Vol. 34 (2014), No. 1

The newsletter of the

Minnesota Herpetological Society

January Meeting Notice General Meeting will be January 3rd, 2014 January Speaker Jeff LeClere—Radio Telemetry of Bullsnakes and Plains Hog-nosed Snakes in Minnesota

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Chris Smith 612.275.9737 President@mnherpsoc.com Vice President Peter Tornquist 952.797.6515 VicePresident@MnHerpSoc.com

C/O Bell Museum of Natural History 10 Church Street Southeast Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455-0104

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Membership Secretary Micole Hendricks 651.356.1669 MemSecretary@MnHerpSoc.com Treasurer Nancy Haig 763.434.8684 Treasurer@MnHerpSoc.com Newsletter Editor Ellen Heck 763.593.5414 NewsletterEditor@MnHerpSoc.com Members at Large Heather Clayton 612.886.7175 MemberAtLarge2@MnHerpSoc.com Rebecca Markowitz 409.750.0235 MemberAtLarge4@MnHerpSoc.com Terry Odegaard 612.840.7674 MemberAtLarge1@MnHerpSoc.com

The purpose of the Minnesota Herpetological Society is to: • Further the education of the membership and the general public in care and captive propagation of reptiles and amphibians; • Educate the members and the general public in the ecological role of reptiles and amphibians; • Promote the study and conservation of reptiles and amphibians.

The Minnesota Herpetological Society is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization. Membership is open to all individuals with an interest in amphibians and reptiles. The Minnesota Herpetological Society Newsletter is published monthly to provide its members with information concerning the society’s activities and a media for exchanging information, opinions and resources.

General Meetings are held at Borlaug Hall, Room 335 on the St. Paul Campus of the University of Minnesota, on the first Friday of each month (unless there is a holiday conflict). The meeting starts at 7:00pm and lasts about three hours. Please check the MHS Voice mail for changes in schedules or cancellations.

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General Meeting Presentation—Jeff LeClere Friday January 3rd, 7:00pm; 6:30pm Social Hour Social hour begins at 6:30pm. This is a time for people to minge and catch up before the meeting starts.

Jeff will be presenting on the 2013 results of two radio telemetry projects (bullsnakes and plains hog-nosed snakes) he is leading for the MN DNR. One project focuses on a monitoring initiative on the snake community at Weaver Dunes near Wabasha, MN. Target species on this rare sand prairie habitat include bullsnakes, plains (western) hog-nosed snakes, eastern hog-nosed snakes, and North American racers. The other is a prairie monitoring project investigating the effects of patch burn grazing regimes on the flora and fauna on high quality prairie. Jeff is documenting the response of herpetofauna to patch burn grazing, and is utilizing radio telemetry on plains hog-nosed snakes to record their behaviors.

Jeff LeClere is a long time member of MHS (since 1986) and had served on the board of directors on and off for over a decade. He is interested in all aspects of herpetology from the care and breeding of all exotic species to the study and documentation of native herpetofauna. He has extensive herpetological field experience in the upper Midwest, primarily in Iowa and Minnesota. He is the author and photographer of www.HerpNet.net, has authored several publications on amphibians and reptiles, presented to a wide variety of venues from herpetological societies and fairs to state wildlife meetings and symposiums, and is currently employed by the MN DNR’s Minnesota Biological Survey program. He is also the chairman for the Amphibian and Reptile Subcommittee for the Iowa Wildlife Action Plan, and serves on the Amphibian and Reptile STAT team for the Minnesota Wildlife Action Plan. He has just completed a book, “A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Iowa.”

Brian Barczyk—BHB Reptiles and SnakeBytesTV Submitted by Beth Girard The speaker for both the Friday-night MHS General Meeting and the Holiday Banquet was Brian Barczyk. He is the owner of BHB Reptiles and the star of YouTube’s SnakeBytesTV.com! Our own Dav Kaufman met Brian while he was working on filming “Herpers” at BHB Reptiles five years ago and Dav was able to convince Brian that Minnesota in December is the perfect place to find great herps!

