Tom Iamonico shears an alpaca at Black Forest Alpacas on Saturday, May 28, 2016. Iamonico sheared 96 alpacas with the help of nearly 20 volunteers. Photo by Ryan Jones, The Gazette. (Ryan Jones)
96 alpacas were sheared with the help of nearly 20 volunteers at Black Forest Alpacas on Saturday, May 28, 2016.
Tom Iamonico shears an alpaca at Black Forest Alpacas on Saturday, May 28, 2016. Iamonico sheared 96 alpacas with the help of nearly 20 volunteers. Photo by Ryan Jones, The Gazette. (Ryan Jones)A box holds waste fleece left over from shearing alpacas at Black Forest Alpacas on Saturday, May 28, 2016. Photo by Ryan Jones, The Gazette. (Ryan Jones)Paula Brackett weighs a bag of alpaca fleece at Black Forest Alpacas on Saturday, May 28, 2016. Photo by Ryan Jones, The Gazette. (Ryan Jones)John Lamberson attaches a muzzle to an alpaca before it is sheared at Black Forest Alpacas on Saturday, May 28, 2016. Photo by Ryan Jones, The Gazette. (Ryan Jones)John Brackett hands a baby alpaca to Sandy Smith at Black Forest Alpacas on Saturday, May 28, 2016. Photo by Ryan Jones, The Gazette. (Ryan Jones)An alpaca lies on the ground before it is sheared at Black Forest Alpacas on Saturday, May 28, 2016. Photo by Ryan Jones, The Gazette. (Ryan Jones)Alpacas huddle together in a stable during a mass shearing at Black Forest Alpacas on Saturday, May 28, 2016. Photo by Ryan Jones, The Gazette. (Ryan Jones)John Brackett leads a freshly sheared alpaca outside at Black Forest Alpacas on Saturday, May 28, 2016. Photo by Ryan Jones, The Gazette. (Ryan Jones)MÄÂtangi “Spratt” Hammond holds down an alpaca at Black Forest Alpacas on Saturday, May 28, 2016. Photo by Ryan Jones, The Gazette. (Ryan Jones)John Gaybusek holds an alpaca while John Lamberson ties its feet at Black Forest Alpacas on Saturday, May 28, 2016. Photo by Ryan Jones, The Gazette. (Ryan Jones)John Brackett leads a freshly sheared alpaca outside at Black Forest Alpacas on Saturday, May 28, 2016. Photo by Ryan Jones, The Gazette. (Ryan Jones)Tom Iamonico shears an alpaca at Black Forest Alpacas on Saturday, May 28, 2016. (Ryan Jones)Tiffany Rowin and Patrick Hammond roll up a blanket of alpaca fiber at Black Forest Alpacas on Saturday, May 28, 2016. (Ryan Jones)An alpaca lies on the ground prior to its shearing at Black Forest Alpacas on Saturday, May 28, 2016. Photo by Ryan Jones, The Gazette. (Ryan Jones)Patrick Hammond holds down an alpaca while it is sheared at Black Forest Alpacas on Saturday, May 28, 2016. Photo by Ryan Jones, The Gazette. (Ryan Jones)Tiffany Rowin and Patrick Hammond roll up a blanket of alpaca fiber, while Tom Iamonico shears an alpaca at Black Forest Alpacas on Saturday, May 28, 2016. (Ryan Jones)Tom Iamonico shears an alpaca at Black Forest Alpacas on Saturday, May 28, 2016. Iamonico sheared 96 alpacas with the help of nearly 20 volunteers. Photo by Ryan Jones, The Gazette. (Ryan Jones)MÄÂtangi “Spratt” Hammond holds down an alpaca after its shearing at Black Forest Alpacas on Saturday, May 28, 2016. Photo by Ryan Jones, The Gazette. (Ryan Jones)Cheryl Nelson places a bag of alpaca fleece on a shelf at Black Forest Alpacas on Saturday, May 28, 2016. Photo by Ryan Jones, The Gazette. (Ryan Jones)An alpaca is wrangled to the ground prior to its shearing at Black Forest Alpacas on Saturday, May 28, 2016. (Ryan Jones)John Lamberson and Jim Brackett attach a muzzle to an alpaca before its shearing at Black Forest Alpacas on Saturday, May 28, 2016. Photo by Ryan Jones, The Gazette. (Ryan Jones)Bags of alpaca fleece blanket, the prime fiber sheared from the back, shoulders, and sides, sit on a shelf at Black Forest Alpacas on Saturday, May 28, 2016. Photo by Ryan Jones, The Gazette. (Ryan Jones)Freshly sheared alpacas stand outside at Black Forest Alpacas on Saturday, May 28, 2016. Photo by Ryan Jones, The Gazette. (Ryan Jones)
