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VOL. 10, NO. 4 1'1-.'JULY-AUGUST, 1988 .,~
PAWPRINTS-=NEWSLETTER OF THE CHAMPAIGN COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY
Grand Opening - September 17 CCHS Annual Meetingin the Humane Center
CCHS Humane CenterGRAND OPENING CELEBRATION
September 17, 198811:30-2:00
All animal-lovers are invited to theGrand Opening Celebration for the HumaneCenter on September 17, 1988 from 11:30 A.M.to 2:00 P.M. Refreshments, facility tours,unveiling of plaques, a blessing of theshelter animals, the ribbon cutting ceremony,and short dedication speeches are among thepublic activities scheduled for the day,which will also include a second Paws ofFame pour before the festivities begin.
The following timetable is a tentativelisting of events. Watch the News Gazettein early September for the final schedule,and don't forget to reserve your Paws ofFame square if you don't already have one,or a second one if you already do!
....-.10:30 a. rh.11: 30 a.m.11:45 a.m.
12:00 noon
12:00 2:00 p.m.
Paws of Fame inscriptionsShelter DedicationBlessing of the ShelterAnimalsRibbon-Cutting followed bythe unveiling of the donorplaques..Tours of the facility: every30 minutes, social hour andrefreshments, surprises andlots lots more!
We're breaking with tradition this fallby holding the Annual ~embership ~eeting
in our beautiful new building rather thatthe Urbana Civic Center. If all of you showup, we're in trouble; but we th~nk we canhandle the usual crowd. As deflned by ourby-1aws, the Annua1 ~eet i ng serves to informmembers about the activities of the Societywithin the past year; and provides anopportunity for members to vote on the fiveBoard members whose terms expire that year.(Board members serve three year terms andeach year 1/3 of them must run for reelection or rotate off the Board).
Join us for an interesting evening on.Wednesday, September 14 at 7:30 p.m. atthe Humane Center at 1911 W. rain, Urbana.Everyone's invited, though you must be acurrent member of the Society to vote.
".."Board members up for re-election are:
PauL Franklin Cook~ D.V.M.: Paul is directorof the Veterinary Technology Program atParkland College in Champaign. He hasserved on the CCHS Board of Directors since1982, chairing the Shelter Committee andhelping arrange speakers for montnly T.V.spots with Channel 15 1 s Barb Leach on pethealth topics. Paul also served on the newshelter building committee and is activewith the planning for the Grand Openingcelebration in September.
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ChamRaign Coun!r Humane Society
Staff Notes
Champaign County Humane Society Humane Center1911 East Main Steet
Urbana, IL 61801(217) 344-PAWS
Assistant Manager. We're happy to_announcethat Kathy has been promoted to the positionof Shelter Minager and has the responsibilityof keeping shelter operations runningsmoothly. It's a large task, but Kathy isup to the challenge.
~any of you have known Carol Smith as thevery c9mpetent .Animal Control Agent for theCity of Champaign. Carol decided to give upher solitary life patroling Champaign'sstreets and joined the rest of us as one ofthe Kennel Attendants in the new building.Welcome to the group, Carol.
To fi 11 the vacancy 1eft by Carol Smithon Animal Control, Amber ~oore has come tous from Texas with prior experience workingfor Humane Societies and an Animal ControlAgency. So if you see a new face in thatwhite van, wave and welcome Amber to ourcommunity.
. Also new to Animal Control, as a partt 1me weekend agent is· Will i am Henze. Will i amhas had expeTience training dogs andvolunteering at a local veterinary clinic.
Kathy Oertle has recently joined the CCHSkennel staff p'art time to help out with thesummer's h.ea.vier work load. Kathy is agraduate o,f tll:e U. of I. in the AnimalScience Dep'artment and plans to attendParkland CO'llege in the fall to obtainCertificati'on in the field of VeterinaryHealth Technology. She is a great help to usnow and we will see her next year as part ofher.Parkland train1ng during clinical rotationasslgnments, at our shelter.
Last and certainly not least, weld liketo mention the three weeks that Daril Adcockspent with us, answering phones and being aJack-of-all-trades. Daril was a participantin the local JTPA Youth Employment andTraining Program. We miss his help andcheerfulness already.
