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    This is a family member of wwKimba, I am attaching the obituary for anyone who would like tom see it. Kim Bowman Obituary
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    This is a family member posting on behalf of wwKimba. I regret to inform you that he passed away March 19th, 2024. I will be posting more information when it becomes available. If you have any questions/concerns please email flypantrybook@gmail.com
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    Josephine Sedlecky-Borsum was quite a lady! She was the proprietor of Ed's Sports Shop from 1945-1992. She ran the shop and her husband Ed was a hunting and fishing guide, a common set-up in the '30' and '40's. She was an accomplished fisher, hunter as well as shooting trap and skeet. She...
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    Don't worry about ignorance - with me around you have good company! My Mom was a school teacher and she always said that the ONLY dumb question is the unasked one! (Besides I am loaded with dumb answers when needed!) My goof for not letting you know WHAT I sent. It's poly (polypropylene)...
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    USPS ponies have the flies and I gave them each an extra apple!@ Your tracking number is posted on your PM. Kim
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    Flies are going out in the mail no later than Tuesday. Kim
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    First, I like your post office delivering double! Second, I'm sure there are patterns that could use ermine and such. I'm coming up with fly patterns using American Bison hair/wool (I'd just LOVE to get some of the sock yarn in bison to tie with!). Just look at the hair AND fur's...
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    NOPE. I DID have a set misplaced on another sites swap (in fact it was the admin in charge of the swap program - AKA my boss!) and he had his flies delivered with 72 hours after we declared them lost! They showed that they left the main Syracuse, NY office and then disappeared. He worked his...
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    One more delay so our sick (now better) swapper can mail their flies out. I feel like I'm at Watkins Glenn racing - staying with all those turns!! Kim
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    Here's the status of this swap: - one set of flies lost/severely delayed in the mail and not being retied - one person out due to illness and no answer as to status of their flies So if things remain the same by Friday's mail I will send out these swap flies in Friday's mail and PM you your...
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    I'm still waiting for the USPS ponies to deliver a package that was mailed from your side of the country back on the 7th. I'll give it a couple more days and let you know what is decided. I thank you all for your patience in this matter. Kim
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    I have to get organized, but how?

    Yep, it is! I still fall off my bench at times - of course it's on those wine and tie nights! Kim
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    Thank you all. If it wasn't for those aliens I have a lot fewer flies to donate! Kim
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    Thank you both.
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    Got some fine ties from Phil K in my mailbox today. Still waiting for 2more sets, one of which is in the PO ponies mouths and the other I have had no contact after a few tries, so when the expected one comes in AND I still have no contact with the second the swap will close then. Just a...
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