Winter / Spring 2011 - Friends of the Animal Shelter

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Sat., April 2, 12–3pm
Ashland Plaza
My Special Memory of Rowdy and Tyson
By Colleen Macuk, Manager, JCACC
In 2005, a young male boxer
named Tyson was signed over to
the Jackson County Animal Shelter.
Shelter staff described him as
“happy but hyper and untrained”
– they knew he was a special dog
that might be difficult to place in
a home. Soon after Tyson’s arrival,
Rowdy Hairston, a 28- year-old
man who had suffered a spinal
injury that left him paralyzed and
confined to a wheelchair came
to the Shelter looking for just
the right dog. When Tyson and
Rowdy met, it was a match made
in heaven! Tyson completed nine
months of training in California,
becoming a fully-certified service
dog for Rowdy. Rowdy and Tyson
became an important part of the
Shelter team and spent a couple
days a week helping with administrative tasks and spreading cheer
in the lobby. Sadly on December 6,
2010 Rowdy passed away. Shelter
manager Colleen Macuk shares
her special memory of Rowdy and
Tyson.
After Rowdy adopted Tyson from
the Jackson County Animal Shelter
in 2005, I was lucky enough to see
the amazing transformation that
takes place when a great companion also becomes a certified service
dog. As Tyson went through his
many stages of training, Rowdy
would keep us informed and
proudly share Tyson’s progress.
Here at the Shelter we often hear
people referring to their pets as
service animals. But thanks to
Rowdy, Tyson reflected the true
meaning of what a service
animal is.
Rowdy Hairston takes a break with Tyson and service dog
in-training, Mocha.
When Rowdy became a volunteer
we enjoyed having him and Tyson
as part of our team. I enjoyed the
friendly and happy greetings I’d
receive from Tyson and really appreciated Rowdy’s help. Everyone
viewed them as an exceptional
and admired pair who clearly loved
each other.
In late November of 2010 Rowdy
came in to work and as always
Tyson was with him and happy to
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19th Annual
Puss ‘n Boots Ball
— WOW!
By Peggy Moore ‑—How does
one judge the success of an event?
For us FOTAS volunteers, it is the
amount of money generated to
help the animals and whether
people had a good time. On both
counts, our 19th annual Puss ‘n
Boots Ball broke all records.
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Many who attended this year’s
SOLD OUT event commented that
this was the BEST ever and from
a monetary standpoint, we broke
last year’s record ($29,800) by over
$3,000. We generated slightly
over $33,000 and our costs were
roughly $6,000.
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On October 23rd the Historic
Ashland Armory was filled with
revelers in creative and impressive
costumes. They were greeted by a
spooky but festive room, designed
and created by Seth Adelman,
Jeani Kimball and their crew of
volunteers. The buffet dinner was
organized by Marnie Norvell and
provided by Quality Catering of
Medford. The Robbie DaCosta
band provided dance music once
the wildly successful Live Auction
and Paddle Auction were done;
many thanks go to auctioneer
Leslie Freeman for her donation
of her auctioneering talents! The
Paddle Auction was new this year,
suggested by Eliza Kauder, and
it tallied over $3,000. We raised
close to $4,000 in the Live Auction.
Many folks purchased items for our
classy and fun silent auction which
featured dinners, theater tickets,
wine, jewelry, clothing, art work
and goodies for dogs, cats and
humans. Thanks to Jeane Lind, Jan
Vidmar, Diane Novak and Peggy
Moore for all their work on the
Silent and Live Auctions.
Again, the Armory provided a great
space for all of the great costumes
to be shown off, and for even
more prizes to be awarded by our
costume judges, “Woo and Molly.”
Thanks to Julia Roupp for donating
her talents to emcee the event. Julia has emceed the event for many
years, and again provided humor,
spontaneity and most of all, heart
to the event.
Slides of adorable adopted Shelter
animals shown on a big screen
served as a heartwarming backdrop throughout the evening. It
was put together by our Manager
of Volunteer Services, Mary Pfister
using the photos of volunteer
FOTAS photographer extraordinaire, June Symons.
Our SNYP partners once again
provided libations to raise money
to support spay/neuter throughout
Jackson County and SNYP coordinator Vicki Chamberlain once
again donated her graphic design
skills to create our program.
There were dozens of volunteers
who began work on the event in
June. Together, we solicited silent
auction donations, prizes, sponsors ($9,900 raised in this effort),
program advertisers, organized
the evening, decorated, checked
people in, cleared tables, gathered
bid sheets, and finally cleaned it
all up, our months of work finally
coming to a successful end about
midnight. Without this level of
volunteer support we simply could
not put on the Puss ‘n Boots Ball.