Or maybe just a perfect place to find great herpers!

Brian took a chance and bought a pair of albino Burmese pythons for $3200/pair. Eighteen months later he produced albinos and made $40,000 that year selling them.

He purchased his first house with “snake money” and was able to move his business into a 1200 square foot space in a building with cotenants. Unfortunately a baby California king snake escaped and found its way next door to a quilt shop. The older woman who ran the shop was not pleased On Friday evening, Brian shared the history of BHB Reptiles and informed the authorities AND the press before Brian found out about it. He was asked to vacate the premises! with us. Brian was raised in a “no pets allowed” family, and he was the odd-ball animal-lover since the beginning. Brian learned many important lessons that year, one being that sharing space was not a great idea for all ventures!

He said his first real memory is of a visit to the Belle Isle Nature Zoo (Detroit, MI) and seeing a ball python. When The second lesson was the value of schmoozing your local authorities and press force so they would contact you if he was young, he and his friends would catch garter snakes for the summer. They were all released in the early and when issues arose! He strongly believes that it pays to fall as they were all relegated to the unheated garage dur- stay connected! When asked about this on Saturday, he said MHS should try to have well-informed members at ing their stay! every city and county council meeting so that we are recHis first snake was a Burmese python. Not necessarily the ognized by the members of the governing bodies when best starter snake, but it was the only snake the pet store issues arise. This should be done on the city, county, had and he did not want to go home empty handed after state, and federal level to the greatest degree possible. He finally gaining permission to have one! His mother gave also suggested that the MHS platform be one of give and him permission to own one … which somehow mysteriously take, rather than a “we want it all” attitude. He believes multiplied fairly unnoticed, or at least unmentioned, over that a strong presence on a regular basis and a position time. He built wooden enclosures in the basement and open to bargaining will help herpetoculturists maintain their Brian became a snake breeder! Officially, BHB Reptiles rights to own most reptiles. Ohio and Illinois have gone began in 1989, after he discovered that he could make through legislation at the state level over the last two years more money selling snakes than he would earn if he reand they are models worth investigating. ceived the degree in microbiology he was working toward.

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Building #2 was home to BHB Reptiles for over nine years.

During this period they bred mostly big snakes (burms and anacondas) and colubrids. One of the lessons learned in this facility was that carpets were not a great flooring choice for snake-keeping! This was about the time ball pythons began to be valued in the snake market. Prior to this only wild exports were available and they were mostly considered to be garbage snakes! Finally Emmanuel Noah started collecting gravid wild-caught ball pythons and exported the young … which were much more desirable!

Brian shared a story about how he obtained his first Pinstripe ball python. It involved having a middle man in Africa, a backpack full of Brian’s money ($20,000), and three long days of wondering if he had made the right decision, and an airport drama! The snake finally made it to the US, and the snake was as amazing as he had been told. Of course, the intrigue didn’t stop there! The first offspring of his pinstripe male produced normal looking ball pythons which he practically gave away. The snake was “shelved” until Brian gave it one more shot a year later. This time he had successful results, which were worth the wait. The young pinstripes sold for $25,000 each!

The money from his pinstripe sales allowed him to move into the 15,000 square foot building he has been in for the last ten years. BHB has plans underway for a new facility and they hope to be in it before the end of 2014. Running the business is not Brian’s favorite part of the job! BHB runs up a $150,000 a year bill for rodents, spends about $5,000 a year on shipping, makes mortgage payments, covers the cost of water and electricity, pays taxes and salaries! One of the remarks Brian made more than once explains why he does it! “The fruit of our labor is our labor we get to do what we love and that is to work with snakes!” Boy, does he! BHB has about 30,000 snakes and a growing lizard collection!

