a dog-gone Good time mutt Strutt Second annual a newsletter of the Whitman County humane Society WintER 2010

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a nwslr of h Whiman Couny human Sociy WinER 2010 Scond annual mu Sru a

a gra succss! Th vn gnrad ovr $7,000 owards Whiman Couny s firs dog park.

wihou h gnrosiy and suppor of h communiy.

mmbrs of h Mu Sru Commi, o all our ddicad volunrs, o our caring communiy, o

Lasly, many hanks o Hahr Klly, Mu Sru Evn Coordinaor, for hr hard work and

ions o h la u a r g n Co dividuals: following in an Camp nrs Mgh Rac win

1 a nwslr of h Whiman Couny human Sociy WinER 2010 Scond annual mu Sru a dog-gon Good im T h Scond Annual Mu Sru hld a Sunnysid Park in Pullman was a gra succss! Th vn gnrad ovr $7,000 owards Whiman Couny s firs dog park. Th Dog Park Commi is THRILLED o announc ha h procds will b usd for consrucion of h fnc, which has bgun! maddy Prkin s, firs Plac Winn r Th Mu Sru could no hav bn such a succss wihou h gnrosiy and suppor of h communiy. Spcial hanks go ou o our gnrous sponsors, o all our wondrful vndors, o h mmbrs of h Mu Sru Commi, o all our ddicad volunrs, o our caring communiy, o our dog-loving donors, and spcially o our puppy-parading paricipans. Lasly, many hanks o Hahr Klly, Mu Sru Evn Coordinaor, for hr hard work and drminaion. ions o h la u a r g n Co dividuals: following in an Camp nrs Mgh Rac win and Tddy Maddy fundraisr c la p 1s d hr pup Prkins an rk r hard wo Charli H nar d is ra ion and ddica ddy! y o go, Ma $1,000. Wa am fundraising 300. c la p 1s 1, isd ovr $ ERP who ra ins, rk P y d, Mad Thank you Carri scioli, and Krisyn Ro Eslick!

2 2 Pichr Prfc My Offic Sofball Tournamn My Offic Bar and Grill hosd h firs annual My Offic Madnss Sofball Tournamn in Augus o rais mony for h firs fncd dog park in Pullman. Th ournamn and is many supporrs raisd $3,237. Many hanks o: Barnacl Bill s, Chipman and Taylor Chvrol-Oldsmobil, Clubhous, Coca-Cola, Cosco Wholsal, Cougar Counry Driv-In, Jss Ford of Pullman, King Bvrag, Mik Plunk, Norhws Auo and Pain Supply, Odom Corp., Palous Ps Grooming Salon, Pullman Parks and Rcraion, Rolling Hills Ey Car, Safway of Pullman, SNAP Finss, Swar Til of Whiman Couny, Sun Ws Sporswar, Sylz N Smylz, Valhalla Bar and Grill, WSU Ahlics, Lori Ammons, WCHS board mmbrs, WCHS Dog Park Commi mmbrs, WCHS Saff and volunrs, Jacki Lw, Jard Evnson, Eric Barg, Anhony Conrah, and Evan Huri. Our biggs hanks go o Jff Packr and Hahr Goodrich of My Offic and Valhalla and hr saff for organizing and running h vn! Th ournamn wouldn hav bn a succss wihou h suppor of many of Pullman s fins! W look forward o sing you again nx yar! Thanks! o Jan Rid for puing oghr h ca furniur in h nw oudoor nclosurs. Sana Paws Th holidays ar jus around h cornr as wll as on of our annual holiday fundraisrs. Visi our rs of giving a local mrchans nar you his Dcmbr, and hlp brighn h holidays for h homlss ps of Whiman Couny. Local mrchans hosing giving rs ar lisd a righ. S. John: Primland Pullman: Barnacl Bill s Dissmors Safway Shopko Colfax: Grang Supply Co. Rosaur s Suprmark Endico: Food Cnr Whiman Couny s Firs Dog Park has Bgun Consrucion! Work on h Dog Park, locad on AnimalHavn hill, has kickd off wih h insallaion of ovr 900 f of fnc. Th compl fnc, including primr fncing, h dividr fnc sparaing h larg dog and small dog aras, and h nry ga, should b compld Dcmbr firs! Th park oals wo acrs in siz and has bn dignd o includ spara aras for larg and small dogs o provid saf socializaion for all visiors. Enry o h park is a ri-ga sysm, kping dogs alrady in h park saf from accidnal scap whil nw dogs nr. This fnc is jus h firs sp o providing a saf plac for dogs o xrcis, socializ, and hav fun. Th fncing accouns for approximaly wny prcn of h Dog Park s $64,000 consrucion budg. In ordr for h Dog Park o opn, many ohr componns nd o b insalld, including undrground irrigaion, ough grass, and a scur lcronic card nry sysm. Th Dog Park will also includ amniis sponsord by local donors such as ngravd bnchs and war founains for boh pups and hir popl. Approximaly wny-fiv prcn of h funding rquird for h park has alrady bn raisd. Th Dog Park s annual fall fundraisr, Mu Sru, has raisd approximaly lvn housand dollars ovr h pas wo yars and considrabl conribuions hav bn mad by gnrous communiy mmbrs. If you would lik o hlp compl Whiman Couny s firs Dog Park, donaions can b sn o WCHS adminisraiv offic a P.O. Box 453, Pullman, WA Plas no on h chck ha i is for h Dog Park. Or mak a donaion onlin a Conac us for informaion on sponsoring park amniis a (509) Thank you!