To those of you who attended,
THANK YOU! We couldn’t have
this party without you and your
generosity in bidding on items,
supporting the paddle call, buying
a ticket and coming back year
after year. Because of your support thousands of animals (over
the years) who pass through the
Shelter doors are given a second
and sometimes a third chance at
a happy, healthy life. This is the
fourth year that the Shelter has
received no general fund money
from the county, so your support
in attending the ball, bidding and
donating makes these chances for
our animals a reality. You literally
give them life.
Next year we’ll do it again.
Please mark your calendar for
Saturday, October 29th at the
Historic Ashland Armory and start
planning your costume!
Friends of the Animal Shelter
Board of Directors
Peggy Moore, President
Barbara Talbert, Vice President
Eliza Kauder, Treasurer
Jeane Lind, Secretary
Barbara Bruckman
Jeani Kimball
Colleen Macuk
Marnie Norvell
Vilma Silva
Jan Vidmar
Staff
Mary Pfister
Sansa Collins
Diane Novak
Contact FOTAS
PO Box 92
Ashland, OR 97520
Voice Mail: 541-774-6646
www.fotas.org
Jackson County Animal Shelter
5595 South Pacific Highway
Phoenix, OR 97535
(located between Talent and Phoenix)
541-774-6654
Shelter Program Manager
Colleen Macuk
Visiting and Adoption Hours
Monday–Friday 11:00 am–4:00 pm
Weekends Noon–4:00 pm
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Issue 3-11
Friends of the Animal Shelter’s newsletter
is published three times a year.
Editor
Julia Roupp
Graphic Design
LiveWire Design,
Pete Livers and Karen Finnegan
Printing
Beaver Press, Central Point
FOTAS Photographers
June Symens
Geanie Flanigan
Puss ‘n Boots: www.theroguestudios.com
Advertising
Please contact Barbara Bruckman
Business-card size ads are $40.
Please contact Julia Roupp.
Submit Materials
Submit newsletter articles and ads for the
Summer 2011 newsletter edition by
April 15th to Barbara Bruckman, The Scoop
editor, via email at b.bruckman@me.com or
PO Box 92, Ashland, OR 97520.
Puss n’ Boots Sponsors — 2010
Many thanks to the sponsors of the 19th Annual Puss ‘n Boots Costume Ball!
TOP DOG
FAT CAT
Alex and Beth Reid • Barbara and Kevin Talbert • Craig and Paula Chow • Julia and Brad Roupp • Laura and Paul Imperia
George and Sharon Fox • Marlis Shaffer • Peggy Moore • Vilma Silva and David Wood
PARTY ANIMAL
250 Main • Allen Drescher, Attorney at Law • Alex and Lillian Maksymowicz • Ann and John Cowles • Ashland Homes Real Estate
Bobbi and Ed Helman • Breadboard Restaurant • Cheryl and Edward Goldman • Cobblestone Counseling • Jeanette Larson
Colleen Macuk • Dolores Marx • Dr. Dwight Sinner/Siskiyou Veterinary Hospital • Eliza and Brad Kauder and our Furry Family
Glen and Nikki O’Sullivan • Hillary and Jeff Tiefer • Hollis Greenwood and Mary Pat Power • Jan Vidmar • Jeane Lind and David Berger
John and Jane Stromberg • Lynn and Paul Nylund • Marilyn Bailey and Jim Lemay • Marion Moore • Medicap Pharmacy
Norris and Peterson, LLC • Paradise Footwear • Tom Kalivas • Pete and Marnie Norvell • Phyllis Kappeler • Rick Harris
Coldwell Banker Pro West Ashland • Sara Johnson • Susan Shaffer • Tark’s Market • Ted and Tilly Gibbs • Theresa M. Peplinski
Friends of the Animal Shelter
Alexandra Dilworth • Anonymous • Avista • Best Friends Animal Hospital • Dr. Dale Bush • Bob and Betty Fowler
Dan and Julianna Tomlinson • For Naida McDermitt: from Rich and all the kids • Little Caesars Pizza • Brian McKennon
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Rowdy and Tyson
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The Scoop — Winter / Spring 2011
see everyone. I took a moment to
say hi and ask how they were doing. My day had started early and
my “To Do List” was growing, so I
didn’t get to spend time getting attention from Tyson. He and Rowdy
started to work and I went about
my busy day. By mid-afternoon I
was still rushing around. At one
point I stood up quickly from my
desk chair and started towards the
door. All of a sudden I felt faint and
things went gray. I knew I
was going to fall so I reached
out to grab my office door.