One of Brian’s newest projects is scaleless ball pythons! He finds that people either love them or hate them. They are actually just snakes lacking keratin, like some snakes lack melanin. They still go through the process of ecdysis and slough off a layer of skin, but it doesn’t have any scalation to it. He hopes that perfecting the scaleless snake will offer many new morphs when coupled with others already on the market, such as albinism, melanism, etc.

It is his love for snakes that inspired him to start making videos under the name of SnakeBytesTV.com about six years ago. Brian believes the herp community suffered a huge loss when Steve Irwin died on September 4, 2006.

He didn’t always agree with Steve’s methods but he believes he was a powerful advocate for herps! Brian hoped to continue the tradition by making a “few videos” about herpetoculture. He never expected it to last as long as it has. SnakeBytesTV has created a new video every week for almost six years. He now enjoys being in front of the camera, as well as behind it! His show has morphed over the years as he becomes more experienced at sending out positive “snake-friendly” messages. He was asked which Page 2

shows seem to be the favorites among his audience, and he said it has to be the shows where he is bitten by a snake. He has learned over time, however, that besides the positive benefits of his show, there can also be negative ones. He now keeps the “biting” to a minimum so it is recognized as the exception rather than the rule! He also tries to put a positive swing on it by staying calm and explaining what to do if and when a person is bitten by a snake. His favorite shows are the ones that include a solid educational message.

On Saturday evening, Brian’s program focused on the importance of social media. He has found them to be an excellent way to spread his message … simply put … that reptiles are awesome! He also wants people to know that snakes shouldn’t be killed; reptiles make awesome pets; and people who keep reptiles as pets aren’t weirdos! He uses Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Pinterest and BHB’s business website to help convey those messages to as many people as possible! Check it all out at the URLs listed below.

BHB Reptiles - http://www.bhbreptiles.com/ SnakeBytesTV.com - https://www.facebook.com/ SnakeBytesTV Brian’s Blog - http://www.bhbreptiles.com/Blog.aspx YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/snakebytestv Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/bhbreptiles/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BHBReptiles Twitter - https://twitter.com/SnakeBytesTV If you’d like to see his current facility, check out some videos that were filmed on Saturday, April 19th, 2008. Watch the following videos of their adventures at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnHSwBX-FZs Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnkKxO7co-4 Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cqgrgr-UYiw Part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-SXQx1X5rc Part 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAWBTJAWY8U Part 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpDk6F8wzmw Part 6

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Two Grants Available SW Herp Grants The Herpetologists’ League is pleased to announce a competitive grant for graduate student research. This award is named in honor of Lawrence L. C. Jones and Robert E. Lovich, editors of the 2009 book “Lizards of the American Southwest: A Photographic Field Guide.” All proceeds from the book are donated to the Herpetologists’ League in support of this grant.

Overview 1. An award ($1000) will be presented to one winner who is studying the amphibians or reptiles of the North American Southwest, including the southwestern United States or northwestern Mexico. This research can focus on any aspect of amphibian or reptile biology, including behavior, conservation, ecology, physiology, or morphology and systematics.

2. See the HL web site for application form, complete rules and details, along with the cover page at: http:// www.herpetologistsleague.org/en/gradres.php 3. Entries must be received by 1700 h PST on Friday, 10 January 2014.

4. Send complete application (cover page, proposal, budget, CV,) as a single PDF electronically to: Carol Spencer (atrox@berkeley.edu). Please put “Jones-Lovich Research Grant” in the subject line.

5. One letter of support should be sent, preferably by e-mail, directly from the supporter to Carol Spencer (atrox@berkeley.edu) (Usually this is the student’s main advisor).

6. Proposals will be reviewed by 3-4 professional scientists from the Jones-Lovich Grant Committee, and written feedback will be provided to the students by May 2014.

7. Funding will be dispersed in May 2014 and winners announced at the 2014 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists & Herpetologists.

Rules 1. The applicant must be a member in good standing of The Herpetologists’ League.

2. Both M.S. and Ph.D. graduate students are eligible. The applicant must be registered and in good standing in a degree - granting program.

