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NewsSeptember 23, 2015

An alpaca hits the streets of Cape

A group of traveling gypsies came through Cape Girardeau this week on their way to Washington state. The group was traveling with an alpaca named Gomer, which they had to sell to get their van repaired to continue their journey.

Laura Simon
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Zarra, a traveling, self-professed Gypsy, tries to sell her groups alpaca, Gomer, at the corner of Mount Auburn Road and William Street, Wednesday morning, Sept. 23, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. Zarra, Gomer, three dogs and her group were traveling from Kentucky to Washington state when their van broke down. They said they did not want to sell Gomer, but needed the money to fix their van. Through funding from Mac's Mission, a local not-for-profit that helps animals in need, and Dawn Flickinger, owner of Yearning 4 Yarn, the alpaca and Suboa, a 4-month-old black labrador puppy were sold. The puppy, now renamed Rainbow, is available for adoption at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri. Gomer, now renamed Unicorn, has found a new home on a farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Zarra, a traveling, self-professed Gypsy, tries to sell her groups alpaca, Gomer, at the corner of Mount Auburn Road and William Street, Wednesday morning, Sept. 23, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. Zarra, Gomer, three dogs and her group were traveling from Kentucky to Washington state when their van broke down. They said they did not want to sell Gomer, but needed the money to fix their van. Through funding from Mac's Mission, a local not-for-profit that helps animals in need, and Dawn Flickinger, owner of Yearning 4 Yarn, the alpaca and Suboa, a 4-month-old black labrador puppy were sold. The puppy, now renamed Rainbow, is available for adoption at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri. Gomer, now renamed Unicorn, has found a new home on a farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cody Church, a traveling, self-professed Gypsy, tries to sell his groups alpaca, Gomer, at the corner of Mount Auburn Road and William Street, Wednesday morning, Sept. 23, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. Church, Gomer, three dogs and his group were traveling from Kentucky to Washington state when their van broke down. They said they did not want to sell Gomer, but needed the money to fix their van. Through funding from Mac's Mission, a local not-for-profit that helps animals in need, and Dawn Flickinger, owner of Yearning 4 Yarn, the alpaca and Suboa, a 4-month-old black labrador puppy were sold. The puppy, now renamed Rainbow, is available for adoption at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri. Gomer, now renamed Unicorn, has found a new home on a farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cody Church, a traveling, self-professed Gypsy, tries to sell his groups alpaca, Gomer, at the corner of Mount Auburn Road and William Street, Wednesday morning, Sept. 23, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. Church, Gomer, three dogs and his group were traveling from Kentucky to Washington state when their van broke down. They said they did not want to sell Gomer, but needed the money to fix their van. Through funding from Mac's Mission, a local not-for-profit that helps animals in need, and Dawn Flickinger, owner of Yearning 4 Yarn, the alpaca and Suboa, a 4-month-old black labrador puppy were sold. The puppy, now renamed Rainbow, is available for adoption at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri. Gomer, now renamed Unicorn, has found a new home on a farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cody Church, a traveling, self-professed Gypsy, tries to sell his groups alpaca, Gomer, at the corner of Mount Auburn Road and William Street, Wednesday morning, Sept. 23, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. Church, Gomer, three dogs and his group were traveling from Kentucky to Washington state when their van broke down. They said they did not want to sell Gomer, but needed the money to fix their van. Through funding from Mac's Mission, a local not-for-profit that helps animals in need, and Dawn Flickinger, owner of Yearning 4 Yarn, the alpaca and Suboa, a 4-month-old black labrador puppy were sold. The puppy, now renamed Rainbow, is available for adoption at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri. Gomer, now renamed Unicorn, has found a new home on a farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cody Church, a traveling, self-professed Gypsy, tries to sell his groups alpaca, Gomer, at the corner of Mount Auburn Road and William Street, Wednesday morning, Sept. 23, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. Church, Gomer, three dogs and his group were traveling from Kentucky to Washington state when their van broke down. They said they did not want to sell Gomer, but needed the money to fix their van. Through funding from Mac's Mission, a local not-for-profit that helps animals in need, and Dawn Flickinger, owner of Yearning 4 Yarn, the alpaca and Suboa, a 4-month-old black labrador puppy were sold. The puppy, now renamed Rainbow, is available for adoption at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri. Gomer, now renamed Unicorn, has found a new home on a farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cody Church, a traveling, self-professed Gypsy, tries to sell his groups alpaca, Gomer, at the corner of Mount Auburn Road and William Street, Wednesday morning, Sept. 23, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. Church, Gomer, three dogs and his group were traveling from Kentucky to Washington state when their van broke down. They said they did not want to sell Gomer, but needed the money to fix their van. Through funding from Mac's Mission, a local not-for-profit that helps animals in need, and Dawn Flickinger, owner of Yearning 4 Yarn, the alpaca and Suboa, a 4-month-old black labrador puppy were sold. The puppy, now renamed Rainbow, is available for adoption at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri. Gomer, now renamed Unicorn, has found a new home on a farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cody Church, a traveling, self-professed Gypsy, tries to sell his groups alpaca, Gomer, at the corner of Mount Auburn Road and William Street, Wednesday morning, Sept. 23, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. Church, Gomer, three dogs and his group were traveling from Kentucky to Washington state when their van broke down. They said they did not want to sell Gomer, but needed the money to fix their van. Through funding from Mac's Mission, a local not-for-profit that helps animals in need, and Dawn Flickinger, owner of Yearning 4 Yarn, the alpaca and Suboa, a 4-month-old black labrador puppy were sold. The puppy, now renamed Rainbow, is available for adoption at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri. Gomer, now renamed Unicorn, has found a new home on a farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cody Church, a traveling, self-professed Gypsy, tries to sell his groups alpaca, Gomer, at the corner of Mount Auburn Road and William Street, Wednesday morning, Sept. 23, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. Church, Gomer, three dogs and his group were traveling from Kentucky to Washington state when their van broke down. They said they did not want to sell Gomer, but needed the money to fix their van. Through funding from Mac's Mission, a local not-for-profit that helps animals in need, and Dawn Flickinger, owner of Yearning 4 Yarn, the alpaca and Suboa, a 4-month-old black labrador puppy were sold. The puppy, now renamed Rainbow, is available for adoption at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri. Gomer, now renamed Unicorn, has found a new home on a farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cody Church, a traveling, self-professed Gypsy, tries to sell his groups alpaca, Gomer, at the corner of Mount Auburn Road and William Street, Wednesday morning, Sept. 23, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. Church, Gomer, three dogs and his group were traveling from Kentucky to Washington state when their van broke down. They said they did not want to sell Gomer, but needed the money to fix their van. Through funding from Mac's Mission, a local not-for-profit that helps animals in need, and Dawn Flickinger, owner of Yearning 4 Yarn, the alpaca and Suboa, a 4-month-old black labrador puppy were sold. The puppy, now renamed Rainbow, is available for adoption at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri. Gomer, now renamed Unicorn, has found a new home on a farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Traveling, self-professed Gypsies Cody Church, left, Zarra and Tinker try to sell their alpaca, Gomer, at the corner of Mount Auburn Road and William Street, Wednesday morning, Sept. 23, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. The group was traveling from Kentucky to Washington state when their van broke down. They said they did not want to sell Gomer, but needed the money to fix their van. Through funding from Mac's Mission, a local not-for-profit that helps animals in need, and Dawn Flickinger, owner of Yearning 4 Yarn, the alpaca and Suboa, a 4-month-old black labrador puppy were sold. The puppy, now renamed Rainbow, is available for adoption at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri. Gomer, now renamed Unicorn, has found a new home on a farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Traveling, self-professed Gypsies Cody Church, left, Zarra and Tinker try to sell their alpaca, Gomer, at the corner of Mount Auburn Road and William Street, Wednesday morning, Sept. 23, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. The group was traveling from Kentucky to Washington state when their van broke down. They said they did not want to sell Gomer, but needed the money to fix their van. Through funding from Mac's Mission, a local not-for-profit that helps animals in need, and Dawn Flickinger, owner of Yearning 4 Yarn, the alpaca and Suboa, a 4-month-old black labrador puppy were sold. The puppy, now renamed Rainbow, is available for adoption at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri. Gomer, now renamed Unicorn, has found a new home on a farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cody Church, a traveling, self-professed Gypsy, tries to sell his groups alpaca, Gomer, at the corner of Mount Auburn Road and William Street, Wednesday morning, Sept. 23, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. Church, Gomer, three dogs and his group were traveling from Kentucky to Washington state when their van broke down. They said they did not want to sell Gomer, but needed the money to fix their van. Through funding from Mac's Mission, a local not-for-profit that helps animals in need, and Dawn Flickinger, owner of Yearning 4 Yarn, the alpaca and Suboa, a 4-month-old black labrador puppy were sold. The puppy, now renamed Rainbow, is available for adoption at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri. Gomer, now renamed Unicorn, has found a new home on a farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cody Church, a traveling, self-professed Gypsy, tries to sell his groups alpaca, Gomer, at the corner of Mount Auburn Road and William Street, Wednesday morning, Sept. 23, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. Church, Gomer, three dogs and his group were traveling from Kentucky to Washington state when their van broke down. They said they did not want to sell Gomer, but needed the money to fix their van. Through funding from Mac's Mission, a local not-for-profit that helps animals in need, and Dawn Flickinger, owner of Yearning 4 Yarn, the alpaca and Suboa, a 4-month-old black labrador puppy were sold. The puppy, now renamed Rainbow, is available for adoption at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri. Gomer, now renamed Unicorn, has found a new home on a farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Zarra, a traveling, self-professed Gypsy, tries to sell her groups alpaca, Gomer, at the corner of Mount Auburn Road and William Street, Wednesday morning, Sept. 23, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. Zarra, Gomer, three dogs and her group were traveling from Kentucky to Washington state when their van broke down. They said they did not want to sell Gomer, but needed the money to fix their van. Through funding from Mac's Mission, a local not-for-profit that helps animals in need, and Dawn Flickinger, owner of Yearning 4 Yarn, the alpaca and Suboa, a 4-month-old black labrador puppy were sold. The puppy, now renamed Rainbow, is available for adoption at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri. Gomer, now renamed Unicorn, has found a new home on a farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Zarra, a traveling, self-professed Gypsy, tries to sell her groups alpaca, Gomer, at the corner of Mount Auburn Road and William Street, Wednesday morning, Sept. 23, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. Zarra, Gomer, three dogs and her group were traveling from Kentucky to Washington state when their van broke down. They said they did not want to sell Gomer, but needed the money to fix their van. Through funding from Mac's Mission, a local not-for-profit that helps animals in need, and Dawn Flickinger, owner of Yearning 4 Yarn, the alpaca and Suboa, a 4-month-old black labrador puppy were sold. The puppy, now renamed Rainbow, is available for adoption at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri. Gomer, now renamed Unicorn, has found a new home on a farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cody Church, a traveling, self-professed Gypsy, tries to sell his groups alpaca, Gomer, at the corner of Mount Auburn Road and William Street, Wednesday morning, Sept. 23, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. Church, Gomer, three dogs and his group were traveling from Kentucky to Washington state when their van broke down. They said they did not want to sell Gomer, but needed the money to fix their van. Through funding from Mac's Mission, a local not-for-profit that helps animals in need, and Dawn Flickinger, owner of Yearning 4 Yarn, the alpaca and Suboa, a 4-month-old black labrador puppy were sold. The puppy, now renamed Rainbow, is available for adoption at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri. Gomer, now renamed Unicorn, has found a new home on a farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cody Church, a traveling, self-professed Gypsy, tries to sell his groups alpaca, Gomer, at the corner of Mount Auburn Road and William Street, Wednesday morning, Sept. 23, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. Church, Gomer, three dogs and his group were traveling from Kentucky to Washington state when their van broke down. They said they did not want to sell Gomer, but needed the money to fix their van. Through funding from Mac's Mission, a local not-for-profit that helps animals in need, and Dawn Flickinger, owner of Yearning 4 Yarn, the alpaca and Suboa, a 4-month-old black labrador puppy were sold. The puppy, now renamed Rainbow, is available for adoption at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri. Gomer, now renamed Unicorn, has found a new home on a farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cody Church, a traveling, self-professed Gypsy, tries to sell his groups alpaca, Gomer, at the corner of Mount Auburn Road and William Street, Wednesday morning, Sept. 23, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. Church, Gomer, three dogs and his group were traveling from Kentucky to Washington state when their van broke down. They said they did not want to sell Gomer, but needed the money to fix their van. Through funding from Mac's Mission, a local not-for-profit that helps animals in need, and Dawn Flickinger, owner of Yearning 4 Yarn, the alpaca and Suboa, a 4-month-old black labrador puppy were sold. The puppy, now renamed Rainbow, is available for adoption at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri. Gomer, now renamed Unicorn, has found a new home on a farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cody Church, a traveling, self-professed Gypsy, tries to sell his groups alpaca, Gomer, at the corner of Mount Auburn Road and William Street, Wednesday morning, Sept. 23, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. Church, Gomer, three dogs and his group were traveling from Kentucky to Washington state when their van broke down. They said they did not want to sell Gomer, but needed the money to fix their van. Through funding from Mac's Mission, a local not-for-profit that helps animals in need, and Dawn Flickinger, owner of Yearning 4 Yarn, the