11 :30-6:0011:30-4:00Closed
9:00-5:00
Jim KuehlLaurie McCarthy
Dr. Queenie B. MillsJack Nordheden .
Kent Shirley
Development DirectorDr. Christine E. Frey
Office ManagerDiane Young
Executive Staff
Board of Directors
Hours of Operation
Shelter Hours: Monday-SaturdaySundayThursday
Office Hours: Monday-Friday
Dr. LeRoy Neitzel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. PresidentStephen J. Notaro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Vice PresidentE. Barbara Meyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. SecretaryRon Eldridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Treasurer
Dr. Paul CookDoug FinkKim GressBetty HembroughJill Humphrey
Execu tive DirectorKarel Kaufman
Shelter ManagerKathy Boll
Along with the move into the new HumaneCenter, comes many changes in staffing. We'dlike to bring you up to date.
At the top of the list is the promotion ofKarel Kaufman, former Shelter Director atthe Bondville shelter, to the position ofExecutive Director. Karel has been with theCCHS since January of 1985, and enters intothe Executive Director position withextensive experience and great enthusiasm.We all wish her luck in her new job.
Kathy Boll has been employed by the HumaneSociety for nearly four years. Prior to May1st of this year, she was the Shelter's
One position has been vacated by themove into the new Humane Center, but withoutit, the new shelter may have never beenrealized. We are speaking of the position ofDevelopment Director which was so expertlycarried out by Dr. Christine E. Frey. Hercompassion towards animals and love ofphilanthropy were evident through many yearsof pounding the pavement for new shelterdonations. Although Christine will remainactive in the Society through her appointment to the Board of Directors, her smilingface and infinite wisdom will sorely bemissed. We wish Christine the best in herfuture endeavors, but most of all, thankher for making it paws-ible!!
Urbana Firefighters'Dog Wash
Saturday, August 13, 19889:00 am to 3:00 pm
400 South Vine Street(behind Urbana Fire Station)
small dogs $3.00 ,.,~medium dogs $4,00 ••
d $5.00 ••••large ogs •flea dip $5.00
Proceeds will help support theChampaign County Humane Society
All dogs on leashes please!
Promotion complimentsof Pepsi-Cola Champaign-Urbana Bottling Co.
Fun at the Fisher FairThe first annual Fisher Fair All American
Mutt Show was held on Friday, July 15 at theFisher Fairgrounds. In addition to an outstanding audience turnout, 28 dogs competedfor the top spot in 12 different (and we domean lid ifferent ") categori es.
A special round of applause for GeriBowman for her help in organizing the event,Bruce Busboom of Busboom Power and LightShows for his marvelous job in announcing,and Oscar Baylor and Darrell Miller ofFisher for the hardest task of all-thejudgi ng !
But the final thanks goes out to allthose doggies and their proud owners whoprovided all those who attended, a veryenjoyable and entertaining evening. Thewinners of the 12 categories are as follows:
Best Looking-fIIichae1 Dow of Rantoul with Cujo
Mlst Unique-Georgia Fairfield of Foosland with fIIa1com
Largest-Bill Taylor of Champaign with Duke
Sma11est-Eddi Rochester with (we're sorry Eddi,we didn1t get your puppy's name)
Dog/Owner Look-a-Like-Dawn ~ercer of Rantoul with Gucci
Performs the ~bst Unique Tricks-Ginny Oyer of Fisher with Snuffy (whodances on his hind legs while sneezing)
Biggest Feet-Bill Taylor of Champaign with Duke
Longest Ears-Kenny Roemer of Rantoul with Droop
Longest Tai1-Bill Taylor of Champaign with Duke
Shortest Tai1-~arcia Busboom of Fisher with Butch
Mlst Persona1ity-Neki Jordan of Mihomet with Tiny Roy
All Ameri can MJtt-~egan Hofferth of Paxton wi th MJgzy
Dog Daysrvany of the dogs that come into our shelter
are strays. This does not necessarily meanthat they are unowned or unwanted, but thatthey have gotten away from their owners dueto accident or neglect. If the dog is pickedup by the local Animal Control Agent, andbrought to the Humane Society, the owner willhave to pay a fine to reclaim their dog.
