in Alexandria, Virginia. Included will be an "Overview of caring for Exotics and small animals"> Contact 202-393-3317 or visit www.petsitters.org. 23-24 Milwaukee Family Pet Show, Milwaukee, WI 24 MaFF Halloween frolic at the Amvets in Natick, MA - 978-957-9886 30 Baltimore Ferret Club Monster Mash - MD - [log in to unmask] 410-922-7655 November: 14 Oregon Ferert Association Ferret Veterniary Medical Conference, Contact OFA; PO Box 90682; Portland, OR 97290 503-306-2968; www.oregon-ferret.org December: 4 Ferret Fun-O-Rama presented by: Ferrret's Dream House Shelter, Speciality Rings & Fun Events, 9:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m., Ramada Inn 7965 Reading Rd. Cincinnati, OH, (513) 733-5982 Or E-mail: [log in to unmask] for show packet 11 A Ferrets Holiday Open house at Ferret Wise Shelter, 16 Church Street, Marlborough, NH. For more info call (603) 876-4975. 11 South Jersey Ferret Expo at the South Jersey Expo Center in Pennsauken, NJ, 1-888-FERRET-1 January: last Sunday Vet Info New Year's Pot-luck Party in Woodinville, WA., 206-232-1228, [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] February: 17-19 STAR* Booth at HSUS Animal Care Expo, Las Vegas, NV - 1-800-248-EXPO March: 7 Massachusetts Ferret Freedom Day (781) 224-1098 25 South Jersey Ferret Expo at the South Jersey Expo Center in Pennsauken, NJ, 1-888-FERRET-1 May : Be Kind to Animals Week Pet Adoptathon by North Shore Animal League and PetsMart, over 450 locations, 1-877-BE-MY-PAL June: FERRET FROLIC & OLYMPIC, SEATTLE, WA - last Sunday, 206-232-1228, [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] August : Tristate Ferret Connection and Heart of Ohio Ferret Association presents Ferret Extravaganza. [log in to unmask], 614-847-0502, [log in to unmask], 614-885-6538 FERRET FROLIC & OLYMPIC, SEATTLE, WA - last Sunday, 206-232-1228, [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] September: Annual Ferret Wise Reunion Picnic and Ferret Walk-a-thon 11AM - 4PM in Marlborough, NH. - (603) 876-4975. Three Rivers Ferret Follies. Three Rivers Ferret Club, 412-431-2830, [log in to unmask], http://trfn.clpgh.org/trfc [Posted in FML issue 2819]