As I did, I went down and in
the process I fell towards the
door, inadvertently pushing
it shut.
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no saying anything but “okay,” as
Tyson rushed in. His actions and
behavior were much more than his
normal greeting; he was literally
making sure I was okay.
I then found out that Tyson was
my rescuer. He had heard me when
no one else did and alerted Rowdy
that something was wrong. He did
this by going back and forth from
my door to Rowdy. When that
didn’t get attention, Tyson grabbed
Rowdy’s cell phone (which was
outfitted with a tassel that Tyson
knew to grab in an emergency)
and headed to my door with the
on doing his job, which at that moment included taking care of me.
Rowdy was great about making
sure Tyson wasn’t too overbearing.
He also explained that dogs like
Tyson are trained to help anyone in
distress.
I later learned that Tyson continued
to check at my office door after
I had left for the doctor’s. I also
learned a hard lesson about rushing around without eating. That
was the cause of my fall, but the
result was having the first-hand
experience of Tyson putting his
skills to work. Another result from
the experience was getting
to see Rowdy so very proud
of his service companion doing what he personally had
trained him to do.
Over the next few days Rowdy and Tyson would check
Well, there I was lying on the
on me when they arrived at
floor in significant pain, and I
the shelter. I am privileged
couldn’t get up; all I could do
to have had some special
was call for help. Needless to
conversations with Rowdy
say, things in an animal shelduring the whole experience.
ter can become very noisy
Sadly, it was just a short time
and this was one of those
after my fall that we got the
times. It seemed obvious that
news that Rowdy had passed
no one could hear me, but I
on. As the contributions in
could tell from the shadow
honor and memory of Rowdy
I was seeing under my door
came in I had a heartfelt
that someone was close by
understanding of why he
outside. All of a sudden the
was loved by so many. Even
Fortunately
for
Colleen,
Rowdy
and
Tyson,
pictured
here
door opened and Donna, one
with FOTAS Program Manager Mary Pfister, worked just
though I had known him for
of my kennel technicians,
outside of Colleen’s office at the Shelter.
several years I had never gotand Tyson were there. As
ten to know just how proud
everyone began to gather at
phone. This let Rowdy know that
and
dedicated
he was to making
my office door Donna graciously
something was wrong and he
a
difference,
not
only for Tyson,
closed the door and began to take
called for help. That’s when Donna
but
for
everyone
they touched. A
care of my needs. As I was lying
and Tyson came in to “save me.”
very
prideful
smile
on the face of a
there I could hear Rowdy saying,
courageous
young
man will be my
As
I
waited
for
a
ride
to
the
doc“It’s okay” over and over again to
special
memory
of
Rowdy.
tor’s,
Tyson
remained
quite
anxious
Tyson. I could also hear Tyson come
and had to be at my side as much
and go outside my door. After a
Editor’s note: Tyson lives with
as possible. If I moved in such a
few minutes I was able to get up
Rowdy’s sister and has adjusted
way that Tyson thought I was gobut I was not able to use my left
well to his new home. Mocha was
ing to stand up, he braced himself
leg. Donna helped me get into a
adopted by another family.
at my side so I could use him for
chair and went to get an ice pack.
support. He kept checking in with
Once my office door was open,
Rowdy as if to make sure Rowdy
Rowdy came in with Tyson and
was okay then back he would
asked if it was alright for Tyson to
come to my side. Tyson’s focus was
“check me out.” Well, there was
A Street Mo
By Julia Roupp Veterinarian Dallas
Hymans and Sidney Morrison own
and operate the A Street Animal
Clinic located in the Railroad
District in Ashland. In September
of 2010, Sidney, Dallas and their
technician, Shawna, decided that
the clinic could use the presence
of an “office cat,” and adopted
a cat they named “Mo” from the
Jackson County Animal Shelter. Mo
turned out to be even more of a
“presence” than they expected.
When Dallas and Sidney went to
into the cat room at the Shelter,
Mo was the first and only cat
that came up to them when they
entered the room. They knew right
away he would adjust well and
that he had the kind of personality
that would provide a very warm
welcome to clients at the clinic.
Dallas and Sid were right; Sid
reports, “Mo did great right away.