Dog ownership is a large responsibilitytouching on several areas including theresponsibility to the community in thatfellow citizens need not be burdened withdogs running at large causing damage andinstilling fear. ~any dog owners see thefines as being punitive and unfair, justbecause thei r dog "acc i dent1y" got away fromthem. In fact, the Humane Society wasrecently broken into, presumably by adisgruntled owner who wanted their dog, butdid not want to pay the fines.
Pet owners can avoid being fined, ofcourse, by making sure their animal is keptconfined or on a leash. In the event thata pet does accidently escape, it can bechalked-up to one of thbseincidenta1expenses that occur on occasion with petownership. The Humane Society supportsAnimal Control ordinances because both thecommunity and certainly the animals themselves have a right to expect that owners willtake the precautions necessary to insure thatboth will remain safe.
VolunteersOpportunities for volunteers are presented
each week. Sara Hurley will start trainingvolunteers for Adoption Counselors in Augustfor those who would like to help the residentanimals and those folks who come looking forthe world's most marvelous pet. (We may justhave the one.) This is a week-end task whichrequires a committment of two hours a week inthe Center answering those many questionsasked by prospective pet owners. "Why mustI have this cat spayed?" IWill this dog get
big?lI I}tOW big?" IWhat is a gOOd pet for mebecause Il m gone from home all day?" Theseand many more questions must be answeredbefore a person feels confident to choose ananimal. The satisfaction realized from performing this service are many, but the mostimportant one is the knowledge that you havehelped in placing these deserving animals inhomes in which they will be loved and caredfor appropriately.
Catherine Yancey
. # donated trees & number needed cost-each .
Name (as it will appear on the plaque)
Address --------------City/State/Zip __
Phone Number -------------
Yellowwood (3) $ 45Sweet Gum (1) 144Black Tupelo (3) 55Sorrelwood (3) 50Hemlock (4) 99
SOLD American Linden (2) 135Bald Cypress (4) 225Hackberry (2) 85
SOLD American Beach -(1) 45Kentucky Coffee (1) 150
SOLD Osage Orange (6) 45Hop Hornbeam (1) 178Norway Spruce (6) 90Serb; an Spruce (4) 80Sassafras (.2) 125
. Enc1osed is my check for $__ payable- to the CCHS.
Please bill me.
•Yes! I want to adopta tree for the HumaneCenter site.
which helped implement Phase I of the prairielandscaping at the new Humane Center.Adorning the two berms and retention areasouth of the parking lot, we now have thebeginnings of what will become, over theyears, an increasingly beautiful sea ofgrasses and prairie flowers.
The CCDC will again help us with the nextphase of landscaping with a second grant of$2500--if our friends match it dollar fordoll ar.
Thanks to a heartwarming response to ourlIadopt-a-tree" pitch last month,. we arealready halfway toward our goal, and needonly $1, 200 to match the CCDC doll ars.
Please heip us reach our goal, either byadopting one of the trees listed below whichstill need '-adopting', or by making acontribution to the landscaping fund.
Thanks to you and the CCDC--it's paws-ible!
In the last issue of Pawprints, Imentioned the generous grant of $2500 fromthe Champaign County Development Council
eeDe Match Grant Announced
CCHS Annual MeetingContinued from page 1
Kent Shirley: Kent is President of Twin CityPontiac/Honda/BMW in Champaign, and hassponsored the CCHS Run for the Animals forthe past 3 years. He has served on the CCHSBoard of Directors since 1986. Kentgraduated from college with a degree inBusiness &Psychology and one of his maininterests, as a pilot, is flying.
Betty Hembrough: Betty is completing herfirst term on the CCHS Board of Directors.She has served on several committees,including Development, Long Range Planning,Humane Education and Grand Opening. Shehas been a volunteer in several capacitiesincluding being a photographer for the newbuilding construction, ground breaking,move, Paws of Fame, and other events.Betty is Director of the Office for Women'sResources and Services and Assistant Deanof Students at the U. of I. She is owned bytwo dogs.