3 Evry Cloud Kahln Sain A K has a Silvr lining n Amrican Saffordshir dog is looking for his silvr lining his holiday sason. Pi bulls hav rcivd a bad rap h pas svral yars.

Vancouvr Vancouvr was found chaind o h AnimalHavn dumpsr on Saurday morning. H appars o b 3-4 yars old and wighs clos o 100 lbs. H is vry srong bu challngs his brd sroyp wih his loving dmanor.

3 3 Evry Cloud Kahln Sain A K has a Silvr lining n Amrican Saffordshir dog is looking for his silvr lining his holiday sason. Pi bulls hav rcivd a bad rap h pas svral yars. Howvr, wih raining, painc, and h righ hom, hs dogs lik ANy dog can mak wondrful family ps. Vancouvr has bn painly awaiing his chanc for a nw sar in a loving hom. Vancouvr Vancouvr was found chaind o h AnimalHavn dumpsr on Saurday morning. H appars o b 3-4 yars old and wighs clos o 100 lbs. H is vry srong bu challngs his brd sroyp wih his loving dmanor. H appars o hav a srong pry driv so h has a ndncy o chas hings ha run from him if allowd o do so. For his rason, Vancouvr should no o go a hom wih cas or small dogs. Small childrn may also b a concrn if hy ar unfamiliar and/or uncomforabl around dogs. Vancouvr also gs along wih som bu no all dogs, so propr inroducions and painc will b ndd if you alrady own a dog. Vancouvr is vry frindly owards popl. H occasionally bcoms vry xcid somims in hir prsnc, so h will nd sric obdinc raining, o nsur ha h will bhav proprly. Vancouvr will dfinily b a forvr frind o h righ family. Plas fl fr o sop by h shlr a 1340 SE Old Moscow Road in Pullman o g o know his guy and provid him wih his silvr lining. Kindnss livs on ahln Elizabh Sain, 58, of Pullman, passd away on Tusday, Augus 4, 2009 a hr Pullman hom. Sh namd WCHS as bnficiary of hr lif insuranc and WSU rirmn. Kahln was born on Spmbr 15, 1950 in Colorado Springs, Colorado o Jams and Maxin Sain. Kahln grw up and andd school in Colorado Springs, graduaing from Chynn Mounain High School in Sh bgan hr sudis a h Univrsiy of Colorado in Bouldr, whr sh rcivd hr Bachlor of Fin Ars dgr in Kahln hn rcivd hr Masr s Dgr in Fin Ars from h Univrsiy of Pug Sound in I was during hr masr s work ha Kahln spn a yar in Kyoo, Japan sudying poring as par of hr masr s program. Upon complion of hr sudis, Kahln workd as a aching assisan, ar insrucor and graphic aris whil living in Tacoma, Washingon. In 1987 sh movd o Pullman, whr sh bgan hr carr a Washingon Sa Univrsiy Libraris. Kahln bgan as a library chnician in h Tchnical Srvics Division. Hr im in h libraris was all spn in h Tchnical Srvics Division, whr sh dilignly prformd hr work in srial rcord and prsrvaion/binding. Kahln also was a chnical dior for gradua sudns hsis programs. Kahln andd h Communiy Congrgaional Unid Church of Chris in Pullman. Sh is survivd by hr sisr, Linda Sain of Ocala, Florida and was prcdd in dah by hr parns. Whiman Couny Human Sociy was h rcipin of wo larg bquss upon Kahln s passing. All hos a WCHS would lik o prsonally hank Kahln for hr gnrosiy and kindnss. Hr ac of kindnss will coninu o liv on o bnfi h homlss animals of WCHS.

