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Standard Times - May 2015
Alpaca's Birth Gives Hope to Dartmouth Woman
May 12, 2015
DARTMOUTH — Shirley Lanouette has made an alpaca’s paradise behind her Old Fall River Road home, a place for the sweet, big-eyed creatures to graze and play and roll around in the dirt. She loves all 27 of them, but Tiki — one of th
Standard Times - 2013
One Seriously Cuddly Business
By JONATHAN CARVALHO Posted Jun 30, 2013 at 12:01 AM
DARTMOUTH — Some people retire to warmer climates to live out their golden years in the sun. Others work part-time jobs to stay busy and involved. Some raise alpacas, the small South American me
Southcoast Today 2007
Dartmouth Woman Finds Serenity with Alpacas
By DON CUDDY
Posted Jun 12, 2007 at 12:01 AM
After 30 years spent running a convenience store, Shirley Lanouette knew all about stress. Then her
life took an unexpected turn. While watching TV one evening almost five years ago, she became
intri
Standard Times 2016
Dartmouth Ranchers Love Their Cuddly Critters
By DIANA MENDES
Posted Aug 15, 2010 at 12:01 AM
DARTMOUTH — Roger Lanouette fell in love while watching an infomercial.
Lanouette was raised in the city without so much as a cat, but about 10 years ago while he was watching TV, an infomercial ca
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Shirley & Stella got publicity!
http://countryfolks.com/llamas-at-the-big-e/
Visitors might have thought they had been magically transported to Peru or Bolivia when they entered the llama barn at the Big E. After all, the Big E is the Disneyland of animals and livestock. Llamas