E. Barbara Meyer: Barb is a ResearchSpecialist in the Biological SciencesDepartment of Genetic and Development, U. ofI. She is finishing up her third term onthe CCHS Board of Directors, having beenelected onto the Board in 1979. SinceOctober of 1984, she has served as Secretaryof the Board and has been responsible forthe records of the Society. As Secretary,she as also served on the Executive Committee.Barb has also served on the DevelopmentCommittee, Grand Opening Committee,~mbership Committee (as ~embership Director)and has volunteered her time at all of thespeci a1 events.
Douglas Fink: Doug is a video producer witha background in industrial and commercialproduction. He has owned and operated hisown company, Pro-Cam Video since 1982. Doughas served on the CCHS Board of Directorssince 1983, and has produced three publicservice announcements for air on localtelevision in conjunction with the Campaign
I for a Humane Center. He has also served onthe Nominating Committee.
Free Advice
Since you asked ...
Q. How will the design Qf the new shelteraffect the general health of the shelteranimal population?
A. Animal health was a major concern indesigning and selecting building materialsfor the new shelter. Since health considerations influenced many design decisions, Iwill focus on three of the new features. Thefirst feature you can't even see and is, inthe long run, probably the most costly--theair. In order to decrease the concentrationof airborn viruses and bacteria that causethe upper respiratory infections whichplagued animals in our old shelter, the airis completely exchanged several times anhour. The high cost of the air exchangesystem lies in repeatedly having to heat orcool the new air being brought in from theoutside. Some of this cost can be offset byhaving to treat fewer animals for therespiratory infections which are currentlythe most commonly treated diseases at theshelter.
Another innovation is the creation of anisolation ward which will help limit thespread of contagious disease. The abilityto isolate sick strays in a separate wardcan protect the health of both strays andadoptable animals.
The last element is the material to beused in surfacing the kennel floors. Theflooring in the new building is composed ofmaterials more impervious to wear and tearby dogs and with a less porous surface fora shorter drying time. The animals willstay drier, be more comfortable and remaincleaner, thereby decreasing both skin/coatproblems and stress related diseases.
Maintainance of good health in shelteranimals is dependent upon good facilitiesas well as good management. The investmentsmade in superior design and materials forthe new shelter will payoff in the increasedhealth, comfort and adoptability of shelteranimals.
Sara Hurley
Thank YOU ...
To Jeff & Carol t'cCl ai ne and Barb tteyer,for their donation of books for our evergrowing Humane Education library.
To Kim Pershing, Laura Cochrane and NikkiRuthenberg who donated the proceeds of aneighborhood bake sale to the Humane Society.
".."To the Champaign Illinois Kennel Club, Inc.who most generously underwrote the cost ofour two new examination tables for themedical exam lab in the new building.
~--To the Champaign Duplicate Bridge Club whomade it "paws-ible" for their pet charityagain this year. Between the Art Webberttemorial Pairs charity game and a recentsectional bridge tournament at the IlliniUnion, the players raised $120.00 for thenew shelter. ".."To Bernice M¥ers, a long-time member of theCCHS, for her contribution of several itemsfor the new shelter including a fairly newmicrowave for the staff lunchroom.
."...To Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company for theirpledge in helping underwrite the costs ofthe Paws of Fame Portico at the new HumaneCenter. .-.••To the children from the After School ChildCare Program for sponsoring the third annual"Dog Days II to benefit the shelter. Thechildren raised $66.17 this year which willbe used to purchase new food and water bowlsfor the animals.
,"••And to all of you who, through your donations,have made our move into the new CCHS HumaneCenter a reality. You made it paws-ible!!
Sit Up & Beg
Since our move to our new "home", we havecomposed a wish list of many, many thingswe have discovered we need. The list islengthy, but every item donated will save usthe cost of purchasing it ourselves, therefore, benefiting the animals at the shelter.
-several large rubber-backed doormats
-odd and end tools-pegs for a peg board-dog toys-popsicle sticks-large potted plants-large serving spoons-full sized refrigerator-electric clothes dryer-upright vaccum cleaner-unfolded newspapers-towels for use in groomingand use at the Dog Wash
-large capacity garbage bags-coffee-lunchroom table &chairs-coathangers-books on animal-related topics-large dtlst mop-size C batteries (for our wallclocks)
-medium size trash bags-paper towels &toilet paper-hoses-plastice glasses for lunchroom-Elsam Lift Table-towel bar-certificate frames-2 new shower curtains-tension shower curtain rods
Annual Dog Wash
The 5th Annual Urbana Firefighter'sjPepsiCola Dog Wash is scheduled for August 13 from9:0~ a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Bring all your unkemptcanlnes to the wash area behind the UrbanaFire Station at 400 S. Vine St.