3. One proposal is allowed per applicant per year (and previous winners may not reapply).

4. The project must be original work that is authored and conducted by the applicant.

5. Projects that are already fully supported by other sources are not eligible.

6. The research must involve amphibians or reptiles that occur in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. The animals’ distribution must include at least one of the following states: Arizona, California, Nevada, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Utah, Chihuahua, Sonora, Sinaloa, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Coahuila, Zacatecas, Durango, Nuevo Leon, or San Luis Potosi.

Preparation Guidelines (see HL website for any updates to these guidelines) 1. Word limit: 1200 words, not including citations, budget, cover page or CV. 2. One-inch margins, with double-spaced, 12-pt font.

3. Include the cover page provided at the HL website.

4. Include a detailed budget for how the money will be used, as well as sources and amounts of current and pending support.

5. Include a two-page CV that includes applicant’s telephone number, and e-mail and mailing addresses.

6. Arrange in advance for one letter of support to be sent separately by the supporter to Carol Spencer (atrox@berkeley.edu).

Theodore Roosevelt Grant 15 February 2014 is the deadline for applying for the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Grants, which support research on North American fauna in any phase of wildlife conservation or natural history.

See the following link for more information: http://www.amnh.org/our-research/richard-gilder-graduate-school/academics-and-research/fellowship-and-grantopportunities/research-grants-and-student-exchange-fellowships January 2014

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Remembering Steve Gott The herp community suffered a huge loss recently with the untimely passing of Steve Gott. Steve was the Supervisor of Herpetology at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens and was active in the local JZG AAZK chapter, spearheading the Keeper for a Day program. He was a wonderful colleague and loyal friend. He will be greatly missed. Steve was an active TSA member, recruiting new members when possible and educating the public on the plight of turtles globally. He also served on the board of the World Chelonian Trust. In May, Steve traveled to Belize to participate in a field research project, working with the Hicatee or Central American River Turtle ( Dermatemys mawii), a species for which he maintained a special interest.

Read the full article here http://www.turtlesurvival.org/get-involved/steve-gott-memorium#.UrUHXLSLByz

Amphibian & Reptile Conservation Website HAPPY HOLIDAYS! • Come visit the NEW improved official website for the journal "Amphibian & Reptile Conservation" at: amphibian-reptile-conservation.org • As well, accepting new submission(s) at the official journal email address: arc.publisher@gmail.com

New Book—Amphibians of Ohio The Ohio Biological Survey is pleased to offer Amphibians of Ohio ($90 and shipping) in time for Christmas, but it will be an invaluable reference book for many years to come. This 916-page hardcover book has just been released by the Ohio Biological Survey and is available at http://www.ohiobiologicalsurvey.org/pub_highlight/

Milksnakes Modified Ruane, Bryson, Pyron, and Burbrink (2013, Systematic Biology, advance access (http://sysbio.oxfordjournals.org/content/ early/2013/12/10/sysbio.syt099.full.pdf+html) (presumably to appear in paper- copy in early 2014).

The authors applied coalescent methods to a study of the wide-ranging Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) and found, to no one's surprise, that it is a complex of at least 7 species:

Mud Turtle Reviewed John B. Iverson et al. (2013. Molecular phylogenetics of the mud and musk turtle family Kinosternidae. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 68: 929–939) recommended recognition of the subfamily Staurotypinae as the family Staurotypidae, placed species formerly in the Kinosternon leucostomum group in the genus Cryptochelys (resulting in new combinations for C. leucostoma and C. acuta), and elevated K. subrubrum steindachneri and K. scorpioides abaxillare to full species. The only change affecting a taxon north of Mexico is the recognition of K. steindachneri (Florida Mud Turtle). http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790313002510

