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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=41 BGCOLOR="#663300" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="3d0280a3.jpg"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#663300" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="31bce860.jpg" border=0 width="462" height="134" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="845" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FFCC66" BORDERCOLORDARK="#660000" FRAME="VOID" RULES="COLS" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#333333 HEIGHT= 15 WIDTH="75"><div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Welcome Cherry Tree Lofts"><U>Home</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#333333 WIDTH="75"><div> <A HREF="family.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Family"><U>Family</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#333333 WIDTH="75"><div> About Us</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#333333 WIDTH="75"><div> <A HREF="breeders.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Breeders"><U>Breeders</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#333333><NOBR><div> <A HREF="youngbirds.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Class of 2010"><U>Youngbirds</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#333333><NOBR><div> <A HREF="opals.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Welcome to Opalicious"><U>Opalicious</U></A> </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#333333 WIDTH="75"><div> <A HREF="standard.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Fantail Standard of Perfection"><U>Standard</U></A><A HREF="standard.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Fantail Standard of Perfection"><U> </U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#333333 WIDTH="75"><div> <A HREF="for_sale.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="For Sale"><U>For Sale</U></A> </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#333333 WIDTH="75"><div> <A HREF="contact.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="contact"><U>Contact</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#333333 WIDTH="75"><div> <A HREF="links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cherry Tree Lofts Links"><U>Links</U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#333333><NOBR><div> <A HREF="lacing.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tail Lacing"><U>Tail Lacing</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <I> </I><I>A little about us . . . </I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Cherry Tree Lofts was established in 2005.  Debra is my wife and my right hand.</div> <bR> <div> We are members of the NPA, WFC, CFC.</div> <div>  I am currently the Vice President of the Western Fantail Club. </div> <div> We always have a bird or two For Sale. </div> <div>  We cater to the Promotion of Junior Breeders. </div> <bR> <div> I am in my 50’s and returned to one of my Hobbies I had as a kid. My father </div> <div> Stan Sr was the one who taught me the most of what I know about pigeons. He is </div> <div> and was well known in the English Trumpeter group. I spent my early years in the </div> <div> English trumpeters until I was 10.</div> <bR> <div> I was introduced to Fantails in the 1960’s. These were the days of Jess Racey, </div> <div> Cy Harper and young Drew Lobenstein. I was given a pair of Blacks from Jess and </div> <div> a pair of Powder Silvers from Drew. That was my start , I stayed in the birds </div> <div> thru the 70’s in Central Calif.</div> <bR> <div> I started back into the birds in 2006, when one of my co-workers Doug Hall </div> <div> challenged me to build a loft. He has been a fancier for over 30 years. My wife </div> <div> and partner Debbie had no reservations so here we are.</div> <div> My passion are Andalusian. I also love the Reds, Yellows, Powders ( both blues and </div> <div> silvers) and the Opals. You can see with the advent of the internet so many good </div> <div> birds from back East, Midwest and Southern Cal immediately.</div> <div> I have started my Stud Lines from Dennis Lawrence, Rusty Cosby, Bob Vincent </div> <div> and Dennis Soares. I will continue to add from reputable breeders like Ben </div> <div> Ferber, Greg Pola, Kyle Christensen, Amir Turkanovic and Seckin Auycan. I would </div> <div> hope to further our cause and strive to breed for perfection. By doing so meet </div> <div> some great people, tell a few lies at the shows and just have fun in our hobby.</div> <div> I cannot leave out the one person that jazzed me up to come back to Fantails, </div> <div> Danny Duren.</div> <div> My goal is to be as well liked in the pigeon world as my father. To breed some </div> <div> quality birds and put my own mark in the Fancy.</div> <bR> <div> Stan Fail</div> <div> 220 MILES CT</div> <div> TURLOCK, CA 95382</div> <div> PHONE: 209-664-1009</div> <div> CELL # : 209-604-1430</div> <div> E-MAIL:<A HREF="mailto: jrfail@sbcglobal.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto: jrfail@sbcglobal.net"><U> jrfail@sbcglobal.net</U></A></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Western Fantail Club breeder of the year 2010<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#A0A0A4" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="40th_anniversary_perpetual_trophy_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>40th Anniversary Perpetual Trophy </div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="479fc8c0.jpg" border=0 width="508" height="396" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> 40th Anniversary perpetual trophy given to me by Judge Dennis Soares</div> <div>   November 6th,2010. This trophy dates back to 1971. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="35490800.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="128" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>