Fees for bathing are:small dogs $3.00medium dogs $4.00large dogs $5.00
For an additional $5.00, your dog canhave a flea dip administered by a veterinarytechnician. Each year proves to be more funthan .the last, so come out and join us.
All dogs on leashes, please!
For more information on the DogWash or other upcoming events, call theCCHS at 344-PAWS.
It's That Time Again
Time to renew your membership, that is,as all CCHS memberships fall due inSeptember. This results in considerablesavings as we take advantage of bulk postalrates for renewal notices. If you1d like tohelp us save even more, please use thecoupon in this issue to speed your renewalalong now. That way, weill save the postagefor your reminder and your membershipdonation will go even further toward caringfor the animals. (If youlve sent in adonation since June 1, youlre consideredpaid-up for the next year.)
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I wish to renew my CCHS membership at this time.
Name Phone # _
Address CityjS~atejZip ------------
___ Individual ($10.00) Family ($25.00)Patron ($50.00) Sustaining ($100.00)
___ Senior ($5.00)
___ Contributing ($30.00)Benefactor ($500.00)
Student ($5.00)
All checks can be made payable to the CCHS and sent to 1911 East ~in St.,Urbana, IL 61801 (217) 344-PAWS
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CCHS Calendar of EventsIn memory of Ping
Pola Triandis~ C.
In memory ofall animals.1987
Peggy Reffett~ C.
Special Thoughts
Virginia S. Stipes~ C.
We would like to put out a final plea-although mentioned already in our Sit Up &Beg column, we desperately need full-sizedtowels for our Dog Wash coming up the 13thof August. Donations of towels can bedropped off at the shelter from 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m., throughout this week, and at thefirestation on the 13th between 9:00 a.m.and 12:00 noon. Towels donated for the DogWash will continue to be used at the shelterin our new grooming room. THANKS!
A Final Thought
In memory of Snowflake .Boyd & Clarice Henry~ C.
In memory of Betty DurkettRuth & Herb Schloz~ U.
Urbana School District 116~ U.In memory of Robert J. Donaldson
Roberta BleyLois Spyra
Nancy QuimbyIn loving memory of William S. Berryman
John & Mary Alice Black~ C.Paul G. Jones~ C.Mary E. Jones~ C.
Margaret Langdon~ C.Fred & Marilyn Mastny~ C.
William & Mary Jane Conn~ ClintonD.P. & Carolyn Mullally~ C.
H.D. & Hettie McNussen~ philoVelma L. Berryman~ C.
Robert & Mary Gibson~ C.Thomas & Katherine Wardlow~ C.
In honor of Happy
C-U Dog Training Club Seminar atthe Humane CenterUrbana Firefighter's Dog WashCCHS Annual ttembership tteeting atthe Humane CenterPresident's Circle Meeting/PartyGrand Opening/Paws of Fame CeremonyPet ~squerade at Lincoln SquareHoliday Bazaar
Aug. 6
Aug. 13Sept. 14
Sept. 16Sept. 17Oct. 31Nov. 9
Dorothy B. Condon~ Farmer CityIn memory of Edna Powell
In memory of Sara Geary BrownMichael Gorman~ U.
In loving memory of Panda, the much lovedpet of the Price Family
Joan ClarkJan ThomasMary Weber
Debra FosterJoyce Williams~ Urbana Finance Department
In memory of Gray the cat and Sebastian therabbit, and thank you for all the wonderfulthings you do for animals
Linda & Bette Klippert~ C.Lu Dillman who was a friend of °
She was taken from us June 12,
Non-Profit Orpruution
u.s. POSTAGE.PAID
Urbana, IllinoisPermit Noo 119
Chamr.aign Counry Humane Society
1911 East Main St., Urbana, IL 61801
