POTLUCK - (NO - NOT TODAY)
MEETING - (ALSO - NO - NOT TODAY)

TODAY IS THE ANNUAL BIRD - ORIENTED FLEA MARKET
BEGINNING AT 10:00 A.M. and closing at 4:00 P.M.

Individual tables - for selling - are $2.50 each. All members are urged to participate by bringing birds or bird - oriented items.

The raffle donors for this meeting are Mel Culross, Ralph Barnes, & Roland Skirrow. (I assume that somewhere during the middle of the day all sales will be halted long enough for us to have our usual raffle!)

The information requested after Pat's report from the convention is as follows:

You must join the American Association of Pathologists in order to receive the publication - "Avian Diseases". This is a monthly magazine and should be very informative. The membership fee is $20.00. The address is - Dr. Chuck Hall
Dept. of Avian Microbiology
Texas A & M
College Station, Texas

I'm sorry to have to report that we have lost another member of our club - Mrs. Bonnie Velez of San Jose was killed recently in an automobile accident in Santa Cruz. Our kindest thoughts go to Clem and the children left.

We also sent our kindest thoughts toward Joe Vassello who lost so many birds when we had that awful hot spell. In fact we are always sorry when we hear about any of our members losing birds for any reason!

I think we owe a great big THANK YOU to Jon and Janet Gillio for the great job they did in co-chairing and directing such a fine Feather Show. Do you know that there were 175 birds entered???? We have no idea how many people were in attendance, but there were many, and they were all really interested to the extent that most of us workers were kept busy all day answering questions. I'm sure that Jan and John would want me to thank all the people who helped them.

The winners were:
BEST OF SHOW - Reno Xerri - Frill
1st in Division - Reno Xerri - Frill
1st in Division - Reno Xerri - Green Gloster Plainhead
1st in Division - Nikkie McClatchie - Cinnamon Border
1st in Division - Ruth & Jim Melody - Red vented Cockatoo
1st in Division - Carolyn Hansel - Domestic canary
1st in Division - Nikkie McClatchie - Team of 4 Glosters

The efforts of many who brought their birds just for display were appreciated.

While we are so busy thanking people, don't let us forget Lona's daughter-in-law for planning, drawing, and designing out fliers about our show. Margaret Worrell, we appreciate all the work you did - even to the tiny bird who almost fell of the tall tree!

And now about our Big Annual Show - and words from Howard -

The trophies have been ordered and will be ready in three weeks which is one month before the show!

The Catalogue will be out in the middle of October.

I have extra fliers - LOTS of them - so be sure to get some from me to place in special spots or to send to special people.

If anyone needs more raffle tickets for the show, Delilah will have them while Howard and Caroline are in Germany.

Those who have money to turn in, give this to Delilah also, then take some more tickets and sell them!

And about the show cages; we hope that they will be available right afer the first of November. At any rate, contact Chuck if you wish to order.

For your own reference here is a listing of the Bird Shows in our area:

October 19,20,20 - Sacramento
October 27,28,29 - Modesto
November 2,3,4 - Fresno
November 15,16,17,18 - National Cage Bird Show in Los Angeles
November 23,24,25 - OUR SHOW AT SANTA CLARA HIGH SCHOOL

FOR SALE: Two Cockatiels - Hens - 1 Pied 2 years old, 1 Normal 1 ½ years old $55. each. - phone Bertha Andrews

African Greys - $295. each - phone Bill Cooper

If you are interested in a course on FUNDAMENTAL AVIAN MEDICINE to be given by UC Berkeley Extension at the Berkeley campus on November 9 and 10, please see me as I have the folder with all the information. Incidentally, participants may earn one CEU upon completion of this course.

Once again I shall apollogize for the printing of this newsletter. It will all be adjusted in time for the next one - I hope!

Charlotte A. Le Doux

Forgot to tell you that we closed our Board meeting by all singing Happy Birthday to Chuck.

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