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Oct. 2, 2013 Volume 9 – No. 32 WANT MORE?
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Question of the Week
What subject do you wish you had paid more attention to in school?
The work and art of alpaca farming comes to El Dorado
« Carrie Langley
Brooke Burger Editor
Last month El Dorado became home to some unique new residents – a herd of Huacaya (wuh-kai-ya) alpacas. The community got a chance to welcome El Dorado’s newcomers during Moondust Alpaca Farm’s open house for National Alpaca Farm Days on Sunday. For owner Beth Titus the occasion marked what is the very beginning stages of a dream come true for her. Having just purchased the property in August and settled her alpacas in September, Titus said she’s still a bit in awe of finally being where she’d planned to be. “It’s still kind of like a pinch-me moment,” Titus said. “This was on my vision board: ‘What is it that I want in five years?’ ‘I want a farm for me and my alpacas with grass.” Though she’s only seen this
“Math.”
» Cindy Langston “History.”
« Teresa Golliher “Math.”
» Shana Smith
ALPACA continued on Page 6 Passion: Owner of Moondust Alpacas, Beth Titus feeds some of her alpacas. Originally from Arizona, Titus recently relocated her farm to El Dorado.
“Science.”
— Brooke Burger / South Arkansas Leader
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