2025 JSBA AGM Jazz-Baa Prizes
Hello, Jacob friends!
My name is Sarah Karr of Roving Acres and it is my honor to once again be serving you as the AGM prize drawing webmaster. This year’s prize drawing will be held in conjunction with the AGM Branch County Fairgrounds in Coldwater, Michigan on July 18-20, 2025. Don’t worry if you can’t make the trip though, the prize drawing is open for everyone. If you aren’t on-site, arrangements can be made to ship your prize to you or ask a friend who is attending to bring it home with them.
Each year I think has to have the best prize donations and yet somehow every year you manage top it. Prizes range from your amazing handmade goods and historical Jacob sheep items, to useful sheep books or services, to tastes of your hometown. There really is something for everyone! Participating in the prize drawing is a great way to connect with fellow Jacob folks and support the organization even if you can’t make the trip to AGM in person.
Donors: Please send a large, clear photo of your donation, along with a short description, your contact information, and a link to your website to rovingacres@gmail.com. You can send them to the AGM or hold them to send directly to the winners. Factor the cost of shipping into your donation plans if you are not personally attending and consider using a website such as pirateship.com to reduce postal costs.
Ticket Buyers:
Tickets will be available to purchase through cash or check made out to JSBA. We can not accept PayPal for these tickets!. Prize drawing ticket prices are as follows.
1 ticket is $1
6 tickets are $5
12 tickets are $10
25 tickets are $20 (best deal)
If you are not attending in person, sent payment along with your mailing address (to send the item if you win) and your email address in case there are questions, as well as how you want your tickets distributed to:
Peg Bostwick
7521 S Forest Hill Rd
St. Johns, MI 48879
Please ensure you leave plenty of time for your money to arrive! You do not need to be a current JSBA member to donate or purchase tickets.
Thank you so much for participating!
Water Bottle
34oz/1000ml Hydraflow water insulated water bottle with Jacob ram decal.
Donated by:
Cheryl Gordon
Kingsfold Jacobs
Shreve, OH
Won by:
Ethan Johnson
Ram’s Head Pin
From The Rams Horn Studio in western NY state. The pin is carved and cast in lead-free, jeweler’s pewter, which shows no color markings.
The design was carved with great detail by the artist James E. Boyle and hand cast in solid, Lead free jeweler’s pewter and the findings are all hand soldered by the artist. The actual size is 1 1/2″ X 1 1/4″
Donated by:
Cheryl Gordon
Kingsfold Jacobs
Shreve, OH
Won by:
Ethan Johnson
Jacob Sheep in America
The history of the Jacob Sheep in America written by Ingrid Painter. This is a treasured book for any Jacob enthusiast!
Donated by:
Shannon Phifer
Kenleigh Acres Farm
Dexter, OR
Won by:
Michelle Gregory
Felted Wool Hat
A felted Jacob wool hat created by Mickey Ramirez
Donated by:
Shannon Phifer
Kenleigh Acres Farm
Dexter, OR
Won by:
Sarah Schafer
Won by: Sarah Schafer
Won by:
Ethan Johnson
Approximately- L 8.25″ x W 1″ x H 12″
Handmade, powder coated black 14 gauge steel
Mounting base is 1″ wide with pre-drilled holes. No mounting hardware included.
Donated by:
Anne Daugherty
Daugherty Ranch Jacobs
Keenesburg, CO
Won by:
Miranda Howard
12” x 12” Glass-on-Glass
Jacob Sheep Mosaic
Original Art by Londa
*Mosaic will be mailed directly to the winner.