He is not afraid of dogs and is very
friendly and loving to both people
and animals. The very first day he
greeted everyone when they came
in. We have clients who come in
just to say hi to Mo! We have one
client who recently lost her pet and
she comes in to sit in our rocking
chair and hold Mo. He is always
happy to sit with her.”
As if that wasn’t good enough,
Mo soon showed he had a very
unusual and wonderful “gift.” One
day, a diabetic dog was brought to
the clinic for the day. “She really
wasn’t doing well,” recalls Sid,
“She was in the back on a blanket
sleeping. Mo curled up with her
and did not leave her side for the
whole day. He seemed to know
she didn’t feel well and wanted
to comfort her. He has done this
time after time.” Sometimes,
when there is a sick animal in one
of the kennels, Mo sits on a stool
in front of the kennel and often
reaches into the kennel with his
front paws. Other times, he will sit
above the kennel looking down
into the kennel, keeping an eye on
the patient. “We have many clients
who think of him as a healer and
one client calls him ‘the little Shaman cat,’” Sid reports, “He really
is special and we feel lucky to have
him.”
Mo has been referred to as “the little Shaman cat” of
A Street Animal Clinic.
The arrangement has worked out
wonderfully in other ways, too. Sid
says, “Everyone seems to love Mo.
Our neighbors who live upstairs
(from the clinic) often take Mo
for the weekend. When Justin,
(the neighbor) comes to get Mo,
he opens the back door and calls,
‘Mo!,’ and Mo bounds out the
door and up the stairs with him.
They love having him up there and
then Mo comes back downstairs
to the clinic on Monday morning.
It is a perfect situation for all of us,
especially Mo!”
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2010 — A Very Good
Year for FOTAS
Peggy Moore, FOTAS President
As I look back on 2010, reading
the FOTAS Board minutes and
reviewing what FOTAS has done,
I am again impressed and amazed
at what can be accomplished by
dedicated people who are willing
to work.
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• Puppy Place (see pg. 7) Our
thanks go out to FOTAS Vice
President Barbara Talbert for
taking the lead on this project,
writing a successful $10,000
grant which will fund half of it
and to the donors who funded
the other half. Thanks also go to
Kevin Talbert for stepping in and
working with the County, the
Shelter, the designer of the facility and bringing it all together.
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• Community Outreach Events
throughout Jackson County,
formerly referred to as “offsite
programs,” were reorganized
and revitalized in order to be
more focused on education and
to provide more exposure for the
animals. We are now involved
in more sites in the county and
hope this outreach expands
further into Northern Jackson
County.
• FOTAS Foster Program was
expanded, with more homes
available, and improved communication between Shelter staff
and volunteers is helping to identify animals that need foster care.
Part time FOTAS staff member
Diane Novak serves as the Foster
Program coordinator, and our
thanks go out to Diane and our
wonderful foster families!
• 2-Fur-1 (see pg. 8) continued to
help place more “cat duos” into
loving homes.
• SNYP support and coordination continues to be an important focus for FOTAS, as we
consider SNYP’s (Spay/Neuter
Your Pet) mission of preventing
and educating the public about
cat and dog overpopulation an
important “branch” of our mission. We offer support through
funding assistance for several of
the spay/neuter campaigns, and
provide assistance in publicizing
the campaigns.
• Daily Dedication of volunteer
dog walkers and cat room
care providers continues to
be a crucial part of our successful adoption process, since
the county receives no general
fund money and is short staffed.
Without these dedicated FOTAS
volunteers, the cats would
languish without attention and
socialization and general daily
grooming. Many of the dogs
who arrive to the Shelter without
training of any kind would never
appeal to potential adopters and
the trained ones might soon go
“stir crazy” making them unadoptable. Only because of the
walks, play time, and training
do these dogs find their forever
homes.
None of the programs mentioned
above could have happened without the success of various fundraisers in 2010. In addition, the
fundraisers were great promotions
for FOTAS and the Shelter. Puss ‘n
Boots Ball (see pg. 2) was a huge
success, raising over $33,000.
We had two dog washes, well
attended by dirty (and not so dirty)
pooches and with the generosity of
Land of Paws in donating the entire nail trimming money to FOTAS,
we raised almost $2,000.
Puppy Place
Construction is
Underway!