4 4 Dinnr Kyno Spakrs Dr. Mary Bckr & Mikkl Bckr Shlr P Parad Siln & Liv Aucions NEW! Buy Ticks Onlin!

5 Board of dircors Prsidn Colln Harringon Vic Prsidn Susan Wang Scrary Dbbi Bikfasy Trasurr Tom Harris Board Mmbrs Gwn Andrson Trvor Bic Carri Eslick Hahr Klly Jan Luf Trv McCuaig Klly McGovrn Bria

his isn Your ypical food driv! Whiman Couny Human Sociy would lik o hank Dissmor s IGA in Pullman for anohr rrific p food and adopion driv, hld Oc.

Th p food and supplis Dissmor s collcs wic a yar graly hlps our shlr, rducing our animal car and claning coss. W couldn do i wihou h wondrful saff a Dissmor s or h gnrosiy of h communiy.

I am on of h lucky ons, bcaus now I hav a wondrful family and a wondrful lif. Bu no all dogs and cas ar as lucky as m.

5 5 Board of dircors Prsidn Colln Harringon Vic Prsidn Susan Wang Scrary Dbbi Bikfasy Trasurr Tom Harris Board Mmbrs Gwn Andrson Trvor Bic Carri Eslick Hahr Klly Jan Luf Trv McCuaig Klly McGovrn Bria Nicy Amy Williams Saff Mmbrs Drk Kno Janic Clark Ambros Chong Briany Bryan Kari Grnway Siri Paschall This publicaion was crad by Carri Eslick and Emily Mowrr, and prind by j&h Prining. his isn Your ypical food driv! Whiman Couny Human Sociy would lik o hank Dissmor s IGA in Pullman for anohr rrific p food and adopion driv, hld Oc , 2010, whr w arnd ovr $200 from cusomr s gnrosiy in purchasing ims a h grill and in cash donaions. Th p food and supplis Dissmor s collcs wic a yar graly hlps our shlr, rducing our animal car and claning coss. W couldn do i wihou h wondrful saff a Dissmor s or h gnrosiy of h communiy. Chck back soon for h final ally! dar Sana, In 2010, I was rscud by h Whiman Couny Human Sociy from a lif on h srs. Jus a fw wks lar my Mum found m and ook m hom. I am on of h lucky ons, bcaus now I hav a wondrful family and a wondrful lif. Bu no all dogs and cas ar as lucky as m. Som ar sill waiing for hir forvr hom som liv hir livs in poor condiions and som ar scard and lonly. This Holiday sason, can you plas shd ligh on h pups and kis ha nd Whiman Couny s communiy mmbrs hlp? Thy will b forvr graful! Whiman Couny Human Sociy can only do so much, bu wih h suppor and car of communiy mmbrs, I know many mor cas and dogs can xprinc h wondrful lif changing vn I did. Sincrly, Srykr, h black labrador hank aaron - h hro On January 24, 2009, Hank Aaron, a Labrador rrivr adopd from WCHS shlr livd up o his nam. Wayn Bb and Hank Aaron wr on a ypical walk along a closd counry road whn Wayn los his fooing on h ic. His fall rsuld in a svr ankl brak (in fiv placs ha is). Wayn quickly ralizd h couldn walk or sand. Hank Aaron undrsood his adopr s disrss. For h nx wo hours, as Wayn crawld on his hands and kns h long mil back o h main highway, Hank Aaron sayd clos by, nudging Wayn whn h go ird or fl lik giving up. Finally, hy mad i o h main road and, as luck would hav i, a coupl had pulld ovr o l hir dog ou (also adopd from WCHS!). Thy wr abl o summon an ambulanc. Bcaus of h acions and suppor Hank providd o his ownr, h was awardd h Rd Cross homown hro s award in Ocobr 2010! Congraulaions, Hank and Wayn!

6 Whiman Couny Human Sociy, Inc. P. O. Box 453, Pullman, WA Adminisraion: Shlr: NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID PULLMAN, WA PERMIT NO 42 Rurn Srvic Rqusd Plas cu and rurn o P. O. Box 453, Pullman, WA Plas mak chcks payabl o h Whiman Couny Human Sociy. I would lik o coninu o suppor h Whiman Couny Human Sociy Plas accp my donaion of $25 $50 $100 $500 $1,000 $ Hop Fund Dog Park Building Fund Spay Nur Assisanc Program (SNAP) Animal Havn Building Fund Nam: Addrss: Ciy: Sa: Zip: Phon Numbr: Signaur: Donaions can also b mad onlin a whimanps.org/giv

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