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Taxidermy convention to stuff Sky City Casino
By Jim Tiffin
Cibola County Bureau
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If You Go
What
New Mexico Taxidermy Convention
When
Thursday, March 8 through Saturday, March 10, some events
open to the public at no cost
Where
Sky City Casino Hotel, Pinon Conference Rooms and Showroom
How to get there
Take Interstate 40 to exit 102. Go north about 200 feet
and the casino hotel is located immediately to the east of
the road. Ample parking is available.
Web site www.newmexiconmta.com
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PUEBLO OF ACOMA — The annual New Mexico Taxidermy
Convention begins Thursday and lasts through Saturday at Sky City
Casino Hotel.
Some of the events are open to the public at no cost, including
a display of taxidermists' entries for competition which will include
elk, deer, birds and more, said association Vice President Carl
Chavez.
The purpose of taxidermy is to embody the spirit of the animal in
a creation that will last forever, he said.
This, in a way, is a tribute to the animal who gave its life to
a hunter.
There will be between 60-80 participants displaying their mounts
(animals), he said.
Taxidermists compete in various categories among their own for prizes
and the public gets to see the entries which will be on display
on Saturday from noon to 6 p.m., and again on Sunday from 9-11:30
a.m., in the Sky City Showroom.
Some of the association's well-known members will be giving special
workshops to members only, including Larry Blomquist, of Hammond,
La., who will discuss taxidermy sculpting at 7 p.m., Thursday.
John Will, no hometown available, plans to discuss Quick-Rock Habitat
Bases on Friday at 10 a.m. and Joe Kaiser, of Jonesboro, Ark., will
discuss Flying Mallard Ducks from 3-5 p.m. on Saturday.
Chavez will present a workshop open to the public on Saturday from
1-4 p.m., in the Pinon Conference Room, on Fly-tying, a popular
sportfishing hobby. Adults and children are invited to this event.
"We wanted to do something to open this up to the public, so
I thought of doing a workshop on fly-tying, something for the kids
too," Chavez said.
The competition for awards will be on Friday, where the showroom
will be closed to the members and the public and judging will take
place, he said.
Anyone wishing to join is asked to simply attend the convention
and see one of the members, who can provide information, or go to
the association's Web site: www.newmexiconmta.com.
Sky City is located just north of Interstate 40 at Exit 102.
To contact reporter Jim Tiffin, call (505) 287-2197 or e-mail:
jtiffin.independent@yahoo.com.
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