By Barbara Talbert — In early
January, FOTAS received approval
from the Jackson County Planning Department for its plans to
build Puppy Place, which will be
a fully-fenced puppy run, located
between the existing dog kennel
building and the parking lot by
the office. A contract has been
signed with Tobey and Heinen Fine
Homes, Inc. to construct this new
facility, with excavation to begin
sometime in February. So, if all
Other events that engaged the
community and raised money for
the animals were:
• Pet Country Fashion Show, put
on by Carol Bryant and her crew
at Pet Country
• Mutt Strut, sponsored and run
by Jacksonville Vet Hospital
• Coins for Kitties, sponsored by
Umqua Bank and Deux Chats
Bakery
• Pooches on the Plaza, sponsored by the Ashland Kiwanis
Club
• Fourth of July parade entries
and booths in Ashland and
Eagle Point
production of “Larry’s Best
Friend”
• New Cat Room blinds were
purchased, with the help from
a partnership with Deux Chats
Bakery
• Support from businesses such
as Paddington Station, Philanthropie Wine, the Beanery and
Yogurt Hut promoted our mission
and brought in much-needed
funds.
We thank you for your support in
2010, and assure you that your
continued support will help Friends
of the Animal Shelter again improve the lives of many deserving
animals in 2011.
• Talent’s 150th Anniversary
Celebration parade entry and
booth
• Benefit partnership with
Ashland Community Theatre’s
goes as planned and the weather
cooperates, we expect to see puppies playing in this new puppy run
before the end of March.
During the months of December
and January, the kennels has a constant flow of many puppies, which
required lots of volunteer hours
to walk them one-at-a-time on a
leash in the special puppy gravel
area by the parking lots. As one of
those volunteers, I am very much
looking forward to having the
opportunity to interact with puppies off-leash and in a much safer
environment for them. Thanks to
generous donors, a committed
Board of Directors, and a supportive Shelter manager, Puppy Place
will soon be a reality! Stay tuned
for details about a Grand Opening
event.
Plans have been approved by the County, and puppies
will be happily frolicking in the new fully-fenced puppy
run in the spring.
Friends of the Animal Shelter
We continued to use different ways
to educate the community about
homeless animals and humane
care, from featuring adoptable
pets on local TV stations, photo
boards, newspapers to appearing
in parades. The events we put on,
the flyers we put up, the outreach
to schools and throughout Jackson
County all serve to get the message “out there.”
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Notice of
Annual Meeting
Peggy Moore, pictured
far left at a FOTAS board
meeting, is stepping down
after serving as President
since 2005
A Farewell Message from FOTAS
President Peggy Moore
After serving as FOTAS President since 2005, I will be stepping down
as President in March at our annual meeting. I will continue to serve
on the Board and work on projects, but as with any job (paid or
unpaid) there comes a time in an organization’s life when change is
needed. New leadership, new ideas, and new energy will continue to
revitalize our organization and I look forward to that.
It has been a privilege to lead FOTAS these past six-plus years and it
has been a true joy to work with many of our Board members (past
and present), volunteers and the management of the Shelter as well
as the staff. I have been very lucky to work with our Manager of
Volunteer Services, Mary Pfister who constantly amazes me with the
amount of work she accomplishes, her ability to soothe the feelings of humans and animals, her creativity and her commitment to
FOTAS.
The Scoop — Winter / Spring 2011
I thank everyone I’ve been able to work with to help make FOTAS a
stronger and more effective organization – so that we can save more
and more animals and help to stem the tide of unwanted, abused
animals in our community.
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The Board of Directors will hold
the annual meeting of members
of Friends of the Animal Shelter on
Monday, March 21, 2011, at 6:00
PM at the Jackson County Animal
Shelter, 5595 South Pacific Highway, Phoenix, Oregon.
The annual meeting is called for
the purpose of electing directors
and the transaction of such other
business as may properly come
before the members.
The election of directors shall
take place in accordance with the
Bylaws of the corporation. The
Board of Directors will present a
slate of candidates for positions on
the Board. Additional nominations
may be made at the annual meeting. The candidates with the most
votes will be elected as directors.
A meeting of the newly elected
Board will take place immediately
following the close of the annual
meeting. If you have any questions
regarding the meeting please call
541-482-6272.
Double The Pleasure
In 2010, approximately 100
vouchers were issued for
“2-Fur-One” adoptions. That means
100 “kitty-duos” were placed in homes together.
The 2-Fur-One program continues to be very
successful, thanks to funding from FOTAS
supporters and several fundraisers sponsored by
area businesses.
Fun on the FOTAS Facebook Fan Page
As announced in the last Scoop, FOTAS now has a Facebook fan page up and running. It’s been a wonderful tool in not only providing exposure for the animals, increasing their chances of being adopted, but it’s
also provided a way for volunteers to stay informed about animals they have been caring for at the Shelter.
