Hi,
HOPE YOU HAVE ALL HAD A GOOD HOLIDAY!
My modem was down from December 23 January 3. Got a new one yesterday. so I'm sorry if I missed anything you might have tried to send me during that period.
Congratulations to Chris Conlan for his award winning photo "Copaxa evelynae male (VERY RARE) from Honduras" in the Photograpy Section. Chris has won a $25.00 credit toward purchase of livestock or supplies.
Many thanks to those who have been clicking on the butterfly icons to help promote the WORLD'S LARGEST SATURNIIDAE SITE. Please continue to promote the site by clicking on the flashing butterfly images, both the one to the left and the one to the right of site specialty pages.
http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/kurthi.htm continues to be the URL of the main index. There is no login or password. Just go directly to the URL which you should bookmark or write down somewhere near your computer.
Several people have written to find out if there are annual dues. There are no annual dues. Your initial registration fee or gift membership was for my lifetime. I'm still in good health!
Voting for top article and top photograph earned a ballot in the Christmas raffle for free cocoons, an $87.00 value. Congratulations to Karl Piela whose name was drawn from the ballot box.
I HAVE PUT TOGETHER AN ATTRACTIVE AND USEFUL DAILY PLANNER IN THE FORM OF AN ELECTRONIC (COMPUTER) "MOTH CALENDAR". A JANUARY SAMPLE IS AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE. JUST LET ME KNOW THAT YOU WANT TO TRY IT AND I WILL SEND THE FILES AS ATTACHMENTS. THE FULL YEAR CALENDAR WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR $15.00 U.S. PLUS POSTAGE IF I HAVE TO SEND IT THAT WAY ON DISKETTES OR CD, $15.00 FOR STRAIGHT ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION AS EMAIL ATACHMENTS.
Details (pic and info) about the calendar is available at http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/smonths02.htm
Send me an email if you want the free trial.
I would only recommend the calendar if you have Notepad on your computer harddrive.
This will be the last Monthly Newsletter until late March (announcing first anniversary contest for April 1, 2002).
Prize winners for 2001 are listed below:
Grand Opening: Tony McBride, ($50.00 value)
Quiz #1: Matthew Rokas Berube ($10.00 value)
Photography: Mario Iopollo (two prizes) ($40.00 value)
Humorous article: Perizzolo, Karen ($25.00 value)
Quiz #2: Robin Wilson ($40.00 value)
Member Article: Scott Smith ($25.00 value)
Photography: Chris Conlan ($25.00 value)
Christmas Raffle: Karl Piela ($87.00 value)
Many thanks to all those who contributed articles and images. There will be new contests for 2002.
I am working on a similar site for Sphingidae from the Americas and am anticipating everything will be available on cd soon, probably in time for first anniversary of Membership Site, April 1, 2002.
I am completely sold out now except for breeding stock. My father, Don Oehlke (OH-KEY) in New Jersey still has luna cocoons (many) available and a few polyphemus and some Eacles oslari pupae. He takes orders by phone only. Please consider time zone differences if phoning in an order to my father at 908-439-2462.
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