Bluefaced Leicester Union

In Leicesters, blue is finer!

Election

  • Candidate Bios for BLU election

    Ballots will be mailed out the 1st of November, and are due back to the election chairperson by December 1st. Ballots will be mailed to all active members as of October 1st. Here are the candidates: 1 CANDIDATE FOR VICE-PRESIDENT Joan R. Chapin – Atlanta, IN (formerly of CT and Milton, NH) I would be…

  • 2015 Election Approaches

    Deadline to submit resumes to run for Vice-President or 2 board positions is OCTOBER 25th *** Send resume to BLU breed secretary at 44011 County Rd 23, Coshocton, OH 43812, or email to info@bflsheep.com Timeline for Election: October 25th – Last day to receive resumes for candidacies. Resumes will be posted on the BLU website…

  • Election Results

    Congratulations to Margaret VanCamp, new president of the Bluefaced Leicester Union as of Jan 2015. Incoming Board members are Bill O’Donnell, Rose Ellen Schmidt-Landin, and Karen Szewc.

  • President’s notes on Board meeting held August 6, 2014

    The board met by teleconference the evening of Wednesday, August 6th. The treasurer submitted the financial reports for the year to date through June 2014, and the board approved it. You will find the report posted to the BLU website. The treasurer reported that our current bank, Bank of America, has been purchased by Huntington…

  • Candidates for BLU Election 2012

    For President: LISA RODENFELS, CALDWELL, OH My husband, Chuck, and I have been shepherds for more than 25 years. Somerhill Farm comprises 164 acres in Noble County, Ohio, where we raise 50 head of registered Bluefaced Leicester sheep. We bought our first BFL ram in 1991, and have been breeding purebreds since 1995. Somerhill Farm…

  • Annual Election Approaches

    The BLU election is coming in November ! Deadline to submit resumes to run for President or 3 board positions is OCTOBER 25th    *** Send resume to BLU breed secretary at P.O. Box 2304 Frisco, TX 75034, or email to info@bflsheep.com Timeline for Election: October 25th – Last day to receive resumes for candidacies.  Resumes…

  • Are you missing from our membership directory?

    Just a quick reminder to our membership… if you see that you are “missing” from our online Membership Directory, please renew today and we’ll add you back in! Your membership is vital to BLU, and your visibility here helps people locate BFL breeders in their area… so it means business for you! Plus, you need…

  • President’s notes on Board meeting held June 12, 2012

    The board met by teleconference the evening of Tuesday, June 12th. Our new treasurer, Cindy Cieciwa, reported that a new checking account has been opened, and submitted a treasurer’s report for the period of January to May, 2012. Secretary Kris Barndt presented the minutes from the previous meeting in February. She also reported on her…

  • BLU Election Results

    The board election results are finalized. As reported by our election chairperson, 31 ballots were returned. Vice President Margaret VanCamp won re-election, as did board member Jared Lloyd. Our new board member, replacing Becky Utecht, who did not seek re-election, is Heather Landin. Please join me in congratulating them. The board will be meeting by…

  • Candidates for BLU Election

    For Vice-President: I’m Margaret Van Camp, and I an running for re-election as the Vice-President for the BLU board. I have been a partner in Pitchfork Ranch inSwartz Creek,Michigansince 1996, where Cindy Cieciwa and I have a flock of 30 ewes. The flock was 100% Romney until 2005, when I got a good close look…