Here are a few examples:
It was a great day at the shelter today. JAGGER, the yellow lab mix in the photo, and
FLORENCE, the older golden retriever, went home together with a nice older couple.
CHELSEA, the black Schipperke, also went home today, and SNOOPY, the beagle was
new in adoption yesterday, found a home and goes to the vet tomorrow to be neutered.
Plus, a new kitty named RICHY and a cat named BRUNO were adopted today. But there
are still lots of cats and dogs available -- different sizes and ages to choose from.
The Animal Shelter and FOTAS is very grateful to Sue and her team at R and R Pet
Resort http://www.rrpetresort.com/ in Phoenix for fostering Brody while he recovers from a broken knee cap. He is healing nicely and will soon be ready for his own
special home.
Shelter alumn Simon Torpedo (aka Scooter) 1st Christmas:
Simon got a stocking full of catnip, furry mice, and treats. Under the tree he got a
remote control mouse, Fancy Feast, and toys. However, chasing his 8yr old owner’s
new remote control cars has been the “funnest!”
SCOTT G. KNOX, D.V.M.
LEANN AHLBRECHT, D.V.M.
TIFFANY GRAEBER, D.V.M
Friends of the Animal Shelter
Become a “fan” of the FOTAS Facebook page and share it with your Facebook friends. By doing so,
you will help FOTAS extend its “electronic exposure” to those who are looking for pets or who might
want to volunteer or find other ways to help homeless pets. www.facebook.com/fotas.
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The Scoop — Winter / Spring 2011
Many Thanks to our Generous donors (Sept – Dec 2010)
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Allan and Cheryl Abbott
Zorah Kreuger-Alper and Wayne Alper
Katherine and Allen Alsing
Anne and Jim Anderson
Carol Antonides
Ellen and Desmond Armstrong
Ashland Community Theatre
Christine Avery
Babbitt Family Charitable Trust
Janice Bailey
Vava and Ron Bailey
Cynthia Cheney and Dan Barker
Marlyn Barrick
Margaret Bassett
Alvin Beatty
Janice and Richard Bennett
Jeane Lind and Dave Berger
Donna Best
Best Friends Animal Hospital of East
Medford
Carrie and Marvin Billson
Carol Block
Dawn Bove
Joani Bristol
Patricia and Kent Brown
Ken and Marti Brown
Barbara and John Bruckman
Rebecca Brunot
Gail and Dennis Burke
Melinda and George Busby
Patricia and Robert Butler
Betty Camhi
Amanda and Robert Casserly
Susan Chankalian
Sylvia Chatroux
Alethia and William Chesney
Yvonne and Charles Chilcoat
Paula and Craig Chow
Diane Clary
Cydne Collins
Nancy and Donn Comte
Jean Conger
Lucille Connell
Shirley Conner
Louellen and Michael Crennan
Gary Dahl
David DeMarest
Customers of Deux Chats
Nancy Palmer and Ray Doss
Janet Dow
Trudy and Robert Downing
Lynne Drain
Betty and Claude Drake
Lydia Dresnek
Chris and John Dutcher
Janet Duxbury
Marilyn Edwards
Sharon and Eugene Edwards
Katherine and William Ellis
Francene Bernest and Richard Emery
Mary Essman
Sue Etling
Judith Faulkner
Carol and Bob Fazio
Dana Feagin, Inspired Pet Portraits
Fred Fisher
Sarah Forbes
Gladys and David Fortmiller
Fred Meyer South Medford
Leslee Freeman
Richard Frey
Geri Gehr
Susan Hindawi and J.T. Gillett
Patricia and Raymond Gillette
Cheryl and Ed Goldman
Anna Gove
Grange Co-op
Pat Gray
Grace and Gerald Green
Jeannie and Ken Green
Jan and Daniel Gregory
Norma Grenfell
Kathy and John Griffin
Nancy and Richard Hall
Marie-Jose and Robert Harr
Heather and John Harrigan
Kathy Haskins
Marilyn Havill
Ken and Marti Hawes
Marilyn Hawkins and Company
Richard Hay Carol and John Hazeltine
Rocelle and Edgar Henke
Letty and Dick Hicks
Madeline Hill
Betsy Hoag
William Holcomb
Jerry Hood
Mary Hoskins
Joan House
Mary Hoverson
Karen Hueston
Cara and PaulJacobson
Ann Johnson
Sara Johnson
Helen Jones
Judy Jordan