Box Turtle Split Bradley T. Martin et al. (2013. Sequence-based molecular phylogenetics and phylogeography of the American Box Turtles (Terrapene spp.) with support from DNA barcoding. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 68: 119–134) demonstrated that T. carolina triunguis, T. c. mexicana, and T. c. yucatana form a monophyletic clade, and that the inclusion of that clade renders T. carolina (sensu lato) paraphyletic. They also indicated that T. ornata ornata and T. o. luteola lack distinction phylogenetically and should not be recognized. Finally, T. nelsoni was confirmed to be the sister taxon of T. ornata. Terrapene c. major, T. c. bauri, and T. coahuila were not well resolved for some of the analyses. Based on their results the authors suggested that T. c. triunguis should be elevated to species status as T. mexicana (the oldest name for the clade), and that T. c. mexicana and T. c. yucatana should be included in that group as subspecies of T. mexicana. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790313001073 Page 4

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MHS Reports and Announcements

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MHS Reports and Announcements Treasurer's Report for Nov 2013

Membership Report November 2013

prepared By Nancy Haig,

Prepared by Heather Clayton Basic Contributing Sustaining Commercial

310 12 12 11

Lifetime Gratis Exchange

Totals

345

9 8 26

Beginning Balance

Income:

43

Paying memberships: Oct 2013

Sept 2013

$ 7,448.05

Oct 2012

Basic Contributing Sustaining Commercial

211 9 11 4

213 10 11 4

203 17 5 7

Totals

235

238

232

Membership

$

120.00

Ads

$

Raffle

$

46.25

Adoption

$

205.00

Hands Ons

$

Rodent Sales

$

transfer from paypal

$

Total Income

$

957.25

Newsletter printing

$

85.80

Newsletter postage

$

Program

$

50.00 175.00

-

586.00 -

Expense -

Legal Support

$

Banquet Summary

Rodent cost

$

-

Submitted by Nancy Haig

Adoption

$

-

Total Expense

$

310.80

Cash Increase/Decrease

$

646.45

Ending Balance

$ 8,094.50

57 people signed up for the MHS Holiday Banquet. We Brought in $275.00 and made 1$12.00 on the raffle.

Adoption Report Submitted by Nancy Haig

We had 18 animals willing to brave the cold in hopes of finding a warm home.

Placement of cash holdings 11 new animals were adopted including : 3 Bearded Dragons (s, m & L); Nile Monitor @4'; 3 Cornsnakes; 1 Honduran Milksnake (large), 12" Sulcata Tortoise; 6' Russian Tortoise; 4" Map turtle;

Checking

$ 8,094.50

Savings

$17,206.00

Paypal

3 returning fosters were also adopted a small iguana, a common Boa, and a Ball Python.

Cash on hand

$ $

853.81 175.00

The 7" Red Eared Slider; 12" Yellow Belly slider; were outTotal $26,329.31 sourced. That leaves the African side neck turtle and the Painted turtle in foster for next month. We are ending the year with 15 Board Meeting animals still listed as in foster. If you are fostering an animal and have decided to keep it please let the adoption committee know The board meeting will be held 6pm January 4th so we can remove it from the list.

Everyone is welcome to attend the board meeting. If you think you may be interested in running for a poI wish to thank everyone who helped out this year by adopting sition, we encourage you to come check it out. and fostering animals. You are what keeps this program working. Have a safe and happy Holiday season.

Nancy Page 6

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MHS Reports and Announcements Upcoming Hands-on Event Schedule Creativity Festival—January 14th & 15th 9:00am-1:35pm. Speakers will give 3 presentations to students STEM Family Fun Night—January 30t 6:30-7:30pm. Rogers, MN Twin Cities Pet Expo—Saturday February 22nd 9am-6pm; Sunday February 23rd 10am-5pm. Hall E. Minneapolis Convention Center.

Plymouth Lawn & Garden—Friday April 11th, 6-9pm; Saturday April 12th, 9am-1pm. 14800 34th Ave N, Plymouth Kenny Community School Science Night—xxxx 5-7pm. 5720 Emerson Ave, Mpls Glacier Hills Science Night—Friday May 9th, 2014 5-7pm. 3825 Glacier Drive, Eagan, MN 55123

Here’s the deal- Bring your herp(s) to one of the shows listed above, and talk about them. That’s it! You don’t have to be an expert, you’re not giving speeches. Most of the time you will find that people are more than open to hearing about our misrepresented critters.