Donated by:
Londa Anklam & Anna Hamburg
www.4hornsheep.etsy.com
LondaSigns@gmail.com
Won by:
The Oaster Family
Sweetgrass Jacobs
Won by:
Miranda Howard
Basket of Michigan Products
Michigan-made products that feature our state’s agricultural diversity and productivity
*Note: Available for pick up on location only
Donated by: Gary and Dianne Anderson
Hillside Jacobs, Sparta, MI
www.hillsidejacobs.com
Won by:
Ethan Johnson
JSBA Polo Shirt
Unisex size medium JSBA polo shirt with JSBA insignia and Jacob ram
Donated by:
Jacob Sheep Breeders Association
Won by:
Ed Piepergerdes
Jacob Ram Bowl
7″ ceramic bowl
Donated by:
Royal Unzicker
Unzicker Jacobs at Ivy Brook Meadows
Won by:
Robin Lynde
Jacob Plate
8.5″ ceramic plate featuring a jacob ewe and lamb
Donated by:
Royal Unzicker
Unzicker Jacobs at Ivy Brook Meadows
Won by:
Katie Stropes
Jacob Mug
Ceramic mug
Donated by:
Royal Unzicker
Unzicker Jacobs at Ivy Brook Meadows
Won by:
Tyler Blackburn
Water color by Royal Unzicker
15.5 x 17 inches frame is included
Donated by:
Royal Unzicker
Unzicker Jacobs at Ivy Brook Meadows
Won by:
Tyler Blackburn
Hand Woolcombing and Spinning by Peter Teal
A hard-to-find classic for the handspinner.
Donated by:
Lorraine Nielsen
Four Winds Farm
fourwindswool.com
Won by:
Pam Pierpergerdes
Painting with Wool by Dani Ives
Detailed instructions on needle felting.
Contains many projects and techniques.
Donated by:
Lorraine Nielsen
Four Winds Farm
fourwindswool.com
Won by:
Anne Daugherty
Wool Combs
Lightly used.
Donated by:
Anne Dillaman
Won by:
Ed Piepergerdes
Armstrong’s Lauren
2024 black and white registered 5-horn ewe
*Will need to be picked up at AGM
Donated by:
Kurt Armstrong
Won by:
Miranda Howard
Jacob Sheep Sign
18″ x 12″ metal sign printed with Jacob sheep information
Donated by:
JSBA
Won by:
Cathy Grownry
The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook: More Than 200 Fibers, from Animal to Spun Yarn
This one-of-a-kind encyclopedia shines a spotlight on more than 200 animals and their wondrous fleece.
Profiling a worldwide array of fiber-producers that includes northern Africa’s dromedary camel, the Navajo churro, and the Tasmanian merino, Carol Ekarius and Deborah Robson include photographs of each animal’s fleece at every stage of the handcrafting process, from raw to cleaned, spun, and woven.
The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook is an artist’s handbook, travel guide, and spinning enthusiast’s ultimate reference source all in one
Donated by:
Linda Bjarkman
Patchwork Farm
Tiger, GA
www.patchworkfibers.com
patchworkfibers@gmail.com
Won by:
Michelle Gregory
Scarf 1
I wove two scarves specifically for AGM. I still have most of the paper applications from the “old days”, before JSBA started using digital registration applications. The ram applications include baggies with wool samples. Two Meridian Jacobs Farm Club friends took some of those fleece samples and scoured, carded, and spun them into yarn so I could weave a scarf. Then I had to decide if the yarn would be used as warp (lengthwise stripes) or weft (horizontal stripes). It turns out there was just enough for one of each style if I used my own mill-spun Jacob yarn for the other thread.
Scarf 1 uses the handspun yarn in the weft. It is 6” x 58” plus fringe.
Donated by:
Robin Lynde
Meridian Jacobs
www.meridianjacobs.com
Won by:
Gail Carpenter
Scarf 2
I wove two scarves specifically for AGM. I still have most of the paper applications from the “old days”, before JSBA started using digital registration applications. The ram applications include baggies with wool samples. Two Meridian Jacobs Farm Club friends took some of those fleece samples and scoured, carded, and spun them into yarn so I could weave a scarf. Then I had to decide if the yarn would be used as warp (lengthwise stripes) or weft (horizontal stripes). It turns out there was just enough for one of each style if I used my own mill-spun Jacob yarn for the other thread.
Scarf 2 uses the handspun yarn in the warp. It is 9” x 63” plus fringe.
Donated by:
Robin Lynde
Meridian Jacobs
www.meridianjacobs.com
Won by:
Mary Wantursik
Jacob Yarn
Two 400 yard skeins of laceweight Jacob yarn from Belle Ridge Lexi.
Donated by:
Pam and Ed Piepergerdes
Belle Ridge Farm
Won by:
Gail Carpenter