Jacksonville Pet Fair
Charlotte and Karl Kalinna
Shirley and Harry Kannasto
Dorothy and Warren Kathary
Patricia Kellogg
Nina Kiskadden
Christine Kleiman
Thomas Knapp
Barbara and Carl Krack
Roberta and Richard Kuegler
Bernice Lakin
Margaret and Robert Land
Philip Lang
Joyce and David Larson
Deborah and Norman Lawrence
Sue and Steve Lawrence
Sharon and Don Laws
Gregory Layton
Gretchen Lee
Carol Block and Nicole Lee
Joan and Douglas Legg
Joan and Mike Leibman
James Lemay
Albert Lesco, Native Run Group
Mary Lesher
Jean Lind
Georgia and David Lipscomb
Chris and Don Lockridge
Yvonne and Charles Logan
Sally Lowell
Connie and Jeff Lynn
Rasha Mahmoud
Audrey Mahoney
Rosemary Maitland
Kathleen McCants
James McIntyre
Martha McIntyre
PJ Meier
Audrey and Warren Merz
Joan Meyer
Christine Eberhardt and Eugene Miller
Jo Ann and Keith Miller
Valerie Moore
Mada Morgan
Linda Morris
Celia Moss
George Mozingo
Penry Naumoff
Paula Nelson
Michele and David Newby
Judy Nosecchi
Anne and Lee Novina
Connie and Chris Olivas
Cynthia Lee Olson
Roz O’Riordan
Marcella and George Owens
Customers of Paddington Station
Judson Parsons
Tom Peil
Frances and Heriberto Petschek
June Poe
Valerie and Jerry Pogue
Donna and Charles Pryor
Dianne Quarg
Mona Rausch
Regence Employee Giving Campaign
Phyllis and Don Reynolds
Velma Rhodes
Glenda and Frederick Riffle
Janis Rosenthal and Jeff Rinkoff
Lisa Winslow and James Rittenbach
Eugene Robbins, DDS
Patricia Rodermund
Rogue Canine Agility Club
Stephanie Roland
Sanaya Roman
Julia and Brad Roupp
Carol and David Rugg
Nancy Rutledge
Karen Salley
Robin Schauffler and Peter Samson
Sallie Sandler
Laurie Schaaf
Elizabeth and Thomas Schaefer
Ron Schaufler
Elise and Jim Scheffel
Pam Schiller
Susan Schilling
Joann Scovotti
Paula Sendar
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Katherine Swindell
Mary and John Sylvester
Leona and Bill Symonds
June Symons
Ann Macrory and Ralph Temple
Marlene Sapinsley, The Hundredth
Monkey Foundation
Marcella and Paul Theeman
Sue Thompson
Rose and Dave Thompson
Hillary and Jeffrey Tiefer
Julianna and Daniel Tomlinson
Vicki Tripoli
Robin Utter
Charlotte Valentine
Barbara Vasquez
Jan Vidmar
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Wal Mart
Carol and John Walker
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Designs
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Vilma Silva and David Wood
Norma and Frederick Wright
Sue Yamins
Mabel Young
Jonnie Zheutlin
Patricia Zoline
Rosemary and Hunter Zook
Sheri and Derk Zwagerman
Puppy Place Donations
Special Tributes
Karen Basin
Jeane Lind and Dave Berger
Jean and James Buck
Nan Cayler
Dana and Bill Feagin
Elizabeth and Gordon Funk
HomeAgain Grant
Nancy and Arthur Hughes
Sue Hutchison
Eliza and Brad Kauder
Deborah and Norman Lawrence
P.J. Meier
Dianne Sims
Teena and Michael Staller
Barbara and Kevin Talbert
Heidi and Fred Wahl
Anon, in memory of Dancing Willie Jones
Nancy and Thomas Burnham, celebrating the 9th
anniversary of Duke’s adoption
Mary Pfister and Sean Curry, in memory of
Charlie Pfister
Julia Dekker, in appreciation of Kristin Abbott
Kathryn and William Gorman, in memory of
Casey Gorman
Puss ‘n Boots Cash Donations
Carolyn and Peter Christofferson
Mary Ann Pfister and Sean Curry
Marilyn Hawkins
Eliza and Brad Kauder
Sunny Anderson and Michael Letourneau
Shawna Allen and Charles Hidde, Rogue Studios
Darrell Coggeshall
Lucy Dobson
Mary Eaton
Dave Ellis
Linda and Robert Garnett
Patti and Jack Glaser
Cheryl and Ed Goldman
Jeannie Green
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Paulette Kintscher
David Kizer
P.A. Knoble
Traci Martell
Jacqueline Milikien
Sherrill Morgan
Lynn and Paul Nylund
Cynthia Lee Olson
Richard Pitbladdo, Jr.