alpaca and Suboa, a 4-month-old black labrador puppy were sold. The puppy, now renamed Rainbow, is available for adoption at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri. Gomer, now renamed Unicorn, has found a new home on a farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cody Church, a traveling, self-professed Gypsy, tries to sell his groups alpaca, Gomer, at the corner of Mount Auburn Road and William Street, Wednesday morning, Sept. 23, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. Church, Gomer, three dogs and his group were traveling from Kentucky to Washington state when their van broke down. They said they did not want to sell Gomer, but needed the money to fix their van. Through funding from Mac's Mission, a local not-for-profit that helps animals in need, and Dawn Flickinger, owner of Yearning 4 Yarn, the alpaca and Suboa, a 4-month-old black labrador puppy were sold. The puppy, now renamed Rainbow, is available for adoption at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri. Gomer, now renamed Unicorn, has found a new home on a farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cody Church, a traveling, self-professed Gypsy, tries to sell his groups alpaca, Gomer, at the corner of Mount Auburn Road and William Street, Wednesday morning, Sept. 23, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. Church, Gomer, three dogs and his group were traveling from Kentucky to Washington state when their van broke down. They said they did not want to sell Gomer, but needed the money to fix their van. Through funding from Mac's Mission, a local not-for-profit that helps animals in need, and Dawn Flickinger, owner of Yearning 4 Yarn, the alpaca and Suboa, a 4-month-old black labrador puppy were sold. The puppy, now renamed Rainbow, is available for adoption at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri. Gomer, now renamed Unicorn, has found a new home on a farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cody Church, a traveling, self-professed Gypsy, tries to sell his groups alpaca, Gomer, at the corner of Mount Auburn Road and William Street, Wednesday morning, Sept. 23, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. Church, Gomer, three dogs and his group were traveling from Kentucky to Washington state when their van broke down. They said they did not want to sell Gomer, but needed the money to fix their van. Through funding from Mac's Mission, a local not-for-profit that helps animals in need, and Dawn Flickinger, owner of Yearning 4 Yarn, the alpaca and Suboa, a 4-month-old black labrador puppy were sold. The puppy, now renamed Rainbow, is available for adoption at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri. Gomer, now renamed Unicorn, has found a new home on a farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cody Church, a traveling, self-professed Gypsy, tries to sell his groups alpaca, Gomer, at the corner of Mount Auburn Road and William Street, Wednesday morning, Sept. 23, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. Church, Gomer, three dogs and his group were traveling from Kentucky to Washington state when their van broke down. They said they did not want to sell Gomer, but needed the money to fix their van. Through funding from Mac's Mission, a local not-for-profit that helps animals in need, and Dawn Flickinger, owner of Yearning 4 Yarn, the alpaca and Suboa, a 4-month-old black labrador puppy were sold. The puppy, now renamed Rainbow, is available for adoption at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri. Gomer, now renamed Unicorn, has found a new home on a farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cody Church, a traveling, self-professed Gypsy, tries to sell his groups alpaca, Gomer, at the corner of Mount Auburn Road and William Street, Wednesday morning, Sept. 23, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. Church, Gomer, three dogs and his group were traveling from Kentucky to Washington state when their van broke down. They said they did not want to sell Gomer, but needed the money to fix their van. Through funding from Mac's Mission, a local not-for-profit that helps animals in need, and Dawn Flickinger, owner of Yearning 4 Yarn, the alpaca and Suboa, a 4-month-old black labrador puppy were sold. The puppy, now renamed Rainbow, is available for adoption at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri. Gomer, now renamed Unicorn, has found a new home on a farm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cody Church, a traveling, self-professed Gypsy, tries to sell his groups alpaca, Gomer, at the corner of Mount Auburn Road and William Street, Wednesday morning, Sept. 23, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. Church, Gomer, three dogs and his group were traveling from Kentucky to Washington state when their van broke down. They said they did not want to sell Gomer, but needed the money to fix their van. Through funding from Mac's Mission, a local not-for-profit that helps animals in need, and Dawn Flickinger, owner of Yearning 4 Yarn, the alpaca and Suboa, a 4-month-old black labrador puppy were sold. The puppy, now renamed Rainbow, is available for adoption at the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri. Gomer, now renamed Unicorn, has found a new home on a farm.
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A group of traveling gypsies came through Cape Girardeau this week on their way to Washington state. The group was traveling with an alpaca named Gomer, which they had to sell to get their van repaired to continue their journey.

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