Contact Jan at Jan.SkunkHollow@Juno.com for details or if interested in signing up. Or sign up on the website.

US Ark Takes Action

Membership Art

The United States Association of Reptile Keepers filed suit in the U.S. Federal Court against the U.S. Department of the Interior, challenging the Lacey Act listing of four species of constrictor snakes as “injurious.” This is a powerful day for the Reptile Nation, as we fight to protect your rights to pursue your passion and defend your businesses against unwarranted and unnecessary government intrusion.

Submitted by Trixy Lindeman Alternative MHS logo, suitable for framing. Or a t-shirt!

http://usark.org/2013-blog/usark_takes_action/ For a more mainstream look at the issue, check out this link http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/20/overturnpython-ban_n_4476087.html

Legislative Committee MHS is looking for individuals to get involved with a new committee aimed at working with cities to help develop herp-friendly statutes.

With Scott Nellis’ petition for certiorari (MN Supreme Court review) being denied and US Ark challenging the ban on certain snakes, it is important that we fight for our rights to keep as pets the animals of our choice.

If interested contact MHS President Chris Smith at President@mnherpsoc.com

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Online Classifieds In addition to ads in the newsletter, MHS provides online classifieds via the forums. A valid login (provided to current members) is required to both post and read ads. http://www.mnherpsoc.com/forums/members/classifieds Page 8

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Minnesota Herpetological Society Membership Application New

Name

Renewal

Address

Membership #

City, State, Zip Phone

Type Check #

Email

List in MHS Directory? Yes No Contact information only? Yes No

Herp related interests

Active Memberships: Sustaining ($60/year)

Contributing ($40/year) Basic ($20/year)

Printed Newsletter ($5/year plus membership)

Corresponding Memberships: Commercial ($25/year, 2 business card ads/year) Required check info. Drivers Lic #

State

DOB

Please enclose the proper payment with your application. Make checks payable to MINNESOTA HERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY. Membership is for 12 months from the date of approval. A receipt will be sent only upon request.

Mail To: Minnesota Herpetological Society, C/O BELL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, 10 Church St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 Please allow 6-8 weeks for processing.

Rodents!

Order your MHS Rodents today!

Ordering by phone? See the new phone number below.

Mice

Weight

Price

Pinkies

2-3 grams

$7/dz

Fuzzies

5-7 grams

$7/dz

Advertising Policies

Hoppers

8-11 grams

$8/dz

MHS Ad Policy: The MHS assumes NO RESPONSIBILITY

Adult

25-30 grams

$10/dz

Jumbo Adult

45+ grams

$14/dz

Rats

Weight

Price

Weanlings

40-45 grams

$17/dz

Small Adult

50-60 grams

$18/dz

Med. Adults

125-150 grams

$22/ 10 rats

fied ad, run free of charge as space permits. Ads may be run three (3) consecutive months, after which time they

Large Adult

200-240 grams

$17/ 6 rats

may be resubmitted.

Jumbo

250-350 grams

$16/ 5 rats

Submissions: All advertisements should be submitted to the MHS Membership Secretary at the general

For pickup at monthly meetings only. Orders may be placed via: 1. At the meeting for the following month 2. Online at www.MnHerpSoc.Com 3. Call the MHS Voicemail: 612.326.6516 Orders MUST be placed 10 days in advance of the meeting to guarantee availability. We no longer keep an inventory of rodents on hand, so if you attempt to place an order after the deadline, there is no way to fill it.

regarding the health or legality of any animal, or the quality or legality of any product or service advertised in the MHS Newsletter. Any ad may be rejected at the discretion of the Newsletter Editor. Due to space limitations, unpaid and complimentary advertisements are subject to occasional omission.

Classified Ads: All active members are allowed a classi-

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