ASRA Office Hours
    Please note: The secretary will be out of the office Wednesday, May 7 through Sunday, May 11 to attend the Shropshire Classic in Eaton, Ohio.
    Regular hours: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. EST Monday thru Thursday, 8-11 p.m. EST Monday and Thursday evenings. Call (413) 624-9652. The secretary will be near the office at most other times and will return calls as soon possible.

ASRA Photo & Slogan Contest
    The popular ASRA Photo Contest will be held again in 2008 with a little different format than previous contests. And the association is still seeking a new slogan to replace the “Shropshire Farm Flock Favorite” which currently appears on many of the awards sponsored by the ASRA, as well as the registration certificates.
    Click here for more information.

Registrations now to be sent to Shropshire secretary
   Registries for Shropshires are now being done by the American Shropshire Registry Association office in Massachusetts. Becky Peterson, newly hired secretary for the national association has begun doing registrations as of mid March.
   Click here for more information.

Website Auction
    Have your farm spotlighted on this home page. The Website Auction will be held Friday, June 20, 2008 at the Shropshire Spectacular Banquet in Springfield, Ill. This ad space will be auctioned for the months of August 2008 through July 2009. Minimum bid is $75. High bidders choose the month they want. If you are unable to attend, mail your bids to the ASRA office or contact your district director to bid for you.

ASRA Photo & Slogan Contest (continued from above)
    The Board of Directors has approved $150 for a photo and slogan contests which are open to all Shropshire breeders. Junior members are encouraged to submit entries for all three contests, too.
    Unlike previous photo contests where there were various categories for shooting photos, this contest is seeking photos of sheep only. The slogan contest could put the two together.
    Class divisions and prizes are as follows:
    1. Shropshire photo* only: $30 first place, $15 second place
    2. Shropshire slogan only: $30 first place, $15 second place
    3. Shropshire photo with slogan: $40 first place, $20 second place
    The Board would like to use the winning photo with a slogan on the cover of the Voice in early 2009 promoting the National Show in Louisville. The winning “Photo Only” and “Slogan Only” entries will be used in other promotions by the ASRA for the National Show or future Shropshire ads. All first and second place winning photos will become the property of the American Shropshire Registry Association for future promotions.
    Please submit your photo entries as 8x10 color photos printed on photo quality paper. Slogans should be designed in high resolution and suitable for printing in color and black and white. They should also be presented as 8x10’s.
    Mark your entries on the reverse with your name and address. Please be able to provide digital back-up of your work. All entries must be received by Sept. 15, 2008 so that they can be organized and then displayed at the National Shropshire Show in Louisville this fall.
    Shropshire breeders, exhibitors and spectators will choose their favorites. So get out and start recording those “Kodak moments” and put your inner artistic talents to work!
    All entries should be mailed to the American Shropshire Registry Association, 41 Bell Rd., Leyden, MA 01337. Norm Jackson, director from Indiana, is coordinating the contest.