F.D. and J.M. Poe
Markita and Kirby Shaw
Celeste Stevens
Julianna and Daniel Tomlinson
Jan Vidmar
Carol Walker
Diane and Rich Werich
Debra and Larry Wolfson
Joanne and Gary Hamblin, in memory of Jody, Josh and
Sam, my beloved dogs
Diana and Alan Ianora, in honor of my 2-Fur-1 babies,
Mr. Gee and Sadie
Jean and Peter Linington, in celebration of Jean’s
birthday
Karen Finnegan and Pete Livers, in memory of Bear
Cynthia Lora, in honor her newly adopted kitties, Bess
and Rose
Wendy Mason, in memory of Fred, a wonderful dog
Lynne McDermott, in memory of Mary E. Babbitt
Wanda and Terry Nelson, in memory of Daisy, the best
dog ever
Marnie and Pete Norvell, in loving memory of “Willie”
Norvell, the little tank who kept on going for 20 years
Julia and Brad Roupp, in memory of Peggy Moore’s
faithful companion, Golda
In Memory of Isabelle Bayliss
Cynthia Johnson
Karen Allen
Loretta and Herbert Hymas
Doris Root
Doris Struck
Audrey Weisel
Meg Sprouse, in memory of Moxie Sue
Lynn and Stephen Stolzer, in honor of Eliza and Brad
Kauder and all your good works
In Memory of Rowdy Hairston
Sharon Tooke, in memory of Annie and Lance
“I love cats because I love my home and
In Memory of Marty McGuire
Robert Fowler
Julia and Brad Roupp
after a while they become its visible soul.”
— Jean Cocteau
Friends of the Animal Shelter
Sue Thompson, in loving memory of my Dad
Barbara and John Bruckman
Jess and Scott Dunn
Candy and Floyd Freudenthal
Karin Guy
Joanne and Gary Hamblin
Vivian Locke
Candace and Frank Lucas
Delia and Rob Nuffer and Family
Christine Sears
Roberta and Garland Shinn
Sarah Spratling
11
Shadrach —
the Blackwell
Fire Puppy
In September of 2010, a fastmoving wildfire roared through the
Blackwell Hill area near Gold Hill
leaving a small survivor, a threemonth-old mixed breed puppy who
was later called Shadrach (because
he came through the fiery furnace).
Found by a passerby and brought
by Animal Control
officers to Best Friends
Animal Hospital in
Talent, Shadrach had a
high fever and his eyes
were tightly closed.
It seemed Shadrach
might live his life as a
blind dog, but through
the generosity of Best
Friends as well as the
staff and volunteers of
the Jackson County Animal Shelter,
Shadrach received the medical
care and fostering he needed to
heal. Volunteer Dee Wollter cared
for Shadrach while he waited for
his own special home. With all
the love and attention generously
given him, Shadrach grew into a
friendly, feisty pup. In December,
Shadrach joined Leslie Hamilton’s
family and has become an enthusiastic member of the “pack.” Leslie
and Shadrach will tell their story
in the summer issue of The Scoop.
Until then, follow Shadrach’s antics
on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shadrach-TheBlackwell-Fire-Puppy
Volunteer Profile
Dee Wollter
How did you learn about the Shelter and about volunteering?
I volunteered at a couple of area Shelters, but they just weren’t the
right fit for me. My friend, Leann Russell, suggested I try where she
volunteers — the Jackson County Animal Shelter and FOTAS. And I
am still here!
Why do you volunteer and in what ways?
I volunteer because I care about animals – all animals. Mainly I
volunteer in the cat room and by fostering. (Dee recently fostered
Shadrach, the Blackwell Fire puppy, and helped him find a wonderful
family.) Also I will try to do anything Mary asks. (Shelter tours are part
of Dee’s volunteer work. She hosts groups from 20 three-year olds
and their teachers to senior citizens from a church group. Dee, also
organized the first used book sale held at the Shelter on January 29 to
benefit FOTAS and the Animal Shelter. This could become a monthly
event.)
What are the rewards? What about the challenges?
The rewards are great when you see wonderful adoptions and hear
how kind and caring people are to the animals. The challenges are
trying to get over the horror stories that happen all too frequently to
animals before the Shelter rescues them.
Address Service Requested
PO Box 92
Ashland, Oregon 97520
NonProfit Org.
U.S. Postage
Paid
Permit No. 86
Medford, OR